All of the SIMATIC RF300 readers are suitable for reliable reading and writing tasks in the HF range of 13.56 MHz. In the ISO 15693 operating mode, identification tasks in the medium-performance range are possible.

The RF300 mode permits high-performance operation with a high-speed data transmission of up to 7.8 kbytes/s and is therefore one of the fastest RFID systems in the HF range.

Connection of readers to the automation level (e.g. SIMATIC S7) via standard fieldbuses (e.g. PROFIBUS or PROFINET) is by means of communication modules to which the readers can be connected via an RS422 interface.

User-friendly function blocks are available for the S7 programming.

In the event of an error, the S7 application receives a detailed error message from the communication module via the function block.

In addition, there is the option of the SIMATIC RF380R readers with an RS232 interface for the connection to the PC or to SIMATIC S7-1200.

The SIMATIC RF380R, RF382R and RF310R readers are available as scan mode variants (read only) for identification tasks without special command control. In these variants, the reader reads each detected transponder (UID or user data) automatically and outputs this data via the serial interface to be received by a PC, for example.

Extended diagnostics functions in RF300 mode, such as the field strength measured variable or the signature error counter, enable the HF field or the quality of the air interface to be measured.