A wide range of communication modules, function blocks, as well as high-performance drivers and function libraries permits easy and quick integration into the application.

And best of all: SIMATIC RF200 is part of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) and can be integrated easily and cost-effectively into the SIMATIC world.

The IO-Link versions of the RF200 readers are integrated into the control level with the help of standardized IO-Link masters, with a choice of 2 IO-Link reader versions:

• 8-byte process image according to IO-Link V1.0. Up to 4 readers can be connected in parallel to each Siemens IO-Link master. The processing time is around 40 ms/byte.
• 32-byte process image according to IO-Link V1.1. Depending on the type of Siemens IO-Link master, one or 4 readers can be connected. These readers cannot be operated on master modules which only support the IO-Link standard V1.0. It is possible to attain processing times of 2.4 ms/byte.

Selection guide for the correct Siemens IO-Link master

For more details on the connection possibilities, see the section "Communication Modules".

SIMATIC Ident Configuration Guide

Here is a compact configuration tool for setting up RFID systems:

http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/67384964