RFID system

The new SIMATIC® RF300 RFID system is said to enhance high-speed identification in production applications, including assembly and production lines and conveyor systems. The 13.56-mHz RF system includes a new reader and two new tags, and is recommended for both simple and demanding applications with high price/performance ratio demands. The reader, the SIMATIC RF310R, is designed with an integrated antenna and can be operated with ASM 452, 456, 473 and 475 communication modules for the company's SIMATIC S7300 controllers and Profibus communications network. According to the co., data-transfer rates faster than 3,000 bytes/sec are possible between the reader and the tag, resulting in very short cycle times. New SIMATIC RF300 tags offer IP67 and IP68 degrees of protection and have 8- and 32-kb data-storage capacities. Work-piece tag information is protected from being overwritten, and all tags have a unique, unchangeable serial number and the capacity of writing up to 20 bytes at once. The tags also feature an integrated diagnostic function to simplify commissioning and maintenance.

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., 800/964-4114. www.sea.siemens.com