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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Simatic RF180C
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2006
Powerful Profinet communication for RFID
Siemens Automation and Drives has developed two new communication modules for connecting RFID read/write devices to Profinet communication networks
applications: Siemens has developed two new communication modules for connecting RFID read/write devices to Profinet communication networks With the Simatic RF180C module, the read/write devices are connected direct to Profinet, and with the Simatic RF170C, the connection is established via the Simatic ET 200pro distributed I/O device
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The primary application areas are in mechanical equipment manufacture, conveyor technology, assembly lines in the automobile and supplier industries and in small assembly lines.
The read/write devices of all RFID systems can be operated on the new communication modules, and the high degree of protection IP67 enables installation outside the control cabinet, direct in the field.
Integrated connections guarantee fast startup.
Full software compatibility enables simple migration from Profibus to Profinet.
The RF170C is integrated into the Simatic Step7 engineering system using the Object Manager, and for other automation systems, a GSD (generic station description) file is available.
With RF180C, a GSDML (GSD Markup Language) file is always used.
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