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SIMATIC Ident
RFID systems
SIMATIC RF200 command set
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have no safety alert symbol. These notices shown below are graded according to the degree of danger.
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indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken.
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CAUTION
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NOTICE
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If more than one degree of danger is present, the warning notice representing the highest degree of danger will be used. A notice warning of
injury to persons with a safety alert symbol may also include a warning relating to property damage.
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Compared to the SIMATIC RF300, the SIMATIC RF200 has a reduced command set. Chaining of commands is also
possible here. This chaining allows the writing and reading of 1 KB of data in a sequence, and two additional commands
such as SET-ANT "On" and SET-ANT "Off" (antenna on/off). With the RF290R, any amount of data can be transferred in a
sequence.
The following commands are supported:
READ (read UID)
WRITE
SLG-STATUS [Mode 1]
MDS-STATUS [Mode 3]
RESET (init_run)
SET-ANT
As with the RF300, the following messages are generated:
Startup
Presence
In contrast to the RF300, the following commands are not supported and return Moby error "05" (unknown command):
Init (possible with RF290R)
Repeat (possible with RF290R)
OTP handling (write once to data carrier)
Note
Transponder with protected memory area
Transponders with protected memory area (lock bit) cannot be processed and cause various error messages (0x01, 0x0C)
depending on the transponder type.
Input parameters
The RESET command via "init_run" causes the input parameters to be transferred and errors and alarms to be
acknowledged. The RESET command effectively corresponds to the RESET command from the SIMATIC RF300 for the
ISO interface settings. The following parameters can be changed or must be entered with the RF200:
Parameter name Parameter value Description
scanning_time 0x00 Not used
Bit 0..3 = 5 Single tag mode
Bit 4 = 0 Not used
Bit 5..7 = 0 Operating mode without presence
MOBY_mode
Bit 5..7 = 2 Operating mode with presence
Bit 0 = 0 Not used
Bit 1 = 0 RESET command does not reset red LED
Bit 1 = 1 RESET command resets red LED
option_1
Bit 2..7 = 0 Not used
distance_limiting 0x00 Not used
0x04 1 W
0x08 2 W
0x0C 3 W
0x10 4 W
distance_limiting
(with RF290R)
0x14 5 W
multitag 0x01 Only the single tag mode is supported
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Parameter name Parameter value Description
field_ON_control 0x00 Not used
field_ON_time 0x01 ISO mode
0x01 ISO mode field_ON_time
(with RF290R) 0x03 MDS D3xx - optimization
READ
The READ command corresponds to the READ command from RF300:
User data address 0000 ... xxxx (hex) The max. permissible address is the memory size (-1) of
the transponder.
⇒ refer to relevant transponders for details
User data length 1 ... 1024 (dec.) 1) Length of user data to be read.
⇒ Address + length < max. memory area
1) With RF290R, no user data restrictions.
The targeted reading of the UID alone is possible by entering the address FFF0 and length 8.
WRITE
The WRITE command corresponds to the WRITE command from RF300:
User data address 0000 ... xxxx (hex) The max. permissible address is the memory size (-1) of the
transponder.
⇒ refer to relevant transponders for details
User data length 1 ... 1024 (dec.) 1) Length of user data to be read.
⇒ Address + length < max. memory area
1) With RF290R, no user data restrictions.
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Settings in HW Config
For the interface/communications modules (ASM <xyz>, RF<xyz>C) in SIMATIC Manager, select the highlighted addressing
mode or the basic parameters in HW Config:
RF160C
Figure 1 Addressing of the RF160C
RF170C
Figure 2 Addressing of the RF170C
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RF180C
Figure 3 Addressing of the RF180C
ASM 456
Figure 4 Addressing the ASM 456
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ASM 475
Figure 5 Addressing the ASM 475
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