With the SIMATIC Ident product portfolio, Siemens offers a wide range of hardware and software

components to make your automation solutions as simple and efficient as possible. On the topic of RFID,
we provide you with minimalist basic examples as a configuring aid for standard configurations to
explain the basics of engineering.
Description
Common RFID standard configurations from Siemens involve the use of different SIMATIC S7 controller
types, SIMATIC interface modules, SIMATIC RFID readers and RFID transponders. The advantage of
these configurations is that they significantly simplify configuring and programming the automation
solution.
To control the RFID functions, the Ident / Ident Profile STEP 7 blocks are explained in greater detail.
The following figure shows the structure of the automation task:

The individual basic examples of these configuring aids cover the following components:
SIMATIC S7 controller types:
S7-300/400
S7-1200
S7-1500
SIMATIC interface modules:
RF120C (S7-1200)
RF170C (ET 200pro)
RF180C (PROFINET)
ASM456 (PROFIBUS)
SIMATIC RFID readers:
RF200
RF300
RF600 (RF68xR)
Advantages
In a very concise manner, the basic examples show you how to create your own RFID automation
solution using the above components. The examples deal only and explicitly with configuring and
programming the SIMATIC modules.
Overview
They explain all allowed combinations of the above components. STEP 7 TIA Portal V13 SP1 and STEP
7 Classic V5.5 are used as an engineering tool.
The following matrix shows the allowed combinations of components for STEP 7 TIA Portal:

STEP 7 TIA
Portal RF200 RF300 RF600
RF120C S7-1200 S7-1200 -
RF170C S7-300/400 S7-300/400 -
S7-1200 S7-1200
S7-1500 S7-1500
RF180C S7-300/400 S7-300/400 -
S7-1200 S7-1200
S7-1500 S7-1500
ASM456 S7-300/400 S7-300/400 S7-300/400
S7-1200 S7-1200 S7-1200
S7-1500 S7-1500 S7-1500
RF68xR - - S7-300/400
without S7-1200
ASM S7-1500
The following matrix shows the allowed combinations of components for STEP 7 Classic:

STEP 7
Classic RF200 RF300 RF600
RF170C S7-300/400 S7-300/400 -
RF180C S7-300/400 S7-300/400 -
ASM456 S7-300/400 S7-300/400 S7-300/400
RF68xR - - S7-300/400
without
ASM
Documentation and Sample Project
The following link provides you with a selection of configurations that helps you find the right
configuring aids for your requirements.
RFID Basic Examples

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