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Configuring Aid  05/2016
Industrial Identification
with SIMATIC RF300 and
RF180C
SIMATIC RF / PROFINET / SIMATIC S7-300/400/1200/1500
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Warranty and Liability ................................................................................................. 2
1 Task ..................................................................................................................... 4
2 Solution............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Overview............................................................................................... 5
2.2 Description of the core functionality ..................................................... 6
2.3 Hardware and software components ................................................... 7
3 PLC Program ...................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Complete overview ............................................................................... 9
3.2 Basics of using the Ident blocks ......................................................... 11
3.3 Explanation of “HW_CONNECT” ....................................................... 12
3.4 Explanation of the Ident blocks .......................................................... 14
3.4.1 “RESET_RF300” functionality ............................................................ 14
3.4.2 “SET_ANT_RF300” functionality ........................................................ 15
3.4.3 “READ” functionality ........................................................................... 16
3.4.4 “WRITE” functionality ......................................................................... 17
3.5 Explanation of the “Ident_Profile” block ............................................. 18
3.6 Diagnostics and error messages ........................................................ 18
4 Configuration and Project Engineering ......................................................... 19
5 Installation and Startup ................................................................................... 23
5.1 Installing the hardware ....................................................................... 23

5.2 Installing the software (download) ...................................................... 24
5.3 Startup ................................................................................................ 24
6 Operation of the Application Example .......................................................... 25
6.1 Description of the watch table ............................................................ 25
6.2 Using the watch table ......................................................................... 26
6.2.1 Executing a reset command ............................................................... 26
6.2.2 Executing a read command ............................................................... 28
6.2.3 Executing a write command ............................................................... 29
6.2.4 Executing an antenna command ........................................................ 30
7 Tips and Tricks ................................................................................................ 32
8 Links & Literature ............................................................................................ 33
9 History............................................................................................................... 33
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1 Task
1 Task
Introduction
To implement automatic identification of goods, materials and material carriers for
process and production plants, the SIMATIC Ident product portfolio from Siemens
offers customized modules for this task.
This application example shows what has to be considered when configuring RFID
systems.
Overview of the automation task

The figure below provides an overview of the automation task.
Figure 1-1
PLC
RFID interface module
RFID field devices

RFID transponders
A large number of interface and communication modules are available to integrate

the SIMATIC Ident modules into a SIMATIC control system.
For running the SIMATIC RFID modules on SIMATIC S7 controllers, suitable
function blocks are available for programming using STEP 7 TIA Portal.
Depending on the preferred transmission type, the user has to select the
appropriate communication module.
Objective of this configuring aid

The aim of this application example is to connect the RFID readers to the control
system via PROFINET. The communication module required for this is the
RF180C. SIMATIC RF300 is used as the RFID system for identification using
transponders.
The goal of this application example is to support you in commissioning your
SIMATIC Ident modules. The application example mainly focuses on the ready-to-
use blocks of the “SIMATIC Ident” library. It additionally describes the project
engineering and configuration of the SIMATIC Ident modules.
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2.1 Overview
2 Solution
2.1 Overview
Diagrammatic representation
The diagrammatic representation below shows the most important components of
the solution:
Figure 2-1
SIMATIC S7 controllers
S7-1500 S7-1200 S7-300/
S7-400
PROFINET IE
SIMATIC
communication module
RF180C
Serial connection / RS422
SIMATIC RFID readers
RF300
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2.2 Description of the core functionality
Advantages
The solution presented here offers the following advantages:
 The illustrations and explanations included in this application example save
you time and costs when commissioning your own automation solution.
 You can expand the supplied hardware configuration as desired or integrate it
into your project.
 Using the RF180C allows you to integrate the SIMATIC RF readers into a
control system via PROFIBUS. This is a frequent requirement in modern
automation solutions.
 The use of the ready-to-use Ident blocks significantly simplifies operating the
SIMATIC RF readers.
2.2 Description of the core functionality

Sequence of the core functionality
Figure 2-2
Trigger Display
reset job result
Trigger Trigger Trigger

Set_Ant read write
Data
storage
Display Display Display

job result job result job result
A reset (initialization) through the Ident blocks sets the RFID reader to ready for
operation. When the reset has been successfully performed, the user can choose
between different RFID operations and monitor their status.
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2.3 Hardware and software components

This application example was created with the following components:
Hardware components
Table 2-1
Component No. Article number Note
SIMATIC S7-300 1 6ES7317-2EK14- Alternatively, a different
CPU 317-2 PN/DP 0AB0 S7-300/400 CPU can also be
used.
SIMATIC S7-1200 1 6ES7214-1AG40- Alternatively, a different
CPU 1214 DC/DC/DC 0XB0 S7-1200 CPU can also be
used.
SIMATIC S7-1500 1 6ES7516-3AN01- Alternatively, a different
CPU 1516-3 PN/DP 0AB0 S7-1500 CPU can also be
used.
SIMATIC RF180C 1 6GT2002-0JD00
SIMATIC RF310R 1 6GT2801-1AB10 Alternatively, a different
SIMATIC RF300 reader can
also be used.
SIMATIC RF340T n 6GT2600-4AC00 Alternatively, different RF300
transponders can also be

used.
KAB_KONF_ASM 456, 1 6GT2891-0FH20
RF170C-READER_2M
Note This document describes the automation solution with different S7 controller
types. You only need one of the above controllers to install and start up the
application example.
Hinweis When using a SIMATIC S7-400, only the function block "Ident_Profile" works.
Software components
Table 2-2
Component No. Article number Note
STEP 7 TIA Portal 1 6ES7822-0A.03-.. V13 SP1 or higher
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Sample files and projects

The following list contains all files and projects that are used in this example.
Table 2-3
Component Note
109483372_SIMATIC_RF300_RF120C_S7- This zip file contains the STEP 7
300.zip project for the SIMATIC S7-300.
1200.zip project for the SIMATIC
S7-1200.
1500.zip project for the SIMATIC
S7-1500.
109483372_SIMATIC_RF300_RF180C_en.pdf This document.
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3 PLC Program
3.1 Complete overview
3 PLC Program
The following chapters describe the PLC program of the configuring aid.

The diagrammatic representation below shows the interaction between the user
program and the SIMATIC hardware:
Figure 3-1
User program
Ident blocks
Reset_
RF300
Set_Ant_
RF300
Read Write …
Hardware
SIMATIC S7 controllers
…
Interface modules
…
SIMATIC RFID readers

…
The Ident blocks from the “SIMATIC Ident” library integrated in TIA Portal control
the RFID operations of the RFID readers. The command frames the Ident blocks
generate are sent from the SIMATIC S7 controller to the SIMATIC RFID readers
via the interface modules. The response frames of the RFID readers take the same
path back to the user program and are provided to the user via the block outputs.
For the Ident blocks, it is irrelevant whether the interface modules are connected to
the control system via PROFIBUS, PROFINET or on a proprietary basis.
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Program overview
The following figure shows the call hierarchy of the user program of this application
example:
Figure 3-2
OB 1 cycle Ident blocks Data storage
Reset_ Hw-
Interface
RF300 Connect
Read IdentData
Write
Ident Profile
Set_Ant_ Ident_
OB 1
RF300 Profile
To show the use of the Ident blocks in a simplified manner, this application
example calls them directly in the OB 1 cycle. Therefore, a minimum PLC program
will be created.
Each Ident block is responsible for a specific RFID functionality.
The transponder data read and to be written is stored in the “IdentData” data block.
The “Interface” data block includes all tags of the application example that are to be
modified.
Internally, all Ident blocks call the basic block, “Ident_Profile”. Therefore, the Ident
blocks are only an encapsulation of the complex Ident_Profile block to make
implementing the RFID functionalities easier for the user.
The block names describe their basic core functionality. The following ready-to-use
Ident blocks are available for the SIMATIC RF300 product portfolio:
Table 3-1
Ident block name Implemented in this example
Reset_RF300 
Reset_Reader 
Set_ant_RF300 
Read 
Write 
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3.2 Basics of using the Ident blocks
Ident block name Implemented in this example

Read_UID 
AdvancedCMD 
Reader_Status 
Tag_Status 
This application example discusses only the four implemented blocks as they
determine the basic operation of SIMATIC RF readers.
3.2 Basics of using the Ident blocks

To be able to use the Ident blocks, the following basics must be considered:
Call of the blocks

When an Ident block is called in TIA Portal, all required software components for
the block are automatically generated and added to your project. This includes
user-defined data types (UDTs), the basic “Ident_Profile” block and various system
function blocks (SFCs and SFBs).
In TIA Portal, you can find the Ident blocks in “Instructions” > “Optional packages” >
“SIMATIC Ident”.
Addressing of the blocks

All Ident blocks have an INOUT parameter called “HW_CONNECT”. Via this
interface, the blocks must be provided with the address information of the
configured interface module/reader: When an Ident block is called, the
“IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT is automatically generated and stored for your use in
the TIA project tree in “PLC data types”.
For more information on using the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT, please refer to the
next chapter, “3.3 Explanation of “HW_CONNECT””.
Edge-triggered execution of the blocks

All Ident blocks have an input parameter called “EXECUTE”. Execution of the
respective RFID functionality of the blocks is started via this interface. Please note
that the “EXECUTE” input interface responds only to positive edges. This means
that the blocks must be executed with a logic 0 (“false”) at the EXECUTE
parameter before they can detect the change to 1 (“true”) in a later CPU cycle.
Therefore, after successful or unsuccessful processing of the Ident blocks, it is
important that the EXECUTE parameter be set to 0 (“false”) to be able to start the
block again at a later time.
Please also see chapter “7 Tips and Tricks”.
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3.3 Explanation of “HW_CONNECT”
Reset of the blocks

Before a SIMATIC RFID reader can perform its function, a RESET must be
performed. Special reset blocks are available for this purpose.
Command buffer for transponder operations

All transponder operations (e.g., “read” and “write”) are buffered on the SIMATIC
RFID readers. This allows you to send a read job to the reader, even if there is no
transponder in its RF field. The buffered job will not be executed before a
transponder passes through the RF field. To cancel a running buffered job, you
have to perform a reset.

The “HW_CONNECT” input parameter of the Ident blocks is used to address the
configured interface modules/readers and requires the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT
as the data type. This data type is automatically generated when calling an Ident
block; in the project tree, it can be found in “PLC data types”.
Details on the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT

The following figure shows the structure of the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT:
Figure 3-3
For addressing the interface modules/readers, the following three fields are
provided in the UDT:
 “HW_ID”
 “CM_CHANNEL”
 “LADDR”
The “HW_ID” (only relevant for S7-1200/1500) is the hardware identifier of the
interface module’s RFID communication channel. The “CM_CHANNEL” is the slot
of the RFID reader on the communication module (1 or 2). “LADDR” is the I/O
address of the RFID communication channel.
Using the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT

The following description explains the procedure for creating an addressing tag:
1. Create a tag of the “IID_HW_CONNECT” type.
2. Enter the correct address values in the tag (see below).
3. Connect this tag to the “HW_CONNECT” input parameter of the Ident blocks.
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Note You have to create a separate address tag for each SIMATIC RFID reader in
your project.
Reading out the correct address values

The following figure shows where you can read out the correct values for
addressing interface modules/readers:
Figure 3-4
2
Table 3-2
No. Description
1. Value for “HW_ID” of the UDT (for S7-1200/1500 only)
2. Value for “LADDR” of the UDT
The following description explains the procedure for reading out the address
values:
1. In TIA Portal, navigate to the “Device view”.
2. Select your configured interface module.
3. In the “Device overview” window, select the “2x RS422 channels RFID_1”
module.
4. In the Inspector window, click “Properties” > “Hardware identifier”.
5. In the “Hardware identifier” field, you will find the value you have to enter in the
UDT in the “HW_ID” field (1) (in this example: 277).
6. Directly in the “I address” and “Q address” fields of the Device overview of the
selected module, you will find the value for the “LADDR” field (2) of the UDT (in
this example: 256). Make sure that the identical value is assigned to the I and
Q address.
7. In the “CM_CHANNEL” field, specify whether the reader is connected to port 1
or port 2 of the interface module.
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3.4 Explanation of the Ident blocks

This chapter explains the most important Ident blocks.
General output parameters of the Ident blocks

All Ident blocks share the following output parameters:
Table 3-3
Parameter Description
DONE Job successfully completed.
BUSY Job active.
ERROR Job completed with error
STATUS Error message regarding an erroneous job (ERROR = true)
PRESENCE Transponder presence in the RF field
3.4.1 “RESET_RF300” functionality
The “Reset_RF300” block sets the reader to ready for operation. When the block is
executed, all settings made at the block’s input parameters are transferred to the
reader.
Executing the block additionally cancels running jobs of the reader and
acknowledges reader errors.
Program details on the block

Figure 3-5
Table 3-4
EXECUTE Starts the reset job
TAG_CONTROL Presence check on/off
TAG_TYPE Transponder type:
 1 = ISO transponder
 0 = RF300 transponder
RF_POWER Transmitter power (for RF380R only):
HF power from 0.5 W to 2 W in increments of 0.25 W (range of
values: 0x02 ... 0x08); default value 0x04 ≙ 1 W
HW_CONNECT Address tag
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3.4.2 “SET_ANT_RF300” functionality
The “SET_ANT_RF300” block is used to switch the RF field of the readers on and
off. This block is mainly used to prevent overlapping fields between adjacent
readers.

Figure 3-6
Table 3-5
EXECUTE Starts the antenna job

ANTENNA RF antenna on/off
 1 = RF field on
 0 = RF field off
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3.4.3 “READ” functionality
The “Read” block allows you to read process data from a transponder. The
“ADDR_TAG” and “LEN_DATA” parameters are used to define the memory area to
be read. The read data is provided via the “IDENT_DATA” parameter.

Figure 3-7
Table 3-6
EXECUTE Starts the read job
ADDR_TAG Physical address starting with which the transponder data is read
LEN_DATA Length of the data to be read
LEN_ID (For RF600 only)
EPCID_UID (For RF600 only)
IDENT_DATA Data buffer for the read transponder data; only an array of bytes
with variable length is allowed
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3.4.4 “WRITE” functionality
The “Write” block allows you to write process data to a transponder. The
“ADDR_TAG” and “LEN_DATA” parameters are used to define the transponder
memory area to be written. The data to be written is provided via the
“IDENT_DATA” parameter.

Figure 3-8
Table 3-7
EXECUTE Starts the write job
ADDR_TAG Physical address starting with which the transponder data is
written
LEN_DATA Length of the data to be written
LEN_ID (For RF600 only)
EPCID_UID (For RF600 only)
IDENT_DATA Data buffer for the transponder data to be written
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3.5 Explanation of the “Ident_Profile” block
3.5 Explanation of the “Ident_Profile” block

All Ident blocks are based on the “Ident_Profile” block. The simplified Ident blocks
run the Ident profile with the suitable parameter interconnection for the respective
RFID functionality. Therefore, the blocks are a simplified interface of the Ident
profile.
Note It is not recommended to work directly with the “Ident_Profile” block if the Ident
blocks can implement the required RFID functionalities.
The Ident profile is based on the standardized “Proxy Ident Function Block”
protocol. For the specification of the protocol, please refer to the PROFIBUS User
Organization (\10\).
3.6 Diagnostics and error messages

If an error has occurred, the “STATUS” output parameter of the Ident blocks
provides different hex codes. For the meaning of the codes, please refer to the
“SIMATIC Ident RFID systems Ident profile and Ident blocks, standard function for
Ident systems” manual (\3\), chapter 4 “Error messages”.
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4 Configuration and Project Engineering

This chapter shows the configuration steps necessary to create a project with the
SIMATIC S7 CPU, ASM 456 and SIMATIC RF300 reader.
Note Follow the instructions in this chapter if you are using alternative hardware.
If you are using identical hardware (see chapter “2.3 Hardware and software
components”), the below configuration steps do not have to be performed; they
have already been included in this project. Continue with chapter “5 Installation
and Startup”.
1. Open your TIA Portal V13 SP1.

2. Create a new project.
3. In the TIA Portal project tree, double-click “Add new device”.
Figure 4-1
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4. In the dialog that appears, select the S7 CPU you are using. Make sure that
the CPU has a PROFIBUS port or add a PROFIBUS CP to the CPU. Then
click “OK” to confirm.
Figure 4-2
5. Go to the “Network view”; in the “Hardware Catalog”, click “Other field devices”
> “PROFIBUS DP” > “Ident Systems” > “Siemens AG” > “Moby” > “ASM456”.
Use drag and drop to move the interface module (“6GT2002-0ED00”) from the
hardware catalog to your workspace and connect the PROFINET port to the
CPU.
Figure 4-3
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6. Double-click the RF180C and in the Inspector window, navigate to the

communication module properties.
7. Select “Module parameters”. Set the parameters in “Module parameters” as
follows:
– User Mode: RFID standard profile
– MOBY Mode: MOBY U/D/RF300/RF600 normal addressing
– Baudrate SLG (transmission speed): 115.2 kBaud
– Diagnostic messages: None
– Avoid active error LED after startup: None
Figure 4-4
8. Open an FC, FB or OB in which you want to call the Ident blocks.

9. In TIA Portal, navigate to “Instructions” > “Optional packages” > “SIMATIC
Ident”. Drag the Ident blocks you require to the block you have just opened:
Figure 4-5
10. Assign the required values/tags to the parameter interfaces of the Ident blocks.
11. Download the user program and the hardware configuration to your S7 CPU.
To do this, select the S7 CPU in your project tree and then click “Download to
device”.
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Figure 4-6
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5 Installation and Startup
5.1 Installing the hardware

This chapter shows the steps necessary to install and start up the example using
the code from the download and the components from the hardware list.
5.1 Installing the hardware

The figure below shows the hardware configuration of the application.
Figure 5-1
L+ (24V)
M (0V)
SIMATIC S7-1500
SIMATIC S7-300
SIMATIC S7-1200
+ CM 1243-5
PROFINET IE
RF180C
SIMATIC
RF310R
Reader cable
Note Always follow the installation guidelines for SIMATIC S7-1500 (\6\), SIMATIC
S7-1200 (\7\), SIMATIC S7-300 (\8\), SIMATIC ASM 456 (\5\) and SIMATIC
RF300 (\4\).
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5.2 Installing the software (download)
5.2 Installing the software (download)

This chapter describes the steps for installing the sample code.
1. Install TIA Portal V13 SP1 or higher.
2. The Step 7 V13 SP1 project is available on the HTML page from which you
downloaded this document (\2\). Save the
“109483372_SIMATIC_RF300_RF180C_S7-xxx.zip” project (depending on the
CPU) to your hard drive.
3. Unzip the file.
4. In TIA Portal, open the project you have just unzipped:
“Project” > “Open” > “Browse”.
5. The project is now available to you.
5.3 Startup
This chapter describes the steps for starting up the sample code.
1. Wire your hardware.
2. Open the application example in TIA Portal.
3. If you are using alternative hardware, perform the configurations described in

chapter “4 Configuration and Project Engineering”.
4. Assign an IP address from the IP range of the configured S7 CPU of the
application example to your programmer or customize the IP address of the
CPU to your preferences.
5. Download the user program to your S7 CPU. To do this, select the S7 CPU in
your project tree and then click “Download to device”.
Figure 5-2
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6 Operation of the Application Example
6.1 Description of the watch table

The application example is controlled using a watch table.
This chapter describes how to use the application example.
6.1 Description of the watch table

The following figure shows the watch table for using the application example:
Figure 6-1
The watch table is divided into four sections: Each section belongs to one of the
Ident blocks called in OB 1:
 Reset Reader: “Reset_RF300”
 Read Tag: “Read”
 Write Tag: “Write”
 Set Ant: “Set_Ant_RF300”
The sections contain the tags – from the “Interface” data block – to be modified and
monitored. These tags are directly linked to the Ident blocks.
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6.2 Using the watch table

This chapter describes the steps for using the sample code.
1. Open the “IdentData” data block and fill the “writeData” tag as needed. This
data will later be written to the transponders. Download the data block to the
S7 CPU.
2. Double-click to open the “ControllingInterface” watch table from the project
tree.
Figure 6-2
3. In the watch table, click “Monitor all”.

Figure 6-3
6.2.1 Executing a reset command
1. Enter your desired reset parameters in the tags from the “Reset Reader”
section in the fields of the “Modify Value” column.
Figure 6-4
In this example, the values are defined as follows:
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– tagControl: 16#01 (presence control on)

– tagType: 16#0 (RF300 transponder)
– rfPower: 16#00 (for RF380R reader only)
2. Right-click any row of the watch table. Go to “Modify” and then left-click “Modify
now”. This transfers the values entered in 1 directly to the data block of the
S7 CPU.
Figure 6-5
3. Execute a reset. To do this, right-click the row of the “executeResetReader”

tag, select “Modify” and left-click “Modify to 1”.
Figure 6-6
4. The “doneResetReader”, “errorResetReader” and “statusResetReader” tags

allow you to check whether or not the job has successfully completed.
Figure 6-7
An erroneous job has occurred only if the “errorResetReader” tag is set. In this
case, a hex error code is automatically written to the “statusResetReader” tag.
This error code allows you to diagnose the cause of the error.
A successful job is indicated by the permanently lit green status LED on the
reader.
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6.2.2 Executing a read command
1. Enter your desired read parameters in the tags from the “Read TAG” section in
the fields of the “Modify Value” column.
Figure 6-8

– addrTagRead: 10 (start address for read from transponder)
– lenDataRead: 100 (length of the data to be read)
S7 CPU.
Figure 6-9
3. Execute a read. To do this, right-click the row of the “executeRead” tag, select
“Modify” and left-click “Modify to 1”.
Figure 6-10
Note When you have executed a read job, the command will be buffered in the reader
until a transponder passes through the RF field. The DONE, ERROR and
STATUS output parameters will not be set before this has happened.
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4. The “doneRead”, “errorRead” and “statusRead” tags allow you to check

whether or not the job has successfully completed.
Figure 6-11
An erroneous job has occurred only if the “errorRead” tag is set. In this case, a
hex error code is automatically written to the “statusRead” tag. This error code
allows you to diagnose the cause of the error.
After a successful job, you will find the read transponder data in the “IdentData”
data block in the “readData” tag.
6.2.3 Executing a write command
1. Enter your desired write parameters in the tags from the “Write TAG” section in
Figure 6-12

– addrTagWrite: 10 (start address for write to transponder)
– lenDataWrite: 100 (length of the data to be written)
S7 CPU.
Figure 6-13
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3. Execute a write. To do this, right-click the row of the “executeWrite” tag, select
“Modify” and left-click “Modify to 1”.
Figure 6-14
Note When you have executed a write job, the command will be buffered in the reader
until a transponder passes through the RF field. The DONE, ERROR and
STATUS output parameters will not be set before this has happened.
4. The “doneWrite”, “errorWrite” and “statusWrite” tags allow you to check

whether or not the job has successfully completed.
Figure 6-15
An erroneous job has occurred only if the “errorWrite” tag is set. In this case, a
hex error code is automatically written to the “statusWrite” tag. This error code
After a successful job, the “Read” command allows you to read the written
transponder data from the transponder for verification.
6.2.4 Executing an antenna command
1. Enter your desired antenna parameter in the tag from the “Set Ant” section in
Figure 6-16
In this example, the value for antennaAnt is set to FALSE (0) to turn off the
reader’s antenna.
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Note After a reset, the antennas of the SIMATIC RFID readers are turned on by
default. If, after a reset, you execute an antenna command with the value TRUE
(1) at the ANTENNA parameter, you will receive an error message as you cannot
reactivate an antenna that has already been active.
S7 CPU.
Figure 6-17
3. Execute an antenna command. To do this, right-click the row of the

“executeAnt” tag, select “Modify” and left-click “Modify to 1”.
Figure 6-18
4. The “doneAnt”, “errorAnt” and “statusAnt” tags allow you to check whether or
not the job has successfully completed.
Figure 6-19
An erroneous job has occurred only if the “errorAnt” tag is set. In this case, a
hex error code is automatically written to the “statusAnt” tag. This error code
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7 Tips and Tricks
7 Tips and Tricks

This chapter additionally provides a number of tips and tricks to optimize your
SIMATIC RFID applications.
Automatic read from/write to transponder when transponder present

Use the “PRESENCE” output parameters of the Ident blocks to automatically
control the “EXECUTE” input parameters when a transponder is present. To do
this, assign the same tag to “PRESENCE” and “EXECUTE”:
Figure 7-1
If you interconnect the Ident blocks as shown above, a transponder operation will
be automatically started when a transponder passes through the RF field of the
readers.
Note This method is possible only if a reset command has been performed first with
the “TAG_CONTROL” parameter = true.
When using this method, a CPU cycle elapses before the transponder operation
is started when a transponder has passed through the RF field.
Optimizing the transponder processing time

Use the command buffer of the SIMATIC RFID readers to minimize the effective
processing time for transponder operations. This is particularly helpful when
implementing applications with fast transponder sequences.
To do this, start a transponder operation (e.g., “read” and “write”) via the
“EXECUTE” input parameter as soon as the “DONE” output parameter of the
previous transponder operation is set.
Executing chained commands

The “Ident_Profile” and “AdvancedCMD” blocks allow you to send chained
commands to the readers. By sending multiple command frames in one call, you
can reduce the communication load on the fieldbus, which additionally reduces the
processing time.
Visit our SIMATIC Ident guide

The “Industrial Identification with SIMATIC Ident in the Siemens Industry Online
Support” guide (\9\) provides you with a large number of SIMATIC Ident-related
application examples and more information on the topic.
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8 Links & Literature
8 Links & Literature

Table 8-1
Topic
\1\ Siemens Industry Online Support
https://support.industry.siemens.com
\2\ Download page of the entry
\3\ SIMATIC Ident RFID systems Ident profile and Ident blocks, standard function for
Ident systems
\4\ SIMATIC Ident RFID systems SIMATIC RF300
\5\ SIMATIC Ident RFID systems RF180C communication module

\6\ SIMATIC S7-1500, ET 200MP Automation System

\7\ SIMATIC S7 S7-1200 Programmable Controller

\8\ SIMATIC S7-300, CPU 31xC and CPU 31x: Installation

\9\ Industrial Identification with SIMATIC Ident in the Siemens Industry Online Support
\10\ PROFIBUS User Organization home page

http://www.profibus.com/
9 History
Table 9-1
Version Date Modifications
V1.0 05/2016 First version
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Overview of the automation task

RFID interface module

RFID field devices

A large number of interface and communication modules are available to integrate

Objective of this configuring aid

Serial connection / RS422

SIMATIC RFID readers

2.2 Description of the core functionality

Trigger Trigger Trigger

Display Display Display

2.3 Hardware and software components

transponders can also be

Sample files and projects

3.1 Complete overview

SIMATIC RFID readers

OB 1 cycle Ident blocks Data storage

Ident block name Implemented in this example

3.2 Basics of using the Ident blocks

Call of the blocks

Addressing of the blocks

Edge-triggered execution of the blocks

Reset of the blocks

Command buffer for transponder operations

3.3 Explanation of “HW_CONNECT”

Details on the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT

Using the “IID_HW_CONNECT” UDT

Reading out the correct address values

3.4 Explanation of the Ident blocks

General output parameters of the Ident blocks

3.4.1 “RESET_RF300” functionality

Program details on the block

3.4.2 “SET_ANT_RF300” functionality

Program details on the block

EXECUTE Starts the antenna job

3.4.3 “READ” functionality

Program details on the block

3.4.4 “WRITE” functionality

Program details on the block

3.5 Explanation of the “Ident_Profile” block

3.6 Diagnostics and error messages

4 Configuration and Project Engineering

1. Open your TIA Portal V13 SP1.

6. Double-click the RF180C and in the Inspector window, navigate to the

8. Open an FC, FB or OB in which you want to call the Ident blocks.

5 Installation and Startup

5.1 Installing the hardware

5.2 Installing the software (download)

3. If you are using alternative hardware, perform the configurations described in

6 Operation of the Application Example

6.1 Description of the watch table

6.2 Using the watch table

3. In the watch table, click “Monitor all”.

6.2.1 Executing a reset command

In this example, the values are defined as follows:

– tagControl: 16#01 (presence control on)

3. Execute a reset. To do this, right-click the row of the “executeResetReader”