Typical applications might range from a simple PLC connection to the integration of signals with an ERP system or a connection to a train control system.
The UHF RFID reader is based on four basic versions: the LLRP 1.1, which is also designed to connect to the HARTING Ha-VIS middleware; a unit with OPC UA support that meets the Companion Specification for Auto ID Devices for uniform connection to ERP and PLC systems; a Modbus TCP version for easy connection to PLC systems (which is also suitable for communication with older PLC systems); and a version containing embedded middleware for complete standards-based data pre-processing. Various communication facilities such as web services, database connections, UDP and TCP telegrams are available for configuration.
These latter capabilities make it very easy to create additional project-based or industry-specific solutions. Thanks to the software container concept of the HARTING MICA industrial computer platform, which serves as the basis of the new Ha-VIS RF-R3x0 reader family, there are virtually no limitations on the system’s versatility.
Whether HARTING’s own extensions, e.g. the interpretation of the sensor data from a HARTING ETB sensor transponder or extensions created by system integrators – the diversity of applications knows no bounds.
For an easy start to a new project, the Ha-VIS RF-R300 contains all the basic functions listed above for testing. These can then be activated or licensed in an application-specific manner.