New from ifm electronic is the RELAY RANGE
DTE100 RFID evaluation unit with
integrated Profibus-DP interface.

Also featuring a web server, the new
system platform can be used to track
tooling, for quality assurance such as
electronic route cards, in assembly/
handling technology for the
automotive industry and in
conveying for part tracking.

A compact device in a robust
housing, the DTE100 can be
installed directly on the machine. It
acts as the evaluation unit for up to
four attached RFID antennas and
transmits data collected via the
Profibus-DO interface. Set-up and
integration into the higher-level
automation/process control is
uncomplicated, and program
examples are supplied.

The four connections are multipurpose,
so where only one or two
RFID antenna inputs are needed the
ports can be used easily as standard
digital inputs or even as an output.

The range of antennas makes any
identification task easy, with systems
for different read/write distances and
data rates. There are LF transponders
with up to 2 Kbit-memory and HF
transponders with 16 Kbits as FRAM
versions which can be rewritten an
unlimited number of times.