Siemens SIMATIC RTLS4083T User manual

SIMATIC RTLS
Localization systems
SIMATIC RTLS4083T
Operating Manual
05/2023
C79000-G8976-C646-05
Introduction 1
Device description 2
Installation & operation 3
Technical speci󹪝cations 4
Approvals 5

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Table of contents
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Device description ................................................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Order data for RTLS4083T and accessories............................................................................ 9
2.3 LED status indicator, display & function key ........................................................................ 10
2.4 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T...................................................................................... 11
2.5 Dimension drawing of RTLS charging station ...................................................................... 12
2.6 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T mounting clip................................................................ 13
2.7 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T Power mounting clip...................................................... 14
3 Installation & operation....................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Notes on installation .......................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Operation .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1 RTLS4083T operation......................................................................................................... 17
3.2.2 RTLS4083T operation with Power mounting clip................................................................. 18
3.3 Cleaning and maintenance................................................................................................. 18
3.4 Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station ............................................................ 18
4 Technical speci󹪝cations ....................................................................................................................... 21
4.1 RTLS4083T technical speci󹪝cations..................................................................................... 21
4.2 RTLS charging station technical speci󹪝cations..................................................................... 22
4.3 Technical speci󹪝cations of the mounting clip RTLS4083T .................................................... 23
4.4 Technical speci󹪝cations of the RTLS4083T Power mounting clip.......................................... 23
5 Approvals............................................................................................................................................. 25
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Table of contents
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Introduction 1
Purpose of the operating instructions
These operating instructions support you when installing and connecting the SIMATIC
RTLS4083T transponder.
The con󹪝guration and the integration of the transponders in a network and the
programming of the programming interface are not described in these operating
instructions. For more information, refer to the section "Export module "ExportEpaperAPI""
in the "SIMATIC RTLS Data Export Service" document.
Scope of validity of the operating instructions
These operating instructions apply to the following transponders and the associated accessories:
• RTLS4083T (CE; article number: 6GT2700-5DC05)
• RTLS4083T (FCC/NOM/ANATEL; article number: 6GT2700-5DC15)
Further documentation
You can 󹪝nd the complete documentation for all SIMATIC RTLS products at the following address:
Link: (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/ps/25277)
Trademarks
The following and possibly other names not identi󹪝ed by the registered trademark sign ® are
registered trademarks of Siemens AG:
SIMATIC RTLS
Industry Online Support
In addition to the product documentation, the comprehensive online information platform of
Siemens Industry Online Support o󹪜ers support at the following Internet address: (https://
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/start?lc=en-US)
Apart from news, there you will also 󹪝nd:
• Project information: Manuals, FAQs, downloads, application examples etc.
• Contacts, Technical Forum
• The option submitting a support query: (https://support.industry.siemens.com/My/us/en/)
• Our service o󹪜er:
Right across our products and systems, we provide numerous services that support you in
every phase of the life of your machine or system - from planning and implementation to
commissioning, through to maintenance and modernization.
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You will 󹪝nd contact information on the Internet at the following address: (https://
www.automation.siemens.com/aspa_app/?ci=yes&lang=en)
SITRAIN ‑ Training for Industry
The training o󹪜er includes more than 300 courses on basic topics, extended knowledge and
special knowledge as well as advanced training for individual sectors - available at more than
130 locations. Courses can also be organized individually and held locally at your location.
You will 󹪝nd detailed information on the training curriculum and how to contact our
customer consultants at the following Internet address: (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/
products/services/industry/sitrain/personal.html)
RTLS Technology and Practice (ID-RTLS-TP)
Training and certi󹪝cation
After completing the RTLS certi󹪝cation training, you will be able to plan and implement
small and medium-sized RTLS projects and provide e󹪟cient and multifaceted support in
large projects. Your RTLS basics will be strengthened and, building upon them, you will
receive new tools of the trade in order to o󹪜er customers the optimal solution for them. The
complete project sequence is taken as a reference and important steps, resources and work
results for each phase are presented. Comprehensive practical exercises in connection with
troubleshooting techniques and a great deal of input from industrial projects allow you to
internalize a con󹪝dent approach to working with di󹪜erent types of localization projects. With
the training documents, you also receive extensive reference material for your daily work.
Link: (https://www.sitrain-learning.siemens.com/EN/en/rw35251/Industrielle-Identi󹪝kation-
RTLS-Technologie-und-Praxis)
Security information
Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the
secure operation of plants, systems, machines, and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. Siemens’ products and solutions form one element of such a concept.
Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems,
machines and networks. These systems, machines and components should only be
connected to the enterprise network or the Internet if and only to the extent necessary
and with appropriate security measures (󹪝rewalls and/or network segmentation) in place.
You can 󹪝nd more information on protective measures in the area of industrial security by
visiting:
https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity (https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity).
Siemens’ products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more
secure. Siemens strongly recommends performing product updates as soon as they are
available and using only the latest product versions. Use of product versions that are no
longer supported, and failure to apply latest updates may increase customer’s exposure to
cyber threats.
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To ensure that you are always informed about product updates, subscribe to the Siemens
Industrial Security RSS feed at:
https://www.siemens.com/cert (https://www.siemens.com/cert)
Note on 󹪝rmware/software support
Check regularly for new 󹪝rmware/software versions or security updates and apply them. After
the release of a new version, previous versions are no longer supported and are not maintained.
Security recommendations
General
Note the following security recommendations to prevent unauthorized access:
• Keep the 󹪝rmware up to date. Check regularly for security updates for the device. You can
󹪝nd information on this at the Industrial Security (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/
company/topic-areas/future-of-manufacturing/industrial-security.html) website.
• Inform yourself regularly about security recommendations published by Siemens
ProductCERT (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/services/cert.html).
• Evaluate your plant as a whole in terms of security. Use a cell protection concept with suitable
products.
• This product requires an additional security concept to prevent unauthorized access.
• Transponder and infrastructure can be con󹪝gured for radio channels according to IEEE
802.15.4-2015. You will 󹪝nd details in the section "Technical speci󹪝cations".
• Ensure that the radio frequencies are not used for other purposes and are not a󹪜ected by
other interfering signals. This should be ensured within the operating range of the
localization system.
• Interference in the frequency band used can impair the system and, in extreme cases, lead
to localization failure.
Physical access
• Restrict physical access to the device to quali󹪝ed personnel.
• Disable unused physical interfaces of the device. Unused interfaces could be used to gain
access to the operating site.
Recycling and disposal
The products are low in harmful substances, can be recycled and meet the requirements of
the Directive 2012/19/EU for disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Do not dispose of the products at public disposal sites.
For environmentally compliant recycling and disposal of your electronic waste, please
contact a company certi󹪝ed for the disposal of electronic waste or your Siemens
representative.
Note the di󹪜erent national regulations.
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Introduction
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Device description 2
2.1 Characteristics
SIMATIC RTLS4083T Characteristics
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2
1
Design ① Status indicator L1 (LED)
② Function key F1
③ Display
General The transponder is a mobile device for localiza‐
tion in the RTLS localization system. It sends po‐
sition data to gateways which transmit the data
to the LocatingManager server.
Information can be transmitted to the transpond‐
er via a programming interface on the Locating
Manager and shown on the display.
2.2 Order data for RTLS4083T and accessories
Table 2-1 RTLS4083T order data
 Article number
SIMATIC RTLS4083T CE 6GT2700-5DC05
FCC/NOM/ANATEL 6GT2700-5DC15
Table 2-2 Accessories order data (not included in product package)
 Article number
SIMATIC RTLS charging station for 10 transponders
with power supply unit and power plug for region: EU
6GT2790-0DD02
SIMATIC RTLS charging station for 10 transponders
with power supply unit and power plug for region: USA
6GT2790-0DD03
Charging cradle without power supply unit for 10 transponders 6GT2790-0DD20
Power supply unit for charging cradle without power plug 6GT2790-0DD40
Power plug for region: EU 6ES7900-0AA00-0XA0
Power plug for region: USA 6ES7900-0DA00-0XA0
SIMATIC RTLS mounting clip for RTLS4083T (10 units) 6GT2790-0DE30
SIMATIC RTLS Power mounting clip for RTLS4083T (1 unit) 6GT2790-0DE40
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2.3 LED status indicator, display & function key
The operating states of the transponder are indicated by the LEDs. The states can be o󹪜 , on
and 󹪞ashing .
Table 2-3 LED status indicator
LED Meaning
Lights up green once for 1.5 seconds when the transponder is restarted.
Brie󹪞y 󹪞ashes green once when the F1 function button is pressed, the battery voltage is
su󹪟cient and the transponder is outside of the charging station or the Power mounting clip.
Continuously 󹪞ashes green when the transponder is fully charged and in the charging station
or the Power mounting clip.
Lights up green when the transponder is fully charged and in the charging station or the Power
mounting clip.
Brie󹪞y 󹪞ashes red once when the F1 function button is pressed, the battery voltage is low and
the transponder is outside of the charging station or the Power mounting clip. However, the
transponder is available and localizable.
Flashes red (user LEDs 󹪞ash) if you trigger 󹪞ashing via the Locating Manager. You can con󹪝g‐
ure the duration and frequency of 󹪞ashing via the Locating Manager.
Note that error states may not be detected by the user LED 󹪞ashing.
Continuously 󹪞ashes red when the transponder is in the charging station or the Power mount‐
ing clip and the battery is defective.
Remove the transponder from the charging station or the Power mounting clip immediately
and do not recharge this transponder. Contact customer service.
Lights up red if there is an error during charging.
Note
Observe the notes in sections "RTLS4083T operation (Page17)" and "Charging instructions for
the RTLS charging station (Page18)".
Table 2-4 Display and function key
Display Meaning
Display 5 background images can be saved
20 text 󹪝elds with 58 characters each
20 fonts and font sizes, including bar codes
F1 function key If this function key is pressed, the message is forwarded to the program interface.
When the F1 function button is pressed, the charge state of the battery is evaluated
and, depending on its voltage, the LED brie󹪞y 󹪞ashes green or red. In the Locating
Manager, you can con󹪝gure a transponder parameter to de󹪝ne the threshold value
below which the battery voltage is de󹪝ned as too low for operation, a "low power"
message is generated and the LED 󹪞ashes red. Refer to the notes in the section
"RTLS4083T operation (Page17)".
Device description
2.3LED status indicator, display & function key
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2.4 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T
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Device description
2.4Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T
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2.5 Dimension drawing of RTLS charging station
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Device description
2.5Dimension drawing of RTLS charging station
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2.6 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T mounting clip
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product) - All dimensions are given in millimeters
Device description
2.6Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T mounting clip
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2.7 Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T Power mounting clip
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Device description
2.7Dimension drawing of RTLS4083T Power mounting clip
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Installation & operation 3
3.1 Notes on installation
Note
Before you install the transponders, read this section carefully to ensure problem-free
installation and commissioning.
The transponders can only be used in conjunction with the RTLS localization system.
Install the transponder in such a way that it has a direct line-of-sight connection to the
gateways (360° panorama view). Any type of material can impact wireless localization.
Wireless localization through metal is not possible. In this case, localization via wireless
re󹪞ections can occur which results in an inaccurate localization.
Check the transponder for damage before installation. Protect the display from objects that
could scratch or otherwise damage it. The speci󹪝ed operating temperature ranges must be
observed.
The transponder contains one lithium ion battery.
CAUTION
Contact with the battery 󹪞uid
Incorrect handling of the transponder may damage the battery and cause 󹪞uid to leak out of
the battery.
Avoid contact with the battery 󹪞uid. Rinse skin that comes into contact with battery 󹪞uid with
water. If 󹪞uid from the battery gets into the eye, seek medical attention.
CAUTION
Handling batteries
There is a risk of 󹪝re and, in extreme cases, of explosion in the following cases:
• If the battery is improperly charged and discharged
• If the polarity is reversed
• If a short-circuit occurs
This applies to lithium-ion batteries:
• Do not squeeze
• Do not heat and do not burn
• Do not short-circuit
• Do not disassemble
• Do not immerse in liquid - the battery may crack or burst
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CAUTION
Fires and burns
Improper handling of the battery can lead to 󹪝re and skin injuries.
The enclosure of the transponder must not be squashed, punctured or exposed to other
mechanical in󹪞uences.
Never expose the transponder to 󹪝re, temperatures above 40°C or direct sunlight for an
extended period of time.
Re󹪞ections and interferences
The antenna 󹪝elds are weakened by absorbing materials and re󹪞ected by conducting materials.
When electromagnetic 󹪝elds are re󹪞ected or there are other radio sources, this will result in
interferences. These circumstances will result in incorrect measurements; however, these can
be largely detected and corrected with the appropriate software (e.g. SIMATIC RTLS Locating
Manager). We still recommend that you prevent these in󹪞uences. Especially objects that cannot
be penetrated by radio waves can cause localization errors.
Note
Metal surfaces re󹪞ect radio waves more than any other types of surfaces. Water, on the other
hand, attenuates radio waves. You should therefore evaluate your working environment and
integration for these in󹪞uences.
During installation, pay attention to su󹪟cient distance from such re󹪞ective surfaces so that
localization is not impaired.
Coexistence and de-sensing
To prevent interfering with each other, radio applications will use di󹪜erent frequency bands. Use
of these frequency bands is subject to state regulation. Because a frequency range is considered
a 󹪝nite good, technologies were developed over the years that enable a coexistence of di󹪜erent
radio applications in the same frequency band. These technologies are also used by SIMATIC
RTLS. However, interferences can still be caused by other radio devices. Arrangements are being
made here, too, so that these interferences do not impact the operation of the RTLS localization
system. To keep interferences to a minimum, the RTLS infrastructure components must not be
installed in the close vicinity of other radio applications.Strong senders in close vicinity can
interfere with the reception, even when they are located in neighboring frequency bands (de-
sensing). This is true, for example, for the 2.4GHz ISM bandand PULSE in the UWB channel 5.
Installation & operation
3.1Notes on installation
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Installation with Power mounting clip
NOTICE
Observe general installation instructions
Observe the general installation instructions for the transponder described above this
paragraph.
The Power mounting clip is only intended for vertical installation, so that the contacts of the
Power mounting clip are at the bottom. Installation can be performed as described in section
"Technical speci󹪝cations of the RTLS4083T Power mounting clip (Page23)".
Only operate the Power mounting clip with a suitable power supply with the permissible
values, see section "Technical speci󹪝cations of the RTLS4083T Power mounting clip
(Page23)".
Use the lug at the bottom of the Power mounting clip to relieve the strain on the cables to
the plug on the left of the Power mounting clip.
3.2 Operation
3.2.1 RTLS4083T operation
Note
Operate the transponder only with the accessories intended for this purpose, which are listed in
the section "Order data for RTLS4083T and accessories (Page9)".
The transponder is delivered in the switched-o󹪜 state. To commission the transponder, it has
to be inserted into the associated charging station or Power mounting clip once so that the
green LED on the device lights up.
The transponder is operated with the F1 function key on the front panel. The function of the
key can be programmed via the programming interface.
If the voltage is too low, the transponder switches o󹪜 automatically and sends a "Low-Power"
message to the Locating Manager. The limit above which the transponder sends this
message is con󹪝gurable. In this case, the transponder must be fully recharged within 3
months to avoid deep self-discharge and damage to the battery.
Installation & operation
3.2Operation
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3.2.2 RTLS4083T operation with Power mounting clip
Note
Operate the transponder only with the accessories intended for this purpose, which are listed in
the section "Order data for RTLS4083T and accessories (Page9)".
The transponder is delivered in the switched-o󹪜 state. To commission the transponder, it
has to be inserted into the associated charging station or Power mounting clip once so
that the green LED on the device lights up. The mode of the transponder in the active clip
behaves like operation in the charging station. There is no di󹪜erentiation by the transponder
or Locating Manager. This also includes charging of the battery like in the charging station.
When the transponder is operated continuously in the active clip, the battery is regularly
charged, with the transponder being supplied by the external supply voltage.
The transponder is only charged if the ambient conditions as described in the sections
"Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station (Page18)" and "RTLS4083T technical
speci󹪝cations (Page21)" are met.
3.3 Cleaning and maintenance
The enclosure of the transponder must not be opened.
The devices speci󹪝ed in this document may only be repaired or opened for other types of
work by an authorized maintenance company.
Improper opening or repairing of the devices may result in serious risks for the user. Opening
the devices without permission renders the warranty of the Siemens AG null and void.
Do not clean the devices with liquids or abrasive, caustic or 󹪞ammable cleaning products.
Note
Due to the integrated battery, the RTLS4083T transponder is a hazardous good. Observe the
applicable regulations when shipping.
3.4 Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station
Mount the charging station in a location with cool ambient temperature. Then, fully charge the
transponder using the charging station.
The temperature of the transponder and the ambient temperature must not exceed 40°C for
the transponder to be charged. The higher the temperature, the longer it takes to charge the
transponder.
If the transponder exceeds 55°C during charging, remove the transponder from the charging
station. Allow the transponder to cool down and try charging it again. If the transponder
becomes too hot again, remove the transponder from the charging station and contact
customer service.
Installation & operation
3.4Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station
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The battery has a natural self-discharge. When stored in a state not fully charged, the
transponder is discharged after approximately 6 months and must be recharged. If the
transponder is completely discharged, the integrated battery may be damaged.
To charge, insert the transponder fully in a charging bay of the charging station. The front
of the transponder must face away from the side of the cable guide. The start and status
of the charging process are signaled via the LED display on the transponder. A full charging
process takes approximately 8.5 hours. To ensure correct operation of all 10 charging bays
and to avoid damage to the transponders, only use the power supply unit provided with the
charging station.
Read also the descriptions of the operating states of the transponder in section "LED status
indicator, display & function key (Page10)".
Installation & operation
3.4Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station
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Installation & operation
3.4Charging instructions for the RTLS charging station
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