
Table of contents
SIMATIC RF166C
4Operating Instructions, 03/2022, C79000-G8976-C578-02
7.3 The menu items of the WBM .............................................................................................. 64
7.3.1 The "Start page" menu item ............................................................................................... 64
7.3.2 The "Settings - General" menu item.................................................................................... 66
7.3.3 The "Settings - Reader Interface" menu item....................................................................... 68
7.3.4 The "Settings - Communication" menu item ....................................................................... 76
7.3.5 The menu command "Diagnostics - Hardware diagnostics" ................................................. 84
7.3.6 The "Diagnostics - Log" menu item ..................................................................................... 88
7.3.7 The "Diagnostics - Service Log" menu item ......................................................................... 90
7.3.8 The "Diagnostics - Syslog logbook" menu item.................................................................... 92
7.3.9 The "Edit transponder" menu item...................................................................................... 92
7.3.10 The "User management" menu item................................................................................... 94
7.3.11 The "Homepage" menu item .............................................................................................. 97
7.3.12 The "System - Device settings" menu item ........................................................................ 100
7.3.13 The menu command "System - Reader firmware".............................................................. 101
7.3.14 The "Help" menu item...................................................................................................... 102
8 Programming..................................................................................................................................... 103
8.1 Programming via SIMATIC controller ................................................................................ 103
8.2 Programming via XML...................................................................................................... 103
8.3 Programming via OPC UA................................................................................................. 103
9 Service and maintenance .................................................................................................................. 105
9.1 Diagnostics...................................................................................................................... 105
9.1.1 Diagnostics via the LED display......................................................................................... 106
9.1.2 Diagnostics via SNMP....................................................................................................... 109
9.1.3 Diagnostics using the WBM .............................................................................................. 110
9.1.4 Diagnostics using the TIA Portal (STEP 7 Basic / Professional) ............................................ 110
9.1.5 Diagnostics via XML......................................................................................................... 112
9.1.6 Diagnostics over OPC UA.................................................................................................. 112
9.1.7 Parameterization of the diagnostics ................................................................................. 113
9.1.8 Diagnostics via S7 controller ............................................................................................ 114
9.2 Error messages ................................................................................................................ 116
9.2.1 Error messages of the communications module ............................................................... 116
9.2.2 Reading out error messages using the WBM ..................................................................... 123
9.2.3 OPC UA error messages.................................................................................................... 124
9.3 Firmware update ............................................................................................................. 127
9.3.1 Updating the firmware via WBM
....................................................................................... 127
9.3.2 Update firmware via TIA Portal (STEP 7 Basic / Professional).............................................. 128
9.3.3 Updating the firmware of the reader via WBM.................................................................. 129
9.3.4 Updating firmware of the readers using the TIA Portal (STEP 7 Basic / Professional) ........... 130
9.4 Factory settings ............................................................................................................... 131
9.4.1 Restoring the factory settings via WBM............................................................................. 131
9.4.2 Reset the factory setting with SINEC PNI........................................................................... 132
9.4.3 Restoring the factory settings for the hardware ................................................................ 133
9.5 Module replacement........................................................................................................ 134
9.5.1 Backup configuration data ............................................................................................... 135
9.5.2 Replacing a module ......................................................................................................... 136