RFID Controller

June 1, 2010

Pepperl+Fuchs (Twinsburg, OH) has introduced IDENTControl Compact one- and two-head RFID Ethernet controllers that feature two onboard Ethernet connectors with a built-in switch. This allows for multiple Ethernet topologies including linear, star, and ring. Ring topologies incorporate media redundancy, so if the ring is broken, the communication path is rerouted to keep the system running. The same controller supports all common industrial Ethernet protocols including Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus/TCP, and TCP/IP. The controllers have quick-disconnects that enable mounting in a panel or in the field without switching hardware. Read heads, including low-frequency 125-kHz, high-frequency 13.56 MHz, and microwave 2.45 GHz, can be connected.