How to use TAM System Explorer
TAM Configuration
assignment according to the station type is possible,
It is also possible to open a
TAM Configuration
file directly with the
context menu of the
*.TAMcfg
file (right-click on the file):
Open
: Starts the
TAM System Explorer
using the connected hard-
ware and loads the configuration.
Open offline
: Refer to the chapter Working Offline below.
Figure 21: Context menu of a TAM
configuration file having exten-
sion .TAMcfg
3.5.4 Working Offline
Even when you don’t have access to a drive or the machine, you can open a TAM Configuration offline:
Via the
Open offline
context menu in Windows Explorer.
Using the menu
File > Open Configuration Offline…
The application then simulates the topology tree as specified in the configuration. The simulation only
reproduces a few aspects of the real system. Among other features, this is a convenient way to edit the
configuration, including Controller Tuning.
3.5.5 Transferring a TAM Configuration
It is often required to transfer a
TAM Configuration
from one machine A (
MA
) to another machine B
(
MB
) of the same type. This can be done by executing the following steps:
1. Give the stations of
MA
a meaningful name e.g. Station1_XY, Station2_ZB etc.
2. Save the configuration of
MA
on the PC.
3. Connect to
MB
and load the configuration.
4. Solve the configuration mismatch by using the serial number or the blink button.
5. Save the configuration for
MB
on the PC and persistent on the drive.
3.6 Firmware Update
This section explains how to find a suitable firmware and how to download the firmware to the device.
The newest firmware release can be downloaded from the
Triamec
web page:
1. Go to
> Support > TAM Firmware
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Figure 22: In order to make it clear for everyone, the status bar changes to dark mode in offline mode, and an indi-
cator is visible on the right.
