Overview
The SYSTEM button provides access to the joint system and configuration menu. The system menu provides system tools and information for diagnostic purposes. The configuration menu contains system and instance parameters that affect the overall functionality of TMAC. The availability of certain features and functions may vary based on permissions available to the active profile.
System Menu
The System Menu contains the following buttons:
- Enable/Disable Part Re-cut : Enables part re-cut, ignoring undercut limits until Part Re-cut is disabled.
- Monitor Enable/Disable: Disables all monitoring for the system
- View System Log: Launches the TMAC Log Viewer
- System Information: Launches a menu that displays various system information
- Diagnostics: Launches a menu of tools and information for testing and diagnostic purposes
Part Re-Cut
The Part Re-cut feature disables the undercut alarm for a job or operation. When a part needs to be re-cut, the signal value does not exceed the normal levels for the operation. The undercut limit requires the signal value to exceed a certain threshold. It is likely during a part re-cut that a false undercut alarm will be generated by not satisfying the expected threshold. It is then advisable to disable the undercut alarm by turning on part re-cut mode.
Enable Part Recut
To enable part re-cut use the following steps:
- Select the desired TMAC Instance from the System Summary
- click the SYSTEM button on the TMAC Action Bar
- click the ENABLE PART RE-CUT button
To disable Part Re-cut follow the steps above and click the Enable/Disable Part Re-cut button. Part Re-cut can also be disabled by clicking the RESET button or by sending a command to reset TMAC.
Monitor Disable
The Monitor Disable feature disables all monitoring for the selected TMAC Instance. When monitoring is disabled, the system does not perform any monitoring functions. The live graphs for all channels are light gray while in the disabled state.
Note: When TMAC is disabled, monitored operations are unprotected.
Setting Monitor Disable
To disable monitoring use the following steps:
- Select the desired TMAC Instance from the System Summary
- click the SYSTEM button on the TMAC Action Bar
- click Monitor Disable
- click TURN ON
This TMAC process remains disabled until monitoring is turned on with the Monitor DISABLE/ENABLE button or a command through the CNC.
Note: The Monitor Disable state persists through cycling power on the machine.
Log Viewer
The TMAC Log Viewer displays a list of system events for diagnostic purposes. A log is created for each day the TMAC system is used for any purpose. This feature is primarily used by system integrators and supervisors for product support and diagnostics. The Log viewer is split into the following three sections:
- List of Log Files: List of logs for each day the system was used
- Output: List of events for the selected log. Each event displays a time stamp, level, process and a descriptive message.
- Filter Options: Use the drop-downs to select filters by level (All, Error, Critical, Warning, Notice, and Info) and process (All, Boot, EtherCAT, RS232, Rest API, Webserver, SSDP1, Websocket, Suprock_USB, tmac1, tmac1/commands, etc...)
System Information
Clicking the System Information button in the System Menu opens a menu containing general information about TMAC. The System Information window has the following tabs:
- General
- Profiles
- Data Management
- Notifications
- Documents
- Support
- System Update
General Tab
The General tab displays the following information.
- Software information
- Date Installed
- Software Version
- Build Number
- Machine information
- Serial Number
- Machine Name
- Machine Description
- License
- Product
- License Owner
- Serial Number
- Download - download a copy of the system's license
- Update - update the system license
- Display Options
- Low Performance Mode
- Single Window Mode
- Time Settings
- System Time Zone
- System Time
Low Performance Mode
Some TMAC features and functions require a significant amount of CPU and GPU resources. Low Performance mode allows TMAC to operate more efficiently on low end PC hardware by limiting some resource intensive features of the user interface. When Low Performance mode is enabled, the following user interface changes occur:
- Reduction of the use of animations (moving icons, flashing alarms, etc...)
- Area under the curve data is displayed in similar manner to legacy soft- ware. (No shading under the curve, signal line changes color to display work in place of shading. )
Note: The TCU will still function normally in low performance mode. Only the HMI is impacted.
Single Window Mode
By default, TMAC opens a new window when opening the Event Log and Data Viewer. Enabling Single Window Mode prevents TMAC from opening new windows for the Event Log and Data Viewer.
Remote File System Mode
When enabled, TMAC may still access the file system for importing and exporting data to an external USB drive while in Single Window Mode
Editing Time Settings
Due to how the TMAC system is assembled and prepared prior to on site installation, there may be a discrepancy between the time setting on the TCU and the actual time settings on site. This can cause TMAC to store the incorrect time of system events in recording, system and event log data. It is recommended to update the time settings to remedy this discrepancy using the following steps:
- Press the EDIT button
- Press the check-boxes for Time Zone and Time
- Press the AUTO-DETECT buttons for Time Zone and Time. This automatically populates the fields based on the time settings of the PC being used to connect to TMAC.
- Press APPLY
Note: The Time setting may also be set manually, in place of using the auto-detect feature.
Profiles Tab
The Profiles tab allows the following:
- View, create, delete, and edit user profiles
- Add Application Integrations allowing external applications to access TMAC data and settings
Access to this menu is dependent on the permissions of the active profile.
Profiles
Each profile has associated permissions that either restrict or expand access to features and settings in TMAC. These permissions can be changed for both user- created profiles and TMAC's default profiles.
To add a profile use the following steps:
- Click the +NEW button
- Enter a name and password for the profile. An optional description field is provided
- Set any desired system permissions by clicking the associated checkboxes.
- Click SAVE
Once a profile is created, it can be deleted by clicking the DELETE button to the right of the associated profile.
Editing Profiles
If the active profile has permissions to edit profiles, all profiles can be edited to change the following:
- Name (user-created profiles only)
- Description (user-created profiles only)
- Password
- Permissions
To edit a profile, click the EDIT button and make any desired changes.
Applications Integration
The TMAC Rest API allows 3rd party applications to access certain data and settings from the TMAC system. In order to establish access to TMAC through the Rest API, an application profile must be added. To add an application profile use the following steps:
To add a profile use the following steps:
- Click the +NEW button
- Enter a name for the 3rd party application
- Set any desired permissions by clicking the associated check-boxes.
- Click SAVE
Once an application profile is created, it can be deleted by clicking the DELETE button to the right of the associated profile.
Data Management Tab
The Data Management tab provides access to the following:
Data Usage: A summary of storage statistics for the TMAC system. Users can view:
- Total space available and total space used in MB
- Percentage of space used by recordings, logs, and total usage and free space
- The number of system events, logs including line count, and record- ings stored by the system
Data Purge: A utility to purge system data
Data Backup: A utility to create a backup of part or all of the TMAC system