TRAKsi Reference Index

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Take an archive before you touch anything. It is the only way back.

• Archive Current System VMCsi, TCsi
• Restore From Archive VMCsi, TCsi
• Check VMCsi & TCsi Software Version VMCsi, TCsi
• Setting Manufacturer Password VMCsi
• VMCsi & TCsi: Saving Alarm Log VMCsi, TCsi
• How to Export a Screenshot on the Sinumeric Control VMCsi, TCsi
• Creating the DiDac Zipfile VMCsi, TCsi
• What to send TRAK Tech Support

Expert Deployment (Create My Config Expert). Reference the ATC magazine or turret first. Pick your exact model.

• VMCsi - Create My Config Expert Software Upgrade VMCsi
• TCsi - Create My Config Expert Software Upgrade TCsi

Other software and control hardware

• Upgrading CNC Software VMCsi
• Creating A Siemens Boot Stick VMCsi
• VMCsi&TCsi - Field Replacement of SD Card VMCsi, TCsi
• Standard SD Card Installation VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCsi & TC - Panel Processing Unit (PPU) Replacement VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCsi - Loading the Archive from One Machine to Another While Preserving Machine Specific Settings VMCsi

• Load License File VMCsi, TCsi
• Loading a License File
• VMCsi&TCsi - Add New Option License for Customer VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCs & TCsi - Load and Activate Siemens Licenses VMCsi, TCsi
• How to Activate a Test License for ShopMill/ShopTurn VMCsi, TCsi
• Commissioning CNC MEM-4.6GB, MEM-EXTERNAL Options VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCsi - RTAC (Real Time Adaptive Feedrate Control) Install VMCsi

• VMCsi Installation Checklist VMCsi
• Commissioning Procedure for ALM / SLM VMCsi

• TRAK TC820si & TRAK TC820LTYsi - Leveling TC820si, TC820LTYsi
• TCsi - Geometry Alignment & Inspection TCsi
• TC820LTY-S Main Spindle Alignment TC820LTY-Ssi
• TC820LTY-S Sub Spindle Alignment TC820LTY-Ssi
• TC820si Gib Adjustment TC820si

These overwrite machine zero. Archive first.

Absolute encoder reset.

• VMCsi
  • VMCsi - Reset Machine Absolute Zero for Each Axis VMC7si, VMC10si, VMC12si, VMC14si
• TCsi
  • TC820si & TC1222si - Absolute Encoder Adjustment (Machine Zero Reset) TC820si, TC1222si
  • TC820LTYsi & TC1220LTYsi - Absolute Encoder Adjustment (Machine Zero Reset) TC820LTYsi, TC1220LTYsi
  • TC820LTY-Ssi - Absolute Encoder Adjustment (Machine Zero Reset) TC820LTY-Ssi

Turret, magazine and spindle orientation

• TCsi - Reference Turret TC820si, TC820LTYsi
• TC820LTYsi- Reference Live Tooling Spindle (S2) TC820LTYsi
• Adjusting Live Tool Spindle Orientation on TC820LTY-S TC820LTY-Ssi
• VMCsi - Reference ATC Magazine VMCsi
• VMCsi - Set Orientation Angle & Tool Change Height VMCsi

• ATC Alarms and Overview
• How It Works: Siemens Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) VMCsi
• VMCsi- Clearing ATC Fault VMCsi
• VMCsi ATC Arm Manual Movement VMCsi
• Adjusting ATC Cam Wheel VMCsi
• ATC Cam Assembly VMCsi
• VMCsi ATC Pot Replacement VMCsi
• VMCsi - Replace Carousel Disc VMCsi
• VMCsi: BT40 Option - ATC Arm Replacement VMCsi
• How to Replace a VMC/TMC Air Cylinder Kit 31889 VMCsi
• VMCsi- Setup for 30 or 40 Tool ATC VMCsi
• VMCsi 12/14 40 Tool ATC Installation and Alignment VMC12si, VMC14si

• Eliminating Radial Movement in the Turret During Clamping and Unclamping TCsi
• TC820LTYsi- Turret Alignment TC820LTYsi
• TC820LTYsi Turret Disk Alignment Procedure TC820LTYsi
• TC820LTYsi Turret Disk Removal, Installation and Alignment TC820LTYsi
• TC820LTY-S Turret Disk Removal and Realignment TC820LTY-Ssi
• Activating Half Index on TC820LTYsi TC820LTYsi
• How to Remove and Replace a 3 Jaw or Collet Chuck TCsi
• Turning Centers: Collision Detection TCsi
• TCsi: How to Reset Collision Detection TCsi

• How It Works: Siemens Sinumerik Axis Diagnostics Screen VMCsi
• How It Works: Siemens Sinumerik Topology Screen VMCsi
• VMCsi - Diagnostic I/O Custom Screen VMCsi
• VMCsi - How to Set Up & Use the Trace Software Tool VMCsi
• VMCsi & TCsi- Logging Button Presses VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCsi & TCsi - Axis Tuning Using Auto Servo Tuning (AST) VMCsi, TCsi
• Troubleshooting Z-Axis Motor Overheating Alarms 207011 & 207012 VMCsi
• Si Fan Modules VMCsi, TCsi
• TC820si Lathe: Replace C, Q, X & Z Axis Motors TC820si
• DC Link Undervoltage Ride-Through Adjustment
• Error 149001: No Boot Script Available
• Error 22051: Spindle Reference Mark Not Found

• VMCsi Probe Tool and Probe Part Options - Mount Probe Receiver VMCsi
• VMCsi Probe Tool Option - Set Up & Calibrate Tool Setting Probe VMCsi
• VMCsi Probe Part Option - Set Up & Calibrate Spindle Probe VMCsi
• VMCsi - Changing Tool Probe Measuring Axis VMCsi
• TC820si & TC820LTYsi Lathe: Calibrate Tool Setters TC820si, TC820LTYsi

• G291 ISO Mode: Haas Program Compatibility
• TC820si M-Code Changes: Old PLC to New PLC

• VMC 4th Axis 7/10 or 12/14 Installation VMCsi
• Trunnion Mechanical Assembly VMCsi
• Trunnion Mechanical Alignment VMCsi
• Trunnion Assembly Inspection Guide VMCsi
• Trunnion Installation Inspection Guide VMCsi
• Trunnion (3+2) Calibration VMCsi
• Trunnion Collision Protection Setup

• Coolant Through Spindle (CTS)

• Install LNS Servo Barfeed Option TC820si, TC820LTYsi
• TC820/TC820LTY Auto Door Option TC820si, TC820LTYsi

• Automation Ready and Auto Door: Overview
• Automation Ready: VMCsi
• Automation Ready: TCsi
• Auto Door: VMCsi
• Auto Door: TCsi
• VMC Auto Front Door Installation Procedure VMCsi
• VMC Auto Side Door Installation Procedure VMCsi
• VMCsi/TCsi Auto Door Programing Guide VMCsi, TC820si, TC820LTYsi

• Transformer Option
• Transformer Option Removal (VMCsi & TCsi) VMCsi, TCsi

• OPC UA setup on Sinumerik One control VMCsi, TCsi
• Set Up a Network Drive
• Sinumerik One - Remote Access - Install & Run VNC Viewer VMCsi, TCsi
• Siemens - RMVM Installation VMCsi, TCsi
• VMCsi - Connecting TRAK Machine to Siemens MindSphere Website VMCsi

• VMCsi Conveyor Cleaning and Maintenance VMCsi

ProtoTRAK machines: ProtoTRAK Reference Index

Last updated 2026-11-10.