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KAMCOS ® - Explorer 

Program for the easy remote access 

to machine information 

Contents: Description of the functions of the KAMCOS ® Explorer 

Page 

1.0 Introduction 2 

2.0 Language selection 3 

3.0 Group allocation 3-4 

4.0 Help in case of questions regarding the KAMCOS ® Explorer 4 

5.0 Menu „Factory-hall layout“ 

5.1 Arrangement of the machine positions 5 

5.2 New alignment of the factory-hall layout 6 

5.3 Machine icons 6 

5.4 View of detailed machine information 7 

5.5 Note function concerning the Machine icons 8 

6.0 Menu „Machine list“ 8 

7.0 Example „Network configuration“ 9 

© by KARL MAYER Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH - Obertshausen, 2010 

AKunert 04.02.2010 1/9 Description 

„KAMCOS ® Explorer“

KAMCOS ® - Explorer 

1.0 Introduction 

The KAMCOS ® Explorer program gives you the possibility to call up relevant machine 

information simply by using an easy remote access, e.g. from an office PC. 

This program offers you the following functions: 

• Language selection 

The program is available in 3 languages German, English and Chinese. 

• Machine line-up (positioning) in the view of a factory-hall layout. 

You can create the arrangement (line-up) of the machines by yourself, thus 

being able to reproduce (simulate) the real arrangement in the production halls. 

The “Machine icon” (machine view) contains the machine number, the machine 

designation, the rotational machine speed as well as the colour-highlighted 

status message of the different machines. 

• Detailed machine information 

After having selected a machine, you get the readable access to (almost) all the 

values displayed on the Operator Interface. 

The Operator Interface display on the machine is not affected (influenced)! 

• Print job 

Now you can easily print out e.g. shift data and piece data from the office PC. 

The operation of the KAMCOS ® Explorer requires the following preconditions: 

 

 

 

Network-compatible KAMCOS ® system with a software release (software 

version) which is more recent than or the same as the following version: 

BO - SW - Version V0.8.1.114 

(total system release: SF 0905) 

Customer’s PC 

- with network card 

- operating system: Windows platform (2000, XP, Vista, 7) 

Network connection 

• All the networked machines to be displayed in the KAMCOS ® Explorer 

must be in the same network segment as the PC on which the 

KAMCOS ® Explorer runs (operates). 

(see example item 7.0, page 9) 

• All the network connections between machine and PC (Ethernet) have to 

be cabled with min. „Cat 5e“. 

• The network connection within any active component should not exceed 

a max. length of 100 meters. 



2.0 Language selection: 

Select the language selection and 

select another language. 

Screen (view) with new 

language setting 

3.0 Group allocation: 

Machines equipped with an Operator Interface version older than the version 

BO V1.1.0.123 always belong to the group 0! 

The group allocation of the machines starting from this version can be adjusted via 

“System settings” (button 7)! 

Select button 7 

„System settings“. 

Press Code selection 

Enter Master-Code 

and confirm with 

OK button 

Here in the input window „Group allocation“ 

you can assign the machine to a machine 

group, which can be displayed separately 

in the KAMCOS ® Explorer. 

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Continuation: 3.0 Group allocation: 

Select the group selection 

and select a group accordingly. 

Group 33 was 

selected in this example. 

After having adjusted the respective 

group (here group 33), you will only 

see those machines which actually 

belong to this group! 

4.0 Help in case of questions regarding the KAMCOS ® Explorer: 

By selecting the question mark symbol 

you get to KARL MAYER’s internet page 

(provided such an internet connection has 

previously been set up). Here you have the 

possibility to download the latest version of 

the KAMCOS ® Explorer, and you can also 

contact KARL MAYER if you have questions 

on this program. 




5.1 Factory-hall layout Arrangement of the machine positions: 

After opening the KAMCOS ® Explorer 

you will see all the networked machines 

which are displayed as rectangular block 

icons (in the explorer menu). 

The first representation shows an 

overlapping, diagonal arrangement. 

By clicking with the left mouse button on 

the machine block icon, you can pull the 

individual machine icons to a certain 

position. In this way, you can gradually 

adjust the factory-hall layout to the real 

space assignment plan of the machines. 

After setting the factory-hall layout, this 

layout may look as shown in the 

opposite picture! 

Besides, you also have the possibility 

to change the block icons of the 

machines! 

When clicking on the left upper button, 

the block icon changes from horizontal 

to vertical or vice versa. 

When clicking on the neighbouring 

button, the block icon is enlarged 

(zoomed in) and/or diminished 

(zoomed out). 




5.2 New alignment of the factory-hall layout 

This function can be used to re-align all the machines of the selected group (‘All’ is 

also possible); i.e. you can bring the machines into a new diagonal view (helpful if a 

machine is covered /overlapped by another one). 

Press the button „New alignment“. 

A question appears, asking you whether the 

system should carry out this ‘New alignment’ 

or not (confirmation prompt). 

For confirmation, please 

press „Yes“! 

Afterwards the machines (in this 

example the machines belonging to 

the group „All“) are re-aligned 

diagonally. 

5.3 Machine icon: 

Machine status: 

green Knitting mode 

yellow Warning 

magenta Machine free (standstill) 

red Fault 

Machine number 

Machine designation 

This is the designation of the 

machine entered in Menu 7 

under the register 

„General“ Machine . 

Rotational machine 

speed 




5.4 View of detailed machine information: 

By double-clicking on a certain machine, you 

have direct contact to the Operator Interface. 

Now you can move from one menu of the 

Operator Interface to another, without 

affecting the view (display) on the machine. 

A code input, however, is not possible! 

Press button 7, for example. 

Once you have got to Menu 7, you can see in 

the header bar that the Code selection is 

deactivated (disabled). 

Input windows that can be changed via the 

KAMCOS ® Explorer, don’t affect the functions 

on the machine! 

You can return to the KAMCOS ® Explorer view (screen) 

by pressing the “Return button“ > < 

(in the header bar of the Operator Interface). 

You have to press this button until you get back to 

Menu 0; when pressing once again, you return to the 

KAMCOS ® Explorer. 




5.5 Note function concerning the Machine icons: 

By clicking with the right mouse button on the block icon of a certain machine, the respective 

note window will be opened accordingly. Here you can enter any text you like. 

You have 2 possibilities to close the note 

function: 

• click with the right mouse button on the 

block icon of the machine, or 

• touch the cross in the note view. 

6.0 Menu „Machine list“ 

The functions of the group selection as well as the language setting are used in the “Machine 

list” in the same way as described under the section „Factory-hall layout“! 

The „Machine list“ shows all the messages 

which also appear in the information window of 

the footer bar of the machines (see above 

picture). 

By a double-click on a certain machine of the list, 

you get the readable access to the selected 

machine. 

Press the „Return button“ for returning to 

the KAMCOS ® Explorer. 



7.0 Example „Network configuration“ 

PC Master Office 

with KAMCOS ® Explorer 

Local printer 

Switch / Router 

min. Cat 5e 

max. 100 m 

Adapter 

D-Link DUB-E100 (version B1) 

Machine 2 Machine 3 

Ethernet connection to the switch cabinet housing or 

straight to the Operator Interface, plug-connection E TH 2 

USB connection to the Operator Interface 

Machine 1

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