Citizen machine monitoring in Scout MES reads data directly from the Citizen control over your factory LAN.
What data Scout reads from Citizen controls
- status
- mode
- program number
- feed rate
- alarm text
Citizen machines with a Mitsubishi M70/M700 control use a separate communication library. With a Mitsubishi M800 control, Scout reads the data with the standard Mitsubishi protocol.
How the connection works
Scout reads the data over your factory LAN, directly from the control, with no electrical modifications. The machine does not need internet access: SCT (Scout Configuration Tool) runs as Windows services on a computer in your network and sends the data to the Scout server over HTTPS, so you do not need to open any inbound ports. We install and configure SCT remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in the LAN and send us the list of machines (control type and IP address). Scout only reads data. It does not control machine motion.
Frequently asked questions
Status, mode, program number, feed rate and alarm text.
Citizen machines with a Mitsubishi M70/M700 control (through a separate communication library) and with a Mitsubishi M800 control (through the standard Mitsubishi protocol).
We do, remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in your LAN and send us the list of machines; we install and configure SCT and connect the machines. To add a machine later, you write to us and we change the configuration remotely.
No. SCT runs on a computer in your LAN and sends the data to the Scout server over HTTPS. The machine itself stays in your local network.
Talk to us
Not sure which data Scout can read from your Citizen machines? Talk to our expert during a free consultation.