An MTConnect machine connection lets Scout MES receive the data stream that the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes, over your factory LAN.
What data Scout reads via MTConnect
- status
- mode
- program
- feed rate
- feed and spindle override
- spindle speed
- alarms
Scout reads this data if the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes it.
Other data (e.g. part count, tool, spindle load or variables) depends on the protocol version and is determined during deployment.
Requirements: The machine’s MTConnect agent must publish the data.
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.
Guides for machines connected via MTConnect: DMG MORI, Haas, Mazak, OKUMA.
Frequently asked questions
Status, mode, program, feed rate, feed and spindle override, spindle speed and alarms, if the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes them. Other data depends on the protocol version and is determined during deployment.
For example DMG MORI, Haas NGC, Mazak and OKUMA – each has its own guide.
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.
Talk to us
Not sure which data Scout can read from your MTConnect machines? Talk to our expert during a free consultation.