Haas machine monitoring

Haas machine monitoring in Scout MES works with two kinds of Haas controls: Haas NGC via MTConnect, and older Haas controls (CHC) via RS232 with a LAN converter.

Haas NGC (MTConnect)

• status
• mode
• program
• part count
• feed override
• spindle override
• alarms

Scout reads this data if the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes it.

Other data (e.g. feed rate, spindle speed and load, tool, macros and variables) is determined during deployment.

Requirements: On the machine, setting 143 (Machine Data Collect) must be switched on. The machine’s MTConnect agent must publish the data.

Haas CHC (RS232 and a LAN converter)

• status
• mode
• program name
• part counters
• spindle load
• tool
• alarm status (active / not active)
• macros

Other data (e.g. spindle speed) is determined during deployment.

Requirements: The connection uses RS232 and a LAN converter.

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

How does Scout connect to Haas NGC machines?

Via MTConnect. On the machine, setting 143 (Machine Data Collect) must be switched on. Scout reads status, mode, program, part count, feed and spindle override and alarms, if the machine’s MTConnect agent publishes them.

Can Scout monitor older Haas machines?

Yes. Haas CHC controls are connected via RS232 and a LAN converter. Scout reads status, mode, program name, part counters, spindle load, tool, alarm status (active / not active) and macros.

Who sets up the connection?

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.

Related

Protocol

MTConnect

MTConnect machine connection: Scout receives the data stream published by the machine’s MTConnect agent.

Feature

Real-time machine monitoring

Real-time machine monitoring: status, downtime, OEE and programs from CNC and PLC controls over the LAN, and from conventional machines via BIOS-IO-01.

Help

Control systems and protocols

Connection guides for CNC controls, robots, PLCs and protocols.