Python command: MTConnect

The MTConnect commands in Python™ allow you to interface with MTConnect agents.

The MTConnect Action can generate a Python script for basic data collection from an MTConnect agent.

See Python commands for other commands you can use with GainSeeker.

Syntax	Example	Description/Remarks	New or changed in GainSeeker version
mtconnect.current()	current = mtconnect.current()	Returns the current value of the Data Item ID(s)specified by mtconnect.dataitemid. If mtconnect.dataitemid is set to a string, mtconnect.current() will return a single value. If mtconnect.dataitemid is set to a list, mtconnect.current() will return a list of values.	9.1
mtconnect.dataitemid	mtconnect.dataitemid = "x2" mtconnect.dataitemid = ["x2", "y2", "xpos", "ypos"]	Gets/Sets the Data Item ID name(s) to target on the device. You can set this to a string or a list of strings.	9.1
mtconnect.deviceuuid	mtconnect.deviceuuid = "000"	Gets/Sets the Device UUID to target from the agent.
mtconnect.sample(maxitems)	samplelist = mtconnect.sample(5)	Deprecated - use mtconnect.current() instead.	9.1
mtconnect.setaddress(address, port)	mtconnect.setaddress("http://mtconnect.mazakcorp.com", 5609)	Sets the address and port of the MTConnect agent to connect to.