Connect a vending machine's telemetry (cashless reader/ePort) to Cantaloupe Seed for real-time machine and sales monitoring.
domain: cantaloupe.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Install a Cantaloupe card reader/telemetry device (e.g., ePort) with cellular connectivity on the machine.
Register the device's Telemetry ID (ePort serial number) against the machine record in the management platform.
Confirm the integration activates automatic telemetry transmission (sales, cash levels, machine status) to Cantaloupe's cloud.
Use the resulting real-time feed for machine monitoring: keep-alive signal, last vend, temperature, and inventory levels.
Feed collected telemetry into downstream route/delivery optimization (data-driven pick lists).
Known gotchas
The Telemetry ID field must match the physical device's serial number exactly — a mismatched ID silently breaks the telemetry linkage without an obvious error.
Telemetry data is transmitted from the device to Cantaloupe's servers first; third-party platforms that also want this data (e.g., VendSoft) integrate against Cantaloupe/Seed rather than the device directly.
Cellular/4G-connected readers depend on carrier connectivity — a machine reported 'offline' may just be a connectivity gap, not a hardware failure.
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