Enable and poll Haas CNC Machine Data Collection (MDC) Q/E commands over Ethernet
domain: haascnc.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Set Setting 143 (Machine Data Collect) on the control to enable MDC and choose the TCP port, using 5051 for Q/E commands (avoid 8082, which is reserved for MTConnect, and 9090-9999)
Open a TCP connection to the control on the configured port
Send a query in the form "?Q###\n" (e.g. ?Q100 for serial number, ?Q104 for mode, ?Q500 for combined program/status/parts) terminated with a newline
Parse the plain-text response, e.g. Q500 returns PROGRAM, Oxxxxx, STATUS, PARTS, xxxxx
Poll additional codes as needed (Q101 control version, Q102 model, Q200 tool changes, Q300 power-on time, Q303/Q304 cycle times, Q402/Q403 parts counters)
Known gotchas
Q/E command availability and exact response formatting can vary between NGC and older classic-control generations — validate against the specific control before assuming a code is supported
Port 143's Setting also gates whether MDC responds at all; if Setting 143 is misconfigured (e.g. left on 8082/9090-9999) the connection will conflict with services already using those ports
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