hopit
Use Case
OPC UA, Modbus, Siemens S7, TwinCAT and more — forwarded to a local Grafana dashboard, a time series database, or a cloud platform. hopit Edge connects to machines through their native interface, with no PLC changes and no six-month IT project.
Machine Monitoring
CNC-7 · live process data
Spindle speed
3,000 RPM
847
Parts today
4.2 s
Cycle time
Running
Status
Status timeline · last 8h
The problem
Most manufacturers know what data their machines could provide. The problem is getting to it without making connectivity a project in its own right.
01
A 2012 Siemens CNC uses S7. The conveyor runs Modbus. The newer machining centre has OPC UA. Four machines, four protocols, four separate integration efforts. Most projects never start because the connection phase alone gets scoped as months of work.
02
The integrator quote arrives: €80k, five months, custom middleware for each machine. The budget doesn't get approved. The machines stay unmonitored. The digitization project sits on a slide deck for another year.
03
Every digitization project covers the newest machines first. The 15-year-old lathe that runs 40% of your volume gets left out because nobody knows how to bridge a relay output to a modern data platform. Your most-used asset is your least-visible one.
How it works
hopit Edge connects to machines through their native protocol, reads process data in real time, and forwards it to your chosen destination — a local time series database, a Grafana dashboard, or a cloud platform. The connection work is the same regardless of destination.
Process variables, part counts, machine states — each machine reporting through its own protocol, all collected in one place.
Live process data
Live| Machine | Protocol | Variable | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC-7 | OPC UA | Spindle RPM | 3,012 | ● Running |
| Press-3 | Modbus | Pressure | 182 bar | ● Running |
| Welder-1 | S7 | Temperature | 847 °C | ● Running |
| Conveyor-2 | Digital I/O | Running signal | — | ● Stopped |
One agent. All supported drivers running at the same time.
Write to a local time series database on-premises. Visualize process data and machine timelines in Grafana — full control, no cloud dependency.
Furnace-1 · Temperature
847 °C
Configure which data goes where — hopit Manufacturing, Azure IoT Hub, or an MQTT broker. Nothing leaves the plant without explicit configuration.
Try the live demo — or download hopit Edge free and connect your first machine.
Features and what they change
Zero protocol lock-in — OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, Siemens S7, TwinCAT ADS, Sinumerik, MQTT and digital I/O relay outputs. hopit Edge runs all drivers simultaneously. Mixed machine parks connect through a single instance.
Zero PLC changes — hopit Edge reads passively through standard industrial protocols. No modifications to machine programs or configuration required. Your OT team stays in control of the machine layer.
Local monitoring with Grafana — data written to a local time series database and visualized in Grafana. Full data control, no internet dependency, no cloud cost. The setup that works in air-gapped environments.
Cloud forwarding on your terms — route machine data to hopit Manufacturing, Azure IoT Hub, or any MQTT broker. You configure what goes where — nothing leaves the plant without explicit setup.
Edge preprocessing — filter, aggregate and tag data before forwarding. Reduce bandwidth to the cloud target and keep raw high-frequency data local where it belongs.
Offline buffering — if the internet connection drops, hopit Edge continues collecting locally and forwards the buffered data once connectivity is restored. No data loss during outages.
Who it's for
Plant Managers & Operations Directors — need machine data but can't wait for a six-month IT project to deliver it. hopit Edge is a connection, not a project.
OT/IT Integrators & Automation Engineers — need a gateway that handles mixed protocols without custom middleware for each machine. One agent, every driver.
Maintenance Engineers — need live process data — temperature, spindle load, vibration — to detect abnormal conditions before they cause unplanned stops.
Continuous Improvement & Lean Leads — need raw machine data as the foundation for OEE tracking and structured downtime analysis.
hopit Edge is used across a wide range of manufacturing sectors. Common industries:
hopit Edge is free to download and runs on your hardware. Or talk to us if you want help with the first connection.