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Scale Indicator IntegrationMettler Toledo terminals have streamed the same well-documented continuous format since the classic 8142 — a compact string carrying status, weight, and tare up to twenty times a second. CloudAgg reads MT Continuous over serial or Ethernet and runs your scale house from the cloud: ticketing, pricing, inventory, dispatch, and an unattended kiosk. The terminal you own stays put.
Toledo Continuous is a fixed 17-byte string (18 with checksum): status words, six digits of weight, six of tare. It's documented in every terminal manual from the 8142 era to today's IND780 — CloudAgg reads it natively.
17-byte MT Continuous · up to 20 HzThe IND780 has Ethernet TCP/IP on board and can point its continuous stream at a COM port or the network. The IND570 and IND246 stream over their standard COM ports, with Ethernet available as an option board — or skip the board and use a device server.
Native TCP/IP on IND780Panther, Lynx, Jaguar, 8142, 8530 — terminals that have fronted truck scales for decades still stream continuous over RS-232. A ~$100 serial-to-Ethernet server puts any of them on the network.
Panther-era hardware includedEvery model below has a manufacturer-documented continuous output. Don't see yours? Send us the model number — if the manual shows a continuous or stream mode, it connects.
| Indicator | Status | Ports for the stream | Connection path |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND780 | Current | Ethernet TCP/IP built in; COM1 RS-232, COM2 RS-232/422/485 | TCP/IP direct or serial — continuous assignable to either |
| IND570 | Current | COM1 RS-232/422/485 standard; Ethernet option board | Serial direct, option board, or device server; MT Continuous up to 20 Hz |
| IND246 | Current | COM1 serial standard; Ethernet option board | Serial direct or device server (~4 updates/sec) |
| IND231 | Current | COM1 RS-232 (no Ethernet option exists for this model) | Serial direct or device server |
| IND331 | Discontinued — still supported | COM1 RS-232; optional COM2 RS-232/485 | Serial direct or device server |
| Panther / Lynx / Jaguar | Discontinued — still supported | RS-232 (Lynx adds RS-485/422 ports) | Device server onto the network |
| 8142 / 8530 | Discontinued — still supported | RS-232 / RS-422 / 20mA | Device server; the 8142 offers three continuous variants — we read all of them |
Serial-only indicator or no option card? A serial-to-Ethernet device server such as the Moxa NPort 5110/5150 (typically around $100) puts the RS-232 stream on your network — no changes to the indicator, no recertification of the scale. Details on the integrations overview.
If SMSTurbo, ScaleIt, or WinTik is reading your Mettler Toledo terminal today, CloudAgg reads the very same stream — switching software never means touching the scale. We import your materials, customers, trucks, and price lists, and our team handles the hardware call with your scale tech. See the guide to switching scale-ticketing software.
Yes. The IND570 streams MT Continuous over its standard COM1 serial port. Connect it to the CloudAgg site relay over serial, or use a ~$100 serial-to-Ethernet device server — the option board is one path, not a requirement.
Really. The 8142 streams continuous in three documented variants (Toledo, Masstron, and Short Form) over RS-232 — CloudAgg reads all three. A serial-to-Ethernet device server puts it on your network without touching the terminal.
Assign a connection with the Continuous output type to the port CloudAgg listens on — it's a menu item in the terminal's communication setup. Our team walks your scale tech through it on the onboarding call.
Yes. That's exactly what the serial path is for: the IND231's COM1 streams continuous over RS-232, and a small device server republishes it over TCP/IP on your network.
No. CloudAgg is a read-only listener on the terminal's output — the same stream that feeds a remote display. It records the certified weight exactly as transmitted and never alters it; the terminal remains the legal-for-trade device.
Book a 30-minute demo and bring your model number — we'll confirm the connection path on the call. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial, no credit card required.
METTLER TOLEDO and all terminal model names (IND780, IND570, IND246, IND231, IND331, Panther, Lynx, Jaguar, 8142, 8530) are trademarks of their respective owners. CloudAgg is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or certified by Mettler-Toledo. Compatibility means CloudAgg reads the terminal's documented continuous output.