Get the data off your machines. Then let AI read it.
You have tried asking ChatGPT or Claude about your machines. What is missing is the machine’s own data. These guides show how to get it with sensors you can buy off the shelf, check it in Claude, and send it to InduQT.
What do you want to know?
How every guide works
- Buy a sensor from the maker or a local distributor: Shelly meters, ESP32 boards, Bluetooth tags, 4–20 mA transmitters. US$15–150 per machine.
- Publish over MQTT to a free broker on a Raspberry Pi in the plant (start here).
- Check the readings with Claude or ChatGPT: record two minutes to a file and paste the prompt from the guide.
- Wire it to InduQT: Claude creates the machine and a key; a small bridge forwards the readings. Free for up to 3 machines.
- Get outcomes: InduQT learns each machine’s normal and warns before it fails, with the cause and the next check.
All sensor guides
Build a factory MQTT gateway on a Raspberry Pi
Set up Mosquitto on a Raspberry Pi so cheap off-the-shelf sensors can publish machine data, check it with Claude or ChatGPT, then forward it to InduQT.
Automate air compressor monitoring with a Shelly Pro 3EM, InduQT and Claude
Clamp a Shelly Pro 3EM on the compressor supply to log load/unload cycles, run hours and power over MQTT, check it in Claude, and get early warnings in InduQT.
Automate CNC utilisation and OEE tracking with a current clamp, InduQT and Claude
Track CNC spindle cutting, idle and off time from a clamp-on current sensor over MQTT. No access to the CNC control needed. Check in Claude, analyse in InduQT.
Automate cycle counting on an injection moulding machine with a proximity sensor, InduQT and Claude
Count shots and cycle time on any injection moulding or press machine with a proximity sensor and a Shelly Plus Uni or ESP32 over MQTT, then track it in InduQT.
Automate induction furnace cooling-water monitoring with off-the-shelf sensors, InduQT and Claude
Log induction furnace coil cooling-water temperature and flow with Shelly or ESP32 sensors over MQTT, check them in Claude and get early warnings in InduQT.
Automate pump and fan vibration monitoring with an ESP32 accelerometer, InduQT and Claude
Build a US$30 vibration sensor (ESP32 + ADXL345) with on-board FFT: velocity RMS in mm/s and 1x/2x/3x over MQTT. Check it in Claude, then let InduQT warn early.
Automate cold rooms and motor temperatures with Bluetooth sensors, InduQT and Claude
Get readings from battery Bluetooth sensors (RuuviTag, Shelly BLU H&T and others) into MQTT with Theengs Gateway or a Shelly BLU Gateway, check them in Claude, then InduQT.
Automate hydraulic press pressure monitoring with a 4–20 mA transmitter, InduQT and Claude
Turn any 4–20 mA pressure, level or flow transmitter into MQTT data with a Shelly Plus Uni and one resistor, check it in Claude, and let InduQT watch the press.
Automate data collection from a PLC with Modbus TCP, Node-RED, InduQT and Claude
Read registers from a PLC, energy meter or drive over Modbus TCP with Node-RED, publish them to MQTT, check them in Claude and send them to InduQT. Ready-to-import flow.
Already logging machine data in Excel? Turn it into early warnings with InduQT and Claude
Upload the machine readings you already keep in Excel or CSV (shift logs, historian exports) to InduQT through Claude, so it learns normal before a single sensor is fitted.
Automate standby and prime generator monitoring with Shelly sensors, InduQT and Claude
Monitor a diesel generator’s output, run hours, starts and starter-battery voltage with Shelly sensors over MQTT, for workshops, yards and camps in safe areas.
Get data from hazardous-area machines into InduQT with certified wireless instruments
How oil, gas and chemical sites get vibration, pressure and temperature from ATEX/IECEx zones into OPC UA or Modbus TCP with certified WirelessHART or ISA100 instruments, then to InduQT.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get data from my machine into ChatGPT or Claude?
Fit an off-the-shelf sensor that speaks MQTT (a Shelly meter, an ESP32 board, or a Bluetooth tag through a gateway), run a free MQTT broker on a Raspberry Pi, record a couple of minutes of readings to a file and give the file to Claude or ChatGPT. For continuous data, send the readings to InduQT and use the InduQT connector in Claude to ask about them any time.
Do I need to buy sensors from InduQT?
No. InduQT does not sell sensors. Every guide uses parts you can buy from the maker or a local distributor, usually for US$15–150 per machine.
Can InduQT read Bluetooth sensors?
Through a gateway. Theengs Gateway (free, on the Raspberry Pi) or a Shelly BLU Gateway turns Bluetooth readings into MQTT, and InduQT reads them like any other sensor.
What if the data is already in a PLC or in Excel?
Read the PLC over Modbus TCP with Node-RED, or upload the Excel history. Both have their own guide here.
Is this cheaper than Tractian or Guidewheel?
Usually, for a first few machines: you buy the sensors once and InduQT is priced per machine with unlimited users. Vendor-sensor systems bundle their own hardware and service, which suits some plants better. See the comparisons.