IIoT, SCADA & Edge Connectivity worked example

Machine Data Capture Rate at 99% machine data capture target: a worked example

What does the result look like when machine data capture target reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when an OEE or analytics lead needs to know how many machines are reporting all required tags (not just one heartbeat), before publishing a plant-wide OEE or scrap dashboard.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Machines with all required tags reporting: 58 machines (unchanged)
  • Total connected machines in scope: 62 machines (unchanged)
  • Machine data capture target: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Machine data capture rate = machines fully reporting ÷ total connected machines × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 93.55 % for machine data capture rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.45 points for capture gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 58 count for machines fully reporting.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 62 count for total connected machines.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where machine data capture target sits at 95% and the headline result is 93.55 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 93.55 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when machine data capture target is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It counts a machine as captured only if all required tags report, so it does not credit partial capture; a machine missing one minor tag scores the same as one that is fully dark.

Results at a glance

  • Machine data capture rate: 93.55 % (headline result)
  • Capture gap to target: 5.45 points
  • Machines fully reporting: 58 count
  • Total connected machines: 62 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Machine Data Capture Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.