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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHere is how you can liberate your machine data in a few steps using **MonsterMQ Edge**:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
### 1. Enable Industrial Edge
\nFirst, enable the **Industrial Edge** runtime on your WinCC Unified Comfort Panel (note: this typically requires a Siemens Industrial Edge license). This turns your HMI panel into an extensible edge device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
### 2. Deploy MonsterMQ Edge
\nNext, install the lightweight, single-binary **MonsterMQ Edge MQTT Broker** as an Industrial Edge app. As detailed in our [previous setup guide](https:\/\/www.rocworks.at\/wordpress\/?p=1717):
\n– Download `MonsterMQ-Edge.tar` from the [GitHub Releases](https:\/\/github.com\/vogler75\/monster-mq-edge\/releases).
\n– Rename the file extension to `.app`.
\n– Upload and launch the app on your panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
### 3. Connect to the Runtime
\nOnce MonsterMQ Edge is running, configure it to connect to your panel’s runtime data. Use `\/tmp\/automation\/HmiRuntime` as the Pipe Path to establish the data connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
### 4. Stream to MQTT, Databases, & More!
\nWith the connection established, MonsterMQ Edge exposes your machine tags via MQTT. But it doesn’t stop there:
\n– **Broker Forwarding**: MonsterMQ Edge can forward MQTT data directly to other cloud or enterprise-level MQTT brokers.
\n– **Database Integration**: It can write your runtime data immediately into databases for archiving and real-time analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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### \ud83c\udf10 Scalable IoT Architecture
\nIn a production deployment, you can run **MonsterMQ Edge** on multiple WinCC Unified Comfort Panels across the factory floor. Each edge instance forwards its tag data to a central **MonsterMQ Full** broker. The central broker then stores and forwards the aggregated stream directly into a database like **InfluxDB** for historical archiving and dashboarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, the central broker can host the MonsterMQ Dashboard to manage all brokers\u2014including the ones running on the panels\u2014providing a single, unified interface to manage your entire broker network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is your valuable machine data locked away and inaccessible? If you are running a **Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Unified Comfort Panel**, you are in luck! You already have the power to unlock that data and stream it anywhere you need. Here … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rocworks.at\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mq_detailed_pipeline.jpg\")
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