Industrial Hardware.
One REST Call.

I want my website to show live temperature from a lab sensor. I have a COM-port thermometer — but my web app has no idea serial ports exist.

Mascarata runs on the same machine as the device, reads it continuously, and exposes GET /sensor/read/temperature → {"value": "23.5", "unit": "°C"}. Your frontend fetches it like any other REST endpoint. No serial library, no driver code in your app.

I need to tare a scale from a browser button. The scale speaks Modbus. My browser speaks HTTP.

Mascarata maps GET /scale/command/tare to the correct Modbus register write. No serial library, no protocol knowledge in your frontend — just a button that calls an HTTP endpoint.

I have 10 devices on different COM ports from three different vendors. I want one unified API — same response shape regardless of which device I'm reading.

Drop a JSON driver file for each device type, map them in topology.json, and Mascarata gives you a single REST interface for all. Same response format, same integration code — regardless of the underlying protocol.

My device is across the building but my application server is in the rack. I can't run a serial cable 50 meters down a hallway.

Install Mascarata on the machine physically connected to the device. Your server polls its HTTP endpoint over LAN. No VPN tunnels, no serial-over-network adapters — just plain HTTP across your existing local network.

I'm a web developer. I've never touched Modbus in my life, and the device manual is 200 pages of register tables.

You don't need to read it. Mascarata hides registers, baud rates, and byte offsets behind a REST call that returns plain JSON. Write frontend code — not hardware drivers.

I want to expose an external weather API or cloud data source alongside my hardware readings — same unified interface, same response format.

Mascarata's API Mirror feature polls any external HTTP source on a schedule and exposes it under the same unified interface. Mix cloud data and local hardware readings in one topology, one API.

I want my server to receive data the moment a reading updates — not waste bandwidth polling on a timer every few seconds.

Set up a webhook pointing to your endpoint. On every interval, Mascarata pushes the reading as JSON with your Bearer token attached. If your server is temporarily down, Store & Forward queues payloads and replays them automatically for up to 24 hours.

I need to know immediately when a sensor goes out of range — even at 2 AM. I can't have someone watching a dashboard all night.

Configure a threshold condition (e.g. temperature > 80°C). Mascarata checks it every few seconds, fires a notification to your email or Telegram, then silences itself for a cooldown period so you're not flooded. No external monitoring service required.

My team needs a live view of all devices — current values, status badges, last-seen time. I don't want to build a monitoring UI from scratch.

The built-in dashboard displays every device as a live card with current value, 24-hour min/max/average, status badge, and last-update timestamp. Choose whether it polls in the background or only while the page is open. Nothing to build or host.

I need to prove to a client that our sensor stayed within spec for the last 30 days. I need exportable data with charts, not just today's reading.

The History page lets you query any device parameter by date range and renders it as an interactive chart with min/max/average statistics. Export to CSV in one click for compliance reports or client audits.

Something is wrong with a device response but I don't know what raw bytes it's actually sending. I need to talk to it directly without writing a test script.

Open the Terminal. It speaks raw serial over WebSocket — send text or hex commands, watch the response in real time, and inspect live serial pin states (CTS, DSR, RTS). Switch to Modbus or Binary preset commands to test protocol frames without writing a line of code.

My CNC machine sends status codes over RS-232 but my MES system only speaks HTTP. And it must run 24/7 — if the serial port drops, it needs to reconnect automatically.

Mascarata's keep-alive mode maintains a persistent serial connection with automatic reconnect backoff. Map the machine's status to a REST endpoint. If the device goes silent, an alert fires to your operator before the production line even notices.