# Dashboard

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## [Ui-Template Node for Custom Images](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-node-for-custom-images/38395)

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**Author:** [@nicedevil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicedevil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2021 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-node-for-custom-images/38395 "2021-01-02T13:57:53Z")

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Heya, can somebody tell me a realy simple example on how to create a switch with the ui\_template node with any custom icon from the internet? I have this one here f.e. \<span class="iconify" data-icon="emojione:couch-a…

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## [Can someone try this flow to see if the following plot is generated without the straight line](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-someone-try-this-flow-to-see-if-the-following-plot-is-generated-without-the-straight-line/38316)

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**Author:** [@Munier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Munier)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2021 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-someone-try-this-flow-to-see-if-the-following-plot-is-generated-without-the-straight-line/38316 "2021-01-01T21:21:46Z")

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Here I am trying to trend two data vectors in a time series but it doesn't work in my node-red dashboard. I have communicated with someone who said otherwise. Can someone try it to see if the following plot is different: …

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## [\[feature request\] socket.io middleware](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-socket-io-middleware/38064)

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**Author:** [@kevinGodell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kevinGodell)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2021 15:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-socket-io-middleware/38064 "2021-01-01T15:23:13Z")

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I would like to add a backwards compatible feature to node-red-dashboard that will allow us to add custom middleware to the socket io connection. The implementation is simple and not too different from how we add http mi…

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## [How to create Different Login UI?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-different-login-ui/38123)

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**Author:** [@rpr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rpr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2021 06:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-different-login-ui/38123 "2021-01-01T06:14:42Z")

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Hello Respected Members, I am trying to create a Dashboard in which when i press Admin Button it directs me to a different User Interface and when i press Admin it directs me to Admin User Interface. Any relevant Infor…

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## [Set Global Variable via button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-global-variable-via-button/38327)

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**Author:** [@lesterkelly](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lesterkelly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2020 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-global-variable-via-button/38327 "2020-12-31T14:27:11Z")

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Hi, I feel really stupid asking this but is it possible to set a global variable directly via a button press without having to use a function node or anything else. It looks like if I set the action field to global, al…

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## [Flows stopped due to missing node types mui\_tab mui\_group](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types-mui-tab-mui-group/38317)

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**Author:** [@cope](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cope)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2020 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types-mui-tab-mui-group/38317 "2020-12-31T12:23:00Z")

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I had problems with my dashboard after a system crash. It is running on a RaspberryPi4 with 2GB RAM with PiOS. So I removedNodeRed from the system: sudo npm -g remove node-red sudo npm -g remove node-red-admin rm -R…

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## [UI-Web Cam Auto Trigger](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-web-cam-auto-trigger/38268)

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**Author:** [@cjkini](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cjkini)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2020 13:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-web-cam-auto-trigger/38268 "2020-12-30T13:41:35Z")

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Hi @dceejay, I have been testing this UI Web Cam node for facial recognition. This node works like a champ :slight\_smile: May i know is there any setting that we can configure so that this camera will take the picture …

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## [Contrib-counter to ui-table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-counter-to-ui-table/38234)

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**Author:** [@dvyjns](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dvyjns)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2020 00:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contrib-counter-to-ui-table/38234 "2020-12-30T00:38:18Z")

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I have contrib-counter set up to count jars going past an industrial photoelectric sensor on a conveyor line. I'd like to integrate ui-table to display how many jars per day. I'd like it to look something like the image …

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## [Looking for help to find an icon for a task](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-help-to-find-an-icon-for-a-task/38236)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2020 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-help-to-find-an-icon-for-a-task/38236 "2020-12-29T20:46:29Z")

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I have a schedule and I want to add a button that allows a skip today to happen. I guess - push coming to shove - I could just make a button with SKIP on it. But..... I was wondering if there is an icon that relays t…

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## [How do I filter and examine only 1 data set?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-filter-and-examine-only-1-data-set/38231)

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**Author:** [@traderjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/traderjoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2020 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-filter-and-examine-only-1-data-set/38231 "2020-12-29T19:28:16Z")

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Let's say I have 10 devices, each device produces 5 different data points. They are all being fed back to node-red. Each screen will show the 5 different data. But I'm envisioning a drop down selecting the different d…

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## [Node red Ui Automation using Selenium](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-automation-using-selenium/38133)

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**Author:** [@Momen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Momen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 December 2020 23:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-automation-using-selenium/38133 "2020-12-28T23:06:51Z")

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Need to know whether we can able to automate the Node red Ui elements using the Selenium webdriver.

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## [Format dashboard text input time seconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-dashboard-text-input-time-seconds/37664)

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**Author:** [@msmiha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msmiha)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 December 2020 17:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-dashboard-text-input-time-seconds/37664 "2020-12-27T17:12:16Z")

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Hi, I'm looking for a way to format text input in time mode to display seconds. As I understand for this I would need to add attribute step="1" to input. So the code should look like this: \<input type="time" step="1" n…

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## [Dashboard chart customisation bug?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-customisation-bug/38048)

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**Author:** [@jerbzz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jerbzz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [27 December 2020 15:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-customisation-bug/38048 "2020-12-27T15:36:05Z")

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\[reproducible issue described in posts 3-6\] Hi team, My dashboard has a set of graphs like this (It's power data from Tasmota sensors) What I'd like to do is remove the whitespace (greyspace?) above the graph, and …

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## [Dashboard empty in UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-empty-in-ui/37492)

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**Author:** [@HenrikJo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HenrikJo)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [26 December 2020 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-empty-in-ui/37492 "2020-12-26T22:37:41Z")

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I am running this on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1 Node-Red: 1.2.6 Node-red-dashboard: 2.25.0 Dashboard installed with: npm install node-red-dashboard Chart is empty in UI but numeric and gauge works. The follo…

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## [Excessive spacing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/excessive-spacing/38031)

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**Author:** [@Joaovitor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Joaovitor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 December 2020 17:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/excessive-spacing/38031 "2020-12-26T17:04:12Z")

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I developed a time ago an automation project that used the node-red dashboard. So far so good. I implemented several things, like buttons, text boxes and etc. ultiment I changed the project again and realized that some…

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## [The grid and x, y labels in a lighter color](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-grid-and-x-y-labels-in-a-lighter-color/37978)

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**Author:** [@edstobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edstobi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2020 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-grid-and-x-y-labels-in-a-lighter-color/37978 "2020-12-24T16:21:32Z")

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Hello I wish you all a merry Christmas. I would like to display the grid and x, y labels from dedicated chart on the dashboard in a lighter color. I found canvas.chart.chart-line in the cls, but nothing about the colo…

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## [\[feature request\] add output level in the ui\_audio](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-output-level-in-the-ui-audio/37944)

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**Author:** [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 December 2020 08:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-output-level-in-the-ui-audio/37944 "2020-12-25T08:08:57Z")

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I would like to know if it is possible to add a sound volume control of the file to be played to the ui\_audio node? For example from 0 to 100% for files played during the day and at night, and if possible, can be even…

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## [UI Switch element bug (or not)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-element-bug-or-not/37982)

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**Author:** [@RudyFiero](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RudyFiero)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2020 22:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-element-bug-or-not/37982 "2020-12-24T22:11:04Z")

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The switch element is comprised of a "button" (click/touch area) and the graphic for the switch state. The default operation is for the graphic state of the switch to toggle when someone presses the button. The On Payloa…

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## [Is there a Joystick Node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-joystick-node/37953)

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**Author:** [@AaronD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AaronD)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2020 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-joystick-node/37953 "2020-12-24T18:00:30Z")

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I see a button, a numeric entry, a slider, and some other things, but I don't see a joystick. Is there one? I'm looking for a 2-dimensional slider of sorts, that I can drag with the mouse and adjust both X and Y coordi…

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## [Charts are empty after update dashboard 2.26](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charts-are-empty-after-update-dashboard-2-26/37976)

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**Author:** [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2020 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/charts-are-empty-after-update-dashboard-2-26/37976 "2020-12-24T16:51:40Z")

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After updating NR dashboard to 2.26 yesterday all my charts are empty, any idea why that is? The charts are still fed with the same data as the day before yesterday, but there's nothing visible. Any idea what happene…

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## [Change Colour in Circle Pointer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-colour-in-circle-pointer/37659)

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**Author:** [@Mario](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mario)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2020 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-colour-in-circle-pointer/37659 "2020-12-23T16:03:48Z")

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Hi there, I have a circle pointer that I want to turn green for value 1 and red for value 2. My function is not really correct, but it shows what it is all about. What do I have to do to make it work?

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## [Bug dashboard and ui\_level](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-dashboard-and-ui-level/37891)

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**Author:** [@Thierry1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Thierry1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2020 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-dashboard-and-ui-level/37891 "2020-12-23T14:27:08Z")

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Hello, I'm new to Node RED and I have a small problem. With dashboard and ui\_level As long as I don't have a ui\_level object my interface works. If I add a ui\_level object, everything changes and I have more than the …

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## [Side tab menu at the bottom and/or on the top](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/side-tab-menu-at-the-bottom-and-or-on-the-top/37233)

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**Author:** [@noBody](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/noBody)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/side-tab-menu-at-the-bottom-and-or-on-the-top/37233 "2020-12-22T20:36:06Z")

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Hi, is there a way to put left side menu of tabs on the top or at the bottom of page?

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## [Change Text Label via UI Button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-text-label-via-ui-button/37812)

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**Author:** [@hawks76](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hawks76)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2020 02:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-text-label-via-ui-button/37812 "2020-12-23T02:47:37Z")

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Pretty new to Node-Red. I know it's probably a rookie mistake causing this, but i can't figure it out. Trying to set the label of a button based on a global variable (that is being stored in a file). Also wanting to c…

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## [Adding login to ui dashboard as flow page?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-login-to-ui-dashboard-as-flow-page/37770)

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**Author:** [@halukmy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/halukmy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 22:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-login-to-ui-dashboard-as-flow-page/37770 "2020-12-22T22:20:31Z")

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Greetings everybody, i am now using this login, but this not works on /ui how can i add this security to ui too?

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## [How to dynamically set HTML attribute value using UI template mustache syntax?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-dynamically-set-html-attribute-value-using-ui-template-mustache-syntax/37860)

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**Author:** [@Herold](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Herold)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 21:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-dynamically-set-html-attribute-value-using-ui-template-mustache-syntax/37860 "2020-12-22T21:22:30Z")

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I've tried to set dynamically UI template button onclick attribute value using mustache syntax (myfunction is intended to be executed in browser). I've got parse syntax error, any hints ? Thank's Function node: msg.m…

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## [Using fa-icon in template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-fa-icon-in-template-node/6767)

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**Author:** [@cpaolojo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cpaolojo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 20:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-fa-icon-in-template-node/6767 "2020-12-22T20:13:06Z")

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hi all. I would use some fa-icons in my template node but I have 2 Problems: where could I find the complete list of the fa-icon? could you show me an example of template node code wich uses fa-icon? thanks a lot Pa…

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## [Socket ID of the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/socket-id-of-the-dashboard/37867)

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**Author:** [@Becker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Becker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 14:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/socket-id-of-the-dashboard/37867 "2020-12-22T14:31:55Z")

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Hi, can I affect the socketid ? =\> "IP:1880/ui/#!/0?socketid=AnUFbQQ1zxQzKf9sAAAL" can I change "AnUFbQQ1zxQzKf9sAAAL" to a name that I determine ? where is the ID set ? Greetings

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## [Keeping DMX Alive in NR](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keeping-dmx-alive-in-nr/37870)

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**Author:** [@CarloJongen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CarloJongen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2020 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keeping-dmx-alive-in-nr/37870 "2020-12-22T08:26:55Z")

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When I'm looking for a solution to make a simple "DMX-512 out" I really can't find anything that is up to date. Is there no solution without having to revert to older versions of NR or downgrading depending modules? Is …

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## [Dashboard dropdown for setting who gets a message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-dropdown-for-setting-who-gets-a-message/37668)

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**Author:** [@OrluckIndBJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OrluckIndBJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2020 21:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-dropdown-for-setting-who-gets-a-message/37668 "2020-12-21T21:08:52Z")

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I am trying to use a dropdown in the dashboard to set who will receive an email message when the machine has an error. I have the drop down populated with some names and when I select one it will send a message immediate…

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