# General

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## [Overwrote settings.js now repository function is missing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219)

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**Author:** [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2022 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219 "2022-03-02T09:29:32Z")

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I did the classis rookie error of overwriting a file without backing it up first. I set up a new installation of nodered v2.2, but overwrote the settings.js with an older version( I think it was 2.1.3), now the reposito…

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## [How do I configure call service node in NR to do this HA service call?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-configure-call-service-node-in-nr-to-do-this-ha-service-call/59211)

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**Author:** [@danielbrunt57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/danielbrunt57)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2022 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-configure-call-service-node-in-nr-to-do-this-ha-service-call/59211 "2022-03-02T06:03:33Z")

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service: zwave\_js.set\_config\_parameter data: parameter: Default ON Value value: '{{ states("input\_number.kitchen\_blind\_1")|int }}' target: entity\_id: cover.kitchen\_blind\_1 This is not working... \[{"id":"56f4aaada…

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## [Variable is truncated after 1000 size](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-is-truncated-after-1000-size/59200)

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**Author:** [@calixtoemilio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/calixtoemilio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2022 00:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-is-truncated-after-1000-size/59200 "2022-03-02T00:09:22Z")

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simple loop var sql\_query = "DELETE from spot.clients WHERE clients\_id IN ("; for (i=0;i\<to\_delete.length;i++){ if (i \> 0) sql\_query += ","; sql\_query += to\_delete\[i\]; } sql\_query += ")"; msg.payload = sql\_query; …

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## [Get Error For Editing Array In Some Condition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-error-for-editing-array-in-some-condition/59173)

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**Author:** [@mrizkywiguna](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrizkywiguna)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 23:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-error-for-editing-array-in-some-condition/59173 "2022-03-01T23:24:15Z")

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Hi All, I'm trying to create a function to concatenate array data with various conditions. But the result is not what I expected. I've tried issuing node.warn on the variable that outputs several conditions, but there i…

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## [Waiting for localhost](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/waiting-for-localhost/1704)

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**Author:** [@jfehl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jfehl)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 22:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/waiting-for-localhost/1704 "2022-03-01T22:53:56Z")

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Hello, I am brand new to Node-Red and am having an issue getting Node Red to run on a Windows 10 machine. It was working fine for a day or so, but then as I was editing a flow, it stopped responding all together. I ha…

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## [Getting an error message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-an-error-message/59193)

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**Author:** [@patofoto](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/patofoto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 21:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-an-error-message/59193 "2022-03-01T21:54:27Z")

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I am getting this error message: Welcome to Node-RED =================== 1 Mar 15:47:44 - \[info\] Node-RED version: v2.2.2 1 Mar 15:47:44 - \[info\] Node.js version: v17.6.0 1 Mar 15:47:44 - \[info\] Darwin 21.3.0 arm64 LE …

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## [Ace / Monaco: Custom syntax highlighter](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ace-monaco-custom-syntax-highlighter/59070)

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**Author:** [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ace-monaco-custom-syntax-highlighter/59070 "2022-03-01T21:31:13Z")

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I'm looking for a way to add a custom syntax highlighter to the Ace/Monaco editor. @knolleary stated a long time ago: Is there meanwhile an API or a hack to achieve this?

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## [Configuring ethernet ip settings using dashboard ui](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-ethernet-ip-settings-using-dashboard-ui/58264)

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**Author:** [@PAT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PAT)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configuring-ethernet-ip-settings-using-dashboard-ui/58264 "2022-03-01T19:45:17Z")

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Hi all I am desperately looking for a way to set my ethernet settings using the standard node red dashboard ui. If i log into dashboard ui i would love to be able to set ethernet static ip addresses and gateways . I …

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## [Lightweight-charts with Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lightweight-charts-with-node-red/59184)

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**Author:** [@makerstorage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/makerstorage)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lightweight-charts-with-node-red/59184 "2022-03-01T18:47:59Z")

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Hi, I want to use GitHub - tradingview/lightweight-charts: Financial lightweight charts built with HTML5 canvas with node-red it is javascript lib for displaying charts. What is the best way to visualize data with thi…

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## [Dubug node output - "system console" output, where?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dubug-node-output-system-console-output-where/59072)

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**Author:** [@Anto79-ops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Anto79-ops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 16:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dubug-node-output-system-console-output-where/59072 "2022-03-01T16:45:06Z")

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Hi, When using the debug node, there are a few options to where the output goes to, i.e debug windows, system console, and node status Where exactly does the output go when "system console" is also checked? I'm runn…

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## [NodeRed Stops Flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-stops-flow/59155)

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**Author:** [@add30417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/add30417)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-stops-flow/59155 "2022-03-01T14:24:47Z")

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Dear All, I installed two times nodeRed (using dockers). On installation was on a test PI 3 and the other on productive PI 4. Both are same image with Bullseye. On my test PI 3, everything went fine and is running sinc…

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## [Inserting dynamic string with astrophes to SQL Server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inserting-dynamic-string-with-astrophes-to-sql-server/59163)

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**Author:** [@milner236](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/milner236)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inserting-dynamic-string-with-astrophes-to-sql-server/59163 "2022-03-01T14:05:46Z")

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Hello everyone, and thanks for reading and helping in advance. I have a flow that watches for excel files and inserts the data dynamically to an sql server database. My problem begins when some of the strings in the ex…

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## [Project - Versioning at Tab / Subflow level](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/project-versioning-at-tab-subflow-level/59165)

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**Author:** [@SandeepA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SandeepA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/project-versioning-at-tab-subflow-level/59165 "2022-03-01T10:11:14Z")

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Hi , The project feature allows the option to add a version. Is it possible that as part of the comments - a user can also know automatically which tabls/subflows changed since last commit ? and that list gets added to…

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## [Fronius Inverter Primo Gen24 read/write modbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fronius-inverter-primo-gen24-read-write-modbus/58034)

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**Author:** [@denpowel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/denpowel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fronius-inverter-primo-gen24-read-write-modbus/58034 "2022-03-01T09:38:41Z")

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Hi Guys, I recently installed some solar panels and battery at home and i want to read all the info from the inverter locally. I have an Fronius Primo Gen24. I know solar web does a nice job already, but i want to add …

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## [Monitor dry door contacts in Raspberry pi/Node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monitor-dry-door-contacts-in-raspberry-pi-node-red/58983)

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**Author:** [@kvramji](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kvramji)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2022 05:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monitor-dry-door-contacts-in-raspberry-pi-node-red/58983 "2022-03-01T05:18:00Z")

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I have been working on getting dry contacts into the pi and getting the status be displayed on Node red. But for some reason, i am not seeing the GPIO state stay high when the contact is closed. I have injected a 3.3V fr…

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## [Help with \`trigger\` node and sending messages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-trigger-node-and-sending-messages/59084)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 23:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-trigger-node-and-sending-messages/59084 "2022-02-28T23:17:20Z")

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This is odd as the machine on which it seems to work is older than the one on which I want it to work. Basically I want to send two messages. (Cut down version - and I hope it does/will work) \[{"id":"5fd21b95c3b19877"…

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## [Set Time in a DATE PICKER](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-time-in-a-date-picker/59144)

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**Author:** [@DemalCal96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DemalCal96)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 22:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-time-in-a-date-picker/59144 "2022-02-28T22:24:01Z")

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Hello to all. In my dashboard I am using two data pickers to select a date range that is used to extract data from a database. The problem I have is that I need the first date to be set to time 00:00:00 (at the start of …

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## [Timing message on led display](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timing-message-on-led-display/59077)

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**Author:** [@maru](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maru)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timing-message-on-led-display/59077 "2022-02-28T21:40:49Z")

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Hi, I am trying to display sensor values (via MQTT, parsed Json object) on a led matrix display. That works, if I send a single value via POST to the led matrix, but how can it show values like: CO2, Temp, Humidity one …

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## [How to debug "flow stopped due to missing node types"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-debug-flow-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/59139)

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**Author:** [@Luckymethod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luckymethod)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 21:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-debug-flow-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/59139 "2022-02-28T21:18:41Z")

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Hello all, I just started tinkering with nodered with Home Assistant and I stumbled into this issue: Flows stopped due to missing node types. \* position-config Close I did install a scheduler briefly but I decided it…

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## [GPIOs initialize not as expected](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpios-initialize-not-as-expected/59042)

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**Author:** [@Hoinz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hoinz)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 20:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gpios-initialize-not-as-expected/59042 "2022-02-28T20:49:55Z")

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Hello, All, kindly asking you for support on this matter: I have a Raspi3B and Node Red running on it. 2 GPIOs are currently used as input (GPIO 18 and 27) and read the state of 2 water detectors. These inputs drive …

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## [HTTP-Request "Session Expired"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-session-expired/59089)

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**Author:** [@zuasive](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zuasive)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 20:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-session-expired/59089 "2022-02-28T20:06:08Z")

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Team, this ties into my original request but is different so I am creating a new topic. Still working at this temporary middleware app to do a couple of functions using the HTTP-Request node and I've hit a new roadblock.…

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## [Using TomTom Maps](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-tomtom-maps/59113)

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**Author:** [@EuroNiceguy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EuroNiceguy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-tomtom-maps/59113 "2022-02-28T20:17:14Z")

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Hello Everyone, As you may have seen a few posts made by me in order to put together the GPS Tracking solution. And I figured it would be best to separate each topic by post, to avoid clutter and confusion. I have a To…

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## [HTTP-Request cookies](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-cookies/58889)

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**Author:** [@zuasive](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zuasive)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-cookies/58889 "2022-02-28T19:52:43Z")

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Need a little help with a challenge. I have posted similar issues but did not go about describing it the best way. I am developing a temporary middleware application in between two applications. I'm basically taking one…

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## [Node-red, raspberry pi and arduino communication issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-raspberry-pi-and-arduino-communication-issues/58115)

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**Author:** [@9toejack](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9toejack)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-raspberry-pi-and-arduino-communication-issues/58115 "2022-02-28T17:33:45Z")

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Hello, first im a dangerous novice here. may not even be in the correct space. I am running my brewing system with node red. I am using 1 wire temp sensors for ketlles, and fermenters. i have the 3 sensors in brew house…

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## ["TypeError: Cannot read property 'decoded\_payload' of undefined"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-decoded-payload-of-undefined/59087)

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**Author:** [@rfrancis97](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rfrancis97)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 17:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-decoded-payload-of-undefined/59087 "2022-02-28T17:13:32Z")

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When I inject code: { "received\_at": "2022-02-27T23:45:18.013631675Z", "uplink\_message": { "session\_key\_id": "AX88sOZsNTkoN5rZ+Rzx/Q==", "f\_port": 1, "f\_cnt": 80, "frm\_payload": "…

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## [How to identify objects using the tool in node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-identify-objects-using-the-tool-in-node-red/59134)

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**Author:** [@Nam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 17:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-identify-objects-using-the-tool-in-node-red/59134 "2022-02-28T17:04:29Z")

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Hi engineers in the community, I am doing a project that combines Node-red with PLC to classify objects, namely round, square, triangle, can anyone give me suggestions? I refer to OpenCV there is a command " Contour Dect…

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## [How to create submenus in the import or export menu?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-submenus-in-the-import-or-export-menu/58435)

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**Author:** [@EnergIAM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EnergIAM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 17:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-submenus-in-the-import-or-export-menu/58435 "2022-02-28T17:00:09Z")

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Hello everyone, I have seen that in the import and export menus you can directly access a submenu with arrows without clicking, I can't find a way to do it, could you guide me please?

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## [Sample buffer Data for testing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sample-buffer-data-for-testing/58921)

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**Author:** [@Tinku](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tinku)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 16:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sample-buffer-data-for-testing/58921 "2022-02-28T16:17:55Z")

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For testing my project without hardware I need a sample buffer data of which is stream of bytes buffer, so I created const sample\_bufferData = Buffer.alloc(300); then the data I received is in this format, for ex: 1st…

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## [Sum of 2 values - flow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sum-of-2-values-flow/59114)

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**Author:** [@Herbert](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Herbert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 14:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sum-of-2-values-flow/59114 "2022-02-28T14:59:08Z")

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Hello. With other aswers here in the forum I solved my problem to make a sum of 2 MQTT values. See here. \[{"id":"d10147cb.c374a8","type":"debug","z":"5f439c73.c516f4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":false,"console…

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## [Join Data by msg.payload.time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-data-by-msg-payload-time/59125)

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**Author:** [@HollaDieWaldfee](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HollaDieWaldfee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-data-by-msg-payload-time/59125 "2022-02-28T14:42:11Z")

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Hi! I was wondering if i can join 2 Sensordata streams by a message payload. so if i get for example from sensor 1: {"time": "09:44:34", "whatever1":123....} and from the second sensor 2: {"time": "09:44:34", "whate…

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