# General

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## [How to get an number input field in the table node in dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-an-number-input-field-in-the-table-node-in-dashboard-2-0/92185)

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**Author:** [@saraltech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/saraltech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-an-number-input-field-in-the-table-node-in-dashboard-2-0/92185 "2024-10-06T15:11:36Z")

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I am using node red version : v3.1.9, and dashboard 2.0 node version: 1.17.0 I am populating table node which is working fine. I just want to add an input field column so that user can add some data in that specific row…

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## [Cloned Node-RED UI Node Not Functioning in Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloned-node-red-ui-node-not-functioning-in-dashboard/92162)

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**Author:** [@Nandhini-Subramaniya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nandhini-Subramaniya)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 12:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloned-node-red-ui-node-not-functioning-in-dashboard/92162 "2024-10-06T12:27:01Z")

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I’m trying to create a custom Node-RED dashboard node by cloning the existing ui\_chart node. I copied both the ui\_chart.js and ui\_chart.html files and renamed them to ui\_custom.js and ui\_custom.html. The node appears in …

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## [Missing Option In Nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-option-in-nodered/92193)

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**Author:** [@mistrovly](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mistrovly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 12:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-option-in-nodered/92193 "2024-10-06T12:18:36Z")

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good morning, everyone i'm trying to create a google TTS in nodered combined with home assistant tts.google\_say service call but for some reason nodered does not display the entity\_id field once i selected tts.google\_sa…

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## [Retrieve Multiple Values from objects](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieve-multiple-values-from-objects/92161)

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**Author:** [@Ortez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ortez)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2024 08:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieve-multiple-values-from-objects/92161 "2024-10-06T08:54:35Z")

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Hey Guys , I am new in node-red, recently , i face an issue of get multiple data from object , wonder if someone could give me a hint of how to do this. I am going to get information via mtconnect , however, after xml…

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## [Search for in change node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-for-in-change-node/92171)

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**Author:** [@goosst](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/goosst)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [5 October 2024 06:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-for-in-change-node/92171 "2024-10-05T06:42:04Z")

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Hi I'm new to node-red and seem to run against something not very logical? I try to replace the word "NA" with a value, so I can send it in a http request. For some reason the string is not recognized in the change no…

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## [Creating Json message from multiple messages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-json-message-from-multiple-messages/92079)

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**Author:** [@muhammedsuhail1997](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/muhammedsuhail1997)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2024 15:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-json-message-from-multiple-messages/92079 "2024-10-04T15:07:56Z")

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I am new to node red, on trying to input an mqtt message and split the message to individual variables and adjusted the range to required but now I need to merge them back to json and send over mqtt. Merge all outputs f…

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## [Node-Red events fire at UTC time, not local time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-events-fire-at-utc-time-not-local-time/90736)

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**Author:** [@Angryaboutelves](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Angryaboutelves)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2024 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-events-fire-at-utc-time-not-local-time/90736 "2024-10-04T14:43:18Z")

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Hello. I have a problem with an inherited system, a RevPi running Node-Red. Events are added through a third-party cloud-based calendar service. The client has two of these in two locations, one location works fine, the…

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## [SQL SERVER Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-server-node/92155)

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**Author:** [@LucasPelu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LucasPelu)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2024 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sql-server-node/92155 "2024-10-04T14:05:22Z")

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Hello, I am working with SQL Server and I need to make a query using Node Red so that it brings me information from a table. my script is the following: select \* from alc.ActivityType where ActivityTypeName = 'variable…

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## [Title in browser url](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/title-in-browser-url/92143)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 October 2024 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/title-in-browser-url/92143 "2024-10-03T15:14:46Z")

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Ok, major senior moment. In db1 I could put a title in the url instead of showing 192.xxx.xxx.xxx for a couple of days I have looked through documents and screens and have totally lost how to do this in v4.03 running on …

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## [Need help with SIP or VoIP](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-sip-or-voip/92150)

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**Author:** [@sercancetin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sercancetin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 October 2024 12:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-sip-or-voip/92150 "2024-10-03T12:45:57Z")

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Do you know of any nodes on Node-red that I can use to perform SIP or VoIP transactions?

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## [Advice needed - filtering XML](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/advice-needed-filtering-xml/92122)

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**Author:** [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [3 October 2024 07:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/advice-needed-filtering-xml/92122 "2024-10-03T07:59:25Z")

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Hello Good peoples, I have a problem that id like some advice on I am pulling from a web API to see if the worker is on shift and working. I can pull the data no problem but I need to do is if the "shift\_on" value is…

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## [Modbus install(nore-red-contrib-modbus)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-install-nore-red-contrib-modbus/14526)

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**Author:** [@petrdolejs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/petrdolejs)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [2 October 2024 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-install-nore-red-contrib-modbus/14526 "2024-10-02T20:43:49Z")

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Hello, I've problem with Modbus. When I install node-red-contrib-modbus it show me red alert in Manage palette where I find all installed nodes. And when I use Modbus Flex Getter it doesn't work. I also send my flow to f…

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## [Retrieving Global Context Data in onConnection from ui\_base.js in Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieving-global-context-data-in-onconnection-from-ui-base-js-in-node-red/92100)

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**Author:** [@Nandhini-Subramaniya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nandhini-Subramaniya)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 October 2024 05:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/retrieving-global-context-data-in-onconnection-from-ui-base-js-in-node-red/92100 "2024-10-02T05:13:00Z")

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I'm working with the ui\_base.js file in Node-RED and need to retrieve session data stored in the global context during the onConnection method of a socket connection. Normally, I would use the following code to retrieve …

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## [Create a dashboard to show a graph of y=3x+x^2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-dashboard-to-show-a-graph-of-y-3x-x-2/92115)

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**Author:** [@Dean\_88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dean_88)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 October 2024 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-dashboard-to-show-a-graph-of-y-3x-x-2/92115 "2024-10-02T03:33:58Z")

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Hello, I have been asked to create a dashboard to plot the function y=3x+x^2 on a graph. I am really struggling to find anything on line that shows a step by step on how to do this. The stuff I did find seems to skip th…

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## [Inject Nodes Not Clickable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-nodes-not-clickable/92104)

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**Author:** [@bkr1969](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bkr1969)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 23:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-nodes-not-clickable/92104 "2024-10-01T23:27:47Z")

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Updated this morning and now the Inject Nodes are not "clickable." EDIT: They come and go.

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## [Help with bacnet and docker on windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-bacnet-and-docker-on-windows/92092)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 21:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-bacnet-and-docker-on-windows/92092 "2024-10-01T21:52:18Z")

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Our production environment consists of a raspberry pi that runs docker with node red. It uses bacnet node (node-red-contrib-bacnet (node) - Node-RED) which seems to have a strict requirement: Docker container must run wi…

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## [Debug node - incrementing ID](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-incrementing-id/91842)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-incrementing-id/91842 "2024-10-01T18:38:20Z")

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I'm currently using just 15 debug nodes in my flows, but because I use a lot of debugs temporarily, testing new ideas, learning, answering forum questions, etc, I'm already up to an ID of 2482 :grin: Is there a way to o…

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## [Unexpected non-whitespace character after JSON at position 93](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unexpected-non-whitespace-character-after-json-at-position-93/92111)

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**Author:** [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unexpected-non-whitespace-character-after-json-at-position-93/92111 "2024-10-01T18:31:02Z")

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Hiho, I get this error message since update to NR 4.0x at json node: "Unexpected non-whitespace character after JSON at position 93" The message that causes this looks normal to me: {"topic":"/EspNowPub","payload":"{\\…

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## [Panel don't show icons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/panel-dont-show-icons/92109)

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**Author:** [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/panel-dont-show-icons/92109 "2024-10-01T15:40:02Z")

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Hi, I try to explain ..... My wife has on mobile a link to a panel for the shopping list. if my wife show the list in home with wifi connect the panel is ok .... but when the wife is outside and connects with mobi…

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## [Howto write ExtensionObjectArray with node-red-contrib-opcua](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/howto-write-extensionobjectarray-with-node-red-contrib-opcua/92108)

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**Author:** [@Barb21](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Barb21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/howto-write-extensionobjectarray-with-node-red-contrib-opcua/92108 "2024-10-01T15:18:40Z")

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Hello, is it possible to write an ExtensionObjectArray with or without a given range? My Node-red does always a restart as an error is thrown {"log":"14:53:19.615Z :datatype\_factory :210 warning ns=0;i…

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## [PLC machine data sent Via MQTT to Node Red Then to SQL Database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-machine-data-sent-via-mqtt-to-node-red-then-to-sql-database/90452)

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**Author:** [@kwalt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kwalt)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-machine-data-sent-via-mqtt-to-node-red-then-to-sql-database/90452 "2024-10-01T12:16:22Z")

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Hello. I am new to the world of Node-Red and could use some help setting it up for our facility. From what I have read so far it seems like it should work for this application. I have approx 40 machines I need to collec…

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## [HTTP 2.0 support in core http nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-2-0-support-in-core-http-nodes/91255)

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**Author:** [@Josh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 10:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-2-0-support-in-core-http-nodes/91255 "2024-10-01T10:34:58Z")

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Hi Forum, I'm working on a project using Node-RED and I'm curious about HTTP/2.0 support. I've been looking through the documentation but haven't found a definitive answer. Does Node-RED inherently support HTTP/2.0 prot…

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## [Yet another SQL timestamp doubt](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/yet-another-sql-timestamp-doubt/91301)

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**Author:** [@shubhamnodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shubhamnodered)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [1 October 2024 09:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/yet-another-sql-timestamp-doubt/91301 "2024-10-01T09:39:16Z")

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Hi Guys and Hello node red team, My query is in reference to the point that Julius @TotallyInformation mentioned = "Always store DB entries in UTC" in the article " Wrong Timezone data in sql query result?!?" I found t…

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## [Dynamic Settings on MQTT Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-settings-on-mqtt-node/92082)

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**Author:** [@\_mirjka](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/_mirjka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2024 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-settings-on-mqtt-node/92082 "2024-09-30T19:09:11Z")

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Hi, I have over 100 mqtt broker on various places running, they are not allowed to be connected except in case of an emergency. To send them an "stop", I would like to use the mqtt-in node dynamically. For easy testing,…

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## [Running a flow triggered via HTTP concurrently](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-a-flow-triggered-via-http-concurrently/92076)

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**Author:** [@venomancer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/venomancer)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2024 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-a-flow-triggered-via-http-concurrently/92076 "2024-09-30T14:27:30Z")

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I am sorry if that has been answered somewhere else already, I haven't found exactly what I need via search. Let's say I'm building a flow that starts with an http-in node so that the flow can be triggered via an HTTP e…

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## [Unable to restart Node Red from a node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-restart-node-red-from-a-node/91192)

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**Author:** [@flyoffacliff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/flyoffacliff)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2024 11:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-restart-node-red-from-a-node/91192 "2024-09-30T11:41:09Z")

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I have spent all day trying to setup a way to restart Node Red from itself. I tried the Exec node many different ways, but the commands like "node-red-restart" give a 127 command not found error. I also tried with the AP…

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## [Node for multiple outputs based on single input](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-for-multiple-outputs-based-on-single-input/91645)

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**Author:** [@877](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/877)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2024 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-for-multiple-outputs-based-on-single-input/91645 "2024-09-30T10:00:52Z")

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Could anyone recommend a node for controlling a fan based on a numeric range please? The incoming number is from an air quality sensor, the output is a hepa filter fan. I'd like to ensure there's not a "bouncing" effec…

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## [Modbus serial RTU communication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-serial-rtu-communication/92066)

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**Author:** [@vsk17](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vsk17)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2024 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-serial-rtu-communication/92066 "2024-09-30T08:30:38Z")

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I am trying to establish the communication between energy-meter and laptop via modbus serial rtu. However I am not able to do so, and getting timeout error. It would be very helpful if someone can help in this.

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## [Read file and split line into separate values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-and-split-line-into-separate-values/92049)

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**Author:** [@BubbleBobble](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BubbleBobble)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 18:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-file-and-split-line-into-separate-values/92049 "2024-09-29T18:03:46Z")

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I want to read a Sensirion log file and split the two measured values into two separate values to work with. The two last values in the line is temperature and humidity. So far i have manage by the forum to read the …

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## [Need help with Uni work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-uni-work/91283)

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**Author:** [@nikhil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nikhil)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2024 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-uni-work/91283 "2024-09-29T12:24:29Z")

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Has anyone ever done this, and can guide me on how to do it please

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