I'm using node-red with windows. I want to connect node-red to my Arduino with serial node. In my Arduino I connect HC-SR04 sensor to measure distance and I want to monitor distance in node-red. I managed node settings l…
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## [Button colour settings - need help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-colour-settings-need-help/24584)
(Dashboard? Not really sure, but....) This button works, but I want to change the colours. \[{"id":"271d3520.9bb862","type":"ui\_template","z":"e0bd2889.28018","group":"42382e93.83c508","name":"","order":6,"width":"2",…
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## [Can I generate a custom node using code inside ui\_template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-generate-a-custom-node-using-code-inside-ui-template/24528)
I have created a custom UI using ui\_template and some graph code . But I need this as a custom node under dashboard category. I know that node-red-nodegen needs function code . Is there a way to generate custom node f…
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## [Find my iphone node not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-my-iphone-node-not-working/24475)
Dear all, I have an idea to track all location I visited. I founf find my iphone node ( which is working exactly that by utilising icloud. I created flow shown in the bellow diagram, bot somehow it is not working. The…
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## [Best practices for presence detection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-practices-for-presence-detection/24575)
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to manage a pretty classic presence detection management. I have multiple devices that can be detected near a light. If only one of them is close then I have to turn on the light but I …
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## [Flow deploy from dashBoard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-deploy-from-dashboard/24574)
Hello, i would know if it's possible to deploy a flow with a click on a button on the dashboard. I would't make it, because first i try these actions modify the file flow.json with a script launch with a click on a d…
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## [Alexa-smart-home-v3 acknowledge problem?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alexa-smart-home-v3-acknowledge-problem/24568)
Hi all, I'm using several alexa-smart-home-v3 nodes to control several lights, tv etc. from google home. All work fine, but I get "could not reach" messages from google assistant when addressing more than 2 alexa-smart…
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## [🎉 Node-RED 1.0.5 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-1-0-5-released/24522)
Node-RED 1.0.5 has been released with the usual small collection of fixes across the board. Full details here: https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.0.5
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## [Can't load Node-Red along side Hoobs 3 on a Pi4](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-load-node-red-along-side-hoobs-3-on-a-pi4/24565)
Hello, I've looked through the forum and discovered two other posts with the same issue as me. I attempted to load Node-Red alongside Hoobs3. On the hoobs 3 website they claim this can be done here https://hoobs.org/kno…
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## [Switch object info to diffrent outputs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-object-info-to-diffrent-outputs/24558)
Hello I have a output from a energy meter. I can send it to a mqtt broker. But how do i switch the object info from the meter node to diffrent messageses. I'm intrested inn the values from: act\_pow\_pos: act\_pow\_n…
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## [Node-red locally with webhook url](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-locally-with-webhook-url/24563)
Hello, did anyone known how to create the node-red url for webhook my node-red is download locally did you guys known how to connect the webhook for node-red to connect to facebook messenger and line messaging
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## [Demo on how to display graphics (P5.js) in dashboard widget](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/demo-on-how-to-display-graphics-p5-js-in-dashboard-widget/24437)
Hi there ! Just sharing a small flow that allows to display P5.js graphics in a widget. The trick is to use iframe. Controls here are possible thru mqtt. Code based on the three.js demo found in https://flows…
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## [This site can't be reached](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/this-site-cant-be-reached/24546)
I suddenly can't open Node-RED running on RPi3A+. I have Node-RED as a bookmark with the address 127.0.0.1:1880/#flow/27d1362d.4b7eda. After startup and a little wait, I get these messages when I use the bookmark: "Th…
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## [Text update not work for me with svg-grafics node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-update-not-work-for-me-with-svg-grafics-node/24033)
hi please help me i design dashboard with svg editor but i cant updated or changed any text with both way exp: { "command": "update\_text", "selector": "#e1\_texte", "textContent": "test" } and with inject msg {"ti…
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## [Error writing to 1602 LCD Using lcd node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-writing-to-1602-lcd-using-lcd-node/24549)
Hello I am trying to send text to a 1602a LCD on raspberry pi 3+ using the Node-Red LCD node but I always get a typedError message. I have search all over for the correct format with no success. I am pretty sure the wi…
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## [Simple Door Sensor with Email Notification](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-door-sensor-with-email-notification/24539)
Hi Folks I am a new user to Node Red. I am looking to do a simple project. I have one zwave door sensor which is showing connected in node red and I can see the state change from on and off when opening and closing door…
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## [Performance issue when lots of typedinputs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/performance-issue-when-lots-of-typedinputs/23922)
Hi folks, @Steve-Mcl and I developed last year the node-red-contrib-ui-svg node, but seems we have a performance problem for larger drawings. I managed to solve one of the causes, but now I'm stuck with the large numbe…
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## [MOXA Serial Convertor: "node-red-node-serialport" node - Resolved](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moxa-serial-convertor-node-red-node-serialport-node-resolved/19845)
I want to use a MOXA N5100A serial convertor to input an RS232 stream to Node-Red. Node-Red is running on a Raspberry Pi 4, Raspian OS. In Node-Red, I am using the "node-red-node-serialport" node. I have successfully …
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## [Combine similar payloads then split](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-similar-payloads-then-split/24284)
Hi all, I am trying to combine two streams of data. One feed has some of the attributes I need, and the other has the rest. Each stream has many nodes but most of the nodes can be singled out in each stream by their MAC …
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## [Remove white spaces](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-white-spaces/24541)
This might be an easy question to answer but I have not been able to figure it out. I have an incoming flow that has white spaces in some of the ordered pairs. What nodes can I use to remove the white spaces? I tried rep…
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## [Create an dashboard by photon that connect to ncd thermocouple](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-an-dashboard-by-photon-that-connect-to-ncd-thermocouple/11382)
I have an thermocouple ( IoT Long Range Wireless Thermocouple Temperature Sensor) by ncd and I want to make a dashboard that show the connection by the Photon (Particle) and the thermocouple. I made the sensors mannuals …
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## [Issues using $parent. from a subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-using-parent-from-a-subflow/23231)
Hi all, I am facing issues with using $parent.var from a subflow in order to access the parent flow context. Though my context variable exists, the subflow does not return any value. It does not even return undefined. t…
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## [Flow =\> wifi outlet =\> mqtt =\> node-red =\> cloud Iot core](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-wifi-outlet-mqtt-node-red-cloud-iot-core/24493)
Hi my friends, first of all sorry for my ignorance but I just landed on node-red after being researching about the IoT world, I can seem to understand how to connect a real device, like a tecking wifi outlet, that is cur…
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## [UI-SVG attributeValue of an attributeName?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-svg-attributevalue-of-an-attributename/24445)