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## [Set RGB Color using MQTT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-rgb-color-using-mqtt/21061)

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**Author:** [@gavraq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gavraq)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 22:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-rgb-color-using-mqtt/21061 "2020-01-31T22:43:22Z")

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I am trying to set a color for a RGB light using MQTT. I know that I need to use the cmnd/Topic/Color command but I cant seem to get the message formatting correct. Here is my current flow You can see that the message…

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## [Problem with Node-red node-red-contrib-azure-sql node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-node-red-node-red-contrib-azure-sql-node/17248)

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**Author:** [@bertg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bertg)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-node-red-node-red-contrib-azure-sql-node/17248 "2020-01-31T22:15:06Z")

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Hello, I've been using the node-red-contrib-azure-sql to send data from my node-red flow to my Azure SQL database, for a while now without any problem. But this morning, POUFF ! Every flow that uses this node stopped w…

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## [Regarding obtaining a number](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/regarding-obtaining-a-number/20906)

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**Author:** [@jatin.pachisia](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jatin.pachisia)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 22:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/regarding-obtaining-a-number/20906 "2020-01-31T22:14:21Z")

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Hello All, I am new to Node red and my skills at coding are really low. lol However, I am working with a software from where i am scanning a bar code using a tool and I am trying to send the data to node red using a li…

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## [Azure SQL: what node to use?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/azure-sql-what-node-to-use/21119)

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**Author:** [@bence](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bence)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 22:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/azure-sql-what-node-to-use/21119 "2020-01-31T22:10:21Z")

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Hi, anyone succeded in connecting to Azure SQL database and inserting/selecting data? I tried two nodes, but I run into problems with both. The situation: I want to insert tons of data with INSERT command, so I call sq…

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## [Intra-Docker (ea with NR) Container Communication - sending msg.objects to one another](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/intra-docker-ea-with-nr-container-communication-sending-msg-objects-to-one-another/20930)

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**Author:** [@IoTPlay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/IoTPlay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 18:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/intra-docker-ea-with-nr-container-communication-sending-msg-objects-to-one-another/20930 "2020-01-31T18:55:52Z")

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Hi, I would like to modularise my Node-RED applications - as each are on a separate upgrade path. I would like to have several Node-RED Docker Containers, on the same host, all containers running Node-RED with their ow…

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## [Get HTTP Request to ignore the first search bar?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-http-request-to-ignore-the-first-search-bar/21054)

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**Author:** [@Guydelombard](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Guydelombard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-http-request-to-ignore-the-first-search-bar/21054 "2020-01-31T18:46:18Z")

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Hi everyone! I've searched all over the forum here but I have not found exactly what I'm looking for. I'm hoping you all might be able to shed some light on this. Basically I'm setting up an HTTP reuqest node to send a U…

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## [Docker Pi permissions docker-compose](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/docker-pi-permissions-docker-compose/21103)

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**Author:** [@edtwodth](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edtwodth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 15:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/docker-pi-permissions-docker-compose/21103 "2020-01-31T15:27:27Z")

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Hi when i run docker-compose i get error saying ELIFECYCLE permissions denied nodered: container\_name: nodered image: nodered/node-red:latest restart: always network\_mode: host environment: …

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## [Asterisk AGI connection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/asterisk-agi-connection/21042)

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**Author:** [@RogierQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RogierQ)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 15:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/asterisk-agi-connection/21042 "2020-01-31T15:40:22Z")

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Hi! I am trying to connect the agi fucntion with asterisk Did setup the /etc/asterisk/extension.conf with and without s after extensions and set the ip of the pi with NR in the file with correct port and extension bu…

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## [Increasingly slow and unresponsive Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/increasingly-slow-and-unresponsive-dashboard/18523)

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**Author:** [@EL\_tech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EL_tech)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/increasingly-slow-and-unresponsive-dashboard/18523 "2020-01-31T15:19:29Z")

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Hello Guys, I have the RPi3 with Raspian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) and Node Red (V. 1.0.2). I use the Node Red to display some data riceved with mqtt communication in a period of 10sec. Initialy the dashboard with some gaug…

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## [Node-Red IR Receiver on Raspberry Pi 3](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ir-receiver-on-raspberry-pi-3/20691)

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**Author:** [@emerichrv](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/emerichrv)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 15:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ir-receiver-on-raspberry-pi-3/20691 "2020-01-31T15:14:51Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to make a node-red program wich switch a raspberry pi GPIO when a defined ir code is received. It's really easy to switch GPIO with the RPI GPIO OUT node, but how can I receive IR codes ? Best Regard…

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## [Node-red-contrib-ssdp-discover causes cyclic restarts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-ssdp-discover-causes-cyclic-restarts/21099)

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**Author:** [@mike.gofton](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mike.gofton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-ssdp-discover-causes-cyclic-restarts/21099 "2020-01-31T14:54:40Z")

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Hi, Just a heads up that installing node-red-contrib-ssdp-discover results in cyclic restarts. I'm running node.js v11.15.0 - not sure if this contributed to the problem. I resolved the restarts with node-red-stop and…

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## [Node-red startup issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-startup-issue/21067)

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**Author:** [@hoolahoous](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hoolahoous)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-startup-issue/21067 "2020-01-31T14:21:00Z")

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I have a strange issue. I have node-red 1.0.3. I also set it up to start on boot. when my computer reboots, node-red starts but none of my flows load up (In web UI, it shows like a fresh install with no flows). However…

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## [Dashboard Chart Y axis](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-y-axis/21090)

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**Author:** [@MKaiser96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MKaiser96)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-y-axis/21090 "2020-01-31T14:17:02Z")

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Hi, I want to display an On Off State in Dashboard. First I converted true to 1 and false to 0. The Chart looks like: Is it possible to format the Y axis that there are no steps between 0 and 1? Another option may b…

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## [Instragram monitoring](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/instragram-monitoring/21070)

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**Author:** [@voodoo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/voodoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/instragram-monitoring/21070 "2020-01-31T12:19:27Z")

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Greetings one and all - and old newbie here. Looking at Node-Red as a way of monitoring Instagram for any mentions of someones name. So someone mentions a specific username or keyword , I'd like NR to captcha it and sto…

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## [New bathroom ideas](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-bathroom-ideas/19980)

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**Author:** [@gavraq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gavraq)\
**Replies:** 105\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-bathroom-ideas/19980 "2020-01-31T11:27:21Z")

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I am about to embark on a full renovation of a bathroom, which will entail stripping back to expose everything down to the wiring, plumbing etc. With that in mind I would be interested in hearing from the community on w…

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## [Help with displaying many devices' data from TTN in the Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-many-devices-data-from-ttn-in-the-dashboard/21082)

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**Author:** [@Dalek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dalek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-many-devices-data-from-ttn-in-the-dashboard/21082 "2020-01-31T11:26:16Z")

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Hello! I have been messing around with Node-RED for one of my projects and am really happy with what I've managed to do using it so far. The last hurdle I have (that I know of!) is being able to display the data that is…

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## [IE do not render javascript](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ie-do-not-render-javascript/21036)

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**Author:** [@stefanobranca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefanobranca)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ie-do-not-render-javascript/21036 "2020-01-31T10:03:34Z")

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Helllo i do need to show my website using nodered in IE as shown in the code that follow. Does anobody now a way to fix it? Firefox Vs IE The Nodered Canvas \[{"id":"f62c871d.795b18","type":"ui\_button","z":"5c7c839…

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## [Help Optimize MQTT to influx functions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-optimize-mqtt-to-influx-functions/7728)

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**Author:** [@VinistoisR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/VinistoisR)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-optimize-mqtt-to-influx-functions/7728 "2020-01-31T09:43:47Z")

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I could use another set of eyes on my nodes. It works, but I feel like this can't be the most efficient way. There are many places in the function where things are hard-coded that I am typing over and over. I would li…

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## [BLE detector error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-detector-error/20982)

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**Author:** [@Panos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Panos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-detector-error/20982 "2020-01-31T07:29:00Z")

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I have a problem to find a BLE scan node and the general nodes I downloaded are not working for me... I have a Chipolo BLE tag (the one to find your keys using your phone bluetooth) that I want to track from a raspberry…

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## [Are the pitft nodes dead?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/are-the-pitft-nodes-dead/2406)

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**Author:** [@gpriestland](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gpriestland)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 07:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/are-the-pitft-nodes-dead/2406 "2020-01-31T07:11:41Z")

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Having recently acquired a pi with the Adafruit pitft board, I was going to have a play with the node-red-contrib-pitft and node-red-contrib-pitft-touch. However I can't get a successful install for either of them. I n…

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## [Sunrise / sunset times with night day output node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sunrise-sunset-times-with-night-day-output-node/21023)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 05:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sunrise-sunset-times-with-night-day-output-node/21023 "2020-01-31T05:03:00Z")

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I'm looking for a node that will give me the sunrise and sunset times for a day plus an output that just says night or day. I've looked at sunevents, bigtimer, sunrise nodes and they will all calculate the times or outpu…

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## [Does anyone have a On/Off Dimmer dial](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/does-anyone-have-a-on-off-dimmer-dial/21021)

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**Author:** [@ncherry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ncherry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 04:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/does-anyone-have-a-on-off-dimmer-dial/21021 "2020-01-31T04:27:17Z")

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I have some ZigBee lights and I'd like to create a simple to use On/Off dimmer basically like an ipod dial. Has anyone create such a dashboard interface? I already have a dial but it's just a slider with wrap around. No…

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## [Error: Unexpected socket close using node-red-node-email](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-unexpected-socket-close-using-node-red-node-email/17804)

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**Author:** [@rollischulze67](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rollischulze67)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2020 03:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-unexpected-socket-close-using-node-red-node-email/17804 "2020-01-31T03:31:39Z")

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I get "Error: Unexpected socket close" when using the email send node in the node-red-node-email package. I tried different email-adresses (web.de and yahoo.com) with POP3 and IMAP. Node subtitle in Node RED says "sendin…

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## [How best to edit/sync a file on Node red from an iPhone anywhere?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-best-to-edit-sync-a-file-on-node-red-from-an-iphone-anywhere/21053)

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**Author:** [@hepcat72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hepcat72)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 22:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-best-to-edit-sync-a-file-on-node-red-from-an-iphone-anywhere/21053 "2020-01-30T22:00:09Z")

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First, a little background. A long time ago, I rigged a little system using my Mac, my stereo, and a wemo motion sensor so that I could create motion-sensor-triggered spoken reminders during certain hours of certain days…

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## [Calc dewpoint from BME280](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calc-dewpoint-from-bme280/21047)

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**Author:** [@triphil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/triphil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 21:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calc-dewpoint-from-bme280/21047 "2020-01-30T21:49:34Z")

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with some help from the forum I am now quite happy with the output from my Wemos / Tasmota giving me data from the BME280. I have used global variables to store the temp and humidity so I can then calc the dew point in a…

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## [ESP32-CAM Video Streaming Camera that works with Node-RED and Home Assistant](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esp32-cam-video-streaming-camera-that-works-with-node-red-and-home-assistant/21018)

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**Author:** [@KPeyanski](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KPeyanski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esp32-cam-video-streaming-camera-that-works-with-node-red-and-home-assistant/21018 "2020-01-30T20:31:04Z")

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In this video I will show you the ESP32-CAM. This is the cheapest WIFI camera that I've ever found on the market. Also This tiny Camera can stream video via web server and can work with Node-RED & Home Assistant and I wi…

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## [Serial port / dev / ttyUSB0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-dev-ttyusb0/20339)

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**Author:** [@fabien](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fabien)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 19:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-dev-ttyusb0/20339 "2020-01-30T19:11:24Z")

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serial port / dev / ttyUSB0 problem hello, i'm trying to wire two arduino on two ports / dev / ttyUSB0 and USB1. but when I change the parameters usb1 serial port to an output node, at the same time another input node …

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## [pH controller design](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ph-controller-design/20918)

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**Author:** [@ALOKA1432](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ALOKA1432)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 18:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ph-controller-design/20918 "2020-01-30T18:56:38Z")

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Have anyone done pH controller using NodeRED ?

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## [Mqtt and ramp-thermostat](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-and-ramp-thermostat/21014)

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**Author:** [@theSushi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/theSushi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-and-ramp-thermostat/21014 "2020-01-30T17:17:34Z")

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i have problem with reading my mqtt send payload (temperature) but my thermostat doesnt recognize payload or idc i have no input normal i need output 1 or 0 \[{"id":"53fe1dfa.050d84","type":"mqtt in","z":"d8e8a97b.a836…

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## [NFL Sports Team Score Notifier](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nfl-sports-team-score-notifier/21039)

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**Author:** [@isomorphic85](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/isomorphic85)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2020 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nfl-sports-team-score-notifier/21039 "2020-01-30T16:24:24Z")

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I'm trying to come up with a way to possibly take an RSS feed of a particular NFL sports team and have that be the trigger for lighting up some LED's or turning on and off a relay. I'm struggling with where to get the a…

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