# Latest

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## [Dashboard Form node enhancements](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-form-node-enhancements/18440)

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**Author:** [@dsl400](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsl400)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-form-node-enhancements/18440 "2019-11-26T11:22:56Z")

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here are a few suggestions for the dashboard Form node: a second output that can be triggered by the reset button ability to remove the reset button ability to override the reset action ability to position the buttons …

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## [BLE Support on a raspberry pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-support-on-a-raspberry-pi/15666)

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**Author:** [@ttquattroman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ttquattroman)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 11:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-support-on-a-raspberry-pi/15666 "2019-11-26T11:14:56Z")

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Hello, Could someone advise me as to which version of Node Red that supports BLE that I should run on a raspberry pi. Thanks Peter

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## [Ble Scan using nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-scan-using-nodered/18445)

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**Author:** [@Benazir](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Benazir)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ble-scan-using-nodered/18445 "2019-11-26T11:13:05Z")

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Hello, Please somone help me out to scan the ble using nodered in raspberry pi...I have tired so many nodes but its not installed??? is there any issues with all ble nodes???/

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## [Delete flow to restart node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-flow-to-restart-node-red/18444)

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**Author:** [@robbe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/robbe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 10:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-flow-to-restart-node-red/18444 "2019-11-26T10:55:15Z")

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How can i delete my flow in raspberry terminal? Than maybe i can restart node-red and start over.

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## [Function node red error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-red-error/18431)

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**Author:** [@samidsamid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/samidsamid)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-red-error/18431 "2019-11-26T08:41:32Z")

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why does the local function turn on when node red can't be injected ?? (function(window) { var methods = {}, init; methods.ambil = function(simpenstr, opsi) { var ambil = { Type: undefined, Le…

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## [Stoptimer is not restarting Looptimer?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stoptimer-is-not-restarting-looptimer/13523)

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**Author:** [@truglodite](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/truglodite)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stoptimer-is-not-restarting-looptimer/13523 "2019-11-26T06:52:53Z")

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I've been having some weird intermittent behavior with a part of my nodered flow that involves "pausing" a message at a Stoptimer node, then passing it to a Looptimer node if not "stopped". The message (not "stop" payloa…

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard Version 2.18.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-18-0/18313)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 05:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-18-0/18313 "2019-11-26T05:42:07Z")

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Just pushed latest updates to dashboard... mainly a cleanup of small issues - but includes updating to the now maintained justgage library, so we no longer have to monkeypatch old bugs in that library, and also moving th…

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## [Trouble getting mqtt sub to activate an mqtt pub](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-getting-mqtt-sub-to-activate-an-mqtt-pub/17961)

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**Author:** [@gr1nch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gr1nch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 03:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trouble-getting-mqtt-sub-to-activate-an-mqtt-pub/17961 "2019-11-26T03:15:15Z")

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Hi, I'm new to Node-RED and first post on this forum. Very impressed with NR so far. I am trying to get the output of a PIR to activate a number of lights. The PIR powers on (and off) a Sonoff. The lights are each co…

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## [How to sort a subset of data within an XML structure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-sort-a-subset-of-data-within-an-xml-structure/18409)

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**Author:** [@rundeks](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rundeks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 03:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-sort-a-subset-of-data-within-an-xml-structure/18409 "2019-11-26T03:05:22Z")

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First, I'm new to Node-RED and trying to get into the right mindset. I am working with an older sensor device that I cannot modify. It sends Temp Readings in XML that look like this: \<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<Message\> \<T…

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## [Flow stopped due to missing node type](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-stopped-due-to-missing-node-type/18372)

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**Author:** [@NODE777](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NODE777)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 01:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-stopped-due-to-missing-node-type/18372 "2019-11-26T01:35:05Z")

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Hi I'm just getting started with node-red. I deployed some nodes using node-red contrib-particle and they worked OK. Some hours later I got a message : Flow stopped due to missing node type. particle-config Could…

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## [About edit function node before MQTT OUT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-edit-function-node-before-mqtt-out/18419)

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**Author:** [@molly](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/molly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 November 2019 01:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-edit-function-node-before-mqtt-out/18419 "2019-11-26T01:34:21Z")

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Hi, I have a question about selecting one payload\_fields signal in function node, so the MQTT OUT node can only output one signal such as humidity. But in fact, in my TTN console, the downlink massage is always 00000000…

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## [Control robot arm with on / off button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-robot-arm-with-on-off-button/18213)

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**Author:** [@Suave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Suave)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 23:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-robot-arm-with-on-off-button/18213 "2019-11-25T23:04:02Z")

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I have a robot arm with 4 servos and I want to use an on / off button to start a process. I found several examples of flows where they use a slide bar to individually control each servo. My question is can I use a button…

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## [Get state from HA within while loop](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-state-from-ha-within-while-loop/18353)

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**Author:** [@hdoedens](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hdoedens)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-state-from-ha-within-while-loop/18353 "2019-11-25T20:22:43Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to utilize the long-press button feature on my Ikea remote. I created a flow with a while-loop. The while condition is the state of the button: brightness\_up\_hold. It enters the while loop correctly, but w…

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## [Help with Sonoff-tasmota node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-sonoff-tasmota-node/18218)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 19:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-sonoff-tasmota-node/18218 "2019-11-25T19:49:14Z")

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I have just installed this node: Sonoff node. I also have a 3 point power board. With brute force I can control all three points, but this node looks nicer as it gives feedback better than what I can do. Alas I can o…

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## [Issue with node-red-contrib-simpletime](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-node-red-contrib-simpletime/5752)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 16:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-node-red-contrib-simpletime/5752 "2019-11-25T16:10:58Z")

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@Paul-Reed I'm having a slight issue \[{"id":"8bc823cb.6b9ca","type":"inject","z":"48a2710e.b4384","name":"","topic":"","payload":"something ","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.…

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## [Change UTC time from json value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-utc-time-from-json-value/18391)

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**Author:** [@Mattues](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mattues)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 15:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-utc-time-from-json-value/18391 "2019-11-25T15:21:45Z")

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Hi all! I have a Rest API that I pull some data from. It looks like this: \[ { "TripId": 231672455, "TripStartDateTime": "2019-11-25T05:44:04", "TripEndDateTime": "2019-11-25T05:52:02", "DistanceKilometers": 3.2…

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## [Cloud DB for node red output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloud-db-for-node-red-output/18368)

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**Author:** [@YairHach](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YairHach)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloud-db-for-node-red-output/18368 "2019-11-25T15:18:23Z")

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Hey, So after lots of effort i succeeded to connect my Xiaomi temp sonsor to node red Now - i want to export the data to Cloud DB that i can access from any where i want what is the best DB for node red? Thanks, Yai…

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## [Data extraction modbus tcp / ip weather station](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-extraction-modbus-tcp-ip-weather-station/18103)

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**Author:** [@cvidal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cvidal)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-extraction-modbus-tcp-ip-weather-station/18103 "2019-11-25T13:58:44Z")

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Hello, I have a weather station with Modbus TCP / IP and I want to extract your data, with a test software I was able to extract the data, as I show below: In the previous image you can see the modbus configuration pa…

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## [Does a sidebar node has a server side instance?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/does-a-sidebar-node-has-a-server-side-instance/18392)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/does-a-sidebar-node-has-a-server-side-instance/18392 "2019-11-25T13:11:22Z")

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Hi folks, It seems like I am somehow misinterpreting how sidebar nodes work :weary: My server side part is never called: function XtermSidebarNode(config) { RED.nodes.createNode(this, config); console.log("THIS …

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## [Simple script on UI template not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-script-on-ui-template-not-working/18393)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-script-on-ui-template-not-working/18393 "2019-11-25T12:24:27Z")

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Hello guys so I have this simple html on UI template. What it does is it gets input data from other nodes. Now I want the button to do something when I clicked it, but if feels like its not working on the function def…

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## [Logging from settings.js to file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377)

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**Author:** [@Meng](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Meng)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377 "2019-11-25T09:34:24Z")

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Hi, how do i log the information to a file by changing the settings.js? I guess i have to copy the console logger and then change the handler. I only dont know how this should look. console: { level: "info"…

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## [Line Chart in dialog?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-in-dialog/18373)

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**Author:** [@ECat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ECat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [25 November 2019 04:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-in-dialog/18373 "2019-11-25T04:12:38Z")

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Hi. Clicking on the gauge in node-red brings up a popup dialog and I want to display a line chart. We chose these methods because of their size limitations because they need to be displayed on mobile. https://discours…

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## [Unable install to node-red-contrib-grovepi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-install-to-node-red-contrib-grovepi/18325)

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**Author:** [@DragonPigGQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DragonPigGQ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 23:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-install-to-node-red-contrib-grovepi/18325 "2019-11-24T23:59:39Z")

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Hi there, while i was installing node-red-contrib-grovepi, the following errors occur, 2019-11-23T15:35:44.962Z \[err\] ERR! build error 2019-11-23T15:35:44.963Z \[err\] 2019-11-23T15:35:44.966Z \[err\] gyp 2019-11-23T15:35…

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## [Need help with configuration settings of node-red-contrib-ui-week-schedule](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-configuration-settings-of-node-red-contrib-ui-week-schedule/18365)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 23:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-configuration-settings-of-node-red-contrib-ui-week-schedule/18365 "2019-11-24T23:29:18Z")

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I am messing around with node-red-contrib-ui-week-schedule I didn't put a name in the node's name field and it wasn't working. But when I was looking at it, the days were in English. After being told to give the node…

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## [Palette Export or Backup](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-export-or-backup/18364)

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**Author:** [@valbuz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/valbuz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 22:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/palette-export-or-backup/18364 "2019-11-24T22:28:03Z")

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Hi is there a way to Backup/Export all the installed Palette's? thanks pat

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## [Detect when flow editor is closed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detect-when-flow-editor-is-closed/18357)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detect-when-flow-editor-is-closed/18357 "2019-11-24T20:44:29Z")

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Hi folks, Is there any way (on the server side) to detect when a flow editor has client been closed? For my new node-red-contrib-xterm node, a separate pseudo-terminal is started (on the server) for each flow editor th…

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## [Line Chart X-axis Label Format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-x-axis-label-format/18284)

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**Author:** [@baqwas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/baqwas)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 18:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-x-axis-label-format/18284 "2019-11-24T18:39:47Z")

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Hello, Found a few threads on X-axis label format for the Line Chart but these were not exactly aligned to my needs or my understanding was constrained. The documentation states: The axis labels can be formatted using…

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## [Update image on event](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-image-on-event/18360)

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**Author:** [@newbow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/newbow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-image-on-event/18360 "2019-11-24T18:08:12Z")

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Hi there, I need to display an image in dashboard. Got that part working by using a template node and simple html. The problem is, that the file gets updated once in a while (overwritten with a newer version), as it's…

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## [Lcd Display in raspberry pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lcd-display-in-raspberry-pi/18348)

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**Author:** [@Benazir](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Benazir)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lcd-display-in-raspberry-pi/18348 "2019-11-24T16:19:35Z")

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I have connected the raspberry pi with LCD display through nodred function.. My LCD Display brightness is high so while displaying letters in lcd is not visible. How to get rid of this issue???? Please Help me to sort…

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## [Split Values from a Sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-values-from-a-sensor/18329)

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**Author:** [@Mario](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mario)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2019 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/split-values-from-a-sensor/18329 "2019-11-24T13:43:42Z")

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how can I split this string into the individual values? it's the payload from an zigbee sensor. it is certainly simple, but I do not know how it works. {"battery":100,"voltage":3055,"temperature":23.87,"humidity":80.1,…

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