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## [Special character conversion issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/special-character-conversion-issues/75409)

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**Author:** [@lucas3d](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lucas3d)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 14:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/special-character-conversion-issues/75409 "2023-02-19T14:45:03Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm working on a tool to convert a JSON file to specific text file formatting (Facebook Archive to Day One). It's working fine, but I have issues with accentuation (French language). For example, "\\u00c3\\u…

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## [Timerswitch ... how to stop/forward other message based on timerswitch?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timerswitch-how-to-stop-forward-other-message-based-on-timerswitch/75419)

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**Author:** [@AndKe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndKe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timerswitch-how-to-stop-forward-other-message-based-on-timerswitch/75419 "2023-02-19T14:30:10Z")

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I thought timwerswitch would simple stop a chain of events depending on time - no such luck. It's apparently not working this way - the "edit change node" is preparing a msg.payload.alarm ..then the idea is NOT to forw…

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## [Clearing status from debug node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clearing-status-from-debug-node/75418)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clearing-status-from-debug-node/75418 "2023-02-19T14:02:51Z")

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When testing out, I'd like to be able to clear all the debug nodes statuses easily (just in this tab) What the easiest/simplest way of doing this?

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## [typedInput - enforcing only string output from JSONata type](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-enforcing-only-string-output-from-jsonata-type/75393)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 11:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-enforcing-only-string-output-from-jsonata-type/75393 "2023-02-19T11:44:06Z")

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Hi Node-RED brains-trust. I need to validate a typedInput that allows JSONata BUT I need the result to be a string not JSON. I can do this with a validate function: const f = value.slice(0, 1) return !( f === '{' || f …

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## [How to make a reset function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-reset-function/75411)

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**Author:** [@kelvin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kelvin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 10:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-reset-function/75411 "2023-02-19T10:20:31Z")

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Hi everyone, On my flow how to make a reset function to reset the hourglass? For my gate node why only will open and will not be close. thanks \[{"id":"5828b22c3ad72aa3","type":"tab","label":"Flow 6","disabled":false,…

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## [Displaying raw influxdb data in realtime on a uibuilder page....... possible?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/displaying-raw-influxdb-data-in-realtime-on-a-uibuilder-page-possible/75322)

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**Author:** [@ianh33](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ianh33)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2023 05:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/displaying-raw-influxdb-data-in-realtime-on-a-uibuilder-page-possible/75322 "2023-02-19T05:17:37Z")

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I have a node-red -\> mqtt -\> Telegraf -\> influxdb data flow which logs (for example) lights being turned on or off. The next stage will be to use node-red-contrib-influxdb and cut out mqtt, however, that's not the point…

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## [Using async function for managing http authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-async-function-for-managing-http-authentication/75404)

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**Author:** [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 22:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-async-function-for-managing-http-authentication/75404 "2023-02-18T22:11:29Z")

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A strange idea came to mind today. I am heavily using bitwarden for my personal info, and i am running several node-red instances where they share same username and password combination for accessing the editor. Could i…

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## [Help installing .deb file on windows(10) laptop](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-installing-deb-file-on-windows-10-laptop/75396)

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**Author:** [@damica51](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/damica51)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 21:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-installing-deb-file-on-windows-10-laptop/75396 "2023-02-18T21:53:26Z")

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I have node red installed on my laptop and I use Powershell to start my node-red. I also installed "Scoop" because of trying to use the "sudo" command. But I can't figure out what about this error , I'm trying to insta…

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## [Msg.reset causes delay node to not delay the next message after the reset](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-reset-causes-delay-node-to-not-delay-the-next-message-after-the-reset/75395)

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**Author:** [@auch\_enne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/auch_enne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 19:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-reset-causes-delay-node-to-not-delay-the-next-message-after-the-reset/75395 "2023-02-18T19:55:18Z")

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Hello, Using the delay node with a fixed amount of time. If the node is delaying a message and I send it a msg.reset the delayed message is 'deleted' like it should be. But when I sent a new message to the delay node a…

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## [Philips Hue Button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/philips-hue-button/75085)

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**Author:** [@ChrisF](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ChrisF)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/philips-hue-button/75085 "2023-02-18T14:03:56Z")

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Hello all, I have a Philips hue button that I have integrated into Node Red and I want to convert the dimming values into a number. With a debug node I get the following values: object topic: "zigbee2mqtt/Hue Button E…

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## [Try to convert msg.payload string of number into ascii](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/try-to-convert-msg-payload-string-of-number-into-ascii/75193)

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**Author:** [@PhilLu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PhilLu)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 12:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/try-to-convert-msg-payload-string-of-number-into-ascii/75193 "2023-02-18T12:51:29Z")

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Hello, I have to translate a string of delimited numbers into ascii string. This is working fine: String.fromCharCode(65,66,67); // returns 'ABC' ... I have a msg.payload containing by example: 45,42,45,42,45,42,45,…

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## [How do you change the size of each individual node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-size-of-each-individual-node/75383)

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**Author:** [@keefer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/keefer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 12:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-size-of-each-individual-node/75383 "2023-02-18T12:18:57Z")

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after 6 month's, I'm still learning node-red. I'm stuck on resizing various nodes. I imported a sample PID flow to compare it to what I've been working on. However, 90% of the nodes have been reduced to small squares sim…

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## [Power flow card](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/power-flow-card/75232)

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**Author:** [@EIKSEU](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EIKSEU)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 10:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/power-flow-card/75232 "2023-02-18T10:15:56Z")

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Hello, is there anyone who has already built a power flow card on Nodered like the one from ulic75 for Home Assistant or can you convert the code for Nodered? Kind regards

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## [Multi-state-switch disable 1 or more positions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multi-state-switch-disable-1-or-more-positions/75179)

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**Author:** [@henkkas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/henkkas)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multi-state-switch-disable-1-or-more-positions/75179 "2023-02-18T09:18:15Z")

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@BartButenaers Is it possible to disable 1 or more positions of the multi-state-switch somehow?

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## [Uibuilder documentation suggestions and improvements](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-documentation-suggestions-and-improvements/74812)

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**Author:** [@ianh33](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ianh33)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2023 00:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-documentation-suggestions-and-improvements/74812 "2023-02-18T00:46:38Z")

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Julian This is going to be a silly question (appologies in advance - and thank you for your time) ......... When I add libraries through the libraries tab of 'edit uibuilder node' none of them are downloaded into /uibu…

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## [How to spot a static change properly? (noob question)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-spot-a-static-change-properly-noob-question/75313)

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**Author:** [@AndKe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndKe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 23:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-spot-a-static-change-properly-noob-question/75313 "2023-02-17T23:08:54Z")

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for a number of Zigbee devices, I check if the device is offline, if offline - send a notification. My method today is: The "problem" is that I really would like the logic to be for each device: if (offline\_time…

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## [Uibuilder v6.1 dev progress #6 - extending and fixing zero-code](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-dev-progress-6-extending-and-fixing-zero-code/75374)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 21:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-dev-progress-6-extending-and-fixing-zero-code/75374 "2023-02-17T21:55:17Z")

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Another update just landed in GitHub. uib-element updates: 2 new element types for uib-element to add table and list rows to existing tables/lists. The ability to add those rows at any point in the table/list as well …

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## [Optimization of tabs vs flows for performance](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/optimization-of-tabs-vs-flows-for-performance/75363)

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**Author:** [@RayMN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RayMN)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/optimization-of-tabs-vs-flows-for-performance/75363 "2023-02-17T19:04:31Z")

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From a performance perspective: Is there a difference between having fewer tabs with lots flows in them vs lots of tabs with only a few flows in each. From a "usage" I would prefer the latter of course, I currently hav…

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## [Convert incoming FHIR XML message to HL7](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-incoming-fhir-xml-message-to-hl7/75360)

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**Author:** [@TimD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TimD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-incoming-fhir-xml-message-to-hl7/75360 "2023-02-17T18:16:27Z")

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Hi All, My first post. I apologise in advance if below is a little long winded.... I'm relatively new to Node-Red but am "lucky" enough to have taken over responsibility for our N-R engine at work, which in a nutshell …

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## [Domoticz/out to node red, delete parts of msg.payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/domoticz-out-to-node-red-delete-parts-of-msg-payload/75297)

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**Author:** [@pgas37](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pgas37)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 16:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/domoticz-out-to-node-red-delete-parts-of-msg-payload/75297 "2023-02-17T16:41:23Z")

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I found on the forum several topics with similar content. Alse visited page about messages,but i cannot get the correct output. I am new so if anyone can help? the output is like this: Topic: domoticz/outQoS: 0 { "Ba…

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## [Node-Red – DHT11/DHT22 – Custom Weather Station Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dht11-dht22-custom-weather-station-dashboard/75353)

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**Author:** [@donskytech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/donskytech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dht11-dht22-custom-weather-station-dashboard/75353 "2023-02-17T15:41:12Z")

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Hey, I just started reading about Node-Red yesterday and I was just amazed at how easy it is to develop your own custom user interface using this tool and have everything running. Today, I was able to develop my first …

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## [OPCUA-client Write to int32ARRAY PLC Value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-client-write-to-int32array-plc-value/75344)

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**Author:** [@andzana](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/andzana)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-client-write-to-int32array-plc-value/75344 "2023-02-17T12:11:24Z")

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Hi guys, i've problem with OpcUa write, in the PLC the data is int32Array\[201\], with the OpcUa-Cliet READ i've add a payload.range and the result is OK, read only 3° value of the PLC int32Array \[ { "id": …

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## [Node configuration: setting input fields](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-configuration-setting-input-fields/75338)

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**Author:** [@Hopperpop](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hopperpop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-configuration-setting-input-fields/75338 "2023-02-17T13:32:30Z")

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Hi all, For a node I developed, I'm trying to implement an export/import function of the node configuration to/from an xml file. This because the xml file is used to make the same configuration in the program it's talki…

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## [RTU modbus server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rtu-modbus-server/75348)

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**Author:** [@173](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/173)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 13:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rtu-modbus-server/75348 "2023-02-17T13:21:00Z")

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Hi All, I have two node red systems connected by a serial port. In one of them, I have a modbus flex getter module reading by the serial port. In the other, I have a TCP modbus flex server, accesed from a TCP modbus f…

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## [S0 Impulse erzeugen](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/s0-impulse-erzeugen/75346)

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**Author:** [@mmoooo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mmoooo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 12:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/s0-impulse-erzeugen/75346 "2023-02-17T12:34:36Z")

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Hallo, Ich habe eine Wärmepumpe die einen Eingang für S0-Impulse zur genauen Eigenverbrauchsteuerung hat. Mein Smartmeter gibt aber alles mögliche nur über Modbus aus. Ich würde nun gern mit einem Raspi und NodeRed ei…

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## [Any way to trigger a flow based on MacOS Notification?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-way-to-trigger-a-flow-based-on-macos-notification/75312)

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**Author:** [@aperture1988](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aperture1988)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-way-to-trigger-a-flow-based-on-macos-notification/75312 "2023-02-17T12:07:27Z")

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Hello Guys, Im looking for a way to trigger a Node-Red flow when a specific notification is triggered on a remote Apple Mac via the native MacOS notification platform. I can't figure out how best to do this, this Mac i…

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## [8 Player Texas Hold Em - How do i pull the data to each .html](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/8-player-texas-hold-em-how-do-i-pull-the-data-to-each-html/75269)

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**Author:** [@fulldad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fulldad)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/8-player-texas-hold-em-how-do-i-pull-the-data-to-each-html/75269 "2023-02-17T11:52:30Z")

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I want to have 9 different HTML logins. 1 for the community cards to be displayed and then 8 other people who login to /player1 /player2 /player3 etc. I am only using the example and I am running into a road bloc…

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## [\[Feature Request\]Do nodes or lines know if they are above/below each other?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-do-nodes-or-lines-know-if-they-are-above-below-each-other/75300)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-do-nodes-or-lines-know-if-they-are-above-below-each-other/75300 "2023-02-17T11:36:58Z")

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if so, I wonder if the lines could switch to being "narrower"?

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## [Organizing and preparing data for InfluxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/organizing-and-preparing-data-for-influxdb/75070)

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**Author:** [@bobha43](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bobha43)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/organizing-and-preparing-data-for-influxdb/75070 "2023-02-17T10:51:15Z")

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I have what must be just about the most basic and common IOT objective and it is almost embarassing to have to ask for help, but I am new to this. I have been reading a lot, but have not found answers to my problem. I w…

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## [Central Ventilation of home, Control of 2 zones and fan speed (help needed)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/central-ventilation-of-home-control-of-2-zones-and-fan-speed-help-needed/75280)

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**Author:** [@Dolle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dolle)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/central-ventilation-of-home-control-of-2-zones-and-fan-speed-help-needed/75280 "2023-02-17T08:18:37Z")

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Good morning, I am not a programmer, but i like to tinker with home assistant and electronics. I work in the HVAC and i installed a ventilation system. I am controlling the following: Fan speed 0-10V Zone valve …

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