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## [Trigger node - unexpected behaviour with "then send" "the original msg object"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-node-unexpected-behaviour-with-then-send-the-original-msg-object/75296)

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**Author:** [@FlangeMonkey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FlangeMonkey)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 01:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-node-unexpected-behaviour-with-then-send-the-original-msg-object/75296 "2023-02-17T01:21:58Z")

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Hello, Using this simple example, I have data being overwritten of "the original msg object" with a second message, for data outside of payload. This is unexpected because it states "the original msg object", but it ap…

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## [Need Help on connecting OMRON PLC CP1E with Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-connecting-omron-plc-cp1e-with-node-red/4041)

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**Author:** [@F-on](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/F-on)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 00:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-connecting-omron-plc-cp1e-with-node-red/4041 "2023-02-17T00:43:37Z")

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Hello, Im a lecturer that have an old OMRON PLC (CP1E).I would like to connect it with Node-Red for my improvement project on my college.But unfortunately,my plc dont have an ethernet port.So my question is,can i connec…

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## [@kevingodell/node-red-ffmpeg published to npm](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/kevingodell-node-red-ffmpeg-published-to-npm/71210)

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**Author:** [@kevinGodell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kevinGodell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2023 00:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/kevingodell-node-red-ffmpeg-published-to-npm/71210 "2023-02-17T00:12:29Z")

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npm install @kevingodell/node-red-ffmpeg It replaces a test version that was only available from github by npm install kevinGodell/node-red-contrib-ffmpeg-spawn, which needed the end user to have git installed. The n…

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## [Uibuilder v6.1 dev progress #5 - 1st release of uib-update - zero-code UI updates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-dev-progress-5-1st-release-of-uib-update-zero-code-ui-updates/75209)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 22:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-dev-progress-5-1st-release-of-uib-update-zero-code-ui-updates/75209 "2023-02-16T22:07:55Z")

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Earlier this evening (UK), I pushed the first release of the new zero-code uib-update node to the v6.1.0 branch on GitHub. It allows you to easily update an element on your web page from data in Node-RED. It is workable…

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## [Node-RED errors after update](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-errors-after-update/75308)

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**Author:** [@eboston](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eboston)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 20:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-errors-after-update/75308 "2023-02-16T20:30:48Z")

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I am running Node-RED in docker on Unraid. After an update, I can't get Node-RED to work right. The WebUI won't come up and I get some errors in the log file. I'm not sure what to do at this point. Welcome to Node-RE…

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## [Calculating with flow variables in function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculating-with-flow-variables-in-function-node/75036)

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**Author:** [@kmmmm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kmmmm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 18:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculating-with-flow-variables-in-function-node/75036 "2023-02-16T18:52:18Z")

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strong textHi, wanna request help as a beginner. couldn’t \`t find a solution for the topic anywhere by my self. Issue: get two values from dashboard number node (store them in two flow variables as “t” & “n” ) and one…

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## [Add More User-Friendly Way to Add Outputs to Function Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-more-user-friendly-way-to-add-outputs-to-function-node/75152)

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**Author:** [@john\_wpg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/john_wpg)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 18:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-more-user-friendly-way-to-add-outputs-to-function-node/75152 "2023-02-16T18:29:06Z")

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I have been using Node-RED for a project and found that adding additional outputs to a Function node can be a bit confusing. Currently, users need to go to the properties tab to add additional outputs, which can be time-…

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## [MQTT in node: subscription to array of topics with MQTT wildcards](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-in-node-subscription-to-array-of-topics-with-mqtt-wildcards/75304)

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**Author:** [@greengolfer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/greengolfer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-in-node-subscription-to-array-of-topics-with-mqtt-wildcards/75304 "2023-02-16T17:52:20Z")

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Hello, According to the documentation of the MQTT in node, the subscription can be an array of strings. So something like \[ "abcd/#" , "defg/#" \] as a subscription should be valid. However if any topic include an MQTT…

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## [Remote acess to node-red instance](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-acess-to-node-red-instance/75260)

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**Author:** [@calixtoemilio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/calixtoemilio)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-acess-to-node-red-instance/75260 "2023-02-16T17:33:47Z")

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Is it possible remotely access a node-red instance? Sort of accessing internal variables (context stores), specially if running in docker containers with no shared file-system.

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## [Missing DNS caching in Node-RED (or NodeJS?)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-dns-caching-in-node-red-or-nodejs/75245)

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**Author:** [@jokakilla](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jokakilla)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/missing-dns-caching-in-node-red-or-nodejs/75245 "2023-02-16T16:34:58Z")

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Hi fellows, I'm using Node-RED for some years now and I couldn't be happier with it. But today I stumbled over the statistics of DNS requests from Node-RED in Pi-hole. There are tons of DNS queries. It seems like there…

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## [Context Stores - maybe async but how can we tell?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-stores-maybe-async-but-how-can-we-tell/75190)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 16:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-stores-maybe-async-but-how-can-we-tell/75190 "2023-02-16T16:32:29Z")

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Is there any way to programmatically detect if a context store requires asynchronous access? Having to to handle multiple context variables is a complete pain if you have to take async access into account. The easiest w…

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## [Insert values from http request into SQLite](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-values-from-http-request-into-sqlite/75256)

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**Author:** [@pakarada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pakarada)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-values-from-http-request-into-sqlite/75256 "2023-02-16T15:44:32Z")

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In my flow I have two http-request nodes that I use (every ten minutes) to get data from an API. I filter the request data through five functions and I end up with five values: temperature humidity pressure PM10 PM2.5 …

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## [Problem with exec node output in Spawn mode](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-exec-node-output-in-spawn-mode/74902)

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**Author:** [@batigolle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/batigolle)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 15:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-exec-node-output-in-spawn-mode/74902 "2023-02-16T15:23:39Z")

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I'm using the BIGEXEC node, which runs the command: sudo ./rf95\_server , but I'm not seeing any output When I run the command in a raspberry terminal, it displays some messages on the screen every few seconds An exampl…

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## [Node Red Crashed On Me](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-on-me/75182)

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**Author:** [@Kimber](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kimber)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashed-on-me/75182 "2023-02-16T13:40:58Z")

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Hey Folks. I'm just learning how to use Node Red. I installed the Nodes for InfluDB2. I tried to configure a InfluxDB2 Write and send one simple REAL tag to it. It allowed me to deploy it, then I lost connection to No…

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## [Reading Modbus and Writing to Database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-modbus-and-writing-to-database/75284)

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**Author:** [@Seymi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Seymi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-modbus-and-writing-to-database/75284 "2023-02-16T13:23:44Z")

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I am getting the data in this format but I can't write this data format to a database. I must split these datas for writing to database as 1 or 0 format. Which function code should i use to format data and write it to da…

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## [Reusing the part of the code (or even the node) in many places - or is there any easier way to repeat similar tasks?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reusing-the-part-of-the-code-or-even-the-node-in-many-places-or-is-there-any-easier-way-to-repeat-similar-tasks/75160)

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**Author:** [@homonto](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/homonto)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 12:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reusing-the-part-of-the-code-or-even-the-node-in-many-places-or-is-there-any-easier-way-to-repeat-similar-tasks/75160 "2023-02-16T12:15:51Z")

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Hi, So I heavily use NR for interaction with my IoT devices (of course). In the particular case below I am controlling the sleeping device that uses ESPnow to talk to non-sleeping device (gateway) and then data goes to…

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## [X and Y axis name in dashboard chart node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/x-and-y-axis-name-in-dashboard-chart-node/75291)

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**Author:** [@Johnson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Johnson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/x-and-y-axis-name-in-dashboard-chart-node/75291 "2023-02-16T11:35:31Z")

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Hi all, I am new to node red dashboard. i have a flow in which i am usig chart node in the dashboard . I need to have the xlabel and y label in the chart. flows (4).json (13.5 KB) This is the output i am getting …

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## [Responsive SVG slider node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/responsive-svg-slider-node-red/75285)

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**Author:** [@Patricia](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Patricia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/responsive-svg-slider-node-red/75285 "2023-02-16T09:44:55Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to create a dashboard where I use sliders to turn ON and OFF some lights. I have my svg file uploaded to node red, mas I can't manage to change the position of the slider. I have seen similar topic in her…

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## [How to Group flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-group-flows/74972)

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**Author:** [@bjdaijun](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bjdaijun)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-group-flows/74972 "2023-02-16T09:33:09Z")

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I have so much flows and they would make the tab seems very messy。 So， If there is a method to mange flows by group？

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## [Insert data in to MSSQL from JSON](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-data-in-to-mssql-from-json/75270)

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**Author:** [@datnt.tg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/datnt.tg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-data-in-to-mssql-from-json/75270 "2023-02-16T08:21:29Z")

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I have a json string: {"sensorDatas":\[{"flag":"SIM","str":"89860442192090055870"},{"flag":"Ua","value":235.4},{"flag":"Ub","value":0.0},{"flag":"Uc","value":0.0},{"flag":"Uab","value":235.1},{"flag":"Ubc","value":0.0},{…

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## [HttpError: unable to parse cannot use reserved tag key "time"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/httperror-unable-to-parse-cannot-use-reserved-tag-key-time/75267)

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**Author:** [@manapprae](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/manapprae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 07:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/httperror-unable-to-parse-cannot-use-reserved-tag-key-time/75267 "2023-02-16T07:13:14Z")

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I am a new user node-red having a problum. How can I fix this isue. Please recommend for me

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## [Restrict Node-Write Abilities by user](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restrict-node-write-abilities-by-user/75237)

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**Author:** [@pbahr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pbahr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restrict-node-write-abilities-by-user/75237 "2023-02-16T07:03:56Z")

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Hey there, for my current project I have this use case that some users should be able to administrate all nodes, while others should only be able to access "harmless"-Nodes. In specific I want built-in nodes as "HTTP-I…

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## [Working with Selenium IDE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/working-with-selenium-ide/74949)

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**Author:** [@jgreenmt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jgreenmt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 06:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/working-with-selenium-ide/74949 "2023-02-16T06:12:10Z")

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Hello all, I have created a script using Selenium IDE that auto logins to a webpage and retrieves some information. Per the instructions I have downloaded the Selenium Side Runner (also known as Command Line Runner) too…

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## [Node unittests pass with strange warning](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-unittests-pass-with-strange-warning/75162)

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**Author:** [@kakyoism](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kakyoism)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 03:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-unittests-pass-with-strange-warning/75162 "2023-02-16T03:51:53Z")

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I understand that this may be more or less a mixture of JEST and NR issue. But I just hope someone may shed some light on it. Setup OS: macOS JEST version: $ jest --version 29.4.2 Goal npm install -g node-red npm in…

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## [Using pnpm for all package management for custom nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-pnpm-for-all-package-management-for-custom-nodes/74391)

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**Author:** [@kakyoism](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kakyoism)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 02:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-pnpm-for-all-package-management-for-custom-nodes/74391 "2023-02-16T02:41:32Z")

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In order to ship internal custom nodes to our users faster with smaller install size, we are trying out pnpm to replace npm in the context of NodeJS for Node-RED. Although pnpm seems to be better than npm in terms of in…

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## [Can make ui\_gauge clickable?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-make-ui-gauge-clickable/75171)

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**Author:** [@khunakon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/khunakon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2023 02:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-make-ui-gauge-clickable/75171 "2023-02-16T02:07:09Z")

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Can make ui\_gauge clickable?

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## [Node-red-contrib-mongodb4 handle document id error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-mongodb4-handle-document-id-error/75226)

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**Author:** [@bjdaijun](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bjdaijun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2023 22:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-mongodb4-handle-document-id-error/75226 "2023-02-15T22:26:15Z")

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As it docs says, it supports string id to ObjectId , And as I use, the first is ok, that is \[{\_id: "624b527d08e23628e99eb963"}\] and the second usage: \[{\_id: {$in: \["624b527d08e23628e99eb963"\]}}\], if the array only o…

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## [Light turn off delay, based on dynamic conditions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/light-turn-off-delay-based-on-dynamic-conditions/74201)

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**Author:** [@jair1111](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jair1111)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2023 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/light-turn-off-delay-based-on-dynamic-conditions/74201 "2023-02-15T21:26:58Z")

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It is again this deceptively simple question of turning lights on/off based on motion sensor. It would have been very easy if the motion sensor (Aqara P1) worked reliably, but unfortunately it does not. The kitchen has …

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## [Chart-Node - Can't get chart from database data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-cant-get-chart-from-database-data/75203)

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**Author:** [@mssib28](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mssib28)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2023 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-cant-get-chart-from-database-data/75203 "2023-02-15T20:31:37Z")

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Hi together, I try to get data from a MariaDB into a chart-node. As an example I used the information given at MYSQL Example. I don't find the mistake, why no data are displayed. My actual flow, as well as the debug …

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## [I want to convert string data into json structure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-convert-string-data-into-json-structure/75235)

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**Author:** [@YashPisat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/YashPisat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2023 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-convert-string-data-into-json-structure/75235 "2023-02-15T19:20:55Z")

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I am receving an input from esp32 serially as shown below: geodata:18.34-64.68;device\_ID:1;Temperature:10 degC;Humidity:2 RH;WindSpeed:5 m/s geodata:15.34-34.67;device\_ID:3;Temperature:10 degC;Humidity:2 RH;WindSpeed:5…

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