# Latest

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## [Extract JSON object from an URL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-json-object-from-an-url/58949)

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**Author:** [@DemalCal96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DemalCal96)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 22:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-json-object-from-an-url/58949 "2022-02-24T22:25:30Z")

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Hello everyone. Actually I have an URL address provided by a system engineer that extract data from a data base. when I put this URL in my web Brawser I can see the following: This is a JSON object that I want to be …

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## [Dynamic MQTT LWT birth, Close & Will Property](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-mqtt-lwt-birth-close-will-property/58951)

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**Author:** [@mafify](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mafify)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 22:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-mqtt-lwt-birth-close-will-property/58951 "2022-02-24T22:08:31Z")

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There is a lot of dynamic features now in mqtt node red. I noticed that the broker can be dynamically setting an object message as follow: {"broker": 192.168.1.XX, "port":1883, "force":true} I was wondering if I can se…

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## [Condition of another sensor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/condition-of-another-sensor/58953)

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**Author:** [@nightmare1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nightmare1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/condition-of-another-sensor/58953 "2022-02-24T21:11:01Z")

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Thanks in advance , i would like to think i have moved from crawling to walking with node red however, i am stumped at were to start with a very simple task. I have a temerature and a number going into a sum, that parts…

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## [Function Node - need help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-need-help/58941)

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**Author:** [@Flixm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flixm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/function-node-need-help/58941 "2022-02-24T19:21:59Z")

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Hi there, i know i need to learn about the function node, but till now i'm working without it and i'm happy with it. TILL today with this function: The sample shows this: { "body": "Test" } But i need the input o…

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## [RPI 3B+, turn-off touchscreen when inactive and activate on touch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rpi-3b-turn-off-touchscreen-when-inactive-and-activate-on-touch/58714)

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**Author:** [@kkuula](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kkuula)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rpi-3b-turn-off-touchscreen-when-inactive-and-activate-on-touch/58714 "2022-02-24T19:20:53Z")

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Hello, I am a new node-red user, and have got good a dashboard running on the official 7" touchscreen. I want to turn the screen of when it is not in use, and turn it back on when need to. In future I will probably get…

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## [MQTT 5 responseTopic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-5-responsetopic/58935)

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**Author:** [@JT3D](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JT3D)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-5-responsetopic/58935 "2022-02-24T16:44:38Z")

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Hi all, In relation to this post here can someone explain why you have to delete the topic in order for the responseTopic to get sent. (The place this is done is 'delete topic and add random payload') Do you always hav…

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## [How can I set an Object property dynamically](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-set-an-object-property-dynamically/58937)

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**Author:** [@SumeetBulani](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SumeetBulani)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-set-an-object-property-dynamically/58937 "2022-02-24T16:22:35Z")

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Hi guys, I am having some trouble setting a rule on NodeRED json object. You can find below my code. So I have a dynamic sensor JSON data. Also, I have an object which is an object within an object. I want to set a rul…

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## [What is the easiest way to create a 5 to 32 line decoder in node red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-create-a-5-to-32-line-decoder-in-node-red/58324)

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**Author:** [@K5OZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/K5OZ)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-create-a-5-to-32-line-decoder-in-node-red/58324 "2022-02-24T16:11:46Z")

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Hello everyone, I am a novice at node red. I am trying to automate an old MT3000 manual tuner. In my design I have a 32 position binary switch (5 bit output) that I would like to have 32 mutually exclusive outputs to d…

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## [Need help to output text for the TSS engine in Rhasspy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-to-output-text-for-the-tss-engine-in-rhasspy/58909)

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**Author:** [@Solid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Solid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-to-output-text-for-the-tss-engine-in-rhasspy/58909 "2022-02-24T08:21:55Z")

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I'm working Node-red with Rhasspy and I need to send some text over to the MQTT broker of Rhasspy so the TextToSpeech tool reads what's inside the node function. I know also there is another way with posting in the text…

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## [Node-Red installation fail Windows Server 2019 via RDP](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-installation-fail-windows-server-2019-via-rdp/58899)

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**Author:** [@BrallanH2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BrallanH2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 15:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-installation-fail-windows-server-2019-via-rdp/58899 "2022-02-24T15:29:01Z")

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I installed Node.js using the installer: node-v16.14.0-x64 I am using an RDP session to access this computer on a customer's network. I have administrator privileges. I don't think the computer has internet access. I …

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## [Reposting old Question and Documentation Request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reposting-old-question-and-documentation-request/56908)

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**Author:** [@Tinku](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tinku)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reposting-old-question-and-documentation-request/56908 "2022-02-24T15:15:25Z")

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Im Repostiong the question: RFID with Balluff from @AaronV where do I get documentation that how the TCP nodes work? Many thanks in advance :slight\_smile:

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## [Which Weather node you recomend? (best) - Continue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-weather-node-you-recomend-best-continue/58923)

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**Author:** [@GiovanniG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GiovanniG)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-weather-node-you-recomend-best-continue/58923 "2022-02-24T15:06:09Z")

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Hi mates! Referring to the prevuois topic which is already unfortunately closed, I post here as promised my Dashboard. I'm not an HTML guru, can you please help me to remove the margins/grid for the forecast table? The…

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## [How to install lower version dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-install-lower-version-dashboard/58928)

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**Author:** [@AK51](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AK51)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-install-lower-version-dashboard/58928 "2022-02-24T15:04:49Z")

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Hi, I have a github project using node-red. Everything is fine but recently, people start to ask me why the dashboard installation fail. I need to use old version of node-red because of the some other installation. How …

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## [Node-red-contrib-turf: simplify, tranformRotate function =\> options object returns error 'options is invalid'](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-turf-simplify-tranformrotate-function-options-object-returns-error-options-is-invalid/58934)

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**Author:** [@Razio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Razio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-turf-simplify-tranformrotate-function-options-object-returns-error-options-is-invalid/58934 "2022-02-24T15:00:26Z")

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Hi, Once again I got stuck :roll\_eyes: My initial try is to simplify a lineString with the turf-node. For some reason it won't accept my options I am giving in the payload array. It returns the error 'options is inval…

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## [typedInput - Missing after choosing other type](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-missing-after-choosing-other-type/58890)

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**Author:** [@jayson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jayson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typedinput-missing-after-choosing-other-type/58890 "2022-02-24T14:48:08Z")

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I added a node with input with typedInput. Initially, the type dropdown is showing but upon changing the type, it will be gone in the UI.

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## [On/off switch start and stop Python script](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-off-switch-start-and-stop-python-script/58926)

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**Author:** [@edsulst](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edsulst)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-off-switch-start-and-stop-python-script/58926 "2022-02-24T13:58:02Z")

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I'm completely new with Node RED but so far I can make a button start a python script and another button stops the script. But I would like to do this by using a on/off switch. I can't get it to work. The switch has 2…

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## [Modifying the y.axis of a graph](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-the-y-axis-of-a-graph/58841)

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**Author:** [@Disaile12](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Disaile12)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-the-y-axis-of-a-graph/58841 "2022-02-24T13:44:33Z")

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Hello, a query, it is possible to eliminate these points from the y-axis of a graph. I would like to be able to do that since I only want to graph two boolean states 0 or 1. I'd appreciate your help. This is my f…

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## [Using Context variables](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-context-variables/58756)

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**Author:** [@rayank97](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rayank97)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 13:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-context-variables/58756 "2022-02-24T13:09:58Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to Node-Red and am trying out a project with the EmotivBCI toolbox. I am trying to get a servo running using the Arduino nodes (running Firmata). The EmotivBCI node that I am using basically ret…

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## [Installation/update problems due to WARN deprecated?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-update-problems-due-to-warn-deprecated/58241)

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**Author:** [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 11:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-update-problems-due-to-warn-deprecated/58241 "2022-02-24T11:47:22Z")

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Hi tomall professionals some people complain that updating is not possible anylonger. I just added two things in package.json to meet all scoreboard requirements … after that release people started reporting issues se…

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## [How to get last inserted record in table from code - sqlite](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-last-inserted-record-in-table-from-code-sqlite/58816)

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**Author:** [@dm2jokes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dm2jokes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-last-inserted-record-in-table-from-code-sqlite/58816 "2022-02-24T11:28:55Z")

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Hi! Well my problem is that cannot get value of inserted ID after insert row in table Tracks. I try to get value in variable last\_inserted but nothing happens. ID need for later in last two sql queries. Thanks for help …

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## [PDF file cut out](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pdf-file-cut-out/58906)

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**Author:** [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pdf-file-cut-out/58906 "2022-02-24T11:28:40Z")

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Hello! Is it possible to get something out of a PDF file with Node Red and then save it as a PDF again? The PDF is A4 and should then have about 105x148mm. Here is an example. The red part should be test.pdf (13.9 K…

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## [JSON parsing issues due to locale?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-parsing-issues-due-to-locale/58911)

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**Author:** [@OriolFM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OriolFM)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 11:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-parsing-issues-due-to-locale/58911 "2022-02-24T11:06:09Z")

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I'm trying to use the json node to parse the string from a GET request, which is properly formatted. The problem seems to be that I get some floating point numbers with decimal point ".", but my locale is using decimal …

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## [How can i get browser ip by dashboard button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-get-browser-ip-by-dashboard-button/58531)

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**Author:** [@wooAo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wooAo)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-get-browser-ip-by-dashboard-button/58531 "2022-02-24T09:27:55Z")

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Hello :smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts: I want to get user's ip address when they click a ui dashboard button Is it possible?

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## [Dashboard Text Input node focus issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-text-input-node-focus-issues/58884)

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**Author:** [@OriolFM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OriolFM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 08:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-text-input-node-focus-issues/58884 "2022-02-24T08:37:56Z")

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I'm doing some tests with input nodes for a helper app on an RPG character builder. I have a form that looks like this: I have several input fields, a few buttons, and a table displaying what I have in an SQL databa…

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## [Sorry, but requesting help with what these nodes are](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorry-but-requesting-help-with-what-these-nodes-are/58904)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 08:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorry-but-requesting-help-with-what-these-nodes-are/58904 "2022-02-24T08:31:14Z")

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I have been doing some tidying up (which is kind of ironic if I am asking this) and I see some weird config nodes. Sorry, but I don't get what they are. I kind of get that they were imported with some nodes I importe…

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## [Seperate a String and save it to variable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/seperate-a-string-and-save-it-to-variable/58860)

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**Author:** [@vanilla-sky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vanilla-sky)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/seperate-a-string-and-save-it-to-variable/58860 "2022-02-24T08:16:06Z")

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Hey there, I want to split a string and save it to different variables. The content of the different lines have a variable length. The result should be: Variable "Status": (Variable length of text) Variable "State…

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## [How to do a "cleaning-mode" for touch screens?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-do-a-cleaning-mode-for-touch-screens/58905)

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**Author:** [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-do-a-cleaning-mode-for-touch-screens/58905 "2022-02-24T08:07:38Z")

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Hi all, is there a way to disable inputs in the browser(firefox, chrome) for a certain amount of time? Or show a certain overlay? So that you have like a 1minute window where you can clean the touch screen, without pr…

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## [Errors with node-red-contrib-redplc-rpi-mcp342x](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/errors-with-node-red-contrib-redplc-rpi-mcp342x/58755)

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**Author:** [@Tapani](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tapani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/errors-with-node-red-contrib-redplc-rpi-mcp342x/58755 "2022-02-24T07:51:28Z")

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Hi, I try to use node-red-contrib-redplc-rpi-mcp342x for reading MCP3424 card on my Raspberry Pi 4. Node Red is installed as an Home Assistant add-on. When starting the flow including the mcp342x node, I get the follo…

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## [Modbus Write Specific Function Code 42](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-write-specific-function-code-42/58791)

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**Author:** [@mrrobot](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrrobot)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-write-specific-function-code-42/58791 "2022-02-24T07:50:59Z")

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Does one of you know if there is a node that support specific function code. for example i will use code 42. Already try to create flow and inject command to convert like below. The result after buffer maker is succesfu…

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## [How to find out URL of node-red inside a node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-out-url-of-node-red-inside-a-node/58893)

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**Author:** [@windkh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/windkh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2022 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-out-url-of-node-red-inside-a-node/58893 "2022-02-24T06:58:20Z")

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Hi, I want to receive a HTTP GET inside my own node like the HTTP-in does it as follows: RED.httpNode.get('/myprivateroute', cookieParser(), httpMiddleware, corsHandler, metricsHandler, callback, errorHandler); My que…

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