# Latest **URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md?page=950 [Latest](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nodered.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.nodered.org/tags.md) **Page:** 951 --- ## [\[Announce\] node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge 0.2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge-0-2-0/36245)
**Author:** [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 11:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge-0-2-0/36245 "2020-11-20T11:46:05Z")
With version 0.2.0 Option for dashed line Support for Iconify icons --- ## [USB audio on a Raspberry PI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/usb-audio-on-a-raspberry-pi/36133)
**Author:** [@blackwellj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/blackwellj)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/usb-audio-on-a-raspberry-pi/36133 "2020-11-20T11:31:41Z")
Hi all, I am trying to stream audio from a radio scanner connected to my pi via usb. In simple terms it is acting as a usb microphone. So far i have had no luck at all getting it to work! can anyone provide me with a wo… --- ## [\[POLL\] node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge features](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/poll-node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge-features/36156)
**Author:** [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/poll-node-red-contrib-ui-artless-gauge-features/36156 "2020-11-20T11:02:26Z")
I have request to add an option but I'm not fully convinced if it is something that gives any good value for the gauge. So I'm kindly asking the community opinion. Should there be an option to modify the gauges line st… --- ## [\[Update\] node-red-contrib-voice2json (beta)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-voice2json-beta/35652)
**Author:** [@JGKK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JGKK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-voice2json-beta/35652 "2020-11-20T08:49:51Z")
continuing from https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-voice2json-beta/29066?u=jgkk Bump to 0.6.1 As I now have some more time on my hands again the work continues :slight\_smile: Bump to 0.6.1 adds a… --- ## [Merging 2 csv files in Node-RED/JavaScript](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/merging-2-csv-files-in-node-red-javascript/36070)
**Author:** [@Oscarrr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Oscarrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2020 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/merging-2-csv-files-in-node-red-javascript/36070 "2020-11-20T08:44:26Z")
Hello there! I'm looking for some help on how to solve some specific challenges I'm facing in a current project. I'm a bit stuck, so I was hoping someone more experienced than myself could give me some hints. :slight\_sm… --- ## [Create chart reading data from database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-chart-reading-data-from-database/35432)
**Author:** [@naami80](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/naami80)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [12 November 2020 22:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-chart-reading-data-from-database/35432 "2020-11-12T22:19:37Z")
Hello, I'm new in Node-red programming.I must create a dashboard with charts reading data from a database, I have everything installed on Docker. I had a lot of issues to connect the database, the result it's always "ETI… --- ## [\[Help Wanted\] - Dashboard beta version to test](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-wanted-dashboard-beta-version-to-test/35995)
**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 22:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-wanted-dashboard-beta-version-to-test/35995 "2020-11-19T22:55:31Z")
Hi All, I've pushed a beta version of Dashboard to npm (not to flows catalogue). I have spent a wet Saturday looking at chart updates and trying to speed up reloads and data shifting. I suspect the main issue is actuall… --- ## [Convert string to object?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-to-object/36209)
**Author:** [@invinciberry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/invinciberry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-to-object/36209 "2020-11-19T22:23:13Z")
So I am trying to scrape some data from a website. And I am trying to get it's availability date which is in a section starting with //#835635. Currently, I have the HTML content of this section stripped out from the we… --- ## [Using an And gate (node-red-contrib-bool-gate) not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-an-and-gate-node-red-contrib-bool-gate-not-working/36221)
**Author:** [@olafurfo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/olafurfo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-an-and-gate-node-red-contrib-bool-gate-not-working/36221 "2020-11-19T21:47:30Z")
Hi First off, I'm no programmer.. at all.. So I've been googling, like most have.. aLOT. I'm creating a dimmer for my philips hue lights (from an IDEC PLC industrial computer) and i'm aaaalmost there. If my And gate w… --- ## [Unusual message from Node-red (Orphaned nodes)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214)
**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214 "2020-11-19T21:31:35Z")
Alas I have been offline for the last 3 weeks. :frowning: And pretty much still am. (Main computer went a bit belly up.) Using another machine I log into one of my machine and see this: But I am confused why it … --- ## [House Mode - Am I doing this right?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/house-mode-am-i-doing-this-right/36206)
**Author:** [@kreene1987](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kreene1987)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/house-mode-am-i-doing-this-right/36206 "2020-11-19T20:55:17Z")
BRAND new to Node Red, coming from ST and webcore but moving quickly into HA + NR. Glad to be here. Is this an efficient way of programming the smarthome "mode" similar to ST's home mode. I have binary\_sensor's in HA th… --- ## [How to reduce peak consumption (hems)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reduce-peak-consumption-hems/35148)
**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reduce-peak-consumption-hems/35148 "2020-11-19T20:47:33Z")
Hi folks, Since electricity peak consumption is getting very important for our energy bills, I would like to collect some ideas about how to reduce such energy peaks. I'm new to this area, but it seems they talk about "… --- ## [Read/write json revisited](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-write-json-revisited/36203)
**Author:** [@ebolisa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ebolisa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-write-json-revisited/36203 "2020-11-19T20:46:26Z")
Hi, I'm using text input (set as time picker) to store hours and minutes to a json file. This part works (well...). Then when the web page is loaded/reloaded, I need to read the json file and set the text input to the … --- ## [Cannot update Node-Red v1.1.3](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-node-red-v1-1-3/36016)
**Author:** [@onire77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onire77)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 19:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-node-red-v1-1-3/36016 "2020-11-19T19:32:09Z")
I run sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red with result: npm WARN deprecated bcrypt@3.0.6: versions \< v5.0.0 do not handle NUL in passwords properly npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.0: request has been deprecated, … --- ## [Need help to use if function in Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-to-use-if-function-in-node-red/36091)
**Author:** [@hadeel1985](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hadeel1985)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 18:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-to-use-if-function-in-node-red/36091 "2020-11-19T18:32:12Z")
Good Day , I’m trying to use Node Red to design a simple Traffic lights with external switch, what I did is shown in fig 1 attached, but it seem it’s not stable and it will stop running at some point . I need to use… --- ## [How to delete (or rename) an output of the input split node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-or-rename-an-output-of-the-input-split-node/36195)
**Author:** [@MPaulHolmes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MPaulHolmes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-or-rename-an-output-of-the-input-split-node/36195 "2020-11-19T17:55:54Z")
I created an input split node. The input to this node is an array of around 44 numbers. So, I was adding a bunch of ADD payload.col1 payload.col2 payload.col3 ... And I accidentally typed 22 instead of payload.col… --- ## [Bug when working with project setting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-working-with-project-setting/35863)
**Author:** [@joha91](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joha91)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-when-working-with-project-setting/35863 "2020-11-19T17:57:22Z")
Hey all, I wanted to start working with the project setting, but I allways get this error message: Normally I run Node-Red in my ioBroker, but I also did a test in a fresh installed node-red instance now --\> same err… --- ## [Examples of Colour change button and switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/examples-of-colour-change-button-and-switch/3650)
**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 12:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/examples-of-colour-change-button-and-switch/3650 "2020-11-19T12:19:33Z")
A simple example of a button that has two states and changes colour/text and icon based on those two states \[{"id":"b9a70965.13e138","type":"ui\_button","z":"d511095d.512808","name":"","group":"c070ecdb.6d5ce","order":0,… --- ## [Local Connections work but Remote Connections do not](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/local-connections-work-but-remote-connections-do-not/36137)
**Author:** [@intmech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/intmech)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/local-connections-work-but-remote-connections-do-not/36137 "2020-11-19T11:59:29Z")
I'm using a vpn tunnel through a 4g lte connection to access node-red running on a Windows10 machine. The browser on the local machine can bring up the flow editor @ 127.0.0.1:1880 however remote machines connecting in … --- ## [Secure source code file flow.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/secure-source-code-file-flow-json/36188)
**Author:** [@AnusudhanK7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AnusudhanK7)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/secure-source-code-file-flow-json/36188 "2020-11-19T11:29:39Z")
Hi, we have developed our IoT application on the node red platform. And now we want to deploy the developed application in the client production system. We have enabled HTTPS access and secured the editor by user name a… --- ## [The information of node postgres lost](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-information-of-node-postgres-lost/36170)
**Author:** [@minhhn0205](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/minhhn0205)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-information-of-node-postgres-lost/36170 "2020-11-19T10:27:32Z")
Hi, Today, after importing flow, I enter the information to connect to the database such as Username, Password into the postgres node and then click Deploy button. When I reopen node postgres, the Username and Password … --- ## [Line Chart - Overlay to Spline chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-overlay-to-spline-chart/36183)
**Author:** [@aksook](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aksook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 09:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-overlay-to-spline-chart/36183 "2020-11-19T09:02:52Z")
I'm trying to produce a spline chart for the data (ARRAY) that i receive from my epics nodes \[The first data-set is 2 Arrays for Current Signal containing 197 elements - one array for x-co-ordinates and one for y co-ord… --- ## [How to make font bigger and change the color of label](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-font-bigger-and-change-the-color-of-label/36152)
**Author:** [@roro50](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/roro50)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-font-bigger-and-change-the-color-of-label/36152 "2020-11-19T10:00:07Z")
Bonjour, je débute avec Node red, et j'espère que vous allez m'aider sur des problèmes "simples" que je rencontre , 1, sur ma première page j'ai en entrée "inject" avec le message bonjour, et je l'affiche dans un module… --- ## [Debug node: option to have "complete msg object" as default](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-option-to-have-complete-msg-object-as-default/36153)
**Author:** [@hklages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hklages)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-option-to-have-complete-msg-object-as-default/36153 "2020-11-19T09:38:33Z")
When creating a new debug node, the default ist "msg.payload". It would be nice to have somewhere an option that for a project or for my workspace "complete msg object" is the default. In most case I need the whole obje… --- ## [Label length in slider](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/label-length-in-slider/36125)
**Author:** [@hklages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hklages)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 November 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/label-length-in-slider/36125 "2020-11-18T19:24:46Z")
I use several sliders to adjust room temperatures. The room names are used as labels. Unfortunately the names are of different length. Is there any possibility to define the length of a label (% relative to total lengh… --- ## [First time caller. trouble with capture image from ipcam](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-caller-trouble-with-capture-image-from-ipcam/19052)
**Author:** [@mattk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mattk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 06:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-caller-trouble-with-capture-image-from-ipcam/19052 "2020-11-19T06:43:59Z")
Hi all. Just introduced to node-red. 25 years in IT but not anything remotely related to programming, I'm a copy/paste guy when it comes to this, at best! I have somehow, built the following but having trouble with the … --- ## [Setting some default views](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-some-default-views/36101)
**Author:** [@LazzaWA](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LazzaWA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 06:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-some-default-views/36101 "2020-11-19T06:17:40Z")
I'd like to set a few default values so that every time i go to use a node or node red editor it's configured to what's handy for me. examples: Opening NR editor would default to the debug console being open rather th… --- ## [All Short Cut Key Unassigned not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/all-short-cut-key-unassigned-not-working/35427)
**Author:** [@dhpatel177](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dhpatel177)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 November 2020 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/all-short-cut-key-unassigned-not-working/35427 "2020-11-18T09:27:06Z")
Hello, I am Un-assigning the keyboard short cut fields but somehow when i reload the url then it again comes as assigned. My end goal is to disable all shortcut keys. Please see the screen shot. In 1st Screen shot i am… --- ## [Data Conversion](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-conversion/35719)
**Author:** [@DSongra11\_forum.com](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DSongra11_forum.com)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 05:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/data-conversion/35719 "2020-11-19T05:12:12Z")
Hello, I am working on IoT kit using Hilscher NetIOT Connect Gateway, I have a P&F Ultrasonic sensor, I am getting process data 14 bit in two bytes (attachment Received data). I want to convert it into 16bit uint starti… --- ## [Feedback wanted on a next-generation platform for creating Artificial Intelligence solutions using Node-RED - and get rewarded!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedback-wanted-on-a-next-generation-platform-for-creating-artificial-intelligence-solutions-using-node-red-and-get-rewarded/36123)
**Author:** [@kfiry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kfiry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 November 2020 05:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedback-wanted-on-a-next-generation-platform-for-creating-artificial-intelligence-solutions-using-node-red-and-get-rewarded/36123 "2020-11-19T05:09:52Z")
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