# Display Wireless AC Current Sensor readings in Node Red Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [12 December 2018 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708 "2018-12-12T10:44:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![catchy65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@catchy65](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/catchy65)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2018 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708/1 "2018-12-12T10:44:35Z")

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Hi, I am trying display the data of Wireless AC Sensor used to monitor AC current fluctuation in PVC manufacturing company,  
As I am using the desktop client for node red.  
Instead MQTT I need some suggestions about the other tools through which we will be able to receive data of wireless sensor in node red and display the data in dashboard.

Note: Right now I am connecting the wireless sensor serially with esp8266 and monitoring the data through Arduino IDE serial monitor screen only.

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**Author:** ![Veills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dec6dc/32.png) [@Veills](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Veills)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2018 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708/2 "2018-12-12T11:53:37Z")

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use modbus tcp maybe?

> **[node-red-contrib-modbus](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-modbus)**
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> The all in one Modbus TCP and Serial contribution package for Node-RED.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2018 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-wireless-ac-current-sensor-readings-in-node-red-dashboard/5708/3 "2018-12-12T14:08:29Z")

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turn off the arduino IDE - and then just use a serial in node in Node-RED (connected to a debug node to start with) configured to point at the same port and baud rate as the IDE was previously.