Apparently the builder of the board had already written drivers and such including a node for node red. Now that I know what a note is and knew what to look for I saw he had one. Please excuse the extra bandwidth but here's the link to that in case someone wants to use that board.
I recommend watching this playlist: Node-RED Essentials. The videos are done by the developers of node-red. They're nice & short and to the point. You will understand a whole lot more in about 1 hour. A small investment for a lot of gain.