# How to edit Modbus node **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [9 September 2020 04:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619 "2020-09-09T04:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![akhtar321h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@akhtar321h](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhtar321h)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 04:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/1 "2020-09-09T04:33:00Z")

Hello Everyone, I am using [[https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-modbus](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-modbus)] node. But in this node I can not pass inputs. So i want to edit this node or if edit is not possible so how can i create same node. ---

Here is my flow.. ````auto [{"id":"55c442eb.43a9bc","type":"tab","label":"MODBUS","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"151671a5.6ceb7e","type":"modbus-read","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","topic":"","showStatusActivities":false,"logIOActivities":false,"showErrors":false,"unitid":"1","dataType":"HoldingRegister","adr":"0","quantity":"1","rate":"30","rateUnit":"s","delayOnStart":false,"startDelayTime":"","server":"7fc2c7fb.5e9108","useIOFile":false,"ioFile":"","useIOForPayload":false,"x":138.56943893432617,"y":164.4722499847412,"wires":[["74d003dd.8d9c3c"],[]]},{"id":"ddde68e0.dd56d8","type":"debug","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","x":510,"y":162,"wires":[]},{"id":"edd6f8d.1b47c08","type":"modbus-write","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","showStatusActivities":false,"showErrors":false,"unitid":"","dataType":"HoldingRegister","adr":"0","quantity":"1","server":"7fc2c7fb.5e9108","emptyMsgOnFail":false,"x":500,"y":400,"wires":[["f0d1b8df.ccff28"],["f0d1b8df.ccff28"]]},{"id":"91d27086.106a6","type":"inject","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"30","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":130,"y":400,"wires":[["6a80c017.9bf12"]]},{"id":"f0d1b8df.ccff28","type":"debug","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":710,"y":400,"wires":[]},{"id":"6a80c017.9bf12","type":"random","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","low":"1","high":"10","inte":"true","property":"payload","x":320,"y":400,"wires":[["edd6f8d.1b47c08"]]},{"id":"74d003dd.8d9c3c","type":"function","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","func":"var res=msg.payload[0];\nmsg.payload={\n \"Time\": new Date().getTime(),\n \"Value\":res\n \n}\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":332.57989501953125,"y":162.00698947906494,"wires":[["ddde68e0.dd56d8","6a49e8be.b2e058"]]},{"id":"e8099a83.4656a8","type":"encrypt","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","algorithm":"AES","key":"123","x":400,"y":280,"wires":[["7608e33f.6a167c","6b89964a.6b93d8"]]},{"id":"6a49e8be.b2e058","type":"json","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","property":"payload","action":"str","pretty":false,"x":250,"y":280,"wires":[["e8099a83.4656a8"]]},{"id":"7608e33f.6a167c","type":"debug","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","x":570,"y":240,"wires":[]},{"id":"4319a78f.6fcf28","type":"debug","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","x":730,"y":320,"wires":[]},{"id":"6b89964a.6b93d8","type":"decrypt","z":"55c442eb.43a9bc","name":"","algorithm":"AES","key":"123","x":540,"y":320,"wires":[["4319a78f.6fcf28"]]},{"id":"7fc2c7fb.5e9108","type":"modbus-client","z":"","name":"","clienttype":"tcp","bufferCommands":true,"stateLogEnabled":false,"tcpHost":"127.0.0.1","tcpPort":"502","tcpType":"DEFAULT","serialPort":"/dev/ttyUSB","serialType":"RTU-BUFFERD","serialBaudrate":"9600","serialDatabits":"8","serialStopbits":"1","serialParity":"none","serialConnectionDelay":"100","unit_id":"1","commandDelay":"1","clientTimeout":"1000","reconnectTimeout":"2000"}]``` ```` ---

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/3 "2020-09-09T09:10:27Z")

> [@akhtar321h](#): > > But in this node I can not pass inputs. What do you mean by that? ---

**Author:** ![akhtar321h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@akhtar321h](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhtar321h)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/4 "2020-09-09T09:25:56Z")

In this node at the place of input inject button is there but i want to pass parameters externally so for passing the parameters i want to change this node like a function node( 1 input and output) I don't want inject button. ---

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/5 "2020-09-09T09:34:02Z")

Sorry, still don't understand. What exactly do you want to do that you can't? ---

**Author:** ![akhtar321h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@akhtar321h](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhtar321h)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/6 "2020-09-09T09:39:46Z")

![Screenshot (58)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/7/d716e93fe9fed5f288cc19034ef670e7ff69f0bc.png) In Above Screen shot There are two modbus nodes is there one is modbus read and another is modbus write. In modbus write we can pass inputs but in modbus read, we can not pass inputs. I want to pass inputs in modbus read node also for setting up the modbus read node internal parameters. ---

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/7 "2020-09-09T09:50:30Z")

OK, that is now clear. Have you looked at the Flex Getter node? ---

**Author:** ![akhtar321h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@akhtar321h](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhtar321h)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/8 "2020-09-09T09:53:39Z")

Yes, but that is different. I want to use read node for reading registers. I don't know much about Flex Getter node. ---

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 10:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/9 "2020-09-09T10:04:24Z")

Doesn't the flex getter node do exactly what you want? Did you read the help text for it? What do you need to do that it cannot? ---

**Author:** ![akhtar321h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@akhtar321h](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhtar321h)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/10 "2020-09-09T10:21:46Z")

Thank you for help. One more thing I want to know, Is device discovery possible in modbus? ---

**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [9 September 2020 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/11 "2020-09-09T10:27:10Z")

> [@akhtar321h](#): > > Is device discovery possible in modbus? I don't think so, but I haven't used modbus for 20 years so I may be a little out of date. A quick google search suggests not. ---

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2020 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-edit-modbus-node/32619/12 "2020-11-08T10:27:29Z")

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