# How to use Modbus Register values in Dashboard
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard, modbus
**Created:** [27 July 2022 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668 "2022-07-27T05:34:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@SachinKumar-tech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SachinKumar-tech)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/1 "2022-07-27T05:34:52Z")
I want to use some values of Modbus Holding Register to appear in Dashboard in form of Chart and Gauges, How can I do that Because I am Unable to find any clue.
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/2 "2022-07-27T08:14:40Z")
what have you tried and what is not working ?
have you tried putting a `ui_chart` node ?
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### Author:  [@SachinKumar-tech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SachinKumar-tech)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/3 "2022-07-27T08:30:21Z")
Actually I am not good at Javascript, I want to extract those register values and use them in Dashboard.
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/4 "2022-07-27T08:33:09Z")
that is the purpose of Node-Red, you dont need to know javascript.
if you know how to post your flow, please share,
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 08:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/5 "2022-07-27T08:35:39Z")
```auto
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```
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [27 July 2022 12:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/7 "2022-07-27T12:12:33Z")
are you having trouble , exporting the flow ?
just press CTRL+E in the editor, select current flow, click copy to clipboard, and then in this reply box, press ctrl+e and then paste the contents
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### Author:  [@SachinKumar-tech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SachinKumar-tech)
#### Post date: [2 August 2022 03:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/8 "2022-08-02T03:45:34Z")
Solved Now , Thanks for the reply
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [2 August 2022 05:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/9 "2022-08-02T05:53:42Z")
please mark the topic as 'solved' if you have the solution to your query, it helps other forum members to look for solved issues.
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### Author:  [@SachinKumar-tech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SachinKumar-tech)
#### Post date: [2 August 2022 06:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/10 "2022-08-02T06:14:46Z")
Can You Please tell me one more thing as, I want to increase font size in dashboard.
How can I do that?
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [2 August 2022 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/11 "2022-08-02T08:18:13Z")
you should use `template node` for the dashboard, CSS is not my forte, however minimal adjustment we can try using `` in the 'ui\_text' or 'ui\_button' widgets.
please share your flow
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [1 September 2022 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-modbus-register-values-in-dashboard/65668/12 "2022-09-01T08:18:34Z")
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