# Node-red-node-pi-mcp3008 displays "inactive" in flow

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-pi-mcp3008-displays-inactive-in-flow/68908
**Category:** General
**Created:** [12 October 2022 06:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-pi-mcp3008-displays-inactive-in-flow/68908 "2022-10-12T06:59:35Z")
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### Author: ![leeg77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@leeg77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leeg77)
#### Post date: [12 October 2022 06:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-pi-mcp3008-displays-inactive-in-flow/68908/1 "2022-10-12T06:59:35Z")

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I have added a node **node-red-node-pi-mcp3008** to my palette but when I try to use it I get the node-inactive under the node. Any ideas?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/0/a06e2f33b7f55b8010939518d003843da93f80e1.png)

I have turned on the SPI bus via raspi-config  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/c/cc00c1c8d5fb66dd591a26ae2216559ae4563a39.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 December 2022 07:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-pi-mcp3008-displays-inactive-in-flow/68908/2 "2022-12-11T07:00:04Z")

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