Using msg.payload: nr value to switch a shelly relay

Hello all

I'm quit new to node red so I can use some help to learn and get my test setup working :wink:
The idea is to switch a shelly1 plus relay by mqtt in function of the state of charger of a battery.
I setup a mosquitto broker on my freenas system en works fine, I'm running node red on a cerbo gx device. I'm already able to controle the shelly relay manualy in node red by "inject" function. Now at this point I want to switch the relay automatic in funtion of the state of charge. The state of charge comes in as "msg.payload: number 99 (value from 0-99)" How can I use this value to switch on the relay above 95 and off below 94. I guess I need the "function" node, I tried already but with no succes.

[
    {
        "id": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "type": "tab",
        "label": "Relay control by SOC",
        "disabled": false,
        "info": ""
    },
    {
        "id": "84080a165d3ecc41",
        "type": "mqtt in",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "",
        "topic": "#",
        "qos": "2",
        "datatype": "auto",
        "broker": "69fe757f5b3e5904",
        "nl": false,
        "rap": true,
        "rh": 0,
        "inputs": 0,
        "x": 610,
        "y": 540,
        "wires": [
            [
                "485ad33ac9dac72f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "485ad33ac9dac72f",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "",
        "active": false,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "false",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 890,
        "y": 540,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "470d5864d51bf32d",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "on",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            },
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc",
        "payload": "{\"id\":123,\"src\":\"/shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc\",\"method\":\"Switch.Set\",\"params\":{\"id\":0,\"on\":true}}",
        "payloadType": "json",
        "x": 610,
        "y": 360,
        "wires": [
            [
                "c98088e16dea5d1f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "c98088e16dea5d1f",
        "type": "mqtt out",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "",
        "topic": "",
        "qos": "2",
        "retain": "",
        "respTopic": "",
        "contentType": "",
        "userProps": "",
        "correl": "",
        "expiry": "",
        "broker": "69fe757f5b3e5904",
        "x": 870,
        "y": 360,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "a4520e71012ae481",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "off",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            },
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc",
        "payload": "{\"id\":123,\"src\":\"/shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc\",\"method\":\"Switch.Set\",\"params\":{\"id\":0,\"on\":false}}",
        "payloadType": "json",
        "x": 610,
        "y": 400,
        "wires": [
            [
                "c98088e16dea5d1f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "693108d92e429651",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "start soc>95",
        "func": "",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 590,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": [
            [
                "c98088e16dea5d1f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "3e868bb0b398c142",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "Toggle",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            },
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc",
        "payload": "{\"id\":123,\"src\":\"/shelly1-3c610572ccf0/rpc\",\"method\":\"Switch.Toggle\",\"params\":{\"id\":0,\"on\":true}}",
        "payloadType": "json",
        "x": 610,
        "y": 440,
        "wires": [
            [
                "c98088e16dea5d1f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "e84afd6f351b0c23",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "95",
        "payloadType": "num",
        "x": 190,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": [
            [
                "693108d92e429651"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "bd6fe2ac1bd15299",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a09ba820e62bca12",
        "name": "",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "94",
        "payloadType": "num",
        "x": 190,
        "y": 360,
        "wires": [
            [
                "693108d92e429651"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "69fe757f5b3e5904",
        "type": "mqtt-broker",
        "name": "",
        "broker": "192.168.1.118",
        "port": "1883",
        "clientid": "",
        "autoConnect": true,
        "usetls": false,
        "protocolVersion": "4",
        "keepalive": "60",
        "cleansession": true,
        "birthTopic": "",
        "birthQos": "0",
        "birthPayload": "",
        "birthMsg": {},
        "closeTopic": "",
        "closeQos": "0",
        "closePayload": "",
        "closeMsg": {},
        "willTopic": "",
        "willQos": "0",
        "willPayload": "",
        "willMsg": {},
        "sessionExpiry": ""
    }
]

Here is an example, bear in mind this could be coded in other ways to, and you could do it with a switch node and change nodes with no coding.

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[EDIT] You may wish to filter the the responses as every time value changes it will publish a response to the topic. You could also convert the temp to a boolean and then filter using the filter node. This way a response is only published if true or false change.
e.g.

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Hi Tim, welcome to the forum.
A lot of users will be reluctant to load your flow above to test it, because you have included a non-standard node in your flow, which means that it would need to be also installed and configured by the user.
The usual way around this is to replace the offending node with an inject node, to replicate the input msg.
You may wish to edit your post above accordingly.

In answer to your question (without trying your flow), couldn't you use a switch node which would create 2 outputs. One, if input => 95, and the other =<94.
Then use change nodes on each of the switch outputs to format the messages which would switch on, or off the shelly.

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yes this is what I'm looking for, thank you verry much for the help!

Thank you Paul, I editted the flow I posted, I didn't realise but yes, the victron nodes are not standard in node red, something to think about in the future, thx for the helpfull tips! I can get further with these.

grtz

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in","z":"a52e6e4913338c46","name":"","topic":"Test","qos":"2","datatype":"auto","broker":"112b4e49339ca04a","nl":false,"rap":true,"rh":0,"inputs":0,"x":190,"y":400,"wires":[["1f70204999ac3e9d"]]},{"id":"1f70204999ac3e9d","type":"debug","z":"a52e6e4913338c46","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":470,"y":400,"wires":[]},{"id":"112b4e49339ca04a","type":"mqtt-broker","name":"","broker":"localhost","port":"1883","clientid":"","autoConnect":true,"usetls":false,"protocolVersion":"4","keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthPayload":"","birthMsg":{},"closeTopic":"","closeQos":"0","closePayload":"","closeMsg":{},"willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":"","willMsg":{},"userProps":"","sessionExpiry":""}]

Change mqtt to your own, I use localhost.

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