# Visual built tools required for modbus nodes
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035
**Category:** Industrial
**Created:** [5 December 2020 06:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035 "2020-12-05T06:20:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@NodeC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NodeC)
#### Post date: [5 December 2020 06:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035/1 "2020-12-05T06:20:23Z")
Anyone could help?
2020-11-30T03:42:10.131Z Install : node-red-contrib-modbus 5.13.3
2020-11-30T03:42:10.144Z npm.cmd install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --production node-red-contrib-modbus@5.13.3
2020-11-30T03:42:41.963Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:41.963Z [out] \> @serialport/bindings@9.0.2 install C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules@serialport\bindings
2020-11-30T03:42:41.963Z [out] \> prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild
2020-11-30T03:42:41.963Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:46.243Z [err] prebuild-install
2020-11-30T03:42:46.244Z [err] WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=14.15.1 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=win32)
2020-11-30T03:42:46.345Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:46.345Z [out] C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules@serialport\bindings\>if not defined npm\_config\_node\_gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:46.346Z [out] (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\....\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] find VS msvs\_version not set from command line or npm config
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] find VS could not use PowerShell to find Visual Studio 2017 or newer
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.378Z [err] ERR! find VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] - not found
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] find VS not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] ERR! find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] ERR! find VS [https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnodejs%2Fnode-gyp%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2DAtIgNpYHyY2SxvTcxTzT0yTpvss7exlZW1lIms8Nx0p3nGxIp53h7Lg%23on-windows&h=AT0ZrnHE2R-YhzGA18KQRQknmAQzMZnfCR_9FQd4imMBaJV_lwl-GLzm-Y4th72L1vLMDdOtamcUSfwBeLPPQNkvsV8_DPXKEkzeBuG-857SwCtuxRkASLHzlwCRi9qddEcSiEGadBp8q-jNe1E8& __tn__ =-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2C0X8dNQ64Q5r_AXg_by_BtsAdDTy8N21_HMKr8quzMkkN5YrKEMPmCpCd0qTK75kZ1Xdix1IebF8a-bvVvZ2I5WWmMLIq4dg__KBLRg6qdU8Wy20GYE1E1EmPElwThVQ1lz2RTXdRG4BmNF5-YLlVfA)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.379Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.380Z [err] ERR! find VS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
2020-11-30T03:42:56.380Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.380Z [err] ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:42:56.381Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.381Z [err] ERR! configure error
2020-11-30T03:42:56.381Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] stack at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] stack at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:351:14)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:372:16
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child\_process.js:315:5)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.382Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child\_process.js:1048:16)
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] ERR! System Windows\_NT 10.0.18363
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] gyp ERR! cwd
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules@serialport\bindings
2020-11-30T03:42:56.383Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.384Z [err] node -v v14.15.1
2020-11-30T03:42:56.384Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:56.384Z [err] ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
2020-11-30T03:42:56.384Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:42:56.384Z [err] not ok
2020-11-30T03:42:56.562Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:56.562Z [out] \> @serialport/bindings@8.0.8 install C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules\modbus-serial\node\_modules@serialport\bindings
2020-11-30T03:42:56.562Z [out] \> prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild
2020-11-30T03:42:56.562Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:59.022Z [err] prebuild-install
2020-11-30T03:42:59.022Z [err] WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=14.15.1 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=win32)
2020-11-30T03:42:59.122Z [out]
2020-11-30T03:42:59.122Z [out] C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules\modbus-serial\node\_modules@serialport\bindings\>if not defined npm\_config\_node\_gyp
2020-11-30T03:42:59.122Z [out] (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\....\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
2020-11-30T03:43:08.601Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.601Z [err] ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:43:08.601Z [err]
2020-11-30T03:43:08.601Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.602Z [err] ERR! find VS msvs\_version not set from command line or npm config
2020-11-30T03:43:08.602Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.602Z [err] ERR! find VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
2020-11-30T03:43:08.602Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS could not use PowerShell to find Visual Studio 2017 or newer
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS looking for Visual Studio 2015
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS - not found
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err]
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] find VS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] find VS [https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnodejs%2Fnode-gyp%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1lAWsE02PUy2r1a-ECTbAZoh9J5cue1M5wJEEuatEsnaK4FT09XGtUYkc%23on-windows&h=AT0ZrnHE2R-YhzGA18KQRQknmAQzMZnfCR_9FQd4imMBaJV_lwl-GLzm-Y4th72L1vLMDdOtamcUSfwBeLPPQNkvsV8_DPXKEkzeBuG-857SwCtuxRkASLHzlwCRi9qddEcSiEGadBp8q-jNe1E8& __tn__ =-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2C0X8dNQ64Q5r_AXg_by_BtsAdDTy8N21_HMKr8quzMkkN5YrKEMPmCpCd0qTK75kZ1Xdix1IebF8a-bvVvZ2I5WWmMLIq4dg__KBLRg6qdU8Wy20GYE1E1EmPElwThVQ1lz2RTXdRG4BmNF5-YLlVfA)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] find VS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] find VS
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] ERR! configure error
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] stack
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:121:47)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.605Z [err] ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:74:16
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] stack at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio2013 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:351:14)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] ERR! stack
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:70:14
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:372:16
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:54:7
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\lib\util.js:33:16
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child\_process.js:315:5)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.606Z [err] stack at maybeClose (internal/child\_process.js:1048:16)
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] ERR! System Windows\_NT 10.0.18363
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\node\_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] gyp
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] ERR! cwd C:\Users\my0fma.node-red\node\_modules\modbus-serial\node\_modules@serialport\bindings
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] gyp ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] node -v v14.15.1
2020-11-30T03:43:08.607Z [err] gyp ERR! node-gyp -v
2020-11-30T03:43:08.608Z [err] v5.1.0
2020-11-30T03:43:08.608Z [err] gyp ERR! not ok
2020-11-30T03:43:11.238Z [err] npm
2020-11-30T03:43:11.238Z [err] WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @serialport/bindings@9.0.2 (node\_modules@serialport\bindings):
2020-11-30T03:43:11.238Z [err] npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @serialport/bindings@9.0.2 install: `prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild`
2020-11-30T03:43:11.238Z [err] npm WARN
2020-11-30T03:43:11.238Z [err] optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1
2020-11-30T03:43:11.239Z [err]
2020-11-30T03:43:11.291Z [err] npm ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:11.291Z [err] code ELIFECYCLE
2020-11-30T03:43:11.291Z [err] npm ERR! errno 1
2020-11-30T03:43:11.300Z [err] npm
2020-11-30T03:43:11.300Z [err] ERR! @serialport/bindings@8.0.8 install: `prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild`
2020-11-30T03:43:11.300Z [err] npm ERR! Exit status 1
2020-11-30T03:43:11.300Z [err] npm ERR!
2020-11-30T03:43:11.301Z [err] npm ERR! Failed at the @serialport/bindings@8.0.8 install script.
2020-11-30T03:43:11.301Z [err] npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
2020-11-30T03:43:11.338Z [err]
2020-11-30T03:43:11.338Z [err] npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
2020-11-30T03:43:11.338Z [err] npm ERR! C:\Users\my0fma\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-11-30T03\_43\_11\_310Z-debug.log
2020-11-30T03:43:11.495Z rc=1
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [5 December 2020 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035/2 "2020-12-05T07:54:24Z")
> [@NodeC](#):
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR! find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp ERR!
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] gyp
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.603Z [err] ERR!
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> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] find VS [https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnodejs%2Fnode-gyp%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1lAWsE02PUy2r1a-ECTbAZoh9J5cue1M5wJEEuatEsnaK4FT09XGtUYkc%23on-windows&h=AT0ZrnHE2R-YhzGA18KQRQknmAQzMZnfCR_9FQd4imMBaJV_lwl-GLzm-Y4th72L1vLMDdOtamcUSfwBeLPPQNkvsV8_DPXKEkzeBuG-857SwCtuxRkASLHzlwCRi9qddEcSiEGadBp8q-jNe1E8& __tn__ =-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2C0X8dNQ64Q5r_AXg_by_BtsAdDTy8N21_HMKr8quzMkkN5YrKEMPmCpCd0qTK75kZ1Xdix1IebF8a-bvVvZ2I5WWmMLIq4dg__KBLRg6qdU8Wy20GYE1E1EmPElwThVQ1lz2RTXdRG4BmNF5-YLlVfA)
>
> 2020-11-30T03:43:08.604Z [err] gyp
I think this part of the log output tells you exactly what is wrong and what you need to do
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 December 2020 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035/3 "2020-12-05T11:28:10Z")
Do please read the Node-RED install instructions for Windows which I think include the instruction to install [windows-build-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/windows-build-tools) globally which should be enough.
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### Author:  [@NodeC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/NodeC)
#### Post date: [6 December 2020 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035/4 "2020-12-06T09:37:15Z")
Update visual built tools via Node.js additional tools update solved the problem.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [3 February 2021 06:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-built-tools-required-for-modbus-nodes/37035/5 "2021-02-03T06:20:25Z")
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