Node-RED
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You must first install Node.js and Node-RED on your computer/device. If you don't have Node.js and Node-RED, you can follow the tutorial on the page https://nodejs.org/en/ and then https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/installation.
Node-RED is a programming tool for connecting hardware devices, APIs, and online services in new and exciting ways. Node-RED provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy for users to connect flows with extensive use of nodes in a palette that can be directly applied with one click[1]. Node-RED is shared with Antares, MQTT, and other platforms/protocols. Once installed, Node-RED can be run by typing "node-red" at the command prompt.
Users can type "localhost:1880" or "IPv4-address:1880" in the browser to access Node-RED.
In Node-RED, there are sections called nodes and flows. Nodes are the parts that are used to create the programme. There are several types of nodes: input, output, function, and others. The nodes can be downloaded in the "Manage palette" menu.
A window will appear. The "nodes" menu shows nodes that are already installed, while the "install" menu shows nodes that can be downloaded and installed.
A flow is a place to attach nodes. In one Node-RED window, there can be more than one flow. Flows are independent of each other.
MQTT nodes are already installed during the installation of Node-RED. There are two types of MQTT nodes: MQTT input and MQTT output.
An MQTT node looks like this:
Adding a new broker can be done by selecting "add new mqtt-broker" and clicking on the right-hand icon. Setting up a broker can be done by simply clicking on the right-hand icon.
Users can name the new broker and set the server and port used.
Simulation of input data from the device can be done with the use of the "inject" node.
The "inject" node can be changed to provide another data type. In this case, the data type used is JSON.
Programmes can be written by clicking on the "..." icon.
The "debug" node can be used to view the messages sent.
Users can view the received messages in the "debug" panel.
"Node-RED: Flow-based Programming For The Internet". Node-RED. Accessed on 13 September 2018.
