HI,
I am trying to create a dashboard in Node Red, but it wont show the value of a floating variable. But it does work for an IO value.
Is there something that i need to do to be able to see the floating variable there?
thanks
Hector
HI,
I am trying to create a dashboard in Node Red, but it wont show the value of a floating variable. But it does work for an IO value.
Is there something that i need to do to be able to see the floating variable there?
thanks
Hector
I see no reason why Node Red dashboard would not display a float.
Can you share your flow and screenshot of your dashboard?
I import my floats from a Float Table to Global Context using the conveniently provided ‘node-red-contrib-pac’ node from the Palette and they work fine in Node-RED.
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In my use case, this is done in a ‘Power Up’ Flow in Node-RED and then refreshed every x seconds. Once in Global Context, you can do as you wish, including modifying the Opto Float Table.
HTH
It should just be plug and play as you can tell from the other answers.
Here is the most simple form for showing a float on the dashboard.
Here is where the msg.payload with 22.44 is coming from.
Here is the text node showing the msg.payload.
Of course the ‘Label:’ can be any text you need.
Do you have some similar screenshots of your setup that you can share with the forums so we can get you up and running?
Thanks Guys, your input helped.
I ended just using the function node, worked like a charm.
thanks
Hector
