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how to use the C2 NRAD package finder
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Are you wondering if your Node Red
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program package is compatible with the
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Click Plus PLC C2 NRA module How do you
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find the correct C2 NRED package This is
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the most common frustration with the C2N
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Red Node Red module for the Click PLC
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This Node Red module currently has
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version 3.0.2 2 with NodeJS
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14.18.1.1 You can spend hours trying to
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find a compatible Node Red package for
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your industrial control system Enter the
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C2 NRED package compatibility finder on
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GitHub This was just released by
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Automation Direct We will explore the
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details of using the C2 NRED package
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compatibility finder We will be
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installing the Node Red Modbus onto our
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Click Plus C2 NRED module Let's take the
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easy way to find confirm download and
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install the Node Red package on our
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Click Plus PLC Let's get started
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Detailed information contained in this
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video can be found at
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acccca.ca A link has been put in the
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description below If you have not
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watched the other videos yet there'll be
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links in the description below that will
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start you at video one There'll be links
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to the rest of the videos in the series
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well Finding no red packages
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Open the click programming software from
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the past post Open up our previous flow
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This can be done by selecting the PLC
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menu option on the click programming
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software Select Ethernet and then choose
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connect Our flow will be displayed Click
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the pancake icon beside the deploy
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button to open the manage pallet
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Select the manage pallet option or use a
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shortcut combination of alt plus
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shiftp The manage pallet window will be
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displayed This will display all the
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existing nodes installed on our C2 and
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module Select the install tab of this
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window We can now search for Node Red
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packages that we would like to install
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on our C2 NRED module Currently there
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5,352 available packages for us to
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choose from not to mention the different
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numbers Search for Modbus
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package All packages containing the word
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displayed We will be installing the node
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package Highlight this name with your
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mouse Right click and select copy We can
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now proceed to verify the compatibility
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of this package with our C2 NRED
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module Click PLC C2N package
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finder The Click PLC C2N package
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compatibility finder is a utility that
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lets you enter the name of a Node Red
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module It will verify the best version
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for the C2N slot module The C2N package
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compatibility finder can be found on
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GitHub under the Automation Direct
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repository Select the Click PLC
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repository Select the Node Red option
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and then select the C2 NRA module
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version check to call up this
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package The C2 NRA compatibility finder
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link can be found in a readme
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file Select this link A copy of this
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below Please enter the name of the
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package that we copied during our
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search Select the find compatible
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button The results come back with the
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following The best compatible version of
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Node Red contrib Modbus is version
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5.31.0 0 which works with
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NodeJS14.18.1 and Node Red
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3.0.2 This program saves you time by
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eliminating the need to wonder if a
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package is compatible with the C2N Red
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module Downloading the Node Red
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package The Click PLC package
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compatibility finder offers a convenient
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way to not only find the correct package
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but also provides a link to download it
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Select the download the package
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link The downloaded file ul including
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the name and version can be graded using
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information The bold lettering is the
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module's name and the bold itallic is
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number The URL will download the source
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file for that module to your default
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We discussed this in our post faster
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nodes install with C2N red node red
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However using this utility is the
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fastest method of finding and
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downloading Node Red packages for your
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module If you're enjoying this video
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Installing the node red
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package We can now install this node on
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module On the install tab in the manage
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pallet select the upload module TGZ file
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icon Please select the file that we just
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downloaded above Select the upload
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button to install the nodes onto our C2
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The upload and installation of this node
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minutes When the node is added we will
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receive a successful installation
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We can now close the manage
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pallet Looking at the left side of our
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browser we can see the Modbus nodes that
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Try the compatibility finder tool and
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share your experience in the comments
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below To learn how the C2 NRED module
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communicates with the Click PLC inputs
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here Click here to learn more about the
