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downloading and installing nodes on a
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Click Plus C2 and Red module is not
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complex to learn but there are a few
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items that you must take into
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consideration Currently the C2 and Red
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module has Node Red version 3.0
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pre-installed which was initially
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released on July 14th 2022 and is a
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stable software version It uses version
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14.1 of NodeJS This is important when
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determining how the software will react
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plane Node Red is a powerful flow-based
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development tool for visual programming
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particularly suited for the internet of
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IoT One of its biggest strength lies an
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extensive library of nodes which allows
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users to perform tasks ranging from
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simple data manipulation to complex
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integrations with various hardware and
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This information will explore how to
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find and install nodes in the C2n red
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red including considerations for
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compatibility with different
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versions Detailed information contained
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in this 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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Understanding nodes in Node
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Red Before getting into the installation
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process it's essential to understand
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what nodes are in Node Red At its core a
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node is reusable piece of code that
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provides functionality The C2n Red
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module has built-in Node Red nodes but
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the magic happens when you enrich your
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environment with additional nodes that
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needs Nodes are the basic building
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blocks for your flow programs As we have
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seen in the past post and videos we can
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drag and drop nodes onto the workspace
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to create flows Inside node red there
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are three objects to share data with
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PLC Click read write and system
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configuration nodes provide easy access
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memory Three additional nodes require
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specific configuration to work on a C2
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Read write and watch file nodes are used
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for writing files in Node
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install The first step in finding nodes
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is to look at the Click Plus hardware
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user-m chapter 5 You will see two tables
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of third party nodes tested with the C2
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Node Red has a vibrant community and
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many developers share their common nodes
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via the Node Red library or
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GitHub The official Node Red library is
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at https/flows.node.org
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You can browse thousands of available
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nodes categorized by functionality such
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as services hardware databases etc Pay
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close attention to the descriptions
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documentation and user reviews to ensure
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that the node meets your
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requirements Finding nodes through
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pallet call up our flow program in a C2
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and red card This can be done by
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selecting the PLC menu option in the
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software Select Ethernet and then choose
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connect Your default browser will open
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showing you the flow control we created
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Select the pancake symbol to the top
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right corner of the flow Select manage
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p Under user settings you will see all
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of the nodes currently installed Select
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install This will allow us to search
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online for different nodes Currently we
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see 5,39 nodes available to us All
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matching nodes will be displayed as you
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line We'll be installing the Node Red
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contribs This is the Node Red MQTT
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80s.js The symbol beside the node will
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take you to the web page
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On this page we can find information on
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the node red contribute
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80s On the right hand side select view
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on npm Once again we will see all the
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latest information on the node
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version On the top right hand side you
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will see the different versions
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available Select this option
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You will see the history of this node's
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versions based on the click plus
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hardware user manual information Version
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0.11.1 works with the C2 and red
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module Downloading the node version
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Select the note name from the manage
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pallet and copy this to the Windows
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clipboard This can be done by
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right-clicking and selecting copy or
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C The downloaded file UR with the name
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and version can be created using this
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information Follow this pattern
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The bold lettering is the module's
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name and the bold itallic is the version
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number The URL will download the source
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file of that module to your default
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folder Copy the download to your project
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PC We will replace the name with the
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name of the node that we want to
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download This appears in two different
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places The version number can be changed
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to the one we want to
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download We can now copy this URL into
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The file will be downloaded to her
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computer If you're enjoying this video
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notifications Installing the downloaded
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We can now install this node on our C2
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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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Select the file that we downloaded
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previously Select the upload button to
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install the nodes into our C2 NRED
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module The upload and installation of
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this node will take about 11 minutes
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When the note is added we will receive a
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message We can now close the manage
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pallet Looking at the left side of the
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browser we can see the 80s broker node
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To learn how the C2 NRED module
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communicates to the Click Plus inputs
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here Click here to learn more about the
