Node-RED User Interface - Dashboards

Node-RED can easily display interactive information to the user or operator using a web browser on your phone, tablet, or computer. Any device that has access to the network in which node-red is running. We will be installing the node-red-dashboard palette. This allows us to create a live data dashboard user interface. (UI) The information from our Solo process temperature controller will be displayed. Setpoint information can be set either by the dashboard UI or the Click analog input signal. This will be selected via the user interface. Let’s get started using Node-RED Dashboards. In this series we started using Node-RED in some of the following ways: Installing the Windows Software https://accautomation.ca/node-red-installing-the-windows-software/ https://youtu.be/xGzH2Hv31WA Modbus RTU / TCP Communication https://accautomation.ca/node-red-modbus-rtu-tcp-communication/ https://youtu.be/yX1w5vcV6cc Additional links and information in the video can be obtained from our website post: https://accautomation.ca/node-red-user-interface-dashboards/ We will continue with the following: Display Information on a user interface, HMI, or dashboard Log information into a database View information in the database through spreadsheets such as Excel. 00:00 Node-RED User Interface - Dashboards 01:32 Install node-red dashboard 02:35 Node-red dashboard program addition 10:15 Node-red hardware 12:11 Running node-red program There are several reasons why we are using Node-RED. Here are just a few. - Built on top of the most dependable programming language JavaScript. - JavaScript is flexible and easy to work with on web browsers, server-side, IoT, IIoT projects, and more. - Visual flow type interface making programming easy. - Node will allow JavaScript code to run directly on a computer. - Node-RED is a free, open-source logic engine. - Connect to PLC, PAC, Temperature Controllers, Process Controllers using standard protocols. - Save and read from databases - Easily make the Internet of Things (IoT, IIoT) industrial solutions. Node-RED provides the ability for you to quickly create custom control solutions. https://www.accautomation.ca