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Node-Red Message Flow
Node-red works by passing messages between nodes but what happens when a flow branches?
This article from the node-red creator explains it really well and is worth a read.
Filtering MQTT Topics
Storing and Retrieving JSON Data In SQLite
There is also a tutorial Storing and Retrieving JSON Data In SQLite which also covers storing time series data in SQLite
Buffer MQTT Data in Node-Red
Using the Link Call Node
This node is new to version 2.1 and allows you to create subroutine type flows.
Vending Machine Flow
This flow illustrates how you pause or wait in node-red.
Node-Red Flow Debugger
A very useful feature added in node-red 2.1. Here is a video
Node-Red version 2.1
Includes major changes to the MQTT nodes
Node-Red Dropdown Dashboard Node
This is a very common node on dashboards and in this video tutorial we look at creating a basic static dropdown list and then move on to creating dynamic lists from an incoming data stream.
I use this technique a lot and I created this video as it appears in my next tasmota project video were we look at a more advanced control panel.
Node-Red and Tamota Project
I’ve started an home automation project on my other site which you can follow along with and learn how to create node-red dashboards to control tasmota devices. This is video 1.
The project page is here
Node-red Version 1.3 Released
The latest version of node-red has been release and is available for install you can find the details here.
One very interesting feature is the plugins framework which allows third parties to add new features.
This is also the direction that mosquitto broker is going.
Plugins are the main feature that made WordPress such a popular blogging platform