Modbus; Modbus For Node-Red; Creating A First Flow - MC Technologies MC100 Terminal User Manual

MC100
Mobile programmable gateway

14 MODBUS

14.1 MODBUS for Node-RED

To install the Node-RED package, copy all folders from the node-red-modbus directory to
/usr/lib/node/node-red/node_modules/
Then, restart node red via /etc/init.d/node-red restart
Do not try to install the node-red-contrib-modbus package from within Node-RED.
This will fail and leave you with an inconsistent state.
Use our method to get a working version.
14.1.1
MC Technologies GmbH, Kabelkamp 2, 30179 Hannover, Germany
Tel: +49511 67 69 99-0, Fax: +49511 67 69 99-150, Website & Shop: www.mc-technologies.net, Email: info@mc-technologies.net

Creating a first flow

1. Open Node-Red in your browser.
2. Add Debug node.
3. Add Modbus read node.
4. Wire them.
5. Double click on Modbus read node to configure it.
6. Change the settings depending on the device you want to read out.
47