WISE-PaaS 2.0 NodeRed

Introduction

Node-RED is a visual wiring tool for the Internet of Things and is provided by IBM Emerging Technologies. Node-Red has several features, including browser-based flow editing, built on Node.js and social development. Because of browser-based, the user can use it more easily. Node-Red is based on Node.js, so user can use its nodes by using JavaScript. Node-Red also have many active communities. If the user finds bugs, he can find a solution and fix it easily. The user can use JSON format string to import or export the created flow easily.

Accroding to the restful API of WISE-PaaS 2.0, we created several nodes.

How to install NodeRed Plug-ins for RMM

• Install Node.js
  1. Download installer from [1]
  2. Double-click to install Node.js

   

• Clone EI-NodeRed from GitLab
• Open cmd.exe and navigate to ./EI-NodeRed folder

   cd ./EI-NodeRed

• Type command line"npm install" to install the node-red dependencies

   npm install

• Type command line"npm run build" to build the code of Node-Red

   npm run build

• Type command line"npm start" or "node red.js" to run Node-Red

   npm start

or

   node red.js

NodeRed Plug-ins Catogries

Category	Description	Nodes
General	The settings of IP address, port number, login username/password of WISE-PaaS server. Retrieval of device and sensor information.	1. ServerConfig
Common	Query the data of devices and the history data of  plugins, sensors.	1. DevicesQuery 2. PluginsQuery 3. SensorsQuery 4. DataQuery