node-red-contrib-yoctopuce

A Node-RED node to interact with Yoctopuce Sensors.

Install

You can install this node directly from the "Manage Palette" menu in the Node-RED interface. There are no external dependencies or compilation steps.

Alternatively, run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically ~/.node-red on Linux or %HOMEPATH%\.nodered on Windows

    npm install node-red-contrib-yoctopuce

Usage

All node has at least three parameters :

• YoctoHub: the YoctoHub configuration where the Yoctopuce device is connected (see bellow)
• Hardware ID: the hardware id of the Yoctopuce function.The Hardware ID can be specified using several formats:
  • FunctionLogicalName
  • ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionIdentifier
  • ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionLogicalName
  • ModuleLogicalName.FunctionIdentifier
  • ModuleLogicalName.FunctionLogicalName
• Name (optional): the name of this Node-RED node.

The YoctoHub configuration has 4 parameters:

• YoctoHub Hostname: the hostname or the IP address of the VirtualHub or YoctoHub where the YSensor is connected.
• YoctoHub Port: the port used by the VirtualHub or YoctoHub (usually 4444).
• YoctoHub Username (optional): the username to access the VirtualHub or YoctoHub.
• YoctoHub Password (optional): the password to access the VirtualHub or YoctoHub.