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Modernize your legacy industrial data
Learn how to bridge legacy industrial protocols like Modbus to the IIoT era using Node-RED and buffer parsing. Explore data types, conversion challenges, and examples
Tulip Operation Calling Event Report
Tulip's recent Operation Calling customer event was held in Boston. Here are some comments based on attending the event.
Community News September 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities
FlowFuse announces a Node-RED stack for Industry 4.0 applications on ctrlX AUTOMATION
FlowFuse is now offering Node-RED to customers that want to deploy it on the Rexrtoh ctrlX platform.
Dynamic Markdown, Tables & Notebooks with Dashboard 2.0
Explore the latest features in Dashboard 2.0's v0.4.0 release, including "Notebook" layout, dynamic Markdown & Table widgets, and additional enhancements.
FlowFuse 1.11 makes it easier to get started with FlowFuse and Node-RED
The new FlowFuse 1.11 release includes a new starter tier for FlowFuse Cloud, Personal Access Tokens for API access and improvements to device management.
FlowFuse is now available on AWS Marketplace
This is an announcement that customers can install FlowFuse on AWS Cloud from the AWS Marketplace.
Our Open Source offering is a tier, not our competition
Gain insights into FlowFuse's approach to its open-source tier versus its paid offerings. Understand why the open-source model is considered a tier, not competition.
FlowForge is now FlowFuse
FlowForge is being renamed to FlowFuse. Our mission and commitment to our customers stays the same.
Dashboard 2.0 - Community Update
Our latest Community Update for Dashboard 2.0, including the latest new widgets, fixes and updates on what's next.Why the Automation Pyramid blocks digital transformation - The Role of Unified Namespace
This article analyzes the Automation Pyramid's constraints and explains the Unified Namespace, highlighting its potential to evolve digital transformation in manufacturing.
Community News August 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities
FlowFuse 1.10 Release Now Available
New FlowFuse 1.10 release introduces importing of environment variable templates and improvements to device management.
First Pre-Alpha Release of the new Node-RED Dashboard
The first release of the successor to the Node-RED Dashboard has arrived, marking the beginning of the pre-alpha phase.
How to Build an OPC UA Client Dashboard in Node-RED - Part 3 (2026)
Building a Dashboard-Driven OPC UA Client to Browse, Read, Write, and Get Events from a 3rd party OPC UA Server
FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 released
A maintenance release to improve the Device Agent editor experience
How to add images to Node-RED dashboards when using FlowFuse (2026)
Learn to enhance Node-RED dashboards with images using FlowFuse. Pull images from URLs, store locally, and serve them in your dashboards.
Creating a Historical Data Dashboard with InfluxDB and Node-RED
Discover how to build a Historical Data Dashboard with InfluxDB and Node-RED. Capture, store, and visualize data for insightful analysis.
How to Deploy a Basic OPC-UA Server in Node-RED - Part 1 (2026)
Introduction to OPC-UA and how to deploy a Node-RED server flow.