How-To Guides

Upgrade Node-RED to V3 Node-RED V1 Deprecation Node-RED V1 will no longer be supported as of OS60. Current timeframe is January 2025. For customers on the standard biweekly release cadence , we encourage you to up...

Overview Three main methods exist to send data from Node-RED (such as device or external-system data) to Tulip: via the Tulip Machine API via the Tulip Tables API via a Connector Response *Note: Requires a Connector first, originating fr...

To send messages from Tulip (e.g. from in-App Triggers or Automations), a Connector can be used. This is most easily done with the Connector Host installed on all Tulip Edge Device s. With Tulip Edge Devices The following flow will be used ...

Using Node-RED with the Tulip API If you are using Node-RED on your own device and would like to send data to the Tulip API, Tulip provides Node-RED nodes for API endpoints. These nodes are preinstalled on Tulip devices that support Node-RED, ...

How to: Use Serial with Node-RED Guide on connecting to a serial device, configuring a serial port in node-RED, and an introduction to node-RED library flows This article will describe how to read and write serial data from Tulip Edge devices ...

Importing Tulip Node-RED Flows Tulip offers pre-built Node-RED flows for import to Edge devices This article covers the workflow to import Tulip-built Node-RED flows into the Node-RED editor. Flows are constantly being added to the library and...

How to: Use Serial with Edge IO A setup guide on using Serial with Edge IO In this article, you will learn the technical details of using serial on Edge IO. Edge IO supports serial connections over USB, RS-232, or RS-485. This article will c...