# Issues with ignition and ignition designer while using Node Red

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-with-ignition-and-ignition-designer-while-using-node-red/62357 "2022-07-27T17:51:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-with-ignition-and-ignition-designer-while-using-node-red/62357/4 "2022-07-27T20:59:53Z")

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I was able to get a device going on my test bench with the following flow:

 ![2022-07-27 at 3.27 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/f/5f7d5c137be6fce44caebe66227f2f2a3d30e7ef.png)

Here is the JSON of the flow if you’d like to try it out:

> **Node-RED Example Sparkplug Flow**
>
> ```auto
> [
> {
> "broker": "tcp://gateway",
> "clientid": "NodeREDSimpleEdgeNode",
> "credentials": {},
> "edgenode": "Edge Node RED",
> "enablecache": "false",
> "groupid": "My MQTT Group",
> "id": "21cb23aca25f8ff0",
> "name": "",
> "password": "changeme",
> "port": "1883",
> "publishdeath": "true",
> "type": "sparkplug",
> "user": "admin",
> "version": "spBv1.0",
> "wires": [
> [
> "ef55783b857bf953"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 540,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "active": true,
> "complete": "true",
> "console": false,
> "id": "5a3e31b2cb00bee4",
> "name": "sparkplug debug",
> "statusType": "auto",
> "statusVal": "",
> "targetType": "full",
> "tosidebar": true,
> "tostatus": false,
> "type": "debug",
> "wires": [],
> "x": 750,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "finalize": "",
> "func": "// Capture device name\nglobal.set(\"deviceId\", \"PLC 1\")\n\nvar payload = {\n \"timestamp\": msg.payload,\n}\nvar metrics = []\nmetrics.push({\n \"name\": \"CurrentSeconds\",\n \"value\": new Date().getSeconds(),\n \"type\": \"int32\"\n})\npayload[\"metrics\"] = metrics\nmsg.payload = payload\nmsg.topic = `${global.get(\"deviceId\")}/DBIRTH`\nflow.set(\"running\", true)\nreturn msg;\n",
> "id": "744bbf99e693c7b5",
> "initialize": "",
> "libs": [],
> "name": "DBIRTH",
> "noerr": 0,
> "outputs": 1,
> "type": "function",
> "wires": [
> [
> "f757327680907b72"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 300,
> "y": 260,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "id": "8bff98c79de5e59f",
> "links": [
> "5eebf0852ffa9b5c"
> ],
> "name": "Rebirth",
> "type": "link in",
> "wires": [
> [
> "744bbf99e693c7b5"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 55,
> "y": 200,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "id": "5eebf0852ffa9b5c",
> "links": [
> "8bff98c79de5e59f"
> ],
> "mode": "link",
> "name": "Rebirth",
> "type": "link out",
> "wires": [],
> "x": 845,
> "y": 200,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "checkall": "true",
> "id": "110b822bcda4a472",
> "name": "Route Outputs",
> "outputs": 1,
> "property": "topic",
> "propertyType": "msg",
> "repair": false,
> "rules": [
> {
> "t": "eq",
> "v": "rebirth",
> "vt": "str"
> }
> ],
> "type": "switch",
> "wires": [
> [
> "5eebf0852ffa9b5c"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 660,
> "y": 200,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "crontab": "",
> "id": "46bec1e9c2b3a746",
> "name": "Update",
> "once": true,
> "onceDelay": 0.1,
> "payload": "",
> "payloadType": "date",
> "props": [
> {
> "p": "payload"
> },
> {
> "p": "running",
> "v": "running",
> "vt": "flow"
> }
> ],
> "repeat": "1",
> "topic": "",
> "type": "inject",
> "wires": [
> [
> "09e10fa13e6c9609"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 100,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "finalize": "",
> "func": "if (!msg.running) {\n return null;\n}\nvar payload = {\n \"timestamp\": msg.payload\n}\nvar metrics = []\nmetrics.push({\n \"name\": \"CurrentSeconds\",\n \"value\": new Date().getSeconds(),\n \"type\": \"int32\"\n})\npayload[\"metrics\"] = metrics\nmsg.payload = payload\nmsg.topic = `${global.get(\"deviceId\")}/DDATA`\nreturn msg;\n\n",
> "id": "09e10fa13e6c9609",
> "initialize": "",
> "libs": [],
> "name": "DDATA",
> "noerr": 0,
> "outputs": 1,
> "type": "function",
> "wires": [
> [
> "21cb23aca25f8ff0"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 310,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "finalize": "",
> "func": "var payload = {\n \"timestamp\": msg.payload,\n}\nmsg.payload = payload\nmsg.topic = `${global.get(\"deviceId\")}/DDEATH`\nflow.set(\"running\", false)\nreturn msg;\n",
> "id": "1d621881bee11c4e",
> "initialize": "",
> "libs": [],
> "name": "DDEATH",
> "noerr": 0,
> "outputs": 1,
> "type": "function",
> "wires": [
> [
> "f757327680907b72"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 300,
> "y": 380,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "crontab": "",
> "id": "08421e63bb112d1e",
> "name": "Stop",
> "once": false,
> "onceDelay": 0.1,
> "payload": "",
> "payloadType": "date",
> "props": [
> {
> "p": "payload"
> },
> {
> "p": "reset",
> "v": "true",
> "vt": "str"
> }
> ],
> "repeat": "",
> "topic": "",
> "type": "inject",
> "wires": [
> [
> "1d621881bee11c4e"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 90,
> "y": 380,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "crontab": "",
> "id": "d95cf0a12dcc1815",
> "name": "Start",
> "once": false,
> "onceDelay": 0.1,
> "payload": "",
> "payloadType": "date",
> "props": [
> {
> "p": "payload"
> }
> ],
> "repeat": "",
> "topic": "",
> "type": "inject",
> "wires": [
> [
> "744bbf99e693c7b5"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 90,
> "y": 260,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "id": "ef55783b857bf953",
> "type": "junction",
> "wires": [
> [
> "5a3e31b2cb00bee4",
> "110b822bcda4a472"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 620,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> },
> {
> "id": "f757327680907b72",
> "type": "junction",
> "wires": [
> [
> "21cb23aca25f8ff0"
> ]
> ],
> "x": 440,
> "y": 320,
> "z": "f6f2187d.f17ca8"
> }
> ]
> 
> ```

I hadn’t spooled up Node-RED in a while, and I think I had much better luck with this latest revision of the [node-red-contrib-sparkplug](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-sparkplug) node than the last time I tried a few years ago.

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