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Why the Automation Pyramid blocks digital transformation - The Role of Unified Namespace
A few years ago, I wrote an article, in German, detailing my understanding of how the Automation Pyramid, a widely adopted reference model for the IT landscape of manufacturing firms, is essentially hindering digital transformation. Now, as conversations around the Unified Namespace (UNS) and particular frameworks continue to evolve, I revisit my earlier notions, review the latest updates to reference frameworks, and update my article.
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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. -
How to Build an OPC UA Client Dashboard in Node-RED - Part 3
Building a Dashboard-Driven OPC UA Client to Browse, Read, Write, and Get Events from a 3rd party OPC UA Server -
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 add images to Node-RED dashboards when using FlowFuse
Learn to enhance Node-RED dashboards with images using FlowFuse. Pull images from URLs, store locally, and serve them in your dashboards. -
FlowFuse 1.9.3 and Device Agent 1.9.5 released
A maintenance release to improve the Device Agent editor experience -
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
Introduction to OPC-UA and how to deploy a Node-RED server flow. -
Community News July 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities -
FlowFuse now offers API Documentation with Swagger UI
The new release of FlowFuse 1.9 adds new API Swagger documentation and the ability to customize Node-RED pallettes. -
The Next Step in Data Visualization - Announcing the Successor to the Node-RED Dashboard
This article unveils FlowFuse's plans to build the successor to the Node-RED Dashboard. -
Node-RED as a No-Code EtherNet/IP to S7 Protocol Converter
step-by-step guide for using Node-RED as an industrial protocol converter -
Introducing the FlowFuse Community Forum
A Community Forum for support, inspiration, and knowledge sharing -
Community News June 2023
News from the FlowFuse and Node-RED communities -
FlowFuse now offers High Availability Node-RED
FlowFuse now supports High Availibility, DevOps Pipelines and more -
Use any npm module in Node-RED
Node-RED has an incredibly rich resource of integrations available, but sometimes you need that little extra. This shows you how. -
Bringing High Availability to Node-RED
Explore how FlowFuse tackles HA challenges, statefulness, and work routing, revolutionizing Node-RED's reliability. -
Node-RED Tips - Dashboard Edition
Learn three practical tips for improving your Node-RED Dashboard workflow, such as creating responsive layouts, adding multiple data series to charts, and persisting slider values.