node-red-contrib-modbus-modpackqt 3.3.2 → 3.3.4

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,43 @@ All notable changes to **node-red-contrib-modbus-modpackqt** are documented
 here. This project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) — pin a
 major version (`^2.0.0`) in production.
 
+## [3.3.4] — 2026-05-10
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`modpackqt-slave-server` is now a visible palette node** (was a hidden
+  config node). Drop it on the canvas like any other node — it shows up in
+  the ModPackQT section of the palette as **modbus slave server**.
+- **`slave-read` and `slave-write`** now have a **Slave Server** dropdown
+  that lists all `modbus slave server` nodes on the canvas. Select one to
+  point at its register store.
+- **`modpackqt-slave-probe` removed** from the palette (old node type gone).
+
+## [3.3.3] — 2026-05-10
+
+### Added
+
+- **`modpackqt-slave-server` config node** — a dedicated Modbus TCP slave
+  server with its own register store (65 536 per type). This replaces the
+  confusing embedded slave hidden inside the runtime config. Drop one per
+  fake device; `slave-read` and `slave-write` nodes point at it directly.
+  - Account Key + **My Slaves** picker load saved slave configs from
+    modpackqt.com (pre-fills port and unit ID).
+  - Register layout and limits are managed from the modpackqt.com web
+    console — click **Open in ModPackQT Console** inside the config dialog.
+  - Registers with the probe runtime so the web console finds it automatically.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`slave-read` and `slave-write`** now have a **Slave Server** picker
+  (type `modpackqt-slave-server`) as their primary config reference. The old
+  `server` field (pointing to `modpackqt-config`) is kept as a hidden fallback
+  so existing flows with the embedded slave keep working.
+- **Embedded slave section removed from runtime config dialog** — the
+  `modpackqt-config` dialog is now purely master/transport settings. The
+  embedded slave JS stays in the runtime for backward compat with old flows.
+- `modpackqt-slave-probe` kept as-is for full backward compatibility.
+
 ## [3.3.2] — 2026-05-10
 
 ### Changed

package/nodes/lib/probe-runtime.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 const http = require('http');
 const { URL } = require('url');
 
-const PALETTE_VERSION = '3.3.2';
+const PALETTE_VERSION = '3.3.4';
 const DEFAULT_PORT = parseInt(process.env.MODPACKQT_PROBE_PORT, 10) || 8502;
 const BIND_HOST    = process.env.MODPACKQT_PROBE_HOST || '127.0.0.1';
 const PORT_RETRY   = 5;

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-read.html

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
     category: 'ModPackQT',
     color: '#15803d',
     defaults: {
-      name:         { value: '' },
-      server:       { value: '', type: 'modpackqt-config', required: true },
-      registerType: { value: 'holding', required: true },
-      address:      { value: 0,  required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() },
-      quantity:     { value: 1,  required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() },
-      pollInterval: { value: 0,  validate: RED.validators.number() }
+      name:          { value: '' },
+      slaveServerId: { value: '' },   // ID of a modpackqt-slave-server node on the canvas
+      registerType:  { value: 'holding', required: true },
+      address:       { value: 0,  required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() },
+      quantity:      { value: 1,  required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() },
+      pollInterval:  { value: 0,  validate: RED.validators.number() }
     },
     inputs: 1,
     outputs: 1,
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@
     label: function () {
       return this.name || ('Slave Read ' + (this.registerType || 'holding') + ' @' + this.address);
     },
-    paletteLabel: 'modbus slave read'
+    paletteLabel: 'modbus slave read',
+    oneditprepare: function () {
+      const $sel = $('#node-input-slaveServerId');
+      $sel.empty().append('<option value="">— select a slave server node —</option>');
+      RED.nodes.eachNode(function (n) {
+        if (n.type === 'modpackqt-slave-server') {
+          const label = (n.name || (':' + n.bindPort + ' #' + n.unitId));
+          $('<option>').val(n.id).text(label).appendTo($sel);
+        }
+      });
+    }
   });
 </script>
 
@@ -26,8 +36,11 @@
     <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
   </div>
   <div class="form-row">
-    <label for="node-input-server"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Runtime</label>
-    <input type="text" id="node-input-server">
+    <label for="node-input-slaveServerId"><i class="fa fa-server"></i> Slave Server</label>
+    <select id="node-input-slaveServerId" style="width:70%"></select>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-tips" style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin:-8px 0 12px 105px">
+    Pick a <b>modbus slave server</b> node from the canvas. Deploy the flow first if the list is empty.
   </div>
   <div class="form-row">
     <label for="node-input-registerType"><i class="fa fa-list"></i> Register Type</label>
@@ -51,30 +64,27 @@
     <input type="number" id="node-input-pollInterval" min="0" placeholder="0 = trigger only">
   </div>
   <div class="form-tips">
-    <b>Reads from the local slave register store.</b> Enable the embedded slave server
-    in the runtime config first. Override at runtime via <code>msg.address</code>,
-    <code>msg.quantity</code>, or <code>msg.registerType</code>.
+    Reads from the slave server's register store. Override at runtime via
+    <code>msg.address</code>, <code>msg.quantity</code>, or <code>msg.registerType</code>.
   </div>
   <div class="form-row" style="margin-top:18px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb;text-align:center;">
-      <a href="https://modpackqt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
-         style="display:inline-block;padding:8px 20px;background:#2563eb;color:#fff;
-                text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;
-                box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">
-        Premium Advanced Modbus Tester <i class="fa fa-external-link" style="margin-left:6px;"></i>
-      </a>
-      <div style="margin-top:6px;font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;">by ModPackQT &mdash; full-featured web tester, simulator &amp; AI helper</div>
-    </div>
-  </script>
+    <a href="https://modpackqt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+       style="display:inline-block;padding:8px 20px;background:#2563eb;color:#fff;
+              text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;
+              box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">
+      Premium Advanced Modbus Tester <i class="fa fa-external-link" style="margin-left:6px;"></i>
+    </a>
+    <div style="margin-top:6px;font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;">by ModPackQT &mdash; full-featured web tester, simulator &amp; AI helper</div>
+  </div>
+</script>
 
 <script type="text/html" data-help-name="modpackqt-slave-read">
-  <p>
-    Reads from the embedded slave's local register store. Useful for verifying what
-    external Modbus masters connecting to your slave port will see.
-  </p>
-  <p>Enable the slave server in the <b>modpackqt-config</b> node first.</p>
+  <p>Reads registers from a <b>modbus slave server</b> node's local store.</p>
+  <h3>Setup</h3>
+  <p>Drop a <b>modbus slave server</b> node on the canvas first, then select it here.</p>
   <h3>Outputs</h3>
   <dl class="message-properties">
     <dt>payload <span class="property-type">array</span></dt>
-    <dd>Raw register values (integers for holding/input, booleans for coils/discrete).</dd>
+    <dd>Register values (integers for holding/input, booleans for coils/discrete).</dd>
   </dl>
 </script>

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-read.js

@@ -1,42 +1,36 @@
 /**
- * ModPackQT Slave Read — read from the embedded slave's local register store.
- * The slave server itself runs in the modpackqt-config node (when enabled).
- * Outputs raw register values.
+ * ModPackQT Slave Read — reads from a modpackqt-slave-server node's register store.
  */
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   function ModPackQTSlaveReadNode(config) {
     RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
     const node = this;
-    const server = RED.nodes.getNode(config.server);
 
     node.registerType = config.registerType || 'holding';
     node.address      = parseInt(config.address,      10) || 0;
     node.quantity     = parseInt(config.quantity,     10) || 1;
     node.pollInterval = parseInt(config.pollInterval, 10) || 0;
 
+    function getSlave() {
+      return RED.nodes.getNode(config.slaveServerId);
+    }
+
     let timer = null;
 
     function doRead(msg) {
-      if (!server) {
-        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'no config' });
-        return;
-      }
-      if (!server.slaveEnabled) {
-        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'slave server disabled in config' });
-        node.error('Embedded slave is disabled — enable it in the modpackqt-config node.', msg);
+      const slave = getSlave();
+      if (!slave || !slave.slaveEnabled) {
+        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'no slave server' });
+        node.error('No slave server selected or it is not running.', msg);
         return;
       }
       try {
         const registerType = (msg && msg.registerType) || node.registerType;
         const address  = (msg && msg.address  !== undefined) ? parseInt(msg.address,  10) : node.address;
         const quantity = (msg && msg.quantity !== undefined) ? parseInt(msg.quantity, 10) : node.quantity;
-
-        const values = server.slaveGet(registerType, address, quantity);
-        const now = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
-        node.status({
-          fill: 'green', shape: 'dot',
-          text: server.brandStatus(`slave ${registerType} @${address} [${values.length}] · ${now}`)
-        });
+        const values   = slave.slaveGet(registerType, address, quantity);
+        const now      = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
+        node.status({ fill: 'green', shape: 'dot', text: `${registerType} @${address} [${values.length}] · ${now}` });
         node.send({
           payload: values,
           topic: `modpackqt/slave/${registerType}/${address}`,

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-server.html

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  RED.nodes.registerType('modpackqt-slave-server', {
+    category: 'ModPackQT',
+    color: '#7c3aed',
+    defaults: {
+      name:     { value: '' },
+      bindHost: { value: '0.0.0.0' },
+      bindPort: { value: 1502, validate: RED.validators.number() },
+      unitId:   { value: 1,    validate: RED.validators.number() }
+    },
+    credentials: {
+      apiKey: { type: 'password' }
+    },
+    inputs: 0,
+    outputs: 0,
+    icon: 'font-awesome/fa-server',
+    label: function () {
+      return this.name || `:${this.bindPort} #${this.unitId}`;
+    },
+    paletteLabel: 'modbus slave server',
+    oneditprepare: function () {
+      const node = this;
+
+      // ── My Slaves picker
+      const $sel = $('#node-input-modpackqt-slave-picker');
+      const reload = function () {
+        $sel.empty().append('<option value="">— Loading… —</option>');
+        if (!node.id) {
+          $sel.empty().append('<option value="">— Save this node first, then reopen —</option>');
+          return;
+        }
+        $.getJSON('modpackqt/slaves?probe=' + encodeURIComponent(node.id))
+          .done(function (rows) {
+            $sel.empty().append('<option value="">— Manual entry —</option>');
+            (rows || [])
+              .filter(function (s) { return s && (s.protocol === 'tcp' || !s.protocol); })
+              .forEach(function (s) {
+                const label = (s.name || '(unnamed)') + ' — :' + (s.port || 1502) + ' #' + (s.unitId || 1);
+                $('<option>').val(s.id).text(label).data('row', s).appendTo($sel);
+              });
+          })
+          .fail(function (xhr) {
+            const msg = (xhr.responseJSON && xhr.responseJSON.error) || ('HTTP ' + xhr.status);
+            $sel.empty().append($('<option>').val('').text('— ' + msg + ' —'));
+          });
+      };
+      $('#modpackqt-slave-server-picker-refresh').on('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); reload(); });
+      $sel.on('change', function () {
+        const row = $(this).find('option:selected').data('row');
+        if (!row) return;
+        if (!node.name) $('#node-input-name').val(row.name || '');
+        $('#node-input-bindPort').val(row.port   || 1502);
+        $('#node-input-unitId').val(row.unitId  || 1);
+        buildLink();
+      });
+      reload();
+
+      // ── Probe deep-link
+      const buildLink = function () {
+        $.getJSON('modpackqt-probe/info')
+          .done(renderLink).fail(function () { renderLink({}); });
+      };
+      const renderLink = function (info) {
+        const probeHost = (info && info.host) || '127.0.0.1';
+        const probePort = (info && info.port) || 8502;
+        const bindPort  = $('#node-input-bindPort').val() || node.bindPort || 1502;
+        const unitId    = $('#node-input-unitId').val()   || node.unitId   || 1;
+        const name      = $('#node-input-name').val()     || node.name     || '';
+        const url = 'https://modpackqt.com/slave'
+          + '?probe='     + encodeURIComponent(node.id || '')
+          + '&probeHost=' + encodeURIComponent(probeHost)
+          + '&probePort=' + probePort
+          + '&port='      + bindPort
+          + '&unitId='    + unitId
+          + (name ? '&name=' + encodeURIComponent(name) : '');
+        $('#modpackqt-slave-server-link').attr('href', url);
+        $('#modpackqt-slave-server-runtime').text(probeHost + ':' + probePort);
+        $('#modpackqt-slave-server-target').text(':' + bindPort + ' · unit ' + unitId);
+      };
+      buildLink();
+      $('#node-input-bindPort, #node-input-unitId').on('change input', buildLink);
+    }
+  });
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/html" data-template-name="modpackqt-slave-server">
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="e.g. Fake Inverter">
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-apiKey"><i class="fa fa-key"></i> Account Key</label>
+    <input type="password" id="node-input-apiKey" placeholder="Paste your ModPackQT tunnel key">
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-tips" style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin:-8px 0 12px 105px">
+    Generate at <a href="https://modpackqt.com/settings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">modpackqt.com → Settings → Cloud Gateways</a>.
+    Loads your saved slave configs in the picker below.
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-modpackqt-slave-picker"><i class="fa fa-cloud-download"></i> My Slaves</label>
+    <select id="node-input-modpackqt-slave-picker" style="width:65%"></select>
+    <button type="button" id="modpackqt-slave-server-picker-refresh" class="red-ui-button" title="Reload" style="margin-left:4px"><i class="fa fa-refresh"></i></button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-tips" style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin:-8px 0 12px 105px">
+    Picks a saved slave from modpackqt.com — auto-fills port and unit.
+    Register layout and limits are managed from the web console.
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-bindPort"><i class="fa fa-hashtag"></i> Port</label>
+    <input type="number" id="node-input-bindPort" min="1024" max="65535" placeholder="1502">
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-unitId"><i class="fa fa-id-card"></i> Unit ID</label>
+    <input type="number" id="node-input-unitId" min="1" max="247" placeholder="1">
+  </div>
+
+  <input type="hidden" id="node-input-bindHost">
+
+  <div class="form-row" style="margin-top:18px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb;text-align:center;">
+    <a id="modpackqt-slave-server-link" href="https://modpackqt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+       style="display:inline-block;padding:10px 24px;background:#7c3aed;color:#fff;
+              text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;
+              box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">
+      Open in ModPackQT Console <i class="fa fa-external-link" style="margin-left:6px;"></i>
+    </a>
+    <div style="margin-top:6px;font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;">
+      Target: <span id="modpackqt-slave-server-target">—</span> · runtime <span id="modpackqt-slave-server-runtime">starting…</span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/html" data-help-name="modpackqt-slave-server">
+  <p>
+    Runs a Modbus TCP slave server with its own full register store.
+    Drop one on the canvas per fake device. <b>Slave-read</b> and
+    <b>slave-write</b> nodes target it by node ID to read and write
+    registers from the flow.
+  </p>
+  <h3>Setup</h3>
+  <ol>
+    <li>Drop this node, set Port and Unit ID (or pick from <b>My Slaves</b>).</li>
+    <li>On your slave-read / slave-write nodes, select this node in the <b>Slave Server</b> dropdown.</li>
+    <li>Click <b>Open in ModPackQT Console</b> to manage the register layout from the web.</li>
+  </ol>
+  <h3>Account Key</h3>
+  <p>Generate at <a href="https://modpackqt.com/settings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">modpackqt.com → Settings → Cloud Gateways</a>.
+     Lets the web console connect and loads your saved slave configs.</p>
+  <h3>Port note</h3>
+  <p>Use ports above 1024 (e.g. 1502, 1503) to avoid needing root privileges. Each server must use a unique port.</p>
+</script>

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-server.js

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/**
+ * ModPackQT Slave Server — Modbus TCP slave with a full register store.
+ *
+ * Drop one on the canvas per fake device. Each server:
+ *   - Binds its own TCP port and listens for external Modbus masters
+ *   - Owns 65 536 registers per type (coils, discrete, holding, input)
+ *   - Exposes slaveGet() / slaveSet() so slave-read / slave-write nodes
+ *     can push and pull values from the flow side
+ *   - Registers with the probe runtime so modpackqt.com can open a live
+ *     register editor for it
+ *
+ * Register limits and layout are managed from the modpackqt.com web
+ * console — this node only needs port and unit ID to bind.
+ */
+module.exports = function (RED) {
+  const ModbusRTU = require('modbus-serial');
+  const { getRuntime } = require('./lib/probe-runtime');
+
+  function SlaveServerNode(config) {
+    RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
+    const node = this;
+
+    node.name     = config.name || '';
+    node.bindHost = config.bindHost || '0.0.0.0';
+    node.bindPort = parseInt(config.bindPort, 10) || 1502;
+    node.unitId   = parseInt(config.unitId, 10) || 1;
+
+    // ── Register store
+    const store = {
+      coils:    new Array(65536).fill(false),
+      discrete: new Array(65536).fill(false),
+      holding:  new Array(65536).fill(0),
+      input:    new Array(65536).fill(0)
+    };
+
+    // ── Flow-side API — used by slave-read and slave-write nodes
+    node.slaveEnabled = true;
+
+    node.slaveGet = function (type, address, quantity) {
+      const arr = store[type];
+      if (!arr) throw new Error(`Unknown register type: ${type}`);
+      return arr.slice(address, address + quantity);
+    };
+
+    node.slaveSet = function (type, address, values) {
+      const arr = store[type];
+      if (!arr) throw new Error(`Unknown register type: ${type}`);
+      const isBool = (type === 'coils' || type === 'discrete');
+      const stored = values.map((v) => isBool ? Boolean(v) : (parseInt(v, 10) & 0xFFFF));
+      stored.forEach((v, i) => { arr[address + i] = v; });
+    };
+
+    // ── Modbus TCP server
+    let server = null;
+    try {
+      const vector = {
+        getCoil:            (addr, _u, cb) => cb(null, store.coils[addr]),
+        getDiscreteInput:   (addr, _u, cb) => cb(null, store.discrete[addr]),
+        getHoldingRegister: (addr, _u, cb) => cb(null, store.holding[addr]),
+        getInputRegister:   (addr, _u, cb) => cb(null, store.input[addr]),
+        setCoil:            (addr, val, _u, cb) => { store.coils[addr] = !!val; cb(null); },
+        setRegister:        (addr, val, _u, cb) => { store.holding[addr] = val & 0xFFFF; cb(null); }
+      };
+      server = new ModbusRTU.ServerTCP(vector, {
+        host: node.bindHost,
+        port: node.bindPort,
+        debug: false,
+        unitID: node.unitId
+      });
+      server.on('socketError', (err) => node.warn(`[slave-server] socket: ${err.message}`));
+      server.on('serverError', (err) => node.error(`[slave-server] server: ${err.message}`));
+      node.log(`[modpackqt] slave server listening on ${node.bindHost}:${node.bindPort} #${node.unitId}`);
+      node.status({ fill: 'green', shape: 'dot', text: `listening :${node.bindPort} #${node.unitId}` });
+    } catch (err) {
+      node.error(`Failed to start slave server: ${err.message}`);
+      node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'failed to start' });
+    }
+
+    // ── Probe runtime — lets the web console find and control this server
+    const probe = {
+      id: node.id,
+      kind: 'slave',
+      describe(_detailed = false) {
+        return {
+          id: node.id,
+          kind: 'slave',
+          name: node.name || `Slave :${node.bindPort} #${node.unitId}`,
+          target: {
+            mode: 'tcp',
+            host: node.bindHost,
+            port: node.bindPort,
+            unitId: node.unitId
+          },
+          status: server ? 'listening' : 'error'
+        };
+      },
+      async handleRead() { throw new Error('slave server — use GET /store to inspect registers'); },
+      async handleWrite() { throw new Error('slave server — use PUT /store to set registers'); },
+      async handleStoreGet(searchParams) {
+        const type = searchParams.get('type') || 'holding';
+        const addr = parseInt(searchParams.get('address') || '0', 10);
+        const qty  = parseInt(searchParams.get('quantity') || '10', 10);
+        if (!store[type]) throw new Error(`unknown register type: ${type}`);
+        return { type, address: addr, values: store[type].slice(addr, addr + qty) };
+      },
+      async handleStorePut(body) {
+        const type = body.type || 'holding';
+        const addr = parseInt(body.address, 10) || 0;
+        const values = body.values || [];
+        if (!store[type]) throw new Error(`unknown register type: ${type}`);
+        if (!Array.isArray(values)) throw new Error('values must be an array');
+        const isBool = (type === 'coils' || type === 'discrete');
+        const stored = values.map((v) => isBool ? Boolean(v) : (parseInt(v, 10) & 0xFFFF));
+        stored.forEach((v, i) => { store[type][addr + i] = v; });
+        return { ok: true, type, address: addr, written: stored.length };
+      }
+    };
+
+    const runtime = getRuntime();
+    runtime.ensureAdminRoutes(RED);
+    runtime.register(probe);
+
+    node.on('close', function (done) {
+      runtime.unregister(node.id);
+      if (server) {
+        try { server.close(() => done()); } catch (_) { done(); }
+      } else {
+        done();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  RED.nodes.registerType('modpackqt-slave-server', SlaveServerNode, {
+    credentials: { apiKey: { type: 'password' } }
+  });
+};

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-write.html

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
     category: 'ModPackQT',
     color: '#15803d',
     defaults: {
-      name:         { value: '' },
-      server:       { value: '', type: 'modpackqt-config', required: true },
-      registerType: { value: 'holding', required: true },
-      address:      { value: 0, required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() }
+      name:          { value: '' },
+      slaveServerId: { value: '' },   // ID of a modpackqt-slave-server node on the canvas
+      registerType:  { value: 'holding', required: true },
+      address:       { value: 0, required: true, validate: RED.validators.number() }
     },
     inputs: 1,
     outputs: 1,
@@ -14,7 +14,17 @@
     label: function () {
       return this.name || ('Slave Write ' + (this.registerType || 'holding') + ' @' + this.address);
     },
-    paletteLabel: 'modbus slave write'
+    paletteLabel: 'modbus slave write',
+    oneditprepare: function () {
+      const $sel = $('#node-input-slaveServerId');
+      $sel.empty().append('<option value="">— select a slave server node —</option>');
+      RED.nodes.eachNode(function (n) {
+        if (n.type === 'modpackqt-slave-server') {
+          const label = (n.name || (':' + n.bindPort + ' #' + n.unitId));
+          $('<option>').val(n.id).text(label).appendTo($sel);
+        }
+      });
+    }
   });
 </script>
 
@@ -24,8 +34,11 @@
     <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
   </div>
   <div class="form-row">
-    <label for="node-input-server"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Runtime</label>
-    <input type="text" id="node-input-server">
+    <label for="node-input-slaveServerId"><i class="fa fa-server"></i> Slave Server</label>
+    <select id="node-input-slaveServerId" style="width:70%"></select>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-tips" style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin:-8px 0 12px 105px">
+    Pick a <b>modbus slave server</b> node from the canvas. Deploy the flow first if the list is empty.
   </div>
   <div class="form-row">
     <label for="node-input-registerType"><i class="fa fa-list"></i> Register Type</label>
@@ -41,26 +54,29 @@
     <input type="number" id="node-input-address" min="0" max="65535" placeholder="0">
   </div>
   <div class="form-tips">
-    <b>Pushes values into the embedded slave register store.</b> Any Modbus master that
-    connects to your slave port will read whatever was last written here.
+    Pushes values into the slave server's register store. External Modbus masters
+    connecting to that port will read whatever you last wrote.
     Send <code>msg.payload</code> as a number, array, or JSON string.
   </div>
   <div class="form-row" style="margin-top:18px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb;text-align:center;">
-      <a href="https://modpackqt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
-         style="display:inline-block;padding:8px 20px;background:#2563eb;color:#fff;
-                text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;
-                box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">
-        Premium Advanced Modbus Tester <i class="fa fa-external-link" style="margin-left:6px;"></i>
-      </a>
-      <div style="margin-top:6px;font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;">by ModPackQT &mdash; full-featured web tester, simulator &amp; AI helper</div>
-    </div>
-  </script>
+    <a href="https://modpackqt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+       style="display:inline-block;padding:8px 20px;background:#2563eb;color:#fff;
+              text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;
+              box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">
+      Premium Advanced Modbus Tester <i class="fa fa-external-link" style="margin-left:6px;"></i>
+    </a>
+    <div style="margin-top:6px;font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;">by ModPackQT &mdash; full-featured web tester, simulator &amp; AI helper</div>
+  </div>
+</script>
 
 <script type="text/html" data-help-name="modpackqt-slave-write">
-  <p>
-    Writes into the embedded slave's local register store. External Modbus masters
-    that connect to your configured slave port (default <code>1502</code>) will read
-    these values.
-  </p>
-  <p>Enable the slave server in the <b>modpackqt-config</b> node first.</p>
+  <p>Writes values into a <b>modbus slave server</b> node's register store.
+     External Modbus masters connecting to that slave's port will read whatever was last written.</p>
+  <h3>Setup</h3>
+  <p>Drop a <b>modbus slave server</b> node on the canvas first, then select it here.</p>
+  <h3>Input</h3>
+  <dl class="message-properties">
+    <dt>payload <span class="property-type">number | array | string</span></dt>
+    <dd>Value(s) to write. Arrays write multiple consecutive registers.</dd>
+  </dl>
 </script>

package/nodes/modpackqt-slave-write.js

@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 /**
- * ModPackQT Slave Write — write into the embedded slave's local register store.
- * External Modbus masters connecting to the slave port (configured in
- * modpackqt-config) will read whatever was last written here.
+ * ModPackQT Slave Write — writes into a modpackqt-slave-server node's register store.
+ * External Modbus masters connecting to the slave port will read whatever was last written.
  */
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   function ModPackQTSlaveWriteNode(config) {
     RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
     const node = this;
-    const server = RED.nodes.getNode(config.server);
 
     node.registerType = config.registerType || 'holding';
     node.address      = parseInt(config.address, 10) || 0;
 
+    function getSlave() {
+      return RED.nodes.getNode(config.slaveServerId);
+    }
+
     node.on('input', function (msg) {
-      if (!server) {
-        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'no config' });
-        return;
-      }
-      if (!server.slaveEnabled) {
-        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'slave server disabled in config' });
-        node.error('Embedded slave is disabled — enable it in the modpackqt-config node.', msg);
+      const slave = getSlave();
+      if (!slave || !slave.slaveEnabled) {
+        node.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'no slave server' });
+        node.error('No slave server selected or it is not running.', msg);
         return;
       }
       try {
@@ -36,13 +35,9 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
           throw new Error(`Invalid payload — expected number or array, got: ${JSON.stringify(msg.payload)}`);
         }
         const address = msg.address !== undefined ? parseInt(msg.address, 10) : node.address;
-
-        server.slaveSet(registerType, address, values);
+        slave.slaveSet(registerType, address, values);
         const now = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
-        node.status({
-          fill: 'green', shape: 'dot',
-          text: server.brandStatus(`slave wrote ${values.length} @${address} · ${now}`)
-        });
+        node.status({ fill: 'green', shape: 'dot', text: `wrote ${values.length} → ${registerType} @${address} · ${now}` });
         msg.success = true;
         msg.valuesWritten = values;
         node.send(msg);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-contrib-modbus-modpackqt",
-  "version": "3.3.2",
+  "version": "3.3.4",
   "description": "Modbus commissioning, testing & analysis tools for Node-RED. Embedded Modbus TCP/RTU master + slave server, FC1/FC2/FC3/FC4 reads, FC5/FC6/FC15/FC16 writes, built-in slave register store, and a passive traffic monitor for debugging. 100% free, MIT, no usage limits. By ModPackQT — open the matching web console at modpackqt.com for register decoding, simulation and AI assistance.",
   "keywords": [
     "node-red",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       "modpackqt-slave-write": "nodes/modpackqt-slave-write.js",
       "modpackqt-traffic": "nodes/modpackqt-traffic.js",
       "modpackqt-master-probe": "nodes/modpackqt-master-probe.js",
-      "modpackqt-slave-probe": "nodes/modpackqt-slave-probe.js"
+      "modpackqt-slave-server": "nodes/modpackqt-slave-server.js"
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {