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It's very versatile, once you fully understand the\nnode.",[20,24,25],{},"The Filter node is part of the core nodes in Node-RED, meaning it is installed\nby default.",[27,28,30],"h3",{"id":29},"deadband-mode","Deadband Mode",[20,32,33],{},"In deadband mode, the data transmission is triggered only when the measured\nvalue changes beyond a specified threshold value. This threshold value is known\nas the deadband, and it is used to prevent frequent data transmissions when the\nvalue fluctuates around a certain point. The deadband is typically set to a\npercentage of the measurement range or an absolute value.",[20,35,36],{},"For example, if the temperature sensor measures a range of 0-100 degrees Celsius,\nand the deadband is set to 2 degrees, then the system will only report temperature\nchanges greater than 2 degrees. This helps reduce unnecessary network traffic\nand save processing power.",[27,38,40],{"id":39},"narrowband-mode","Narrowband Mode",[20,42,43],{},"In narrowband mode, the data transmission is triggered only when the measured\nvalue falls outside a specified range of values. This range is known as the\nnarrowband or hysteresis, and it is used to prevent unnecessary data\ntransmissions when the value fluctuates within a certain range.",[20,45,46],{},"For example, if the temperature sensor measures a range of 0-100 degrees Celsius,\nand the narrowband is set to 5 degrees, then the system will only report\ntemperature changes greater than 5 degrees above or below the last reported\nvalue.",[20,48,49],{},"Both deadband and narrowband modes are used to optimize data transmission and\nreduce the number of unnecessary data transmissions.",[15,51,53],{"id":52},"examples","Examples",[27,55,57],{"id":56},"report-all-changes","Report all changes",[20,59,60,61,65,66,69,70,72],{},"With 3 messages send to the filter node; 1, 2, 2, the following flow will send\nthrough the first messages, ",[62,63,64],"code",{},"1"," and ",[62,67,68],{},"2"," respectively. Then filter out the last\n",[62,71,68],{}," message as no changes were observed since it sent on the previous message.",[74,75],"render-flow",{":height":76,"flow":77},"200","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",[27,79,81],{"id":80},"report-changes-ignore-the-initial-value","Report changes, ignore the initial value",[20,83,84,85,87],{},"With 3 messages send to the filter node; 1, 2, 2, the initial value is used as\nsentinel value. Each change afterwards is send onwards. In this case printing just\n2 once. The first message; ",[62,86,64],{}," is remembered, and the next message afterwards is\nthe only change in the stream of values.",[74,89],{":height":76,"flow":90},"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",[27,92,94],{"id":93},"report-changes-larger-than-a-certain-percentage-deadband","Report changes larger than a certain percentage \"Deadband\"",[20,96,97,98,101,102,105],{},"If the filter node is configured to \"block unless value change is great or equal than\"\nmode with a 50% threshold configured as \"compared to last valid output value\" and it's\nsend ",[62,99,100],{},"1, 2, 2, 1"," it will send on the messages ",[62,103,104],{},"2, 1",".",[20,107,108,109,111,112,114,115,117,118,120],{},"The initial message ",[62,110,64],{}," is set as sentinel value. The second message ",[62,113,68],{}," is an\nincrease of 100% against the sentinel which updates the sentinel value to two,\nand sends it on.\nThe third message is equal to the sentinel value and thus filtered. The last value, ",[62,116,64],{},",\nis a 50% change compared to the sentinel value of ",[62,119,68],{}," and send forward.",[74,122],{":height":76,"flow":123},"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",[27,125,127],{"id":126},"report-only-on-one-specific-value","Report only on one specific value",[20,129,130],{},"As the filter node can block all messages where the change is too large, it can\nused to only report a single value when it occurs. For example, to only report\nintegers that are equal to 2, the start value is set to 2 and the change cannot be\ngreater of equal to 1.",[74,132],{":height":76,"flow":133},"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",[15,135,137],{"id":136},"node-documentation","Node Documentation",[139,140,143,146,147,146,151,146,197,146,201,146,213,146,217,146,224,146,239,146,246,146,249,146,252],"div",{"className":141},[142],"core-node-doc",[20,144,145],{},"filter node - only passes on data if the payload has changed.\nIt can also block unless, or ignore if the value changes by a specified amount (Dead- and Narrowband mode)."," ",[27,148,150],{"id":149},"inputs","Inputs",[152,153,156,166,170,179,182,190],"dl",{"className":154},[155],"message-properties",[157,158,159,160],"dt",{},"payload\n",[161,162,165],"span",{"className":163},[164],"property-type","number | string | (object)",[167,168,169],"dd",{},"RBE mode will accept numbers, strings, and simple objects.\nOther modes must provide a parseable number.",[157,171,174,175],{"className":172},[173],"optional","topic ",[161,176,178],{"className":177},[164],"string",[167,180,181],{},"if specified the function will work on a per topic basis. 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