VBox_Ubuntu_NodeRED_MongoDB_OpenPLC

Instructions for preparing a VirtualBox Image with Ubuntu Desktop + Node-RED + MongoDB (via Docker) + OpenPLC

Install the latest Oracle VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/)

Note: Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise users need to disable Hyper-V in order to make VirtualBox works (See https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/3204980/virtualization-applications-do-not-work-together-with-hyper-v-device-g)

Install Raspbian Desktop into a Virtual Machine

Under Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, Click [New]

Enter Ubuntu VM as the name
Select Linux under the Type pull-down menu
Select Ubuntu (64-bit) under the Version pull-down menu
Allocate 4096 MB of memory to the virtual machine

Click [Create]

Allocate 25 GB to the Virtual Hard Disk
Check VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)
Check Dynamically allocated

Click [Create]

Under Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, Click [Settings]

Select System, select Processor, set Processor(s) to 2 or higher
Select Display, set Video Memory to 32 MB or higher
Select Storage, select Empty under Controller: IDE
Click the CD icon next to Optical Drive, select the latest Ubuntu Desktop LTS image file (https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop)

Click [OK]

Under Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, Click [Start]

Select Try or Install Ubuntu from the bootup menu and follow the on-screen instructions

Install the display driver

Once Ubuntu Desktop is installed, from the toolbar of the VirtualBox window on the Host PC, select Devices --> Insert Guest Additions CD image

Then, on Ubuntu Desktop, open a Terminal (right-click on desktop --> terminal), type

sudo sh /media/$UID/VBox_GAs_6.1.40/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
sudo reboot

Note: change $UID to your username

Install Curl

In the Terminal, type

sudo apt-get install curl

Install Node.js

Follow the instructions to install Node.js (https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall). The following is for installing Node.js v18.x

In the Terminal, type

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_19.x | sudo -E bash - &&\
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Update NPM

The following is for updating NPM to version 9.2.0. In the terminal, type

sudo npm install -g [email protected]

Install Node-RED

In the Terminal, type

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red

Start Node-RED

In the Terminal, type

node-red

Install extra nodes

Open a browser and type http://127.0.0.1:1880

Click the Three Strips icon on the top-right corner
Select Manage palette
Select the Install Tab, search with the keyword aedes
Install node-red-contrib-aedes (https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-aedes) (v. 0.9.0)
search with the keyword dashboard
Install node-red-dashboard (https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-dashboard) (v. 3.2.3)
search with the keyword modbus
Install node-red-contrib-modbus (https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-modbus) (v. 5.25.0)

Install emulators

Follow the instructions in (https://github.com/ctch3ng/Node-red-inputs-emulators) to install the emulators

Install MongoDB (via Docker) and Mongo-Compass

Follow the instructions in (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/) to install Docker Engine

In the Terminal, type

mkdir mongo-data
sudo docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongo-database -v mongo-data:/data/db mongo:4.4

Note: Version 4.4 is used as the more recent versions require CPU that support amd64-avx and will terminate immediately with an exit code 132

Following the instructions here (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/compass/current/install/) and install Mongo-Compass

Install OpenPLC Editor and Runtime

Download (https://openplcproject.com/download/) and follow the instructions in the README.md to install the editor Note: you may need to edit the install.sh and hardcode the path to your /home/@UID/.local/share/applicaitons

Follow the instructions here (https://openplcproject.com/docs/installing-openplc-runtime-on-linux-systems/) and install the Runtime

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