# Using EDGE IO USB as an Output **URL:** \ **Category:** Support, Troubleshooting, & Help\ **Tags:** node-red, edge, hardware-integration\ **Created:** [January 15, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-edge-io-usb-as-an-output/13527 "2025-01-15T08:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paul.genoud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@paul.genoud](https://community.tulip.co/u/paul.genoud)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-edge-io-usb-as-an-output/13527/1 "2025-01-15T08:44:00Z")
Hello all, Anyone has already used the EDGE IO USB to output a data on another device ? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/6/6e512d9be32ca6fa68ae2a187c76f16f4d8299db.png) Is it possible to do that using Node Red ? Thanks a lot, Paul ---
**Author:** ![Beth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/beth/32/5987_2.png) [@Beth](https://community.tulip.co/u/Beth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-edge-io-usb-as-an-output/13527/2 "2025-01-16T16:23:02Z")
Hi Paul! There may be two options here: 1. Send data through Tulip, by sending the data from Edge to Tulip → using Tulip to send to your device, ie through a connector (caveat, this is very inefficient) 2. As you suspected, you could use Node-RED, this article should be able to help [How to: Use Serial with Node-RED](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-use-serial-with-node-red-1). A note here: hot-plugging isn’t supported (device must be plugged in when node-red starts for it to show up) Does this help? ---
**Author:** ![paul.genoud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f14d63/32.png) [@paul.genoud](https://community.tulip.co/u/paul.genoud)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/using-edge-io-usb-as-an-output/13527/3 "2025-01-20T16:26:12Z")
Hi Beth, Thanks a lot for the inputs ! I will try the option 2. Paul