diff --git a/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.html b/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.html
index e0176709..109cecbb 100644
--- a/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.html
+++ b/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="blink1">
+    <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="Name">
+    </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-serial"><i class="fa fa-random"></i> Device ID</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-serial" placeholder="defaults to first found" style="width:60%">
@@ -9,10 +12,6 @@
         <label for="node-input-fade"><i class="fa fa-signal"></i> Fade (mS)</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-fade" placeholder="between 0 and 60,000 mS (1 min)">
     </div>
-    <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="Name">
-    </div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="blink1">
@@ -26,8 +25,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('blink1',{
-        category: 'output',
+        category: "blink1",
         color:"GoldenRod",
+        paletteLabel: "blink1 out",
         defaults: {
             serial: {value:""},
             fade: {value:"500",required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
@@ -38,7 +38,58 @@
         icon: "light.png",
         align: "right",
         label: function() {
-            return this.name||"blink1";
+            return this.name||"blink1 out";
+        },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
+        oneditprepare: function() {
+            $("#node-lookup-serial").click(function() {
+                $.getJSON('blink1list',function(data) {
+                      $("#node-input-serial").autocomplete({
+                          source:data,
+                          minLength:0,
+                          close: function( event, ui ) {
+                              $("#node-input-serial").autocomplete( "destroy" );
+                          }
+                      }).autocomplete("search","");
+                  });
+              });
+          }
+      });
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="blink1 in">
+    <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="Name">
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-serial"><i class="fa fa-random"></i> Device ID</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-serial" placeholder="defaults to first found" style="width:60%">
+        <a id="node-lookup-serial" class="btn"><i id="node-lookup-serial-icon" class="fa fa-search"></i></a>
+    </div>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="blink1 in">
+    <p>ThingM Blink1 input node.</p>
+    <p>Outputs the current RGB value as array <code>[r,g,b]</code> or "off" as string if RGB is 0,0,0 to <code>msg.payload</code>.</p>
+</script>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    RED.nodes.registerType('blink1 in',{
+        category: 'blink1',
+        color:"GoldenRod",
+        paletteLabel:"blink1 in",
+        defaults: {
+            serial: {value:""}
+        },
+        inputs:1,
+        outputs:1,
+        icon: "light.png",
+        align: "left",
+        label: function() {
+            return this.name||"blink1 in";
         },
         labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
diff --git a/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.js b/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.js
index 3ccefe65..683ecb82 100644
--- a/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.js
+++ b/hardware/blink1/77-blink1.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     var Blink1 = require("node-blink1");
     var blink1 = {};
 
-    function Blink1Node(n) {
+    function Blink1OutNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.serial = n.serial;
         if (!this.serial) { delete this.serial; }
@@ -83,7 +83,52 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             node.error("No Blink1 found (" + e + ")");
         }
     }
-    RED.nodes.registerType("blink1",Blink1Node);
+    RED.nodes.registerType("blink1",Blink1OutNode);
+
+    function Blink1InNode(n) {
+        RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+        this.serial = n.serial;
+        if (!this.serial) { delete this.serial; }
+        var node = this;
+
+        try {
+            this.on("input", function(msg) {
+                try {
+                    blink1[node.serial||"one"] = blink1[node.serial||"one"] || new Blink1.Blink1(node.serial);
+                    node.status({text:node.serial});
+                    if (blink1[node.serial||"one"]) {
+                        var that = this;
+
+                        var returnRgb = function (r,g,b){
+                            var rgb = [r,g,b];
+                            var payload = rgb.every(el => el === 0) ? "off" : rgb;
+                            msg.payload = payload;
+                            that.send(msg);
+                        };
+
+                        try {
+                            var device = blink1[node.serial||"one"];
+                            device.rgb(returnRgb);
+                        }
+                        catch (e) { node.error("Blink1 : error | " + e); blink1[node.serial||"one"] = null; }
+                    }
+                    else { node.warn("Blink1 : not found"); }
+                }
+                catch (e) { node.error("Blink1 : device not found"); blink1[node.serial||"one"] = null; }
+            });
+            this.on("close", function(done) {
+                if (blink1[node.serial||"one"] && typeof blink1[node.serial||"one"].close === "function") {
+                    blink1[node.serial||"one"].close(function() { done() });
+                }
+                else { done(); }
+                blink1[node.serial||"one"] = null;
+            });
+        }
+        catch(e) {
+            node.error("No Blink1 found (" + e + ")");
+        }
+    }
+    RED.nodes.registerType("blink1 in",Blink1InNode);
 
     RED.httpAdmin.get("/blink1list", RED.auth.needsPermission('blink1.read'), function(req,res) {
         res.json(Blink1.devices());
diff --git a/hardware/blink1/README.md b/hardware/blink1/README.md
index 4cb930ac..092618aa 100644
--- a/hardware/blink1/README.md
+++ b/hardware/blink1/README.md
@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-r
 Usage
 -----
 
+__Out__
 Sends the `msg.payload` to a Thingm Blink(1) LED device. The payload can be any of the following:
 
- - a three part csv string of r,g,b - e.g. red is  255,0,0
- - a hex colour #rrggbb - e.g. green is  #00FF00
+ - a three part csv string of r,g,b - e.g. red is 255,0,0
+ - a hex colour #rrggbb - e.g. green is #00FF00
  - a <a href="http://www.cheerlights.com/control-cheerlights">@cheerlights</a> colour name - e.g. blue
 
  The colours it accepts are - red, amber, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, orange, pink, purple, white, warmwhite (or oldlace), black, (and off)
+
+__In__
+Outputs the current color value of the Blink(1) LED device in the `msg.payload` with the r,g,b values as an array e.g. [255,0,0].
+
+If the Blink(1) is off the device returns 0,0,0. Instead of [0,0,0] the node returns "off".
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hardware/blink1/package.json b/hardware/blink1/package.json
index cbc9c384..e89b5832 100644
--- a/hardware/blink1/package.json
+++ b/hardware/blink1/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-blink1",
-    "version"       : "0.0.18",
+    "version"       : "0.1.0",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to control a Thingm Blink(1)",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "node-blink1"   : "0.5.1"