diff --git a/nodes/xilica-subscribe.html b/nodes/xilica-subscribe.html
index ab6cbe9..28ebe41 100644
--- a/nodes/xilica-subscribe.html
+++ b/nodes/xilica-subscribe.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RED.nodes.registerType('xilica-subscribe', {
   defaults: {
     name: { value: "" },
     action: { value: "subscribe" },
+    connection: { value: "", type: "xilica-connection" },
     rules: { value: [] },
     transport: { value: "TCP" }
   },
@@ -120,6 +121,10 @@ RED.nodes.registerType('xilica-subscribe', {
     <label for="node-input-name">Name</label>
     <input type="text" id="node-input-name">
   </div>
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-connection">Connection</label>
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-connection">
+  </div>
   <div class="form-row">
     <label for="node-input-action">Action</label>
     <select id="node-input-action">
@@ -142,13 +147,13 @@ RED.nodes.registerType('xilica-subscribe', {
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="xilica-subscribe">
   <p>Builds <code>SUBSCRIBE</code> or <code>UNSUBSCRIBE</code> commands for a Xilica Solaro processor.</p>
-  <p>On each input message, the node sets <code>msg.payload</code> to one or more commands separated by carriage returns. Wire the output into a <code>xilica-command</code> node to send them over TCP.</p>
+  <p>On each input message, the node builds the commands and sends them directly to the selected <code>xilica-connection</code>. It then outputs a message with the commands that were sent.</p>
   <p><strong>Action</strong> selects whether to generate <code>SUBSCRIBE</code> or <code>UNSUBSCRIBE</code> commands.</p>
   <p><strong>Rules</strong> define which control names to generate, similar to the Switch node's rule list:</p>
   <ul>
     <li><strong>Type ==</strong>: the Value field is used as a full control name (e.g. <code>MASTER_GAIN</code>).</li>
     <li><strong>Type Indexed</strong>: the Value field is a base string (e.g. <code>CH</code>), and the From/To fields define a numeric range (e.g. 1–48 → <code>CH1</code>…<code>CH48</code>).</li>
   </ul>
-  <p><strong>Transport</strong> selects the subscription transport (<code>TCP</code> or <code>UDP</code>). The node generates commands like <code>SUBSCRIBE CH1 "TCP"</code> or <code>SUBSCRIBE CH1 "UDP"</code>.</p>
-  <p>The actual Xilica device connection (IP/port/password) is chosen by the <code>xilica-command</code> node that this node is wired into, via its <code>xilica-connection</code> config.</p>
+  <p><strong>Transport</strong> selects the subscription transport (<code>TCP</code> or <code>UDP</code>). The node generates commands like <code>SUBSCRIBE CH1 "TCP"</code> or <code>SUBSCRIBE CH1 "UDP"</code> and sends them over the selected connection.</p>
+  <p>The Xilica device connection (IP/port/password) is chosen directly on this node via the <strong>Connection</strong> field.</p>
 </script>
diff --git a/nodes/xilica-subscribe.js b/nodes/xilica-subscribe.js
index 03cea7f..879da1f 100644
--- a/nodes/xilica-subscribe.js
+++ b/nodes/xilica-subscribe.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const net = require("net");
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   function buildControlNamesFromRules(rules) {
     const names = [];
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     node.action = config.action || "subscribe";
     node.rules = Array.isArray(config.rules) ? config.rules : [];
     node.transport = config.transport || "TCP";
+    node.connectionConfig = RED.nodes.getNode(config.connection);
 
     node.on("input", (msg, send, done) => {
       send =
@@ -95,10 +98,120 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
         (name) => action + " " + name + ' "' + transport + '"',
       );
 
-      msg.payload = lines.join("\r");
+      const rawCommand = lines.join("\r");
 
-      send(msg);
-      done();
+      const conn = node.connectionConfig;
+      if (!conn || !conn.host) {
+        node.status({
+          fill: "red",
+          shape: "ring",
+          text: "no connection",
+        });
+        node.warn(
+          "xilica-subscribe: no connection configured, outputting commands only",
+        );
+        msg.payload = rawCommand;
+        send(msg);
+        done();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const host = conn.host;
+      const port = conn.port || 10007;
+      const timeout = conn.timeout || 5000;
+      const password =
+        conn.credentials && conn.credentials.password
+          ? conn.credentials.password
+          : null;
+
+      const client = net.createConnection({ host, port });
+      let buffer = "";
+      let phase = password ? "login" : "command";
+      let finished = false;
+
+      function finishSuccess() {
+        if (finished) {
+          return;
+        }
+        finished = true;
+        client.end();
+        node.status({});
+
+        msg.raw = buffer;
+        msg.payload = rawCommand;
+
+        send(msg);
+        done();
+      }
+
+      function finishError(err) {
+        if (finished) {
+          return;
+        }
+        finished = true;
+        client.destroy();
+        node.status({ fill: "red", shape: "ring", text: "error" });
+        node.error(err, msg);
+        done(err);
+      }
+
+      client.setTimeout(timeout);
+
+      client.on("connect", () => {
+        node.status({ fill: "green", shape: "dot", text: "connected" });
+        try {
+          if (phase === "login") {
+            client.write("LOGIN " + password + "\r");
+          } else {
+            client.write(rawCommand + "\r");
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          finishError(err);
+        }
+      });
+
+      client.on("data", (dataBuf) => {
+        buffer += dataBuf.toString("utf8");
+        let idx = buffer.indexOf("\r");
+        while (idx !== -1) {
+          const line = buffer.slice(0, idx);
+          buffer = buffer.slice(idx + 1);
+
+          if (phase === "login") {
+            if (line && line.startsWith("ERROR=")) {
+              finishError(new Error("Login failed: " + line));
+              return;
+            }
+            phase = "command";
+            try {
+              client.write(rawCommand + "\r");
+            } catch (err) {
+              finishError(err);
+              return;
+            }
+          }
+
+          idx = buffer.indexOf("\r");
+        }
+      });
+
+      client.on("timeout", () => {
+        if (phase === "command") {
+          finishSuccess();
+        } else {
+          finishError(new Error("Timeout sending SUBSCRIBE to Xilica"));
+        }
+      });
+
+      client.on("error", (err) => {
+        finishError(err);
+      });
+
+      client.on("end", () => {
+        if (!finished) {
+          finishSuccess();
+        }
+      });
     });
   }