# How to invert a signal

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-invert-a-signal/70919>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-invert-a-signal/70919 "2022-10-21T06:58:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-invert-a-signal/70919/2 "2022-10-21T11:19:42Z")

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I think that can be done with a virtual switch.  
I made an example virtual device and flow, you can import and use it right away ([Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/a/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/) app needed):

> [@Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676/45):
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> # Reversed Switch
> 
> When you want a switch to be reversed, so On becomes Off and Off becomes On
> 
> Here an advanced virtual device is used to be the opposite of some switch\_A, and becomes virtual switch\_A;  
> Then move that switch\_A in a zone name starting with `z` or `99` to ‘hide’ it.
> 
> ![Screenshot from 2022-10-21 13-03-00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/c/9cc3a127ade321778e34eece5cba5522dd3f930b.png)
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> ![Screenshot from 2022-10-21 13-24-43](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/e/0ecf8a5ead3e8efeb787f080bca1dacef61ba5a0.png)
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> ![Screenshot from 2022-10-21 13-02-48](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/9/f91948243bcc7a4d2393bb694f0c6889a5272094.png)
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> ![Screenshot from 2022-10-21 13-25-06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/b/4b69e2b19b0c09a4d3d73269c90bb9e33b8a8738.png)
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> ![Screenshot 2022-10-21 at 13-11-29 1.HomeyPro Peter](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/6/96f91afcaaf97a323c12379931cd0989f4c48856.png)
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> TEF:
> 
> ```auto
> [TEF:AVD,FLOWS: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]
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> ```

### How to import:

> [@Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676/3):
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> Example on how to use an AVD Template with Flows. I have created a Advanced Virtual Device (AVD) called Light Switch, containing three lights: Living room, kitchen and Game Room. I also created a flow which controls the status of the buttons and the reactions to the pushing of the buttons: And You can copy this Device and its Flows with the The Exchanger File. TEF: [tef:AVD,FLOWS:"H4sIAAAAAAACA9V5aa/bWJLlX0kY/Y2l4b4ZmA+kxE0iKXETRTYKCe77Iop7df33ue/ZmVl2urPedNb0o…

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