# How to use logic cards? (for noobs)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-logic-cards-for-noobs/12386>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 28, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-logic-cards-for-noobs/12386 "2019-04-28T10:42:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![JonE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JonE](https://community.homey.app/u/JonE)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-logic-cards-for-noobs/12386/1 "2019-04-28T10:42:24Z")

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Hi all,  
As I’m not a developer but would be eager to learn a bit, is there somewhere on this community or on the Athom page an explanation (with examples) of how to use logic? I have seen this page [https://www.athom.com/nl/support/KB000007/](https://www.athom.com/nl/support/KB000007/)  
but that does not really help me further.

To make it more concrete: I currently have a flow that checks the sun power at a certain frequency and if it reaches the benchmarked sun power, it’ll move down my sunscreens. However, I’d like to make it a bit more smart so that it won’t move down at each sun spike. Instead, it needs to wait until the spike has been reached x times before moving the screens.

I thought logic could help here so that every time the sun spike has been reached, it increases a number variable and when the number variable reaches a certain benchmark, it’ll move the screens and reset the number variable.  
Only, I don’t know how to configure this. So any good tips or examples would be highly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-logic-cards-for-noobs/12386/2 "2019-04-28T17:01:16Z")

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Probably you could follow the instructions and ideas in this Item:

> [@Get a notification when the washingmachine is ready](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372):
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> Get a notification when the washingmachine is ready. We all like to know when the washingmachine (or dryer) is ready. With a few apps and flows we can make that happen. What to use Timer app. In this case i used [the Countdown app](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown)[Better logic app.](https://apps.athom.com/app/net.i-dev.betterlogic) Can also be done with the standard build-in logic. Wallplug behind the machine. In this case i used a Fibaro wallplug. Start making the variable We click more/apps/Better Logic. Then we click configure app. There we can make a variable. [1a] W…

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**Author:** ![JonE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JonE](https://community.homey.app/u/JonE)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-logic-cards-for-noobs/12386/3 "2019-04-28T18:06:17Z")

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Yes that helps! Thanks @JPe4619 !