# Please help me with my first advanced flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** advancedflow\ **Created:** [December 2, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573 "2023-12-02T18:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/1 "2023-12-02T18:04:47Z")
Hi, Could someone help my to fix “my” advanced flow to control my lamp? I don’t understand what I am doing wrong. Best regards ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-12-2 o 19.01.59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/8/e829a61007964df38e51d265681d329fea6c66fd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Theo\_de\_Koning](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theo_de_koning/32/136062_2.png) [@Theo\_de\_Koning](https://community.homey.app/u/Theo_de_Koning)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/2 "2023-12-02T18:46:57Z")
From the flow I cant understand what you want to do. You start and stop the timer Lustro on the same time. The top 2 lines have the same 2 starting carts. There is only some milliseconds delay in the “Wall Switch cart Output 1 on”. But it could be the reason that the timer not started. You can even make a direct line from the top _Time cart_ to the Start timer Lustro. Also put “Output 1 is turn on” in place of the “All” cart. ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/3 "2023-12-02T18:54:22Z")
Hello, Thx for advice. I try this out later. I have identical three flows that works (light is on when motion sensor is on and it is turned on whole time motion sensor is activated - when there is no movement for 60s light is off) but I wanted to make one advanced flow, but it is obvious that I really don’t know how advanced flows are working ☹ I have a lot of switches and I wanted to do one advanced flow to one switch. ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-12-2 o 20.12.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/8/e8c7320aa1958580597fabc5bb1e15af661ef06a.jpeg) ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-12-2 o 20.12.42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/5/15b54c8f57e4640108200191d36470bc5004c567.jpeg) ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-12-2 o 20.13.05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/0/a012c3ef84dc96908d99757811a07cf79119ef17.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/4 "2023-12-03T07:30:54Z")
Here you’ll find some nice examples of flows for motion driven lights > [@The Flow Exchange(r) - Exchange Your Flows with Others!](https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/8): > > Zone Activity Controlled Light / Device To prevent the light (or other device) from turning off (or on), while there’s still motion detected. It uses Homey’s Zone Activity AND a timer. This way your motion- & contactsensors become exchangeable and expandable, without having to fix the flow. This way, you can add a sensor, remove one (use 1 sensor minimum), use one with another protocol (f.i. zigbee/wifi/z-wave) in a zone. Apps used [Chronograph](https://homey.app/a/nl.fellownet.chronograph/)Flow example: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/1/117a82f68439f737aaee829ae5e05b24fa774cbb.png) . > [@The Flow Exchange(r) - Exchange Your Flows with Others!](https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/6): > > Motion activated Light/Device with Lux condition Here is a flow that lets you control a light or other device, based on the lux of a sensor, when a motion device detects motion. The light or device are only turned on/off when it’s not yet on/off. Just replace the items with your own: If your Luminance belongs to the Sensor you select, you can leave Luminance to Don’t change, and it will change with settings the Sensor. So, just select your Sensor en Light. Required Ap… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/d/4d0a469112407d03743ba8d8cc5dd21d8c114b03.png) ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/5 "2023-12-03T07:47:22Z")
Thx for answer I am looking at mine and Your linked flows and there is no big difference to me. Maybe You could write what is wrong with my advanced flow? 3 normal flows are working very good separately I tried to make one advanced flow from 3 normal but I am missing something. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/6 "2023-12-03T07:51:33Z")
I know, but these flows work 😊 I see “stop timer” in the top row of your flow I don’t know the countdown app, but are you sure it should not be paused instead? ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/7 "2023-12-03T08:13:03Z")
I am not sure 🙂 I am only sure that 3 normal flows with countdown app with stop function are working. I will try Your flows and give feedback ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/9 "2023-12-03T08:25:57Z")
Thx a lot. This is it. I made mistake in second line - I add Motion on and not motion off. ---
**Author:** ![Theo\_de\_Koning](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theo_de_koning/32/136062_2.png) [@Theo\_de\_Koning](https://community.homey.app/u/Theo_de_Koning)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/10 "2023-12-03T08:37:51Z")
And? > [@Theo\_de\_Koning](#): > > You start and stop the timer Lustro on the same time. > The top 2 lines have the same 2 starting carts. ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/11 "2023-12-03T08:40:53Z")
I tested it 5 minuts ago and it doesn’t work ☹ It turn on light. Start timer but timer doesn’t reset when there is a motion again and reaches 0 and light turn off:( Any advice? ![Zrzut ekranu 2023-12-3 o 09.40.13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/3/2318decf66b82d2c31b1b4e049b02e96c615d32d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/12 "2023-12-03T08:47:55Z")
Do You have an idea how to merge this 3 Flows to one advanced flow? It is possible at all? I understand that I start and stop timer at the same time but I don’t know how to fix this. ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/14 "2023-12-03T08:51:30Z")
I was thinking it will work because there was a big mistake with second line. But after I check this it doesn’t ☹ It is not the same… I changed motion on to motion off in second line ---
**Author:** ![Theo\_de\_Koning](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theo_de_koning/32/136062_2.png) [@Theo\_de\_Koning](https://community.homey.app/u/Theo_de_Koning)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/15 "2023-12-03T08:51:48Z")
This is waist of my time. ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/16 "2023-12-03T08:52:29Z")
Why anyone can’t tell what to do? ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/19 "2023-12-03T08:56:29Z")
You are not very helpfull. I am new at homey. I was using domoticz for 10 years and there was no problem at all. I can help You with Domoticz and python scripts but I really doesn’t know how advanced flows works. You can’t help me and You offend me. I was thinking homey have better community ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/20 "2023-12-03T08:56:38Z")
I changed it!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/22 "2023-12-03T08:58:23Z")
10 post higher is my new flow with motion off in second line ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/23 "2023-12-03T08:58:45Z")
Or maybe You say about something else? ---
**Author:** ![Theo\_de\_Koning](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theo_de_koning/32/136062_2.png) [@Theo\_de\_Koning](https://community.homey.app/u/Theo_de_Koning)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/24 "2023-12-03T09:00:53Z")
Remainder? But this is the last post here. > [@Theo\_de\_Koning](#): > > From the flow I cant understand what you want to do. ---
**Author:** ![Lukasz\_Kostek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lukasz_kostek/32/92389_2.png) [@Lukasz\_Kostek](https://community.homey.app/u/Lukasz_Kostek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/25 "2023-12-03T09:02:13Z")
I answered You at beginning of this conversation “Thx for advice. I try this out later. I have identical three flows that works (light is on when motion sensor is on and it is turned on whole time motion sensor is activated - when there is no movement for 60s light is off) but I wanted to make one advanced flow, but it is obvious that I really don’t know how advanced flows are working ☹” [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573.md?page=2)