# Show variable on button in place of energy

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/show-variable-on-button-in-place-of-energy/67842>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/show-variable-on-button-in-place-of-energy/67842 "2022-08-24T11:07:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/show-variable-on-button-in-place-of-energy/67842/3 "2022-08-24T12:54:02Z")

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I have just put Device Capabilities 1.5.0 to Test [Device Capabilities | Homey](https://homey.app/a/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/test/).  
You can create a Virtual Device, set how many fields you need in the settings of the device and then set the value through flowcards:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/0/c0332df4a7046f51b3b4f934214be70162e926f6.png)  
Create device

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/f/9f39fa017a83274ed3eaf2019f6685dc22c99d43.png)  
Set settings

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/d/fd4d266da1dd6f153f657272b778d438a1ce4397.png)  
Use a flowcard.

Capability is set:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/3/33be8adc33b55eed83592e5a29af67eea6b52460.png)

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