light toggle

This block is part of the globals group and was last modified in core v15.0.0.

light toggle condition v15.0.0

Flips a light: on if it is off, off if it is on.

In pins 1 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
device v15.0.0
value
Device id, native address, or exact device name. Leave empty to use the device picked on the block.

Out pins 3 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
ok v15.0.0
condition
True when the command reached the device.
device v15.0.0
object
The device the command was sent to.
error v15.0.0
value
Empty on success. HOMEASSIST_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, HOMEASSIST_DEVICE_NOT_ADOPTED, HOMEASSIST_CAPABILITY_UNSUPPORTED or HOMEASSIST_NOT_AVAILABLE.

Reads the light's current power state from the registry and sends the opposite. If the state is unknown : the node restarted and the lamp has not reported since : the block turns the light ON and sets ok, because the overwhelmingly likely intent of a toggle a human just triggered is to get light.

zigbee

zwave

matter

thread

hue

smart home

A typical wiring for light toggle: a function trigger starts the flow; the flow out pin feeds debug.

Used in these guides

These documentation pages use or explain this block:

Action Reference

Version history

Introduced in v15.0.0.

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