# Motor different states

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/motor-different-states/33452>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/motor-different-states/33452 "2020-03-26T17:01:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![rrajatrcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rrajatrcs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rrajatrcs)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/motor-different-states/33452/1 "2020-03-26T17:01:08Z")

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hello

1. i want to show different colour on motor which shows motor different states ex: run/stop/faulted based on boolean tag .

2. i want a hand symbol blinking on my motor while running in manual mode else vanished based on boolean tag

what is the correct expression for these two?

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**Author:** ![wpmccormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wpmccormick/32/13940_2.png) [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/motor-different-states/33452/2 "2020-03-26T22:58:07Z")

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I don’t think there is a single expression, in your terms, to make that happen.

First of all, if your motor has 3 states, you’ll need more than single boolean tag, since by definition a boolean has only 2 states.

What you need to do is configure the correct properties to change colors and make things blink. Knowing exactly which properties depends on many things; there really is more than one way to do it.

You should take a look at some of the IA University training videos [here](https://www.inductiveuniversity.com).