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# HMCharacteristicTypeIdentify

A control you can use to ask the accessory to identify itself.

```
let HMCharacteristicTypeIdentify: String
```

## Discussion

Use the corresponding write-only Boolean value to ask the accessory to identify itself in the physical world. The identification mechanism, if supported, is specific to the accessory. For example, a light bulb might change state briefly, flashing on or off, to indicate that it has received this command.

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