diff --git a/DCCEXParser.cpp b/DCCEXParser.cpp
index e581155..8ec102e 100644
--- a/DCCEXParser.cpp
+++ b/DCCEXParser.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void DCCEXParser::parse(Print *stream, byte *com, RingStream * ringStream)
           || ((p[activep]  & 0x01) != p[activep]) // invalid activate 0|1
           ) break; 
           // Honour the configuration option (config.h) which allows the <a> command to be reversed
-#ifdef DCC_ACCESSORY_RCN_213
+#ifdef DCC_ACCESSORY_COMMAND_REVERSE
           DCC::setAccessory(address, subaddress,p[activep]==0);
 #else
           DCC::setAccessory(address, subaddress,p[activep]==1);
diff --git a/IO_DCCAccessory.cpp b/IO_DCCAccessory.cpp
index e40198b..6e739cd 100644
--- a/IO_DCCAccessory.cpp
+++ b/IO_DCCAccessory.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,15 @@ void DCCAccessoryDecoder::_begin() {
 // Device-specific write function.  State 1=closed, 0=thrown.  Adjust for RCN-213 compliance
 void DCCAccessoryDecoder::_write(VPIN id, int state) {
   int packedAddress = _packedAddress + id - _firstVpin;
-  #ifdef DIAG_IO
-  DIAG(F("DCC Write Linear Address:%d State:%d"), packedAddress, state);
-  #endif
-#if !defined(DCC_ACCESSORY_RCN_213)
+#if defined(HAL_ACCESSORY_COMMAND_REVERSE)
   state = !state;
+#ifdef DIAG_IO
+  DIAG(F("DCC Write Linear Address:%d State:%d (inverted)"), packedAddress, state);
+#endif
+#else
+#ifdef DIAG_IO
+  DIAG(F("DCC Write Linear Address:%d State:%d"), packedAddress, state);
+#endif
 #endif
   DCC::setAccessory(ADDRESS(packedAddress), SUBADDRESS(packedAddress), state);
 }
diff --git a/config.example.h b/config.example.h
index 7adab25..6b3bcc9 100644
--- a/config.example.h
+++ b/config.example.h
@@ -162,10 +162,20 @@ The configuration file for DCC-EX Command Station
 // don't add it to your config.h.
 //#define DCC_TURNOUTS_RCN_213
 
-// The following #define likewise inverts the behaviour of the <a> command 
-// for triggering DCC Accessory Decoders, so that <a addr subaddr 0> generates a 
+// By default, the driver which defines a DCC accessory decoder
+// does send out the same state change on the DCC packet as it
+// receives. This means a VPIN state=1 sends D=1 (close turnout
+// or signal green) in the DCC packet. This can be reversed if
+// necessary.
+//#define HAL_ACCESSORY_COMMAND_REVERSE
+
+// If you have issues with that the direction of the accessory commands is
+// reversed (for example when converting from another CS to DCC-EX) then
+// you can use this to revese the sense of all accessory commmands sent
+// over DCC++. This #define likewise inverts the behaviour of the <a> command
+// for triggering DCC Accessory Decoders, so that <a addr subaddr 0> generates a
 // DCC packet with D=1 (close turnout) and <a addr subaddr 1> generates D=0 
 // (throw turnout).
-//#define DCC_ACCESSORY_RCN_213
+//#define DCC_ACCESSORY_COMMAND_REVERSE
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////