MagicMirror Forum
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Unsolved
    • Solved
    • MagicMirror² Repository
    • Documentation
    • 3rd-Party-Modules
    • Donate
    • Discord
    • Register
    • Login
    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
    Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

    [MMM-Buttons] Connect multiple buttons to send configurable notifications

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved System
    40 Posts 15 Posters 31.0k Views 14 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • J Offline
      Jopyth Moderator
      last edited by Jopyth

      Description:

      This is a module for Magic Mirror² to act based on button presses via GPIO.
      It is basically a generalized version of the Button module, original idea comes from @PtrBld.
      It is capable of connecting multiple buttons at once, which can be individually configured.
      However it only sends out notifications to other modules.

      For example this can be used to send notifications to the following modules:

      • Remote Control
      • Profile Switcher

      Download:

      [card:Jopyth/MMM-Buttons]

      FAQ

      Error on npm install: An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild. Unable to find electron-prebuilt’s version number, either install it or specify an explicit version

      Possible Solution: Upgrade your MagicMirror 2.1.0 or higher.

      Changelog

      [1.0.0] - 2017-01-28

      Initial release of the Buttons module.

      Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
      • B Offline
        Burner911
        last edited by

        This sounds awesome! Do you think there is a relatively easy way to output from the GPIO instead? I would like to turn my TV off using a transistor being it does not support HDMI-CEC like a monitor does. I’m thinking this might be best discussed with regards to MMM-Remote-Control.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • tosti007T Offline
          tosti007 Module Developer
          last edited by

          Nice! I think many people will be able to use this for their mirror

          If there is anything don't hesitate to contact me!
          ProfileSwitcher, TouchNotifications

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • istepgueuI Offline
            istepgueu
            last edited by istepgueu

            Hi @Jopyth !

            Thanks for your module.

            I would like to use an on / off button instead of a push button
            for my garage door project (https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1620/garage-door-detectors)

            Is there a way to send a notification on “button_up” and an other notification on “Button_down” ?

            Thank you very much ;-)

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • istepgueuI Offline
              istepgueu
              last edited by

              Does anyone know how to read the initial value of a button (GPIO) before it is run ?

              Thanks.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • M Offline
                Mar
                last edited by

                @Jopyth Moved my post here out from another thread.

                I am having one more issue though. Using a python test program i can see every single instance of my button press is registered instantly. But in the mirror it seems MMM-Buttons doesnt register pushes unless sometimes I double or triple click…then sometimes the button registers 5-6 times. I’m not really sure how to debug this sort of thing.

                Also would it be right to assume the pull up/down resistors were not enabled with MMM-Buttons?

                istepgueuI 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • istepgueuI Offline
                  istepgueu @Mar
                  last edited by

                  @Mar all is here https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/211/button

                  ;-)

                  M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • istepgueuI Offline
                    istepgueu @Mar
                    last edited by

                    @Mar i have same problem. I run my little script button.py before start MM and its solve the problem

                    M 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • M Offline
                      Mar @istepgueu
                      last edited by Mar

                      @istepgueu Ive taken your button.py program and modified it for me two buttons 5/6. And while the program reads my button presses perfectly, MM-Buttons doesnt at all. I pretty much have to double click each time to make a button register. It switches my profiles just fine … but just takes lots of clicks to register.

                      import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
                      import time
                      
                      GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
                      GPIO.setup(5, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
                      GPIO.setup(6, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
                      
                      tries = 0
                      
                      while (tries < 200000):
                          if GPIO.input(6):
                              print("Open 6")
                          else:
                              print("Close 6")
                          if GPIO.input(5):
                              print("Open 5")
                          else:
                              print ("Close 5")
                          time.sleep(0.5)
                          tries = tries + 1
                      
                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • M Offline
                        Mar @istepgueu
                        last edited by Mar

                        @istepgueu Will take a look through this now, but i already have a 1k resistor between pins 5/6 and the respective button. Hopefully something else comes up here.

                        Yes my problem seems a bit opposite of what was posted in your link. I dont have any erroneous button presses, it just takes a few clicks until MMM-Buttons registers the click. You button.py registers every click instantly. So must be something in the buttons code?

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • 1
                        • 2
                        • 3
                        • 4
                        • 1 / 4
                        • First post
                          Last post
                        Enjoying MagicMirror? Please consider a donation!
                        MagicMirror created by Michael Teeuw.
                        Forum managed by Sam, technical setup by Karsten.
                        This forum is using NodeBB as its core | Contributors
                        Contact | Privacy Policy