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      changaud
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      Hello all,

      I am trying to implement a way to start a timer with an external device and am using StopwatchTimer and Buttons to do this. Recently, I kept getting this error which leads me to believe that is why my button is not working as expected.

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      Thank you!

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        sdetweil @changaud
        last edited by

        @changaud the error is that the gpio pin is in input only mode not output

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          sdetweil @sdetweil
          last edited by sdetweil

          @changaud looking at the code there is a field used for a button that is not defined

          activeLow

          can you add this to your button definitions

          after pin:
          activeLow: true or false depending on how you have it wired
          if the signal is high when pressed, then false.
          if it has a pull up resistor then true, it will be pulled down when pressed

          you said your python is reporting high sll the time

          Sam

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            changaud @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil
            I tried

            {
            		    	module: 'MMM-Buttons',
            			//position: "middle_center",
            		    	config: {
            				buttons: [
            			    	{
            					pin: 5,
            					activeLow = false,
            					name: "test_button",
            					longPress: {
            					notification: "PAUSE_STOPWATCHTIMER",
            				    	payload: {action: "PAUSE_STOPWATCHTIMER"}
            				},
            					shortPress: {
            				    	notification: "START_STOPWATCH",
            				    	payload: {action: "START_STOPWATCH"}
            					}
            			    	}
            				]
            		    	}
            		}
            and I get this error: 
            
            

            [ERROR] WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/group6/MagicMirror/config/config.js:117
            activeLow = false,
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

            SyntaxError: Invalid shorthand property initializer
            at internalCompileFunction (node:internal/vm:73:18)
            at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1160:20)
            at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:27)
            at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:10)
            at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1098:32)
            at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:945:12)
            at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:13672)
            at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1122:19)
            at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:130:18)
            at loadConfig (/home/group6/MagicMirror/js/app.js:117:14)
            at App.start (/home/group6/MagicMirror/js/app.js:250:18)
            at Object. (/home/group6/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:193:7)
            at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
            at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:10)
            at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1098:32)
            at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:945:12)

            ``t

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              sdetweil @changaud
              last edited by

              @changaud said in Unknown Error after initializing buttons:

              activeLow = false,

              not =

              activeLow : false

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                changaud @sdetweil
                last edited by

                @sdetweil That did not fix the error :(

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                  sdetweil @changaud
                  last edited by

                  @changaud

                  come on…

                  when U add a line, you have a trailing comma

                  activeLow : false, 
                  

                  right?

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                    changaud @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    @sdetweil Yes I do. I think I will just implement it with TouchButtons. But thank you so much for all your help.

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                      sdetweil @changaud
                      last edited by

                      @changaud which same error are we talking about? the syntax error or the einval write error

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