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      sdetweil @MarcLandis
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      @MarcLandis its because MagicMirror-remote-control is doing a require() on the module js

      Sam

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        awwbaker @sdetweil
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        Mr @sdetweil
        I tested my button press using:

        import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
        import time

        GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
        GPIO.setup(6, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)

        while True:
        input_state = GPIO.input(6)
        if input_state == False:
        print(‘Button Pressed’)
        time.sleep(0.2)

        That worked fine. I found the module MMM-ModuleToggleButton which seemed a bit simpler and directly what wanted to do. The demo script used GPIO 6 so used default. Do i need to use a pull_down resister? Thank Thank you again! VR Anthony

        PS: Sam I looked for a link to buy you a cup of coffee, not found, but if you have one, please forward?

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          awwbaker @sdetweil
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          Mr @sdetweil, I also noted the below error ? Thank you!

          [2024-09-20 16:36:07.413] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
          [2024-09-20 16:36:10.523] [LOG] Launching application.
          [2024-09-20 16:36:15.920] [INFO] System information:

          SYSTEM: manufacturer: ; model: ; raspberry: undefined; virtual: false

          OS: platform: linux; distro: Debian GNU/Linux; release: 12; arch: arm64; kernel: 6.6.47+rpt-rpi-v8

          VERSIONS: electron: 31.1.0; used node: 20.14.0; installed node: 22.9.0; npm: 10.8.3; pm2: 5.4.1

          OTHER: timeZone: America/New_York; ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU: undefined

          [2024-09-20 16:36:20.989] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
          [2024-09-20 16:36:21.019] [ERROR] Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, write
          at Object.writeFileSync (node:fs:2346:20)
          at exportGpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:18:8)
          at new Gpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:172:36)
          at Class.socketNotificationReceived (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_helper.js:20:22)
          at Socket. (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/js/node_helper.js:98:11)
          at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
          at Socket.emitUntyped (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/typed-events.js:69:22)
          at /home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/socket.js:704:39
          at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:77:11) {
          errno: -22,
          code: ‘EINVAL’,
          syscall: ‘write’
          }
          [2024-09-20 16:36:21.022] [ERROR] MagicMirror² will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
          [2024-09-20 16:36:21.027] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues
          [2024-09-20 16:36:21.066] [LOG] Create new calendarfetcher for url: http://p134-caldav.icloud.com/published/2/ODY3MDc3ODQxODY3MDc3OIsPCPqyTd7gfFTuhUgnU3E8veSROaMD9lC0bXMqbeTrcdUcRFgL2q0GROkcc6XtdbepSRYxUGbDtoDb3se2UkE - Interval: 604800000
          [2024-09-20 16:36:21.372] [LOG] Create new calendarfetcher for url: http://p134-caldav.icloud.com/published/2/ODY3MDc3ODQxODY3MDc3OIsPCPqyTd7gfFTuhUgnU3HnE0ZEnCaHErJrwvkzJ3o- -

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            sdetweil @awwbaker
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            @awwbaker ps: i don’t accept coffee etc. i do this because i truly enjoy it.
            i love the challenge, the great people here, and the fascinatingly huge amount of differences among all your designs.

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              sdetweil @awwbaker
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              @awwbaker on the write

              see second post here

              https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=367431

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                awwbaker @sdetweil
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                Dear Mr @sdetweil
                I think you are teaching me to fish…Did you see the error message below? Beyond the below, I booted the RPI 3B+, ran the “pinctrl set 6 op dl” command. Started MM and as previously the expected modules were hidden on start up. Pressing pushbutton did not have any affect on the display. I ran the button.py script and the button was sensed as previous. As your time permits I could use another push. Your efforts are VERY appreciated. VR Anthony Baker

                2024-09-21 13:33:31.232] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-MktIndex
                [2024-09-21 13:33:31.234] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
                [1856:0921/133334.081312:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(576)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.DBus.StartServiceByName: object_path= /org/freedesktop/DBus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
                [2024-09-21 13:33:35.622] [LOG] Launching application.
                [2024-09-21 13:33:55.076] [INFO] System information:

                SYSTEM: manufacturer: ; model: ; raspberry: undefined; virtual: false

                OS: platform: linux; distro: Debian GNU/Linux; release: 12; arch: arm64; kernel: 6.6.47+rpt-rpi-v8

                VERSIONS: electron: 31.1.0; used node: 20.14.0; installed node: 22.9.0; npm: 10.8.3; pm2:

                OTHER: timeZone: America/New_York; ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU: undefined

                [2024-09-21 13:33:58.321] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
                [2024-09-21 13:33:58.343] [ERROR] Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, write
                at Object.writeFileSync (node:fs:2346:20)
                at exportGpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:18:8)
                at new Gpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:172:36)
                at Class.socketNotificationReceived (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ModuleToggleButton/node_helper.js:20:22)
                at Socket. (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/js/node_helper.js:98:11)
                at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
                at Socket.emitUntyped (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/typed-events.js:69:22)
                at /home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/socket.js:704:39
                at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:77:11) {
                errno: -22,
                code: ‘EINVAL’,
                syscall: ‘write’
                }
                [2024-09-21 13:33:58.345] [ERROR] MagicMirror² will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
                [2024-09-21 13:33:58.347] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues
                [1976:0921/133401.533219:ERROR:gl_utils.cc(424)] [.WebGL-0x34004b5b00]GL Driver Message (OpenGL, Performance, GL_CLOSE_PATH_NV, High): GPU stall due to ReadPixels
                [2024-09-21 13:34:01.636] [LOG] Create new calendarfetcher for url: http://p134-caldav.icloud.com/published/2/ODY3MDc3ODQxODY3MDc3OIsPCPqyTd7gfFTuhUgnU3E8veSROaMD9lC0bXMqbeTrcdUcRFgL2q0GROkcc6XtdbepSRYxUGbDtoDb3se2UkE - Interval: 604800000

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                  sdetweil @awwbaker
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @awwbaker i am on my phone, i can’t edit, and it wants to quote whole thing .

                  the os has changed the rules

                  i posted a response the other day to a topic that had some workarounds without coding changes

                  Sam

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                    awwbaker @sdetweil
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                    Dear Mr @sdetweil
                    Please see above, it seems “on-off” is throwing errors. It seems it is used by Remote-Control-Modules as well as Buttons. I wnet back and tried buttons. The error is below: Thank you very much. Anthony

                    [2024-09-22 11:34:50.557] [LOG] Launching application.
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:05.029] [ERROR] ERROR! Could not validate main module js file.
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:05.037] [ERROR] ReferenceError: Log is not defined
                    at Object. (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RAIN-MAP/MMM-RAIN-MAP.js:28:158622)
                    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1373:14)
                    at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1432:10)
                    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215:32)
                    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1031:12)
                    at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:17025)
                    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1240:19)
                    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)
                    at Class.loadModuleDefaultConfig (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/node_helper.js:314:30)
                    at /home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/node_helper.js:268:26
                    at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:5)
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:05.689] [INFO] System information:

                    SYSTEM: manufacturer: ; model: ; raspberry: undefined; virtual: false

                    OS: platform: linux; distro: Debian GNU/Linux; release: 12; arch: arm64; kernel: 6.6.47+rpt-rpi-v8

                    VERSIONS: electron: 31.1.0; used node: 20.14.0; installed node: 22.9.0; npm: 10.8.3; pm2:

                    OTHER: timeZone: America/New_York; ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU: undefined

                    [2024-09-22 11:35:13.286] [LOG] Initialize button monitor_control on PIN 6
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:13.293] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:13.318] [ERROR] Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, write
                    at Object.writeFileSync (node:fs:2346:20)
                    at exportGpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:18:8)
                    at new Gpio (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:172:36)
                    at Class.intializeButton (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_helper.js:74:19)
                    at Class.intializeButtons (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_helper.js:90:18)
                    at Class.socketNotificationReceived (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_helper.js:26:18)
                    at Socket. (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/js/node_helper.js:98:11)
                    at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
                    at Socket.emitUntyped (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/typed-events.js:69:22)
                    at /home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/dist/socket.js:704:39
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:77:11) {
                    errno: -22,
                    code: ‘EINVAL’,
                    syscall: ‘write’
                    }
                    [2024-09-22 11:35:13.335]

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                      sdetweil @awwbaker
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                      @awwbaker yes as i posted before

                      errno: -22,
                      code: ‘EINVAL’,
                      syscall: ‘write’
                      }

                      the os has changed how this needs to be done
                      i posted a link to suggestions on how to resolve it without code changes

                      the Log not found is caused by the remotecontrol module

                      Sam

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                        awwbaker @sdetweil
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                        Thank you, I tried the pinctrl to no avail. Thank you though! Anthony

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                          sdetweil @awwbaker
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                          @awwbaker did you solve this?

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                            awwbaker @sdetweil
                            last edited by sdetweil

                            @sdetweil Sorry have been on travel last several weeks. No I never did. I have the remote control module in and working just never could not get the button push. I have mmm-GroveGesture installed and working with sensor. Still working towards getting modules to hide and show. Could I ask another question???

                            What can/should I do on this?:

                            [2024-10-28 10:10:15.299] [ERROR] ERROR! Could not validate main module js file. 
                            [2024-10-28 10:10:15.528] [ERROR] ReferenceError: Log is not defined
                                at Object.<anonymous> (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RAIN-MAP/MMM-RAIN-MAP.js:28:158622)
                                at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1484:14)
                                at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1564:10)
                                at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1295:32)
                                at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1111:12)
                                at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:17025)
                                at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1318:19)
                                at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)
                                at Class.loadModuleDefaultConfig (/home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/node_helper.js:318:30)
                                at /home/awwbaker/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/node_helper.js:272:26
                                at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:5) 
                            
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                            
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                              sdetweil @awwbaker
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                              @awwbaker remote control is loading the main js from other modules, but in the wrong runtime context.

                              i don’t know why it is doing that

                              Sam

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                                awwbaker @sdetweil
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                                @sdetweil ,
                                Hmmm…thanks Sam!!!

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                                  ChrisLeduex
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                                  Hi guys, I’ve been trying to figure this out too. I think I’m close with these two files using ‘pinctrl’ instead of ‘/sys/class/gpio/’ but I can’t figure out what I’m missing.

                                  Based on the console log it looks like there’s an issue in my node_helper file, possible with the socketNotification functions because I’m not seeing any of my test messages.

                                  And based on the log files there may be something missing from the package.json file because sometimes I get this error “Error: Cannot find module ‘node helper’ MODULE_NOT_FOUND” but other times I don’t. And I tried running this fix but couldn’t get it to work.
                                  [https://forum.magicmirror.builders/user/jorickjuh](link url)

                                  Other than that I’m not seeing any other errors and module does appear to be working but it’s just not processing any button presses. I’ll keep trying but I’ll post my progress so far on here in case someone can see what I’m missing.

                                  test file:

                                  Module.register("MMM-PinToggleTest", {
                                    defaults: {
                                      pin: 19,
                                      modulesToToggle: ["clock", "calendar"],
                                      interval: 1000
                                    },
                                  
                                  //consol.log("MMM-PinToggleTest is starting...");
                                  
                                    start: function() {
                                      Log.info("MMM-PinToggleTest is starting, sending CONFIG...");
                                      consol.log("MMM-PinToggleTest is starting, sending CONFIG...");
                                      
                                      this.sendSocketNotification("CONFIG", {
                                        interval: this.config.interval,
                                        pin: this.config.pin
                                        });
                                      },
                                  
                                    start: function() {
                                      console.log("MMM-PinToggleTest started");
                                      this.previousPinState = null;
                                  
                                      // Request initial pin check from the helper
                                      this.sendSocketNotification("CONFIG", this.config);
                                    },
                                  
                                    socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
                                      if (notification === "PIN_STATE") {
                                        const pinState = payload;
                                        console.log(`Received pin state: ${pinState}`);  // Log received state
                                  
                                        // Toggle modules based on pin state
                                        if (pinState !== this.previousPinState) {
                                          this.previousPinState = pinState;
                                          this.toggleModules(pinState === 1);
                                        }
                                      }
                                    },
                                  
                                    toggleModules: function(show) {
                                      console.log(`Toggling modules to ${show ? "show" : "hide"}`);
                                      this.config.modulesToToggle.forEach(moduleName => {
                                        const modules = MM.getModules().withClass(moduleName);
                                        modules.forEach(module => {
                                          if (show) {
                                            module.show(1000);  // Show module with fade-in effect
                                          } else {
                                            module.hide(1000);  // Hide module with fade-out effect
                                          }
                                        });
                                      });
                                    },
                                    
                                  
                                    getDom: function() {
                                      const wrapper = document.createElement("div");
                                      wrapper.innerHTML = "<small>MMM-PinToggleTest</small>";
                                      return wrapper;
                                    }
                                  });
                                  

                                  node_helper:

                                  const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
                                  const exec = require("child_process").exec;
                                  //const rpio = require("rpio");
                                  //const Gpio = require("onoff").Gpio;
                                  
                                  module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
                                    start: function() {
                                      console.log("node_helper for MMM-PinToggleTest has started.");  // Confirm helper initialization
                                      this.previousPinState = null;
                                      this.lastChangeTime = 0;
                                      this.debounceDelay = 200;
                                    },
                                  
                                    socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
                                      if (notification === "CONFIG") {
                                        console.log("Received CONFIG in node_helper:", payload);  // Log receipt of configuration
                                        this.config = payload;
                                        this.schedulePinCheck();
                                      }
                                    },
                                  
                                    schedulePinCheck: function() {
                                      console.log(`Setting up pin check every ${this.config.interval} ms`); // Confirmation log
                                      setInterval(() => {
                                        this.checkPinState();
                                      }, this.config.interval);
                                    },
                                  
                                    checkPinState: function() {
                                      const pinNumber = this.config.pin;
                                  
                                      exec(`pinctrl ${pinNumber}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                                        if (error) {
                                          console.error(`Error reading GPIO pin ${pinNumber}: ${stderr}`);
                                          return;
                                        }
                                  
                                        const pinState = parseInt(stdout.trim(), 10);
                                        const now = Date.now();
                                  
                                        console.log(`Current pin state for GPIO ${pinNumber}: ${pinState}`);
                                  
                                        if (pinState !== this.previousPinState && (now - this.lastChangeTime > this.debounceDelay)) {
                                          this.previousPinState = pinState;
                                          this.lastChangeTime = now;
                                  
                                          console.log(`Pin state changed to ${pinState} at ${new Date(now).toISOString()}`);
                                          this.sendSocketNotification("PIN_STATE", pinState);
                                          
                                          // Small delay to avoid multiple triggers
                                          //setTimeout(() => {}, 100);
                                        }
                                      });
                                    }
                                  });
                                  
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                                    sdetweil @ChrisLeduex
                                    last edited by sdetweil

                                    @ChrisLeduex well, you don’t have any source errors. altho you have 2 start: functions in the modulename.js

                                    I see this as output of the pinctrl command on my pi 4

                                     pinctrl
                                     0: ip    pu | hi // ID_SDA/GPIO0 = input
                                     1: ip    pu | hi // ID_SCL/GPIO1 = input
                                     2: ip    pu | hi // GPIO2 = input
                                     3: ip    pu | hi // GPIO3 = input
                                     4: ip    pu | hi // GPIO4 = input
                                     5: ip    pu | hi // GPIO5 = input
                                     6: ip    pu | hi // GPIO6 = input
                                     7: ip    pu | hi // GPIO7 = input
                                     8: ip    pu | hi // GPIO8 = input
                                     9: ip    pd | lo // GPIO9 = input
                                    10: ip    pd | lo // GPIO10 = input
                                    11: ip    pd | lo // GPIO11 = input
                                    12: ip    pd | lo // GPIO12 = input
                                    13: ip    pd | lo // GPIO13 = input
                                    14: ip    pn | hi // GPIO14 = input
                                    15: ip    pu | hi // GPIO15 = input
                                    16: ip    pd | lo // GPIO16 = input
                                    17: ip    pd | lo // GPIO17 = input
                                    18: ip    pd | lo // GPIO18 = input
                                    19: ip    pd | lo // GPIO19 = input
                                    20: ip    pd | lo // GPIO20 = input
                                    21: ip    pd | lo // GPIO21 = input
                                    22: ip    pd | lo // GPIO22 = input
                                    23: ip    pd | lo // GPIO23 = input
                                    24: ip    pd | lo // GPIO24 = input
                                    25: ip    pd | lo // GPIO25 = input
                                    26: ip    pd | lo // GPIO26 = input
                                    27: ip    pd | lo // GPIO27 = input
                                    28: a5    pu | hi // RGMII_MDIO/GPIO28 = RGMII_MDIO
                                    29: a5    pd | lo // RGMIO_MDC/GPIO29 = RGMII_MDC
                                    30: a3    pu | lo // CTS0/GPIO30 = CTS0
                                    31: a3    pn | lo // RTS0/GPIO31 = RTS0
                                    32: a3    pn | hi // TXD0/GPIO32 = TXD0
                                    33: a3    pu | hi // RXD0/GPIO33 = RXD0
                                    34: a3    pn | hi // SD1_CLK/GPIO34 = SD1_CLK
                                    35: a3    pu | hi // SD1_CMD/GPIO35 = SD1_CMD
                                    36: a3    pu | hi // SD1_DATA0/GPIO36 = SD1_DAT0
                                    37: a3    pu | hi // SD1_DATA1/GPIO37 = SD1_DAT1
                                    38: a3    pu | hi // SD1_DATA2/GPIO38 = SD1_DAT2
                                    39: a3    pu | hi // SD1_DATA3/GPIO39 = SD1_DAT3
                                    40: a0    pn | lo // PWM0_MISO/GPIO40 = PWM1_0
                                    41: a0    pn | lo // PWM1_MOSI/GPIO41 = PWM1_1
                                    42: op -- pu | lo // STATUS_LED_G_CLK/GPIO42 = output
                                    43: ip    pu | hi // SPIFLASH_CE_N/GPIO43 = input
                                    44: ip    pu | hi // SDA0/GPIO44 = input
                                    45: ip    pu | hi // SCL0/GPIO45 = input
                                    46: ip    pu | lo // RGMII_RXCLK/GPIO46 = input
                                    47: ip    pu | lo // RGMII_RXCTL/GPIO47 = input
                                    48: ip    pd | lo // RGMII_RXD0/GPIO48 = input
                                    49: ip    pd | lo // RGMII_RXD1/GPIO49 = input
                                    50: ip    pd | lo // RGMII_RXD2/GPIO50 = input
                                    51: ip    pd | lo // RGMII_RXD3/GPIO51 = input
                                    52: ip    pd | lo // RGMII_TXCLK/GPIO52 = input
                                    53and : ip    pd | lo // RGMII_TXCTL/GPIO53 = input
                                    

                                    and this for output of pinctrl 19

                                    19: ip    pd | lo // GPIO19 = input
                                    

                                    so the “pinctrl 19” command and parseInt(“19: ip pd | lo // GPIO19 = input”, 10);
                                    will return 19

                                    I think you meant pinctrl get 19, after sometime prior doing pinctrl set

                                    pinctrl help
                                    shows all it can do

                                    Sam

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                                      ChrisLeduex @sdetweil
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                                      @sdetweil Thank you for catching those, too much copying and pasting.

                                      Removed one of the start functions from the module.js file and also updated this line in the node_helper.js file so now it is returning the pin state instead of the pin number.
                                      //const pinState = parseInt(stdout.trim(), 10);
                                      const pinState = stdout.includes(“hi”) ? 1 : 0;

                                      There still seems to be an issue somewhere in my node_helper.js file though because I’m still not seeing anything from that file in the console. Looking through the forum it seems node_helper file issues are common and I’ve tried implementing a few of the solutions I found there but still haven’t found the problem but I will keep trying. I suspect maybe I’m not nesting my socket notifications correctly.

                                      PinToggleTest.js

                                      Module.register("MMM-PinToggleTest", {
                                        defaults: {
                                          pin: 19,
                                          modulesToToggle: ["clock", "calendar"],
                                          interval: 1000
                                        },
                                      
                                        start: function() {
                                          console.log("MMM-PinToggleTest started");
                                          Log.info("MMM-PinToggleTest is starting, sending CONFIG...");
                                          this.previousPinState = null;
                                      
                                          // Request initial pin check from the helper
                                          this.sendSocketNotification("CONFIG", this.config);
                                        },
                                        
                                        socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
                                      		if (notification === 'STARTED') {
                                          console.log("STARTED notification received from node_helper");
                                          this.config.text = 'Started';
                                          this.updateDom();
                                      		}
                                      	},
                                      
                                        socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
                                          if (notification === "PIN_STATE") {
                                            const pinState = payload;
                                            console.log(`Received pin state: ${pinState}`);  // Log received state
                                      
                                            // Toggle modules based on pin state
                                            if (pinState !== this.previousPinState) {
                                              this.previousPinState = pinState;
                                              this.toggleModules(pinState === 1);
                                            }
                                          }
                                        },
                                      
                                        toggleModules: function(show) {
                                          console.log(`Toggling modules to ${show ? "show" : "hide"}`);
                                          this.config.modulesToToggle.forEach(moduleName => {
                                            const modules = MM.getModules().withClass(moduleName);
                                            modules.forEach(module => {
                                              if (show) {
                                                module.show(1000);  // Show module with fade-in effect
                                              } else {
                                                module.hide(1000);  // Hide module with fade-out effect
                                              }
                                            });
                                          });
                                        },
                                      
                                        getDom: function() {
                                          const wrapper = document.createElement("div");
                                          wrapper.innerHTML = "<small>MMM-PinToggleTest</small>";
                                          return wrapper;
                                        }
                                      });
                                      

                                      node_helper.js

                                      const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
                                      const exec = require("child_process").exec;
                                      //const rpio = require("rpio");
                                      //const Gpio = require("onoff").Gpio;
                                      
                                      //module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
                                      //  start: function() {
                                      //    console.log("Starting node_helper for MMM-PinToggleTest");
                                      //    this.previousPinState = null;
                                      //    this.config = null;
                                      //  },
                                      
                                      module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
                                        start() {
                                          this.started = false;
                                        },
                                      
                                        socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
                                          if (notification === "CONFIG" && !this.started) {
                                            const self = this;
                                            console.log("CONFIG notification received");
                                            this.config = payload;
                                            this.schedulePinCheck();
                                            this.sendSocketNotification('STARTED', {message: 'test'});
                                            console.log("STARTED notification sent back to front end");
                                          }
                                        },
                                      
                                        schedulePinCheck: function() {
                                          console.log(`Setting up pin check every ${this.config.interval} ms`);
                                          setInterval(() => {
                                            this.checkPinState();
                                          }, this.config.interval);
                                        },
                                      
                                        checkPinState: function() {
                                          const pinNumber = this.config.pin;
                                      
                                          // Execute pinctrl command
                                          exec(`pinctrl get ${pinNumber}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                                            if (error) {
                                              console.error(`Error reading GPIO pin ${pinNumber}: ${stderr}`);
                                              return;
                                            }
                                      
                                            //const pinState = parseInt(stdout.trim(), 10);
                                            const pinState = stdout.includes("hi") ? 1 : 0;
                                            console.log(`Detected pin state for pin ${pinNumber}: ${pinState}`);  // Log the detected state
                                      
                                            // Only send if state has changed
                                              if (pinState !== this.previousPinState) {
                                              this.previousPinState = pinState;
                                              console.log(`Pin state changed to ${pinState}`);
                                              this.sendSocketNotification("PIN_STATE", pinState);
                                              
                                              // Small delay to avoid multiple triggers
                                              setTimeout(() => {}, 100);
                                            }
                                          });
                                        }
                                      });
                                      
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                                        @ChrisLeduex I see this from the output of npm start

                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.225] [LOG]   Pin state changed to 1 at 2024-11-05T18:32:28.224Z 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.244] [INFO]  [MMM-MealieMenu] Week starts: 2024-11-04, next week starts: 2024-11-11 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.375] [INFO]  Mealie error={} 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.400] [INFO]  Newsfeed-Fetcher: Broadcasting 15 items. 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.413] [INFO]  Newsfeed-Fetcher: Broadcasting 22 items. 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.819] [INFO]  Newsfeed-Fetcher: reloadInterval set to ttl=5400000 for url http://www.tagesschau.de/xml/rss2 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:28.847] [INFO]  Newsfeed-Fetcher: Broadcasting 40 items. 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:29.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:30.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:31.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:32.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:33.224] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:34.225] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:35.226] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:36.227] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:37.229] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        [2024-11-05 12:32:38.227] [LOG]   Current pin state for GPIO 19: 1 
                                        

                                        I wrote a little pinctrl script that just outputs 1

                                        #!/bin/bash
                                        echo 1
                                        

                                        as pinctrl is not on my linux desktop

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                                          @sdetweil Ah yes, I forgot I have a python script I was kicking off manually that I forgot to run before testing those fixes. It is working now and both files are communicating with each other, thank you.

                                          My next step is to see if I can get this working with the MMM-Buttons/MMM-ModuleToggleButton modules.

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                                            @ChrisLeduex buttons is interrupt driven, but can be changed to polling like you are doing

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