So seems like I only ever get to the “Initialize button power on PIN X” log statement when accessing the MM from a remote browser. Otherwise the pi doesnt hit this part of the script on its own.

Only error I can see so far is this when loading midori from command line (though still initializes the pin via the browser so maybe midori doesnt like this line but chrome ignores it?

** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-Buttons//MMM-Buttons.js @86: SyntaxError: Unexpected token '('. Expected a ':' following the property name 'sendAction'.

@istepgueu Well thank you for trying to help, its much appreciated.

@istepgueu yes im so stumped with this. its obviously working…just not on the instance on the hdmi monitor. Ive not used alerts before this, the only things ive attached to the pi are a pir sensor with a script on boot that turns my monitor on/off along with a few modules (tube status, wunderlist, and system stats) all of which are working fine.

@istepgueu no change. the script is recognizing the press, and so is it through the browser on my laptop. But nothing on the HDMI screen attached to the pi.

@istepgueu thank you, and not a problem of course. i can understand you perfectly fine.

1. correct pin 29, bcm 5
2. i have this type of 4 pin button. press to activate and returns to initial position when you let go ()

@istepgueu Tried that, also tried a reboot. Doesnt work on the screen connected to the pi, but still does when i access via a browser. Also when i access via a browser I see this show up in the logs “Initialize button power on PIN 5” but this line doesnt show up when restarting MM and accessing via the HDMI.

@istepgueu Alright now this is weird. I have my MM running via HDMI, and also opened it up in a Chrome tab on my laptop. When i press the buttong the inspector shows the log of the button and I get a popup on Chrome. But nothing is happening on the screen connected to the actual pi?

@istepgueu So my button registers properly but its not sending out a notification at all. There are no errors and my mirror loads correctly. I’m using the pin5:test code above.

@istepgueu im assuming the following would just send out a test broadcast that the pm2 logs can see? It sees the notifications from all the other modules i.e CALENDA_EVENTS etc… when they happen.

{
                    module: 'MMM-Buttons',
                    config: {
                        buttons: [
                            {
                                pin: 5,
                                name: "TEST",
                                shortPress: {
                                    notification: "TEST_ACTION",
                                    payload: {action: "ACTIONON"}
                                },
                                longPress: undefined
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                },

@istepgueu thanks, ive done this and its working properly and registers all my clicks.