reflecting pull upa nd down for buttons

dreader/gpio_buttons.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class ButtonConfig:
     gpio: int
     gesture: GestureType
     description: str = ""
+    pull_up: bool = True  # True = pull-up (button pulls LOW), False = pull-down (button pulls HIGH)
 
 
 class GPIOButtonHandler:
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ class GPIOButtonHandler:
 
         logger.info(f"GPIO button handler created with {len(buttons)} buttons")
         for btn in buttons:
-            logger.info(f"  Button '{btn.name}' on GPIO {btn.gpio} -> {btn.gesture.value}")
+            active_type = "active low" if btn.pull_up else "active high"
+            logger.info(f"  Button '{btn.name}' on GPIO {btn.gpio} -> {btn.gesture.value} ({active_type})")
 
     async def initialize(self):
         """Initialize GPIO pins and set up button callbacks."""
@@ -125,15 +127,17 @@ class GPIOButtonHandler:
                 except Exception:
                     pass  # Ignore if no event detection was set
 
-                # Configure pin
+                # Configure pin based on button's pull_up setting
-                if self.pull_up:
+                if button.pull_up:
+                    # Pull-up resistor: button pulls pin LOW when pressed
                     GPIO.setup(button.gpio, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP)
-                    # Button pressed = LOW (0)
                     edge = GPIO.FALLING
+                    logger.debug(f"Button '{button.name}' configured with pull-up (active low)")
                 else:
+                    # Pull-down resistor: button pulls pin HIGH when pressed
                     GPIO.setup(button.gpio, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_DOWN)
-                    # Button pressed = HIGH (1)
                     edge = GPIO.RISING
+                    logger.debug(f"Button '{button.name}' configured with pull-down (active high)")
 
                 # Add event detection with debounce
                 GPIO.add_event_detect(
@@ -237,14 +241,22 @@ def load_button_config_from_dict(config: dict, screen_width: int = 1872, screen_
         {
             "gpio_buttons": {
                 "enabled": true,
-                "pull_up": true,
+                "pull_up": true,  # Default pull_up for all buttons
                 "bounce_time_ms": 200,
                 "buttons": [
                     {
                         "name": "next_page",
                         "gpio": 23,
                         "gesture": "swipe_left",
-                        "description": "Next page"
+                        "description": "Next page",
+                        "pull_up": true  # Optional: override per button (true = active low, false = active high)
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "power_off",
+                        "gpio": 21,
+                        "gesture": "long_press",
+                        "description": "Power off",
+                        "pull_up": false  # Active high button
                     }
                 ]
             }
@@ -261,6 +273,9 @@ def load_button_config_from_dict(config: dict, screen_width: int = 1872, screen_
         return None
 
     # Parse button configurations
+    # Get default pull_up from global config for backward compatibility
+    default_pull_up = gpio_config.get("pull_up", True)
+
     buttons = []
     for btn_cfg in gpio_config.get("buttons", []):
         try:
@@ -272,7 +287,8 @@ def load_button_config_from_dict(config: dict, screen_width: int = 1872, screen_
                 name=btn_cfg["name"],
                 gpio=btn_cfg["gpio"],
                 gesture=gesture,
-                description=btn_cfg.get("description", "")
+                description=btn_cfg.get("description", ""),
+                pull_up=btn_cfg.get("pull_up", default_pull_up)  # Per-button or global default
             )
             buttons.append(button)
 

hardware_config.json

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
         "gpio": 21,
         "gesture": "long_press",
         "description": "Power off button (long press to shutdown)",
-        "comment": "You may want to implement shutdown logic in the application"
+        "pull_up": false,
+        "comment": "Active high button - pulls HIGH when pressed (unlike prev/next which pull LOW)"
       }
     ]
   },