diff --git a/src/components/digitalIO/Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO.cpp b/src/components/digitalIO/Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO.cpp
index f3ab478d9..b1212eb9b 100644
--- a/src/components/digitalIO/Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO.cpp
+++ b/src/components/digitalIO/Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@ Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::~Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO() {
   delete _digital_input_pins;
 }
 
+
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_RP2040
+  void rp2040_dump_gpio_config(void) {
+    WS_PRINTER.printf("GPIO | FUNC | DIR | OUT | IN  | PULL-UP | PULL-DOWN | SLEW\n");
+    WS_PRINTER.printf("-----+------+-----+-----+-----+---------+-----------+-----\n");
+
+    for (int gpio = 0; gpio < NUM_BANK0_GPIOS; gpio++) {
+        WS_PRINTER.printf(" %2d  |  %2d  |  %s  |  %d  |  %d  |    %d    |     %d     |  %d\n",
+            gpio,
+            gpio_get_function(gpio),
+            gpio_get_dir(gpio) ? "OUT" : "IN ",
+            gpio_get_out_level(gpio),
+            gpio_get(gpio),
+            gpio_is_pulled_up(gpio),
+            gpio_is_pulled_down(gpio),
+            gpio_get_slew_rate(gpio));
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
 /*******************************************************************************************************************************/
 /*!
     @brief  Configures a digital pin to behave as an input or an output.
@@ -99,6 +119,12 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::initDigitalPin(
     if (pull == wippersnapper_pin_v1_ConfigurePinRequest_Pull_PULL_UP) {
       WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN("with internal pull-up enabled");
       pinMode(pinName, INPUT_PULLUP);
+#ifdef INPUT_PULLDOWN
+    } else if (pull ==
+               wippersnapper_pin_v1_ConfigurePinRequest_Pull_PULL_DOWN) {
+      WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN("with internal pull-down enabled");
+      pinMode(pinName, INPUT_PULLDOWN);
+#endif
     } else {
       pinMode(pinName, INPUT);
       WS_DEBUG_PRINT("\n");
@@ -125,10 +151,19 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::initDigitalPin(
         _digital_input_pins[i].pinName = pinName;
         _digital_input_pins[i].period = periodMs;
         _digital_input_pins[i].prvPeriod = curTime - periodMs;
+        if (pull == wippersnapper_pin_v1_ConfigurePinRequest_Pull_PULL_UP) {
+          _digital_input_pins[i].prvPinVal = HIGH;
+        } else {
+          _digital_input_pins[i].prvPinVal = LOW;
+        }
         break;
       }
     }
 
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_RP2040
+    rp2040_dump_gpio_config();
+#endif
+
   } else {
     WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN("ERROR: Invalid digital pin direction!");
   }
@@ -172,6 +207,10 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::deinitDigitalPin(
   itoa(pinName, cstr, 10);
   pinMode(pinName, INPUT); // hi-z
 
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_RP2040
+  rp2040_dump_gpio_config();
+#endif
+  
 // if prv. in-use by DIO, release pin back to application
 #ifdef STATUS_LED_PIN
   if (pinName == STATUS_LED_PIN)
@@ -191,6 +230,25 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::deinitDigitalPin(
 int Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::digitalReadSvc(int pinName) {
   // Service using arduino `digitalRead`
   int pinVal = digitalRead(pinName);
+  // how do i check the digital IO pull up state for one of the
+  // _digital_input_pins, because I'm experiencing issues that resemble the
+  // situation where the initially set pull up value is no longer in effect
+  //  For ESP32
+  // #if defined(ESP32)
+  // #include "driver/gpio.h"
+  // #include "esp_err.h"
+  // #include "esp_log.h"
+  // #include "esp_system.h"
+  // #include "esp32-hal-log.h"
+  // #include "esp32-hal-gpio.h"
+  //   gpio_pull_mode_t pull_mode;
+  // // can't find in idf, but merged issue
+  // https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/12176
+  //   esp_err_t result = gpio_get_pull_mode((gpio_num_t)pinName, &pull_mode);
+  //   if (result == ESP_OK) {
+  //     return (pull_mode == GPIO_PULLUP_ONLY);
+  //   }
+  // #endif
   return pinVal;
 }
 
@@ -284,7 +342,8 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::processDigitalInputs() {
       } else if (_digital_input_pins[i].period == 0L) {
         // read pin
         int pinVal = digitalReadSvc(_digital_input_pins[i].pinName);
-        // only send on-change
+        // only send on-change, but we don't know initial state of feed
+        // (prvPinVal at boot)
         if (pinVal != _digital_input_pins[i].prvPinVal) {
           WS_DEBUG_PRINT("Executing state-based event on D");
           WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN(_digital_input_pins[i].pinName);
@@ -324,6 +383,10 @@ void Wippersnapper_DigitalGPIO::processDigitalInputs() {
 
           // reset the digital pin
           _digital_input_pins[i].prvPeriod = curTime;
+          // } else {
+          //   WS_DEBUG_PRINT("Dio: No change on ");
+          //   WS_DEBUG_PRINT(_digital_input_pins[i].pinName);
+          //   WS_DEBUG_PRINTLN(", skipping...");
         }
       }
     }