Introduction

This library provides best-guess platform detection for a range of single-board computers and (potentially) other platforms. It was written primarily for use in

• Python's sys.platform
• Various files on Linux systems:
  • /proc/cpuinfo (for processor info, Raspberry Pi hardware revisions, etc.)
  • /proc/device-tree/compatible (for 96Boards info)
• Beaglebone EEPROM board IDs
• Distribution-specific files such as /etc/armbian-release.

Installation

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally pip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

Usage

from adafruit_platformdetect import Detector
detector = Detector()
print("Chip id: ", detector.chip.id)
print("Board id: ", detector.board.id)

# Check for specific board models:
print("Pi 3B+? ", detector.board.RASPBERRY_PI_3B_PLUS)
print("BBB? ", detector.board.BEAGLEBONE_BLACK)
print("Orange Pi PC? ", detector.board.ORANGE_PI_PC)
print("generic Linux PC? ", detector.board.GENERIC_LINUX_PC)

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