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This library provides best-guess platform detection for a range of single-boardcomputers and (potentially) other platforms. It was written primarily for useinAdafruit_Blinka, but may beuseful in other contexts.

Platform detection is divided into "chip" and "board" detection, with the lattergenerally dependent on the former. Platform info is gathered from:

• 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.

This driver depends on:

• Python 3.7 or higher

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locallyfromPyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

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

sudo pip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name&&cd project-namepython3 -m venv .envsource .env/bin/activatepip3 install Adafruit-PlatformDetect

fromadafruit_platformdetectimportDetectordetector=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)

Contributions are welcome! Please read ourCode of Conductbefore contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

For information on building library documentation, please check outthis guide.