platform_detect.py

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# Author: Tony DiCola

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import platform

# Platform identification constants.
UNKNOWN          = 0
RASPBERRY_PI     = 1
BEAGLEBONE_BLACK = 2


def platform_detect(plat=platform.platform()):
	"""Detect if running on the Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone Black and return the
	platform type.  Will return RASPBERRY_PI, BEAGLEBONE_BLACK, or UNKNOWN."""
	# Handle Raspberry Pi
	# Platform output on Raspbian testing/jessie ~May 2014:
	# Linux-3.10.25+-armv6l-with-debian-7.4
	if plat.lower().find('armv6l-with-debian') > -1:
		return RASPBERRY_PI
	# Handle Beaglebone Black
	# Platform output on Debian ~May 2014:
	# Linux-3.8.13-bone47-armv7l-with-debian-7.4
	elif plat.lower().find('armv7l-with-debian') > -1:
		return BEAGLEBONE_BLACK
	else:
		return UNKNOWN