Detect gpiochip via libgpiod for H616 #989
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Use python3-libgpiod to scan /dev/gpiochip* and match each chip’s label, replacing the sysfs-only lookup. This ensures reliable detection on H616 and adds support for Orange Pi SBCs where the old method failed.
makermelissa
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Aug 16, 2025
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This is depending upon a specific version of GPIOD. Some versions have chip and some have Chip. It would be better to make use of https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka/blob/main/src/adafruit_blinka/microcontroller/generic_linux/libgpiod_chip.py which will figure out the appropriate class by looking at specific traits and returning the correct one as Chip so it's consistent.
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Use python3-libgpiod to scan /dev/gpiochip* and match each chip’s label, replacing the sysfs-only lookup. This ensures reliable detection on H616 and adds support for Orange Pi SBCs where the old method failed.