How to detect SBC model?

[A Former User]

I have 2 SBCs - Raspberry Pi & Asus Tinker board.
I’m not an expert of sysadmin, so I have no idea how to distinguish these 2 devices programmatically. Is there any common way to detect OS and device among these kinds of SBCs?

[strawberry 3.141]

@Sean where do you want to detect the device, on a webserver etc.?

[A Former User]

@strawberry-3.141 In module itself.

[strawberry 3.141]

@Sean can you give a little more details, what are your plans?

[A Former User]

@strawberry-3.141 There is some difference between RPI and ATB. By example, the thermal zone virtual file, default sound configuration, I want to make a module to work conditionally by device. But I don’t know how to detect it programmatically. If my module is running on ATB, do something A, and if running on RPI do something B… etc.

[A Former User]

@strawberry-3.141 Maybe I could check thermal zone file for that purpose. That is only I know. But I believe there is something better… like /proc/hardware/board…

[strawberry 3.141]

@Sean why not make a config option, that would be probably the easiest

[A Former User]

@strawberry-3.141 Maybe. I know that is the easiest way. If I could not find any proper solution, I’ll do it.
But Just want to know.

[strawberry 3.141]

@Sean If for some reason, after an update, the thermal zone file gets changed and then your detection will fail, but your module isn’t related to the thermal zone fail you want to have a running module. So therefore I would prefer a config option as it doesn’t depend on something else.

[A Former User]

@strawberry-3.141 Okay. thanks for your suggestion.