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How to check the hardware version

For Linux/ Raspberry of course

By AP, 

            
Here are some handy commands that can be used to check the hardware version on a Linux-based machine.


uname -a: This command displays detailed information about the kernel version, which can be helpful for identifying the hardware. Example:




tom@rpi0-yo3iti:~ $ uname -a
Linux rpi0-yo3iti 6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v6 #1 Raspbian 1:6.12.25-1+rpt1 (2025-04-30) armv6l GNU/Linux




cat /proc/cpuinfo: This command shows detailed CPU information, including a hardware revision code.




tom@rpi0-yo3iti:~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
model name	: ARMv6-compatible processor rev 7 (v6l)
BogoMIPS	: 996.14
Features	: half thumb fastmult vfp edsp java tls 
CPU implementer	: 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant	: 0x0
CPU part	: 0xb76
CPU revision	: 7
/
Hardware	: BCM2835
Revision	: 9000c1
Serial		: 0000000000005b6d
Model		: Raspberry Pi Zero W Rev 1.1




cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep Revision: This command isolates the revision code from the cpuinfo output:




tom@rpi0-yo3iti:~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep Revision
Revision	: 9000c1




pinout: Running pinout in the terminal provides a visual map of the GPIO pins and includes information about the specific hardware model.




tom@rpi0-yo3iti:~ $ pinout
Description        : Raspberry Pi Zero W rev 1.1
Revision           : 9000c1
SoC                : BCM2835
RAM                : 512MB
Storage            : MicroSD
USB ports          : 1 (of which 0 USB3)
Ethernet ports     : 0 (0Mbps max. speed)
Wi-fi              : True
Bluetooth          : True
Camera ports (CSI) : 1
Display ports (DSI): 0
,–oooooooooooooooooooo—.
|  1ooooooooooooooooooo J8|
—+ PiZero W    RUN o1   c|
 sd| V1.1 +—+   TV 1o   s|
—+      |SoC|           i|
| hdmi    +—+   usb pwr |
`-|  |————| |-| |-‘
J8:
   3V3  (1) (2)  5V    
 GPIO2  (3) (4)  5V    
 GPIO3  (5) (6)  GND   
 GPIO4  (7) (8)  GPIO14
   GND  (9) (10) GPIO15
GPIO17 (11) (12) GPIO18
GPIO27 (13) (14) GND   
GPIO22 (15) (16) GPIO23
   3V3 (17) (18) GPIO24
GPIO10 (19) (20) GND   
 GPIO9 (21) (22) GPIO25
GPIO11 (23) (24) GPIO8 
   GND (25) (26) GPIO7 
 GPIO0 (27) (28) GPIO1 
 GPIO5 (29) (30) GND   
 GPIO6 (31) (32) GPIO12
GPIO13 (33) (34) GND   
GPIO19 (35) (36) GPIO16
GPIO26 (37) (38) GPIO20
   GND (39) (40) GPIO21
RUN:
RUN (1)
GND (2)
TV:
COMPOSITE (1)
      GND (2)
For further information, please refer to https://pinout.xyz/




cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model: This file contains a text string that clearly states the hardware model.




tom@rpi0-yo3iti:~ $ cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model
Raspberry Pi Zero W Rev 1.1




Hope this helps

                        
            

                
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