kidoman/embd
Embedded Programming Framework in Go observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4651
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2187
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1281 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
embd is a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for embedded Linux single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, and C.H.I.P., written in Go. It exposes GPIO, SPI, I2C, LED, and PWM capabilities through Linux device drivers and bundles user-level drivers for common sensors and controllers like accelerometers, gyroscopes, thermometers, and DACs.
Use cases
- control gpio pins on a raspberry pi from a go program
- read i2c or spi sensor data in golang
- blink an led on a beaglebone black with go
- cross-compile a go program for an arm linux board
- access pwm controllers and dac chips from userspace
- write board-portable code with a hardware abstraction layer
- hook up accelerometers or thermometers to a hobby embedded project
When to choose
- You want to program hobby single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black in Go rather than Python or C
- You want hardware access to go through Linux kernel drivers for efficiency and easy porting between boards
- You need ready-made drivers for common sensors and controllers connected via GPIO, I2C, or SPI
When to avoid
- You need an actively maintained project - the last release was in 2020 and alternatives like gobot or periph are actively developed
- You target microcontrollers or non-Linux embedded platforms, since embd relies on Linux device drivers
- You cannot run your programs with root privileges, which writing to hardware special files on the board requires
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
embedded iot embedded-systems iot hardware developer-tools go embedded iot hardware-abstraction-layer hal gpio i2c spi pwm sensors raspberry-pi beaglebone-black single-board-computers linux-device-drivers cross-compilation go-library linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/kidoman/embd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 75a0e618ed09
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kidoman/embd | main | 32 |
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