# rakyll/go-hardware

A directory of hardware related libs, tools, and tutorials for Go

Repository: https://github.com/rakyll/go-hardware
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-hardware
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hardware, cgo, tutorials, embedded, go
Last push: 2019-07-31T21:10:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4130, "days_push": 2590, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1386, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:34.908087+00:00)

## What it is
A curated directory of hardware-related libraries, tools, and tutorials for the Go programming language. It serves as a reference for developers looking to use Go in embedded, IoT, and hardware projects.

## Use cases
- find go libraries for embedded hardware projects
- learn how to cross-compile go for arm boards
- discover cgo bindings for hardware devices
- get started with go for iot development
- find tutorials on using go with hardware
- evaluate go for embedded systems programming

## When to choose
- you want a curated starting point for go hardware resources
- you are exploring whether go fits your embedded or iot project
- you need links to go libraries for robotics, sensors, or hardware controllers

## When to avoid
- you need an actual hardware library or driver rather than a list of links
- you need real-time embedded support, which go does not target
- you need actively maintained documentation - the list has not been updated recently

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, embedded, documentation
- domain: hardware, iot, embedded-systems, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: go, embedded, iot
- tags: awesome-list, cgo, hardware-programming, go-language, curated-directory, linux

## Member repositories
- rakyll/go-hardware (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.908087+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:55.081247+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rakyll/go-hardware (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.908087+00:00, sha 74add2641080)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.