google/periph

Older version of periph, see new version at https://github.com/periph observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/periph · homepage · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

Activity 0
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

Flags: archived

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: 3611
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 1557
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1730 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

periph is a Go library for peripherals I/O, providing pure-Go (no cgo) drivers and interfaces for GPIO, I²C, SPI, and 1-wire hardware on boards like Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, and Jetson Nano. This google/periph repository is the archived original home; development moved to the github.com/periph organization, with the last usable version pinned at v3.6.8.

Use cases

control GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi from Go
read sensors like BMP280 or DS18B20 over I2C or 1-wire
blink an LED or read a button without polling
drive SPI displays like SSD1306 OLED from Go
enumerate and discover available hardware pins at runtime
interface with FTDI FT232x USB devices in Go

When to choose

you need pure-Go peripheral I/O with no cgo or external dependencies
you are pinned to the v3.6.8 API and cannot migrate
you want SemVer-guaranteed stable interfaces for GPIO/I2C/SPI on Linux SBCs

When to avoid

starting a new project - use the actively maintained repositories at github.com/periph instead
you need support for newer boards or devices added after 2022
you need non-Linux production-grade hardware support beyond hobbyist use

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

embedded iot sdk developer-tools embedded-systems iot hardware cross-platform windows go embedded iot gpio i2c spi 1-wire peripherals hardware-io sensors single-board-computers archived-repo superseded linux macos

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/google/periph · fetched 2026-08-28 · 07e6ed44bb13
homepage: https://periph.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5138f7a952dc
site_page: https://periph.io/device/gpio · fetched 2026-08-29 · d6bd9dbb54a0

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
google/periph	main	10

For agents

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