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Pi4J/pi4j-v1

DEPRECATED Java I/O library for Raspberry Pi (GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Pi4J/pi4j-v1 · homepage · Java · 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: 5107
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 965
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1281 stars · 437 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Pi4J v1 is a Java I/O library providing object-oriented access to Raspberry Pi hardware interfaces such as GPIO, I2C, SPI, PWM, and UART/serial. The repository is archived and deprecated; the project has moved to the rewritten Pi4J v2+ codebase.

Use cases

  • control gpio pins from java on raspberry pi
  • read i2c sensors with java
  • communicate over spi from a java program
  • blink an led with java on a raspberry pi
  • use serial uart from java on raspberry pi
  • maintain a legacy java app that uses pi4j v1

When to choose

  • you must maintain an existing legacy application already written against the Pi4J 1.x API
  • you are pinned to Java 8/11 and cannot migrate to Pi4J v2+

When to avoid

  • you are starting a new Raspberry Pi Java project - use Pi4J v2+ instead
  • you need support for newer Raspberry Pi models like the Pi 5 or modern JDKs
  • you need ongoing bug fixes or community support

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

embedded sdk developer-tools embedded-systems hardware iot cross-platform jvm embedded raspberry-pi gpio i2c spi uart pwm deprecated single-board-computer hardware-io archived linux

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Pi4J/pi4j-v1main10

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