detect-rpi

Detect if Node.js is currently running on a Raspberry Pi (including Compute Modules and Pi Zero 2 W).

Install

npm install detect-rpi --save

Usage

const isPi = require('detect-rpi');

if (isPi()) {
  console.log('Running on a Raspberry Pi!');
} else {
  console.log('Not running on a Pi.');
}

API

The default export is a function that returns a boolean (true if running on a Pi, false otherwise).
You can also access several helper functions:

isPi()

Returns true if the system is a known Raspberry Pi.

isPi.model()

Returns the string from the Model line of /proc/cpuinfo, or null if not found.

Example:

"Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1"

isPi.revision()

Returns the board revision code, or null if not available.

Example:

"c03111"

isPi.info()

Returns a structured object with all detection info:

{
  isPi: true,
  model: "Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Rev 1.0",
  hardware: "RP3A0",
  revision: "902120"
}

Example

const isPi = require('detect-rpi');

const info = isPi.info();

if (info.isPi) {
  console.log("Running on a Pi!");
  console.log("Model:   ", info.model);
  console.log("Hardware:", info.hardware);
  console.log("Revision:", info.revision);
} else {
  console.log("Not a Pi.");
}

How it works

This module reads /proc/cpuinfo and:

• Checks the Hardware, Model, and Revision fields.
• Matches against known Raspberry Pi SoCs, including:
  • BCM2708, BCM2835, BCM2711, BCM2712, RP3A0, etc.
• Recognizes text like "Raspberry Pi" or "Compute Module" in the model string.

This works even on 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, where the Hardware field is no longer present.

Supported Models

Includes detection support for:

• Raspberry Pi 1–5
• Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero 2 W
• Compute Module 1–4
• RP3A0 (used in Pi Zero 2 W)
• BCM2712 (Raspberry Pi 5)