A Swift library for hardware projects on Linux/ARM boards with support for GPIOs, SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, and 1-Wire.
SwiftyGPIO is a Swift library designed for hardware projects on Linux-based ARM single-board computers like Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, and Orange Pi. It provides a Swift-native interface to control GPIOs, SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, and 1-Wire protocols, enabling developers to build IoT and embedded systems using Swift.
Swift developers interested in IoT, embedded systems, or hardware projects on ARM-based Linux boards like Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, or Orange Pi.
SwiftyGPIO offers a type-safe, Swift-native API for hardware interaction, making it easier for Swift developers to transition into embedded projects without learning lower-level languages like C or Python. It supports a wide range of protocols and boards, backed by an active community and extensive examples.
A Swift library for hardware projects on Linux/ARM boards with support for GPIOs/SPI/I2C/PWM/UART/1Wire.
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Provides a clean, type-safe API for hardware interaction, leveraging Swift's expressiveness and safety, as emphasized in the library's philosophy to bring Swift to embedded development.
Covers GPIO, SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, and 1-Wire protocols in a single library, enabling diverse IoT projects without needing multiple external dependencies.
Backed by an active community with extensive examples, tutorials, and device libraries listed in the README, including projects like WS281x.swift and DS1307.swift for quick integration.
Supports various ARM boards like Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, and Orange Pi, with tested configurations for recent Swift releases, though compatibility depends on community efforts.
Swift on ARM is a community-driven effort, leading to potential compatibility issues, slower updates for new boards or Swift versions, and configurations that may not work out of the box, as noted in the README.
Advanced features like PWM always require sudo, and even basic GPIOs might need root on misconfigured systems, limiting deployment in secure or restricted environments.
Setting up involves downloading Swift binaries or building from source, and enabling interfaces like SPI/I2C via tools like raspi-config, adding steps compared to plug-and-play alternatives.