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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+
+def _hardware():
+    h = "unknown"
+    for line in open("/proc/cpuinfo","r").readlines():
+        if re.match("Hardware.*:.*Tegra", line):
+            h = "Tegra"
+        if re.match("Model.*:.*Raspberry", line):
+            h = "RaspberryPi"
+        if re.match("Hardware.*:.*sun50iw1p1", line):
+            h = "Pine64"
+        if re.match("Hardware\s+:\sFreescale\si.MX6\sQuad\/DualLite", line):
+            h = "RiotBoard"
+    if h == "unknown":
+        for line in open("/etc/armbian-release","r").readlines():
+            if re.match("BOARD=espressobin", line):
+                h = "Espressobin"
+    return h
+
+def main():
+    grains = {}
+    grains['hardware'] = _hardware()
+    return grains
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