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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# command info
+if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
+ echo "Hardware Tool Script"
+ echo "blitz.hardware.sh [status]"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+########################
+# GATHER HARDWARE INFO
+#######################
+
+# detect known SBCs
+board=""
+isRaspberryPi4=$(cat /proc/device-tree/model | grep -c "Raspberry Pi 4")
+if [ "${isRaspberryPi4}" == "1" ]; then
+    board="rp4"
+fi
+
+# get how many RAM (in MB)
+ramMB=$(awk '/MemTotal/ {printf( "%d\n", $2 / 1024 )}' /proc/meminfo)
+
+
+########################
+# OUTPUT HARDWARE INFO
+#######################
+
+if [ "$1" = "status" ]; then
+    echo "board='${board}'"
+    echo "ramMB=${ramMB}"
+fi