Check which GPIO pins file to use on a Raspberry Pi 5 #592
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…s can be loaded from. Before version 6.6.45 it was gpiochip4, and after that version it is gpiochip0. This commit checks which file exists and loads from those instead.
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When loading GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi 5, there are 2 files the pins can be loaded from. Before version 6.6.45 it was
gpiochip4, and after that version it isgpiochip0. This commit checks which file exists and loads from those instead.If a new application is made today on a newer version of the Raspberry Pi 5 Kernel, the app will crash when trying to load pins, with exception text "Unknown GPIO chip gpiochip4".