sys


[sys.platform()]    pd.platform(): returns the platform name (f.e. LM3S)

[sys.mcu()]    pd.cpu(): returns the CPU name (f.e. LM3S8962)

[sys.cpu()]    would return ARM Cortex M3 in this case.....


  [sys.board()]  pd.board(): returns the CPU board (f.e. EK-LM3S8962)


Could also be elua.

Many other miscelania functions will need a place to live and sys or elua is more generic than pd for it.