hwlock
hwlock is a Python library for coordinating exclusive access to shared physical hardware resources such as JTAG programmers, serial ports, or other embedded devices. It provides mutex-like locking and queuing mechanisms to prevent concurrent access conflicts when multiple processes or tools need to interact with the same hardware. Primarily intended for embedded systems and hardware development workflows.
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Overview
4 featureshwlock is a Developer Tools project. Safely coordinating exclusive access to shared physical hardware devices like JTAG or serial ports from multiple processes. It is built as an open-source project for embedded systems developers. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the command line.
It is developed by XuNeo, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1 commit in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Hardware Mutex, Resource Queue, and Exclusive Locking.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Hardware Mutex
- Resource Queue
- Exclusive Locking
- Embedded Support
Tags
hardware-lockingembedded-mutexjtag-accessserial-resourcephysical-hardware
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License
MIT
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Frequently asked questions about hwlock
- What does hwlock do?
- Safely coordinating exclusive access to shared physical hardware devices like JTAG or serial ports from multiple processes. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
- Who should use hwlock?
- hwlock is an open-source project built for embedded systems developers.
- Does hwlock have a free plan?
- Yes — hwlock is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does hwlock run on?
- hwlock runs on the command line.
- Is hwlock still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 1 commit in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to hwlock?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include EfficiencyNext Data Connector, System Information Widgets, and CKB.EfficiencyNext Data ConnectorSystem Information WidgetsCKB
- Who makes hwlock?
- hwlock is developed by XuNeo.
- When did hwlock launch?
- hwlock first shipped in 2026.
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