diff --git a/python/sample_app/sampleapp.py b/python/sample_app/sampleapp.py
index 98928b4..dbd76e5 100644
--- a/python/sample_app/sampleapp.py
+++ b/python/sample_app/sampleapp.py
@@ -4,19 +4,26 @@
 import array
 import riffa
 
-amt = 200
-sent = 0
-recv = 0
-dataSend = array.array('I', range(amt+1))
-dataSend = dataSend[1:]
-dataRecv = array.array('I', [0]*amt)
+# printing FPGA(s) info
+l = riffa.fpga_list()
+print(l.__str__())
 
-fd = riffa.fpga_open(0)
-sent = riffa.fpga_send(fd, 0, dataSend, amt, 0, True, 0)
-if (sent != 0):
-	recv = riffa.fpga_recv(fd, 0, dataRecv, 0)
+if l.num_fpgas == 0:
+	print('no PCIe FPGA detected')
+else:
+	amt = 200
+	sent = 0
+	recv = 0
+	dataSend = array.array('I', range(amt+1))
+	dataSend = dataSend[1:]
+	dataRecv = array.array('I', [0]*amt)
+	
+	fd = riffa.fpga_open(l.id[0])
+	sent = riffa.fpga_send(fd, 0, dataSend, amt, 0, True, 0)
+	if (sent != 0):
+		recv = riffa.fpga_recv(fd, 0, dataRecv, 0)
 
-riffa.fpga_close(fd)
-print(dataSend)
-print(dataRecv)
+	riffa.fpga_close(fd)
+	print(dataSend)
+	print(dataRecv)