diff --git a/firmware/CMakeLists.txt b/firmware/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b7af0b..cdd3729 100644
--- a/firmware/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/firmware/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ target_sources(dispensy PUBLIC
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/buttons.c
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/lcd.c
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/ring.c
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/hw_id.c
 
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pico-ssd1306/ssd1306.c
 )
diff --git a/firmware/include/hw_id.h b/firmware/include/hw_id.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2eef0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/include/hw_id.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * hw_id.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 - 2024 Thomas Buck (thomas@xythobuz.de)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __HW_ID_H__
+#define __HW_ID_H__
+
+#include "pico/stdlib.h"
+
+enum hw_type {
+    HW_TYPE_MAINBOARD = 0,
+};
+
+void hw_id_init(void);
+void hw_id_read(void);
+
+enum hw_type hw_type(void);
+uint hw_id(void);
+
+#endif // __HW_ID_H__
diff --git a/firmware/include/lcd.h b/firmware/include/lcd.h
index 34bf9a1..e0c8aec 100644
--- a/firmware/include/lcd.h
+++ b/firmware/include/lcd.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #define FONT_WIDTH 5
 
 void lcd_init(void);
+
 void lcd_splash_version(void);
+void lcd_bye(void);
 
 #endif // __LCD_H__
diff --git a/firmware/src/console.c b/firmware/src/console.c
index f9123e6..1c8b40d 100644
--- a/firmware/src/console.c
+++ b/firmware/src/console.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "usb_cdc.h"
-#include "lcd.h"
-#include "main.h"
+#include "hw_id.h"
 #include "console.h"
 
 #define CNSL_BUFF_SIZE 64
@@ -81,12 +80,20 @@ static void cnsl_interpret(const char *line) {
         println("");
         println("  reset - reset back into this firmware");
         println("   \\x18 - reset to bootloader");
+        println("   type - print hardware type");
+        println("     id - print hardware ID");
         println("");
         println("Press Enter with no input to repeat last command.");
         println("Use repeat to continuously execute last command.");
         println("Stop this by calling repeat again.");
     } else if (strcmp(line, "reset") == 0) {
         reset_to_main();
+    } else if (strcmp(line, "type") == 0) {
+        hw_id_read();
+        debug("HW Type: %d", hw_type());
+    } else if (strcmp(line, "id") == 0) {
+        hw_id_read();
+        debug("HW ID: %d", hw_id());
     } else {
         println("unknown command \"%s\"", line);
     }
diff --git a/firmware/src/hw_id.c b/firmware/src/hw_id.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d30a263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/src/hw_id.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * hw_id.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 - 2024 Thomas Buck (thomas@xythobuz.de)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "hardware/watchdog.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "hw_id.h"
+
+#define SR_WIDTH 8
+
+#define SR_GPIO_LOAD 20
+#define SR_GPIO_CLK 21
+#define SR_GPIO_DATA 22
+
+static bool states[SR_WIDTH] = {0};
+
+void hw_id_init(void) {
+    gpio_init(SR_GPIO_LOAD);
+    gpio_set_dir(SR_GPIO_LOAD, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_put(SR_GPIO_LOAD, true);
+
+    gpio_init(SR_GPIO_CLK);
+    gpio_set_dir(SR_GPIO_CLK, GPIO_OUT);
+    gpio_put(SR_GPIO_CLK, true);
+
+    gpio_init(SR_GPIO_DATA);
+    gpio_set_dir(SR_GPIO_DATA, GPIO_IN);
+}
+
+void hw_id_read(void) {
+    gpio_put(SR_GPIO_LOAD, false);
+    watchdog_update();
+    sleep_us(5);
+    gpio_put(SR_GPIO_LOAD, true);
+    watchdog_update();
+    sleep_us(5);
+
+    for (uint i = 0; i < SR_WIDTH; i++) {
+        gpio_put(SR_GPIO_CLK, false);
+        watchdog_update();
+        sleep_us(5);
+
+        states[i] = gpio_get(SR_GPIO_DATA);
+
+        gpio_put(SR_GPIO_CLK, true);
+        watchdog_update();
+        sleep_us(5);
+
+        //debug("bit %d is %s", i, states[i] ? "true" : "false");
+    }
+}
+
+enum hw_type hw_type(void) {
+    uint val = 0;
+    for (uint i = 4; i < 8; i++) {
+        val |= states[i] ? (1 << (i - 4)) : 0;
+    }
+    return val;
+}
+
+uint hw_id(void) {
+    uint val = 0;
+    for (uint i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        val |= (!states[i]) ? (1 << (4 - i - 1)) : 0;
+    }
+    return val;
+}
diff --git a/firmware/src/lcd.c b/firmware/src/lcd.c
index 95bbbf6..32af78a 100644
--- a/firmware/src/lcd.c
+++ b/firmware/src/lcd.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "hardware/i2c.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "git.h"
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "hw_id.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "lcd.h"
 
@@ -69,20 +71,31 @@ void lcd_splash_version(void) {
 
     if (git_IsPopulated()) {
         const char *hash = git_CommitSHA1();
-        char short_hash[6 + 7 + 1] = {0};
+        char short_hash[6 + 7 + 6 + 1] = {0};
         memcpy(short_hash, "Hash: ", 6);
         memcpy(short_hash + 6, hash, 7);
-        ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 0, FONT_HEIGHT * 2 + 1 + (FONT_HEIGHT + 1) * 2, 1,
-                            short_hash);
-
         if (git_AnyUncommittedChanges()) {
-            ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 0, FONT_HEIGHT * 2 + 1 + (FONT_HEIGHT + 1) * 3, 1,
-                                "Repo has changes!");
+            memcpy(short_hash + 6 + 7, " dirty", 6);
         }
+        ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 0, FONT_HEIGHT * 2 + 1 + (FONT_HEIGHT + 1) * 2, 1,
+                            short_hash);
     } else {
         ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 0, FONT_HEIGHT * 2 + 1 + (FONT_HEIGHT + 1) * 2, 1,
                             "No Git Repo");
     }
 
+    char hw_id_str[42] = {0};
+    snprintf(hw_id_str, sizeof(hw_id_str) - 1,
+             "HW type=%X id=%X", hw_type(), hw_id());
+    ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 0, FONT_HEIGHT * 2 + 1 + (FONT_HEIGHT + 1) * 3, 1,
+                        hw_id_str);
+
+    ssd1306_show(&lcd);
+}
+
+void lcd_bye(void) {
+    ssd1306_clear(&lcd);
+    ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 6, 5, 3, " Boot-");
+    ssd1306_draw_string(&lcd, 8, LCD_HEIGHT / 2 + 5, 3, "loader");
     ssd1306_show(&lcd);
 }
diff --git a/firmware/src/main.c b/firmware/src/main.c
index 3ab15a2..9d418a7 100644
--- a/firmware/src/main.c
+++ b/firmware/src/main.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "usb.h"
 #include "buttons.h"
 #include "lcd.h"
+#include "hw_id.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
 void main_loop_hw(void) {
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ int main(void) {
     watchdog_enable(WATCHDOG_PERIOD_MS, 1);
 
     // detect hardware type
-    // TODO
+    hw_id_init();
+    hw_id_read();
 
     // required for debug console
     cnsl_init();
@@ -46,7 +48,10 @@ int main(void) {
         debug("reset by watchdog");
     }
 
-    buttons_init();
+    debug("HW Type: %d", hw_type());
+    debug("HW ID: %d", hw_id());
+
+    //buttons_init();
     lcd_init();
     lcd_splash_version();
 
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ int main(void) {
 
     while (1) {
         main_loop_hw();
-        buttons_run();
+        //buttons_run();
         cnsl_run();
     }
 
diff --git a/firmware/src/util.c b/firmware/src/util.c
index 4d7a52e..999583d 100644
--- a/firmware/src/util.c
+++ b/firmware/src/util.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "hardware/watchdog.h"
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "lcd.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -33,11 +34,8 @@ bool str_startswith(const char *str, const char *start) {
 }
 
 void reset_to_bootloader(void) {
-#ifdef PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN
-    reset_usb_boot(1 << PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN, 0);
-#else // ! PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN
+    lcd_bye();
     reset_usb_boot(0, 0);
-#endif // PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN
 }
 
 void reset_to_main(void) {