diff --git a/AVRsack.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/AVRsack.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ccb755e..5713a97 100644
--- a/AVRsack.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
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@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
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@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@
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 				9501D8031A17025C0034C530 /* ASProjDoc.swift */,
 				95BF80EA1A185C9E0004A693 /* ASFileTree.swift */,
+				95468DDE1A228BE600668EE2 /* ASHardware.swift */,
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@@ -317,6 +320,7 @@
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 				9501D8021A17025C0034C530 /* ASApplication.swift in Sources */,
 				95BF80EB1A185C9E0004A693 /* ASFileTree.swift in Sources */,
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diff --git a/AVRsack/ASHardware.swift b/AVRsack/ASHardware.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a72866d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AVRsack/ASHardware.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+//
+//  ASHardware.swift
+//  AVRsack
+//
+//  Created by Matthias Neeracher on 11/23/14.
+//  Copyright © 2014 Aere Perennius. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+typealias ASPropertyEntry   = [String: String]
+typealias ASProperties      = [String: ASPropertyEntry]
+
+private func subdirectories(path: NSString) -> [NSString] {
+    let fileManager         = NSFileManager.defaultManager()
+    var subDirs             = [NSString]()
+    var isDir : ObjCBool    = false
+    if fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(path, isDirectory: &isDir) && isDir {
+        for item in fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPath(path, error: nil) as [NSString] {
+            let subPath = path+"/"+item
+            if fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(subPath, isDirectory: &isDir) && isDir {
+                subDirs.append(subPath)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return subDirs
+}
+
+let hardwareInstance = ASHardware()
+class ASHardware {
+    class func instance() -> ASHardware { return hardwareInstance }
+    let directories = [NSString]()
+    let programmers = ASProperties()
+    let boards      = ASProperties()
+    init() {
+        //
+        // Gather hardware directories
+        //
+        let userDefaults    = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults()
+        let fileManager     = NSFileManager.defaultManager()
+        if let arduinoPath = userDefaults.stringForKey("Arduino") {
+            let arduinoHardwarePath = arduinoPath + "/Contents/Resources/Java/hardware"
+            directories += subdirectories(arduinoHardwarePath)
+        }
+        for sketchDir in userDefaults.objectForKey("Sketchbooks") as [NSString] {
+            let hardwarePath = sketchDir + "/hardware"
+            directories     += subdirectories(hardwarePath)
+        }
+        let property = NSRegularExpression(pattern: "\\s*(\\w+)\\.(\\S+?)\\s*=\\s*(\\S.*\\S)\\s*", options: nil, error: nil)
+        //
+        // Gather board declarations
+        //
+        for dir in directories {
+            let boardsPath = dir+"/boards.txt"
+            if let boardsFile = NSString(contentsOfFile: boardsPath, usedEncoding: nil, error: nil) {
+                var seen = [String: Bool]()
+                for line in boardsFile.componentsSeparatedByString("\n") as [NSString] {
+                    if let match = property?.firstMatchInString(line, options: .Anchored, range: NSMakeRange(0, line.length)) {
+                        let board           = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(1))
+                        let property        = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(2))
+                        let value           = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(3))
+                        if seen.updateValue(true, forKey: board) == nil {
+                            boards[board]   = ASPropertyEntry()
+                        }
+                        boards[board]![property]  = value
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        //
+        // Gather programmer declarations
+        //
+        for dir in directories {
+            let programmersPath = dir+"/programmers.txt"
+            if let programmersFile = NSString(contentsOfFile: programmersPath, usedEncoding: nil, error: nil) {
+                var seen = [String: Bool]()
+                for line in programmersFile.componentsSeparatedByString("\n") as [NSString] {
+                    if let match = property?.firstMatchInString(line, options: .Anchored, range: NSMakeRange(0, line.length)) {
+                        let programmer      = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(1))
+                        let property        = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(2))
+                        let value           = line.substringWithRange(match.rangeAtIndex(3))
+                        if seen.updateValue(true, forKey: programmer) == nil {
+                            programmers[programmer] = ASPropertyEntry()
+                            seen[programmer]        = true
+                        }
+                        programmers[programmer]![property] = value
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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