diff --git a/api/maa.h b/api/maa.h
index 902f779..28ca177 100644
--- a/api/maa.h
+++ b/api/maa.h
@@ -48,10 +48,49 @@ typedef enum {
     MAA_ERROR_INVALID_RESOURCE               =  7, /**< Resource invalid */
     MAA_ERROR_INVALID_QUEUE_TYPE             =  8, /**< Queue type incorrect */
     MAA_ERROR_NO_DATA_AVAILABLE              =  9, /**< No data available */
+    MAA_ERROR_INVALID_PLATFORM               = 10, /**< Platform not recognised */
+    MAA_ERROR_PLATFORM_NOT_INITIALISED       = 11, /**< Board information not initialised */
 
     MAA_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED                    = 99 /**< Unknown Error */
 } maa_result_t;
 
+typedef unsigned int maa_boolean_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+        maa_boolean_t valid:1;
+        maa_boolean_t gpio:1;
+        maa_boolean_t pwm:1;
+        maa_boolean_t fast_gpio:1;
+        maa_boolean_t spi:1;
+        maa_boolean_t i2c:1;
+    }
+     maa_pincapabilities_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    unsigned int pin;
+    unsigned int value;
+} maa_mux_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char name[8];// do we need this
+    unsigned int pin;
+    int parent_id;
+    maa_pincapabilities_t capabilites;
+    maa_mux_t mux[4];
+    unsigned int mux_total;
+} maa_pininfo_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    unsigned int gpio_count;
+    unsigned int aio_count;
+    unsigned int pwm_count;
+    maa_pininfo_t* pins;
+} maa_board_t;
+
+unsigned int maa_check_gpio(int pin);
+//unsigned int maa_check_aio(int pin);
+//unsigned int maa_check_pwm(int pin);
+
 /** Get the version string of maa autogenerated from git tag
  *
  * The version returned may not be what is expected however it is a reliable
diff --git a/examples/blink-io8.c b/examples/blink-io8.c
index a26aba9..6c960a5 100644
--- a/examples/blink-io8.c
+++ b/examples/blink-io8.c
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    maa_init();
     fprintf(stdout, "MAA Version: %d\nStarting Blinking on IO8\n",
             maa_get_version());
     maa_gpio_context* gpio;
-    gpio = maa_gpio_init(26);
+    gpio = maa_gpio_init(8);
     maa_gpio_dir(gpio, MAA_GPIO_OUT);
 
     while (1) {
diff --git a/examples/cycle-pwm3.c b/examples/cycle-pwm3.c
index 1ed0d4a..c8fcafc 100644
--- a/examples/cycle-pwm3.c
+++ b/examples/cycle-pwm3.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 int
 main ()
 {
+    maa_init();
     maa_pwm_context* pwm;
     pwm = maa_pwm_init(3);
     if (pwm == NULL) {
diff --git a/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c b/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
index 653c550..54f450f 100644
--- a/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
+++ b/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    maa_init();
     float direction = 0;
     int16_t x = 0, y = 0, z = 0;
     char rx_tx_buf[MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH];
diff --git a/examples/javascript/example.js b/examples/javascript/example.js
index 3ca12a4..3270e02 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/example.js
+++ b/examples/javascript/example.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 var m = require("maajs")
-
+m.init();
 console.log("maa version: " + m.get_version());
 
 var r = new m.I2C(20, 21);
diff --git a/examples/python/blink-io8.py b/examples/python/blink-io8.py
index 26ebe3c..5b4f99b 100644
--- a/examples/python/blink-io8.py
+++ b/examples/python/blink-io8.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 import pymaa as maa
 import time
 
+maa.maa_init()
 x = maa.gpio_t()
-maa.gpio_init(x, 26)
+maa.gpio_init(x, 8)
 maa.gpio_dir(x, "out")
 
 while True:
diff --git a/examples/python/cycle-pwm3.py b/examples/python/cycle-pwm3.py
index 290d16f..0adc4b6 100644
--- a/examples/python/cycle-pwm3.py
+++ b/examples/python/cycle-pwm3.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import pymaa as maa
 import time
 
+maa.maa_init()
 x = maa.PWM(0,3)
 x.enable(1);
 x.period_us(20)
diff --git a/examples/python/hello_gpio.py b/examples/python/hello_gpio.py
index a5913f9..473156f 100644
--- a/examples/python/hello_gpio.py
+++ b/examples/python/hello_gpio.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 import pymaa
 
+pumaa.maa_init()
 x = pymaa.gpio_t()
 print(x.pin)
-pymaa.gpio_init(x, 20)
+pymaa.gpio_init(x, 8)
 print(x.pin)
diff --git a/examples/python/readi2c.py b/examples/python/readi2c.py
index 438e259..626cfb7 100644
--- a/examples/python/readi2c.py
+++ b/examples/python/readi2c.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import pymaa
 
+pumaa.maa_init()
 x = pymaa.I2CSlave(27,28)
 x.address(0x62)
 y= "  "
diff --git a/include/intel_galileo_rev_d.h b/include/intel_galileo_rev_d.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cff0cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/intel_galileo_rev_d.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Thomas Ingleby <thomas.c.ingleby@intel.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "maa.h"
+
+#define MAA_INTEL_GALILEO_REV_D_PINCOUNT 25
+
+maa_board_t*
+maa_intel_galileo_rev_d();
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f2b6c1..faa5c4b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set (maa_LIB_HEADERS
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/api/aio.h
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/smbus.h
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/version.h
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/intel_galileo_rev_d.h
 )
 
 set (maa_LIB_KERNEL
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ set (maa_LIB_SRCS
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/pwm/pwm.c
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/spi/spi.c
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/aio/aio.c
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/intel_galileo_rev_d.c
 # autogenerated version file
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.c
 )
diff --git a/src/gpio/gpio.c b/src/gpio/gpio.c
index 1a94362..0561570 100644
--- a/src/gpio/gpio.c
+++ b/src/gpio/gpio.c
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@ maa_gpio_get_valfp(maa_gpio_context *dev)
 maa_gpio_context*
 maa_gpio_init(int pin)
 {
-    //TODO
-    return maa_gpio_init_raw(pin);
+    int pinm = maa_check_gpio(pin);
+    if (pinm < 0)
+        return NULL;
+    return maa_gpio_init_raw(pinm);
 }
 
 maa_gpio_context*
 maa_gpio_init_raw(int pin)
 {
+    if(pin < 0)
+        return NULL;
     FILE *export_f;
     maa_gpio_context* dev = (maa_gpio_context*) malloc(sizeof(maa_gpio_context));
 
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ maa_gpio_mode(maa_gpio_context *dev, gpio_mode_t mode)
 maa_result_t
 maa_gpio_dir(maa_gpio_context *dev, gpio_dir_t dir)
 {
+    if (dev == NULL)
+        return MAA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
     if (dev->value_fp != NULL) {
          dev->value_fp = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/intel_galileo_rev_d.c b/src/intel_galileo_rev_d.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a61f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/intel_galileo_rev_d.c
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Thomas Ingleby <thomas.c.ingleby@intel.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "maa.h"
+
+maa_board_t*
+maa_intel_galileo_rev_d()
+{
+    maa_board_t* b = (maa_board_t*) malloc(sizeof(maa_board_t));
+    if(b == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    b->gpio_count = 14;
+    b->aio_count = 6;
+    b->pwm_count = 5;
+    b->pins = (maa_pininfo_t*) malloc(sizeof(maa_pininfo_t)*25);
+
+    //GPIO
+    strncpy(b->pins[0].name, "IO0", 8);
+    b->pins[0].pin = 50;
+    b->pins[0].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[0].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[0].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[0].mux[0].pin = 40;
+    b->pins[0].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[1].name, "IO1", 8);
+    b->pins[1].pin = 51;
+    b->pins[1].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[1].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[1].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[1].mux[0].pin = 41;
+    b->pins[1].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[2].name, "IO2", 8);
+    b->pins[2].pin = 32;
+    b->pins[2].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[2].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,1,0,0};
+    b->pins[2].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[2].mux[0].pin = 31;
+    b->pins[2].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[3].name, "IO3", 8);
+    b->pins[3].pin = 18;
+    b->pins[3].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[3].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,1,0,0};
+    b->pins[3].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[3].mux[0].pin = 30;
+    b->pins[3].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[4].name, "IO4", 8);
+    b->pins[4].pin = 28;
+    b->pins[4].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[4].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[4].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[5].name, "IO5", 8);
+    b->pins[5].pin = 17;
+    b->pins[5].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[5].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[5].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[6].name, "IO6", 8);
+    b->pins[6].pin = 24;
+    b->pins[6].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[6].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[6].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[7].name, "IO7", 8);
+    b->pins[7].pin = 27;
+    b->pins[7].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[7].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[7].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[8].name, "IO8", 8);
+    b->pins[8].pin = 26;
+    b->pins[8].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[8].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,0,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[8].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[9].name, "IO9", 8);
+    b->pins[9].pin = 19;
+    b->pins[9].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[9].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,0,0};
+    b->pins[9].mux_total = 0;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[10].name, "IO10", 8);
+    b->pins[10].pin = 16;
+    b->pins[10].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[10].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,1,0};
+    b->pins[10].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[10].mux[0].pin = 42;
+    b->pins[10].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[11].name, "IO11", 8);
+    b->pins[11].pin = 25;
+    b->pins[11].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[11].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,1,0};
+    b->pins[11].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[11].mux[0].pin = 43;
+    b->pins[11].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[12].name, "IO12", 8);
+    b->pins[12].pin = 38;
+    b->pins[12].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[12].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,1,0};
+    b->pins[12].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[12].mux[0].pin = 54;
+    b->pins[12].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    strncpy(b->pins[13].name, "IO13", 8);
+    b->pins[13].pin = 39;
+    b->pins[13].parent_id = 0;
+    b->pins[13].capabilites = (maa_pincapabilities_t) {1,1,1,0,1,0};
+    b->pins[13].mux_total = 1;
+    b->pins[13].mux[0].pin = 55;
+    b->pins[13].mux[0].value = 1;
+
+    return b;
+}
diff --git a/src/maa.c b/src/maa.c
index d2c0acd..93e2d1c 100644
--- a/src/maa.c
+++ b/src/maa.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Author: Brendan Le Foll <brendan.le.foll@intel.com>
+ * Author: Thomas Ingleby <thomas.c.ingleby@intel.com>
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
@@ -22,11 +23,57 @@
  * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 #include "maa.h"
+#include "intel_galileo_rev_d.h"
+#include "gpio.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
+static maa_pininfo_t* pindata;
+static maa_board_t* plat;
+
 const char *
 maa_get_version()
 {
     return gVERSION;
 }
+
+maa_result_t
+maa_init()
+{
+    plat = maa_intel_galileo_rev_d();
+    return MAA_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static maa_result_t
+maa_setup_mux_mapped(maa_pininfo_t meta)
+{
+    int mi;
+    for(mi = 0; mi < meta.mux_total; mi++) {
+        maa_gpio_context* mux_i;
+        mux_i = maa_gpio_init_raw(meta.mux[mi].pin);
+        if(mux_i == NULL)
+            return MAA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
+        if(maa_gpio_dir(mux_i, MAA_GPIO_OUT) != MAA_SUCCESS)
+            return MAA_ERROR_INVALID_RESOURCE;
+        if(maa_gpio_write(mux_i, meta.mux[mi].value) != MAA_SUCCESS)
+            return MAA_ERROR_INVALID_RESOURCE;
+    }
+    return MAA_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+unsigned int
+maa_check_gpio(int pin)
+{
+    if(plat == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    if(pin < 0 || pin > plat->gpio_count)
+        return -1;
+    if(plat->pins[pin].mux_total > 0)
+        if(maa_setup_mux_mapped(plat->pins[pin]) != MAA_SUCCESS)
+            return -1;
+    return plat->pins[pin].pin;
+}
+