diff --git a/adafruit_platformdetect/board.py b/adafruit_platformdetect/board.py
index 3f7c5b16..2d92a8bf 100644
--- a/adafruit_platformdetect/board.py
+++ b/adafruit_platformdetect/board.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 
 MICROCHIP_MCP2221           = "MICROCHIP_MCP2221"
 
+BINHO_NOVA                  = "BINHO_NOVA"
+
 # pylint: enable=bad-whitespace
 
 #OrangePI
@@ -339,6 +341,8 @@ def id(self):
             board_id = self._sifive_id()
         elif chip_id == ap_chip.MCP2221:
             board_id = MICROCHIP_MCP2221
+        elif chip_id == ap_chip.BINHO:
+            board_id = BINHO_NOVA
         return board_id
     # pylint: enable=invalid-name
 
@@ -503,6 +507,11 @@ def microchip_mcp2221(self):
         """Check whether the current board is a Microchip MCP2221."""
         return self.id == MICROCHIP_MCP2221
 
+    @property
+    def binho_nova(self):
+        """Check whether the current board is an BINHO NOVA."""
+        return self.id == BINHO_NOVA
+
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         """
         Detect whether the given attribute is the currently-detected board.  See list
diff --git a/adafruit_platformdetect/chip.py b/adafruit_platformdetect/chip.py
index b92b5f8f..3dbd1a66 100644
--- a/adafruit_platformdetect/chip.py
+++ b/adafruit_platformdetect/chip.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 FT232H = "FT232H"
 HFU540 = "HFU540"
 MCP2221 = "MCP2221"
+BINHO = "BINHO"
 
 class Chip:
     """Attempt detection of current chip / CPU."""
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ def id(self): # pylint: disable=invalid-name,too-many-branches,too-many-return-s
                     return MCP2221
             raise RuntimeError('BLINKA_MCP2221 environment variable ' + \
                                'set, but no MCP2221 device found')
+        if os.environ.get('BLINKA_NOVA'):
+            # Check for Nova connection
+            from adafruit_blinka.microcontroller.nova import Connection
+            binho = Connection.getInstance()
+            if binho is None:
+                raise RuntimeError('BLINKA_NOVA environment variable ' + \
+                                   'set, but no NOVA device found')
+            return BINHO
 
         platform = sys.platform
         if platform == "linux" or platform == "linux2":