RPI_GPIO Config not working

Configuration
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HA 0.92.2
Python 3.7.3
RPI 3+ 64bit HA

This is my first time trying to use rpi_gpio. I placed the following in configuration.yaml.

binary_sensor:
  - platform: rpi_gpio
    ports:
      5: gpio_5
      6: gpio_6

It does not work. I get an rpi_gpio error notification in “Overview” and the errors below in HA log. Any suggestions?

2019-05-13 14:55:34 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Error during setup of component rpi_gpio
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/setup.py", line 156, in _async_setup_component
    component.setup, hass, processed_config)  # type: ignore
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 57, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/homeassistant/components/rpi_gpio/__init__.py", line 14, in setup
    from RPi import GPIO  # pylint: disable=import-error
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/RPi/GPIO/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from RPi._GPIO import *
RuntimeError: This module can only be run on a Raspberry Pi!
2019-05-13 14:55:35 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Unable to prepare setup for platform rpi_gpio: Unable to set up component.
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Found this:

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Thanks VDRainer,

This post you referred me too says RPI_GPIO only works on HA 32b build, NOT HA 64b build.

I’ll figure out another way to get I/O into HA, since downgrading to 32b is not attractive. Maybe WiFi NodeMCU.

Hopefully the HA guys will find time to resolve it at some point.

Rich

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Initially I had started down the road with my 64bit HA using NodeMCU and MQTT to get the I/O needed for replacing my ADT alarm system. But then I decided to bite the bullet and reconfigure my HA from 64bit to 32bit in order to utilize rpi_gpio with HAT. And I am glad I did, since I get far more I/O out of the PI than I could even get with a couple ESP8266 NodeMCU’s.