diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile b/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile
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+MODULE = board
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile.features b/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile.features
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+# Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
+# Various other features (if any)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
+
+# The board MPU family (used for grouping by the CI system)
+FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = cortex_m0_1
diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile.include b/boards/platypus-demo/Makefile.include
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+# define the cpu used by the stm32f0-discovery board
+export CPU = stm32f0
+export CPU_MODEL = stm32f042c6
+
+# define the default port depending on the host OS
+# PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
+# PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
+
+export FLASHER = sudo dfu-util
+export FFLAGS = -d 0483:df11 -a 0 -s 0x08000000 -D "$(HEXFILE)"
+
+# setup serial terminal
+# include $(RIOTBOARD)/Makefile.include.serial
+
+# this board uses openocd
+# include $(RIOTBOARD)/Makefile.include.openocd
diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/board.c b/boards/platypus-demo/board.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Theobroma Systems Design & Consulting GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_platypusdemo
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Board specific implementations for the Platypus Breakout board
+ *
+ * @author      Martin Elshuber <martin.elshuber@theobroma-systems.com>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "board.h"
+
+void board_init(void)
+{
+/* initialize the CPU */
+    cpu_init();
+}
diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/include/board.h b/boards/platypus-demo/include/board.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup    boards_stm32f0discovery STM32F0Discovery
+ * @ingroup     boards
+ * @brief       Support for the STM32F0Discovery board
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Board specific definitions for the STM32F0Discovery evaluation board.
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef BOARD_H_
+#define BOARD_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "cpu.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
+ * @{
+ */
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief User button
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
+ */
+void board_init(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* BOARD_H_ */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/boards/platypus-demo/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/platypus-demo/include/periph_conf.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_stm32f0discovery
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Peripheral MCU configuration for the STM32F0discovery board
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef PERIPH_CONF_H_
+#define PERIPH_CONF_H_
+
+#include "periph_cpu.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @name Clock system configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define CLOCK_HSI           (8000000U)          /* external oscillator */
+#define CLOCK_CORECLOCK     (48000000U)         /* desired core clock frequency */
+
+/* the actual PLL values are automatically generated */
+#define CLOCK_PLL_MUL       (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / CLOCK_HSI)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name Timer configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define TIMER_NUMOF         (1U)
+#define TIMER_0_EN          1
+#define TIMER_IRQ_PRIO      1
+
+/* Timer 0 configuration */
+#define TIMER_0_DEV         TIM2
+#define TIMER_0_CHANNELS    4
+#define TIMER_0_FREQ        (CLOCK_CORECLOCK)
+#define TIMER_0_MAX_VALUE   (0xffffffff)
+#define TIMER_0_CLKEN()     (RCC->APB1ENR |= RCC_APB1ENR_TIM2EN)
+#define TIMER_0_ISR         isr_tim2
+#define TIMER_0_IRQ_CHAN    TIM2_IRQn
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name UART configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define UART_NUMOF          (0U)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   ADC configuration
+ *
+ * We need to configure the following values:
+ * [ pin, channel ]
+ * @{
+ */
+#define ADC_NUMOF           (0)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   DAC configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define DAC_NUMOF           (0)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name SPI configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define SPI_NUMOF           (0U)
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* PERIPH_CONF_H_ */