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+# Description
+This repository has the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) libraries for most
+of the 32 bit ARM microprocessor families from ST.
+ 
+It also has several scripts and tools to simplify the configuration of new 
+projetcs using the HAL libraries.
+
+# Dependencies
+This repository has no dependencies.
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