diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/Makefile b/cortex-m3-qemu/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64c3caced31c5d04f6f6f13bd10b3b44d6b9202e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+include ../py/mkenv.mk
+-include mpconfigport.mk
+
+# qstr definitions (must come before including py.mk)
+QSTR_DEFS = qstrdefsport.h
+
+# include py core make definitions
+include ../py/py.mk
+
+CROSS_COMPILE = arm-none-eabi-
+
+CFLAGS_CORTEX_M3 = -mthumb -mcpu=cortex-m3
+CFLAGS = -I. -I$(PY_SRC) -Wall -ansi -std=gnu99 $(CFLAGS_CORTEX_M3) $(COPT)
+
+#Debugging/Optimization
+ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
+CFLAGS += -g -DPENDSV_DEBUG
+COPT = -O0
+else
+COPT += -Os -DNDEBUG
+endif
+
+#LDFLAGS = --nostdlib -T stm32f405.ld -Map=$(@:.elf=.map) --cref
+LDFLAGS = -lm -T generic-m-hosted.ld # -Map=$(@:.elf=.map) --cref
+LIBS =
+
+# uncomment this if you want libgcc
+#LIBS += $(shell $(CC) -print-libgcc-file-name)
+
+SRC_C = \
+	help.c \
+	math.c \
+
+	#gccollect.c \
+	#pyexec.c \
+
+SRC_S = \
+	gchelper.s \
+
+OBJ =
+OBJ += $(PY_O)
+OBJ += $(addprefix $(BUILD)/, $(SRC_C:.c=.o))
+OBJ += $(addprefix $(BUILD)/, $(SRC_S:.s=.o))
+
+all: $(BUILD)/flash.elf
+
+run:
+	qemu-system-arm -cpu cortex-m3 -nographic -monitor null -serial null -semihosting -kernel $(BUILD)/flash.elf
+
+$(BUILD)/flash.elf: $(OBJ)
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) main.c -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LIBS)
+	$(Q)$(SIZE) $@
+
+include ../py/mkrules.mk
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.c b/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7a48c18f176068f567bf3091f24d70691794aeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+//#include <stm32f4xx_hal.h>
+
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "mpconfig.h"
+#include "qstr.h"
+#include "obj.h"
+#include "gc.h"
+#include "gccollect.h"
+
+machine_uint_t gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp(machine_uint_t *regs);
+
+// obsolete
+// void gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack(machine_uint_t *regs, machine_uint_t heap_end);
+
+void gc_collect(void) {
+    // get current time, in case we want to time the GC
+    uint32_t start = HAL_GetTick();
+
+    // start the GC
+    gc_collect_start();
+
+    // scan everything in RAM before the heap
+    // this includes the data and bss segments
+    // TODO possibly don't need to scan data, since all pointers should start out NULL and be in bss
+    gc_collect_root((void**)&_ram_start, ((uint32_t)&_ebss - (uint32_t)&_ram_start) / sizeof(uint32_t));
+
+    // get the registers and the sp
+    machine_uint_t regs[10];
+    machine_uint_t sp = gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp(regs);
+
+    // trace the stack, including the registers (since they live on the stack in this function)
+    gc_collect_root((void**)sp, ((uint32_t)&_ram_end - sp) / sizeof(uint32_t));
+
+    // end the GC
+    gc_collect_end();
+
+    if (0) {
+        // print GC info
+        uint32_t ticks = HAL_GetTick() - start; // TODO implement a function that does this properly
+        gc_info_t info;
+        gc_info(&info);
+        printf("GC@%lu %lums\n", start, ticks);
+        printf(" %lu total\n", info.total);
+        printf(" %lu : %lu\n", info.used, info.free);
+        printf(" 1=%lu 2=%lu m=%lu\n", info.num_1block, info.num_2block, info.max_block);
+    }
+}
+
+static mp_obj_t pyb_gc(void) {
+    gc_collect();
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(pyb_gc_obj, pyb_gc);
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.h b/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9aa0a44413733ce6e10f7e1007d74858696dde06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/gccollect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// variables defining memory layout
+// (these probably belong somewhere else...)
+extern uint32_t _etext;
+extern uint32_t _sidata;
+extern uint32_t _ram_start;
+extern uint32_t _sdata;
+extern uint32_t _edata;
+extern uint32_t _sbss;
+extern uint32_t _ebss;
+extern uint32_t _heap_start;
+extern uint32_t _heap_end;
+extern uint32_t _estack;
+extern uint32_t _ram_end;
+
+void gc_collect(void);
+
+MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(pyb_gc_obj);
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/gchelper.s b/cortex-m3-qemu/gchelper.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6baedcdd0e43cd1b6943dcbfd5f19f92aac7db7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/gchelper.s
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+    .syntax unified
+    .cpu cortex-m4
+    .thumb
+    .text
+    .align  2
+
+@ uint gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp(r0=uint regs[10])
+    .global gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp
+    .thumb
+    .thumb_func
+    .type   gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp, %function
+gc_helper_get_regs_and_sp:
+    @ store registers into given array
+    str     r4, [r0], #4
+    str     r5, [r0], #4
+    str     r6, [r0], #4
+    str     r7, [r0], #4
+    str     r8, [r0], #4
+    str     r9, [r0], #4
+    str     r10, [r0], #4
+    str     r11, [r0], #4
+    str     r12, [r0], #4
+    str     r13, [r0], #4
+
+    @ return the sp
+    mov     r0, sp
+    bx      lr
+
+
+@ this next function is now obsolete
+
+    .size   gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack, .-gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack
+@ void gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack(r0=uint regs[10], r1=heap_end)
+    .global gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack
+    .thumb
+    .thumb_func
+    .type   gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack, %function
+gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack:
+    @ store registers into given array
+    str     r4, [r0], #4
+    str     r5, [r0], #4
+    str     r6, [r0], #4
+    str     r7, [r0], #4
+    str     r8, [r0], #4
+    str     r9, [r0], #4
+    str     r10, [r0], #4
+    str     r11, [r0], #4
+    str     r12, [r0], #4
+    str     r13, [r0], #4
+
+    @ clean the stack from given pointer up to current sp
+    movs    r0, #0
+    mov     r2, sp
+    b.n     .entry
+.loop:
+    str     r0, [r1], #4
+.entry:
+    cmp     r1, r2
+    bcc.n   .loop
+    bx      lr
+
+    .size   gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack, .-gc_helper_get_regs_and_clean_stack
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/help.c b/cortex-m3-qemu/help.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76dcb2f4eeb40610af6230e72b2a3eeaa88e1638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/help.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "nlr.h"
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "mpconfig.h"
+#include "qstr.h"
+#include "obj.h"
+
+STATIC const char *help_text =
+"Welcome to Micro Python!\n"
+"\n"
+"For online help please visit http://micropython.org/help/.\n"
+"\n"
+"Specific commands for the board:\n"
+"  pyb.info()      -- print some general information\n"
+"  pyb.gc()        -- run the garbage collector\n"
+"  pyb.repl_info(val) -- enable/disable printing of info after each command\n"
+"  pyb.delay(n)    -- wait for n milliseconds\n"
+"  pyb.udelay(n)   -- wait for n microseconds\n"
+"  pyb.switch()    -- return True/False if switch pressed or not\n"
+"  pyb.switch(f)   -- call the given function when the switch is pressed\n"
+"  pyb.Led(n)      -- create Led object for LED n (n=1,2,3,4)\n"
+"                     Led methods: on(), off(), toggle(), intensity(<n>)\n"
+"  pyb.Servo(n)    -- create Servo object for servo n (n=1,2,3,4)\n"
+"                     Servo methods: calibrate(...), pulse_width([p]), angle([x, [t]]), speed([x, [t]])\n"
+"  pyb.Accel()     -- create an Accelerometer object\n"
+"                     Accelerometer methods: x(), y(), z(), tilt(), filtered_xyz()\n"
+"  pyb.rng()       -- get a 30-bit hardware random number\n"
+"  pyb.gpio_in(port, [m])  -- set IO port to input, mode m\n"
+"  pyb.gpio_out(port, [m]) -- set IO port to output, mode m\n"
+"  pyb.gpio(port)      -- get digital port value\n"
+"  pyb.gpio(port, val) -- set digital port value, True or False, 1 or 0\n"
+"  pyb.ADC(port)   -- make an analog port object\n"
+"                     ADC methods: read()\n"
+"\n"
+"Ports are numbered X1-X12, X17-X22, Y1-Y12, or by their MCU name\n"
+"Port input modes are: pyb.PULL_NONE, pyb.PULL_UP, pyb.PULL_DOWN\n"
+"Port output modes are: pyb.PUSH_PULL, pyb.OPEN_DRAIN\n"
+"\n"
+"Control commands:\n"
+"  CTRL-A       -- on a blank line, enter raw REPL mode\n"
+"  CTRL-B       -- on a blank line, enter normal REPL mode\n"
+"  CTRL-C       -- interrupt a running program\n"
+"  CTRL-D       -- on a blank line, do a soft reset of the board\n"
+"\n"
+"For further help on a specific object, type help(obj)\n"
+;
+
+STATIC void pyb_help_print_info_about_object(mp_obj_t name_o, mp_obj_t value) {
+    printf("  ");
+    mp_obj_print(name_o, PRINT_STR);
+    printf(" -- ");
+    mp_obj_print(value, PRINT_STR);
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t pyb_help(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    if (n_args == 0) {
+        // print a general help message
+        printf("%s", help_text);
+
+    } else {
+        // try to print something sensible about the given object
+
+        printf("object ");
+        mp_obj_print(args[0], PRINT_STR);
+        printf(" is of type %s\n", mp_obj_get_type_str(args[0]));
+
+        mp_map_t *map = NULL;
+        if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_module)) {
+            map = mp_obj_dict_get_map(mp_obj_module_get_globals(args[0]));
+        } else {
+            mp_obj_type_t *type;
+            if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_type)) {
+                type = args[0];
+            } else {
+                type = mp_obj_get_type(args[0]);
+            }
+            if (type->locals_dict != MP_OBJ_NULL && MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(type->locals_dict, &mp_type_dict)) {
+                map = mp_obj_dict_get_map(type->locals_dict);
+            }
+        }
+        if (map != NULL) {
+            for (uint i = 0; i < map->alloc; i++) {
+                if (map->table[i].key != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+                    pyb_help_print_info_about_object(map->table[i].key, map->table[i].value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mp_builtin_help_obj, 0, 1, pyb_help);
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/main.c b/cortex-m3-qemu/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0e96f88322b28b1fba88342c2481eeeb831e9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "nlr.h"
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "mpconfig.h"
+#include "qstr.h"
+#include "lexer.h"
+#include "lexerunix.h"
+#include "parse.h"
+#include "obj.h"
+#include "parsehelper.h"
+#include "compile.h"
+#include "runtime0.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "repl.h"
+#include "gc.h"
+
+mp_obj_t mem_info(void) {
+    printf("mem: total=%d, current=%d, peak=%d\n", m_get_total_bytes_allocated(), m_get_current_bytes_allocated(), m_get_peak_bytes_allocated());
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+mp_obj_t qstr_info(void) {
+    uint n_pool, n_qstr, n_str_data_bytes, n_total_bytes;
+    qstr_pool_info(&n_pool, &n_qstr, &n_str_data_bytes, &n_total_bytes);
+    printf("qstr pool: n_pool=%u, n_qstr=%u, n_str_data_bytes=%u, n_total_bytes=%u\n", n_pool, n_qstr, n_str_data_bytes, n_total_bytes);
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+static void execute_from_lexer(mp_lexer_t *lex, mp_parse_input_kind_t input_kind, bool is_repl) {
+    if (lex == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (0) {
+        // just tokenise
+        while (!mp_lexer_is_kind(lex, MP_TOKEN_END)) {
+            mp_token_show(mp_lexer_cur(lex));
+            mp_lexer_to_next(lex);
+        }
+        mp_lexer_free(lex);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    mp_parse_error_kind_t parse_error_kind;
+    mp_parse_node_t pn = mp_parse(lex, input_kind, &parse_error_kind);
+
+    if (pn == MP_PARSE_NODE_NULL) {
+        // parse error
+        mp_parse_show_exception(lex, parse_error_kind);
+        mp_lexer_free(lex);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qstr source_name = mp_lexer_source_name(lex);
+    mp_lexer_free(lex);
+
+    /*
+    printf("----------------\n");
+    mp_parse_node_print(pn, 0);
+    printf("----------------\n");
+    */
+
+    mp_obj_t module_fun = mp_compile(pn, source_name, MP_EMIT_OPT_ASM_THUMB, is_repl);
+
+    if (module_fun == mp_const_none) {
+        // compile error
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // execute it
+    nlr_buf_t nlr;
+    if (nlr_push(&nlr) == 0) {
+        mp_call_function_0(module_fun);
+        nlr_pop();
+    } else {
+        // uncaught exception
+        mp_obj_print_exception((mp_obj_t)nlr.ret_val);
+    }
+}
+
+mp_import_stat_t mp_import_stat(const char *path) {
+    struct stat st;
+    if (stat(path, &st) == 0) {
+        if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+            return MP_IMPORT_STAT_DIR;
+        } else if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+            return MP_IMPORT_STAT_FILE;
+        }
+    }
+    return MP_IMPORT_STAT_NO_EXIST;
+}
+
+static void do_str(const char *str) {
+    mp_lexer_t *lex = mp_lexer_new_from_str_len(MP_QSTR__lt_stdin_gt_, str, strlen(str), false);
+    execute_from_lexer(lex, MP_PARSE_SINGLE_INPUT, false);
+}
+
+void nlr_jump_fail(void *val) {
+    printf("FATAL: uncaught exception %p\n", val);
+    //__fatal_error("");
+}
+
+mp_lexer_t *mp_lexer_new_from_file(const char *filename) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    qstr_init();
+    mp_init();
+    
+    //mp_obj_t m_sys = mp_obj_new_module(MP_QSTR_sys);
+    //mp_obj_t py_argv = mp_obj_new_list(0, NULL);
+    //mp_store_attr(m_sys, MP_QSTR_argv, py_argv);
+    
+    mp_store_name(qstr_from_str("mem_info"), mp_make_function_n(0, mem_info));
+    mp_store_name(qstr_from_str("qstr_info"), mp_make_function_n(0, qstr_info));
+    
+    do_str("print(123)");
+}
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/math.c b/cortex-m3-qemu/math.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0226d6674c3bcd0cf6bba0fa080c6909d86a7821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/math.c
@@ -0,0 +1,791 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+typedef float float_t;
+typedef union {
+    float f;
+    struct {
+        uint64_t m : 23;
+        uint64_t e : 8;
+        uint64_t s : 1;
+    };
+} float_s_t;
+
+typedef union {
+    double d;
+    struct {
+        uint64_t m : 52;
+        uint64_t e : 11;
+        uint64_t s : 1;
+    };
+} double_s_t;
+
+float sqrtf(float x) {
+    return x;
+}
+
+// some compilers define log2f in terms of logf
+#ifdef log2f
+#undef log2f
+#endif
+float log2f(float x) { return 0; }
+
+static const float _M_LN10 = 2.30258509299404; // 0x40135d8e
+float log10f(float x) { return logf(x) / (float)_M_LN10; }
+
+float tanhf(float x) { return sinhf(x) / coshf(x); }
+
+// TODO we need import these functions from some library (eg musl or newlib)
+float acoshf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float asinhf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float atanhf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float cosf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float sinf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float tanf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float acosf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float asinf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float atanf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float atan2f(float x, float y) { return 0.0; }
+float ceilf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float floorf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float truncf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float fmodf(float x, float y) { return 0.0; }
+float tgammaf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float lgammaf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float erff(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float erfcf(float x) { return 0.0; }
+float modff(float x, float *y) { return 0.0; }
+float frexpf(float x, int *exp) { return 0.0; }
+float ldexpf(float x, int exp) { return 0.0; }
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// from musl-0.9.15 libm.h
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* origin: FreeBSD /usr/src/lib/msun/src/math_private.h */
+/*
+ * ====================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 1993 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Developed at SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+ * software is freely granted, provided that this notice
+ * is preserved.
+ * ====================================================
+ */
+
+#define FORCE_EVAL(x) do {                        \
+	if (sizeof(x) == sizeof(float)) {         \
+		volatile float __x;               \
+		__x = (x);                        \
+                (void)__x;                        \
+	} else if (sizeof(x) == sizeof(double)) { \
+		volatile double __x;              \
+		__x = (x);                        \
+                (void)__x;                        \
+	} else {                                  \
+		volatile long double __x;         \
+		__x = (x);                        \
+                (void)__x;                        \
+	}                                         \
+} while(0)
+
+/* Get a 32 bit int from a float.  */
+#define GET_FLOAT_WORD(w,d)                       \
+do {                                              \
+  union {float f; uint32_t i;} __u;               \
+  __u.f = (d);                                    \
+  (w) = __u.i;                                    \
+} while (0)
+
+/* Set a float from a 32 bit int.  */
+#define SET_FLOAT_WORD(d,w)                       \
+do {                                              \
+      union {float f; uint32_t i;} __u;           \
+      __u.i = (w);                                \
+      (d) = __u.f;                                \
+} while (0)
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// __fpclassifyf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+int __fpclassifyf(float x)
+{
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u = {x};
+	int e = u.i>>23 & 0xff;
+	if (!e) return u.i<<1 ? FP_SUBNORMAL : FP_ZERO;
+	if (e==0xff) return u.i<<9 ? FP_NAN : FP_INFINITE;
+	return FP_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// scalbnf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+float scalbnf(float x, int n)
+{
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u;
+	float_t y = x;
+
+	if (n > 127) {
+		y *= 0x1p127f;
+		n -= 127;
+		if (n > 127) {
+			y *= 0x1p127f;
+			n -= 127;
+			if (n > 127)
+				n = 127;
+		}
+	} else if (n < -126) {
+		y *= 0x1p-126f;
+		n += 126;
+		if (n < -126) {
+			y *= 0x1p-126f;
+			n += 126;
+			if (n < -126)
+				n = -126;
+		}
+	}
+	u.i = (uint32_t)(0x7f+n)<<23;
+	x = y * u.f;
+	return x;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// powf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* origin: FreeBSD /usr/src/lib/msun/src/e_powf.c */
+/*
+ * Conversion to float by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support, ian@cygnus.com.
+ */
+/*
+ * ====================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 1993 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Developed at SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+ * software is freely granted, provided that this notice
+ * is preserved.
+ * ====================================================
+ */
+
+static const float
+bp[]   = {1.0, 1.5,},
+dp_h[] = { 0.0, 5.84960938e-01,}, /* 0x3f15c000 */
+dp_l[] = { 0.0, 1.56322085e-06,}, /* 0x35d1cfdc */
+two24  =  16777216.0,  /* 0x4b800000 */
+huge   =  1.0e30,
+tiny   =  1.0e-30,
+/* poly coefs for (3/2)*(log(x)-2s-2/3*s**3 */
+L1 =  6.0000002384e-01, /* 0x3f19999a */
+L2 =  4.2857143283e-01, /* 0x3edb6db7 */
+L3 =  3.3333334327e-01, /* 0x3eaaaaab */
+L4 =  2.7272811532e-01, /* 0x3e8ba305 */
+L5 =  2.3066075146e-01, /* 0x3e6c3255 */
+L6 =  2.0697501302e-01, /* 0x3e53f142 */
+P1 =  1.6666667163e-01, /* 0x3e2aaaab */
+P2 = -2.7777778450e-03, /* 0xbb360b61 */
+P3 =  6.6137559770e-05, /* 0x388ab355 */
+P4 = -1.6533901999e-06, /* 0xb5ddea0e */
+P5 =  4.1381369442e-08, /* 0x3331bb4c */
+lg2     =  6.9314718246e-01, /* 0x3f317218 */
+lg2_h   =  6.93145752e-01,   /* 0x3f317200 */
+lg2_l   =  1.42860654e-06,   /* 0x35bfbe8c */
+ovt     =  4.2995665694e-08, /* -(128-log2(ovfl+.5ulp)) */
+cp      =  9.6179670095e-01, /* 0x3f76384f =2/(3ln2) */
+cp_h    =  9.6191406250e-01, /* 0x3f764000 =12b cp */
+cp_l    = -1.1736857402e-04, /* 0xb8f623c6 =tail of cp_h */
+ivln2   =  1.4426950216e+00, /* 0x3fb8aa3b =1/ln2 */
+ivln2_h =  1.4426879883e+00, /* 0x3fb8aa00 =16b 1/ln2*/
+ivln2_l =  7.0526075433e-06; /* 0x36eca570 =1/ln2 tail*/
+
+float powf(float x, float y)
+{
+	float z,ax,z_h,z_l,p_h,p_l;
+	float y1,t1,t2,r,s,sn,t,u,v,w;
+	int32_t i,j,k,yisint,n;
+	int32_t hx,hy,ix,iy,is;
+
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(hx, x);
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(hy, y);
+	ix = hx & 0x7fffffff;
+	iy = hy & 0x7fffffff;
+
+	/* x**0 = 1, even if x is NaN */
+	if (iy == 0)
+		return 1.0f;
+	/* 1**y = 1, even if y is NaN */
+	if (hx == 0x3f800000)
+		return 1.0f;
+	/* NaN if either arg is NaN */
+	if (ix > 0x7f800000 || iy > 0x7f800000)
+		return x + y;
+
+	/* determine if y is an odd int when x < 0
+	 * yisint = 0       ... y is not an integer
+	 * yisint = 1       ... y is an odd int
+	 * yisint = 2       ... y is an even int
+	 */
+	yisint  = 0;
+	if (hx < 0) {
+		if (iy >= 0x4b800000)
+			yisint = 2; /* even integer y */
+		else if (iy >= 0x3f800000) {
+			k = (iy>>23) - 0x7f;         /* exponent */
+			j = iy>>(23-k);
+			if ((j<<(23-k)) == iy)
+				yisint = 2 - (j & 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* special value of y */
+	if (iy == 0x7f800000) {  /* y is +-inf */
+		if (ix == 0x3f800000)      /* (-1)**+-inf is 1 */
+			return 1.0f;
+		else if (ix > 0x3f800000)  /* (|x|>1)**+-inf = inf,0 */
+			return hy >= 0 ? y : 0.0f;
+		else if (ix != 0)          /* (|x|<1)**+-inf = 0,inf if x!=0 */
+			return hy >= 0 ? 0.0f: -y;
+	}
+	if (iy == 0x3f800000)    /* y is +-1 */
+		return hy >= 0 ? x : 1.0f/x;
+	if (hy == 0x40000000)    /* y is 2 */
+		return x*x;
+	if (hy == 0x3f000000) {  /* y is  0.5 */
+		if (hx >= 0)     /* x >= +0 */
+			return sqrtf(x);
+	}
+
+	ax = fabsf(x);
+	/* special value of x */
+	if (ix == 0x7f800000 || ix == 0 || ix == 0x3f800000) { /* x is +-0,+-inf,+-1 */
+		z = ax;
+		if (hy < 0)  /* z = (1/|x|) */
+			z = 1.0f/z;
+		if (hx < 0) {
+			if (((ix-0x3f800000)|yisint) == 0) {
+				z = (z-z)/(z-z); /* (-1)**non-int is NaN */
+			} else if (yisint == 1)
+				z = -z;          /* (x<0)**odd = -(|x|**odd) */
+		}
+		return z;
+	}
+
+	sn = 1.0f; /* sign of result */
+	if (hx < 0) {
+		if (yisint == 0) /* (x<0)**(non-int) is NaN */
+			return (x-x)/(x-x);
+		if (yisint == 1) /* (x<0)**(odd int) */
+			sn = -1.0f;
+	}
+
+	/* |y| is huge */
+	if (iy > 0x4d000000) { /* if |y| > 2**27 */
+		/* over/underflow if x is not close to one */
+		if (ix < 0x3f7ffff8)
+			return hy < 0 ? sn*huge*huge : sn*tiny*tiny;
+		if (ix > 0x3f800007)
+			return hy > 0 ? sn*huge*huge : sn*tiny*tiny;
+		/* now |1-x| is tiny <= 2**-20, suffice to compute
+		   log(x) by x-x^2/2+x^3/3-x^4/4 */
+		t = ax - 1;     /* t has 20 trailing zeros */
+		w = (t*t)*(0.5f - t*(0.333333333333f - t*0.25f));
+		u = ivln2_h*t;  /* ivln2_h has 16 sig. bits */
+		v = t*ivln2_l - w*ivln2;
+		t1 = u + v;
+		GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, t1);
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(t1, is & 0xfffff000);
+		t2 = v - (t1-u);
+	} else {
+		float s2,s_h,s_l,t_h,t_l;
+		n = 0;
+		/* take care subnormal number */
+		if (ix < 0x00800000) {
+			ax *= two24;
+			n -= 24;
+			GET_FLOAT_WORD(ix, ax);
+		}
+		n += ((ix)>>23) - 0x7f;
+		j = ix & 0x007fffff;
+		/* determine interval */
+		ix = j | 0x3f800000;     /* normalize ix */
+		if (j <= 0x1cc471)       /* |x|<sqrt(3/2) */
+			k = 0;
+		else if (j < 0x5db3d7)   /* |x|<sqrt(3)   */
+			k = 1;
+		else {
+			k = 0;
+			n += 1;
+			ix -= 0x00800000;
+		}
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(ax, ix);
+
+		/* compute s = s_h+s_l = (x-1)/(x+1) or (x-1.5)/(x+1.5) */
+		u = ax - bp[k];   /* bp[0]=1.0, bp[1]=1.5 */
+		v = 1.0f/(ax+bp[k]);
+		s = u*v;
+		s_h = s;
+		GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, s_h);
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(s_h, is & 0xfffff000);
+		/* t_h=ax+bp[k] High */
+		is = ((ix>>1) & 0xfffff000) | 0x20000000;
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(t_h, is + 0x00400000 + (k<<21));
+		t_l = ax - (t_h - bp[k]);
+		s_l = v*((u - s_h*t_h) - s_h*t_l);
+		/* compute log(ax) */
+		s2 = s*s;
+		r = s2*s2*(L1+s2*(L2+s2*(L3+s2*(L4+s2*(L5+s2*L6)))));
+		r += s_l*(s_h+s);
+		s2 = s_h*s_h;
+		t_h = 3.0f + s2 + r;
+		GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, t_h);
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(t_h, is & 0xfffff000);
+		t_l = r - ((t_h - 3.0f) - s2);
+		/* u+v = s*(1+...) */
+		u = s_h*t_h;
+		v = s_l*t_h + t_l*s;
+		/* 2/(3log2)*(s+...) */
+		p_h = u + v;
+		GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, p_h);
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(p_h, is & 0xfffff000);
+		p_l = v - (p_h - u);
+		z_h = cp_h*p_h;  /* cp_h+cp_l = 2/(3*log2) */
+		z_l = cp_l*p_h + p_l*cp+dp_l[k];
+		/* log2(ax) = (s+..)*2/(3*log2) = n + dp_h + z_h + z_l */
+		t = (float)n;
+		t1 = (((z_h + z_l) + dp_h[k]) + t);
+		GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, t1);
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(t1, is & 0xfffff000);
+		t2 = z_l - (((t1 - t) - dp_h[k]) - z_h);
+	}
+
+	/* split up y into y1+y2 and compute (y1+y2)*(t1+t2) */
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, y);
+	SET_FLOAT_WORD(y1, is & 0xfffff000);
+	p_l = (y-y1)*t1 + y*t2;
+	p_h = y1*t1;
+	z = p_l + p_h;
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(j, z);
+	if (j > 0x43000000)          /* if z > 128 */
+		return sn*huge*huge;  /* overflow */
+	else if (j == 0x43000000) {  /* if z == 128 */
+		if (p_l + ovt > z - p_h)
+			return sn*huge*huge;  /* overflow */
+	} else if ((j&0x7fffffff) > 0x43160000)  /* z < -150 */ // FIXME: check should be  (uint32_t)j > 0xc3160000
+		return sn*tiny*tiny;  /* underflow */
+	else if (j == 0xc3160000) {  /* z == -150 */
+		if (p_l <= z-p_h)
+			return sn*tiny*tiny;  /* underflow */
+	}
+	/*
+	 * compute 2**(p_h+p_l)
+	 */
+	i = j & 0x7fffffff;
+	k = (i>>23) - 0x7f;
+	n = 0;
+	if (i > 0x3f000000) {   /* if |z| > 0.5, set n = [z+0.5] */
+		n = j + (0x00800000>>(k+1));
+		k = ((n&0x7fffffff)>>23) - 0x7f;  /* new k for n */
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(t, n & ~(0x007fffff>>k));
+		n = ((n&0x007fffff)|0x00800000)>>(23-k);
+		if (j < 0)
+			n = -n;
+		p_h -= t;
+	}
+	t = p_l + p_h;
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(is, t);
+	SET_FLOAT_WORD(t, is & 0xffff8000);
+	u = t*lg2_h;
+	v = (p_l-(t-p_h))*lg2 + t*lg2_l;
+	z = u + v;
+	w = v - (z - u);
+	t = z*z;
+	t1 = z - t*(P1+t*(P2+t*(P3+t*(P4+t*P5))));
+	r = (z*t1)/(t1-2.0f) - (w+z*w);
+	z = 1.0f - (r - z);
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(j, z);
+	j += n<<23;
+	if ((j>>23) <= 0)  /* subnormal output */
+		z = scalbnf(z, n);
+	else
+		SET_FLOAT_WORD(z, j);
+	return sn*z;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// expf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* origin: FreeBSD /usr/src/lib/msun/src/e_expf.c */
+/*
+ * Conversion to float by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support, ian@cygnus.com.
+ */
+/*
+ * ====================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 1993 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Developed at SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+ * software is freely granted, provided that this notice
+ * is preserved.
+ * ====================================================
+ */
+
+static const float
+half[2] = {0.5,-0.5},
+ln2hi   = 6.9314575195e-1f,  /* 0x3f317200 */
+ln2lo   = 1.4286067653e-6f,  /* 0x35bfbe8e */
+invln2  = 1.4426950216e+0f,  /* 0x3fb8aa3b */
+/*
+ * Domain [-0.34568, 0.34568], range ~[-4.278e-9, 4.447e-9]:
+ * |x*(exp(x)+1)/(exp(x)-1) - p(x)| < 2**-27.74
+ */
+expf_P1 =  1.6666625440e-1f, /*  0xaaaa8f.0p-26 */
+expf_P2 = -2.7667332906e-3f; /* -0xb55215.0p-32 */
+
+float expf(float x)
+{
+	float_t hi, lo, c, xx, y;
+	int k, sign;
+	uint32_t hx;
+
+	GET_FLOAT_WORD(hx, x);
+	sign = hx >> 31;   /* sign bit of x */
+	hx &= 0x7fffffff;  /* high word of |x| */
+
+	/* special cases */
+	if (hx >= 0x42aeac50) {  /* if |x| >= -87.33655f or NaN */
+		if (hx >= 0x42b17218 && !sign) {  /* x >= 88.722839f */
+			/* overflow */
+			x *= 0x1p127f;
+			return x;
+		}
+		if (sign) {
+			/* underflow */
+			FORCE_EVAL(-0x1p-149f/x);
+			if (hx >= 0x42cff1b5)  /* x <= -103.972084f */
+				return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* argument reduction */
+	if (hx > 0x3eb17218) {  /* if |x| > 0.5 ln2 */
+		if (hx > 0x3f851592)  /* if |x| > 1.5 ln2 */
+			k = invln2*x + half[sign];
+		else
+			k = 1 - sign - sign;
+		hi = x - k*ln2hi;  /* k*ln2hi is exact here */
+		lo = k*ln2lo;
+		x = hi - lo;
+	} else if (hx > 0x39000000) {  /* |x| > 2**-14 */
+		k = 0;
+		hi = x;
+		lo = 0;
+	} else {
+		/* raise inexact */
+		FORCE_EVAL(0x1p127f + x);
+		return 1 + x;
+	}
+
+	/* x is now in primary range */
+	xx = x*x;
+	c = x - xx*(expf_P1+xx*expf_P2);
+	y = 1 + (x*c/(2-c) - lo + hi);
+	if (k == 0)
+		return y;
+	return scalbnf(y, k);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// expm1f from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* origin: FreeBSD /usr/src/lib/msun/src/s_expm1f.c */
+/*
+ * Conversion to float by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support, ian@cygnus.com.
+ */
+/*
+ * ====================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 1993 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Developed at SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+ * software is freely granted, provided that this notice
+ * is preserved.
+ * ====================================================
+ */
+
+static const float
+o_threshold = 8.8721679688e+01, /* 0x42b17180 */
+ln2_hi      = 6.9313812256e-01, /* 0x3f317180 */
+ln2_lo      = 9.0580006145e-06, /* 0x3717f7d1 */
+//invln2      = 1.4426950216e+00, /* 0x3fb8aa3b */
+/*
+ * Domain [-0.34568, 0.34568], range ~[-6.694e-10, 6.696e-10]:
+ * |6 / x * (1 + 2 * (1 / (exp(x) - 1) - 1 / x)) - q(x)| < 2**-30.04
+ * Scaled coefficients: Qn_here = 2**n * Qn_for_q (see s_expm1.c):
+ */
+Q1 = -3.3333212137e-2, /* -0x888868.0p-28 */
+Q2 =  1.5807170421e-3; /*  0xcf3010.0p-33 */
+
+float expm1f(float x)
+{
+	float_t y,hi,lo,c,t,e,hxs,hfx,r1,twopk;
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u = {x};
+	uint32_t hx = u.i & 0x7fffffff;
+	int k, sign = u.i >> 31;
+
+	/* filter out huge and non-finite argument */
+	if (hx >= 0x4195b844) {  /* if |x|>=27*ln2 */
+		if (hx > 0x7f800000)  /* NaN */
+			return x;
+		if (sign)
+			return -1;
+		if (x > o_threshold) {
+			x *= 0x1p127f;
+			return x;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* argument reduction */
+	if (hx > 0x3eb17218) {           /* if  |x| > 0.5 ln2 */
+		if (hx < 0x3F851592) {       /* and |x| < 1.5 ln2 */
+			if (!sign) {
+				hi = x - ln2_hi;
+				lo = ln2_lo;
+				k =  1;
+			} else {
+				hi = x + ln2_hi;
+				lo = -ln2_lo;
+				k = -1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			k  = invln2*x + (sign ? -0.5f : 0.5f);
+			t  = k;
+			hi = x - t*ln2_hi;      /* t*ln2_hi is exact here */
+			lo = t*ln2_lo;
+		}
+		x = hi-lo;
+		c = (hi-x)-lo;
+	} else if (hx < 0x33000000) {  /* when |x|<2**-25, return x */
+		if (hx < 0x00800000)
+			FORCE_EVAL(x*x);
+		return x;
+	} else
+		k = 0;
+
+	/* x is now in primary range */
+	hfx = 0.5f*x;
+	hxs = x*hfx;
+	r1 = 1.0f+hxs*(Q1+hxs*Q2);
+	t  = 3.0f - r1*hfx;
+	e  = hxs*((r1-t)/(6.0f - x*t));
+	if (k == 0)  /* c is 0 */
+		return x - (x*e-hxs);
+	e  = x*(e-c) - c;
+	e -= hxs;
+	/* exp(x) ~ 2^k (x_reduced - e + 1) */
+	if (k == -1)
+		return 0.5f*(x-e) - 0.5f;
+	if (k == 1) {
+		if (x < -0.25f)
+			return -2.0f*(e-(x+0.5f));
+		return 1.0f + 2.0f*(x-e);
+	}
+	u.i = (0x7f+k)<<23;  /* 2^k */
+	twopk = u.f;
+	if (k < 0 || k > 56) {   /* suffice to return exp(x)-1 */
+		y = x - e + 1.0f;
+		if (k == 128)
+			y = y*2.0f*0x1p127f;
+		else
+			y = y*twopk;
+		return y - 1.0f;
+	}
+	u.i = (0x7f-k)<<23;  /* 2^-k */
+	if (k < 23)
+		y = (x-e+(1-u.f))*twopk;
+	else
+		y = (x-(e+u.f)+1)*twopk;
+	return y;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// __expo2f from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* k is such that k*ln2 has minimal relative error and x - kln2 > log(FLT_MIN) */
+static const int k = 235;
+static const float kln2 = 0x1.45c778p+7f;
+
+/* expf(x)/2 for x >= log(FLT_MAX), slightly better than 0.5f*expf(x/2)*expf(x/2) */
+float __expo2f(float x)
+{
+	float scale;
+
+	/* note that k is odd and scale*scale overflows */
+	SET_FLOAT_WORD(scale, (uint32_t)(0x7f + k/2) << 23);
+	/* exp(x - k ln2) * 2**(k-1) */
+	return expf(x - kln2) * scale * scale;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// logf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/* origin: FreeBSD /usr/src/lib/msun/src/e_logf.c */
+/*
+ * Conversion to float by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support, ian@cygnus.com.
+ */
+/*
+ * ====================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 1993 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Developed at SunPro, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+ * software is freely granted, provided that this notice
+ * is preserved.
+ * ====================================================
+ */
+
+static const float
+/* |(log(1+s)-log(1-s))/s - Lg(s)| < 2**-34.24 (~[-4.95e-11, 4.97e-11]). */
+Lg1 = 0xaaaaaa.0p-24, /* 0.66666662693 */
+Lg2 = 0xccce13.0p-25, /* 0.40000972152 */
+Lg3 = 0x91e9ee.0p-25, /* 0.28498786688 */
+Lg4 = 0xf89e26.0p-26; /* 0.24279078841 */
+
+float logf(float x)
+{
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u = {x};
+	float_t hfsq,f,s,z,R,w,t1,t2,dk;
+	uint32_t ix;
+	int k;
+
+	ix = u.i;
+	k = 0;
+	if (ix < 0x00800000 || ix>>31) {  /* x < 2**-126  */
+		if (ix<<1 == 0)
+			return -1/(x*x);  /* log(+-0)=-inf */
+		if (ix>>31)
+			return (x-x)/0.0f; /* log(-#) = NaN */
+		/* subnormal number, scale up x */
+		k -= 25;
+		x *= 0x1p25f;
+		u.f = x;
+		ix = u.i;
+	} else if (ix >= 0x7f800000) {
+		return x;
+	} else if (ix == 0x3f800000)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* reduce x into [sqrt(2)/2, sqrt(2)] */
+	ix += 0x3f800000 - 0x3f3504f3;
+	k += (int)(ix>>23) - 0x7f;
+	ix = (ix&0x007fffff) + 0x3f3504f3;
+	u.i = ix;
+	x = u.f;
+
+	f = x - 1.0f;
+	s = f/(2.0f + f);
+	z = s*s;
+	w = z*z;
+	t1= w*(Lg2+w*Lg4);
+	t2= z*(Lg1+w*Lg3);
+	R = t2 + t1;
+	hfsq = 0.5f*f*f;
+	dk = k;
+	return s*(hfsq+R) + dk*ln2_lo - hfsq + f + dk*ln2_hi;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// coshf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+float coshf(float x)
+{
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u = {.f = x};
+	uint32_t w;
+	float t;
+
+	/* |x| */
+	u.i &= 0x7fffffff;
+	x = u.f;
+	w = u.i;
+
+	/* |x| < log(2) */
+	if (w < 0x3f317217) {
+		if (w < 0x3f800000 - (12<<23)) {
+			FORCE_EVAL(x + 0x1p120f);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		t = expm1f(x);
+		return 1 + t*t/(2*(1+t));
+	}
+
+	/* |x| < log(FLT_MAX) */
+	if (w < 0x42b17217) {
+		t = expf(x);
+		return 0.5f*(t + 1/t);
+	}
+
+	/* |x| > log(FLT_MAX) or nan */
+	t = __expo2f(x);
+	return t;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+// sinhf from musl-0.9.15
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+float sinhf(float x)
+{
+	union {float f; uint32_t i;} u = {.f = x};
+	uint32_t w;
+	float t, h, absx;
+
+	h = 0.5;
+	if (u.i >> 31)
+		h = -h;
+	/* |x| */
+	u.i &= 0x7fffffff;
+	absx = u.f;
+	w = u.i;
+
+	/* |x| < log(FLT_MAX) */
+	if (w < 0x42b17217) {
+		t = expm1f(absx);
+		if (w < 0x3f800000) {
+			if (w < 0x3f800000 - (12<<23))
+				return x;
+			return h*(2*t - t*t/(t+1));
+		}
+		return h*(t + t/(t+1));
+	}
+
+	/* |x| > logf(FLT_MAX) or nan */
+	t = 2*h*__expo2f(absx);
+	return t;
+}
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/mpconfigport.h b/cortex-m3-qemu/mpconfigport.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad7bb74df06176bdfe1ef12a16bf907a081fa895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/mpconfigport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+// options to control how Micro Python is built
+
+#define MICROPY_EMIT_THUMB          (0)
+#define MICROPY_EMIT_INLINE_THUMB   (0)
+#define MICROPY_MEM_STATS           (0)
+#define MICROPY_DEBUG_PRINTERS      (0)
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_GC           (0)
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER    (0)
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_REPL_HELPERS (1)
+#define MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL        (MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL_MPZ)
+#define MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL          (MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL_FLOAT)
+#define MICROPY_PATH_MAX            (128)
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_MOD_IO       (0)
+
+// extra built in names to add to the global namespace
+extern const struct _mp_obj_fun_native_t mp_builtin_help_obj;
+#define MICROPY_EXTRA_BUILTINS \
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_help), (mp_obj_t)&mp_builtin_help_obj },
+
+// type definitions for the specific machine
+
+#define BYTES_PER_WORD (4)
+
+#define UINT_FMT "%lu"
+#define INT_FMT "%ld"
+
+typedef int32_t machine_int_t; // must be pointer size
+typedef uint32_t machine_uint_t; // must be pointer size
+typedef void *machine_ptr_t; // must be of pointer size
+typedef const void *machine_const_ptr_t; // must be of pointer size
+
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.c b/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..298e58a5fd600c4a4a624b27ce13dfd9f3d92bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <stm32f4xx_hal.h>
+
+#include "nlr.h"
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "mpconfig.h"
+#include "qstr.h"
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "lexer.h"
+#include "parse.h"
+#include "obj.h"
+#include "parsehelper.h"
+#include "compile.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "repl.h"
+#include "gc.h"
+#include "gccollect.h"
+#include "systick.h"
+#include "pybstdio.h"
+#include "readline.h"
+#include "pyexec.h"
+#include "storage.h"
+#include "usb.h"
+#include "build/py/py-version.h"
+
+pyexec_mode_kind_t pyexec_mode_kind = PYEXEC_MODE_FRIENDLY_REPL;
+STATIC bool repl_display_debugging_info = 0;
+
+// parses, compiles and executes the code in the lexer
+// frees the lexer before returning
+bool parse_compile_execute(mp_lexer_t *lex, mp_parse_input_kind_t input_kind, bool is_repl) {
+    mp_parse_error_kind_t parse_error_kind;
+    mp_parse_node_t pn = mp_parse(lex, input_kind, &parse_error_kind);
+    qstr source_name = mp_lexer_source_name(lex);
+
+    if (pn == MP_PARSE_NODE_NULL) {
+        // parse error
+        mp_parse_show_exception(lex, parse_error_kind);
+        mp_lexer_free(lex);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    mp_lexer_free(lex);
+
+    mp_obj_t module_fun = mp_compile(pn, source_name, MP_EMIT_OPT_NONE, is_repl);
+    mp_parse_node_free(pn);
+
+    if (module_fun == mp_const_none) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    nlr_buf_t nlr;
+    bool ret;
+    uint32_t start = HAL_GetTick();
+    if (nlr_push(&nlr) == 0) {
+        usb_vcp_set_interrupt_char(VCP_CHAR_CTRL_C); // allow ctrl-C to interrupt us
+        mp_call_function_0(module_fun);
+        usb_vcp_set_interrupt_char(VCP_CHAR_NONE); // disable interrupt
+        nlr_pop();
+        ret = true;
+    } else {
+        // uncaught exception
+        // FIXME it could be that an interrupt happens just before we disable it here
+        usb_vcp_set_interrupt_char(VCP_CHAR_NONE); // disable interrupt
+        mp_obj_print_exception((mp_obj_t)nlr.ret_val);
+        ret = false;
+    }
+
+    // display debugging info if wanted
+    if (is_repl && repl_display_debugging_info) {
+        uint32_t ticks = HAL_GetTick() - start; // TODO implement a function that does this properly
+        printf("took %lu ms\n", ticks);
+        gc_collect();
+        // qstr info
+        {
+            uint n_pool, n_qstr, n_str_data_bytes, n_total_bytes;
+            qstr_pool_info(&n_pool, &n_qstr, &n_str_data_bytes, &n_total_bytes);
+            printf("qstr:\n  n_pool=%u\n  n_qstr=%u\n  n_str_data_bytes=%u\n  n_total_bytes=%u\n", n_pool, n_qstr, n_str_data_bytes, n_total_bytes);
+        }
+
+        // GC info
+        {
+            gc_info_t info;
+            gc_info(&info);
+            printf("GC:\n");
+            printf("  %lu total\n", info.total);
+            printf("  %lu : %lu\n", info.used, info.free);
+            printf("  1=%lu 2=%lu m=%lu\n", info.num_1block, info.num_2block, info.max_block);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int pyexec_raw_repl(void) {
+    vstr_t line;
+    vstr_init(&line, 32);
+
+raw_repl_reset:
+    stdout_tx_str("raw REPL; CTRL-B to exit\r\n");
+
+    for (;;) {
+        vstr_reset(&line);
+        stdout_tx_str(">");
+        for (;;) {
+            char c = stdin_rx_chr();
+            if (c == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_A) {
+                // reset raw REPL
+                goto raw_repl_reset;
+            } else if (c == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_B) {
+                // change to friendly REPL
+                stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+                vstr_clear(&line);
+                pyexec_mode_kind = PYEXEC_MODE_FRIENDLY_REPL;
+                return 0;
+            } else if (c == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_C) {
+                // clear line
+                vstr_reset(&line);
+            } else if (c == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_D) {
+                // input finished
+                break;
+            } else if (c <= 127) {
+                // let through any other ASCII character
+                vstr_add_char(&line, c);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // indicate reception of command
+        stdout_tx_str("OK");
+
+        if (line.len == 0) {
+            // exit for a soft reset
+            stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+            vstr_clear(&line);
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        mp_lexer_t *lex = mp_lexer_new_from_str_len(MP_QSTR__lt_stdin_gt_, line.buf, line.len, 0);
+        parse_compile_execute(lex, MP_PARSE_FILE_INPUT, false);
+
+        // indicate end of output with EOF character
+        stdout_tx_str("\004");
+    }
+}
+
+int pyexec_friendly_repl(void) {
+    vstr_t line;
+    vstr_init(&line, 32);
+
+#if defined(USE_HOST_MODE) && MICROPY_HW_HAS_LCD
+    // in host mode, we enable the LCD for the repl
+    mp_obj_t lcd_o = mp_call_function_0(mp_load_name(qstr_from_str("LCD")));
+    mp_call_function_1(mp_load_attr(lcd_o, qstr_from_str("light")), mp_const_true);
+#endif
+
+friendly_repl_reset:
+    stdout_tx_str("Micro Python build " MICROPY_GIT_HASH " on " MICROPY_BUILD_DATE "; " MICROPY_HW_BOARD_NAME " with STM32F405RG\r\n");
+    stdout_tx_str("Type \"help()\" for more information.\r\n");
+
+    // to test ctrl-C
+    /*
+    {
+        uint32_t x[4] = {0x424242, 0xdeaddead, 0x242424, 0xdeadbeef};
+        for (;;) {
+            nlr_buf_t nlr;
+            printf("pyexec_repl: %p\n", x);
+            usb_vcp_set_interrupt_char(VCP_CHAR_CTRL_C);
+            if (nlr_push(&nlr) == 0) {
+                for (;;) {
+                }
+            } else {
+                printf("break\n");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    */
+
+    for (;;) {
+        vstr_reset(&line);
+        int ret = readline(&line, ">>> ");
+
+        if (ret == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_A) {
+            // change to raw REPL
+            stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+            vstr_clear(&line);
+            pyexec_mode_kind = PYEXEC_MODE_RAW_REPL;
+            return 0;
+        } else if (ret == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_B) {
+            // reset friendly REPL
+            stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+            goto friendly_repl_reset;
+        } else if (ret == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_C) {
+            // break
+            stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+            continue;
+        } else if (ret == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_D) {
+            // exit for a soft reset
+            stdout_tx_str("\r\n");
+            vstr_clear(&line);
+            return 1;
+        } else if (vstr_len(&line) == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        while (mp_repl_continue_with_input(vstr_str(&line))) {
+            vstr_add_char(&line, '\n');
+            int ret = readline(&line, "... ");
+            if (ret == VCP_CHAR_CTRL_D) {
+                // stop entering compound statement
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        mp_lexer_t *lex = mp_lexer_new_from_str_len(MP_QSTR__lt_stdin_gt_, vstr_str(&line), vstr_len(&line), 0);
+        parse_compile_execute(lex, MP_PARSE_SINGLE_INPUT, true);
+    }
+}
+
+bool pyexec_file(const char *filename) {
+    mp_lexer_t *lex = mp_lexer_new_from_file(filename);
+
+    if (lex == NULL) {
+        printf("could not open file '%s' for reading\n", filename);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return parse_compile_execute(lex, MP_PARSE_FILE_INPUT, false);
+}
+
+mp_obj_t pyb_set_repl_info(mp_obj_t o_value) {
+    repl_display_debugging_info = mp_obj_get_int(o_value);
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(pyb_set_repl_info_obj, pyb_set_repl_info);
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.h b/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d191a2fc4eb5421db5d9cff7c6359e3d6ebca9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/pyexec.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+typedef enum {
+    PYEXEC_MODE_RAW_REPL,
+    PYEXEC_MODE_FRIENDLY_REPL,
+} pyexec_mode_kind_t;
+
+extern pyexec_mode_kind_t pyexec_mode_kind;
+
+int pyexec_raw_repl(void);
+int pyexec_friendly_repl(void);
+bool pyexec_file(const char *filename);
+
+MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(pyb_set_repl_info_obj);
diff --git a/cortex-m3-qemu/qstrdefsport.h b/cortex-m3-qemu/qstrdefsport.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..546b5b1430fe3d9ab3809b60584956d07ac9eb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-m3-qemu/qstrdefsport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// qstrs specific to this port
+
+Q(help)
+Q(pyb)
+Q(info)
+Q(sd_test)
+Q(present)
+Q(power)
+Q(stop)
+Q(standby)
+Q(source_dir)
+Q(main)
+Q(usb_mode)
+Q(sync)
+Q(gc)
+Q(repl_info)
+Q(delay)
+Q(udelay)
+Q(switch)
+Q(SW)
+Q(servo)
+Q(pwm)
+Q(read)
+Q(readall)
+Q(readline)
+Q(write)
+Q(hid)
+Q(time)
+Q(rng)
+Q(LCD)
+Q(SD)
+Q(SDcard)
+Q(gpio)
+Q(gpio_in)
+Q(gpio_out)
+Q(FileIO)
+// Entries for sys.path
+Q(0:/)
+Q(0:/src)
+Q(0:/lib)
+Q(Pin)
+Q(PinMap)
+Q(PinAF)
+Q(PinNamed)
+Q(rtc_info)
+Q(millis)
+Q(PULL_NONE)
+Q(PULL_UP)
+Q(PULL_DOWN)
+Q(PUSH_PULL)
+Q(OPEN_DRAIN)
+
+// for Led object
+Q(Led)
+Q(on)
+Q(off)
+Q(toggle)
+Q(intensity)
+
+// for Usart object
+Q(Usart)
+Q(status)
+Q(recv_chr)
+Q(send_chr)
+Q(send)
+
+// for exti object
+Q(Exti)
+Q(line)
+Q(enable)
+Q(disable)
+Q(swint)
+Q(regs)
+Q(MODE_IRQ_RISING)
+Q(MODE_IRQ_FALLING)
+Q(MODE_IRQ_RISING_FALLING)
+Q(MODE_EVT_RISING)
+Q(MODE_EVT_FALLING)
+Q(MODE_EVT_RISING_FALLING)
+
+// for I2C object
+Q(I2C)
+Q(is_ready)
+Q(mem_read)
+Q(mem_write)
+
+// for Accel object
+Q(Accel)
+Q(x)
+Q(y)
+Q(z)
+Q(tilt)
+Q(filtered_xyz)
+
+// for ADC object
+Q(ADC)
+Q(ADC_all)
+Q(read_channel)
+Q(read_core_temp)
+Q(read_core_vbat)
+Q(read_core_vref)
+
+// for DAC object
+Q(DAC)
+Q(noise)
+Q(triangle)
+Q(dma)
+
+// for Servo object
+Q(Servo)
+Q(pulse_width)
+Q(calibrate)
+Q(angle)
+Q(speed)
+
+// for os module
+Q(os)
+Q(/)
+Q(listdir)
+Q(mkdir)
+Q(remove)
+Q(rmdir)
+Q(unlink)
+Q(sep)
+Q(urandom)
+
+// for time module
+Q(time)
+Q(sleep)
+
+// for input
+Q(input)
+
+// for stm module
+Q(stm)
+Q(read8)
+Q(read16)
+Q(read32)
+Q(write8)
+Q(write16)
+Q(write32)
+Q(GPIOA)
+Q(GPIOB)
+Q(GPIOC)
+Q(GPIOD)
+Q(GPIO_IDR)
+Q(GPIO_BSRRL)
+Q(GPIO_BSRRH)