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+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: microbit_v1
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine for BBC Microbit v1, Zephyr BOARD qemu_cortex_m0
+
+require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
+require conf/machine/include/tune-cortex-m0.inc
+
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "nordic:"
+
+# For runqemu
+QB_SYSTEM_NAME = "qemu-system-arm"
+QB_MACHINE = "-machine microbit"
+QB_CPU = "-cpu cortex-m0"
+QB_OPT_APPEND = "-nographic -vga none"
+QB_RNG = ""
+
+# Zephyr RTOS settings
+ZEPHYR_BOARD = "qemu_cortex_m0"
+ZEPHYR_INHERIT_CLASSES += "zephyr-qemuboot"
+ARCH_qemu-cortex-m0 = "arm"