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+/*
+ * $Id$
+ *  
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Antoine Drouin <poinix@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of paparazzi.
+ *
+ * paparazzi is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * paparazzi is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with paparazzi; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 
+ */
+
+#include BOARD_CONFIG
+#include "init_hw.h"
+#include "sys_time.h"
+#include "downlink.h"
+static inline void main_init( void );
+static inline void main_periodic( void );
+
+int main(void) {
+
+  main_init();
+
+  while (1) {
+    if (sys_time_periodic())
+      main_periodic();
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void main_init( void ) {
+  hw_init();
+  sys_time_init();
+}
+
+static inline void main_periodic( void ) {
+  RunOnceEvery(10, {DOWNLINK_SEND_ALIVE(DefaultChannel, 16, MD5SUM);});
+  LED_PERIODIC();
+}
+
+
+