diff --git a/conf/airframes/dc_mc.xml b/conf/airframes/dc_mc.xml
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+++ b/conf/airframes/dc_mc.xml
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+<!-- dc motor controller -->
+<airframe name="dc_mc">
+
+  <makefile>
+
+ARCHI=avr
+
+main.ARCHDIR=$(ARCHI)
+main.ARCH = atmega8
+main.TARGET = main
+main.TARGETDIR = main
+
+# to check :  16MHz reso
+main.LOW_FUSE  = 2e
+main.HIGH_FUSE = cb
+main.EXT_FUSE  = ff
+main.LOCK_FUSE = ff
+
+main.CFLAGS += -DCONFIG=\"conf_dc_mc.h\"
+main.srcs = main_dc_mc.c
+
+main.CFLAGS += -DPERIODIC_TASK_PERIOD='SYS_TICS_OF_SEC(10e-2)'
+main.srcs += sys_time.c $(SRC_ARCH)/sys_time_hw.c
+
+main.CFLAGS += -DLED 
+#-DTIME_LED=1
+
+main.CFLAGS += -DUSE_UART0 -DUART0_BAUD=B38400
+main.srcs += $(SRC_ARCH)/uart_hw.c
+
+  </makefile>
+
+</airframe>
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diff --git a/conf/autopilot/conf_dc_mc.h b/conf/autopilot/conf_dc_mc.h
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+++ b/conf/autopilot/conf_dc_mc.h
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+#ifndef CONF_DC_MC_H
+#define CONF_DC_MC_H
+
+/* clock in MHz */
+#define CLOCK 16
+
+
+#define LED_1_BANK C
+#define LED_1_PIN  3
+
+
+#endif /* CONF_DC_MC_H */
diff --git a/sw/airborne/main_dc_mc.c b/sw/airborne/main_dc_mc.c
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+++ b/sw/airborne/main_dc_mc.c
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+
+#include "std.h"
+#include "sys_time.h"
+#include "led.h"
+#include "uart.h"
+#include "print.h"
+#include "interrupt_hw.h"
+
+static inline void main_init( void );
+static inline void main_periodic_task( void );
+
+int main( void ) {
+  main_init();
+  while(1) {
+    if (sys_time_periodic())
+      main_periodic_task();
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void main_init( void ) {
+  sys_time_init();
+  led_init();
+  uart0_init_tx();
+  int_enable();
+}
+
+static inline void main_periodic_task( void ) {
+  LED_TOGGLE(1);
+  Uart0PrintString("demo3 running since ");
+  Uart0PrintHex16(cpu_time_sec);
+  Uart0PrintString(" seconds\n");
+}