diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 1631fa113..223372291 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ include $(MC1322X)/board/Makefile.board
 include $(MC1322X)/libmc1322x/Makefile.lib
 
 # default start and isr
+CFLAGS += -I$(MC1322X)/src
+
 ifndef START
 	START = $(MC1322X)/src/start.o	
 endif
 ifndef ISR
 	ISR = $(MC1322X)/src/isr.o
 endif
+SRCOBJS += $(MC1322X)/src/default_lowlevel.o 
 
 ARCH  = arm
 CPU   = arm7tdmi-s
@@ -34,9 +37,8 @@ $(ISR): $(ISR:.o=.c)
 %_$(BOARD).elf: %.elf
 	mv $< $@
 
-%.elf:	$(START) $(ISR) $(LIBMC1322X)/libmc1322x.a $(OBJDIR)/%.o $(LINKERSCRIPT) 
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(AOBJS) \
-	--start-group $(PLATFORM_LIBS) --end-group \
+%.elf:	$(START) $(ISR) $(SRCOBJS) $(OBJDIR)/%.o $(LINKERSCRIPT) $(LIBMC1322X)/libmc1322x.a
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(AOBJS) \
 	$(filter %.o %.a,$+) -o $@
 
 %.srec:		%.elf
diff --git a/board/Makefile.board b/board/Makefile.board
index 92c63c15a..b187f2545 100644
--- a/board/Makefile.board
+++ b/board/Makefile.board
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 BOARDS := redbee-dev redbee-r1 
 
 OBJDIR := obj_$(BOARD)_board
-CFLAGS += -I$(OBJDIR)
+CFLAGS += -I$(OBJDIR) -I$(MC1322X)/board 
 
 $(OBJDIR):
 ifndef BOARD
diff --git a/board/redbee-r1.h b/board/redbee-r1.h
index e4a77f438..79bde2d4e 100644
--- a/board/redbee-r1.h
+++ b/board/redbee-r1.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef BOARD_REDBEE_R1_H
 #define BOARD_REDBEE_R1_H
 
+#include <std_conf.h>
+
 #define LED_RED   (1 << 8)
 #define LED_GREEN (1 << 9)
 #define LED_BLUE  (1 << 10)
diff --git a/board/std_conf.h b/board/std_conf.h
index ee7954670..e6376a7f9 100644
--- a/board/std_conf.h
+++ b/board/std_conf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef STDCONF_H
 #define STDCONF_H
 
-#ifndef vreg_init()
+#include <default_lowlevel.h>
+
+#ifndef vreg_init
 #define vreg_init() default_vreg_init()
 #endif
 
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index dd1c073c1..7740c06ec 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ OBJCFLAGS += --gap-fill=0xff
 
 gccincdir := $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 
-PLATFORM_LIBS += --no-warn-mismatch -L $(shell dirname `$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name`) -lgcc
-
 CPPFLAGS := $(DBGFLAGS) $(OPTFLAGS) $(RELFLAGS)		\
 	-D__KERNEL__ -DTEXT_BASE=$(TEXT_BASE)		\
 	-fno-builtin -ffreestanding -nostdinc -isystem	\
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ CFLAGS := $(CPPFLAGS) -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wcast-align -Wcast-align
 AFLAGS_DEBUG := -Wa,-gstabs
 AFLAGS := $(AFLAGS_DEBUG) -D__ASSEMBLY__ $(CPPFLAGS)
 
-LDFLAGS += -T $(LINKERSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -static -Map=$*.map -export-dynamic
+LDFLAGS += -T $(LINKERSCRIPT) -nostartfiles -static -Wl,-Map=$*.map -export-dynamic
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/libmc1322x/Makefile.lib b/libmc1322x/Makefile.lib
index 3a5a15c32..51ce030c0 100644
--- a/libmc1322x/Makefile.lib
+++ b/libmc1322x/Makefile.lib
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(LIBMC1322X)/include
 LIBOBJS = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard $(LIBMC1322X)/*.c))
 
 $(LIBMC1322X)/libmc1322x.a: $(LIBOBJS) 
-	$(AR) r $(LIBMC1322X)/libmc1322x.a $(LIBOBJS)
+	$(AR) rcs $(LIBMC1322X)/libmc1322x.a $(LIBOBJS)
diff --git a/libmc1322x/include/crm.h b/libmc1322x/include/crm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..068b335d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmc1322x/include/crm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#ifndef CRM_H
+#define CRM_H
+
+#include <types.h>
+
+#define CRM_BASE         (0x80003000)
+#define CRM_SYS_CNTL     ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x00))
+#define CRM_WU_CNTL      ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x04))
+#define CRM_SLEEP_CNTL   ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x08))
+#define CRM_BS_CNTL      ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x0c))
+#define CRM_COP_CNTL     ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x10))
+#define CRM_COP_SERVICE  ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x14))
+#define CRM_STATUS       ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x18))
+#define CRM_MOD_STATUS   ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x1c))
+#define CRM_WU_COUNT     ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x20))
+#define CRM_WU_TIMEOUT   ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x24))
+#define CRM_RTC_COUNT    ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x28))
+#define CRM_RTC_TIMEOUT  ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x2c))
+#define CRM_CAL_CNTL     ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x34))
+#define CRM_CAL_COUNT    ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x38))
+#define CRM_RINGOSC_CNTL ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x3c))
+#define CRM_XTAL_CNTL    ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x40))
+#define CRM_XTAL32_CNTL  ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x44))
+#define CRM_VREG_CNTL    ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x48))
+#define CRM_SW_RST       ((volatile uint32_t *) (CRM_BASE+0x50))
+
+/* CRM_SYS_CNTL bit locations */
+#define XTAL32_EXISTS 5 
+
+/* CRM_WU_CNTL bit locations */
+#define EXT_WU_IEN   20      /* 4 bits */ 
+#define EXT_WU_EN    4       /* 4 bits */ 
+#define EXT_WU_EDGE  8       /* 4 bits */ 
+#define EXT_WU_POL   12      /* 4 bits */ 
+#define TIMER_WU_EN  0 
+#define RTC_WU_EN    1 
+#define TIMER_WU_IEN  16 
+#define RTC_WU_IEN    17
+
+/* CRM_STATUS bit locations */
+#define EXT_WU_EVT 4       /* 4 bits, rw1c */
+#define RTC_WU_EVT 3       /* rw1c */
+
+/* RINGOSC_CNTL bit locations */
+#define ROSC_CTUNE 9       /* 4 bits */
+#define ROSC_FTUNE 4       /* 4 bits */
+#define ROSC_EN    0
+
+#define ring_osc_on() (set_bit(reg32(CRM_RINGOSC_CNTL),ROSC_EN))
+#define ring_osc_off() (clear_bit(reg32(CRM_RINGOSC_CNTL),ROSC_EN))
+
+#define REF_OSC 24000000ULL          /* reference osc. frequency */
+#define NOMINAL_RING_OSC_SEC 2000 /* nominal ring osc. frequency */
+//extern uint32_t cal_rtc_secs;      /* calibrated 2khz rtc seconds */
+
+/* XTAL32_CNTL bit locations */
+#define XTAL32_GAIN 4      /* 2 bits */
+#define XTAL32_EN   0
+
+#define xtal32_on() (set_bit(reg32(CRM_XTAL32_CNTL),XTAL32_EN))
+#define xtal32_off() (clear_bit(reg32(CRM_XTAL32_CNTL),XTAL32_EN))
+#define xtal32_exists() (set_bit(reg32(CRM_SYS_CNTL),XTAL32_EXISTS))
+
+/* enable external wake-ups on kbi 4-7 */ 
+/* see kbi.h for other kbi specific macros */
+#define enable_ext_wu(kbi) (set_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(EXT_WU_EN+kbi-4)))
+#define disable_ext_wu(kbi) (clear_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(EXT_WU_EN+kbi-4)))
+
+#define is_ext_wu_evt(kbi) (bit_is_set(reg32(CRM_STATUS),(EXT_WU_EVT+kbi-4)))
+#define clear_ext_wu_evt(kbi) (set_bit(reg32(CRM_STATUS),(EXT_WU_EVT+kbi-4))) /* r1wc bit */
+
+/* enable wake-up timer */
+#define enable_timer_wu_irq() ((set_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(TIMER_WU_IEN))))
+#define disable_timer_wu_irq() ((clear_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(TIMER_WU_IEN))))
+
+#define enable_timer_wu() ((set_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(TIMER_WU_EN))))
+#define disable_timer_wu() ((clear_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(TIMER_WU_EN))))
+
+/* enable wake-up from RTC compare */
+#define enable_rtc_wu_irq() (set_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),RTC_WU_IEN))
+#define disable_rtc_wu_irq() (clear_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),RTC_WU_IEN))
+
+#define enable_rtc_wu() ((set_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(RTC_WU_EN))))
+#define disable_rtc_wu() ((clear_bit(reg32(CRM_WU_CNTL),(RTC_WU_EN))))
+
+#define clear_rtc_wu_evt() (set_bit(reg32(CRM_STATUS),RTC_WU_EVT))
+#define rtc_wu_evt() (bit_is_set(reg32(CRM_STATUS),RTC_WU_EVT))
+
+#define SLEEP_MODE_HIBERNATE bit(0)
+#define SLEEP_MODE_DOZE      bit(1)
+
+#define SLEEP_PAD_PWR     bit(7)
+#define SLEEP_RETAIN_MCU bit(6)
+#define sleep_ram_retain(x) (x<<4)   /* 0-3 */
+#define SLEEP_RAM_8K sleep_ram_retain(0)
+#define SLEEP_RAM_32K sleep_ram_retain(1)
+#define SLEEP_RAM_64K sleep_ram_retain(2)
+#define SLEEP_RAM_96K sleep_ram_retain(3)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libmc1322x/nvm.c b/libmc1322x/nvm.c
index 15f823dd9..5bd902084 100644
--- a/libmc1322x/nvm.c
+++ b/libmc1322x/nvm.c
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ volatile nvmErr_t (*nvm_erase)
 volatile void(*nvm_setsvar)
 (uint32_t zero_for_awesome) 
 = (void *)0x00007085;
+
diff --git a/board/lowlevel.c b/src/default_lowlevel.c
similarity index 95%
rename from board/lowlevel.c
rename to src/default_lowlevel.c
index c12b96dbe..c1df5c9fe 100644
--- a/board/lowlevel.c
+++ b/src/default_lowlevel.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <types.h>
 #include <crm.h>
 
 void default_vreg_init(void) {
diff --git a/board/lowlevel.h b/src/default_lowlevel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from board/lowlevel.h
rename to src/default_lowlevel.h
diff --git a/tests/nvm-read.c b/tests/nvm-read.c
index 2bfd28fc7..7cbbc2d4c 100644
--- a/tests/nvm-read.c
+++ b/tests/nvm-read.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <mc1322x.h>
 #include <board.h>
 #include <uart1.h>
+#include <nvm.h>
 
 /* INC = 767; MOD = 9999 works: 115200 @ 24 MHz 16 bit sample */
 #define INC 767
@@ -29,19 +30,19 @@ void main(void) {
 	/* Restore UART regs. to default */
 	/* in case there is still bootloader state leftover */
 
-	reg(UART1_CON) = 0x0000c800; /* mask interrupts, 16 bit sample --- helps explain the baud rate */
+	*UART1_CON = 0x0000c800; /* mask interrupts, 16 bit sample --- helps explain the baud rate */
 
 	/* INC = 767; MOD = 9999 works: 115200 @ 24 MHz 16 bit sample */
 	#define INC 767
 	#define MOD 9999
-	reg(UART1_BR) = INC<<16 | MOD; 
+	*UART1_BR = INC<<16 | MOD; 
 
 	/* see Section 11.5.1.2 Alternate Modes */
 	/* you must enable the peripheral first BEFORE setting the function in GPIO_FUNC_SEL */
 	/* From the datasheet: "The peripheral function will control operation of the pad IF */
 	/* THE PERIPHERAL IS ENABLED. */
-	reg(UART1_CON) = 0x00000003; /* enable receive and transmit */
-	reg(GPIO_FUNC_SEL0) = ( (0x01 << (14*2)) | (0x01 << (15*2)) ); /* set GPIO15-14 to UART (UART1 TX and RX)*/
+	*UART1_CON = 0x00000003; /* enable receive and transmit */
+	*GPIO_FUNC_SEL0 = ( (0x01 << (14*2)) | (0x01 << (15*2)) ); /* set GPIO15-14 to UART (UART1 TX and RX)*/
 
 	vreg_init();
 
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ void main(void) {
 }
 
 void putc(uint8_t c) {
-	while(reg(UT1CON)==31); /* wait for there to be room in the buffer */
-	reg(UART1_DATA) = c;
+	while(*UT1CON == 31); /* wait for there to be room in the buffer */
+	*UART1_DATA = c;
 }
 	
 void puts(uint8_t *s) {