diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/build
+/core_driver
+/cmsis
+/openamp
+/rtos/freertos
+/rtos/mbed-os
+/rtos/zephyr
+/tensorflow
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.6)
+
+project(core_software VERSION 0.0.1)
+
+#
+# Define build options
+#
+
+# Setup paths
+set(CMSIS_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmsis" CACHE PATH "Path to CMSIS.")
+set(CORE_DRIVER_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/core_driver" CACHE PATH "Path to core driver.")
+set(TENSORFLOW_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tensorflow" CACHE PATH "Path to Tensorflow.")
+
+# Enable NPU backend
+set(CORE_SOFTWARE_BACKEND "NPU" CACHE STRING "Enable NPU backend. (None, NPU)")
+
+# Define build options
+set(CORE_SOFTWARE_RTOS "None" CACHE STRING "Select RTOS to include. (None, MbedOS, FreeRTOS, Zephyr)")
+
+#
+# Build
+#
+
+# Build CMSIS
+include(cmsis.cmake)
+
+# Build core driver
+set(ETHOSU_PMU_INTERACTIVE OFF)
+add_subdirectory(${CORE_DRIVER_PATH} core_driver)
+
+# Build Tensorflow library
+include(tensorflow.cmake)
+
+# Merge libraries into static library
+add_library(ethosu_core INTERFACE)
+target_link_libraries(ethosu_core INTERFACE tflu cmsis_device ethosu_core_driver)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Ethos-U core software
+
+## Building
+
+The core software is built with CMake. It is recommended to build out of tree like illustrated below.
+
+```
+$ mkdir build
+$ cd build
+$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<toolchain> -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=cortex-m<nr><features>
+$ make
+```
+
+Available build options can be listed with `cmake -LH ..`.
+
+Supported CPU targets are any of the Cortex-M processors with any of the supported features, for example cortex-m33+nodsp+nofp. A toolchain file is required to cross compile the software.
diff --git a/cmsis.cmake b/cmsis.cmake
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+++ b/cmsis.cmake
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Extract the CPU number from the system processor
+string(REGEX MATCH "^cortex-m([0-9]+)$" CPU_NUMBER ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
+if(NOT CPU_NUMBER)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "System processor '${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}' not supported. Should be cortex-m<nr>.")
+endif()
+string(REGEX REPLACE "^cortex-m([0-9]+)$" "\\1" CPU_NUMBER ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
+
+set(ARM_CPU "ARMCM${CPU_NUMBER}")
+
+# CMSIS core library
+add_library(cmsis_core INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(cmsis_core INTERFACE ${CMSIS_PATH}/CMSIS/Core/Include)
+
+# CMSIS device library
+add_library(cmsis_device OBJECT)
+target_sources(cmsis_device PRIVATE
+    ${CMSIS_PATH}/Device/ARM/${ARM_CPU}/Source/startup_${ARM_CPU}.c
+    ${CMSIS_PATH}/Device/ARM/${ARM_CPU}/Source/system_${ARM_CPU}.c)
+target_compile_definitions(cmsis_device PRIVATE ${ARM_CPU})
+target_include_directories(cmsis_device PRIVATE ${CMSIS_PATH}/Device/ARM/${ARM_CPU}/Include)
+target_link_libraries(cmsis_device PRIVATE cmsis_core)
diff --git a/tensorflow.cmake b/tensorflow.cmake
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+++ b/tensorflow.cmake
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+include(ProcessorCount)
+ProcessorCount(J)
+
+set(TFLU_CC "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --target=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET} -mcpu=${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}${CPU_FEATURES}")
+set(TFLU_CXX "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} --target=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET} -mcpu=${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}${CPU_FEATURES}")
+set(TFLU_AR ${CMAKE_AR})
+
+set(TFLU_PATH "${TENSORFLOW_PATH}/tensorflow/lite/micro")
+set(TFLU_GENDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/tensorflow/)
+set(TFLU_TARGET "lib")
+set(TFLU_TARGET_ARCH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}${CPU_FEATURES})
+set(TFLU_ETHOSU_LIBS $<TARGET_FILE:ethosu_core_driver>)
+
+if(CORE_SOFTWARE_BACKEND STREQUAL NPU)
+    list(APPEND TFLU_TAGS "ARM_NPU")
+endif()
+
+string(JOIN TFLU_TAGS " " TFLU_TAGS)
+
+# Command and target
+add_custom_target(tflu_gen ALL
+                  COMMAND make -j${J} -f ${TFLU_PATH}/tools/make/Makefile microlite TARGET=${TFLU_TARGET} TARGET_ARCH=${TFLU_TARGET_ARCH} CC_TOOL=${TFLU_CC} CXX_TOOL=${TFLU_CXX} AR_TOOL=${TFLU_AR} GENDIR=${TFLU_GENDIR} CMSIS_PATH=${CMSIS_PATH} ARM_NPU_PATH=${CORE_DRIVER_PATH} ETHOSU_LIBS=${TFLU_ETHOSU_LIBS} TAGS="${TFLU_TAGS}"
+                  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${TENSORFLOW_PATH})
+
+# Create library and link library to custom target
+add_library(tflu STATIC IMPORTED)
+set_property(TARGET tflu PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${TFLU_GENDIR}/lib/libtensorflow-microlite.a)
+add_dependencies(tflu tflu_gen)
+target_include_directories(tflu INTERFACE ${TENSORFLOW_PATH})