MLECO-2682: CMake and source refactoring.

MLECO-2930: logging macros were extracted from hal.h and used separately around the code.

MLECO-2931: arm_math lib introduced, cmsis-dsp removed from top level linkage.

MLECO-2915: platform related post-build steps.

Change-Id: Id718884e22f262a5c070ded3f3f5d4b048820147
Signed-off-by: alexander <alexander.efremov@arm.com>
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (c) 2022 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
+#
+#      http://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.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#########################################################
+#       A generic (simple) platform support library     #
+#########################################################
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.6)
+set(PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET platform-drivers)
+project(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+    DESCRIPTION     "Platform drivers library for a generic target"
+    LANGUAGES       C CXX ASM)
+
+# 1. We should be cross-compiling (MPS3 taregt only runs Cortex-M targets)
+if (NOT ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "No ${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET} support for this target.")
+endif()
+
+# 2. Set the platform cmake descriptor file
+if (NOT DEFINED PLATFORM_CMAKE_DESCRIPTOR_FILE)
+    set(PLATFORM_CMAKE_DESCRIPTOR_FILE
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake)
+endif()
+
+## Include the platform cmake descriptor file
+include(${PLATFORM_CMAKE_DESCRIPTOR_FILE})
+
+# 3. Generate sources:
+if (NOT DEFINED SOURCE_GEN_DIR)
+    set(SOURCE_GEN_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/bsp)
+endif()
+
+set(MEM_PROFILE_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template)
+set(IRQ_PROFILE_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template)
+set(MEM_REGIONS_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template)
+
+configure_file("${MEM_PROFILE_TEMPLATE}" "${SOURCE_GEN_DIR}/peripheral_memmap.h")
+configure_file("${IRQ_PROFILE_TEMPLATE}" "${SOURCE_GEN_DIR}/peripheral_irqs.h")
+configure_file("${MEM_REGIONS_TEMPLATE}" "${SOURCE_GEN_DIR}/mem_regions.h")
+
+# If a TA config file is provided, we generate a settings file
+if (DEFINED TA_CONFIG_FILE)
+    include(${TA_CONFIG_FILE})
+    set(TA_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template)
+    configure_file("${TA_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE}" "${SOURCE_GEN_DIR}/timing_adapter_settings.h")
+endif()
+
+# 4. Create static library
+add_library(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET} STATIC)
+
+## Include directories - public
+target_include_directories(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+    PUBLIC
+    include
+    ${SOURCE_GEN_DIR})
+
+## Platform sources
+target_sources(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+    PRIVATE
+    source/stubs_glcd.c
+    source/timer_simple_platform.c)
+
+## Platform component: uart
+target_sources(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+        PRIVATE
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../components/uart_pl011/uart_pl011.c)
+target_include_directories(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+        PUBLIC
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../components/uart_pl011/include)
+
+## Compile defs
+target_compile_definitions(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+    PUBLIC
+    ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ=${ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ}
+    $<$<BOOL:TA_CONFIG_FILE>:TIMING_ADAPTER_AVAILABLE>)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}  PUBLIC
+        cmsis_device
+        log)
+
+# 6 Display status:
+message(STATUS "CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR: " ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+message(STATUS "*******************************************************")
+message(STATUS "Library                                : " ${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET})
+message(STATUS "CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR                 : " ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
+message(STATUS "*******************************************************")
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6cfef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (c) 2021 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
+#
+#      http://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 configuration file for peripheral memory map for simple platform. This is a stripped down
+# version of Arm Corstone-300 platform with minimal peripherals to be able to use Ethos-U55. However,
+# for ease of integration with Arm FastModel Tools, it uses PL011 as the UART component instead of
+# the CMSDK UART block used by the MPS3 FPGA and FVP implementations.
+###################################################################################################
+#                                         Mem sizes                                               #
+###################################################################################################
+set(ITCM_SIZE             "0x00080000" CACHE STRING "ITCM size:       512 kiB")
+set(DTCM_BLK_SIZE         "0x00020000" CACHE STRING "DTCM size:       128 kiB, 4 banks")
+set(BRAM_SIZE             "0x00100000" CACHE STRING "BRAM size:         1 MiB")
+set(ISRAM0_SIZE           "0x00100000" CACHE STRING "ISRAM0 size:       1 MiB")
+set(ISRAM1_SIZE           "0x00100000" CACHE STRING "ISRAM1 size:       1 MiB")
+set(DDR4_BLK_SIZE         "0x10000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block size: 256 MiB")
+
+###################################################################################################
+#                                Base addresses for memory regions                                #
+###################################################################################################
+set(ITCM_BASE_NS          "0x00000000" CACHE STRING "Instruction TCM Non-Secure base address")
+set(BRAM_BASE_NS          "0x01000000" CACHE STRING "CODE SRAM Non-Secure base address")
+set(DTCM0_BASE_NS         "0x20000000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 0 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DTCM1_BASE_NS         "0x20020000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 1 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DTCM2_BASE_NS         "0x20040000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 2 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DTCM3_BASE_NS         "0x20060000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 3 Non-Secure base address")
+set(ISRAM0_BASE_NS        "0x21000000" CACHE STRING "Internal SRAM Area Non-Secure base address")
+set(ISRAM1_BASE_NS        "0x21100000" CACHE STRING "Internal SRAM Area Non-Secure base address")
+set(QSPI_SRAM_BASE_NS     "0x28000000" CACHE STRING "QSPI SRAM Non-Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK0_BASE_NS     "0x60000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 0 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK1_BASE_NS     "0x80000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 1 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK2_BASE_NS     "0xA0000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 2 Non-Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK3_BASE_NS     "0xC0000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 3 Non-Secure base address")
+
+set(ITCM_BASE_S           "0x10000000" CACHE STRING "Instruction TCM Secure base address")
+set(BRAM_BASE_S           "0x11000000" CACHE STRING "CODE SRAM Secure base address")
+set(DTCM0_BASE_S          "0x30000000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 0 Secure base address")
+set(DTCM1_BASE_S          "0x30020000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 1 Secure base address")
+set(DTCM2_BASE_S          "0x30040000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 2 Secure base address")
+set(DTCM3_BASE_S          "0x30060000" CACHE STRING "Data TCM block 3 Secure base address")
+set(ISRAM0_BASE_S         "0x31000000" CACHE STRING "Internal SRAM Area Secure base address")
+set(ISRAM1_BASE_S         "0x31100000" CACHE STRING "Internal SRAM Area Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK0_BASE_S      "0x70000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 0 Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK1_BASE_S      "0x90000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 1 Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK2_BASE_S      "0xB0000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 2 Secure base address")
+set(DDR4_BLK3_BASE_S      "0xD0000000" CACHE STRING "DDR4 block 3 Secure base address")
+
+###################################################################################################
+#                              Application specific config                                        #
+###################################################################################################
+
+# This parameter is based on the linker/scatter script for simple platform. Do not change this
+# parameter in isolation.
+set(DESIGN_NAME            "Simple platform" CACHE STRING "Design name")
+
+# SRAM size reserved for activation buffers
+math(EXPR ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ "${ISRAM0_SIZE} + ${ISRAM1_SIZE}" OUTPUT_FORMAT HEXADECIMAL)
+
+
+###################################################################################################
+#                                         Base addresses                                          #
+###################################################################################################
+set(PL011_UART0_BASE            "0x49303000" CACHE STRING "PL011 UART 0 Base Address")
+
+if (ETHOS_U_NPU_ENABLED)
+    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE          "0x48102000" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU base address")
+    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE      "0x48103000" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 0 base address")
+    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE      "0x48103200" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 1 base address")
+    set(SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE      "0x58102000" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU base address")
+    set(SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE  "0x58103000" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 0 base address")
+    set(SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE  "0x58103200" CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 1 base address")
+endif ()
+
+###################################################################################################
+#                                           IRQ numbers                                           #
+###################################################################################################
+if (ETHOS_U_NPU_ENABLED)
+    set(EthosU_IRQn             "56"         CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU Interrupt")
+endif ()
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72978ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+// Auto-generated file
+// ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+#ifndef MEM_REGION_DEFS_H
+#define MEM_REGION_DEFS_H
+
+#cmakedefine ITCM_SIZE             (@ITCM_SIZE@)     /* ITCM size */
+#cmakedefine DTCM_BLK_SIZE         (@DTCM_BLK_SIZE@)     /* DTCM size, 4 banks of this size available */
+#cmakedefine BRAM_SIZE             (@BRAM_SIZE@)     /* BRAM size */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM0_SIZE           (@ISRAM0_SIZE@)     /* ISRAM0 size */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM1_SIZE           (@ISRAM1_SIZE@)     /* ISRAM1 size */
+#cmakedefine QSPI_SRAM_SIZE        (@QSPI_SRAM_SIZE@)     /* QSPI Flash size */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK_SIZE         (@DDR4_BLK_SIZE@)     /* DDR4 block size */
+
+#cmakedefine ITCM_BASE_NS          (@ITCM_BASE_NS@)     /* Instruction TCM Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine BRAM_BASE_NS          (@BRAM_BASE_NS@)     /* CODE SRAM Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM0_BASE_NS         (@DTCM0_BASE_NS@)     /* Data TCM block 0 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM1_BASE_NS         (@DTCM1_BASE_NS@)     /* Data TCM block 1 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM2_BASE_NS         (@DTCM2_BASE_NS@)     /* Data TCM block 2 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM3_BASE_NS         (@DTCM3_BASE_NS@)     /* Data TCM block 3 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM0_BASE_NS        (@ISRAM0_BASE_NS@)     /* Internal SRAM Area Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM1_BASE_NS        (@ISRAM1_BASE_NS@)     /* Internal SRAM Area Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine QSPI_SRAM_BASE_NS     (@QSPI_SRAM_BASE_NS@)     /* QSPI SRAM Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK0_BASE_NS     (@DDR4_BLK0_BASE_NS@)     /* DDR4 block 0 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK1_BASE_NS     (@DDR4_BLK1_BASE_NS@)     /* DDR4 block 1 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK2_BASE_NS     (@DDR4_BLK2_BASE_NS@)     /* DDR4 block 2 Non-Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK3_BASE_NS     (@DDR4_BLK3_BASE_NS@)     /* DDR4 block 3 Non-Secure base address */
+
+#cmakedefine ITCM_BASE_S           (@ITCM_BASE_S@)     /* Instruction TCM Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine BRAM_BASE_S           (@BRAM_BASE_S@)     /* CODE SRAM Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM0_BASE_S          (@DTCM0_BASE_S@)     /* Data TCM block 0 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM1_BASE_S          (@DTCM1_BASE_S@)     /* Data TCM block 1 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM2_BASE_S          (@DTCM2_BASE_S@)     /* Data TCM block 2 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DTCM3_BASE_S          (@DTCM3_BASE_S@)     /* Data TCM block 3 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM0_BASE_S         (@ISRAM0_BASE_S@)     /* Internal SRAM Area Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine ISRAM1_BASE_S         (@ISRAM1_BASE_S@)     /* Internal SRAM Area Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK0_BASE_S      (@DDR4_BLK0_BASE_S@)     /* DDR4 block 0 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK1_BASE_S      (@DDR4_BLK1_BASE_S@)     /* DDR4 block 1 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK2_BASE_S      (@DDR4_BLK2_BASE_S@)     /* DDR4 block 2 Secure base address */
+#cmakedefine DDR4_BLK3_BASE_S      (@DDR4_BLK3_BASE_S@)     /* DDR4 block 3 Secure base address */
+
+#endif /*  MEM_REGION_DEFS_H  */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8126cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+// Auto-generated file
+// ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+#ifndef PERIPHERAL_IRQS_H
+#define PERIPHERAL_IRQS_H
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+/*                    Peripheral interrupt numbers                            */
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+#cmakedefine EthosU_IRQn                (@EthosU_IRQn@)   /* Ethos-Uxx Interrupt */
+
+#endif /* PERIPHERAL_IRQS_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bfaafc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+// Auto-generated file
+// ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+#ifndef PERIPHERAL_MEMMAP_H
+#define PERIPHERAL_MEMMAP_H
+
+#cmakedefine DESIGN_NAME              "@DESIGN_NAME@"
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+/*                         Peripheral memory map                              */
+/******************************************************************************/
+#cmakedefine PL011_UART0_BASE         (@PL011_UART0_BASE@)       /* PL011 UART0 Base Address */
+
+#cmakedefine ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE           (@ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE@)    /* Ethos-U NPU base address*/
+#cmakedefine ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE       (@ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE@)    /* Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 0 base address */
+#cmakedefine ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE       (@ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE@)    /* Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 1 base address */
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+/*                      Secure Peripheral memory map                          */
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+#cmakedefine SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE       (@SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_BASE@)   /* Ethos-U NPU base address*/
+#cmakedefine SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE   (@SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA0_BASE@)   /* Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 0 base address */
+#cmakedefine SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE   (@SEC_ETHOS_U_NPU_TA1_BASE@)   /* Ethos-U NPU's timing adapter 1 base address */
+
+#endif /* PERIPHERAL_MEMMAP_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5e202a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+// Auto-generated file
+// ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+#ifndef TIMING_ADAPTER_SETTINGS_H
+#define TIMING_ADAPTER_SETTINGS_H
+
+#cmakedefine TA0_BASE       (@TA0_BASE@)
+#cmakedefine TA1_BASE       (@TA1_BASE@)
+
+/* Timing adapter settings for AXI0 */
+#if defined(TA0_BASE)
+
+#define TA0_MAXR           (@TA0_MAXR@)
+#define TA0_MAXW           (@TA0_MAXW@)
+#define TA0_MAXRW          (@TA0_MAXRW@)
+#define TA0_RLATENCY       (@TA0_RLATENCY@)
+#define TA0_WLATENCY       (@TA0_WLATENCY@)
+#define TA0_PULSE_ON       (@TA0_PULSE_ON@)
+#define TA0_PULSE_OFF      (@TA0_PULSE_OFF@)
+#define TA0_BWCAP          (@TA0_BWCAP@)
+#define TA0_PERFCTRL       (@TA0_PERFCTRL@)
+#define TA0_PERFCNT        (@TA0_PERFCNT@)
+#define TA0_MODE           (@TA0_MODE@)
+#define TA0_HISTBIN        (@TA0_HISTBIN@)
+#define TA0_HISTCNT        (@TA0_HISTCNT@)
+
+#endif /* defined(TA0_BASE) */
+
+/* Timing adapter settings for AXI1 */
+#if defined(TA1_BASE)
+
+#define TA1_MAXR           (@TA1_MAXR@)
+#define TA1_MAXW           (@TA1_MAXW@)
+#define TA1_MAXRW          (@TA1_MAXRW@)
+#define TA1_RLATENCY       (@TA1_RLATENCY@)
+#define TA1_WLATENCY       (@TA1_WLATENCY@)
+#define TA1_PULSE_ON       (@TA1_PULSE_ON@)
+#define TA1_PULSE_OFF      (@TA1_PULSE_OFF@)
+#define TA1_BWCAP          (@TA1_BWCAP@)
+#define TA1_PERFCTRL       (@TA1_PERFCTRL@)
+#define TA1_PERFCNT        (@TA1_PERFCNT@)
+#define TA1_MODE           (@TA1_MODE@)
+#define TA1_HISTBIN        (@TA1_HISTBIN@)
+#define TA1_HISTCNT        (@TA1_HISTCNT@)
+
+#endif /* defined(TA1_BASE) */
+
+#endif /* TIMING_ADAPTER_SETTINGS_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb092e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PLATFORM_DRIVER_H
+#define PLATFORM_DRIVER_H
+
+#include "log_macros.h"   /* Logging related helpers. */
+
+/* Platform components */
+#include "uart_stdout.h"    /* stdout over UART. */
+#include "stubs/glcd.h"     /* LCD stubs to support use cases that use LCD */
+#include "timer_simple_platform.h"  /* timer implementation */
+
+#include "cmsis.h"                  /* CPU device specific header file    */
+#include "peripheral_memmap.h"      /* peripheral memory map definitions */
+#include "peripheral_irqs.h"        /* IRQ numbers for the platform */
+
+#endif /* PLATFORM_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/stubs/glcd.h b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/stubs/glcd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5915f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/stubs/glcd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+#ifndef STUBS_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+#define STUBS_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+/*              Definitions and stub functions for modules currently        */
+/*              unavailable on this target platform                         */
+/****************************************************************************/
+#define GLCD_WIDTH      320
+#define GLCD_HEIGHT     240
+#define Black           0x0000      /*   0,   0,   0 */
+#define White           0xFFFF      /* 255, 255, 255 */
+
+/************************  GLCD related functions ****************************/
+/**
+ * @brief      Initialize the Himax LCD with HX8347-D LCD Controller
+ */
+void GLCD_Initialize(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Display graphical bitmap image at position x horizontally and y
+ *             vertically. This function is optimized for 16 bits per pixel
+ *             format, it has to be adapted for any other format.
+ * @param[in]  x        horizontal position.
+ * @param[in]  y        vertical position.
+ * @param[in]  w        width of bitmap.
+ * @param[in]  h        height of bitmap.
+ * @param[in]  bitmap   address at which the bitmap data resides.
+ */
+void GLCD_Bitmap(unsigned int x,  unsigned int y,
+                unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
+                unsigned short *bitmap);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Displays an 8 bit image, conversion to the LCD's
+ *        16 bit codec is done on the fly.
+ * @param[in] data      pointer to the full sized image data.
+ * @param[in] width     image width.
+ * @param[in] height    image height.
+ * @param[in] channels  number of channels in the image.
+ * @param[in] pos_x     start x position for the LCD.
+ * @param[in] pos_y     start y position for the LCD.
+ * @param[in] downsample_factor   factor by which the image
+ *                                is downsampled by.
+ */
+void GLCD_Image(void *data, const unsigned int width,
+                const unsigned int height, const unsigned int channels,
+                const unsigned int pos_x, const unsigned int pos_y,
+                const unsigned int downsample_factor);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Clear display
+ * @param[in]  color    display clearing color
+ */
+void GLCD_Clear(unsigned short color);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Set foreground color
+ * @param[in]  color    foreground color
+ */
+void GLCD_SetTextColor(unsigned short color);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Display character on given line
+ * @param[in]  ln    line number
+ * @param[in]  col   column number
+ * @param[in]  fi    font index (0 = 9x15)
+ * @param[in]  c     ASCII character
+ */
+void GLCD_DisplayChar(unsigned int ln, unsigned int col,
+                    unsigned char fi, unsigned char  c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Display string on given line
+ * @param[in]  ln    line number
+ * @param[in]  col   column number
+ * @param[in]  fi    font index (0 = 9x15)
+ * @param[in]  s     pointer to string
+ */
+void GLCD_DisplayString(unsigned int ln, unsigned int col,
+                        unsigned char fi, char *s);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Draw box filled with color
+ * @param[in]  x        horizontal position
+ * @param[in]  y:       vertical position
+ * @param[in]  w:       window width in pixels
+ * @param[in]  h:       window height in pixels
+ * @param[in]  color    box color
+ */
+void GLCD_Box(unsigned int x, unsigned int y,
+            unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
+            unsigned short color);
+
+#endif /* STUBS_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03d8245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.
+ */
+#ifndef TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+#define TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* Container for timestamp for simple platform. */
+typedef struct _generic_time_counter {
+    uint64_t    counter_systick;
+} base_time_counter;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Resets the counters.
+ */
+void timer_reset(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Gets the current counter values.
+ * @returns counter struct.
+ **/
+base_time_counter get_time_counter(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Gets the cycle counts elapsed between start and end.
+ * @return  difference in counter values as 32 bit unsigned integer.
+ */
+uint64_t get_cycle_count_diff(base_time_counter *start, base_time_counter *end);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Enables or triggers cycle counting mechanism, if required
+ *          by the platform.
+ */
+void start_cycle_counter(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Stops cycle counting mechanism, if required by the platform.
+ */
+void stop_cycle_counter(void);
+
+#endif /* TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/stubs_glcd.c b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/stubs_glcd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b60dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/stubs_glcd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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 "stubs/glcd.h"
+#include "log_macros.h"
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+void GLCD_Initialize(void) {}
+
+void GLCD_Bitmap(unsigned int x,  unsigned int y,
+    unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned short *bitmap)
+{
+    UNUSED(x);
+    UNUSED(y);
+    UNUSED(w);
+    UNUSED(h);
+    UNUSED(bitmap);
+}
+
+void GLCD_Image(void *data, const unsigned int width, const unsigned int height,
+    const unsigned int channels, const unsigned int pos_x,
+    const unsigned int pos_y, const unsigned int downsample_factor)
+{
+    UNUSED(data);
+    UNUSED(pos_x);
+    UNUSED(pos_y);
+    UNUSED(width);
+    UNUSED(height);
+    UNUSED(channels);
+    UNUSED(downsample_factor);
+    debug("image display: (x, y, w, h) = "
+        "(%" PRIu32 ", %" PRIu32 ", %" PRIu32 ", %" PRIu32 ")\n",
+        pos_x, pos_y, width, height);
+    debug("image display: channels = %" PRIu32 ", downsample factor = %" PRIu32 "\n",
+        channels, downsample_factor);
+}
+
+void GLCD_Clear(unsigned short color)
+{
+    UNUSED(color);
+}
+
+void GLCD_SetTextColor(unsigned short color)
+{
+    UNUSED(color);
+}
+
+void GLCD_DisplayChar (unsigned int ln, unsigned int col, unsigned char fi,
+    unsigned char c)
+{
+    UNUSED(ln);
+    UNUSED(col);
+    UNUSED(fi);
+    UNUSED(c);
+}
+
+void GLCD_DisplayString(unsigned int ln, unsigned int col, unsigned char fi,
+    char *s)
+{
+    UNUSED(ln);
+    UNUSED(col);
+    UNUSED(fi);
+    UNUSED(s);
+    debug("text display: %s\n", s);
+}
+
+void GLCD_Box(unsigned int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
+    unsigned short color)
+{
+    UNUSED(x);
+    UNUSED(y);
+    UNUSED(w);
+    UNUSED(h);
+    UNUSED(color);
+}
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bcd07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 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
+ *
+ *     http://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 "timer_simple_platform.h"
+
+#include "irqs.h"
+#include "log_macros.h"
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+base_time_counter get_time_counter(void)
+{
+    base_time_counter t = {
+        .counter_systick = Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count()
+    };
+    debug("counter_systick: %" PRIu64 "\n", t.counter_systick);
+    return t;
+}
+
+void timer_reset(void)
+{
+    if (0 != Init_SysTick()) {
+        printf_err("Failed to initialise system tick config\n");
+    }
+    debug("system tick config ready\n");
+}
+
+uint64_t get_cycle_count_diff(base_time_counter *start,
+                              base_time_counter *end)
+{
+    if (start->counter_systick > end->counter_systick) {
+        warn("start > end; counter might have overflown\n");
+    }
+    return end->counter_systick - start->counter_systick;
+}
+
+void start_cycle_counter(void)
+{
+    /* Add any custom requirement for this platform here */
+}
+
+void stop_cycle_counter(void)
+{
+    /* Add any custom requirement for this platform here */
+}