diff --git a/scripts/py/check_update_resources_downloaded.py b/scripts/py/check_update_resources_downloaded.py
index c016665..44e9bd9 100644
--- a/scripts/py/check_update_resources_downloaded.py
+++ b/scripts/py/check_update_resources_downloaded.py
@@ -15,11 +15,30 @@
 #  limitations under the License.
 import json
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
+import hashlib
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
 
+def get_md5sum_for_file(filepath: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Function to calculate md5sum for contents of a given file.
+
+    Parameters:
+    ----------
+    filepath (string):  Path to the required file.
+
+    Returns:
+    -------
+    Hex digest represented as string.
+    """
+    md5_sum = hashlib.md5()
+    with open(filepath, mode='rb') as f:
+        buf = f.read()
+        md5_sum.update(buf)
+    return md5_sum.hexdigest()
+
+
 def check_update_resources_downloaded(
     resource_downloaded_dir: str, set_up_script_path: str
 ):
@@ -40,20 +59,25 @@
         with open(metadata_file_path) as metadata_json:
 
             metadata_dict = json.load(metadata_json)
-            set_up_script_hash = metadata_dict["set_up_script_hash"]
-            command = f"git log -1 --pretty=tformat:%H  {set_up_script_path}"
+            md5_key = 'set_up_script_md5sum'
+            set_up_script_md5sum_metadata = ''
 
-            proc = subprocess.run(
-                command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True
-            )
-            git_commit_hash = proc.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip("\n")
-            proc.check_returncode()
+            if md5_key in metadata_dict.keys():
+                set_up_script_md5sum_metadata = metadata_dict["set_up_script_md5sum"]
 
-            if set_up_script_hash == git_commit_hash:
+            set_up_script_md5sum_current = get_md5sum_for_file(set_up_script_path)
+
+            if set_up_script_md5sum_current == set_up_script_md5sum_metadata:
                 return 0
+
             # Return code 1 if the resources need to be refreshed.
+            print('Error: hash mismatch!')
+            print(f'Metadata: {set_up_script_md5sum_metadata}')
+            print(f'Current : {set_up_script_md5sum_current}')
             return 1
+
     # Return error code 2 if the file doesn't exists.
+    print(f'Error: could not find {metadata_file_path}')
     return 2
 
 
@@ -75,18 +99,8 @@
     if not os.path.isfile(args.setup_script_path):
         raise ValueError(f'Invalid script path: {args.setup_script_path}')
 
-    # Check if the repo root directory is a git repository
-    root_file_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(args.setup_script_path))
-    is_git_repo = os.path.exists(os.path.join(root_file_dir, ".git"))
-
-    # if we have a git repo then check the resources are downloaded,
-    # otherwise it's considered a prerequisite to have run
-    # the set_up_default_resources.py
-    status = (
-        check_update_resources_downloaded(
-            args.resource_downloaded_dir, args.setup_script_path
-        )
-        if is_git_repo
-        else 0
-    )
+    # Check the resources are downloaded as expected
+    status = check_update_resources_downloaded(
+                args.resource_downloaded_dir,
+                args.setup_script_path)
     sys.exit(status)
diff --git a/set_up_default_resources.py b/set_up_default_resources.py
index 48e6a67..899fbe6 100755
--- a/set_up_default_resources.py
+++ b/set_up_default_resources.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 from collections import namedtuple
 from urllib.error import URLError
+from scripts.py.check_update_resources_downloaded import get_md5sum_for_file
 
 
 json_uc_res = [
@@ -356,6 +357,8 @@
                             greater than 0 is provided, this will be taken
                             as the cache size. If 0, the default values, as per
                             the NPU config requirements, are used.
+    check_clean_folder (bool): Indicates whether the resources folder needs to
+                               be checked for updates and cleaned.
     """
     # Paths
     current_file_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -369,14 +372,8 @@
     metadata_dict = dict()
     vela_version = "3.2.0"
 
-    # Check if the current directory is a git repository
-    is_git_repo = os.path.exists(os.path.join(current_file_dir, ".git"))
-    git_commit_hash = ""
-    setup_script_hash_changed = False
-    if is_git_repo:
-        # If the current directory is a git script then extract the set_up_default_resorces.py hash
-        command = f"git log -1 --pretty=tformat:%H  {os.path.abspath(__file__)}"
-        git_commit_hash = call_command(command, False)
+    setup_script_hash_verified = False
+    setup_script_hash = get_md5sum_for_file(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
     try:
         #   1.1 Does the download dir exist?
@@ -398,11 +395,9 @@
                         remove_tree_dir(download_dir)
                         metadata_dict = dict()
                     else:
-                        # Check if the set_up_default_resorces.py has changed from last setup, only if this is a git repo
-                        if is_git_repo:
-                            setup_script_hash_changed = not (
-                                metadata_dict["set_up_script_hash"] == git_commit_hash
-                            )
+                        # Check if the set_up_default_resorces.py has changed from last setup
+                        setup_script_hash_verified = (
+                            metadata_dict.get('set_up_script_md5sum') == setup_script_hash)
         else:
             raise
 
@@ -444,7 +439,7 @@
         except OSError as e:
             if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
                 # The usecase_name download dir exist
-                if setup_script_hash_changed:
+                if check_clean_folder and not setup_script_hash_verified:
                     for idx, metadata_uc_url_prefix in enumerate(
                         [
                             f
@@ -588,7 +583,7 @@
     # 4. Collect and write metadata
     logging.info("Collecting and write metadata.")
     metadata_dict["ethosu_vela_version"] = vela_version
-    metadata_dict["set_up_script_hash"] = git_commit_hash.strip("\n")
+    metadata_dict["set_up_script_md5sum"] = setup_script_hash.strip("\n")
     metadata_dict["resources_info"] = json_uc_res
 
     with open(metadata_file_path, "w") as metadata_file:
diff --git a/source/hal/cmsis_device/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/cmsis_device/CMakeLists.txt
index b98feb2..4e5ce72 100644
--- a/source/hal/cmsis_device/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/cmsis_device/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
 
 # Check if semihosting configuration is available
 if (COMMAND configure_semihosting)
-    option(USE_SEMIHOSTING "Enable/disable semihosting option" OFF)
-    configure_semihosting(${CMSIS_DEVICE_TARGET} ${USE_SEMIHOSTING})
+    configure_semihosting(${CMSIS_DEVICE_TARGET} OFF)
 endif()
 
 # 4 Display status:
diff --git a/source/hal/cmsis_device/include/RTE_components.h b/source/hal/cmsis_device/include/RTE_Components.h
similarity index 100%
rename from source/hal/cmsis_device/include/RTE_components.h
rename to source/hal/cmsis_device/include/RTE_Components.h
diff --git a/source/hal/components/ethosu_npu_init/ethosu_npu_init.c b/source/hal/components/ethosu_npu_init/ethosu_npu_init.c
index 2fed693..161d613 100644
--- a/source/hal/components/ethosu_npu_init/ethosu_npu_init.c
+++ b/source/hal/components/ethosu_npu_init/ethosu_npu_init.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "ethosu_npu_init.h"
 
-#include "RTE_components.h"         /* For CPU related defintiions */
+#include "RTE_Components.h"         /* For CPU related defintiions */
 #include "peripheral_memmap.h"      /* Peripheral memory map definitions. */
 #include "peripheral_irqs.h"        /* IRQ numbers for this platform. */
 #include "log_macros.h"             /* Logging functions */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/mps3/include/platform_drivers.h b/source/hal/platform/mps3/include/platform_drivers.h
index da3af1e..a706ed4 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/mps3/include/platform_drivers.h
+++ b/source/hal/platform/mps3/include/platform_drivers.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /* Platform components */
 #include "timer_mps3.h"     /* Timer functions. */
-#include "RTE_components.h" /* For CPU related defintiions */
+#include "RTE_Components.h" /* For CPU related defintiions */
 #include "glcd_mps3.h"      /* LCD functions. */
 
 /** Platform definitions. TODO: These should be removed. */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/mps3/source/include/smm_mps3.h b/source/hal/platform/mps3/source/include/smm_mps3.h
index 9e848e4..bc93fdf 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/mps3/source/include/smm_mps3.h
+++ b/source/hal/platform/mps3/source/include/smm_mps3.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "peripheral_memmap.h"      /* Peripheral memory map definitions. */
 
-#include "RTE_components.h"
+#include "RTE_Components.h"
 
 #if defined ( __CC_ARM   )
 #pragma anon_unions
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
index 4140f76..c1a6c6a 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* Platform components */
 #include "stubs/glcd.h"             /* LCD stubs to support use cases that use LCD */
 #include "timer_simple_platform.h"  /* timer implementation */
-#include "RTE_components.h"         /* For CPU related defintiions */
+#include "RTE_Components.h"         /* For CPU related defintiions */
 
 /** Platform definitions. TODO: These should be removed. */
 #include "peripheral_memmap.h"  /* Peripheral memory map definitions. */
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
index 5f3c26b..683a207 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include "RTE_components.h"
+#include "RTE_Components.h"
 
 /* Container for timestamp for simple platform. */
 typedef struct _generic_time_counter {
diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
index b1f3194..f7917b0 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "timer_simple_platform.h"
 
 #include "log_macros.h"     /* Logging macros */
-#include "RTE_components.h" /* For CPU related defintiions */
+#include "RTE_Components.h" /* For CPU related defintiions */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>