MLECO-2919: Restructuring to standardise HAL APIs

* LCD module component created (removed from individual
  platform packs).

* retarget.c moved out into its own component that wraps
  the uart module. It also have the native stub for
  GetLine => paved the way for removing data_acq module
  from profiles.

* shortened names for components' dir for npu and ta

* remove peripheral_memmap and peripheral_irqs headers
  from platform_drivers.h. There should be no need for
  these to be included in the top level now. These should
  be private headers.

* cmsis_device moved in as a component.

* Pyenv created by set_up_default_resource.py will also
  install packages that CMake's source generator needs.

TODO's:

* Remove timer from profiles (MLECO-3096)

Change-Id: I9d6ea2f4f291788f40a16ed507019563c8d7f205
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8d4953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  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})
+
+# Define target specific values here (before adding the components)
+set(UART0_BASE          "0x49303000"    CACHE STRING "UART base address")
+set(UART0_BAUDRATE      "115200"        CACHE STRING "UART baudrate")
+set(SYSTEM_CORE_CLOCK   "25000000"      CACHE STRING "System peripheral clock (Hz)")
+set(ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ  "0x200000"  CACHE STRING "Maximum SRAM size for activation buffers")
+
+# 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}" "${SOURCE_GEN_DIR}/mem_regions.h")
+
+# 4. Create static library
+add_library(${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/timer_simple_platform.c
+    source/platform_drivers.c)
+
+## Directory for additional components required by generic platform:
+if (NOT DEFINED COMPONENTS_DIR)
+    set(COMPONENTS_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../components)
+endif()
+
+
+## Platform component: cmsis_device (provides generic Cortex-M start up library)
+add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/cmsis_device ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmsis_device)
+
+## Platform component: stdout
+set(STDOUT_RETARGET ON CACHE BOOL "Retarget stdout/err to UART")
+add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/stdout ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/stdout)
+
+## Platform component: lcd
+add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/lcd ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lcd)
+
+## Compile defs
+target_compile_definitions(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+    PUBLIC
+    ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ=${ACTIVATION_BUF_SRAM_SZ})
+
+# Add dependencies:
+target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}  PUBLIC
+        cmsis_device
+        log
+        lcd_stubs
+        $<IF:$<BOOL:STDOUT_RETARGET>,stdout_retarget_pl011,stdout>)
+
+# If Ethos-U is enabled, we need the driver library too
+if (ETHOS_U_NPU_ENABLED)
+
+    ## Platform component: Ethos-U initialization
+    add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/npu ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/npu)
+
+    target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+        PUBLIC
+        ethos_u_npu)
+
+    if (ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_ENABLED)
+        ## Platform component: Ethos-U timing apadpter initialization
+        add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/npu_ta ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/npu_ta)
+
+        target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}
+            PUBLIC
+            ethos_u_ta)
+    endif()
+
+endif()
+
+# 5. 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/source/platform/simple/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/cmake/subsystem-profiles/simple_platform.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6cfef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/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/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/mem_regions.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72978ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/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/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_irqs.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8126cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/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/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/peripheral_memmap.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bfaafc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/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/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/cmake/templates/timing_adapter_settings.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5e202a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/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 */
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diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f2ed33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/platform_drivers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PLATFORM_DRIVERS_H
+#define PLATFORM_DRIVERS_H
+
+#include "log_macros.h"   /* Logging related helpers. */
+
+/* Platform components */
+#include "RTE_Components.h"         /* For CPU related defintiions */
+#include "timer_simple_platform.h"  /* timer implementation */
+#include "user_input.h"             /* User input function */
+#include "lcd_img.h"                /* LCD functions */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Initialises the platform components.
+ * @return  0 if successful, error code otherwise.
+ */
+int platform_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Teardown for platform components.
+ */
+void platform_release(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Sets the platform name.
+ * @param[out] name     Name of the platform to be set
+ * @param[in]  size     Size of the input buffer
+ */
+void platform_name(char* name, size_t size);
+
+#endif /* PLATFORM_DRIVERS_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..683a207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/include/timer_simple_platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 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.
+ */
+#ifndef TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+#define TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "RTE_Components.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);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   System tick interrupt handler.
+ **/
+void SysTick_Handler(void);
+
+#endif /* TIMER_SIMPLE_PLATFORM_H */
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/platform_drivers.c b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/platform_drivers.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c0057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/platform_drivers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include "platform_drivers.h"
+
+#include "uart_stdout.h"
+#include "peripheral_memmap.h"
+
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if defined(ARM_NPU)
+#include "ethosu_npu_init.h"
+
+#if defined(ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_ENABLED)
+#include "ethosu_ta_init.h"
+#endif /* ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_ENABLED */
+
+#endif /* ARM_NPU */
+
+int platform_init(void)
+{
+    SystemCoreClockUpdate();    /* From start up code */
+
+    /* UART init - will enable valid use of printf (stdout
+     * re-directed at this UART (UART0) */
+    UartStdOutInit();
+
+    info("%s: complete\n", __FUNCTION__);
+
+#if defined(ARM_NPU)
+
+    int state;
+
+    /* If the platform has timing adapter blocks along with Ethos-U core
+     * block, initialise them here. */
+#if defined(ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_ENABLED)
+    int err;
+
+    if (0 != (err = arm_ethosu_timing_adapter_init())) {
+        return err;
+    }
+#endif /* ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_ENABLED */
+
+    /* If Arm Ethos-U NPU is to be used, we initialise it here */
+    if (0 != (state = arm_ethosu_npu_init())) {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+#endif /* ARM_NPU */
+
+    /* Print target design info */
+    info("Target system design: %s\n", DESIGN_NAME);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void platform_release(void)
+{
+    __disable_irq();
+}
+
+void platform_name(char* name, size_t size)
+{
+    strncpy(name, DESIGN_NAME, size);
+}
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7917b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 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.
+ */
+#include "timer_simple_platform.h"
+
+#include "log_macros.h"     /* Logging macros */
+#include "RTE_Components.h" /* For CPU related defintiions */
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+static uint64_t cpu_cycle_count = 0;    /* 64-bit cpu cycle counter */
+extern uint32_t SystemCoreClock;        /* Expected to come from the cmsis-device lib */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Gets the system tick triggered cycle counter for the CPU.
+ * @return  64-bit counter value.
+ **/
+static uint64_t Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count(void);
+
+/**
+ * SysTick initialisation
+ */
+static int Init_SysTick(void);
+
+
+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 */
+}
+
+
+void SysTick_Handler(void)
+{
+    /* Increment the cycle counter based on load value. */
+    cpu_cycle_count += SysTick->LOAD + 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the current SysTick derived counter value
+ */
+static uint64_t Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count(void)
+{
+    uint32_t systick_val;
+
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+    systick_val = SysTick->VAL & SysTick_VAL_CURRENT_Msk;
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    return cpu_cycle_count + (SysTick->LOAD - systick_val);
+}
+
+/**
+ * SysTick initialisation
+ */
+static int Init_SysTick(void)
+{
+    const uint32_t ticks_10ms = SystemCoreClock/100 + 1;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    /* Reset CPU cycle count value. */
+    cpu_cycle_count = 0;
+
+    /* Changing configuration for sys tick => guard from being
+     * interrupted. */
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    /* SysTick init - this will enable interrupt too. */
+    err = SysTick_Config(ticks_10ms);
+
+    /* Enable interrupt again. */
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    /* Wait for SysTick to kick off */
+    while (!err && !SysTick->VAL) {
+        __NOP();
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
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