diff --git a/source/hal/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/CMakeLists.txt
index 74256bb..8f32c00 100644
--- a/source/hal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.6)
 
 set(HAL_TARGET hal)
-
 project(${HAL_TARGET}
     DESCRIPTION     "HAL library"
     LANGUAGES       C CXX)
diff --git a/source/hal/source/components/lcd/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/components/lcd/CMakeLists.txt
index 7378713..d260091 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/components/lcd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/components/lcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@
     PRIVATE
     CLCD_CONFIG_BASE=${CLCD_CONFIG_BASE})
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 ## Add dependencies
 target_link_libraries(${LCD_MPS3_COMPONENT_TARGET} PUBLIC
     ${LCD_IFACE_TARGET}
diff --git a/source/hal/source/components/npu/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/components/npu/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d0bf42..48f21bc 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/components/npu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/components/npu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
 set(ETHOS_U_PRIV_ENABLED "1"             CACHE STRING "Ethos-U NPU Privilege enable")
 
 # Driver needs to know what MAC configuration to build for.
+if (NOT DEFINED ETHOS_U_NPU_CONFIG_ID)
+    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_CONFIG_ID "H128")
+endif()
+
+## Memory mode target definition
+if (NOT DEFINED ETHOS_U_NPU_ID)
+    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_ID U55)
+endif()
+
 if(ETHOS_U_NPU_CONFIG_ID MATCHES "^[A-Z]([0-9]+$)")
     set(ETHOSU_MACS ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 else()
@@ -48,11 +57,6 @@
 set(ETHOSU_TARGET_NPU_CONFIG
         "ethos-${ETHOS_U_NPU_ID}-${ETHOSU_MACS}" CACHE STRING "Target Ethos-U configuration for driver.")
 
-## Memory mode target definition
-if (NOT DEFINED ETHOS_U_NPU_ID)
-    set(ETHOS_U_NPU_ID U55)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT DEFINED ETHOS_U_NPU_MEMORY_MODE)
     set(ETHOS_U_NPU_MEMORY_MODE Shared_Sram)
 endif()
@@ -80,6 +84,14 @@
 # Include the build for Ethos-U driver
 add_subdirectory(${ETHOS_U_NPU_DRIVER_SRC_PATH} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ethos-u-driver)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # For Ethos-U driver, we need to override the default region configs
 # Region numbers are decided by Vela and they do not need to conform to set rules.
 # Traditionally they have been used as:
diff --git a/source/hal/source/components/npu_ta/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/components/npu_ta/CMakeLists.txt
index 73bbef7..edb1fdd 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/components/npu_ta/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/components/npu_ta/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,17 @@
             " be defined when ETHOS_U_NPU_ENABLED=${ETHOS_U_NPU_ENABLED}")
 endif()
 
+## TA driver
 add_subdirectory(${ETHOS_U_NPU_TIMING_ADAPTER_SRC_PATH} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/timing_adapter)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # Create static library
 add_library(${ETHOS_U_NPU_TA_COMPONENT} STATIC)
 
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f0174b..2c03dee 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
 ## Platform component: PMU
 add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/platform_pmu ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/platform_pmu)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # Add dependencies:
 target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET} PUBLIC
     log
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
index 7ce3002..b6e3c7c 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/mps3/source/timer_mps3.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
         "NPU TOTAL",
         unit_cycles,
         counters);
+#else
+    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
 
 #if defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED)
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@
     UNUSED(Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count);
 #if !defined(ARM_NPU)
     UNUSED(add_pmu_counter);
-    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* !defined(ARM_NPU) */
 #endif /* !defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED) */
 }
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c b/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
index 7cd832c..ae5b497 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/native/source/timer_native.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "timer_native.h"
 
-#include "log_macros.h"
-
 #include <time.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index 119f711..1b8da30 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@
 ## Platform component: PMU
 add_subdirectory(${COMPONENTS_DIR}/platform_pmu ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/platform_pmu)
 
+## Logging utilities:
+if (NOT TARGET log)
+    if (NOT DEFINED LOG_PROJECT_DIR)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "LOG_PROJECT_DIR needs to be defined.")
+    endif()
+    add_subdirectory(${LOG_PROJECT_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/log)
+endif()
+
 # Add dependencies:
 target_link_libraries(${PLATFORM_DRIVERS_TARGET}  PUBLIC
         cmsis_device
diff --git a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
index 3bb91d0..8086abd 100644
--- a/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
+++ b/source/hal/source/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
             "NPU TOTAL",
             "cycles",
             counters);
+#else  /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
+    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* defined (ARM_NPU) */
 
 #if defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED)
@@ -104,7 +106,6 @@
     UNUSED(Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count);
 #if !defined(ARM_NPU)
     UNUSED(add_pmu_counter);
-    UNUSED(i);
 #endif /* !defined(ARM_NPU) */
 #endif /* !defined(CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED) */
 }