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+/** EMZ we only really need COM1, EVAL_COM1, 
+  ******************************************************************************
+  * @file    stm32l152d_eval.h
+  * @author  MCD Application Team
+  * @version V1.0.1
+  * @date    09-March-2012
+  * @brief   This file contains definitions for STM32L152D_EVAL's Leds, push-buttons
+  *          COM ports and Temperature Sensor LM75 (on I2C) hardware resources.  
+  ******************************************************************************
+  * @attention
+  *
+  * <h2><center>&copy; COPYRIGHT 2012 STMicroelectronics</center></h2>
+  *
+  * Licensed under MCD-ST Liberty SW License Agreement V2, (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.st.com/software_license_agreement_liberty_v2
+  *
+  * 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
+  ******************************************************************************
+  */
+  
+/* Define to prevent recursive inclusion -------------------------------------*/
+#ifndef __STM32L152D_EVAL_H
+#define __STM32L152D_EVAL_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {
+#endif 
+
+/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#include "stm32l1xx.h"
+
+typedef enum 
+{
+  COM1 = 0,
+  COM2 = 1
+} COM_TypeDef;   
+/**
+  * @}
+  */ 
+
+#define COMn                             1
+
+/**
+ * @brief Definition for COM port1, connected to USART1
+ */ 
+#define EVAL_COM1                        USART1
+#define EVAL_COM1_CLK                    RCC_APB2Periph_USART1
+
+#define EVAL_COM1_TX_PIN                 GPIO_Pin_9
+#define EVAL_COM1_TX_GPIO_PORT           GPIOA
+#define EVAL_COM1_TX_GPIO_CLK            RCC_AHBPeriph_GPIOA
+#define EVAL_COM1_TX_SOURCE              GPIO_PinSource9
+#define EVAL_COM1_TX_AF                  GPIO_AF_USART1
+
+#define EVAL_COM1_RX_PIN                 GPIO_Pin_10
+#define EVAL_COM1_RX_GPIO_PORT           GPIOA
+#define EVAL_COM1_RX_GPIO_CLK            RCC_AHBPeriph_GPIOA
+#define EVAL_COM1_RX_SOURCE              GPIO_PinSource10
+#define EVAL_COM1_RX_AF                  GPIO_AF_USART1
+
+#define EVAL_COM1_IRQn                   USART1_IRQn
+
+
+/** @defgroup STM32L152D_EVAL_LOW_LEVEL_Exported_Functions
+  * @{
+  */ 
+void STM_EVAL_COMInit(COM_TypeDef COM, USART_InitTypeDef* USART_InitStruct);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+  
+#endif /* __STM32L152D_EVAL_H */
+/**
+  * @}
+  */ 
+
+/**
+  * @}
+  */ 
+
+/**
+  * @}
+  */
+
+/**
+  * @}
+  */
+  
+/************************ (C) COPYRIGHT STMicroelectronics *****END OF FILE****/
+