diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e83b0c8..5d8f1c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ PROJECT = f030f4
 #SRCS = ledtick.c
 #SRCS = cstartup.c
 #SRCS = startup.c init.c success.c
-SRCS = startup.c board.c success.c
+#SRCS = startup.c board.c success.c
+SRCS = startup.c usart1tx.c hello.c
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 CPU = -mthumb -mcpu=cortex-m0
 CFLAGS = $(CPU) -g -Wall -Wextra -Os
diff --git a/hello.c b/hello.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a194562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hello.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* hello.c -- hello there
+** Copyright (c) 2020 Renaud Fivet
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main() {
+	puts( "hello, world") ;
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS ;
+}
+
+/* end of hello.c */
diff --git a/usart1tx.c b/usart1tx.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80f2a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usart1tx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* usart1tx.c -- Asynchronous Serial Transmission on USART1
+** Copyright (c) 2020 Renaud Fivet
+**
+** SysClck 8MHz HSI based, baudrate 9600, Busy wait transmission
+*/
+
+#define SYSTICK                 ((volatile long *) 0xE000E010)
+#define SYSTICK_CSR             SYSTICK[ 0]
+#define SYSTICK_RVR             SYSTICK[ 1]
+#define SYSTICK_CVR             SYSTICK[ 2]
+
+#define CAT( a, b) a##b
+#define HEXA( a) CAT( 0x, a)
+#define RCC                     ((volatile long *) 0x40021000)
+#define RCC_AHBENR              RCC[ 5]
+#define RCC_AHBENR_IOP( h)      (1 << (17 + HEXA( h) - 0xA))
+#define RCC_APB2ENR             RCC[ 6]
+#define RCC_APB2ENR_USART1EN    0x00004000  /* 14: USART1 clock enable */
+
+#define GPIOA                   ((volatile long *) 0x48000000)
+#define GPIOB                   ((volatile long *) 0x48000400)
+#define GPIO( x) CAT( GPIO, x)
+#define MODER   0
+#define ODR     5
+#define AFRH    9
+
+#define USART1                  ((volatile long *) 0x40013800)
+#define CR1     0               /* Config */
+#define BRR     3               /* Baudrate */
+#define ISR     7               /* Interrupt and Status */
+#define TDR     10              /* Transmit Data */
+#define USART_CR1_TE    8           /* 3: Transmit Enable */
+#define USART_CR1_RE    4           /* 2: Receive Enable */
+#define USART_CR1_UE    1           /* 0: USART Enable */
+#define USART_ISR_TXE   (1 << 7)    /* 7: Transmit Data Register Empty */
+
+/* user LED ON when PA4 is high */
+#define LED_IOP A
+#define LED_PIN 4
+#define LED_ON  1
+
+void kputc( unsigned char c) {
+    static unsigned char lastc ;
+
+    if( c == '\n' && lastc != '\r')
+        kputc( '\r') ;
+
+/* Active wait while transmit register is full */
+    while( (USART1[ ISR] & USART_ISR_TXE) == 0) ;
+
+    USART1[ TDR] = c ;
+    lastc = c ;
+}
+
+int puts( const char *s) {
+    while( *s)
+        kputc( *s++) ;
+
+    kputc( '\n') ;
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
+void SysTick_Handler( void) {
+#ifdef LED_ON
+    GPIO( LED_IOP)[ ODR] ^= 1 << LED_PIN ;   /* Toggle User LED */
+#endif
+}
+
+int init( void) {
+/* By default SYSCLK == HSI [8MHZ] */
+
+/* SYSTICK */
+    SYSTICK_RVR = 1000000 - 1 ;     /* HBA / 8 */
+    SYSTICK_CVR = 0 ;
+    SYSTICK_CSR = 3 ;               /* HBA / 8, Interrupt ON, Enable */
+    /* SysTick_Handler will execute every 1s from now on */
+
+#ifdef LED_ON
+/* User LED ON */
+    RCC_AHBENR |= RCC_AHBENR_IOP( LED_IOP) ;        /* Enable IOPx periph */
+    GPIO( LED_IOP)[ MODER] |= 1 << (LED_PIN * 2) ;  /* LED_IO Output [01],
+                                                    ** over default 00 */
+    /* OTYPER Push-Pull by default */
+    /* Pxn output default LOW at reset */
+# if LED_ON
+    SysTick_Handler() ;
+# endif
+#endif
+
+/* USART1 9600 8N1 */
+    RCC_AHBENR |= RCC_AHBENR_IOP( A) ;  /* Enable GPIOA periph */
+    GPIOA[ MODER] |= 0x0A << (9 * 2) ;  /* PA9-10 ALT 10, over default 00 */
+    GPIOA[ AFRH] |= 0x110 ;             /* PA9-10 AF1 0001, over default 0000 */
+    RCC_APB2ENR |= RCC_APB2ENR_USART1EN ;
+    USART1[ BRR] = 8000000 / 9600 ;     /* PCLK [8MHz] */
+    USART1[ CR1] |= USART_CR1_UE | USART_CR1_TE ;   /* Enable USART & Tx */
+
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
+/* end of usart1tx.c */