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# HW API reference

Many of the hardware handling procedures use the procedures described in the semiconductor peripheral API manual.

In the TWELITE SDK, we have compiled a library of typical peripheral API procedures for commonly used UARTs and other hardware.

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Not all hardware is libraryable. It is used in a mixed way with the peripheral API.
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