diff --git a/make.txt b/make.txt
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+++ b/make.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./make/make.md
diff --git a/make/Makefile b/make/Makefile
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+# Makefile for Nucleo-L552ZE-Q test project
+
+SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
+
+# directories
+BUILD_DIR := ./build
+OBJ_DIR   := $(BUILD_DIR)/.obj
+SRC_DIR   := ./src
+INC_DIR   := ./inc
+
+# output
+TARGET  := testapp
+
+# include c sources list
+C_SOURCES = 
+SOURCE_LIST := $(SRC_DIR)/sources.mk
+include $(SOURCE_LIST)
+
+# compiler commands
+PREFIX := arm-none-eabi-
+CC     := $(PREFIX)gcc
+CP     := $(PREFIX)objcopy
+SZ     := $(PREFIX)size
+HEX    := $(CP) -O ihex
+BIN    := $(CP) -O binary -S
+
+# compiler flags
+TARGET_FLAGS := -mcpu=cortex-m33 \
+			    -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16 \
+			    -mfloat-abi=hard \
+			    -specs=nano.specs \
+			    -mthumb \
+			    -mlittle-endian
+COMP_FLAGS   := -Wall -Wextra -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections
+
+OPT   := -Og
+DEBUG := 1
+ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
+	DBG_FLAGS := -g
+else
+	DBG_FLAGS := 
+endif
+
+AS_DEFS  := -DSTM32L552xx
+AS_INC   := 
+AS_FLAGS := -x assembler-with-cpp $(TARGET_FLAGS) $(AS_DEFS) $(AS_INC) $(OPT) $(DBG_FLAGS) $(COMP_FLAGS)
+
+C_DEFS   := -DSTM32L552xx
+C_INC    := -I$(INC_DIR) \
+			-I./drivers/CMSIS/Device/ST/STM32L5xx/Include \
+			-I./drivers/CMSIS/Include
+C_FLAGS  := $(TARGET_FLAGS) $(C_DEFS) $(C_INC) $(OPT) $(DBG_FLAGS) $(COMP_FLAGS)
+
+LIBS      := -lc -lm -lnosys
+LD_SCRIPT := STM32L552xE_FLASH.ld
+LD_FLAGS  := $(TARGET_FLAGS) -T$(LD_SCRIPT) $(LIB_DIR) $(LIBS) -Wl,--gc-sections
+
+# object files
+OBJECTS := $(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/,$(notdir $(C_SOURCES:.c=.o)))
+vpath %.c $(sort $(dir $(C_SOURCES)))
+OBJECTS += $(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/,$(notdir $(AS_SOURCES:.s=.o)))
+vpath %.s $(sort $(dir $(AS_SOURCES)))
+
+# rules
+.PHONY: all clean test
+
+all: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET).elf $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET).hex $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET).bin
+
+# build objects from c files
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: %.c $(SOURCE_LIST) | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	$(CC) -c $(C_FLAGS) $< -o $@
+
+# build objects from assembly files
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: %.s $(SOURCE_LIST) | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	$(CC) -c $(AS_FLAGS) $< -o $@
+
+# build binary file
+$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET).elf: $(OBJECTS) $(SOURCE_LIST) | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LD_FLAGS) -o $@
+	$(SZ) $@
+
+# generate .hex file
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.hex: $(BUILD_DIR)/%.elf | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	$(HEX) $< $@
+
+# generate .bin file
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.bin: $(BUILD_DIR)/%.elf | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	$(BIN) $< $@
+
+# ensure that the build dir exists
+$(OBJ_DIR):
+	@mkdir $@
+
+clean: | $(OBJ_DIR)
+	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/*
+	@echo "output files deleted"
+
+test:
+	@echo "$(AS_SOURCES)"
+	@echo "$(C_SOURCES)"
+	@echo "$(OBJECTS)"
diff --git a/make.md b/make/make.md
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rename from make.md
rename to make/make.md
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+++ b/make/make.md
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ target: dependency      |
   command               |
   command               | rule
 ```
+
+## example
+See `./Makefile` and `sources.mk` for an example from a C project for the Nucleo-L552-Q.
+
diff --git a/make/sources.mk b/make/sources.mk
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+
+AS_FILES := ./startup_stm32l552xx.s
+C_FILES  := ./main.c
+C_FILES  += ./system_stm32l5xx.c
+C_FILES  += ./sysmem.c
+C_FILES  += ./syscalls.c
+
+# determine path and prefix sources
+SRC_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+SRC_PATH := $(notdir $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(SRC_PATH))))
+
+AS_SOURCES += $(addprefix $(SRC_PATH)/,$(notdir $(AS_FILES)))
+C_SOURCES  += $(addprefix $(SRC_PATH)/,$(notdir $(C_FILES)))