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 # Examples
+
+This package contains a number of binary applications demonstrating the use of various hardware peripherals found within ESP32 the family of devices.
+
+Each device has its own unique set of peripherals, and as such not every example will run on every device. We recommend building and flashing the examples using the `xtask` method documented below, which will greatly simplify the process.
+
+To check if a device is compatible with a given example, check the metadata comments above the imports, which will list all supported devices following the `//% CHIPS:` designator. If this metadata is not present, then the example will work on any device supported by `esp-hal`.
+
+As previously stated, we use the [cargo-xtask] pattern for automation. Commands invoking this tool must be run from the root of the repository.
+
+[cargo-xtask]: https://github.com/matklad/cargo-xtask
+
+## Building Examples
+
+You can build all examples for a given device using the `build-examples` subcommand:
+
+```shell
+cargo xtask build-examples esp-hal esp32
+```
+
+Note that we must specify which package to build the examples for, since this repository contains multiple packages.
+
+## Running Examples
+
+You can also build and then subsequently flash and run an example using the `run-example` subcommand. With a target device connected to your host system, run:
+
+```shell
+cargo xtask run-example esp-hal esp32c6 hello_world
+```
+
+Again, note that we must specify which package to build the example from, plus which example to build and flash to the target device.
+
+## Adding Examples
+
+If you are contributing to `esp-hal` and would like to add an example, the process is generally the same as any other project.
+
+One major difference in our case is the metadata comments which state the compatible devices and required features for an example. Both of these designators are optional; if `//% CHIPS:` is omitted then all devices considered to be supported, and if `//% FEATURES:` is omitted then no features are enabled at build time.
+
+To demonstrated, in `src/bin/embassy_hello_world.rs` you will see the following:
+
+```rust
+//% CHIPS: esp32 esp32c2 esp32c3 esp32c6 esp32h2 esp32s2 esp32s3
+//% FEATURES: embassy embassy-generic-timers embassy-time-timg0 embassy-executor-thread
+```
+
+Another thing to be aware of is the GPIO pins being used. We have tried to use pins available the DevKit-C boards from Espressif, however this is being done on a best-effort basis.
+
+In general, the following GPIO are recommended for use, though be conscious of whether certain pins are used for UART, strapping pins, etc. on some devices:
+
+- GPIO0
+- GPIO1
+- GPIO2
+- GPIO3
+- GPIO4
+- GPIO5
+- GPIO8
+- GPIO9
+- GPIO10