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 Introduction
 ************
 
-Before reading this documentation, it is strongly advised to read the RTEMS
-Development Environment Guide to get acquainted with the RTEMS directory
-structure.  This document describes how to do a RTEMS Board Support Package,
-i.e. how to port RTEMS on a new target board. Discussions are provided for the
-following topics:
-
-- RTEMS Board Support Package Organization
-
-- Makefiles and the Linker Command Script
-
-- Board Initialization Sequence
-
-- Device Drivers:
-
-  - Console Driver
-  - Clock Driver
-  - Timer Driver
-  - Real-Time Clock Driver
-  - Non-Volatile Memory Driver
-  - Networking Driver
-  - Shared Memory Support Driver
-  - Analog Driver
-  - Discrete Driver
-
-The original version of this manual was written by Geoffroy Montel
-<g_montel@yahoo.com>.  When he started development of the gen68340
-BSP, this manual did not exist.  He wrote the initial version of
-this manual as the result of his experiences.  At that time, this
-document was viewed internally as the most important "missing manual"
-in the RTEMS documentation set.
-
-The gen68340 BSP is a good example of the life of an RTEMS BSP.  It is
-based upon a part not recommended for new designs and none of the core RTEMS
-Project team members have one of these boards.  Thus we are unlikely to
-perform major updates on this BSP.  So as long as it compiles and links all
-tests, it will be available.
-
-The RTEMS Project team members are always trying to identify common
-code across BSPs and refactoring the code into shared routines.
-As part of this effort, the we will enhance the common BSP Framework.
-Not surprisingly, not every BSP takes advantage of every feature in
-the framework.  The gen68340 does not take advantage of as many features
-as the ERC32 BSP does.  So in many ways, the ERC32 is a better example
-BSP at this point.  But even the ERC32 BSP does not include examples
-of every driver template and framework available to the BSP author.
-So in this guide we will try to point out good examples from other BSPs.
-
-Our goal is for you to be able to reuse as much code as possible and
-write as little board specific code as possible.
+This document describes how to create or modify a Board Support Package (BSP)
+for RTEMS, i.e. how to port RTEMS on a new microcontroller, system on chip
+(SoC) or board.  It is strongly recommended to notify the
+`RTEMS development mailing <https://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel>`_
+about any activity in this area and maybe also
+`add tickets <https://devel.rtems.org/newticket>`_
+for specific work packages.
+
+A basic BSP consists of the following components:
+
+- Low-level initialization
+- Console driver
+- Clock driver