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run-time components can be implemented in a portable fashion.</P
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standard C library and math library.</P
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components behaviour. These can be used both to check that hardware is
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150			`><LI`
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153			`devices, ethernet controllers and FLASH memories. There is also`
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162			`><LI`
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170			`development.</P`
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174			`>Many components include test programs that validate the`
175			`components behaviour. These can be used both to check that hardware is`
176			`functioning correctly, and as examples of`
177			`<SPAN`
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