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+# The Embedded Working Group Newsletter - 4
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+> 2018-04-28
+
+This is the fourth bi-weekly newsletter of the [Embedded WG] where we highlight new progress, celebrate cool projects, thank the community, and advertise projects that need help!
+
+If you want to mention something in [the next newsletter], make sure to leave a comment on the issue.
+
+[the next newsletter]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues/93
+[Embedded WG]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg
+
+## Highlights
+
+* The [Embedded WG] IRC meetings are now explicitly public, and the agendas for the next meeting can be found in the [WG Issues], like [this issue] for the next meeting
+* [David] shared his utility [`Form`], which takes a single `lib.rs` (like those created by `svd2rust` or `bindgen`), and splits it into structured modules. Check out the [`nrf52`] Chip Support Crate as an example, and try it out for your generated projects!
+* [astro] shared their crate [`managed`], A library that provides a way to logically own objects, whether or not heap allocation is available
+
+[WG Issues]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues
+[this issue]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues/91
+[David]: https://github.com/djmcgill
+[`Form`]: https://github.com/djmcgill/form
+[`nrf52`]: https://github.com/jamesmunns/nrf52/tree/master/src
+[astro]: https://github.com/astro
+[`managed`]: https://crates.io/crates/managed
+
+
+## Embedded Projects
+
+If you have an embedded project or blog post you would like to have featured in the Embedded WG Newsletter, make sure to mention it on the tracking issue for [the next newsletter], we would love to show it off!
+
+* [Daniel] started work on [`bluetooth-hci`], an abstraction layer for HCI based Bluetooth Controllers, and is using it in his [`bluenrg`] crate for STMicro's BlueNRG RF modules
+* [cr1901] shared his [`AT2XT`] project, an adapter that allows use of low cost PS2 keyboards with older computers that expect (now very expensive) XT keyboards. The firmware for this project is based on `rtfm`, and runs on an `msp430` microcontroller. Check out the [short blurb] by [cr1901] summarizing the project
+* [hannobraun] released v0.3 of his [`lpc82x`] Chip Support Crate for NXP's LPC82x family of microcontrollers, as well as v0.1 of [`lpc82x-hal`]. Check out the [lpc82x-hal announcement] here!
+* [japaric] released v0.3.1 of [`heapless`], a crate for fixed capacity implementations of `HashMap` and `HashSet` that does not require the use of `std`, an allocator, and used `u32` hashes (instead of the default `u64`).
+
+[`AT2XT`]: https://github.com/cr1901/AT2XT
+[cr1901]: https://github.com/cr1901
+[japaric]: https://github.com/japaric
+[`heapless`]: https://crates.io/crates/heapless
+[Daniel]: https://github.com/danielgallagher0
+[`bluetooth-hci`]: https://github.com/danielgallagher0/bluetooth-hci
+[`bluenrg`]: https://github.com/danielgallagher0/bluenrg
+[hannobraun]: https://github.com/hannobraun
+[`lpc82x`]: https://crates.io/crates/lpc82x
+[`lpc82x-hal`]: https://crates.io/crates/lpc82x-hal
+[lpc82x-hal announcement]: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/lpc82x-hal-0-1-hardware-abstraction-layer-for-nxp-lpc82x-mcus/17116
+[short blurb]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/pull/94#issuecomment-385172043
+
+### `embedded-hal` Ecosystem Crates
+
+As part of the [Weekly Driver Initiative], crates that are part of the `embedded-hal` ecosystem are now tracked in the [Awesome Embedded Rust] repository. Here is a current snapshot of what is available there:
+
+| Type                      | Status    | Count |
+| :---                      | :-----    | :---- |
+| [Device Crates]           | released  | 12    |
+| [HAL Impl Crates]         | released  | 10    |
+| [Board Support Crates]    | released  | 6     |
+| [Driver Crates Released]  | released  | 7     |
+| [Driver Crates WIP]       | WIP       | 27    |
+
+[Awesome Embedded Rust]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust
+[Weekly Driver Initiative]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues/39
+[Device Crates]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#device-crates
+[HAL Impl Crates]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#hal-implementation-crates
+[Board Support Crates]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#board-support-crates
+[Driver Crates Released]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#driver-crates
+[Driver Crates WIP]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#wip
+
+## Help Wanted
+
+* The [Embedded WG] is looking for contributors for the [Rustfest Impl Period]. If you will be attending RustFest in Paris, let us know!
+* Progress is being made towards [Stable Embedded Rust], try out the current preview, and we would love some feedback!
+
+[Stable Embedded Rust]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues/42#issuecomment-384524779
+[Rustfest Impl Period]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/embedded-wg/issues/90