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This is the ${TODO}th newsletter of the [Embedded WG] where we highlight new progress, celebrate cool projects, thank the community, and advertise projects that need help!

[Embedded WG]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/wg

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If you want to mention something in [the next newsletter], send us a pull request!

[the next newsletter]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/blog/edit/master/content/${TODO}.md

## Highlights

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- TODO(remove, this is an example) "const generics" has landed in nightly!

- TODO(remove, this is an example) the Rust compiler has gained cross compilation support for the Xtensa architecture!

## Embedded Projects

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If you have an embedded project or blog post you would like to have featured in the Embedded WG Newsletter, make sure to add it to [the next newsletter], we would love to show it off!

## `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:

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| Type                       | Status    | Count | Diff |
| :---                       | :-----    | :---- | :--- |
| [Peripheral Access Crates] | released  | ??    | +?   |
| [HAL Impl Crates]          | released  | ??    | +?   |
| [Board Support Crates]     | released  | ??    | +?   |
| [Driver Crates Released]   | released  | ??    | +?   |
| [Driver Crates WIP]        | WIP       | ??    | +?   |
| [no-std crates]            | released  | ??    | +?   |

[Awesome Embedded Rust]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust
[Weekly Driver Initiative]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/wg/issues/39
[Peripheral Access Crates]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#peripheral-access-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
[no-std crates]: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust#no-std-crates