diff --git a/examples/app_blink.rs b/examples/app_blink.rs
index f94042cb..2e657e89 100644
--- a/examples/app_blink.rs
+++ b/examples/app_blink.rs
@@ -1,60 +1,37 @@
-#![feature(plugin, no_std, core)]
-#![crate_type="staticlib"]
+#![feature(no_std, core, start)]
 #![no_std]
-#![plugin(macro_platformtree)]
 
 extern crate core;
 extern crate zinc;
-#[macro_use] #[no_link] extern crate macro_platformtree;
 
-platformtree!(
-  lpc17xx@mcu {
-    clock {
-      source = "main-oscillator";
-      source_frequency = 12_000_000;
-      pll {
-        m = 50;
-        n = 3;
-        divisor = 4;
-      }
-    }
-
-    timer {
-      timer@1 {
-        counter = 25;
-        divisor = 4;
-      }
-    }
+use zinc::hal::timer::Timer;
+use zinc::hal::lpc17xx::{pin, timer};
+use zinc::hal::pin::GpioDirection;
+use zinc::hal::pin::Gpio;
+use core::option::Option::Some;
 
-    gpio {
-      1 {
-        led1@18 { direction = "out"; }
-        led2@20 { direction = "out"; }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+#[start]
+fn start(_: isize, _: *const *const u8) -> isize {
+    main();
+    0
+}
 
-  os {
-    single_task {
-      loop = "run";
-      args {
-        timer = &timer;
-        led1 = &led1;
-        led2 = &led2;
-      }
+pub fn main() {
+    zinc::hal::mem_init::init_stack();
+    zinc::hal::mem_init::init_data();
+    
+    // P1.20 => LED-2 (mbed LPC1768)
+    let led2 = pin::Pin::new(
+        pin::Port::Port1, 21,
+        pin::Function::Gpio,
+        Some(GpioDirection::Out));
+
+    let timer = timer::Timer::new(timer::TimerPeripheral::Timer0, 25, 4);
+    
+    loop  {
+        led2.set_high();
+        timer.wait_ms(10);
+        led2.set_low();
+        timer.wait_ms(10);
     }
-  }
-);
-
-fn run(args: &pt::run_args) {
-  use zinc::hal::pin::Gpio;
-  use zinc::hal::timer::Timer;
-
-  args.led1.set_high();
-  args.led2.set_low();
-  args.timer.wait(1);
-
-  args.led1.set_low();
-  args.led2.set_high();
-  args.timer.wait(1);
 }
diff --git a/examples/app_blink_pt.rs b/examples/app_blink_pt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f94042cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/app_blink_pt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#![feature(plugin, no_std, core)]
+#![crate_type="staticlib"]
+#![no_std]
+#![plugin(macro_platformtree)]
+
+extern crate core;
+extern crate zinc;
+#[macro_use] #[no_link] extern crate macro_platformtree;
+
+platformtree!(
+  lpc17xx@mcu {
+    clock {
+      source = "main-oscillator";
+      source_frequency = 12_000_000;
+      pll {
+        m = 50;
+        n = 3;
+        divisor = 4;
+      }
+    }
+
+    timer {
+      timer@1 {
+        counter = 25;
+        divisor = 4;
+      }
+    }
+
+    gpio {
+      1 {
+        led1@18 { direction = "out"; }
+        led2@20 { direction = "out"; }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  os {
+    single_task {
+      loop = "run";
+      args {
+        timer = &timer;
+        led1 = &led1;
+        led2 = &led2;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+fn run(args: &pt::run_args) {
+  use zinc::hal::pin::Gpio;
+  use zinc::hal::timer::Timer;
+
+  args.led1.set_high();
+  args.led2.set_low();
+  args.timer.wait(1);
+
+  args.led1.set_low();
+  args.led2.set_high();
+  args.timer.wait(1);
+}