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+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief HAL initialization related functionality declaration.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries.
+ *
+ * \asf_license_start
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+#ifndef _HAL_INIT_H_INCLUDED
+#define _HAL_INIT_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <hpl_init.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup doc_driver_hal_helper_init Init Driver
+ *
+ *@{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \brief Initialize the hardware abstraction layer
+ *
+ * This function calls the various initialization functions.
+ * Currently the following initialization functions are supported:
+ *  - System clock initialization
+ */
+static inline void init_mcu(void)
+{
+	_init_chip();
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve the current driver version
+ *
+ * \return Current driver version.
+ */
+uint32_t init_get_version(void);
+
+/**@}*/
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* _HAL_INIT_H_INCLUDED */