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+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief I/O functionality implementation.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Microchip Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries.
+ *
+ * \asf_license_start
+ *
+ * \page License
+ *
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+ *
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+ *
+ */
+
+#include <hal_io.h>
+#include <utils_assert.h>
+
+/**
+ * \brief Driver version
+ */
+#define DRIVER_VERSION 0x00000001u
+
+uint32_t io_get_version(void)
+{
+	return DRIVER_VERSION;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief I/O write interface
+ */
+int32_t io_write(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, const uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length)
+{
+	ASSERT(io_descr && buf);
+	return io_descr->write(io_descr, buf, length);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief I/O read interface
+ */
+int32_t io_read(struct io_descriptor *const io_descr, uint8_t *const buf, const uint16_t length)
+{
+	ASSERT(io_descr && buf);
+	return io_descr->read(io_descr, buf, length);
+}