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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Robert Olsson <roolss@kth.se>
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_avr-rss2
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Board specific LED initialization
+ * @author      Robert Olsson <roolss@kth.se>
+ *
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "board.h"
+
+void led_init(void)
+{
+    /* Ports Pins as Output */
+    LED_PORT_DDR |= LED1_MASK | LED0_MASK;
+    /* All LEDs OFF */
+    LED_PORT |= LED1_MASK | LED0_MASK;
+}