diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/Kconfig b/pkg/arduino_api/Kconfig
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+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/Kconfig
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+config PACKAGE_ARDUINO_API
+    bool "Arduino API package"
+    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
+    depends on MODULE_ARDUINO
diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile
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+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile
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+PKG_NAME=arduino_api
+PKG_URL=https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-API
+PKG_VERSION=e03b65374c614130aa1b11597e07b3b5089a726d
+PKG_LICENSE=LGPL-2.1
+
+GITAMFLAGS = --3way
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
+
+all:
+	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_SOURCE_DIR)/api -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$(PKG_NAME)
diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.dep b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.dep
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+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USEMODULE += arduino
diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include
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+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include
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+INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/arduino_api/api
+
+CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/doc.txt b/pkg/arduino_api/doc.txt
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+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/doc.txt
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+/**
+ * @defgroup pkg_arduino_api Hardware independent layer of the Arduino cores
+ * @ingroup  pkg
+ * @brief    Hardware independent layer of the Arduino cores
+ * @see      https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-API
+ */
diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/patches/0001-Chages-for-RIOT-integration.patch b/pkg/arduino_api/patches/0001-Chages-for-RIOT-integration.patch
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