diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile
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+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile
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+PKG_NAME=talking_leds
+PKG_URL=https://github.com/fabriziop/TalkingLED
+PKG_VERSION=8ae4f2d0b736aa338f24e097dbaf876fbb385dbd
+PKG_LICENSE=MIT
+
+.PHONY: all
+
+all:
+	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.talking_leds
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.dep b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.dep
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+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USEMODULE += arduino
diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include
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index 0000000000..102cad5aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/talking_leds/src
+
+CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.talking_leds b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.talking_leds
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index 0000000000..29d54f30b7
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+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.talking_leds
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MODULE = talking_leds
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/doc.txt b/pkg/talking_leds/doc.txt
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index 0000000000..9aec241a36
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+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/doc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * @defgroup pkg_talking_leds Talking LEDs - Arduino library for demonstration
+ * @ingroup  pkg
+ * @brief    Demonstrates the usage of Arduino libraries as packages
+ * @see      https://github.com/fabriziop/TalkingLED
+ */
diff --git a/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile
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index 0000000000..b106960d41
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+++ b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+USEPKG += talking_leds
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile.ci b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile.ci
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+++ b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/Makefile.ci
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    arduino-duemilanove \
+    arduino-leonardo \
+    arduino-nano \
+    arduino-uno \
+    nucleo-f031k6 \
+    #
diff --git a/tests/sys_arduino_lib/main.cpp b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/main.cpp
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index 0000000000..aae77b850b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys_arduino_lib/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Gunar Schorcht
+ *
+ * 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 tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief    Demonstrates the use of an Arduino library imported as package
+ *
+ * @author   Gunar Schorcht <gunar@schorcht.net>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "arduino_board.h"
+#include "TalkingLED.h"
+
+#ifndef ARDUINO_LED
+#define ARDUINO_LED (13)    /* Arduino Uno LED pin */
+#endif
+
+TalkingLED tled;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    tled.begin(ARDUINO_LED);
+
+    while (1) {
+        /* message 2: short short */
+        tled.message(2);
+        tled.waitEnd();
+        /* message 8: long long */
+        tled.message(8);
+        tled.waitEnd();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}