diff --git a/tools/42-nxp-flash.rules b/tools/42-nxp-flash.rules
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+++ b/tools/42-nxp-flash.rules
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+# rule for NXP LPC134X-Flash
+
+SUBSYSTEM=="block", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04cc", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", SYMLINK+="lpcflash/%k", MODE="0666"
diff --git a/tools/README.autoflash b/tools/README.autoflash
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+1. place the udev rules 42-nxp-flash.rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and restart udevd
+2. run tools/autoflash from the project directory
+3. attach badges to flash
+4. legen ... wait for it ... dary ;)
+5. if autoflash says "flashed", remove the badge
+
diff --git a/tools/autoflash b/tools/autoflash
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
+
+import os
+import time
+
+flashed = []
+
+while True:
+    filelist = []
+    try:
+        filelist = os.listdir("/dev/lpcflash")
+    except:
+        pass
+    oldflashed = flashed
+    flashed = []
+    for x in oldflashed:
+        if x in filelist:
+            flashed.append(file)
+        else:
+            print "removed %s" % file
+    filelist = [x for x in filelist if x not in flashed]
+    for file in filelist:
+        try:
+            firmware = open("firmware.bin", "r")
+            dev = open("/dev/lpcflash/%s" % file, "w")
+            dev.seek(0x800)
+            dev.write(firmware.read())
+            firmware.close()
+            dev.close()
+            print "flashed %s" % file
+        except Exception, ex:
+            print "error!"
+            print ex
+        flashed.append(file)
+    time.sleep(1)
+