diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8e0b1c..c5135ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 include(pico_sdk_import.cmake)
 
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/freertos)
+include(FreeRTOS_Kernel_import.cmake)
+
 project(picoprobe)
 
 pico_sdk_init()
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ target_include_directories(picoprobe PRIVATE
         include/
         )
 
+target_compile_options(picoprobe PRIVATE -Wall)
+
 if (DEFINED ENV{PICOPROBE_LED})
         message("PICOPROBE_LED is defined as " $ENV{PICOPROBE_LED})
         target_compile_definitions(picoprobe PRIVATE PICOPROBE_LED=$ENV{PICOPROBE_LED})
@@ -45,7 +50,16 @@ target_compile_definitions (picoprobe PRIVATE
 	PICO_RP2040_USB_DEVICE_ENUMERATION_FIX=1
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(picoprobe PRIVATE pico_stdlib pico_unique_id tinyusb_device tinyusb_board hardware_pio)
+target_link_libraries(picoprobe PRIVATE
+        pico_multicore
+        pico_stdlib
+        pico_unique_id
+        tinyusb_device
+        tinyusb_board
+        hardware_pio
+        FreeRTOS-Kernel
+        FreeRTOS-Kernel-Heap1
+)
 
 pico_set_binary_type(picoprobe copy_to_ram)
 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS_Kernel_import.cmake b/FreeRTOS_Kernel_import.cmake
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f0bf11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FreeRTOS_Kernel_import.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# This is a copy of <FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH>/portable/ThirdParty/GCC/RP2040/FREERTOS_KERNEL_import.cmake
+
+# This can be dropped into an external project to help locate the FreeRTOS kernel
+# It should be include()ed prior to project(). Alternatively this file may
+# or the CMakeLists.txt in this directory may be included or added via add_subdirectory
+# respectively.
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH} AND (NOT FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH))
+    set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH $ENV{FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH})
+    message("Using FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH from environment ('${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}')")
+endif ()
+
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH "portable/ThirdParty/GCC/RP2040")
+# undo the above
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_BACK_PATH "../../../..")
+
+if (NOT FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH)
+    # check if we are inside the FreeRTOS kernel tree (i.e. this file has been included directly)
+    get_filename_component(_ACTUAL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} REALPATH)
+    get_filename_component(_POSSIBLE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_BACK_PATH}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH} REALPATH)
+    if (_ACTUAL_PATH STREQUAL _POSSIBLE_PATH)
+        get_filename_component(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_BACK_PATH} REALPATH)
+    endif()
+    if (_ACTUAL_PATH STREQUAL _POSSIBLE_PATH)
+        get_filename_component(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_BACK_PATH} REALPATH)
+        message("Setting FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH to ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH} based on location of FreeRTOS-Kernel-import.cmake")
+    elseif (PICO_SDK_PATH AND EXISTS "${PICO_SDK_PATH}/../FreeRTOS-Kernel")
+        set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${PICO_SDK_PATH}/../FreeRTOS-Kernel)
+        message("Defaulting FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH as sibling of PICO_SDK_PATH: ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}")
+    endif()
+endif ()
+
+if (NOT FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH)
+    foreach(POSSIBLE_SUFFIX Source FreeRTOS-Kernel FreeRTOS/Source)
+        # check if FreeRTOS-Kernel exists under directory that included us
+        set(SEARCH_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+        get_filename_component(_POSSIBLE_PATH ${SEARCH_ROOT}/${POSSIBLE_SUFFIX} REALPATH)
+        if (EXISTS ${_POSSIBLE_PATH}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH}/CMakeLists.txt)
+            get_filename_component(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${_POSSIBLE_PATH} REALPATH)
+            message("Setting FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH to '${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}' found relative to enclosing project")
+            break()
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+
+if (NOT FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "FreeRTOS location was not specified. Please set FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH.")
+endif()
+
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH "${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}" CACHE PATH "Path to the FreeRTOS Kernel")
+
+get_filename_component(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH "${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+if (NOT EXISTS ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory '${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}' not found")
+endif()
+if (NOT EXISTS ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH}/CMakeLists.txt)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory '${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}' does not contain an RP2040 port here: ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH}")
+endif()
+set(FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH ${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH} CACHE PATH "Path to the FreeRTOS_KERNEL" FORCE)
+
+add_subdirectory(${FREERTOS_KERNEL_PATH}/${FREERTOS_KERNEL_RP2040_RELATIVE_PATH} FREERTOS_KERNEL)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/src/FreeRTOSConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63ce706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * FreeRTOS V202107.00
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * http://www.FreeRTOS.org
+ * http://aws.amazon.com/freertos
+ *
+ * 1 tab == 4 spaces!
+ */
+
+#ifndef FREERTOS_CONFIG_H
+#define FREERTOS_CONFIG_H
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------
+ * Application specific definitions.
+ *
+ * These definitions should be adjusted for your particular hardware and
+ * application requirements.
+ *
+ * THESE PARAMETERS ARE DESCRIBED WITHIN THE 'CONFIGURATION' SECTION OF THE
+ * FreeRTOS API DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE ON THE FreeRTOS.org WEB SITE.
+ *
+ * See http://www.freertos.org/a00110.html
+ *----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* Scheduler Related */
+#define configUSE_PREEMPTION                    1
+#define configUSE_TICKLESS_IDLE                 0
+#define configUSE_IDLE_HOOK                     0
+#define configUSE_TICK_HOOK                     1
+#define configTICK_RATE_HZ                      ( ( TickType_t ) 20000 )
+#define configMAX_PRIORITIES                    32
+#define configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE                ( configSTACK_DEPTH_TYPE ) 256
+#define configUSE_16_BIT_TICKS                  0
+
+#define configIDLE_SHOULD_YIELD                 1
+
+/* Synchronization Related */
+#define configUSE_MUTEXES                       1
+#define configUSE_RECURSIVE_MUTEXES             1
+#define configUSE_APPLICATION_TASK_TAG          0
+#define configUSE_COUNTING_SEMAPHORES           1
+#define configQUEUE_REGISTRY_SIZE               8
+#define configUSE_QUEUE_SETS                    1
+#define configUSE_TIME_SLICING                  1
+#define configUSE_NEWLIB_REENTRANT              0
+#define configENABLE_BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY     0
+#define configNUM_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE_POINTERS 5
+
+/* System */
+#define configSTACK_DEPTH_TYPE                  uint32_t
+#define configMESSAGE_BUFFER_LENGTH_TYPE        size_t
+
+/* Memory allocation related definitions. */
+#define configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION         0
+#define configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION        1
+#define configTOTAL_HEAP_SIZE                   (128*1024)
+#define configAPPLICATION_ALLOCATED_HEAP        0
+
+/* Hook function related definitions. */
+#define configCHECK_FOR_STACK_OVERFLOW          2
+#define configUSE_MALLOC_FAILED_HOOK            1
+#define configUSE_DAEMON_TASK_STARTUP_HOOK      0
+
+/* Run time and task stats gathering related definitions. */
+#define configGENERATE_RUN_TIME_STATS           0
+#define configUSE_TRACE_FACILITY                1
+#define configUSE_STATS_FORMATTING_FUNCTIONS    0
+
+/* Co-routine related definitions. */
+#define configUSE_CO_ROUTINES                   0
+#define configMAX_CO_ROUTINE_PRIORITIES         1
+
+/* Software timer related definitions. */
+#define configUSE_TIMERS                        1
+#define configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY               ( configMAX_PRIORITIES - 1 )
+#define configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH                10
+#define configTIMER_TASK_STACK_DEPTH            1024
+
+/* Interrupt nesting behaviour configuration. */
+/*
+#define configKERNEL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY         [dependent of processor]
+#define configMAX_SYSCALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY    [dependent on processor and application]
+#define configMAX_API_CALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY   [dependent on processor and application]
+*/
+
+/* SMP port only */
+#define configNUM_CORES                         1
+#define configTICK_CORE                         1
+#define configRUN_MULTIPLE_PRIORITIES           1
+
+/* RP2040 specific */
+#define configSUPPORT_PICO_SYNC_INTEROP         1
+#define configSUPPORT_PICO_TIME_INTEROP         1
+
+#include <assert.h>
+/* Define to trap errors during development. */
+#define configASSERT(x)                         assert(x)
+
+/* Set the following definitions to 1 to include the API function, or zero
+to exclude the API function. */
+#define INCLUDE_vTaskPrioritySet                1
+#define INCLUDE_uxTaskPriorityGet               1
+#define INCLUDE_vTaskDelete                     1
+#define INCLUDE_vTaskSuspend                    1
+#define INCLUDE_vTaskDelayUntil                 1
+#define INCLUDE_vTaskDelay                      1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskGetSchedulerState          1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle       1
+#define INCLUDE_uxTaskGetStackHighWaterMark     1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskGetIdleTaskHandle          1
+#define INCLUDE_eTaskGetState                   1
+#define INCLUDE_xTimerPendFunctionCall          1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskAbortDelay                 1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskGetHandle                  1
+#define INCLUDE_xTaskResumeFromISR              1
+#define INCLUDE_xQueueGetMutexHolder            1
+
+/* A header file that defines trace macro can be included here. */
+
+#endif /* FREERTOS_CONFIG_H */
+
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 44204c7..fb4247d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "FreeRTOS.h"
+#include "task.h"
+
+#include <pico/stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -148,3 +151,17 @@ bool tud_vendor_control_xfer_cb(uint8_t rhport, uint8_t stage, tusb_control_requ
   return false;
 }
 #endif
+
+void vApplicationTickHook (void)
+{
+};
+
+void vApplicationStackOverflowHook(TaskHandle_t Task, char *pcTaskName)
+{
+  panic("stack overflow (not the helpful kind) for %s\n", *pcTaskName);
+}
+
+void vApplicationMallocFailedHook(void)
+{
+  panic("Malloc Failed\n");
+};