diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 259148f..9ef9604 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,32 +1,2 @@
-# Prerequisites
-*.d
+build
 
-# Compiled Object files
-*.slo
-*.lo
-*.o
-*.obj
-
-# Precompiled Headers
-*.gch
-*.pch
-
-# Compiled Dynamic libraries
-*.so
-*.dylib
-*.dll
-
-# Fortran module files
-*.mod
-*.smod
-
-# Compiled Static libraries
-*.lai
-*.la
-*.a
-*.lib
-
-# Executables
-*.exe
-*.out
-*.app
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a34269f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+include(cmake/pico_sdk_import.cmake)
+
+project(raspi-pico-aprs-tnc VERSION 0.1)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+pico_sdk_init()
+
+
+# Setup of eleccoder's 'ax25-aprs-lib'
+
+include(FetchContent)
+FetchContent_Declare(ax25_aprs_lib
+  GIT_REPOSITORY    "https://github.com/eleccoder/ax25-aprs-lib.git" 
+  GIT_SHALLOW       ON
+)
+
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ax25_aprs_lib)
+
+add_library(ax25_aprs_lib::ax25beacon ALIAS ax25beacon)
+
+
+# Setup of the application
+
+set(EXE_NAME aprs_pico)
+
+add_executable(${EXE_NAME}
+src/aprs_pico.c
+)
+
+target_include_directories(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE include)
+
+# Set the console interface
+pico_enable_stdio_usb(aprs_pico 1) # USB
+# pico_enable_stdio_uart(aprs_pico 1) # UART
+
+pico_add_extra_outputs(${EXE_NAME})
+target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} pico_stdlib ax25_aprs_lib::ax25beacon)
+
diff --git a/cmake/pico_sdk_import.cmake b/cmake/pico_sdk_import.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28efe9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/pico_sdk_import.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# This is a copy of <PICO_SDK_PATH>/external/pico_sdk_import.cmake
+
+# This can be dropped into an external project to help locate this SDK
+# It should be include()ed prior to project()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{PICO_SDK_PATH} AND (NOT PICO_SDK_PATH))
+    set(PICO_SDK_PATH $ENV{PICO_SDK_PATH})
+    message("Using PICO_SDK_PATH from environment ('${PICO_SDK_PATH}')")
+endif ()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT} AND (NOT PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT))
+    set(PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT $ENV{PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT})
+    message("Using PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT from environment ('${PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT}')")
+endif ()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH} AND (NOT PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH))
+    set(PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH $ENV{PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH})
+    message("Using PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH from environment ('${PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH}')")
+endif ()
+
+set(PICO_SDK_PATH "${PICO_SDK_PATH}" CACHE PATH "Path to the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK")
+set(PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT "${PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT}" CACHE BOOL "Set to ON to fetch copy of SDK from git if not otherwise locatable")
+set(PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH "${PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH}" CACHE FILEPATH "location to download SDK")
+
+if (NOT PICO_SDK_PATH)
+    if (PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT)
+        include(FetchContent)
+        set(FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR_SAVE ${FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR})
+        if (PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH)
+            get_filename_component(FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR "${PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT_PATH}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
+        endif ()
+        FetchContent_Declare(
+                pico_sdk
+                GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk
+                GIT_TAG master
+        )
+        if (NOT pico_sdk)
+            message("Downloading Raspberry Pi Pico SDK")
+            FetchContent_Populate(pico_sdk)
+            set(PICO_SDK_PATH ${pico_sdk_SOURCE_DIR})
+        endif ()
+        set(FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR ${FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR_SAVE})
+    else ()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR
+                "SDK location was not specified. Please set PICO_SDK_PATH or set PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT to on to fetch from git."
+                )
+    endif ()
+endif ()
+
+get_filename_component(PICO_SDK_PATH "${PICO_SDK_PATH}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+if (NOT EXISTS ${PICO_SDK_PATH})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory '${PICO_SDK_PATH}' not found")
+endif ()
+
+set(PICO_SDK_INIT_CMAKE_FILE ${PICO_SDK_PATH}/pico_sdk_init.cmake)
+if (NOT EXISTS ${PICO_SDK_INIT_CMAKE_FILE})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Directory '${PICO_SDK_PATH}' does not appear to contain the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK")
+endif ()
+
+set(PICO_SDK_PATH ${PICO_SDK_PATH} CACHE PATH "Path to the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK" FORCE)
+
+include(${PICO_SDK_INIT_CMAKE_FILE})
diff --git a/src/aprs_pico.c b/src/aprs_pico.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8b643a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/aprs_pico.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+int main()
+{
+  return 0;
+}