diff --git a/platformio/boards/sam.json b/platformio/boards/sam.json
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+{
+    "Due": {
+        "build": {
+            "core": "arduino",
+            "extra_flags": "-D__SAM3X8E__ -DARDUINO_SAM_DUE -DARDUINO_ARCH_SAM",
+            "f_cpu": "84000000L",
+            "mcu": "cortex-m3",
+            "pid": "0x003e",
+            "usb_product": "Arduino Due",
+            "variant": "arduino_due_x",
+            "vid": "0x2341"
+        },
+        "name": "Arduino Due",
+        "platform": "sam",
+        "upload": {
+            "disable_flushing": true,
+            "maximum_ram_size": 524288,
+            "maximum_size": 28672,
+            "protocol": "sam-ba",
+            "speed": 57600,
+            "use_1200bps_touch": true,
+            "wait_for_upload_port": false
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/platformio/builder/scripts/sam.py b/platformio/builder/scripts/sam.py
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+# Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+"""
+    Builder for Atmel SAM series of microcontrollers
+"""
+
+from os.path import join
+
+from SCons.Script import (COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS, AlwaysBuild, Builder, Default,
+                          DefaultEnvironment)
+
+from platformio.util import get_serialports
+
+env = DefaultEnvironment()
+
+env.Replace(
+    AR="arm-none-eabi-ar",
+    AS="arm-none-eabi-gcc",
+    CC="arm-none-eabi-gcc",
+    CXX="arm-none-eabi-g++",
+    OBJCOPY="arm-none-eabi-objcopy",
+    RANLIB="arm-none-eabi-ranlib",
+
+    ARFLAGS=["rcs"],
+
+    ASFLAGS=[
+        "-c",
+        "-g",  # include debugging info (so errors include line numbers)
+        "-x", "assembler-with-cpp",
+        "-mmcu=$BOARD_MCU"
+    ],
+
+    CCFLAGS=[
+        "-g",  # include debugging info (so errors include line numbers)
+        "-Os",  # optimize for size
+        # "-Wall",  # show warnings
+        "-ffunction-sections",  # place each function in its own section
+        "-fdata-sections",
+        "-MMD",  # output dependency info
+        "-mmcu=$BOARD_MCU"
+    ],
+
+    CXXFLAGS=[
+        "-fno-exceptions",
+        "-fno-threadsafe-statics"
+    ],
+
+    CPPDEFINES=[
+        "F_CPU=$BOARD_F_CPU"
+    ],
+
+    LINKFLAGS=[
+        "-Os",
+        "-mmcu=$BOARD_MCU",
+        "-Wl,--gc-sections",
+        "-Wl,--start-group"
+    ],
+
+    UPLOADER=join("$PIOPACKAGES_DIR", "tool-sam", "bossac"),
+    UPLOADERFLAGS=[
+        "-i",
+        "-d",
+        "--port", "$UPLOAD_PORT",
+        "-U false",  # @TODO "Native USB"?
+        "-e",
+        "-w",
+        "-v",
+        "-b"
+    ],
+    UPLOADBINCMD='"$UPLOADER" $UPLOADERFLAGS -U flash:w:$SOURCES:i',
+    UPLOADEEPCMD='"$UPLOADER" $UPLOADERFLAGS -U eeprom:w:$SOURCES:i'
+)
+
+env.Append(
+    BUILDERS=dict(
+        ElfToEep=Builder(
+            action=" ".join([
+                "$OBJCOPY",
+                "-O",
+                "ihex",
+                "-j",
+                ".eeprom",
+                '--set-section-flags=.eeprom="alloc,load"',
+                "--no-change-warnings",
+                "--change-section-lma",
+                ".eeprom=0",
+                "$SOURCES",
+                "$TARGET"]),
+            suffix=".eep"
+        ),
+
+        BUILDERS=dict(
+            ElfToBin=Builder(
+                action=" ".join([
+                    "$OBJCOPY",
+                    "-O",
+                    "binary",
+                    "$SOURCES",
+                    "$TARGET"]),
+                suffix=".bin"
+            )
+        )
+    )
+)
+
+CORELIBS = env.ProcessGeneral()
+
+#
+# Target: Build executable and linkable firmware
+#
+
+target_elf = env.BuildFirmware(CORELIBS + ["m"])
+
+#
+# Target: Build the .bin file
+#
+
+if "uploadlazy" in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
+    target_bin = join("$BUILD_DIR", "firmware.bin")
+else:
+    target_bin = env.ElfToBin(join("$BUILD_DIR", "firmware"), target_elf)
+
+#
+# Target: Extract EEPROM data (from EEMEM directive) to .eep file
+#
+
+target_eep = env.Alias("eep", env.ElfToEep(join("$BUILD_DIR", "firmware"),
+                                           target_elf))
+
+#
+# Target: Upload by default .bin file
+#
+
+upload = env.Alias(["upload", "uploadlazy"], target_bin, ("$UPLOADBINCMD"))
+AlwaysBuild(upload)
+
+#
+# Target: Upload .eep file
+#
+
+uploadeep = env.Alias(["uploadeep"], target_eep, ("$UPLOADEEPCMD"))
+AlwaysBuild(uploadeep)
+
+
+#
+# Check for $UPLOAD_PORT variable
+#
+
+is_uptarget = (set(["upload", "uploadlazy", "uploadeep"]) &
+               set(COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS))
+
+if is_uptarget:
+    # try autodetect upload port
+    if "UPLOAD_PORT" not in env:
+        for item in get_serialports():
+            if "VID:PID" in item['hwid']:
+                print "Auto-detected UPLOAD_PORT: %s" % item['port']
+                env.Replace(UPLOAD_PORT=item['port'])
+                break
+
+    if "UPLOAD_PORT" not in env:
+        print("WARNING!!! Please specify environment 'upload_port' or use "
+              "global --upload-port option.\n")
+
+#
+# Setup default targets
+#
+
+Default(target_bin)
diff --git a/platformio/platforms/sam.py b/platformio/platforms/sam.py
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index 00000000..0beeaa5b
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+++ b/platformio/platforms/sam.py
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+# Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+from platformio.platforms.base import BasePlatform
+
+
+class SamPlatform(BasePlatform):
+
+    """
+        An embedded platform for Atmel SAM microcontrollers
+    """
+
+    PACKAGES = {
+
+        "toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi": {
+            "alias": "toolchain",
+            "default": True
+        },
+
+        "ldscripts": {
+            "default": True
+        },
+
+        "framework-arduinosam": {
+            "alias": "framework",
+            "default": True
+        },
+
+        "tool-sam": {
+            "alias": "uploader",
+            "default": True
+        }
+    }