diff --git a/sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.ino b/sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.ino
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@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+
+  HelloWorld.ino
+
+  Universal 8bit Graphics Library (https://github.com/olikraus/u8g2/)
+
+  Copyright (c) 2016, olikraus@gmail.com
+  All rights reserved.
+
+  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, 
+  are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list 
+    of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    
+  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this 
+    list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other 
+    materials provided with the distribution.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND 
+  CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, 
+  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 
+  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE 
+  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR 
+  CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 
+  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 
+  NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; 
+  LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER 
+  CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, 
+  STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 
+  ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF 
+  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  
+*/
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <U8g2lib.h>
+
+/*
+  This is a memory-backed bitmap rendering example
+*/
+
+#define WIDTH 128
+#define HEIGHT 32
+
+U8G2_BITMAP u8g2(WIDTH, HEIGHT, U8G2_R0);
+
+void setup(void) {
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  u8g2.begin();  
+}
+
+void loop(void) {
+  u8g2.clearBuffer();					// clear the internal memory
+  u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_10x20_tr);	// choose a suitable font
+  u8g2.drawStr(0,30,"Hello World!");	// write something to the internal memory
+  u8g2.sendBuffer();					// transfer internal memory to the display
+
+  for (unsigned y=0; y < HEIGHT; ++y) {
+    Serial.print("|");
+    for (unsigned x=0; x < WIDTH; ++x) {
+      if (u8x8_GetBitmapPixel(u8g2.getU8x8(), x, y))
+        Serial.print("X");
+      else
+        Serial.print(" ");
+    }
+    Serial.println("|");
+  }
+  for (unsigned x=0; x < WIDTH + 2; ++x)
+    Serial.print("-");
+  Serial.println();
+
+  delay(1000);  
+}
diff --git a/sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/Makefile.184.uno b/sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/Makefile.184.uno
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+++ b/sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/Makefile.184.uno
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#
+# Makefile.184 for Arduino/AVR 
+#
+#  Note:
+#  	Display list make database: make -p -f/dev/null | less
+
+
+# Install path of the arduino software. Requires a '/' at the end.
+ARDUINO_PATH:=/home/matthijs/arduino-1.8.4/
+
+# Board (and prozessor) information: see $(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/boards.txt
+# Some examples:
+#	BOARD		DESCRIPTION
+#	uno			Arduino Uno
+#	atmega328	Arduino Duemilanove or Nano w/ ATmega328
+#	diecimila		Arduino Diecimila, Duemilanove, or Nano w/ ATmega168
+#	mega		Arduino Mega
+#	mega2560	Arduino Mega2560
+#	mini			Arduino Mini
+#	lilypad328	LilyPad Arduino w/ ATmega328  
+BOARD:=uno
+
+# The unix device where we can reach the arduino board
+# Uno: /dev/ttyACM0
+# Duemilanove: /dev/ttyUSB0
+AVRDUDE_PORT:=/dev/ttyACM0
+
+
+
+SRC_DIRS=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/
+SRC_DIRS+=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/SPI/src/
+SRC_DIRS+=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/SPI/src/utility/
+SRC_DIRS+=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/src/
+SRC_DIRS+=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/src/utility/
+SRC_DIRS+=../../../../csrc/
+SRC_DIRS+=../../../../cppsrc/
+
+#=== suffixes ===
+.SUFFIXES: .elf .hex .ino
+
+#=== identify user files ===
+INOSRC:=$(shell ls *.ino)
+TARGETNAME=$(basename $(INOSRC))
+
+#=== internal names ===
+LIBNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).a
+ELFNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).elf
+HEXNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).hex
+BINNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).bin
+DISNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).dis
+MAPNAME:=$(TARGETNAME).map
+
+
+#=== replace standard tools ===
+CC:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-gcc
+CXX:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++
+AR:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-gcc-ar
+OBJCOPY:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-objcopy
+OBJDUMP:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-objdump
+SIZE:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-size
+
+AVRDUDE = $(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude
+
+
+#=== get values from boards.txt ===
+BOARDS_TXT:=$(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/boards.txt
+
+# get the MCU value from the $(BOARD).build.mcu variable. For the atmega328 board this is atmega328p
+MCU:=$(shell sed -n -e "s/$(BOARD).build.mcu=\(.*\)/\1/p" $(BOARDS_TXT))
+# get the F_CPU value from the $(BOARD).build.f_cpu variable. For the atmega328 board this is 16000000
+F_CPU:=$(shell sed -n -e "s/$(BOARD).build.f_cpu=\(.*\)/\1/p" $(BOARDS_TXT))
+# get variant subfolder
+VARIANT:=$(shell sed -n -e "s/$(BOARD).build.variant=\(.*\)/\1/p" $(BOARDS_TXT))
+UPLOAD_SPEED:=$(shell sed -n -e "s/$(BOARD).upload.speed=\(.*\)/\1/p" $(BOARDS_TXT))
+# get the AVRDUDE_PROGRAMMER value from the $(BOARD).upload.protocol variable. For the atmega328 board this is stk500
+UPLOAD_PROTOCOL:=$(shell sed -n -e "s/$(BOARD).upload.protocol=\(.*\)/\1/p" $(BOARDS_TXT))
+# use stk500v1, because stk500 will default to stk500v2
+#UPLOAD_PROTOCOL:=stk500v1
+
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS = -V -F
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -C $(ARDUINO_PATH)/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -p $(MCU)
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -P $(AVRDUDE_PORT)
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -c $(UPLOAD_PROTOCOL) 
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -b $(UPLOAD_SPEED)
+AVRDUDE_FLAGS += -U flash:w:$(HEXNAME)
+
+#=== get all include dirs ===
+INC_DIRS:=. $(SRC_DIRS) $(ARDUINO_PATH)hardware/arduino/avr/variants/$(VARIANT)
+INC_OPTS:=$(addprefix -I,$(INC_DIRS))
+
+#=== get all source files ===
+CSRC:=$(shell ls $(addsuffix *.c,$(SRC_DIRS)) 2>/dev/null) 
+CPPSRC:=$(shell ls $(addsuffix *.cpp,$(SRC_DIRS)) 2>/dev/null)
+
+#=== get all obj files ===
+COBJ:=$(CSRC:.c=.o)
+CPPOBJ:=$(CPPSRC:.cpp=.o)
+OBJ:=$(COBJ) $(CPPOBJ) $(TARGETNAME).o
+
+
+#=== options ===
+
+COMMON_FLAGS = -g -Os -DF_CPU=$(F_CPU) -mmcu=$(MCU) 
+COMMON_FLAGS +=-DARDUINO=10800 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR
+COMMON_FLAGS +=-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -MMD -flto -fno-fat-lto-objects
+COMMON_FLAGS +=$(INC_OPTS)
+CFLAGS:=$(COMMON_FLAGS) -std=gnu99 -Wstrict-prototypes  -Wall -Wextra
+CXXFLAGS:=$(COMMON_FLAGS) -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions
+LDFLAGS:=-g -Os  -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=$(MCU) -Wl,--Map=$(MAPNAME)
+LDLIBS:=-lm
+
+all: $(HEXNAME) $(DISNAME)
+	$(SIZE) $(ELFNAME)
+
+.PHONY: debug
+debug: 
+	@echo $(MCU) $(F_CPU) $(VARIANT) $(UPLOAD_SPEED) $(UPLOAD_PROTOCOL)
+	@echo $(SRC_DIRS)
+	@echo $(CSRC)
+	@echo $(CPPSRC)
+	@echo $(INC_OPTS)
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJ) $(HEXNAME) $(ELFNAME) $(LIBNAME) $(DISNAME) $(MAPNAME) $(BINNAME)
+
+.PHONY: upload
+upload: $(HEXNAME)
+	stty -F $(AVRDUDE_PORT) hupcl
+	$(AVRDUDE) $(AVRDUDE_FLAGS)
+
+# implicit rules
+.ino.cpp:
+	@cp $< $@
+	
+.elf.hex:
+	@$(OBJCOPY) -O ihex -R .eeprom $< $@
+
+# explicit rules
+$(ELFNAME): $(LIBNAME)($(OBJ)) 
+	$(LINK.o) $(LFLAGS) $(LIBNAME) $(LDLIBS) -o $@
+
+$(DISNAME): $(ELFNAME)
+	$(OBJDUMP) -D -S $< > $@
+
+	
diff --git a/tools/release/arduino/create_release.sh b/tools/release/arduino/create_release.sh
index 3197cab2..3c1e53e0 100755
--- a/tools/release/arduino/create_release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/arduino/create_release.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ cp ../../../sys/arduino/u8g2_page_buffer/LoadFromSD/*.ino ../../../../U8g2_Ardui
 mkdir ../../../../U8g2_Arduino/examples/page_buffer/ButtonEmoticon 
 cp ../../../sys/arduino/u8g2_page_buffer/ButtonEmoticon/*.ino ../../../../U8g2_Arduino/examples/page_buffer/ButtonEmoticon/.
 
+# bitmap devices
+
+mkdir ../../../../U8g2_Arduino/examples/bitmap_dev/HelloWorld
+cp ../../../sys/arduino/u8g2_bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/*.ino ../../../../U8g2_Arduino/examples/bitmap_dev/HelloWorld/.
+
 # mui
 
 mkdir ../../../../U8g2_Arduino/examples/mui/MUIBlink