diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 160251c3..5fbf908f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ PYTHON=python
 
 # Source files
 src-y=sched.c command.c stepper.c basecmd.c gpiocmds.c spicmds.c endstop.c
-DIRS=src src/avr src/simulator lib/pjrc_usb_serial
+DIRS=src src/avr src/simulator src/generic lib/pjrc_usb_serial
 
 # Default compiler flags
 cc-option=$(shell if test -z "`$(1) $(2) -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null 2>&1`" \
     ; then echo "$(2)"; else echo "$(3)"; fi ;)
 
-CFLAGS-y := -I$(OUT) -Isrc -Os -MD -g \
+CFLAGS-y := -I$(OUT) -Isrc -I$(OUT)board-generic/ -Os -MD -g \
     -Wall -Wold-style-definition $(call cc-option,$(CC),-Wtype-limits,) \
     -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
 CFLAGS-y += -flto -fwhole-program
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ $(OUT)board-link: $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)
 	@echo "  Creating symbolic link $(OUT)board"
 	$(Q)touch $@
 	$(Q)ln -Tsf $(PWD)/src/$(CONFIG_BOARD_DIRECTORY) $(OUT)board
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(OUT)board-generic
+	$(Q)ln -Tsf $(PWD)/src/generic $(OUT)board-generic/board
 
 $(OUT)declfunc.lds: src/declfunc.lds.S
 	@echo "  Precompiling $@"
diff --git a/src/avr/Makefile b/src/avr/Makefile
index c5e5dba1..0e51ed7f 100644
--- a/src/avr/Makefile
+++ b/src/avr/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CFLAGS-y += -mmcu=$(CONFIG_MCU) -DF_CPU=$(CONFIG_CLOCK_FREQ)
 LDFLAGS-y += -Wl,--relax
 
 # Add avr source files
-src-y += avr/main.c avr/timer.c avr/gpio.c avr/alloc.c
+src-y += avr/main.c avr/timer.c avr/gpio.c avr/misc.c
 src-$(CONFIG_AVR_WATCHDOG) += avr/watchdog.c
 src-$(CONFIG_AVR_USBSERIAL) += avr/usbserial.c ../lib/pjrc_usb_serial/usb_serial.c
 src-$(CONFIG_AVR_SERIAL) += avr/serial.c
diff --git a/src/avr/alloc.c b/src/avr/misc.c
similarity index 62%
rename from src/avr/alloc.c
rename to src/avr/misc.c
index aaa671bc..682ef29d 100644
--- a/src/avr/alloc.c
+++ b/src/avr/misc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// AVR allocation checking code.
+// AVR miscellaneous platform code
 //
 // Copyright (C) 2016  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
 //
@@ -6,10 +6,22 @@
 
 #include <avr/io.h> // AVR_STACK_POINTER_REG
 #include <stdlib.h> // __malloc_heap_end
+#include <util/crc16.h> // _crc_ccitt_update
 #include "autoconf.h" // CONFIG_AVR_STACK_SIZE
+#include "board/misc.h" // alloc_maxsize
 #include "compiler.h" // ALIGN
-#include "misc.h" // alloc_maxsize
 
+// Optimized crc16_ccitt for the avr processor
+uint16_t
+crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len)
+{
+    uint16_t crc = 0xFFFF;
+    while (len--)
+        crc = _crc_ccitt_update(crc, *buf++);
+    return crc;
+}
+
+// Return the maximum allocation size that can succeed up to 'reqsize'
 size_t
 alloc_maxsize(size_t reqsize)
 {
diff --git a/src/avr/misc.h b/src/avr/misc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 244cd5bc..00000000
--- a/src/avr/misc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __AVR_MISC_H
-#define __AVR_MISC_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <util/crc16.h>
-
-// alloc.c
-size_t alloc_maxsize(size_t reqsize);
-
-// console.c
-char *console_get_input(uint8_t *plen);
-void console_pop_input(uint8_t len);
-char *console_get_output(uint8_t len);
-void console_push_output(uint8_t len);
-
-// Optimized crc16_ccitt for the avr processor
-#define HAVE_OPTIMIZED_CRC 1
-static inline uint16_t _crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len) {
-    uint16_t crc = 0xFFFF;
-    while (len--)
-        crc = _crc_ccitt_update(crc, *buf++);
-    return crc;
-}
-
-#endif // misc.h
diff --git a/src/avr/serial.c b/src/avr/serial.c
index c73890dd..fc71cf0e 100644
--- a/src/avr/serial.c
+++ b/src/avr/serial.c
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #include <avr/interrupt.h> // USART0_RX_vect
 #include <string.h> // memmove
 #include "autoconf.h" // CONFIG_SERIAL_BAUD
+#include "board/misc.h" // console_get_input
 #include "sched.h" // DECL_INIT
 #include "irq.h" // irq_save
-#include "misc.h" // console_get_input
 
 #define SERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE 96
 static char receive_buf[SERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 8608fbdf..f11bfcc8 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h> // strtod
 #include <string.h> // strcasecmp
 #include "board/irq.h" // irq_disable
-#include "board/misc.h" // HAVE_OPTIMIZED_CRC
+#include "board/misc.h" // crc16_ccitt
 #include "board/pgm.h" // READP
 #include "command.h" // output_P
 #include "sched.h" // DECL_TASK
@@ -35,23 +35,6 @@ static uint8_t next_sequence = MESSAGE_DEST;
  * Binary message parsing
  ****************************************************************/
 
-// Implement the standard crc "ccitt" algorithm on the given buffer
-static uint16_t
-crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len)
-{
-    if (HAVE_OPTIMIZED_CRC)
-        return _crc16_ccitt(buf, len);
-    uint16_t crc = 0xffff;
-    while (len--) {
-        uint8_t data = *buf++;
-        data ^= crc & 0xff;
-        data ^= data << 4;
-        crc = ((((uint16_t)data << 8) | (crc >> 8)) ^ (uint8_t)(data >> 4)
-               ^ ((uint16_t)data << 3));
-    }
-    return crc;
-}
-
 // Encode an integer as a variable length quantity (vlq)
 static char *
 encode_int(char *p, uint32_t v)
diff --git a/src/generic/alloc.c b/src/generic/alloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..826e4f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generic/alloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Dummy implementation for alloc commands
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2016  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
+//
+// This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+
+#include "misc.h"
+
+// Return the maximum allocation size that can succeed up to 'reqsize'
+size_t alloc_maxsize(size_t reqsize)
+{
+    return reqsize;
+}
diff --git a/src/generic/crc16_ccitt.c b/src/generic/crc16_ccitt.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8347bb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generic/crc16_ccitt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Code for crc16_ccitt
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2016  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
+//
+// This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+
+#include "misc.h" // crc16_ccitt
+
+// Implement the standard crc "ccitt" algorithm on the given buffer
+uint16_t
+crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len)
+{
+    uint16_t crc = 0xffff;
+    while (len--) {
+        uint8_t data = *buf++;
+        data ^= crc & 0xff;
+        data ^= data << 4;
+        crc = ((((uint16_t)data << 8) | (crc >> 8)) ^ (uint8_t)(data >> 4)
+               ^ ((uint16_t)data << 3));
+    }
+    return crc;
+}
diff --git a/src/generic/misc.h b/src/generic/misc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b2986be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generic/misc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef __GENERIC_MISC_H
+#define __GENERIC_MISC_H
+
+#include <stddef.h> // size_t
+#include <stdint.h> // uint8_t
+
+char *console_get_input(uint8_t *plen);
+void console_pop_input(uint8_t len);
+char *console_get_output(uint8_t len);
+void console_push_output(uint8_t len);
+
+size_t alloc_maxsize(size_t reqsize);
+
+uint16_t crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len);
+
+#endif // misc.h
diff --git a/src/simulator/Makefile b/src/simulator/Makefile
index 0dbcdab4..ed250768 100644
--- a/src/simulator/Makefile
+++ b/src/simulator/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Additional simulator build rules
 
 src-y += simulator/main.c simulator/gpio.c
+src-y += generic/crc16_ccitt.c generic/alloc.c
diff --git a/src/simulator/misc.h b/src/simulator/misc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c279794e..00000000
--- a/src/simulator/misc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __SIMU_MISC_H
-#define __SIMU_MISC_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-// main.c
-char *console_get_input(uint8_t *plen);
-void console_pop_input(uint8_t len);
-char *console_get_output(uint8_t len);
-void console_push_output(uint8_t len);
-
-static inline size_t alloc_maxsize(size_t reqsize) {
-    return reqsize;
-}
-
-#define HAVE_OPTIMIZED_CRC 0
-static inline uint16_t _crc16_ccitt(char *buf, uint8_t len) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#endif // misc.h