diff --git a/examples/rp/Cargo.toml b/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
index 9bd403f02..d06ab5e5a 100644
--- a/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rp/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ reqwless = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["defmt",]}
 serde = { version = "1.0.203", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 serde-json-core = "0.5.1"
 
+# for assign resources example
+assign-resources = { git = "https://github.com/adamgreig/assign-resources", rev = "94ad10e2729afdf0fd5a77cd12e68409a982f58a" }
+
 #cortex-m = { version = "0.7.6", features = ["critical-section-single-core"] }
 cortex-m = { version = "0.7.6", features = ["inline-asm"] }
 cortex-m-rt = "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/rp/src/bin/assign_resources.rs b/examples/rp/src/bin/assign_resources.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38e730498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rp/src/bin/assign_resources.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//! This example demonstrates how to assign resources to multiple tasks by splitting up the peripherals.
+//! It is not about sharing the same resources between tasks, see sharing.rs for that or head to https://embassy.dev/book/#_sharing_peripherals_between_tasks)
+//! Of course splitting up resources and sharing resources can be combined, yet this example is only about splitting up resources.
+//!
+//! There are basically two ways we demonstrate here:
+//! 1) Assigning resources to a task by passing parts of the peripherals
+//! 2) Assigning resources to a task by passing a struct with the split up peripherals, using the assign-resources macro
+//! 
+//! using four LEDs on Pins 10, 11, 20 and 21
+
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use assign_resources::assign_resources;
+use defmt::*;
+use embassy_executor::Spawner;
+use embassy_rp::{
+    gpio,
+    peripherals::{self, PIN_20, PIN_21},
+};
+use embassy_time::Timer;
+use gpio::{Level, Output};
+use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
+
+#[embassy_executor::main]
+async fn main(spawner: Spawner) {
+    // initialize the peripherals
+    let p = embassy_rp::init(Default::default());
+
+    // 1) Assigning a resource to a task by passing parts of the peripherals.
+    spawner
+        .spawn(double_blinky_manually_assigned(spawner, p.PIN_20, p.PIN_21))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // 2) Using the assign-resources macro to assign resources to a task.
+    // we perform the split, see further below for the definition of the resources struct
+    let r = split_resources!(p);
+    // and then we can use them
+    spawner.spawn(double_blinky_macro_assigned(spawner, r.leds)).unwrap();
+}
+
+// 1) Assigning a resource to a task by passing parts of the peripherals.
+#[embassy_executor::task]
+async fn double_blinky_manually_assigned(_spawner: Spawner, pin_20: PIN_20, pin_21: PIN_21) {
+    let mut led_20 = Output::new(pin_20, Level::Low);
+    let mut led_21 = Output::new(pin_21, Level::High);
+
+    loop {
+        info!("toggling leds");
+        led_20.toggle();
+        led_21.toggle();
+        Timer::after_secs(1).await;
+    }
+}
+
+// 2) Using the assign-resources macro to assign resources to a task.
+// first we define the resources we want to assign to the task using the assign_resources! macro
+// basically this will split up the peripherals struct into smaller structs, that we define here
+// naming is up to you, make sure your future self understands what you did here
+assign_resources! {
+    leds: Leds{
+        led_10: PIN_10,
+        led_11: PIN_11,
+    }
+    // add more resources to more structs if needed, for example defining one struct for each task
+}
+// this could be done in another file and imported here, but for the sake of simplicity we do it here
+// see https://github.com/adamgreig/assign-resources for more information
+
+// 2) Using the split resources in a task
+#[embassy_executor::task]
+async fn double_blinky_macro_assigned(_spawner: Spawner, r: Leds) {
+    let mut led_10 = Output::new(r.led_10, Level::Low);
+    let mut led_11 = Output::new(r.led_11, Level::High);
+
+    loop {
+        info!("toggling leds");
+        led_10.toggle();
+        led_11.toggle();
+        Timer::after_secs(1).await;
+    }
+}