diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index 6beea8677..ec610d7f6 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ cargo batch  \
     --- build --release --manifest-path embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --features stm32l476vg,defmt \
     --- build --release --manifest-path embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv6m-none-eabi --features stm32l072cz,defmt \
     --- build --release --manifest-path embassy-stm32/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7m-none-eabi --features stm32l151cb-a,defmt \
+    --- build --release --manifest-path docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/std/Cargo.toml --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --out-dir out/examples/std \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --out-dir out/examples/nrf \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/rp/Cargo.toml --target thumbv6m-none-eabi --out-dir out/examples/rp \
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/.cargo/config.toml b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c75b5c539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[target.'cfg(all(target_arch = "arm", target_os = "none"))']
+# replace nRF82840_xxAA with your chip as listed in `probe-run --list-chips`
+runner = "probe-run --chip nRF52840_xxAA"
+
+[build]
+target = "thumbv7em-none-eabi"
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/Cargo.toml b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a683a28bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+authors = ["Dario Nieuwenhuis <dirbaio@dirbaio.net>"]
+edition = "2018"
+name = "embassy-basic-example"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+embassy = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-traits = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-traits", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-nrf = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-nrf", features = ["defmt", "nrf52840", "time-driver-rtc1", "gpiote"] }
+
+defmt = "0.3"
+defmt-rtt = "0.3"
+
+cortex-m = "0.7.3"
+cortex-m-rt = "0.7.0"
+embedded-hal = "0.2.6"
+panic-probe = { version = "0.3", features = ["print-defmt"] }
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/src/main.rs b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0152b40bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+
+use defmt_rtt as _; // global logger
+use panic_probe as _;
+
+use defmt::*;
+
+use embassy::executor::Spawner;
+use embassy::time::{Duration, Timer};
+use embassy_nrf::gpio::{Level, Output, OutputDrive};
+use embassy_nrf::Peripherals;
+use embedded_hal::digital::v2::OutputPin;
+
+#[embassy::task]
+async fn blinker(mut led: Output<'static, P0_13>, interval: Duration) {
+    loop {
+        unwrap!(led.set_high());
+        Timer::after(interval).await;
+        unwrap!(led.set_low());
+        Timer::after(interval).await;
+    }
+}
+
+#[embassy::main]
+async fn main(spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
+    let led = Output::new(p.P0_13, Level::Low, OutputDrive::Standard);
+    unwrap!(spawner.spawn(blinker(led, Duration::from_millis(300))));
+}
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/basic_application.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/basic_application.adoc
index 53aaa3d7d..c2849927a 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/basic_application.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/basic_application.adoc
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 So you've got one of the xref:examples.adoc[examples] running, but what now? Let's go through a simple Embassy application for the nRF52 DK to understand it better.
 
+== Main
 
-== The main
+The full example can be found link:https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy/tree/book-poc/docs/modules/ROOT/examples/basic[here].
 
 === Rust Nightly
 
@@ -11,9 +12,7 @@ The first thing you'll notice is a few declarations stating that Embassy require
 
 [source,rust]
 ----
-#![no_std]
-#![no_main]
-#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
+include::example$basic/src/main.rs[lines="1..3"]
 ----
 
 === Dealing with errors
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@ Then, what follows are some declarations on how to deal with panics and faults.
 
 [source,rust]
 ----
-use defmt_rtt as _;
-use panic_probe as _;
+include::example$basic/src/main.rs[lines="5..6"]
 ----
 
 === Task declaration
@@ -32,15 +30,7 @@ After a bit of import declaration, the tasks run by the application should be de
 
 [source,rust]
 ----
-#[embassy::task]
-async fn blinker(led: Output<'static, P0_13>, interval: Duration) {
-    loop {
-        let _ = led.set_high();
-        Timer::after(interval).await;
-        let _ = led.set_low();
-        Timer::after(interval).await;
-    }
-}
+include::example$basic/src/main.rs[lines="16..24"]
 ----
 
 An embassy task must be declared `async`, and may NOT take generic arguments. In this case, we are handed the LED that should be blinked and the interval of the blinking.
@@ -53,13 +43,9 @@ The main entry point of an Embassy application is defined using the `#[embassy::
 
 The `Spawner` is the way the main application spawns other tasks. The `Peripherals` type holds all peripherals that the application may use. In this case, we want to configure one of the pins as a GPIO output driving the LED:
 
-[source, rust]
+[source,rust]
 ----
-#[embassy::main]
-async fn main(spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
-    let mut led = Output::new(p.P0_13, Level::Low, OutputDrive::Standard);
-    let _ = spawner.spawn(blinker(led, Duration::from_millis(300)));
-}
+include::example$basic/src/main.rs[lines="26..30"]
 ----
 
 
@@ -78,7 +64,7 @@ The project definition needs to contain the embassy dependencies:
 
 [source,toml]
 ----
-include::example$examples/nrf/Cargo.toml[lines="9..11"]
+include::example$basic/Cargo.toml[lines="8..10"]
 ----
 
 Depending on your microcontroller, you may need to replace `embassy-nrf` with something else (`embassy-stm32` for STM32. Remember to update feature flags as well).