[vegardw]

Please allocate VID:PID 1209:F412 to the CircuitPython firmware port for the
ELECFREAKS Retro Arcade, an STM32F412-based handheld.

• Owner: vegardw (Vegard Wærp).
• Firmware source, including the board port: https://github.com/vegardw/circuitpython/tree/elecfreaks-retro-arcade
• Inspected source commit: https://github.com/vegardw/circuitpython/tree/a1f38514979493b746efe4a601d9be91ee41baf4
• Project and build guide: https://github.com/vegardw/circuitpython/blob/elecfreaks-retro-arcade/ports/stm/boards/elecfreaks_retro_arcade/README.md
• Primary software licence: MIT; upstream and third-party licence notices are retained.
• Existing hardware: https://wiki.elecfreaks.com/en/retroarcade/

This is a software-only project: an independently maintained open-source firmware
port for an existing commercial device. I am applying under the software-only
provision in https://pid.codes/howto/.

One project PID will identify this firmware across users' installations. It will
provide a stable application identity for its USB serial console and CIRCUITPY
mass-storage interface. CircuitPython also checks that board VID:PID pairs are
unique, so its shared 1209:0001 development placeholder cannot be used for the
submitted board definition. Individual per-user allocations would give identical
firmware installations inconsistent USB identities.

The allocation is for the CircuitPython application. The existing UF2 bootloader
keeps its own USB identity. The port has not yet been merged into CircuitPython;
its source is provided above for review.

This request adds org/vegardw/index.md and 1209/F412/index.md.

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