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+[submodule "verilog/rtl/tinyfpga_bx_usbserial"]
+	path = verilog/rtl/tinyfpga_bx_usbserial
+	url = https://github.com/davidthings/tinyfpga_bx_usbserial.git
diff --git a/verilog/rtl/tinyfpga_bx_usbserial b/verilog/rtl/tinyfpga_bx_usbserial
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+Subproject commit 00608c23488a3e79325df997cc50148b94961861