diff --git a/cores/arduino/sdk/libarm_cortexM4lf_math.a b/cores/arduino/sdk/libarm_cortexM4lf_math.a
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diff --git a/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.cpp b/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.cpp
index 360b261a..0a83408a 100644
--- a/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.cpp
+++ b/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
 */
 #include "PDM.h"
 
-AP3_PDM *ap3_pdm_handle = 0;
+AP3_PDM* ap3_pdm_handle = NULL;
+static void* pdm_handle = NULL; // the apollo3 blue only has one PDM instance so let's keep it simple
 
 // AP3_PDM::AP3_PDM(uint16_t *userBuffer, uint32_t bufferSize)
 // {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ AP3_PDM *ap3_pdm_handle = 0;
 
 bool AP3_PDM::begin(pin_size_t pinPDMData, pin_size_t pinPDMClock)
 {
-    _PDMhandle = NULL;
+    pdm_handle = NULL;
+    ap3_pdm_handle = NULL;
     _PDMconfig = ap3_pdm_config_default;
     _pinPDMData = pinPDMData;
     _pinPDMClock = pinPDMClock;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ uint32_t AP3_PDM::_begin(void)
     }
     pincfg.uFuncSel = funcsel; // set the proper function select option for this instance/pin/type combination
     retval = am_hal_gpio_pinconfig(_pinPDMData, pincfg);
-    if (retval != AP3_OK)
+    if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         return retval;
     }
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ uint32_t AP3_PDM::_begin(void)
     }
     pincfg.uFuncSel = funcsel; // set the proper function select option for this instance/pin/type combination
     retval = am_hal_gpio_pinconfig(_pinPDMClock, pincfg);
-    if (retval != AP3_OK)
+    if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         return retval;
     }
@@ -98,51 +100,62 @@ uint32_t AP3_PDM::_begin(void)
     // Initialize, power-up, and configure the PDM.
 
     // //User may want to change settings mid-sketch. Only init PDM if it's new.
-    if (_PDMhandle == NULL)
+    if (pdm_handle == NULL)
     {
         // Now that pins are initialized start the actual driver
-        retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_initialize(0, &_PDMhandle);
-        if (retval != AP3_OK)
+        retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_initialize(0, &pdm_handle);
+        if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
             return retval;
         }
     }
-    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_power_control(_PDMhandle, AM_HAL_PDM_POWER_ON, false);
-    if (retval != AP3_OK)
+    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_power_control(pdm_handle, AM_HAL_PDM_POWER_ON, false);
+    if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         return retval;
     }
-    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_configure(_PDMhandle, &_PDMconfig);
-    if (retval != AP3_OK)
+    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_configure(pdm_handle, &_PDMconfig);
+    if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         return retval;
     }
-    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_enable(_PDMhandle);
-    if (retval != AP3_OK)
+    retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_enable(pdm_handle);
+    if (retval != AM_HAL_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         return retval;
     }
 
+    Serial.println("pdm initialized and configured. now need to enable interrupts");
+
     //
     // Configure and enable PDM interrupts (set up to trigger on DMA
     // completion).
     //
-    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_enable(_PDMhandle, (AM_HAL_PDM_INT_DERR | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_DCMP | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_UNDFL | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_OVF));
-    //am_hal_interrupt_master_enable();
+    uint32_t ui32Status = 0x00;
+    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_status_get(pdm_handle, &ui32Status, false);
+    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_clear(pdm_handle, ui32Status);
+    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_enable(pdm_handle, (AM_HAL_PDM_INT_DERR | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_DCMP | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_UNDFL | AM_HAL_PDM_INT_OVF));
+    am_hal_interrupt_master_enable();
     NVIC_EnableIRQ(PDM_IRQn);
 
-    // Register the class into the local list
+    Serial.println("interrupts enabled");
+
     ap3_pdm_handle = this;
 
+    Serial.println("object registered");
+
     // Configure DMA and set target address of internal buffer.
     sTransfer.ui32TargetAddr = (uint32_t)_pdmDataBuffer;
     sTransfer.ui32TotalCount = _pdmBufferSize * 2;
 
     // Start the data transfer.
-    am_hal_pdm_enable(_PDMhandle);
+    am_hal_pdm_enable(pdm_handle);
     am_util_delay_ms(100);
-    am_hal_pdm_fifo_flush(_PDMhandle);
-    am_hal_pdm_dma_start(_PDMhandle, &sTransfer);
+    am_hal_pdm_fifo_flush(pdm_handle);
+    am_hal_pdm_dma_start(pdm_handle, &sTransfer);
+
+    Serial.println("dma transfer started");
+    Serial.println(retval);
 
     return retval;
 }
@@ -230,9 +243,9 @@ uint32_t AP3_PDM::getDecimationRate()
 bool AP3_PDM::updateConfig(am_hal_pdm_config_t newConfiguration)
 {
     _PDMconfig = newConfiguration;
-    uint32_t retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_configure(_PDMhandle, &_PDMconfig);
+    uint32_t retval = (uint32_t)am_hal_pdm_configure(pdm_handle, &_PDMconfig);
 
-    am_hal_pdm_enable(_PDMhandle); //Reenable after changes
+    am_hal_pdm_enable(pdm_handle); //Reenable after changes
 
     if (retval != AP3_OK)
     {
@@ -322,14 +335,8 @@ uint32_t AP3_PDM::getData(uint16_t *externalBuffer, uint32_t externalBufferSize)
     return (externalBufferSize);
 }
 
-inline void AP3_PDM::pdm_isr(void)
+inline void AP3_PDM::pdm_isr(uint32_t ui32Status)
 {
-    uint32_t ui32Status;
-
-    // Read the interrupt status.
-    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_status_get(_PDMhandle, &ui32Status, true);
-    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_clear(_PDMhandle, ui32Status);
-
     if (ui32Status & AM_HAL_PDM_INT_DCMP)
     {
         uint32_t tempReadAmt = _pdmBufferSize;
@@ -389,7 +396,7 @@ inline void AP3_PDM::pdm_isr(void)
         }
 
         //Start next conversion
-        am_hal_pdm_dma_start(_PDMhandle, &sTransfer);
+        am_hal_pdm_dma_start(pdm_handle, &sTransfer);
     }
 }
 
@@ -400,5 +407,12 @@ inline void AP3_PDM::pdm_isr(void)
 //*****************************************************************************
 extern "C" void am_pdm_isr(void)
 {
-    ap3_pdm_handle->pdm_isr();
+    uint32_t ui32Status;
+    // Read the interrupt status.
+    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_status_get(pdm_handle, &ui32Status, true);
+    am_hal_pdm_interrupt_clear(pdm_handle, ui32Status);
+
+    if(ap3_pdm_handle){
+        ap3_pdm_handle->pdm_isr(ui32Status);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.h b/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.h
index 98a0bc7d..50b5ce2f 100644
--- a/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.h
+++ b/libraries/PDM/src/PDM.h
@@ -117,10 +117,9 @@ class AP3_PDM
 
     uint32_t getData(uint16_t *externalBuffer, uint32_t bufferSize);
 
-    void pdm_isr(void);
+    void pdm_isr(uint32_t ui32Status);
 
 private:
-    void *_PDMhandle;
     am_hal_pdm_config_t _PDMconfig;
     pin_size_t _pinPDMData;
     pin_size_t _pinPDMClock;
diff --git a/platform.txt b/platform.txt
index 18122780..365bd821 100644
--- a/platform.txt
+++ b/platform.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defines.arduino=-DARDUINO={runtime.ide.version} -DARDUINO_{build.board} -DARDUIN
 defines.mbed=-DMBED_NO_GLOBAL_USING_DIRECTIVE
 defines.variant={build.defines}
 defines.extra=
-defines.all={defines.variant} {defines.arduino} {defines.mbed} {defines.extra} -DCORDIO_ZERO_COPY_HCI
+defines.all={defines.variant} {defines.arduino} {defines.mbed} {defines.extra} -DCORDIO_ZERO_COPY_HCI -DARM_MATH_CM4
 defines.preproc={defines.all}
 defines.asm={defines.all} @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.asm-symbols
 defines.c={defines.all} @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.c-symbols
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ includes.all={includes.core} {includes.mbed} {includes.variant} {includes.extra}
 
 # libraries
 libs.core=-Wl,--whole-archive {archive_file_path} -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-libs.mbed={build.variant.path}/mbed/libmbed-os.a
+libs.mbed={build.variant.path}/mbed/libmbed-os.a {build.variant.path}/lib/libarm_cortexM4l_math.a
 libs.variant={build.libs}
 libs.extra=
 libs.all={libs.core} {libs.mbed} {libs.variant} {libs.extra}
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ compiler.warning_flags.more={compiler.warning_flags.default}
 compiler.warning_flags.all={compiler.warning_flags.default} -Wextra
 
 # flags
+compiler.c_cxx_ld_common.flags=-mfloat-abi=softfp
 compiler.preproc.flags={compiler.cxx.flags} -w -x c++ -E -CC {compiler.preproc.extra_flags}
 compiler.asm.flags=-include {build.variant.path}/mbed/mbed_config.h -iprefix{runtime.platform.path}/cores/ @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.asm-flags {compiler.asm.extra_flags}
-compiler.c.flags=-iprefix{runtime.platform.path}/cores/ @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.c-flags {compiler.c.extra_flags}
-compiler.cxx.flags=-include {build.variant.path}/mbed/mbed_config.h -include {cores.path}/arduino/sdk/ArduinoSDK.h -iprefix{runtime.platform.path}/cores/ @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.cxx-flags {compiler.cxx.extra_flags}
-compiler.ld.flags=@{build.variant.path}/mbed/.ld-flags {compiler.ld.extra_flags} --specs=nano.specs -lsupc++ -lstdc++ -lm
+compiler.c.flags=-iprefix{runtime.platform.path}/cores/ @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.c-flags {compiler.c_cxx_ld_common.flags} {compiler.c.extra_flags}
+compiler.cxx.flags=-include {build.variant.path}/mbed/mbed_config.h -include {cores.path}/arduino/sdk/ArduinoSDK.h -iprefix{runtime.platform.path}/cores/ @{build.variant.path}/mbed/.cxx-flags {compiler.c_cxx_ld_common.flags} {compiler.cxx.extra_flags}
+compiler.ld.flags=@{build.variant.path}/mbed/.ld-flags {compiler.c_cxx_ld_common.flags} {compiler.ld.extra_flags} --specs=nano.specs -lsupc++ -lstdc++ -lm
 compiler.ar.flags=rcsP {compiler.ar.extra_flags} {compiler.ar.extra_flags}
 compiler.axf2bin.flags={compiler.axf2bin.extra_flags} {compiler.axf2bin.extra_flags} -O binary
 compiler.axf2hex.flags={compiler.axf2hex.extra_flags} {compiler.axf2hex.extra_flags} -O ihex
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