diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
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@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ Win32-MinGW            - ChibiOS/RT simulator and demo into a WIN32 process,
 - NEW: Added a serial driver to the MSP430 port, the MSP430 port now has been
   tested on hardware and passes the test suite.
 - NEW: Added to the MSP demo program the option to run from the internal DCO
-  or from an external xtal. The default is the internal DCO,
+  or from an external xtal. The default is the internal DCO.
+- NEW: Added macros to convert from seconds, milliseconds and microseconds to
+  system ticks. This improves application code portability among different
+  ports.
 - CHANGE: Modified the CM3 startup file in order to implement an early
   initializaiton phase: hwinit0, the late initialization phase is now named
   hwinit1. The demo now initializes the PLL before initializing the BSS and