diff --git a/Tools/scripts/build_peripherals.py b/Tools/scripts/build_peripherals.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+script to test build all of our peripheral firmwares
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import fnmatch
+import board_list
+
+# get command line arguments
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+parser = ArgumentParser(description='build_peripherals')
+parser.add_argument("pattern", type=str, default='*', help="board wildcard pattern")
+parser.add_argument("--debug", action='store_true', default=False, help="build with debug symbols")
+parser.add_argument("--stop", action='store_true', default=False, help="stop on a failed build")
+parser.add_argument("--configure-only", action='store_true', default=False, help="only run configure")
+parser.add_argument("--noclean", action='store_true', default=False, help="don't run waf clean")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+os.environ['PYTHONUNBUFFERED'] = '1'
+
+failed_boards = set()
+
+def run_program(cmd_list):
+    print("Running (%s)" % " ".join(cmd_list))
+    retcode = subprocess.call(cmd_list)
+    if retcode != 0:
+        print("Build failed: %s" % ' '.join(cmd_list))
+        return False
+    return True
+
+def build_board(board):
+    configure_args = "--board %s --no-submodule-update --Werror" % board
+    configure_args = configure_args.split()
+    if args.debug:
+        print("Building with debug symbols")
+        configure_args.append("--debug")
+    if not run_program(["./waf", "configure"] + configure_args):
+        return False
+    if args.configure_only:
+        return True
+    if not args.noclean and not run_program(["./waf", "clean"]):
+        return False
+    if not run_program(["./waf", "AP_Periph"]):
+        return False
+    return True
+
+boards = board_list.BoardList().find_ap_periph_boards()
+
+for board in boards:
+    if not fnmatch.fnmatch(board, args.pattern):
+        continue
+    print("Building for %s" % board)
+    if not build_board(board):
+        failed_boards.add(board)
+        if args.stop:
+            break
+        continue
+
+if len(failed_boards):
+    print("Failed boards: %s" % list(failed_boards))
+else:
+    print("No failed builds")
+