diff --git a/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial.rs b/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial.rs
index a6c2b1f..8a69aed 100644
--- a/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial.rs
+++ b/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,64 @@
-//! Creates a USB Serial device on a Pico board.
+//! # Pico USB Serial Example
 //!
-//! This will create a USB Serial device echoing anything it receives converting to caps the ASCII
-//! alphabetical caracters.
+//! Creates a USB Serial device on a Pico board, with the USB driver running in
+//! the main thread.
+//!
+//! This will create a USB Serial device echoing anything it receives. Incoming
+//! ASCII characters are converted to upercase, so you can tell it is working
+//! and not just local-echo!
+//!
+//! See the `Cargo.toml` file for Copyright and licence details.
+
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
 
+// The macro for our start-up function
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
+
+// Ensure we halt the program on panic (if we don't mention this crate it won't
+// be linked)
 use panic_halt as _;
-use pico::{
-    hal::{clocks::init_clocks_and_plls, pac, timer::Timer, usb::UsbBus, watchdog::Watchdog},
-    XOSC_CRYSTAL_FREQ,
-};
+
+// A shorter alias for the Peripheral Access Crate, which provides low-level
+// register access
+use pico::hal::pac;
+
+// A shorter alias for the Hardware Abstraction Layer, which provides
+// higher-level drivers.
+use pico::hal;
+
+// USB Device support
 use usb_device::{class_prelude::*, prelude::*};
+
+// USB Communications Class Device support
 use usbd_serial::SerialPort;
 
+/// The linker will place this boot block at the start of our program image. We
+/// need this to help the ROM bootloader get our code up and running.
 #[link_section = ".boot2"]
 #[used]
 pub static BOOT2: [u8; 256] = rp2040_boot2::BOOT_LOADER;
 
+/// Entry point to our bare-metal application.
+///
+/// The `#[entry]` macro ensures the Cortex-M start-up code calls this function
+/// as soon as all global variables are initialised.
+///
+/// The function configures the RP2040 peripherals, then echoes any characters
+/// received over USB Serial.
 #[entry]
 fn main() -> ! {
+    // Grab our singleton objects
     let mut pac = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
-    let mut watchdog = Watchdog::new(pac.WATCHDOG);
 
-    let clocks = init_clocks_and_plls(
-        XOSC_CRYSTAL_FREQ,
+    // Set up the watchdog driver - needed by the clock setup code
+    let mut watchdog = hal::watchdog::Watchdog::new(pac.WATCHDOG);
+
+    // Configure the clocks
+    //
+    // Our default is 12 MHz crystal input, 125 MHz system clock
+    let clocks = hal::clocks::init_clocks_and_plls(
+        pico::XOSC_CRYSTAL_FREQ,
         pac.XOSC,
         pac.CLOCKS,
         pac.PLL_SYS,
@@ -35,15 +69,19 @@ fn main() -> ! {
     .ok()
     .unwrap();
 
-    let timer = Timer::new(pac.TIMER);
-    let usb_bus = UsbBusAllocator::new(UsbBus::new(
+    // Set up the USB driver
+    let usb_bus = UsbBusAllocator::new(hal::usb::UsbBus::new(
         pac.USBCTRL_REGS,
         pac.USBCTRL_DPRAM,
         clocks.usb_clock,
         true,
         &mut pac.RESETS,
     ));
+
+    // Set up the USB Communications Class Device driver
     let mut serial = SerialPort::new(&usb_bus);
+
+    // Create a USB device with a fake VID and PID
     let mut usb_dev = UsbDeviceBuilder::new(&usb_bus, UsbVidPid(0x16c0, 0x27dd))
         .manufacturer("Fake company")
         .product("Serial port")
@@ -51,36 +89,41 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         .device_class(2) // from: https://www.usb.org/defined-class-codes
         .build();
 
+    let timer = hal::timer::Timer::new(pac.TIMER);
     let mut said_hello = false;
     loop {
+        // A welcome message at the beginning
         if !said_hello && timer.get_counter() >= 2_000_000 {
             said_hello = true;
-            let _ = serial.write(b"HelloWorld!\r\n");
+            let _ = serial.write(b"Hello, World!\r\n");
         }
 
-        if !usb_dev.poll(&mut [&mut serial]) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let mut buf = [0u8; 64];
-        let _ = serial.read(&mut buf).map(|count| {
-            if count == 0 {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // Echo back in upper case
-            buf.iter_mut().take(count).for_each(|c| {
-                if let 0x61..=0x7a = *c {
-                    *c &= !0x20;
+        // Check for new data
+        if usb_dev.poll(&mut [&mut serial]) {
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 64];
+            match serial.read(&mut buf) {
+                Err(_e) => {
+                    // Do nothing
+                }
+                Ok(0) => {
+                    // Do nothing
+                }
+                Ok(count) => {
+                    // Convert to upper case
+                    buf.iter_mut().take(count).for_each(|b| {
+                        b.make_ascii_uppercase();
+                    });
+                    // Send back to the host
+                    let mut wr_ptr = &buf[..count];
+                    while !wr_ptr.is_empty() {
+                        let _ = serial.write(wr_ptr).map(|len| {
+                            wr_ptr = &wr_ptr[len..];
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
-            });
-
-            let mut wr_ptr = &buf[..count];
-            while !wr_ptr.is_empty() {
-                let _ = serial.write(wr_ptr).map(|len| {
-                    wr_ptr = &wr_ptr[len..];
-                });
             }
-        });
+        }
     }
 }
+
+// End of file
diff --git a/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial_interrupt.rs b/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial_interrupt.rs
index 5801e25..cc67de8 100644
--- a/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial_interrupt.rs
+++ b/boards/pico/examples/pico_usb_serial_interrupt.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ fn main() -> ! {
     .ok()
     .unwrap();
 
+    // Set up the USB driver
     let usb_bus = UsbBusAllocator::new(hal::usb::UsbBus::new(
         pac.USBCTRL_REGS,
         pac.USBCTRL_DPRAM,
@@ -103,11 +104,13 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         USB_BUS = Some(usb_bus);
     }
 
+    // Set up the USB Communications Class Device driver
     let serial = SerialPort::new(unsafe { USB_BUS.as_ref().unwrap() });
     unsafe {
         USB_SERIAL = Some(serial);
     }
 
+    // Create a USB device with a fake VID and PID
     let usb_dev = UsbDeviceBuilder::new(
         // Note (safety): This is safe as interrupts haven't been started yet
         unsafe { USB_BUS.as_ref().unwrap() },