diff --git a/apps/hello-world/Debug/makefile b/apps/hello-world/Debug/makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 09b7b1cc..00000000
--- a/apps/hello-world/Debug/makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Automatically-generated file. Do not edit!
-################################################################################
-
--include ../makefile.init
-
-RM := rm -rf
-
-# All of the sources participating in the build are defined here
--include sources.mk
--include src/subdir.mk
--include subdir.mk
--include objects.mk
-
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-ifneq ($(strip $(C_DEPS)),)
--include $(C_DEPS)
-endif
-endif
-
--include ../makefile.defs
-
-# Add inputs and outputs from these tool invocations to the build variables 
-
-# All Target
-all: e_hello_world.elf
-
-# Tool invocations
-e_hello_world.elf: $(OBJS) $(USER_OBJS)
-	@echo 'Building target: $@'
-	@echo 'Invoking: Epiphany Linker'
-	e-gcc -T /opt/adapteva/esdk/bsps/zed_E16G3_512mb/fast.ldf -o "e_hello_world.elf" $(OBJS) $(USER_OBJS) $(LIBS)
-	@echo 'Finished building target: $@'
-	@echo ' '
-
-# Other Targets
-clean:
-	-$(RM) $(OBJS)$(C_DEPS)$(EXECUTABLES) e_hello_world.elf
-	-@echo ' '
-
-.PHONY: all clean dependents
-.SECONDARY:
-
--include ../makefile.targets
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/Debug/objects.mk b/apps/hello-world/Debug/objects.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 742c2da0..00000000
--- a/apps/hello-world/Debug/objects.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Automatically-generated file. Do not edit!
-################################################################################
-
-USER_OBJS :=
-
-LIBS :=
-
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/Debug/sources.mk b/apps/hello-world/Debug/sources.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 57cf3c3f..00000000
--- a/apps/hello-world/Debug/sources.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Automatically-generated file. Do not edit!
-################################################################################
-
-O_SRCS := 
-C_SRCS := 
-S_UPPER_SRCS := 
-OBJ_SRCS := 
-ASM_SRCS := 
-OBJS := 
-C_DEPS := 
-EXECUTABLES := 
-
-# Every subdirectory with source files must be described here
-SUBDIRS := \
-src \
-
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/Debug/src/subdir.mk b/apps/hello-world/Debug/src/subdir.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d59961b..00000000
--- a/apps/hello-world/Debug/src/subdir.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Automatically-generated file. Do not edit!
-################################################################################
-
-# Add inputs and outputs from these tool invocations to the build variables 
-C_SRCS += \
-../src/e_hello_world.c 
-
-OBJS += \
-./src/e_hello_world.o 
-
-C_DEPS += \
-./src/e_hello_world.d 
-
-
-# Each subdirectory must supply rules for building sources it contributes
-src/%.o: ../src/%.c
-	@echo 'Building file: $<'
-	@echo 'Invoking: Epiphany Compiler'
-	e-gcc -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -ffp-contract=fast -mlong-calls -mfp-mode=round-nearest -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -o "$@" "$<"
-	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
-	@echo ' '
-
-
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/build.sh b/apps/hello-world/build.sh
index 29c9bd8f..cf34ed49 100755
--- a/apps/hello-world/build.sh
+++ b/apps/hello-world/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Last update: 2016 dec 19. (JLQ).
+
 set -e
 
 ESDK=${EPIPHANY_HOME}
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
 EXEPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
 cd $EXEPATH
 
+# Create the binaries directory
+mkdir -p bin/
+
 if [ -z "${CROSS_COMPILE+xxx}" ]; then
 case $(uname -p) in
 	arm*)
@@ -25,9 +30,13 @@ esac
 fi
 
 # Build HOST side application
-${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc src/hello_world.c -o Debug/hello_world.elf ${EINCS} ${ELIBS} -le-hal -le-loader -lpthread
+${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc src/hello_world.c -o bin/hello_world.elf ${EINCS} ${ELIBS} -le-hal -le-loader -lpthread
 
 # Build DEVICE side program
-e-gcc -T ${ELDF} src/e_hello_world.c -o Debug/e_hello_world.elf -le-lib
+e-gcc -T ${ELDF} src/e_hello_world.c -o bin/e_hello_world.elf -le-lib
+
+
+
+
 
 
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/run.sh b/apps/hello-world/run.sh
index 3ee8634a..6f6e12ef 100755
--- a/apps/hello-world/run.sh
+++ b/apps/hello-world/run.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
+SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
+EXEPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
 
-cd Debug
 
+cd $EXEPATH/bin
 ./hello_world.elf
-
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/src/e_hello_world.c b/apps/hello-world/src/e_hello_world.c
index 87be854d..95822079 100644
--- a/apps/hello-world/src/e_hello_world.c
+++ b/apps/hello-world/src/e_hello_world.c
@@ -25,41 +25,25 @@
 // a message identifying itself to the shared external
 // memory buffer.
 
+// Last update: 2016 dec 19. (JLQ).
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "e_lib.h"
 
-int main(void) {
-	const char		  ShmName[] = "hello_shm"; 
-	const char        Msg[] = "Hello World from core 0x%03x!";
-	char              buf[256] = { 0 };
-	e_coreid_t		  coreid;
-	e_memseg_t   	  emem;
-	unsigned          my_row;
-	unsigned          my_col;
-
-
-	// Who am I? Query the CoreID from hardware.
-	coreid = e_get_coreid();
-	e_coords_from_coreid(coreid, &my_row, &my_col);
+#define buff_sz   (4096)
 
-	if ( E_OK != e_shm_attach(&emem, ShmName) ) {
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
+char outbuf[buff_sz] SECTION("shared_dram");
 
-	// Attach to the shm segment
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), Msg, coreid);
-
-	if ( emem.size >= strlen(buf) + 1 ) {
-		// Write the message (including the null terminating
-		// character) to shared memory
-		e_write((void*)&emem, buf, my_row, my_col, NULL, strlen(buf) + 1);
-	} else {
-		// Shared memory region is too small for the message
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
+int main(void) {
+	e_coreid_t	coreid;
 
+	coreid = e_get_coreid();
+	
+	sprintf(outbuf, "Hello World from core 0x%03x! \n", coreid);
+	
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
+
diff --git a/apps/hello-world/src/hello_world.c b/apps/hello-world/src/hello_world.c
index 9e774e7f..74c7dc6a 100644
--- a/apps/hello-world/src/hello_world.c
+++ b/apps/hello-world/src/hello_world.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 // shared external memory buffer for the core's output
 // message.
 
+// Last update: 2016 dec 19. (JLQ).
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -34,20 +36,18 @@
 
 #include <e-hal.h>
 
-const unsigned ShmSize = 128;
-const char ShmName[] = "hello_shm"; 
-const unsigned SeqLen = 20;
+#define buff_sz   (4096)
+#define buff_offset (0x01000000)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	unsigned row, col, coreid, i;
 	e_platform_t platform;
 	e_epiphany_t dev;
-	e_mem_t   mbuf;
+	e_mem_t emem;
+	char emsg[buff_sz];
 	int rc;
 
-	srand(1);
-
 	e_set_loader_verbosity(H_D0);
 	e_set_host_verbosity(H_D0);
 
@@ -60,53 +60,51 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	// Allocate a buffer in shared external memory
 	// for message passing from eCore to host.
-	rc = e_shm_alloc(&mbuf, ShmName, ShmSize);
-	if (rc != E_OK)
-		rc = e_shm_attach(&mbuf, ShmName);
-
-	if (rc != E_OK) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate shared memory. Error is %s\n",
-				strerror(errno));
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
+	e_alloc(&emem, buff_offset, buff_sz);	
+	
+    	// Open a workgroup
+	e_open(&dev, 0, 0, platform.rows, platform.cols);
+	
+	// Reset the workgroup
+	e_reset_group(&dev);
+
+	// Load the device program onto all the eCores
+	e_load_group("e_hello_world.elf", &dev, 0, 0, platform.rows, platform.cols, E_FALSE);
 
-	for (i=0; i<SeqLen; i++)
+
+	for (row=0; row<platform.rows; row++)
 	{
-		char buf[ShmSize];
+		for (col=0; col<platform.cols; col++)
+		{
+		// clear shared buffer.
+		memset(emsg, 0, buff_sz);
+		e_write(&emem, 0, 0, 0x0000, emsg, buff_sz);
 
-		// Draw a random core
-		row = rand() % platform.rows;
-		col = rand() % platform.cols;
+		// Print working core 
 		coreid = (row + platform.row) * 64 + col + platform.col;
-		printf("%3d: Message from eCore 0x%03x (%2d,%2d): ", i, coreid, row, col);
-
-		// Open the single-core workgroup and reset the core, in
-		// case a previous process is running. Note that we used
-		// core coordinates relative to the workgroup.
-		e_open(&dev, row, col, 1, 1);
-		e_reset_group(&dev);
-
-		// Load the device program onto the selected eCore
-		// and launch after loading.
-		if ( E_OK != e_load("e_hello_world.elf", &dev, 0, 0, E_TRUE) ) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load e_hello_world.elf\n");
-			return EXIT_FAILURE;
-		}
+		printf("eCore 0x%03x (%2d,%2d): \n", coreid, row, col);
 
-		// Wait for core program execution to finish, then
-		// read message from shared buffer.
+		// Start one core
+		e_start(&dev, row, col);
+		
+		// Wait for core program execution to finish.
 		usleep(10000);
 
-		e_read(&mbuf, 0, 0, 0, buf, ShmSize);
+		// Read message from shared buffer
+		e_read(&emem, 0, 0, 0x0, emsg, buff_sz);
 
 		// Print the message and close the workgroup.
-		printf("\"%s\"\n", buf);
-		e_close(&dev);
+		printf("%s\n", emsg);
+				
+		}
 	}
 
+	// Close the workgroup
+	e_close(&dev);
+	
 	// Release the allocated buffer and finalize the
 	// e-platform connection.
-	e_shm_release(ShmName);
+	e_free(&emem);
 	e_finalize();
 
 	return 0;