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A template to make good README.md files for solutions with hardware and software components.

Project Title

Place logos here, if they exist

Begin with an introductory paragraph that tells readers the purpose of your solution with hardware and software and its major benefits. Give them a summary of the information you will include in this file using clearly defined sections.

General Information

This section expands on the introductory paragraph to give readers a better understanding of your project. Include a brief description and answer the question, "what problem does this project solve?"

Built With

Include an outline of the technologies in the project, such as hardware components (Arduino/Raspberry Pi), operating systems, programming language, database, libraries.

Include links to any related projects (for example, whether this API has corresponding iOS or Android clients), links to online tools related to the application (such as the project web site, the shared file storage). If you mention something, please provide links.

Hardware

Software

  • Raspberry Pi OS - Operating system
  • Java - Programming Language and Platform
  • Maven - Build Tool and Dependency Management
  • ...

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on for testing purposes.

Assembly Instructions

Describe step-by-step assembly instructions.

When necessary, and especially when wiring is involved, include diagrams/photos.

Software Prerequisites

In this section include detailed instructions for installing additiona software the application is dependent upon (such as PostgreSQL database, for example).

installation command

Installation

Give step-by-step instructions on building and running the application on the testing environment.

Describe the step.

Give the command example

And repeat.

until finished

You can also add screenshots to show expected results, when relevant.

Testing

Explain how to run the tests for this system.

Give users explicit instructions on how to run all necessary tests.

Explain what these tests do and why

Give an example command

Demo

Give a tour of the best features of the application. Add screenshots when relevant.

Deployment

Add additional notes about how to deploy this on a host or a cloud provider.

Mention virtualization/container tools and commands.

Give an example command

Provide instructions for connecting to servers and tell clients how to obtain necessary permissions.

Additional Information

Authors

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Acknowledgments

  • Hat tip to anyone whose code was used
  • Inspiration
  • etc
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