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@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ capabilities
 ------------
 
 the firmware can perform following checks:
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 - read unique ID
 - read MCU ID
 - read CPU ID
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ the firmware can perform following checks:
 - check MCU ID errata
 
 based on the check it can figure out:
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 - manufacturer
 - chip family
 - pin count
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ identification
 --------------
 
 it is able to identify following variants:
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 - STM32F103Cx (includes STM32F101Cx)
 - CKS32F103Cx
 - GD32F103Cx
@@ -58,14 +61,17 @@ compilation
 ===========
 
 to compile the firmware yourself:
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 - install `arm-none-eabi-gcc` to compile the firmware.
 - get [linopencm3](https://libopencm3.org/) using `git submodule update --init --recursive`.
 - compile using `make`
 
 to flash:
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 - install [stm32flash](https://sourceforge.net/projects/stm32flash/) to flash using the UARt bootlaoder
 - flash using `make flash`
 
 alternatively to flash:
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 - install [OpenOCD](http://openocd.org/) to flash using SWD (e.g. ST-LINK/V2 programmer)
 - flash using `make flash_swd`