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+Chameleon-Mini
+=============
+
+This is the main repository of the Chameleon-Mini project, a versatile smartcard emulator.
+
+Further information can be found in the [project wiki](https://github.com/skuep/ChameleonMini/wiki) 
+and the [doxygen documentation](http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/skuep/ChameleonMini/blob/master/Doc/Doxygen/html/index.html)
+
+The code repository contains
+* Doc: A doxygen documentation 
+* Drivers: LUFA Drivers for the USB-CDC interface
+* Dumps: Dumps of different smart cards
+* EAGLE: The full EAGLE board and schematics in two alternate versions
+* Firmware: The complete firmware including a modified Atmel DFU bootloader and LUFA