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-This projects implements a FMU client which performs the simulation in (soft) realtime.
+# ModeliChart Backend
 
-The backend is controlled via grpc (googles remote procedure call framework), see https://git.rwth-aachen.de/ModeliChart/ModeliProtocol.
-The protocol must be compiled for the platform on which it will be deployed.
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+This projects implements a FMU client which performs the simulation in realtime.
+Linux and Windows are supported.
+
+# Requirements
+
+* For the protocol see https://git.rwth-aachen.de/ModeliChart/ModeliProtocol.
+* Grpc installed
+* Boost installed (boost_filesystem;boost_system;boost_program_options;boost_timer)
+
+# Build
+Boost and grpc are required for compilation.
+The easiest way to obtain the libraries on windows is vcpkg.
+The projects are Visual Studio projects one project targets Windows the other one Linux.
+Linux installation of the libraries via apt or build from source.
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