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+# ISC licence
+
+Copyright (c) 2020, fruchti<fruchti@gvfr.de>
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
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+# STM32F030F4P6 LED Tree
+
+This repository contains the code for a 8-by-6 RGB LED matrix driver with software 12-bit BCM output based on a STM32F030F4P6 and some additional code for brightness control and a pretty animation. More information about the project can be found [here](https://25120.org/post/laurelin/).
+
+## Licence
+
+The header files in the third_party directory are provided by ARM Limited and ST Microelectronics and contain their own licence information. Everything else is ISC licenced.