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+Watch Application System in Python
+==================================
+
+Despite the grand ambitions of the name, currently this repo simply 
+combines a bootloader, derived from the Adafruit NRF52 bootloader, with 
+MicroPython. Both have been ported to Pine64 PineTime and the Desay
+DS-D6 fitness band.
+
+Try:
+
+~~~
+make submodules
+make softdevice
+make -j `nproc` all
+make flash
+~~~
+
+Then use nRFConnect (for Android) to program micropython.zip.
+
+At the end of this process your watch may *look* dead but, if it works, 
+you will be able to use the Nordic UART Service to access the 
+MicroPython REPL.