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+The Eddystone Observer scans for Eddystone beacons that are running the [Eddystone Service example](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/tree/master/BLE_EddystoneService) (see there for general information about Eddystone beacons). It reads the advertising packets broadcast by these beacons, and prints a human-readable version of the advertised URLs to the serial console.
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+# Running the application
+
+## Requirements
+
+General hardware information is in the [main readme](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/blob/master/README.md).
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+This sample requires two devices - one to [broadcast the beacon](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/tree/master/BLE_EddystoneService) and one to scan for the broadcast. If you have more devices, you can use them as extra beacons.
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+You need a terminal program to listen to the observer's output through a serial port. You can download one, for example:
+
+* Tera Term for Windows.
+
+* CoolTerm for Mac OS X.
+
+* GNU Screen for Linux.
+
+## Building instructions
+
+Building instructions for all samples are in the [main readme](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/blob/master/README.md).
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+1. Build and run the [Eddystone beacon](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-example-ble/tree/master/BLE_EddystoneService) on one or more other devices.
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+1. Build the Eddystone Observer application and install it on your board as explained in the building instructions. Leave the board connected to your computer.
+
+## Checking console output
+
+To see the application's output:
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+1. Check which serial port your Eddystone Observer is connected to.
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+1. Run a terminal program with the correct serial port and the baud rate set to 9600. For example, to use GNU Screen, run: ``screen /dev/tty.usbmodem1412 9600``.
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+1. The Eddystone Observer should start printing URLs of nearby Eddystone beacons to the terminal.