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diff --git a/docs/Overview.md b/docs/Overview.md index 813cff6a..759805ac 100644 --- a/docs/Overview.md +++ b/docs/Overview.md @@ -1,21 +1,33 @@ -See [installation](Installation.md) for information on compiling, -installing, and running Klipper. Read [features](Features.md) for a -high-level description of useful capabilities. The history of releases -is available at [releases](Releases.md). +Welcome to the Klipper documentation. There are two parts to Klipper - +code that runs on a micro-controller and code that runs on a "host" +machine. The host code is intended to run on a low-cost +general-purpose machine such as a Raspberry Pi, while the +micro-controller code is intended to run on commodity micro-controller +chips. Read [features](Features.md) for reasons to use Klipper. See +[installation](Installation.md) to get started with Klipper. -See the [Pressure Advance](Pressure_Advance.md) document for -information on tuning the pressure advance system. The -[kinematics](Kinematics.md) document provides high level information -on how movement is implemented in Klipper. +The Klipper configuration is stored in a simple text file on the host +machine. The [config/example.cfg](../config/example.cfg) file serves +as a reference for the config file. The +[Pressure Advance](Pressure_Advance.md) document contains information +on tuning the pressure advance config. -There are also several documents available for developers interested -in understanding how Klipper works: +The [kinematics](Kinematics.md) document provides some technical +details on how Klipper implements motion. + +The history of Klipper releases is available at +[releases](Releases.md). -See [code overview](Code_Overview.md) for information on the structure -and layout of the Klipper code. +Developer Documentation +======================= + +There are also several documents available for developers interested +in understanding how Klipper works. Start with the +[code overview](Code_Overview.md) document - it provides information +on the structure and layout of the Klipper code. -See [protocol](Protocol.md) for information on the messaging protocol -between host and micro-controller. See also +See [protocol](Protocol.md) for information on the low-level messaging +protocol between host and micro-controller. See also [MCU commands](MCU_Commands.md) for a description of low-level commands implemented in the micro-controller software. |