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-# hasp-lvgl
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+# HASP - Open Hardware edition
+This is a re-implementation of the popular HASwitchPlate sketch created by aderusha.
+The [original HASwitchPlate][1] project uses a Wemos D1 mini and requires a Nextion/TJC HMI display.
+This fork removes the Nextion/TJC requirement by using the Littlev Graphics Library on the MCU to drive a commodity display.
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+This version also adds ESP32 support to take advantage of the additional hardware capabilities.
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+[1]: https://github.com/aderusha/HASwitchPlate