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+This is a demo project for the Trajectory Analysis Control OS (TACOS) that serves as a starting point for developing TACOS-based projects. TACOS is a subset of the features provided by ALPACA. In particular, TACOS consists of the STM32-specific components of STA-Core, rtos-2 and rtos2-utils.
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+## Setting Up TACOS-Demo
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+Clone the repository using `--recurse-submodules` and open it in STM32CubeIDE via `File` -> `Open Projects from File System...`. Next, right click the project's root in STM32CubeIDE and open the properties via `Properties`. 
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