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# Device Simulator Express, a Microsoft Garage project
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Make without limit! Device Simulator Express, a Microsoft Garage project, allows you to code microcontrollers without the hardware on hand! You can program your Circuit Playground Express (CPX) or your BBC micro:bit! Test and debug your code on the device simulator and see the same
result when you plug in your actual microcontroller. Curious about the output of the device, the serial
monitor allows you to observe the device output.
-## Build Status
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-| Branch | Build Status |
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-| dev | [](https://microsoftgarage.visualstudio.com/Intern%20GitHub/_build/latest?definitionId=304&branchName=dev) |
-| staging | [](https://microsoftgarage.visualstudio.com/Intern%20GitHub/_build/latest?definitionId=304&branchName=staging) |
-| master | [](https://microsoftgarage.visualstudio.com/Intern%20GitHub/_build/latest?definitionId=304&branchName=master) |
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## Prerequisites
The following dependencies are required to install before launching Device Simulator Express.
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-// TODO: find a better way of loading html into a string
-export const LATEST_RELEASE_NOTE = `
- Welcome to the first update to the Device Simulator Express! Please feel free to enable our feature flag in - Settings - (under the setting titled βdeviceSimulatorExpress.previewModeβ in the User settings). -
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Happy Hacking! β¨β¨πππ°
-       - The Device Simulator Express Team
+ Thanks for using our extension! We're back with some small updates. Again, please feel free to enable our feature + flag in + Settings + (under the setting titled βdeviceSimulatorExpress.previewModeβ in the User settings). +
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Keep being a programming pro ππ,
+       - The Device Simulator Express Team