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README.md

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+ADAravis
+===========
+An 
+[EPICS](http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics)
+[areaDetector](http://cars.uchicago.edu/software/epics/areaDetector.html)
+driver for
+[GenICam](https://www.emva.org/standards-technology/genicam/) cameras using the
+[Aravis](https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis) library.
+
+Additional information:
+* [Documentation](http://cars.uchicago.edu/software/epics/ADAravis.html).
+* [Release notes and links to source and binary releases](RELEASE.md).

RELEASE.md

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+ADAravis Releases
+===================
+
+The latest untagged master branch can be obtained at
+https://github.com/areaDetector/ADAravis.
+
+The versions of EPICS base, asyn, and other synApps modules used for each release can be obtained from 
+the EXAMPLE_RELEASE_PATHS.local, EXAMPLE_RELEASE_LIBS.local, and EXAMPLE_RELEASE_PRODS.local
+files respectively, in the configure/ directory of the appropriate release of the 
+[top-level areaDetector](https://github.com/areaDetector/areaDetector) repository.
+
+
+Release Notes
+=============
+
+
+### R1-0 (XXX-November 2018)
+----
+* Initial release
+