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+# Compatibility
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+This port of the openwsn stack is compatible with the TelosB board only for now.
+The hardware dependency will be reduced in the future and thous running on more
+hardware platforms.
+
+A test can be found in the [projects repository](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/projects/)
+named ```test_openwsn_pkg``` with an example ```Makefile```.
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