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+![Release Version](release_badge.svg)
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+# Matlab API
+
+This is the library to control a IQ Motion Control Module with Matlab
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Include this library in your Matlab folder path to use it.  
+Read the programming [documentation](http://www.iq-control.com/documentation) on our website to learn how to use this library.  
+A .zip of the library can also be found on our [release page](). Use the tags to make sure you are using the latest stable release version.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+You will need the latest version of [Matlab](https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/) to use this library
+
+## Contributing
+
+Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.
+
+## Versioning
+
+We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository]().
+For the releases available, see the [releases on this repository](). 
+
+## Authors
+
+* **Matthew piccoli**
+
+See also the list of [contributors](contributors.md) who participated in this project.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the GNU LGPL-3.0-or-later license - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE) file for details