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@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ To build and flash choose one of the following methods:
 
 ### Method 1: Using Platformio IDE
 
-- open the folder in the IDE of choice (vscode or Atom)
+- Install [Vscode](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
+- Install [Platformio](https://platformio.org/platformio-ide)
+- open the folder in Vscode
 - press the 'PlatformIO:Build' or the 'PlatformIO:Upload' button (bottom left in vscode).
 
 ### Method 2: Using Keil uVision