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Expand Up @@ -59,11 +59,19 @@ In the setup press the A key and change the serial device to GRBL.
![Minicom Connected](doc/readme/images/minicom_connected.png)


### Realtime modifications:

Now simulates microcontroller peripherals in separate thread. Runs in *aproximate* realtime. Emphasis on * **Approximate** *. Work is underway to speed it up.
## Debugging on MacOS
On MacOS, first install these dependencies
```
brew install cmake socat minicom
```
Follow the same build instructions as on Linux above, then run using:
```
socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyGRBLsim "EXEC:'./grblHAL_sim -n -s step.out -b block.out',pty,raw,echo=0"
```

## Realtime modifications:

Now simulates microcontroller peripherals in separate thread. Runs in *aproximate* realtime. Emphasis on * **Approximate** *. Work is underway to speed it up.


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