From a2fc4bb7e3cc593dfbf7ba79a4e60a06bc8133ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ploopyco <54917504+ploopyco@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:22:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Updated Ploopy Trackball Kit Assembly (markdown)

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+# BEFORE YOU DO **ANYTHING**, READ THIS FIRST.
+
+**Do not flash new firmware until you've verified that the electronics are all working.**
+
+That means, finish building the trackball, plug it in, use the stock firmware for about five minutes. Verify the buttons are all clicking. Verify that the cursor is moving. Verify that the scroll wheel works. Unplug the trackball, hold the "forward" button (the button immediately to the right of the ball), plug it in, let go of the "forward" button, and verify that the trackball is in "bootloader" mode (the cursor won't be moving).
+
+Once you've verified that it all works, you're good to go flashing new firmware.
+
+## Main Instructions
 
 ![enter image description here](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bkuIAG8IdvYpu2P46sV8gpJNb-aXAvit5l_RTTdDpUaPlrL9YR57-PBFnn22YEy6DCwhMu73JbwPp8mjZMyq7jtmrIW6oy7loyeEK4y8zhXiccn2KW14__bLs6fRdWN3iS_wIu9KIvSlrDZRApHQSDCzSrxeBwMhQUggmlMGdJkPuIoe8ehxOiuQv1d2MAJTXK2eTa10FPuHJhGlYie0Tuh9Mwv8Pzw-SjY0_33EabbdA8qibhIubYjl0F6IlWX4NFByvtOB81VejCrRSbfEdGEvovcyFdsL-qyuq1imiV9qCUBGyaUY_F3UrqP0QudRXPOQgiNlZ13Kg_xHLak5EvxzmDj19m6Ik2w8YX-UHifOWdyd8bfQxJWY3V5h-XhoxrgTiGtTON324weckPtnqGLDMjCFAtJ5Xq6Ws-39Mhz7-JvxBf0M49g8NGJkWQZgnhmFDAVQnmPB4A6C8dpEZvE_tXPu7sl-BUUiL6zVCBs90_2_OkITsWS3XYkYl18VPoAvyhQwGv1umI1imUO7rPIj5YbDVqKdaaQWMPbFbjeVLvw1unCb6v85DddK5yhjw-SYyFC0Cr47cjwW6WbQGfLcVkmWayRQ7grcTE-fBiIsFZyLvnE6oTevVulbaWOBqZJZNtE8HPdo5Og1PBLg0eB2G4mfsQjcWCIfoxW7taS9EO95JO-QMzwom_bwK7j1SlbQMWEgRIoW_4shdqJiFZUVDPHb9YAQ58rxFMu1wRccdKc=w1454-h969-no)