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 # junctions
-A repository for peripheral components and IO devices associated with the RocketChip project
+A repository for peripheral components and IO devices associated with the RocketChip project.
+
+To uses these modules, include this repo as a git submodule within the your chip repository and add it as Project in your chip's build.scala. These components are only dependent on Chisel, i.e.
+
+    lazy val junctions = project.dependsOn(chisel)