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 # P1-Meter-ESP2866
-Software for the ESP2866 that sends P1 smart meter data to Domoticz (with CRC checking)
+Software for the ESP2866 that sends P1 smart meter data to Domoticz (with CRC checking and OTA firmware updates)
+
+### Installation instrucions
+- Make sure that your ESP2866 can be flashed from the Arduino environnment: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino
+- Install the SoftSerial library from: https://github.com/plerup/espsoftwareserial
+- Place all files from this repository in a directory. Open the .ino file.
+- Adjust WIFI, Domoticz and debug settings at the top of the file
+- Compile and flash