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+# mbed Bluetooth Low Energy Stack
+This is the github repo for the BLE_API used by developer.mbed.org .  The BLE stack is under development and constantly evolving. For up to date documentation please see [the mbed BLE Documentation page](http://developer.mbed.org/teams/Bluetooth-Low-Energy/code/BLE_API/docs/tip/).  
+
+# Supported Services
+Supported GATT services and constantly being added and can be found in the /services folder.
+Currently supported  services include:
+* Battery 
+* Device Firmware Update (DFU)
+* Device Information 
+* Health Thermometer
+* Heart Rate
+* UART
+
+# Getting Started 
+The mbed BLE API is meant to be used in projects on developer.mbed.org. Please see examples and sample project files there. 
+A good starting point are these pages:
+* [mbed BLE API](developer.mbed.org/teams/Bluetooth-Low-Energy/)
+* [mbed BLE Getting Started Guide](http://developer.mbed.org/forum/team-63-Bluetooth-Low-Energy-community/topic/5262/)