documentation of dependencies

README.rst

@@ -7,16 +7,30 @@ A Node-Red node that will scan for and connect to BlueTooth Low-Energy devices.
 Installation
 ============
 
-Per https://nodered.org/docs/creating-nodes/packaging#testing-a-node-module-locally, run the following commands
+Dependencies
+------------
 
-.. code-block:: console
+Besides the dependencies listed in ``package.json``, you will want to install the following, manually:
 
-   $ cd <path to node-red-contrib-noble-connect>
-   $ npm link
-   ...
-   $ cd ~/.node-red
-   $ npm link node-red-contrib-noble-connect
-   ...
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ npm install -g node-red node-red-dashboard node-red-contrib-aws
+
+It's also possible some of the dependencies listed in ``package.json`` will need to be installed globally. There seems to be an issue on some systems where a package installed both locally and globally will cause bugs. For best results, manually install the ``package.json`` dependencies globally.
+
+Linking
+-------
+
+Once dependencies are installed, link the package with the following commands:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ cd <path to node-red-contrib-noble-connect>
+      $ npm link
+      ...
+      $ cd ~/.node-red
+      $ npm link node-red-contrib-noble-connect
+      ...
 
 Running
 =======
@@ -26,7 +40,7 @@ Once the node is linked, it should be available once you start Node-RED. With No
 Examples
 ========
 
-This node includes an example flow. To access it, open the settings menu at the top right corner of the page. Hover over "Import", then "Examples", then "noble connect".
+This node includes example flows. To access them, open the settings menu at the top right corner of the page. Hover over "Import", then "Examples", then "noble connect".
 
 -  The ``demo-kit`` example flow will use a noble-connect node to scan for and connect to Nordic Thingy\:52 devices. It will show the Thingy data on a dashboard (accessible at ``/ui`` from the Node-RED URL), as well as optionally sending it to an Amazon Lambda.
 -  The ``sensorkit-to-dynamodb`` example flow will use a ``node-red-contrib-noble`` node to scan for nearby devices. It will use their broadcast data and push it up to a configured DynamoDB instance. For more information about this flow, see Rigado's tutorial documentation at https://developer.rigado.com/docsets/Working-with-the-Rigado-Vesta-Gateway/v1.0.5/tutorials/node-red.html