From 5013112b36bcdb30d194e5e6877bf6f4eaff7de9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: octopicorn <octopicorn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:40:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] note about serialport node error

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 README.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 574c4e3..0e4f94f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ Python researcher or developer? Check out how easy it is to [get access to the e
 ```
 npm install openbci
 ```
+#### serialport dependency
+If you encounter this error when trying to run:
+```
+Error: The module '/path/to/your/project/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node'
+was compiled against a different Node.js version using
+NODE_MODULE_VERSION 48. This version of Node.js requires
+NODE_MODULE_VERSION 51. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
+the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or`npm install`).
+```
+...the issue can be resolved by running:
+```
+npm rebuild --build-from-source
+```
 ### <a name="tldr"></a> TL;DR:
 Get connected and [start streaming right now with the example code](examples/getStreaming/getStreaming.js).