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 # WireViz Tutorial
 ## Bare-bones example
 
-* Minimum working example
-* Only 1-to-1 sequential wiring
+This is a minimal example that shows the basic WireViz syntax. A WireViz file consists of three sections: `connectors:` and `cables:` specify the components to be used, while `connections:` creates the links between components.
+
+### `connectors:`
+
+Each connector has a designator (a unique name) and can contain various parameters. The minimum requirement is `pincount`, specifying the number of ports to which wires can be attached.
+
+### `cables:`
+
+A cable is a collection of wires (for bundles of individual wires, see below). Just like connectors, they have a unique designator and a `wirecount`, i.e. the number of wires inside the cable.
+
+In this example, the cable is also given a `length`. This length must be specified in meters.
+
+### `connections:`
+
+This section is a list of connection sets. In this example, only one set is necessary.
+
+The set consists of three parts: A starting connector (`X1`), a cable (`W1`) and a destination connector (`X2`).
+
+This set specifies that connectos 1 through 4 of `X1` should go straight through wires 1 through 4 of `W1` and into connectors 1 through 4 of `X2`: A straight 1-to-1 wiring.
+
+For other ways of defining connection sets, see below.
 
 [Source](tutorial01.yml):
 
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 ## Bare-bones example
 
-* Minimum working example
-* Only 1-to-1 sequential wiring
+his is a minimal example that shows the basic WireViz syntax. A WireViz file consists of three sections: `connectors:` and `cables:` specify the components to be used, while `connections:` creates the links between components.
+
+### `connectors`
+
+Each connector has a designator (a unique name) and can contain various parameters. The minimum requirement is `pincount`, specifying the number of ports to which wires can be attached.
+
+### `cables`
+
+A cable is a collection of wires (for bundles of individual wires, see below). Just like connectors, they have a unique designator and a `wirecount`, i.e. the number of wires inside the cable.
+
+In this example, the cable is also given a `length`. This length must be specified in meters.
+
+### `connections`
+
+This section is a list of connection sets. In this example, only one set is necessary.
+
+The set consists of three parts: A starting connector (`X1`), a cable (`W1`) and a destination connector (`X2`).
+
+This set specifies that connectos 1 through 4 of `X1` should go straight through wires 1 through 4 of `W1` and into connectors 1 through 4 of `X2`: A straight 1-to-1 wiring.
+
+For other ways of defining connection sets, see below.