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+This daemon is useful for discovering devices in local networks, especially
+with DHCP configured devices. It listens for UDP broadcasts which also can
+include a device class so that groups of devices can be discovered. It is
+also possible to address all classes with a kind of broadcast discover.
+
+See nuttx/tools/discover.py for a client example.