Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 2016-12-16-release

Contributing.md

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 The Azure IoT Gateway SDK shares the same [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdks/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) as
 the other Azure IoT SDKs. The gateway SDK team also monitors our [GitHub issues](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-gateway-sdk/issues)
-section and Stack Overflow, especially the [iot-gateway-sdk](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/iot-gateway-sdk) tag.
+section and Stack Overflow, especially the [azure-iot-gateway-sdk](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-iot-gateway-sdk) tag.
 
 ----------
 
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 Add comments to the PR to describe how your module meets the requirements listed here. Also describe what steps you've taken to test your module against the gateway version referenced in the **Targets gateway SDK version** field.
 
-**Note**: We reserve the right to remove a module's entry from the table if it hasn't been updated in a while.
+**Note**: We reserve the right to remove a module's entry from the table if it hasn't been updated in a while.

README.md

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 This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with any additional questions or comments
 
 # Azure IoT Gateway SDK
-Using this SDK, developers write applications that enable gateway-connected devices to 
-communicate with Azure IoT Hub. Such applications use a collection of **modules** to aggregate 
-and transform data, process commands, or perform any number of related tasks. Modules 
-communicate with one another via a message broker. Developers can choose from available modules 
-or write their own to create gateways tailored to any scenario.
+IoT scenarios vary drastically between industries and even between customers within the same industry. 
+The Azure IoT Gateway SDK lets you build IoT solutions tailored to your exact scenario. Connect new 
+or existing devices, regardless of protocol. Process the data in an on-premises gateway using the 
+language of your choice (Java, C#, Node.js, or C), before sending it to the cloud. Deploy the solution 
+on hardware that meets your performance needs and runs the operating system of your choice.
 
-Visit http://azure.com/iotdev to learn more about developing applications for Azure IoT.
+In the image below an existing device has been connected to the cloud using edge intelligence. The 
+on-premises gateway not only preforms protocol adaptation which allows the device to send data to the 
+cloud, it also filters the data so that only the most important information is uploaded.
+
+![](doc/media/READMEDiagram.png)
+
+Using existing modules from the Azure IoT Gateway SDK ecosystem significantly reduces your development 
+and maintenance costs.  Running the gateway on-premises opens up all kinds of scenarios like 
+communicating between devices in real time, operating your IoT solution with an intermittent cloud 
+connection, or enforcing additional security requirements.
+
+Visit https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/iot-gateway-sdk/ to learn more about the Azure IoT Gateway SDK. 
 
 ## SDK Modules
 The following modules are available in this repository:
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 a module to find out how to get it, who supports it, etc.
 >| Name          | More information                            | Targets gateway SDK version |
 >|---------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
->| Modbus        | https://github.com/Azure/iot-gateway-modbus | 2016-11-02                  |
+>| Modbus        | https://github.com/Azure/iot-gateway-modbus | 2016-11-18                  |
 >| OPC-UA Client | https://github.com/Azure/iot-gateway-opc-ua | 2016-11-18                  |
 
 We'd love to feature your module here! See our [Contribution guidelines](Contributing.md) for 

samples/hello_world/README.md

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 Windows
 
-- From a Developer Command for VS2015 run `build.cmd`. `build.cmd` produces a folder called `build` in the root repo folder. This is where the two module dlls and executable used in this sample are built.
+- `build.cmd` produces a folder called `build` in the root repo folder. This is where the two module dlls and executable used in this sample are built.
 > Note: The logger module is built as `\modules\logger\Debug\logger.dll`. The hello world module is built as `\modules\hello_world\Debug\hello_world.dll`. The sample exe is built as `\samples\hello_world\Debug\hello_world_sample.exe`.
 
 - The hello_world_sample process takes the path to a JSON configuration file as an argument in the command line. An example JSON file has been provided as part of the repo at `azure-iot-gateway-sdk\samples\hello_world\src\hello_world_win.json' and is copied below. It will work as is unless you have modified the build script to place modules or sample executables in non-default locations.