diff --git a/src/generators/adaptor.js b/src/generators/adaptor.js
index a685079..acfbd0e 100644
--- a/src/generators/adaptor.js
+++ b/src/generators/adaptor.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var generateTemplateData = function() {
   return {
     adaptorName: cylonAdaptorName(),
     adaptorClassName: adaptorClassName(),
+    basename: String(adaptorName).toLowerCase(),
     cylonVersion: pkg.version
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/generators/adaptor/README.md.tpl b/src/generators/adaptor/README.md.tpl
index 02d493b..97bc5be 100644
--- a/src/generators/adaptor/README.md.tpl
+++ b/src/generators/adaptor/README.md.tpl
@@ -13,18 +13,43 @@ sister project Gobot (http://gobot.io).
 For more information about Cylon, check out our repo at
 https://github.com/hybridgroup/cylon
 
-## Installing
+## Getting Started
 
-    npm install <%= adaptorName %>
+Install the module with: `npm install <%= adaptorName %>`
 
-## Using
-
-```coffeescript
-# your example code here...
-```
+## Examples
 
 ## Connecting
 
+### JavaScript
+
+```javascript
+var Cylon = require('cylon');
+
+Cylon.robot({
+  connection: { name: '<%= basename %>', adaptor: '<%= basename %>' },
+  device: {name: '<%= basename %>', driver: '<%= basename %>'},
+
+  work: function(my) {
+    // provide an example of your module here
+  }
+}).start();
+```
+
+### CoffeeScript
+
+```
+Cylon = require 'cylon'
+
+Cylon.robot
+  device: { name: '<%= basename %>', driver: '<%= basename %>' }
+  connection: { name: '<%= basename %>', adaptor: '<%= basename %>' }
+  work: (my) ->
+    # provide an example of your module here
+
+.start()
+```
+
 Explain how to connect from the computer to the device here...
 
 ## Contributing
@@ -39,4 +64,4 @@ None yet...
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright (c) 2013 Your Name Here. See `LICENSE` for more details
+Copyright (c) 2014 Your Name Here. See `LICENSE` for more details