diff --git a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/PipXtreme_Config.pro b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/PipXtreme_Config.pro
index 10a66ce54..035906af6 100644
--- a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/PipXtreme_Config.pro
+++ b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/PipXtreme_Config.pro
@@ -9,10 +9,30 @@ QT       += core gui
 TARGET = PipXtreme_Config
 TEMPLATE = app
 
+INCLUDEPATH += ../../libs/qextserialport/src
 
 SOURCES += main.cpp\
-        mainwindow.cpp
+        mainwindow.cpp \
 
-HEADERS  += mainwindow.h
+HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
+
+HEADERS                += ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialport.h \
+                          ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialenumerator.h \
+                          ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialport_global.h
+SOURCES                 = ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialport.cpp
+
+unix:SOURCES           += ../../libs/qextserialport/src/posix_qextserialport.cpp
+unix:!macx:SOURCES     += ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialenumerator_unix.cpp
+macx {
+  SOURCES          += ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialenumerator_osx.cpp
+  LIBS             += -framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation
+}
+
+win32 {
+  SOURCES          += ../../libs/qextserialport/src/win_qextserialport.cpp \
+                      ../../libs/qextserialport/src/qextserialenumerator_win.cpp
+  DEFINES          += WINVER=0x0501 # needed for mingw to pull in appropriate dbt business...probably a better way to do this
+  LIBS             += -lsetupapi
+}
 
 FORMS    += mainwindow.ui
diff --git a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/main.cpp b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/main.cpp
index a001eb2db..1280d8919 100644
--- a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/main.cpp
+++ b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
 #include "mainwindow.h"
+#include <qextserialport.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.cpp b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.cpp
index 12d07c019..321114848 100644
--- a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
 
@@ -6,9 +7,80 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    port = NULL;
+
+    port = new QextSerialPort(QextSerialPort::EventDriven);
+    if (port)
+    {
+        port->setPortName("COM1");
+        port->setBaudRate(BAUD57600);
+        port->setFlowControl(FLOW_OFF);
+        port->setParity(PAR_NONE);
+        port->setDataBits(DATA_8);
+        port->setStopBits(STOP_1);
+
+        connect(port, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(onDataAvailable()));
+
+        port->open(0);
+
+        qDebug("isOpen : %d", port->isOpen());
+    }
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
+    if (port)
+    {
+        if (port->isOpen())
+            port->close();
+
+        delete port;
+        port = NULL;
+    }
+
     delete ui;
 }
+
+void MainWindow::onDataAvailable()
+{
+    if (!port)
+        return;
+
+    int avail = port->bytesAvailable();
+    if (avail <= 0)
+        return;
+
+    QByteArray data;
+    data.resize(avail);
+
+    int read = port->read(data.data(), data.size());
+    if (read <= 0)
+        return;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    qDebug("bytes available: %d", avail);
+    qDebug("received: %d", read);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::closePort()
+{
+    if (!port)
+        return;
+
+    port->close();
+    qDebug("is open: %d", port->isOpen());
+}
+
+void MainWindow::openPort()
+{
+    if (!port)
+        return;
+
+    port->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite);
+    qDebug("is open: %d", port->isOpen());
+}
diff --git a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.h b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.h
index 99cd8b23d..36dca79b8 100644
--- a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.h
+++ b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MAINWINDOW_H
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <qextserialport.h>
 
 namespace Ui {
     class MainWindow;
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ public:
 
 private:
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
+
+    QextSerialPort *port;
+
+private slots:
+    void onDataAvailable();
+    void closePort();
+    void openPort();
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.ui b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.ui
index 470812815..70ffa17b5 100644
--- a/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/ground/src/experimental/PipXtreme_Config/mainwindow.ui
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Port</string>
+         <string> Serial Port </string>
         </property>
         <property name="alignment">
          <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
@@ -37,7 +37,37 @@
         </property>
         <property name="minimumSize">
          <size>
-          <width>200</width>
+          <width>150</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_13">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string> Baudrate </string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_5">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>150</width>
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
@@ -81,6 +111,12 @@
         <property name="acceptDrops">
          <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>8</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
         <property name="readOnly">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
@@ -121,6 +157,12 @@
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>8</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -151,6 +193,12 @@
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>9</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -181,6 +229,12 @@
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>9</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -211,6 +265,12 @@
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>9</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -318,7 +378,11 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit"/>
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit">
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>256</number>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_AESEncryption">