diff --git a/pc/Makefile b/pc/Makefile
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+all: read
diff --git a/pc/read.c b/pc/read.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <termio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <linux/serial.h>
+
+int serial_open(const char *device, int rate)
+{
+	struct termios options;
+	struct serial_struct serinfo;
+	int fd;
+
+	/* Open and configure serial port */
+	if ((fd = open(device,O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY)) == -1)
+		err(1, "%s", device);
+
+        serinfo.reserved_char[0] = 0;
+        if (ioctl(fd, TIOCGSERIAL, &serinfo) < 0)
+		err(1, "TIOCGSERIAL");
+	serinfo.flags &= ~ASYNC_SPD_MASK;
+	serinfo.flags |= ASYNC_SPD_CUST;
+	serinfo.custom_divisor = (serinfo.baud_base + (rate / 2)) / rate;
+	if (serinfo.custom_divisor < 1) 
+		serinfo.custom_divisor = 1;
+        if (ioctl(fd, TIOCSSERIAL, &serinfo) < 0)
+		err(1, "TIOCSSERIAL");
+        if (ioctl(fd, TIOCGSERIAL, &serinfo) < 0)
+		err(1, "TIOCGSERIAL 2");
+	if (serinfo.custom_divisor * rate != serinfo.baud_base) {
+		warnx("actual baudrate is %f",
+		      (float)serinfo.baud_base / serinfo.custom_divisor);
+	}
+
+	fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, 0);
+	tcgetattr(fd, &options);
+	cfsetispeed(&options, B38400);
+	cfsetospeed(&options, B38400);
+	cfmakeraw(&options);
+	options.c_cflag |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
+	options.c_cflag &= ~CRTSCTS;
+	if (tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &options) != 0)
+		err(1, "TCSANOW");
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char *device=strdup("/dev/ttyUSB3");
+	int rate=1000000;
+	int fd;
+	int getopt_index;
+	int i;
+	char buf[1024];
+
+	static struct option long_opts[] = {
+		{ "device", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
+		{ "rate", required_argument, NULL, 'r' },
+		{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
+		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+	};
+	int help=0;
+	char c;
+
+	while((c=getopt_long(argc,argv,"d:r:h?",
+			     long_opts,&getopt_index))!=-1) {
+		switch(c) 
+		{
+		case 'd':
+			free(device);
+			device = strdup(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'r':
+			rate = atoi(optarg);
+			if(rate == 0)
+				errx(1,"invalid rate: %s",optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'h':
+		case '?':
+		default:
+			help = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if(help) {
+		fprintf(stderr,"Zoom Nilm Client\n");
+		fprintf(stderr,"usage: %s [options]\n\n",*argv);
+		fprintf(stderr,"  -d,  --device /dev/ttyUSB3   serial port\n");
+		fprintf(stderr,"  -r,  --rate 1000000          baud rate\n");
+		fprintf(stderr,"  -h,  --help                  this cruft\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if ((fd = serial_open(device, rate)) == -1)
+		errx(1, "serial_open failed");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(buf); i++)
+		buf[i] = 'U';
+	while (1) {
+		write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	}
+	
+///////////////////////	
+	return 1;
+}
+