diff --git a/software/python/sss7.py b/software/python/sss7.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
+from ctypes import *
+
+
+LIBSSS7_PATH = "../linux/bin/libsss7.so"
+LIBSSS7_PAYLOAD_SIZE = 16
+
+_SSS7_PAYLOAD_TYPE = c_ubyte * LIBSSS7_PAYLOAD_SIZE
+
+_LIB_SSS7 = cdll.LoadLibrary(LIBSSS7_PATH)
+
+# int libsss7_start(char *serialport);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_start.argtypes = [c_char_p]
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_start.restype = c_int
+
+# int libsss7_can_send(void);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_can_send.argtypes = None
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_can_send.restype = c_int
+
+# void libsss7_send(uint8_t msg[LIBSSS7_PAYLOAD_SIZE]);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send.argtypes = [_SSS7_PAYLOAD_TYPE]
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send.restype = c_int
+
+# int libsss7_send_failed(void);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send_failed.argtypes = None
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send_failed.restype = c_int
+
+# int libsss7_has_received(void);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_has_received.argtypes = None
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_has_received.restype = c_int
+
+# libsss7_get_received(uint8_t *msg);
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_get_received.argtypes = [_SSS7_PAYLOAD_TYPE]
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_get_received.restype = c_int
+
+# void libsss7_stop();
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_stop.argtypes = None
+_LIB_SSS7.libsss7_stop.restype = None
+
+class _SSS7(object):
+
+    def start(self, port):
+        return _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_start(port) == 0
+
+    def can_send(self):
+        return _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_can_send() == 1
+
+    def send(self,msg):
+        msg += [0] * (LIBSSS7_PAYLOAD_SIZE - len(msg))
+        payload = _SSS7_PAYLOAD_TYPE(*msg)
+        _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send(payload)
+
+    def send_failed(self):
+        tmp = _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_send_failed()
+        print tmp
+        return tmp == 1
+
+    def has_received(self):
+        return _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_has_received()
+
+    def get_received(self):
+        payload = _SSS7_PAYLOAD_TYPE()
+        _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_get_received(payload)
+        return [payload[i] for i in range(0, LIBSSS7_PAYLOAD_SIZE)]
+
+    def stop(self):
+        _LIB_SSS7.libsss7_stop()
+
+SSS7 = _SSS7()
diff --git a/software/python/test.py b/software/python/test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
+from time import sleep
+
+from sss7 import SSS7
+
+def to_byte_list(data):
+    return [ord(c) for c in data]
+
+def to_string(data):
+    data = [chr(c) for c in data]
+    return "".join(data)
+
+def main():
+    SSS7.start("/dev/ttyUSB0")
+
+    while not SSS7.can_send() :
+        sleep(0.1)
+
+    SSS7.send(to_byte_list("Hello python"))
+    while not SSS7.can_send():
+        sleep(0.1)
+
+    if SSS7.send_failed():
+        print "Send failed"
+
+
+    while not SSS7.has_received():
+        sleep(0.1)
+
+    print to_string(SSS7.get_received())
+
+
+
+    SSS7.stop()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()