diff --git a/beamer/client/.gitignore b/beamer/client/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5a316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/client/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target
diff --git a/beamer/client/Cargo.toml b/beamer/client/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eca4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+semserialize = {path='../libs/semserialize'}
+postcard = "1.0.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0.*"}   
+argh = "0.1.13"
diff --git a/beamer/client/src/main.rs b/beamer/client/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..222b034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/client/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+use semserialize::SemLine;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use postcard::{from_bytes};
+
+use argh::FromArgs;
+use std::net;
+#[derive(FromArgs)]
+///Config options for the client
+struct Config {
+///listener IP, defaults to 0.0.0.0
+#[argh(option, default = "String::from(\"0.0.0.0\")",short='i')]
+ip: String,
+///listener port
+#[argh(option, default = "2137",short='p')]
+udpport: usize,
+}
+fn main() {
+    let config:Config = argh::from_env();
+    println!("UDP listener Port is {}",config.udpport);
+    let socket_addr:std::net::SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}",config.ip,config.udpport).parse::<std::net::SocketAddr>().unwrap_or("0.0.0.0:2137".parse::<std::net::SocketAddr>().unwrap());
+    let udpsocket = std::net::UdpSocket::bind(socket_addr).expect("couldn't bind to address");
+
+}
diff --git a/beamer/libs/semserialize/.gitignore b/beamer/libs/semserialize/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5a316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/libs/semserialize/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target
diff --git a/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.lock b/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..819f47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
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+[[package]]
+name = "semserialize"
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+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
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+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
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+ "itoa",
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+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
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+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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diff --git a/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.toml b/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4835f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/libs/semserialize/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "semserialize"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies] 
+# By default, `serde` has the `std` feature enabled, which makes it unsuitable for embedded targets
+# disabling default-features fixes this
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_json = "1.0.134"
diff --git a/beamer/libs/semserialize/shell.nix b/beamer/libs/semserialize/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b545f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/libs/semserialize/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
+let rust-toolchain = with pkgs; symlinkJoin {
+    name = "rust-toolchain";
+    paths = [
+      rustc
+      cargo
+      rustfmt
+      rust-analyzer
+      clippy
+      rustPlatform.rustcSrc
+    ];
+  };
+in pkgs.mkShell {
+  RUST_SRC_PATH = "${pkgs.rust.packages.stable.rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}";
+  buildInputs = [rust-toolchain];
+  RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
+}
diff --git a/beamer/libs/semserialize/src/lib.rs b/beamer/libs/semserialize/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc93e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beamer/libs/semserialize/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#[macro_use]
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+// How many lines are there from HIGHEST to LOWEST
+pub const HEIGHT: usize = 32;
+// "Pixels" from left to right
+pub const WIDTH: usize = 32;
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug,PartialEq)]
+pub struct SemLine{
+    line: u32,
+    pixels:[u8;WIDTH]
+
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialize(){
+        let test_struct: SemLine = SemLine{line:0,pixels:[0;WIDTH]};
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&test_struct).unwrap();
+        let deserialized:SemLine = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(test_struct,deserialized);
+
+    }
+}