diff --git a/megacom/__init__.py b/megacom/__init__.py
index e69de29..c3101fd 100644
--- a/megacom/__init__.py
+++ b/megacom/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import termios
+import tty
+from types import TracebackType
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, Type
+
+import serial
+import serial_asyncio
+
+
+MODE_RE = re.compile(r"^([856])([NEOMS])(1|1.5|2)$")
+MODE_LOOKUP = {
+    "bytesize": {
+        "8": serial.EIGHTBITS, "5": serial.FIVEBITS, "6": serial.SIXBITS
+    },
+    "parity": {
+        "N": serial.PARITY_NONE, "E": serial.PARITY_EVEN, "O": serial.PARITY_ODD,
+        "M": serial.PARITY_MARK, "S": serial.PARITY_SPACE
+    },
+    "stopbits": {
+        "1": serial.STOPBITS_ONE, "1.5": serial.STOPBITS_ONE_POINT_FIVE, "2": serial.STOPBITS_TWO
+    }
+}
+
+
+class TtyRaw:
+    __slots__ = ["isatty", "fd", "settings"]
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.isatty = False
+        self.fd = None
+        self.settings = None
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> None:
+        if sys.stdin.isatty():
+            self.isatty = True
+            self.fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+            self.settings = termios.tcgetattr(self.fd)
+            tty.setraw(self.fd)
+        return None
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
+                 exc_value: Optional[BaseException],
+                 exc_traceback: Optional[TracebackType]) -> bool:
+        if self.isatty:
+            termios.tcsetattr(self.fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, self.settings)
+
+
+async def setup_async() -> Tuple[asyncio.StreamReader, asyncio.StreamWriter]:
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    reader = asyncio.StreamReader()
+    reader_protocol = asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol(reader)
+
+    writer_transport, writer_protocol = await loop.connect_write_pipe(
+        asyncio.streams.FlowControlMixin, sys.stdout.buffer)
+    writer = asyncio.StreamWriter(writer_transport, writer_protocol, None, loop)
+    await loop.connect_read_pipe(lambda: reader_protocol, sys.stdin.buffer)
+    return (reader, writer)
+
+
+async def megacom(tty: str, baud: int, mode: str) -> None:
+    (stdin, stdout) = await setup_async()
+
+    m = MODE_RE.match(mode)
+    if m is None:
+        raise Exception(f"invalid mode: {mode}")
+    bytesize = MODE_LOOKUP["bytesize"][m.group(1)]
+    parity = MODE_LOOKUP["parity"][m.group(2)]
+    stopbits = MODE_LOOKUP["stopbits"][m.group(3)]
+    (serialin, serialout) = await serial_asyncio.open_serial_connection(
+        loop=asyncio.get_event_loop(), url=tty, baudrate=baud, bytesize=bytesize, parity=parity,
+        stopbits=stopbits)
+
+    stdout.write(f"megacom connected to {tty}:{baud}:{mode}\r\n".encode())
+    await stdout.drain()
+
+    exit_flag = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def connect_pipe(pin: asyncio.StreamReader, pout: asyncio.StreamWriter,
+                           ctrl: bool = False) -> None:
+        nonlocal exit_flag
+
+        esc: bool = False
+        while not pin.at_eof():
+            c: bytes = await pin.read(1)
+            if len(c) == 0:
+                continue
+
+            if esc:
+                esc = False
+                if c == b"\x01":
+                    pout.write(b"\x01")
+                    await pout.drain()
+                elif c == b"q":
+                    exit_flag.set()
+                    break
+
+            if c == b"\x01" and ctrl:
+                esc = True
+                continue
+
+            pout.write(c)
+            await pout.drain()
+
+    stdin_to_serial = asyncio.create_task(connect_pipe(stdin, serialout, True))
+    serial_to_stdout = asyncio.create_task(connect_pipe(serialin, stdout))
+    await exit_flag.wait()
+
+    stdin_to_serial.cancel()
+    serial_to_stdout.cancel()
+    with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await stdin_to_serial
+    with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await serial_to_stdout
+
+    stdout.write(b"\r\n\r\nmegacom is exiting\r\n")
+
+    await serialout.drain()
+    serialout.close()
+    await stdout.drain()
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Alternative console-based UART client")
+    parser.add_argument("tty", type=str, default="/dev/ttyUSB0", nargs="?",
+                        help="Path to UART device [/dev/ttyUSB0]")
+    parser.add_argument("-b", "--baud", type=int, default=115200, help="UART baud rate [115200]")
+    parser.add_argument("-m", "--mode", type=str, default="8N1", help="UART mode string [8N1]")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    with TtyRaw():
+        asyncio.run(megacom(args.tty, args.baud, args.mode))
diff --git a/megacom/__main__.py b/megacom/__main__.py
index 7df869a..5934061 100644
--- a/megacom/__main__.py
+++ b/megacom/__main__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-print("Hello, World!")
+import megacom
+megacom.main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce20d19..52d7eee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name='megacom',
       version='0.1',
-      description='Sample text',
-      url='https://example.com',
-      author='John Smith',
-      author_email='none@example.com',
-      license='Undecided',
+      description='Alternative console-based UART client',
+      url='https://awoo.systems',
+      author='haskal',
+      author_email='haskal@awoo.systems',
+      license='AGPLv3',
       packages=['megacom'],
       install_requires=[
+            "pyserial-asyncio"
       ],
       include_package_data=True,
       entry_points={
           'console_scripts': [
+              "megacom=megacom:main"
           ]
       },
       zip_safe=False)