diff --git a/src/qxdm-log.c b/src/qxdm-log.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a949ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/qxdm-log.c
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#include "framing.h"
+#include "serial.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+char *DumpBYTEs(unsigned char *p, long n, int nBytesPerRow /* = 16 */, char *szLineSep /* = "\n" */, int bRaw /* = FALSE */, const char *szIndent /* = "" */)
+{
+  long i;
+  char szBuf[20];
+  static char szRes[4 * 1024];
+
+  szRes[0] = 0;
+
+  if(n == 0)
+    return szRes;
+
+  memset(szBuf, 0, sizeof(szBuf));
+  for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
+  {
+    if(i % nBytesPerRow == 0)
+    {
+        strcat(szRes, szIndent);
+        if(!bRaw)
+            sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "%04d : ", i);
+    }
+
+    sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "%02X ", p[i]);
+    szBuf[i % nBytesPerRow] = (char)((p[i] < 128 && p[i] >= ' ') ?  p[i] : '.'); 
+
+    if((i + 1) % nBytesPerRow == 0)
+    {
+      if(bRaw)
+        sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "%s", szLineSep);
+      else
+        sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "  %s%s", szBuf, szLineSep);
+      memset(szBuf, 0, sizeof(szBuf));
+    } 
+  }
+
+  if(i % nBytesPerRow != 0)
+  {
+    if(bRaw)
+      sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "%s", szLineSep);
+    else
+    {
+      n = nBytesPerRow - i % nBytesPerRow;
+      for(i = 0; i < n ; i++) 
+        sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "   ");
+      sprintf(szRes + strlen(szRes), "  %s%s", szBuf, szLineSep);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return szRes;
+}
+
+static int transmit_packet(int fd, const uint8_t *data, size_t data_len)
+{
+	int out_len, rc;
+	uint8_t packet[MAX_PACKET * 2];	
+
+	out_len = frame_pack(data, data_len, packet, sizeof(packet));
+	if (out_len < 0) {
+		printf("Failed to pack packet\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rc = write(fd, packet, out_len);
+	if (rc != out_len) {
+		printf("Short write on packet.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_read(int fd, uint8_t *data)
+{
+	uint8_t buf[MAX_PACKET];
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (rc <= 0 ) {
+		printf("Short read!\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	rc = frame_unpack(buf, rc, data);	
+	if (rc > 0) {
+		printf("Got %d data of payload\n", rc); 
+		printf("%s\n", DumpBYTEs(data, rc, 16, "\n", 0, ""));
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void do_configure(int fd)
+{
+	static uint8_t timestamp[] = { 0x1D };
+	static uint8_t enable_logging[] = {
+		0x73, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x28, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0F, 0x02, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
+	};
+	static const uint8_t enable_evt_report[] = {
+		0x60, 0x01
+	};
+	static const uint8_t disable_evt_report[] = {
+		0x60, 0x00
+	};
+	static const uint8_t extended_report_cfg[] = {
+		0x7D, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	};
+
+	uint8_t data[MAX_PACKET];
+
+	/* TODO: introduce a wait for response kind of method */
+	transmit_packet(fd, timestamp, sizeof(timestamp));
+	do_read(fd, data);
+
+	/* enable the event report */
+//	transmit_packet(fd, enable_evt_report, sizeof(enable_evt_report));
+//	do_read(fd, data);
+	transmit_packet(fd, disable_evt_report, sizeof(disable_evt_report));
+	do_read(fd, data);
+
+	transmit_packet(fd, extended_report_cfg, sizeof(extended_report_cfg));
+	do_read(fd, data);
+
+	/* enable the logging */
+	transmit_packet(fd, enable_logging, sizeof(enable_logging));
+	do_read(fd, data);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	uint8_t data[MAX_PACKET];
+	int flags;
+
+	int fd, rc;
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		printf("Invoke with %s PATH_TO_SERIAL\n",
+			argv[0]);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	/* Use nonblock as the device might block otherwise */
+	fd = open(argv[1], O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_SYNC | O_NONBLOCK);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		printf("Opening the serial failed: %d/%s\n",
+			errno, strerror(errno));
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0);
+	if (flags < 0) {
+		printf("Failed to get the flags.\n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+	rc = fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		printf("Failed to set the flags.\n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	rc = serial_configure(fd);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+	do_configure(fd);
+
+	while (1)
+		do_read(fd, data);
+}