diff --git a/firmware/v01/v01.ino b/firmware/v01/v01.ino
index 7bcf60c..8f49e24 100644
--- a/firmware/v01/v01.ino
+++ b/firmware/v01/v01.ino
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ int batt_val = 0;	// Holds the value of battery voltage
 int incomingByte;	// Serial incoming byte buffer
 int lines = 0;
 int chars = 0;
-
+char sentence[68];
+String s;
+int i;
 
 
 // Create SoftwareSerial object and designate pins
@@ -337,8 +339,15 @@ void read_serial (void) {
 
 
 
+	if (mySerial.available()) {
+//		sentence[i] = mySerial.readString();
+		Serial.print((char)mySerial.read());
+	}
+	delay(10);
 
 
+
+/*
   // Read text from the serial window
   incomingByte = mySerial.read();
   
@@ -353,10 +362,7 @@ void read_serial (void) {
 		display.display();
 		delay(10);
 
-		// Clear screen to print new message if we reach the end
-		if(lines == 8){
-		  delay(500);
-		  display.clearDisplay();
+		// Clear screen to print new message if we reach the end if(lines == 8){ delay(500); display.clearDisplay();
 		  display.setTextSize(1);
 		  display.setTextColor(WHITE);
 		  display.setCursor(0,0);
@@ -364,8 +370,27 @@ void read_serial (void) {
 		  chars = 0;
 		}
 	  }
+*/
+
+
+/*
+	incomingByte = mySerial.read();
+
+	if (incomingByte == '$') {
+		sentence[0] = incomingByte;	
+		i++;
+	}
+	if (incomingByte != '$' && incomingByte != '\r') {
+		sentence[i] = incomingByte;
+		i++;
+	}
+	if (i == 68) {
+		display.println(sentence);
+		display.display();
+	} 
+*/
+
 
- 
 }
 
 void write_serial (void) {