diff --git a/pytec/plot.py b/pytec/plot.py
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+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.animation as animation
+from threading import Thread, Lock
+from pytec.client import Client
+
+TIME_WINDOW = 300.0
+
+class Series:
+    def __init__(self, scale=1.0):
+        self.scale = scale
+        self.x_data = []
+        self.y_data = []
+
+    def append(self, x, y):
+        self.x_data.append(x)
+        self.y_data.append(self.scale * y)
+
+    def clip(self, min_x):
+        drop = 0
+        while drop < len(self.x_data) and self.x_data[drop] < min_x:
+            drop += 1
+        self.x_data = self.x_data[drop:]
+        self.y_data = self.y_data[drop:]
+        
+series = {
+    'adc': Series(),
+    'sens': Series(0.0001),
+    'temperature': Series(),
+    'i_set': Series(),
+    'vref': Series(),
+    'dac_feedback': Series(),
+    'i_tec': Series(),
+    'tec_i': Series(),
+    'tec_u_meas': Series(),
+}
+series_lock = Lock()
+
+quit = False
+
+def recv_data(tec):
+    print("reporting")
+    for data in tec.report_mode():
+        if data['channel'] == 0:
+            series_lock.acquire()
+            try:
+                time = data['time'] / 1000.0
+                for k, s in series.iteritems():
+                    v = data[k]
+                    if data.has_key(k) and type(v) is float:
+                        s.append(time, v)
+            finally:
+                series_lock.release()
+
+        if quit:
+            break
+
+tec = Client()
+print("connected")
+thread = Thread(target=recv_data, args=(tec,))
+thread.start()
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+
+for k, s in series.iteritems():
+    s.plot, = ax.plot([], [], label=k)
+ax.legend()
+
+def animate(i):
+    min_x, max_x, min_y, max_y = None, None, None, None
+    
+    series_lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        for s in series.itervalues():
+            s.plot.set_data(s.x_data, s.y_data)
+
+            if len(s.x_data) > 0:
+                min_x_ = min(s.x_data)
+                if min_x is None:
+                    min_x = min_x_
+                else:
+                    min_x = min(min_x, min_x_)
+                max_x_ = max(s.x_data)
+                if max_x is None:
+                    max_x = max_x_
+                else:
+                    max_x = max(max_x, max_x_)
+            if len(s.y_data) > 0:
+                min_y_ = min(s.y_data)
+                if min_y is None:
+                    min_y = min_y_
+                else:
+                    min_y = min(min_y, min_y_)
+                max_y_ = max(s.y_data)
+                if max_y is None:
+                    max_y = max_y_
+                else:
+                    max_y = max(max_y, max_y_)
+
+        if min_x is not None and max_x - TIME_WINDOW > min_x:
+            for s in series.itervalues():
+                s.clip(max_x - TIME_WINDOW)
+    finally:
+        series_lock.release()
+
+    margin_y = 0.01 * (max_y - min_y)
+    ax.set_xlim(min_x, max_x)
+    ax.set_ylim(min_y - margin_y, max_y + margin_y)
+
+
+ani = animation.FuncAnimation(
+    fig, animate, interval=1, blit=False, save_count=50)
+
+# To save the animation, use e.g.
+#
+# ani.save("movie.mp4")
+#
+# or
+#
+# writer = animation.FFMpegWriter(
+#     fps=15, metadata=dict(artist='Me'), bitrate=1800)
+# ani.save("movie.mp4", writer=writer)
+
+print("show")
+plt.show()
+quit = True
+thread.join()
diff --git a/pytec/pytec/__init__.py b/pytec/pytec/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pytec/pytec/client.py b/pytec/pytec/client.py
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+++ b/pytec/pytec/client.py
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+import socket
+import json
+
+class Client:
+    def __init__(self, host="192.168.1.26", port=23, timeout=None):
+        self._socket = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout)
+        self._lines = [""]
+
+    def _command(self, *command):
+        self._socket.sendall((" ".join(command) + "\n").encode('utf-8'))
+        
+    def _read_line(self):
+        # read more lines
+        while len(self._lines) <= 1:
+            chunk = self._socket.recv(4096)
+            if not chunk:
+                return None
+            buf = self._lines[-1] + chunk.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+            self._lines = buf.split("\n")
+
+        line = self._lines[0]
+        self._lines = self._lines[1:]
+        return line
+            
+    def report_mode(self):
+        """Start reporting measurement values
+
+        
+        """
+        self._command("report mode", "on")
+        self._read_line()
+
+        while True:
+            line = self._read_line()
+            if not line:
+                break
+            try:
+                yield json.loads(line)
+            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+                pass
+
+    def set_param(self, topic, channel, field="", value=""):
+        if type(value) is float:
+            value = "{:f}".format(value)
+        if type(value) is not str:
+            value = str(value)
+        self._command(topic, str(channel), field, value)
+
+        # read response line
+        self._read_line()
+
+    def power_up(self, channel, target):
+        self.set_param("pid", channel, "target", value=target)
+        self.set_param("pwm", channel, "pid")
diff --git a/pytec/setup.py b/pytec/setup.py
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+++ b/pytec/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name="pytec",
+    version="0.0",
+    author="M-Labs",
+    url="https://git.m-labs.hk/M-Labs/thermostat",
+    description="Control TEC",
+    license="GPLv3",
+    install_requires=["setuptools"],
+    packages=find_packages(),
+)
diff --git a/pytec/test.py b/pytec/test.py
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+++ b/pytec/test.py
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+from pytec.client import Client
+
+tec = Client() #(host="localhost", port=6667)
+tec.set_param("s-h", 0, "t", 20)
+for data in tec.report_mode():
+    print(data)