diff --git a/js/serial.js b/js/serial.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..553c45fc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/serial.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+var serial = {
+    connectionId: -1,
+    
+    connect: function(path, options, callback) {
+        var self = this;
+        
+        chrome.serial.connect(path, options, function(connectionInfo) {
+            self.connectionId = connectionInfo.connectionId;
+            callback(connectionInfo);
+        });
+    },
+    disconnect: function(callback) {
+        var self = this;
+        
+        chrome.serial.disconnect(this.connectionId, function(result) {
+            self.connectionId = -1;
+            callback(result);
+        });
+    },
+    getDevices: function(callback) {
+        chrome.serial.getDevices(function(devices_array) {
+            var devices = [];
+            devices_array.forEach(function(device) {
+                devices.push(device.path);
+            });
+            
+            callback(devices);
+        });
+    },
+    setControlSignals: function(signals, callback) {
+        chrome.serial.setControlSignals(this.connectionId, signals, callback);
+    },
+    send: function(data, callback) {
+        chrome.serial.send(this.connectionId, data, callback);
+    },
+    onReceive: {
+        listeners_: chrome.serial.onReceive.listeners_,
+        
+        addListener: function(function_reference) {
+            chrome.serial.onReceive.addListener(function_reference);
+        },
+        removeListener: function(function_reference) {
+            chrome.serial.onReceive.removeListener(function_reference);
+        }
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.html b/main.html
index 73860883a7..401ca5a68f 100644
--- a/main.html
+++ b/main.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/libraries/google-analytics-bundle.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/libraries/flotr2.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/libraries/jquery-2.0.3.min.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/serial.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/gui.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/serial_backend.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/msp.js"></script>