diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/__init__.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/__init__.py
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diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/common.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/common.py
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+import enum
+
+
+class G13Keys(enum.Enum):
+    G1 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 0}
+    G2 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 1}
+    G3 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 2}
+    G4 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 3}
+    G5 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 4}
+    G6 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 5}
+    G7 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 6}
+    G8 = {'byte': 3, 'bit': 7}
+    G9 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 0}
+    G10 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 1}
+    G11 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 2}
+    G12 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 3}
+    G13 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 4}
+    G14 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 5}
+    G15 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 6}
+    G16 = {'byte': 4, 'bit': 7}
+    G17 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 0}
+    G18 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 1}
+    G19 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 2}
+    G20 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 3}
+    G21 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 4}
+    G22 = {'byte': 5, 'bit': 5}
+    BD = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 0}
+    L1 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 1}
+    L2 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 2}
+    L3 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 3}
+    L4 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 4}
+    M1 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 5}
+    M2 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 6}
+    M3 = {'byte': 6, 'bit': 7}
+    MR = {'byte': 7, 'bit': 0}
+    THUMB_LEFT = {'byte': 7, 'bit': 1}
+    THUMB_DOWN = {'byte': 7, 'bit': 2}
+    THUMB_STICK = {'byte': 7, 'bit': 3}
+
+    def testReport(self, report):
+        byte = self.value['byte']
+        bit = 1 << self.value['bit']
+        return (report[byte] & bit) == bit
+
+
+G13NormalKeys = frozenset({
+    G13Keys.G1, G13Keys.G2, G13Keys.G3, G13Keys.G4, G13Keys.G5, G13Keys.G6,
+    G13Keys.G7, G13Keys.G8, G13Keys.G9, G13Keys.G10, G13Keys.G11, G13Keys.G12,
+    G13Keys.G13, G13Keys.G14, G13Keys.G15, G13Keys.G16, G13Keys.G17,
+    G13Keys.G18, G13Keys.G19, G13Keys.G20, G13Keys.G21, G13Keys.G22,
+    G13Keys.THUMB_LEFT, G13Keys.THUMB_DOWN, G13Keys.THUMB_STICK
+})
+
+G13SpecialKeys = frozenset({
+    G13Keys.BD, G13Keys.L1, G13Keys.L2, G13Keys.L3, G13Keys.L4,
+    G13Keys.M1, G13Keys.M2, G13Keys.M3, G13Keys.MR,
+})
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager.py
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+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import enum
+import errno
+import queue
+import threading
+import time
+import usb.core
+import usb.util
+import traceback
+
+from evdev import UInput
+from evdev import AbsInfo
+from evdev import ecodes as e
+
+from g13gui.model.bindings import StickMode
+from g13gui.g13.common import G13NormalKeys
+from g13gui.g13.common import G13SpecialKeys
+
+
+class G13Endpoints(enum.Enum):
+    KEY = 1
+    LCD = 2
+
+
+VENDOR_ID = 0x046D
+PRODUCT_ID = 0xC21C
+REPORT_SIZE = 8
+LCD_BUFFER_SIZE = 0x3C0
+
+KEYS = {}
+KEYS.update(e.KEY)
+del KEYS[e.KEY_MAX]
+del KEYS[e.KEY_CNT]
+
+UINPUT_KEYBOARD_CAPS = {
+    e.EV_KEY: KEYS,
+    e.EV_ABS: [
+        (e.ABS_X, AbsInfo(value=0, min=0, max=255,
+                          fuzz=0, flat=0, resolution=0)),
+        (e.ABS_Y, AbsInfo(0, 0, 255, 0, 0, 0))
+    ]
+}
+
+
+class StateError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+class Manager(threading.Thread):
+    class State(enum.Enum):
+        DISCOVERING = 0
+        FOUND = 1
+        SHUTDOWN = 2
+
+    def __init__(self, prefs):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self, daemon=True)
+        self._prefs = prefs
+        self._state = Manager.State.DISCOVERING
+        self._device = None
+        self._uinput = UInput(UINPUT_KEYBOARD_CAPS,
+                              name='G13 Keyboard',
+                              version=0x1,
+                              vendor=VENDOR_ID,
+                              product=PRODUCT_ID)
+        self._lastKeyState = {}
+        self._commandQueue = queue.Queue()
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        return self._state
+
+    def _ensureState(self, state):
+        if self._state != state:
+            raise StateError()
+
+    def _reset(self):
+        try:
+            self._device.reset()
+        except usb.core.USBError as err:
+            print('Couldn\'t reset device: %s' % (err))
+
+        usb.util.dispose_resources(self._device)
+        del self._device
+        self._device = None
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+    def _discover(self):
+        if self._device:
+            self._reset()
+
+        self._state = Manager.State.DISCOVERING
+
+        while self._state == Manager.State.DISCOVERING:
+            try:
+                while not self._device:
+                    self._device = usb.core.find(idVendor=VENDOR_ID,
+                                                 idProduct=PRODUCT_ID)
+                    if not self._device:
+                        time.sleep(1)
+
+                self._device.reset()
+                if self._device.is_kernel_driver_active(0):
+                    self._device.detach_kernel_driver(0)
+                cfg = usb.util.find_descriptor(self._device)
+                self._device.set_configuration(cfg)
+            except usb.core.USBError as err:
+                print('Unable to discover device: %s' % (err))
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                self._reset()
+            else:
+                self._state = Manager.State.FOUND
+
+    def _readKeys(self, buffer):
+        # Apparently an "interrupt" read with the G13 "times out" if no keys
+        # have been pressed, and this is apparently not an error. On the
+        # upside, it means we can poll the device periodically and mostly
+        # sleep in the kernel waiting for the interrupt.
+
+        try:
+            return self._device.read(
+                usb.util.CTRL_IN | G13Endpoints.KEY.value,
+                buffer, timeout=100)
+        except usb.core.USBError as err:
+            if err.errno == errno.ETIMEDOUT:
+                return 0
+            else:
+                raise
+
+    class LEDBits(enum.Enum):
+        M1 = 1
+        M2 = 2
+        M3 = 4
+        MR = 8
+
+    def setLedsMode(self, leds):
+        """Sets the LEDs under the M* keys
+
+        leds: a bitwise-or'd bitfield of LEDBits. Set is on.
+        """
+        self._ensureState(Manager.State.FOUND)
+        self._commandQueue.put([self._setLedsMode, (leds,)])
+
+    def _setLedsMode(self, leds):
+        data = [5, leds, 0, 0, 0]
+        type = usb.util.CTRL_TYPE_CLASS | usb.util.CTRL_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE
+
+        self._device.ctrl_transfer(type,
+                                   bRequest=9,
+                                   wValue=0x305,
+                                   wIndex=0,
+                                   data_or_wLength=data)
+
+    def setBacklightColor(self, r, g, b):
+        """Sets the backlight color.
+
+        r, g, b: byte values between 0-255
+        """
+        self._ensureState(Manager.State.FOUND)
+        self._commandQueue.put([self._setBacklightColor, (r, g, b)])
+
+    def _setBacklightColor(self, r, g, b):
+        data = [5, r, g, b, 0]
+        type = usb.util.CTRL_TYPE_CLASS | usb.util.CTRL_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE
+
+        self._device.ctrl_transfer(
+            type, bRequest=9, wValue=0x307, wIndex=0,
+            data_or_wLength=data)
+
+    def setLCDBuffer(self, buffer):
+        """Updates the LCD screen with the contents of buffer.
+
+        Note: buffer must be a byte array containing an LPBM formatted image.
+        IOW, each byte represents one vertical row of 8 pixels each.
+        """
+        self._ensureState(Manager.State.FOUND)
+        self._commandQueue.put([self._setLCDBuffer, (buffer,)])
+
+    def _setLCDBuffer(self, buffer):
+        header = [0] * 32
+        header[0] = 0x03
+
+        self._device.write(
+            usb.util.CTRL_OUT | G13Endpoints.LCD.value, header + buffer)
+
+    def _processCommands(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                (fn, args) = self._commandQueue.get_nowait()
+                fn(*args)
+                self._commandQueue.task_done()
+            except queue.Empty:
+                break
+
+    def run(self):
+        reportBuffer = usb.util.create_buffer(REPORT_SIZE)
+
+        while self._state != Manager.State.SHUTDOWN:
+            print('Discovering devices')
+            self._discover()
+            print('Got device')
+
+            while self._state == Manager.State.FOUND:
+                try:
+                    count = self._readKeys(reportBuffer)
+
+                    if count == REPORT_SIZE:
+                        self._synthesizeKeys(reportBuffer)
+                        self._synthesizeStick(reportBuffer)
+                        self._uinput.syn()
+
+                    self._processCommands()
+
+                except usb.core.USBError as err:
+                    print('Unexpected error occurred: %s' % err)
+                    break
+
+        print('Shutting down')
+        if self._device and self._state == Manager.State.FOUND:
+            self._reset()
+
+    def _synthesizeStick(self, report):
+        (joy_x, joy_y) = report[1:3]
+        stickMode = self._prefs.selectedProfile().stickMode
+
+        if stickMode == StickMode.KEYS:
+            regions = self._prefs.selectedProfile().stickRegions()
+            joy_x = joy_x / 255
+            joy_y = joy_y / 255
+
+            for name, region in regions.items():
+                binding = self._prefs.selectedProfile().keyBinding(name)
+                wasPressed = self._lastKeyState.get(name, False)
+                inX = (joy_x >= region[0] and joy_x <= region[2])
+                inY = (joy_y >= region[1] and joy_y <= region[3])
+                nowPressed = inX and inY
+
+                if not wasPressed and nowPressed:
+                    for code in binding:
+                        self._uinput.write(e.EV_KEY, code, 1)
+                elif wasPressed and not nowPressed:
+                    for code in binding:
+                        self._uinput.write(e.EV_KEY, code, 0)
+
+                self._lastKeyState[name] = nowPressed
+
+        elif stickMode == StickMode.RELATIVE:
+            print('Relative stick mode is not implemented yet!')
+
+        elif stickMode == StickMode.ABSOLUTE:
+            self._uinput.write(e.EV_ABS, e.ABS_X, joy_x)
+            self._uinput.write(e.EV_ABS, e.ABS_Y, joy_y)
+
+    def _synthesizeKeys(self, report):
+        for key in G13NormalKeys:
+            binding = self._prefs.selectedProfile().keyBinding(key)
+            wasPressed = self._lastKeyState.get(key, False)
+            nowPressed = key.testReport(report)
+
+            if not wasPressed and nowPressed:
+                for code in binding:
+                    self._uinput.write(e.EV_KEY, code, 1)
+            elif wasPressed and not nowPressed:
+                for code in binding:
+                    self._uinput.write(e.EV_KEY, code, 0)
+
+            self._lastKeyState[key] = nowPressed
+
+    def signalSpecialKeys(self, report):
+        for key in G13SpecialKeys:
+            wasPressed = self._lastKeyState.get(key, False)
+            nowPressed = key.testReport(report)
+
+            # Emit special keypress if and only if it was released
+            if wasPressed and not nowPressed:
+                pass
+
+            self._lastKeyState[key] = nowPressed
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        self._state = Manager.State.SHUTDOWN
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_mapping_test.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_mapping_test.py
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+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_mapping_test.py
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+from g13gui.model.prefs import Preferences
+from g13gui.g13.manager import Manager
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    prefs = Preferences()
+    manager = Manager(prefs)
+    manager.run()
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_tests.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_tests.py
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+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/manager_tests.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import unittest
+import time
+import usb.util
+import g13gui.observer as observer
+
+from g13gui.model.prefs import Preferences
+from g13gui.g13.manager import Manager
+from g13gui.g13.manager import LCD_BUFFER_SIZE
+
+
+class G13ManagerTests(observer.ObserverTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        prefs = Preferences()
+        self.m = Manager(prefs)
+        self.m.start()
+
+        while self.m.state != Manager.State.FOUND:
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.m.state, Manager.State.FOUND)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.m.shutdown()
+        self.m.join()
+
+    def testLeds(self):
+        for i in range(0, 17):
+            self.m.setLedsMode(i)
+
+    def testBacklight(self):
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(i, 0, 0)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(0, i, 0)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(0, 0, i)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(i, i, 0)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(0, i, i)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(i, 0, i)
+
+        for i in range(0, 256):
+            self.m.setBacklightColor(i, i, i)
+
+    def testLCD(self):
+        whiteBuffer = [0x5A] * LCD_BUFFER_SIZE
+        blackBuffer = [0xA5] * LCD_BUFFER_SIZE
+
+        for i in range(1, 10):
+            self.m.setLCDBuffer(whiteBuffer)
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+            self.m.setLCDBuffer(blackBuffer)
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13/stick.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/stick.py
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+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/g13/stick.py
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+
+
+class Stick(object):
+