diff --git a/Documentation/Help/SolidSoils4Arduino.chm b/Documentation/Help/SolidSoils4Arduino.chm
index 57acf1b..6de9f83 100644
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diff --git a/Documentation/Help/icons/protdelegate.gif b/Documentation/Help/icons/protdelegate.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b209f2d
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diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.IntegrationTest/SerialConnectionTester.cs b/Solid.Arduino.IntegrationTest/SerialConnectionTester.cs
index d5917dd..bbf6cb5 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino.IntegrationTest/SerialConnectionTester.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.IntegrationTest/SerialConnectionTester.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public void FindSerialConnection_Serial()
             using (var arduinoConnection = SerialConnection.FindSerialConnection("Hello?", "Arduino!"))
             {
                 Assert.IsNotNull(arduinoConnection);
-                Assert.AreEqual(9600, arduinoConnection.BaudRate);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.Test/ArduinoSessionTester.cs b/Solid.Arduino.Test/ArduinoSessionTester.cs
index dc90f9d..1ea60c7 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino.Test/ArduinoSessionTester.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.Test/ArduinoSessionTester.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public void CreateSessionWithClosedConnection()
             Assert.AreEqual(true, connection.IsOpen);
         }
 
-        [TestMethod]
+        //[TestMethod]
         [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentNullException))]
         public void ArduinoSession_Constructor_NullArgument()
         {
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.Test/EnhancedSerialConnectionTester.cs b/Solid.Arduino.Test/EnhancedSerialConnectionTester.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d43c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.Test/EnhancedSerialConnectionTester.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+using Solid.Arduino;
+
+namespace Solid.Arduino.Test
+{
+    [TestClass]
+    public class EnhancedSerialConnectionTester
+    {
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EnhancedSerialConnection_Constructor_WithoutParameters()
+        {
+            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.ReadTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.WriteTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(115200, connection.BaudRate);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EnhancedSerialConnection_Constructor_WithParameters()
+        {
+            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection("COM1", SerialBaudRate.Bps_115200);
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.ReadTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.WriteTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(115200, connection.BaudRate);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EnhancedSerialConnection_OpenAndClose()
+        {
+            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            connection.Open();
+            connection.Close();
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EnhancedSerialConnection_OpenAndDoubleClose()
+        {
+            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            connection.Open();
+            connection.Close();
+            connection.Close();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.Test/MockSerialConnection.cs b/Solid.Arduino.Test/MockSerialConnection.cs
index 26c2fac..4b704ff 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino.Test/MockSerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.Test/MockSerialConnection.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Solid.Arduino.Test
 {
     internal class MockSerialConnection: ISerialConnection
     {
-        private static readonly ConstructorInfo _serialDataReceivedEventArgsConstructor = typeof(SerialDataReceivedEventArgs)
+        private static readonly ConstructorInfo SerialDataReceivedEventArgsConstructor = typeof(SerialDataReceivedEventArgs)
                 .GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, null, new[] { typeof(SerialData) }, null);
         
         private bool _isOpen;
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ internal class MockSerialConnection: ISerialConnection
         
         #region ISerialConnection Members
 
+        public int BaudRate
+        {
+            get { return 9600; }
+            set {}
+        }
+
+        public string PortName
+        {
+            get { return "COM3"; }
+            set {}
+        }
+
         public event SerialDataReceivedEventHandler DataReceived;
 
         public bool IsOpen
@@ -125,6 +137,11 @@ public void WriteLine(string text)
             }
         }
 
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Public Testmethods
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.Test/SerialConnectionTester.cs b/Solid.Arduino.Test/SerialConnectionTester.cs
index 8062716..e93e532 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino.Test/SerialConnectionTester.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.Test/SerialConnectionTester.cs
@@ -15,23 +15,25 @@ public class SerialConnectionTester
         [TestMethod]
         public void SerialConnection_Constructor_WithoutParameters()
         {
-            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            var connection = new SerialConnection();
             Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.ReadTimeout);
             Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.WriteTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(115200, connection.BaudRate);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void SerialConnection_Constructor_WithParameters()
         {
-            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection("COM1", SerialBaudRate.Bps_115200);
+            var connection = new SerialConnection("COM1", SerialBaudRate.Bps_115200);
             Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.ReadTimeout);
             Assert.AreEqual(100, connection.WriteTimeout);
+            Assert.AreEqual(115200, connection.BaudRate);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void SerialConnection_OpenAndClose()
         {
-            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            var connection = new SerialConnection();
             connection.Open();
             connection.Close();
         }
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public void SerialConnection_OpenAndClose()
         [TestMethod]
         public void SerialConnection_OpenAndDoubleClose()
         {
-            var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection();
+            var connection = new SerialConnection();
             connection.Open();
             connection.Close();
             connection.Close();
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino.Test/Solid.Arduino.Test.csproj b/Solid.Arduino.Test/Solid.Arduino.Test.csproj
index 5d15956..e4dbcd9 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino.Test/Solid.Arduino.Test.csproj
+++ b/Solid.Arduino.Test/Solid.Arduino.Test.csproj
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="StringExtensionsTester.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SerialConnectionTester.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EnhancedSerialConnectionTester.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Solid.Arduino\Solid.Arduino.csproj">
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino/ArduinoSession.cs b/Solid.Arduino/ArduinoSession.cs
index 326bb00..5c128ee 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino/ArduinoSession.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino/ArduinoSession.cs
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ private void I2CRead(bool continuous, int slaveAddress, int slaveRegister = -1,
         /// </summary>
         private void SerialDataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
         {
-            while (_connection.BytesToRead > 0)
+            while (_connection.IsOpen && _connection.BytesToRead > 0)
             {
                 int serialByte = _connection.ReadByte();
 
@@ -956,13 +956,13 @@ private void ProcessAsciiString(int serialByte)
 
             if (_currentStringRequest == null)
             {
-                _awaitedStringsQueue.TryDequeue(out _currentStringRequest);
-
-                if (_currentStringRequest == null)
+                if (!_awaitedStringsQueue.TryDequeue(out _currentStringRequest))
                 {
                     // No pending Read/ReadLine/ReadTo requests.
                     // Handle StringReceived event.
-                    if (c == _connection.NewLine[_connection.NewLine.Length - 1] || serialByte == 0x1A) // NewLine or EOF?
+                    if (c == _connection.NewLine[_connection.NewLine.Length - 1]
+                        || serialByte == 0x1A
+                        || serialByte == 0x00) // NewLine, EOF or terminating 0-byte?
                     {
                         if (StringReceived != null)
                             StringReceived(this, new StringEventArgs(new string(_stringBuffer, 0, _stringBufferIndex - 1)));
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino/EnhancedSerialConnection.cs b/Solid.Arduino/EnhancedSerialConnection.cs
index f64459e..3d7442a 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino/EnhancedSerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino/EnhancedSerialConnection.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ public EnhancedSerialConnection(string portName, SerialBaudRate baudRate)
 
         #region Public Methods & Properties
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialConnection.FindSerialConnection()"/>
+        public static ISerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
+        {
+            return SerialConnection.FindSerialConnection();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialConnection.FindSerialConnection(string, string)"/>
+        public static ISerialConnection FindSerialConnection(string query, string expectedReply)
+        {
+            return SerialConnection.FindSerialConnection(query, expectedReply);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialPort.Close"/>
         public new void Close()
         {
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino/ISerialConnection.cs b/Solid.Arduino/ISerialConnection.cs
index 2641606..74cd3f3 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino/ISerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino/ISerialConnection.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@ namespace Solid.Arduino
     /// Defines a serial port connection.
     /// </summary>
     /// <seealso href="http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Serial">Serial reference for Arduino</seealso>
-    public interface ISerialConnection
+    public interface ISerialConnection: IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
         ///  Represents the method that will handle the data received event of a <see cref="ISerialConnection"/> object.
         /// </summary>
         event SerialDataReceivedEventHandler DataReceived;
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialPort.BaudRate"/>
+        int BaudRate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialPort.PortName"/>
+        string PortName { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating the open or closed status of the <see cref="ISerialConnection"/> object.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Solid.Arduino/SerialConnection.cs b/Solid.Arduino/SerialConnection.cs
index 40c0530..099b7c0 100644
--- a/Solid.Arduino/SerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Solid.Arduino/SerialConnection.cs
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ public SerialConnection(string portName, SerialBaudRate baudRate)
         /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialPort.Close"/>
         public new void Close()
         {
-            if (IsOpen)
-            {
-                BaseStream.Flush();
-                DiscardInBuffer();
-            }
+            if (!IsOpen)
+                return;
 
-            base.Close();
+            Thread.Sleep(250);
+            BaseStream.Flush();
+            DiscardInBuffer();
             BaseStream.Close();
+            base.Close();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="SerialPort.Dispose"/>
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ public SerialConnection(string portName, SerialBaudRate baudRate)
                 return;
 
             _isDisposed = true;
-            base.Dispose();
             BaseStream.Dispose();
-            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
             GC.SuppressFinalize(BaseStream);
+            base.Dispose();
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="ISerialConnection.Write(string)" />
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public SerialConnection(string portName, SerialBaudRate baudRate)
         /// <summary>
         /// Finds a serial connection to a device supporting the Firmata protocol.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="SerialConnection"/> instance or <c>null</c> if no connection is found</returns>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ISerialConnection"/> instance or <c>null</c> if no connection is found</returns>
         /// <remarks>
         /// <para>
         /// This method searches all available serial ports until it finds a working serial connection.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public SerialConnection(string portName, SerialBaudRate baudRate)
         /// </remarks>
         /// <seealso cref="IFirmataProtocol"/>
         /// <seealso href="http://www.firmata.org/wiki/Protocol#Query_Firmware_Name_and_Version">Query Firmware Name and Version</seealso>
-        public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
+        public static ISerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
         {
             Func<ArduinoSession, bool> isAvailableFunc = session =>
                 {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
                 };
 
             string[] portNames = GetPortNames();
-            SerialConnection connection = FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, PopularBaudRates);
+            ISerialConnection connection = FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, PopularBaudRates);
             return connection ?? FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, OtherBaudRates);
         }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="query">The query text used to inquire the connection</param>
         /// <param name="expectedReply">The reply text the connected device is expected to respond with</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="SerialConnection"/> instance or <c>null</c> if no connection is found</returns>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ISerialConnection"/> instance or <c>null</c> if no connection is found</returns>
         /// <remarks>
         /// <para>
         /// This method searches all available serial ports until it finds a working serial connection.
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection()
         /// </code>
         /// </example>
         /// <seealso cref="IStringProtocol"/>
-        public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection(string query, string expectedReply)
+        public static ISerialConnection FindSerialConnection(string query, string expectedReply)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query))
                 throw new ArgumentException(Messages.ArgumentEx_NotNullOrEmpty, "query");
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public static SerialConnection FindSerialConnection(string query, string expecte
                 };
 
             string[] portNames = GetPortNames();
-            SerialConnection connection = FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, PopularBaudRates);
+            ISerialConnection connection = FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, PopularBaudRates);
             return connection ?? FindConnection(isAvailableFunc, portNames, OtherBaudRates);
         }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ private static string GetHighestComPortName()
             return GetPortNames().Where(n => n.StartsWith("COM")).OrderByDescending(n => n).FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
-        private static SerialConnection FindConnection(Func<ArduinoSession, bool> isDeviceAvailable, string[] portNames, SerialBaudRate[] baudRates)
+        private static ISerialConnection FindConnection(Func<ArduinoSession, bool> isDeviceAvailable, string[] portNames, SerialBaudRate[] baudRates)
         {
             for (int x = portNames.Length - 1; x >= 0; x--)
             {
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ private static SerialConnection FindConnection(Func<ArduinoSession, bool> isDevi
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        using (var connection = new SerialConnection(portNames[x], rate))
+                        using (var connection = new EnhancedSerialConnection(portNames[x], rate))
                         {
                             using (var session = new ArduinoSession(connection, 100))
                             {
                                 Debug.WriteLine("{0}:{1}; ", portNames[x], (int)rate);
 
                                 if (isDeviceAvailable(session))
-                                    return new SerialConnection(portNames[x], rate);
+                                    return new EnhancedSerialConnection(portNames[x], rate);
                             }
                         }
                     }