diff --git a/cmd/ovp8xx/cmd/pcic.go b/cmd/ovp8xx/cmd/pcic.go
index 5c0b6d7..6c756ad 100644
--- a/cmd/ovp8xx/cmd/pcic.go
+++ b/cmd/ovp8xx/cmd/pcic.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/graugans/go-ovp8xx/v2/pkg/pcic"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ func (r *PCICReceiver) Notification(msg pcic.NotificationMessage) {
 	fmt.Printf("Notification: %v\n", msg)
 }
 
+func (r *PCICReceiver) CommandResponse(rsp pcic.Response) {
+	fmt.Printf("Command Response Ticket: %v Data: %s\n", rsp.Ticket, string(rsp.Data))
+}
+
 // pcicCommand is a function that handles the execution of the "pcic" command.
 // It initializes a PCICReceiver, creates a helper, and establishes a connection to the PCIC client.
 // It then continuously processes incoming data using the PCIC client and the testHandler.
@@ -48,6 +53,14 @@ func (r *PCICReceiver) Notification(msg pcic.NotificationMessage) {
 func pcicCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var testHandler *PCICReceiver = &PCICReceiver{}
 	var err error
+
+	// Retrieve the slice of commands
+	cmds, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("cmd")
+	if err != nil {
+		// Handle the error
+		return err
+	}
+
 	helper, err := NewHelper(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -56,16 +69,28 @@ func pcicCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	pcic, err := pcic.NewPCICClient(
 		pcic.WithTCPClient(helper.hostname(), helper.remotePort()),
 	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for {
-		err = pcic.ProcessIncomming(testHandler)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1) // We're going to wait for one goroutine
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done() // This will be called when the goroutine finishes
+		for {
+			err = pcic.ProcessIncomming(testHandler)
+			if err != nil {
+				// An error occured, we break the loop
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	// execute the commands
+	for _, cmd := range cmds {
+		_, err = pcic.Send([]byte(cmd))
 		if err != nil {
-			// An error occured, we break the loop
-			break
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to send command: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+	// Wait for the goroutine to finish before executing the commands
+	wg.Wait()
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -79,4 +104,5 @@ var pcicCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(pcicCmd)
 	pcicCmd.Flags().Uint16("port", 50010, "The port to connect to")
+	pcicCmd.Flags().StringSlice("cmd", []string{}, "Commands to send to the device")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/pcic/protocol.go b/pkg/pcic/protocol.go
index 7ef1038..b96e1cd 100644
--- a/pkg/pcic/protocol.go
+++ b/pkg/pcic/protocol.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ type MessageHandler interface {
 	Result(Frame)
 	Error(ErrorMessage)
 	Notification(NotificationMessage)
+	CommandResponse(Response)
 }
 
 type NotificationMessage struct {
@@ -59,6 +63,11 @@ type ErrorMessage struct {
 	Message string
 }
 
+type Response struct {
+	Ticket string
+	Data   []byte
+}
+
 func NewPCICClient(options ...PCICClientOption) (*PCICClient, error) {
 	var err error
 	pcic := &PCICClient{}
@@ -105,10 +114,12 @@ func (p *PCICClient) ProcessIncomming(handler MessageHandler) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	firstTicket := header[:ticketFieldLength]
+	ticketStr := string(firstTicket)
+
 	secondTicket := header[secondTicketOffset:dataOffset]
 	if !bytes.Equal(firstTicket, secondTicket) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mismatch in the tickets %s != %s ",
-			string(firstTicket),
+			string(ticketStr),
 			string(secondTicket),
 		)
 	}
@@ -132,7 +143,21 @@ func (p *PCICClient) ProcessIncomming(handler MessageHandler) error {
 	if !bytes.Equal(trailer, []byte{'\r', '\n'}) {
 		return errors.New("invalid trailer detected")
 	}
-	if bytes.Equal(resultTicket, firstTicket) {
+	var ticketNum = 0
+	if ticketStr != "0000" {
+		ticketNum, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimLeft(ticketStr, "0"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert the ticket number %s to an integer", ticketStr)
+		}
+	}
+	if ticketNum > 100 {
+		r, err := responseParser(ticketStr, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse the response: %w", err)
+		}
+		handler.CommandResponse(r)
+		return nil
+	} else if bytes.Equal(resultTicket, firstTicket) {
 		frame, err := asyncResultParser(data)
 		handler.Result(frame)
 		return err
@@ -144,6 +169,66 @@ func (p *PCICClient) ProcessIncomming(handler MessageHandler) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("unknown ticket received: %s", string(firstTicket))
 }
 
+func (p *PCICClient) Send(data []byte) (uint16, error) {
+	var ticket uint16
+	if p.writer == nil {
+		return ticket, errors.New("no bufio.Writer provided, please instantiate the object")
+	}
+	// Let's generate a random ticket number
+	ticket = uint16(rand.Intn(8999) + 1000)
+	if ticket < 100 || ticket > 9999 {
+		return ticket, fmt.Errorf(
+			"invalid ticket number: %d, needs to be in the range 100-9999", ticket,
+		)
+	}
+
+	// Create a new buffer to aggregate the message
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	var delimter = []byte("\r\n")
+	// Convert ticket to a 4-digit string and then to bytes
+	ticketBytes := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", ticket))
+	buf.Write(ticketBytes)
+	// A Command message is composed like this
+	// <ticket><length>CRLF<ticket><content>CRLF
+	// <ticket> is a 4-digit number in the range 100-9999
+	// <length> is a character string starting with an 'L' followed by 9 digits
+	// interpreted as a decimal value. The number is the length of data that follows
+	// <content> is the actual data that is being sent
+	length := len(ticketBytes) /*<ticket>*/ + len(data) + 2 /*CRLF*/
+	lengthStr := fmt.Sprintf("L%09d", length)
+	lengthBytes := []byte(lengthStr)
+	buf.Write(lengthBytes)
+	buf.Write(delimter)
+	buf.Write(ticketBytes)
+	buf.Write(data)
+	buf.Write(delimter)
+
+	// Write the buffer to the underlying writer
+	_, err := p.writer.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		return ticket, fmt.Errorf("unable to write to the buffer: %w", err)
+	}
+	// This is necessary to flush the buffer to the underlying writer
+	// Otherwise, the data will not be sent over the network
+	err = p.writer.Flush()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ticket, fmt.Errorf("unable to flush to the buffer: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return ticket, nil
+}
+
+func responseParser(ticket string, data []byte) (Response, error) {
+	var err error
+	res := Response{}
+	if len(data) <= delimiterFieldLength {
+		return res, fmt.Errorf("the data is too short to be a valid frame: %d", len(data))
+	}
+	res.Ticket = ticket
+	res.Data = data[:len(data)-delimiterFieldLength]
+	return res, err
+}
+
 func errorParser(data []byte) (ErrorMessage, error) {
 	var err error
 	errorStatus := ErrorMessage{}
@@ -162,7 +247,13 @@ func errorParser(data []byte) (ErrorMessage, error) {
 func asyncResultParser(data []byte) (Frame, error) {
 	frame := Frame{}
 	var err error
+	if len(data) <= delimiterFieldLength {
+		return frame, fmt.Errorf("the data is too short to be a valid frame: %d", len(data))
+	}
 	contentDecorated := data[:len(data)-delimiterFieldLength]
+	if len(contentDecorated)-len(endMarker) < 0 {
+		return frame, fmt.Errorf("the data is too short to be a valid frame: %d: content: %s", len(data), string(data))
+	}
 	content := contentDecorated[len(endMarker) : len(contentDecorated)-len(endMarker)]
 	if len(content) == 0 {
 		// no content is available
diff --git a/pkg/pcic/protocol_test.go b/pkg/pcic/protocol_test.go
index c3d3ef6..69dbd7e 100644
--- a/pkg/pcic/protocol_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pcic/protocol_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type PCICAsyncReceiver struct {
 	frame           pcic.Frame
 	notificationMsg pcic.NotificationMessage
 	errorMsg        pcic.ErrorMessage
+	response        pcic.Response
 }
 
 func (r *PCICAsyncReceiver) Result(frame pcic.Frame) {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ func (r *PCICAsyncReceiver) Notification(msg pcic.NotificationMessage) {
 	r.notificationMsg = msg
 }
 
+func (r *PCICAsyncReceiver) CommandResponse(res pcic.Response) {
+	r.response = res
+}
+
 var testHandler *PCICAsyncReceiver = &PCICAsyncReceiver{}
 
 func TestMinimalReceive(t *testing.T) {