diff --git a/py/decoder/__init__.py b/py/decoder/__init__.py
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diff --git a/py/decoder/decoder.py b/py/decoder/decoder.py
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+import os
+import pty
+import cantools
+import serial
+
+class State:
+    SOM = "SOM"
+    ID = "ID"
+    DLC = "DLC"
+    DATA = "DATA"
+    EOM = "EOM"
+    VALID = "VALID"
+
+class DatagramDecoder:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.message_state = State.SOM
+        self.buffer = []
+        self.datagram = None
+        self.init_serial()
+        self.init_dbc()
+
+    def init_serial(self):
+        self.master, self.slave = pty.openpty()
+        self.slave_name = os.ttyname(self.slave)
+        self.slave_serial = serial.Serial(self.slave_name)
+
+    def init_dbc(self):
+        dbc_path = "/Users/ericgao/box/shared/fwxv/libraries/codegen/system_can.dbc"
+        self.db = cantools.database.load_file(dbc_path)
+
+    def write(self, packet):
+        self.slave_serial.write(bytes(packet))
+
+    def read(self):
+        recv = os.read(self.master,1000)
+        if self.parse_byte(recv):
+            message = self.db.get_message_by_frame_id(self.datagram["id"])
+            decoded_data = message.decode(self.datagram['data'])
+            print(decoded_data)
+
+    def read_test(self, byte):
+        if self.parse_byte(byte):
+            message = self.db.get_message_by_frame_id(self.datagram["id"])
+            decoded_data = message.decode(bytes(self.datagram['data']))
+            print(decoded_data)
+
+    def is_valid_id(self, id):
+        try:
+            self.db.get_message_by_frame_id(id)
+            return True
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+
+    def parse_byte(self, byte):
+        match self.message_state:
+            case (State.SOM | State.VALID):
+                self.buffer = []
+                self.datagram = None
+                if byte == 0xAA:
+                    self.message_state = State.ID
+            case State.ID:
+                self.buffer.append(byte)
+                if len(self.buffer) == 4:
+                    message_id = int.from_bytes(self.buffer, byteorder='big')
+                    if self.is_valid_id(message_id):
+                        self.datagram = {"id": message_id}
+                        self.buffer = []
+                        self.message_state = State.DLC
+                    else:
+                        self.message_state = State.SOM
+            case State.DLC:
+                self.datagram["dlc"] = byte
+                if self.datagram["dlc"] <= 9:
+                    self.datagram["data"] = []
+                    self.message_state = State.DATA
+                else:
+                    self.message_state = State.SOM
+            case State.DATA:
+                self.buffer.append(byte)
+                if len(self.buffer) == self.datagram["dlc"]:
+                    self.datagram["data"] = self.buffer
+                    self.message_state = State.EOM
+            case State.EOM:
+                if byte == 0xBB:
+                    self.message_state = State.VALID
+                else:
+                    self.message_state = State.SOM
+        return self.message_state == State.VALID
+    
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diff --git a/py/decoder/test.py b/py/decoder/test.py
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+from decoder import DatagramDecoder
+
+decoder = DatagramDecoder()
+
+decoder.init_serial()
+decoder.init_dbc()
+
+invalid_message = [0xAA, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x06, 0xAA, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xBB]
+
+for byte in invalid_message:
+    decoder.read_test(byte)
+
+valid_message = [0xAA, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x07, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xBB]
+
+for byte in valid_message:
+    decoder.read_test(byte)
+
+invalid_message = [0xAA, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x07, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xAA]
+
+for byte in invalid_message:
+    decoder.read_test(byte)
+
+valid_message_2 = [0xAA, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xBB]
+
+for byte in valid_message_2:
+    decoder.read_test(byte)
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