diff --git a/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.lock b/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.lock
index ad76978..a9994d5 100644
--- a/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.lock
+++ b/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.lock
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcell",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byteorder"
-version = "1.4.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cast"
 version = "0.2.7"
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ checksum = "f0f6f3e36f203cfedbc78b357fb28730aa2c6dc1ab060ee5c2405e843988d3c7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -97,12 +91,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "void",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "encode_unicode"
-version = "0.3.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a357d28ed41a50f9c765dbfe56cbc04a64e53e5fc58ba79fbc34c10ef3df831f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "faderboard"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -111,27 +99,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "cortex-m-rt",
  "panic-halt",
  "stm32f0xx-hal",
- "usb-device 0.3.2",
- "usbd-hid",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "hash32"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "47d60b12902ba28e2730cd37e95b8c9223af2808df9e902d4df49588d1470606"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "heapless"
-version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0bfb9eb618601c89945a70e254898da93b13be0388091d42117462b265bb3fad"
-dependencies = [
- "hash32",
- "stable_deref_trait",
+ "usb-device",
+ "usbd-serial",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -155,12 +124,6 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "de96540e0ebde571dc55c73d60ef407c653844e6f9a1e2fdbd40c07b9252d812"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "portable-atomic"
-version = "1.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7170ef9988bc169ba16dd36a7fa041e5c4cbeb6a35b76d4c03daded371eae7c0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.86"
@@ -218,42 +181,6 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.204"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bc76f558e0cbb2a839d37354c575f1dc3fdc6546b5be373ba43d95f231bf7c12"
-dependencies = [
- "serde_derive",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.204"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e0cd7e117be63d3c3678776753929474f3b04a43a080c744d6b0ae2a8c28e222"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.71",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "ssmarshal"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3e6ad23b128192ed337dfa4f1b8099ced0c2bf30d61e551b65fda5916dbb850"
-dependencies = [
- "encode_unicode",
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "stable_deref_trait"
-version = "1.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "stm32-usbd"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -261,7 +188,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c6c94998f166d66b210a164648a0b7866428d8f1e0740bf8a4c5edd89d4750c1"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-m",
- "usb-device 0.2.9",
+ "usb-device",
  "vcell",
 ]
 
@@ -304,17 +231,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.71"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b146dcf730474b4bcd16c311627b31ede9ab149045db4d6088b3becaea046462"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "unicode-ident",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -328,48 +244,14 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1f6cc3adc849b5292b4075fc0d5fdcf2f24866e88e336dd27a8943090a520508"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "usb-device"
-version = "0.3.2"
+name = "usbd-serial"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "98816b1accafbb09085168b90f27e93d790b4bfa19d883466b5e53315b5f06a6"
+checksum = "db75519b86287f12dcf0d171c7cf4ecc839149fe9f3b720ac4cfce52959e1dfe"
 dependencies = [
- "heapless",
- "portable-atomic",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "usbd-hid"
-version = "0.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41a2d4546ca3e6a5c6a85584e5caf29feabf3ec35d6cd6b772eb35bd3cff7256"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "ssmarshal",
- "usb-device 0.3.2",
- "usbd-hid-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "usbd-hid-descriptors"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dcbee8c6735e90894fba04770bc41e11fd3c5256018856e15dc4dd1e6c8a3dd1"
-dependencies = [
- "bitfield",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "usbd-hid-macros"
-version = "0.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "261079a9ada015fa1acac7cc73c98559f3a92585e15f508034beccf6a2ab75a2"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "serde",
- "syn 1.0.109",
- "usbd-hid-descriptors",
+ "embedded-hal",
+ "nb 0.1.3",
+ "usb-device",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.toml b/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.toml
index c8b9519..5c071fa 100644
--- a/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.toml
+++ b/firmware/faderboard/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ cortex-m = "0.7.7"
 cortex-m-rt = "0.7.3"
 panic-halt = "0.2.0"
 stm32f0xx-hal = { git = "https://github.com/lujoga/stm32f0xx-hal.git", branch = "v0.18.0-backports", features = ["rt", "stm32f072", "stm32-usbd"] }
-usb-device = "0.3.2"
-usbd-hid = "0.7.0"
+usb-device = "0.2.9"
+usbd-serial = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/firmware/faderboard/src/main.rs b/firmware/faderboard/src/main.rs
index 0e38e12..7d16e02 100644
--- a/firmware/faderboard/src/main.rs
+++ b/firmware/faderboard/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![no_main]
 
 mod touch;
+mod usb;
 
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
 
@@ -13,9 +14,12 @@ use hal::adc::Adc;
 use hal::pac::Peripherals;
 use hal::prelude::*;
 use hal::pwm;
+use hal::usb::{Peripheral, UsbBus};
 
 use touch::Touch;
 
+use usb::Usb;
+
 #[entry]
 fn main() -> ! {
     let mut p = Peripherals::take().unwrap();
@@ -49,8 +53,6 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         pwm6_pin,   // TIM1_CH1
         tx,         // USART1_TX
         rx,         // USART1_RX
-        usb_dm,     // USB_DM
-        usb_dp,     // USB_DP
         mut dir5,   // PA13
         mut dir4,   // PA14
         mut dir3,   // PA15
@@ -88,8 +90,6 @@ fn main() -> ! {
             gpioa.pa8.into_alternate_af2(cs),
             gpioa.pa9.into_alternate_af1(cs),
             gpioa.pa10.into_alternate_af1(cs),
-            gpioa.pa11,
-            gpioa.pa12,
             gpioa.pa13.into_push_pull_output(cs),
             gpioa.pa14.into_push_pull_output(cs),
             gpioa.pa15.into_push_pull_output(cs),
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         )
     });
 
+    let usb_bus = UsbBus::new(Peripheral {
+        usb: p.USB,
+        pin_dm: gpioa.pa11,
+        pin_dp: gpioa.pa12,
+    });
+    let mut usb = Usb::new(&usb_bus);
+
     let mut _adc = Adc::new(p.ADC, &mut rcc);
 
     let mut _pwm1 = pwm::tim16(p.TIM16, pwm1_pin, &mut rcc, 250.khz());
@@ -128,5 +135,7 @@ fn main() -> ! {
 
     touch.setup();
 
-    loop {}
+    loop {
+        usb.poll();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/firmware/faderboard/src/usb.rs b/firmware/faderboard/src/usb.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2efece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/faderboard/src/usb.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use stm32f0xx_hal::usb::UsbBusType;
+
+use usb_device::bus::UsbBusAllocator;
+use usb_device::prelude::*;
+
+use usbd_serial::SerialPort;
+
+/// pid.codes VID
+const VENDOR_ID: u16 = 0x1209;
+
+/// pid.codes Test PID - do not use outside of testing!
+/// TODO: apply for unique PID once project is finished
+const PRODUCT_ID: u16 = 0x0006;
+
+pub struct Usb<'a> {
+    usb_dev: UsbDevice<'a, UsbBusType>,
+    serial: SerialPort<'a, UsbBusType>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Usb<'a> {
+    pub fn new(usb_bus: &'a UsbBusAllocator<UsbBusType>) -> Self {
+        let usb_dev = UsbDeviceBuilder::new(usb_bus, UsbVidPid(VENDOR_ID, PRODUCT_ID))
+            .manufacturer("lujoga")
+            .product("faderboard")
+            .max_power(500)
+            .build();
+
+        let serial = SerialPort::new(&usb_bus);
+
+        Usb { usb_dev, serial }
+    }
+
+    pub fn poll(&mut self) {
+        if self.usb_dev.poll(&mut [&mut self.serial]) {
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 64];
+            if let Ok(count) = self.serial.read(&mut buf[..]) {
+                let _ = self.serial.write(&buf[..count]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}