diff --git a/src/ConnectionSettingsModal.js b/src/ConnectionSettingsModal.js
index 54c39a0..6e7f6a5 100644
--- a/src/ConnectionSettingsModal.js
+++ b/src/ConnectionSettingsModal.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ const CONNECTION_TYPES = {
     WEBSOCKET: 'websocket'
 };
 
+const SERIAL_PROTOCOLS = {
+    MAVLINK: 'mavlink',
+    SLCAN: 'slcan'
+};
+
 // Add this constant inside the ConnectionSettingsModal.js file, outside the component
 const INTERFACE_BUS_LIST = [0, 1]; //BUS 1, BUS 2 
 
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
     const [ports, setPorts] = useState([]);
     const [selectedPort, setSelectedPort] = useState(null);
     const [baudRate, setBaudRate] = useState(DEFAULT_BAUD_RATE);
+    const [serialProtocol, setSerialProtocol] = useState(SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.MAVLINK);
     const [wsHost, setWsHost] = useState(DEFAULT_WS_HOST);
     const [wsPort, setWsPort] = useState(DEFAULT_WS_PORT);
     
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
     
     // Track active connection
     const [activeConnection, setActiveConnection] = useState(null); // null, 'serial', or 'websocket'
+    const [activeSerialProtocol, setActiveSerialProtocol] = useState(null);
 
     // Add these state variables after your other state declarations
     const [hostError, setHostError] = useState('');
@@ -237,9 +244,10 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
             if (activeConnection === 'serial') {
                 // Disconnect using close()
                 window.mavlinkSession.close();
-                
+
                 // Update the UI regardless of connection state
                 setActiveConnection(null);
+                setActiveSerialProtocol(null);
                 onConnectionStatusChange(false);
                 showMessage('Serial connection closed', 'info');
                 
@@ -264,25 +272,28 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
                             }
                         }
                         
-                        window.mavlinkSession.initWebSerialConnection(port, baudRate);
+                        window.mavlinkSession.initWebSerialConnection(port, baudRate, { protocol: serialProtocol });
                         window.mavlinkSession.addWebSerialOpenHandler(() => {
                             // Set Node ID and Bus for the local node
                             window.localNode.setNodeId(parseInt(nodeId, 10));
-                            window.localNode.setBus(selectedBus); 
+                            window.localNode.setBus(selectedBus);
+
+                            if (serialProtocol === SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.MAVLINK) {
+                                const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+                                    if (window.mavlinkSession) {
+                                        window.mavlinkSession.enableMavlinkCanForward(window.localNode.bus);
+                                    }
+                                }, 1000);
+                                setForwardingInterval(intervalId);
+                            } else {
+                                setForwardingInterval(null);
+                            }
 
-                        
-                            // Start the mavlinkCanForward interval
-                            const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
-                                if (window.mavlinkSession) {
-                                    window.mavlinkSession.enableMavlinkCanForward(window.localNode.bus);
-                                }
-                            }, 1000);
-                        
-                            setForwardingInterval(intervalId);
                             setActiveConnection('serial');
+                            setActiveSerialProtocol(serialProtocol);
                             setConnectionInProgress(false);
                             onConnectionStatusChange(true);
-                            showMessage('Serial connection established', 'success');
+                            showMessage(`Serial ${serialProtocol === SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.SLCAN ? 'SLCAN' : 'MAVLink'} connection established`, 'success');
                         })
 
                         window.mavlinkSession.addWebSerialErrorHandler((error) => {
@@ -404,6 +415,7 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
                 // Force close the connection
                 window.mavlinkSession.close();
                 setActiveConnection(null);
+                setActiveSerialProtocol(null);
                 onConnectionStatusChange(false);
                 showMessage('WebSocket connection closed', 'info');
                 if (forwardingInterval) {
@@ -447,6 +459,7 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
                         }, 1000);
                         setForwardingInterval(intervalId);
                         setActiveConnection('websocket');
+                        setActiveSerialProtocol(null);
                         onConnectionStatusChange(true);
                         setConnectionInProgress(false);
                         showMessage('WebSocket connection established', 'success');
@@ -511,9 +524,9 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
                     <Typography variant="h6">Adapter Settings</Typography>
                     <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
                         {activeConnection && (
-                            <Chip 
-                                label={`Connected via ${activeConnection}`}
-                                color="success" 
+                            <Chip
+                                label={activeConnection === 'serial' && activeSerialProtocol ? `Connected via serial (${activeSerialProtocol === SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.SLCAN ? 'SLCAN' : 'MAVLink'})` : `Connected via ${activeConnection}`}
+                                color="success"
                                 size="small" 
                                 variant="outlined"
                             />
@@ -586,7 +599,19 @@ const ConnectionSettingsModal = ({
                                         </FormControl>
                                     </Box>
                                 </Box>
-                                
+
+                                <FormControl fullWidth size="small" disabled={activeConnection !== null}>
+                                    <InputLabel>Serial Protocol</InputLabel>
+                                    <Select
+                                        value={serialProtocol}
+                                        onChange={(e) => setSerialProtocol(e.target.value)}
+                                        label="Serial Protocol"
+                                    >
+                                        <MenuItem value={SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.MAVLINK}>MAVLink tunnel</MenuItem>
+                                        <MenuItem value={SERIAL_PROTOCOLS.SLCAN}>SLCAN / LAWICEL</MenuItem>
+                                    </Select>
+                                </FormControl>
+
                                 {/* Port action buttons */}
                                 <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', gap: 1 }}>
                                     <Button 
diff --git a/src/mavlink_session.js b/src/mavlink_session.js
index 21847e5..8a516ee 100644
--- a/src/mavlink_session.js
+++ b/src/mavlink_session.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import WebSocketClient from './ws_client';
 import WebSerial from './web_serial';
+import SlcanCodec from './slcan';
 import dronecan from './dronecan';
 import './mavlink';
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
         this.mavlinkProcessor = new MAVLink20Processor(null, this.targetSystem, this.targetComponent);
         this.wsClient = null;
         this.serial = null;
+        this.serialProtocol = 'mavlink';
+        this.slcanCodec = null;
         this.parseBuffer = this.parseBuffer.bind(this);
     }
 
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     initWebSocketConnection(ip, port, mavlinkSigning='') {
+        this.serialProtocol = 'mavlink';
+        this.slcanCodec = null;
+
         if (mavlinkSigning) {
             const enc = new TextEncoder();
             const data = enc.encode(mavlinkSigning);
@@ -49,13 +55,21 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
         this.wsClient.connect();
     }
 
-    initWebSerialConnection(port, baudRate) {
+    initWebSerialConnection(port, baudRate, options = {}) {
         this.serial = new WebSerial(port, baudRate);
-        this.mavlinkProcessor.file = this.serial;
+        this.serialProtocol = options.protocol || 'mavlink';
+        this.slcanCodec = this.serialProtocol === 'slcan' ? new SlcanCodec() : null;
+
+        if (this.serialProtocol === 'mavlink') {
+            this.mavlinkProcessor.file = this.serial;
+        }
 
         this.serial.addMessageHandler((buffer) => {
-            // console.log('Received buffer:', buffer);
-            this.parseBuffer(buffer);
+            if (this.serialProtocol === 'slcan') {
+                this.parseSlcanBuffer(buffer);
+            } else {
+                this.parseBuffer(buffer);
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -72,7 +86,11 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     webSerialConnect() {
-        this.serial.connect();
+        this.serial.connect().then(() => {
+            if (this.serialProtocol === 'slcan') {
+                this.openSlcanChannel();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     close() {
@@ -84,6 +102,17 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
+    openSlcanChannel() {
+        if (!this.serial || this.serialProtocol !== 'slcan') return;
+
+        console.log('SLCAN: opening CAN channel');
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            if (this.serial && this.serial.connected) {
+                this.serial.write('O\r');
+            }
+        }, 0);
+    }
+
     parseBuffer(buffer) {
         // console.log('Parsing buffer:', buffer);
         const messages = this.mavlinkProcessor.parseBuffer(buffer);
@@ -94,6 +123,21 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
+    parseSlcanBuffer(buffer) {
+        this.slcanCodec.feed(
+            buffer,
+            ({ id, data, len }) => {
+                console.log('SLCAN RX frame:', { id: id.toString(16), len, data });
+                if (typeof localNode !== 'undefined' && localNode) {
+                    localNode.emit('can-frame', (id | dronecan.TransferManager.FlagEFF) >>> 0, data, len);
+                }
+                if (this.listenerCount('mav-rx') > 0) {
+                    this.emit('mav-rx', { protocol: 'slcan', id, data, len });
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     handleMavlinkMsg(message) {
         switch (message._id) {
             case mavlink20.MAVLINK_MSG_ID_HEARTBEAT:
@@ -119,21 +163,49 @@ class MavlinkSession extends EventEmitter {
             default:
         }
 
-        if (this.getMaxListeners('mav-rx') > 0) {
+        if (this.listenerCount('mav-rx') > 0) {
             this.emit('mav-rx', message);
         }
     }
 
     sendMavlinkMsg(msg) {
+        if (this.serialProtocol === 'slcan') return;
+
         if ((this.wsClient && this.wsClient.connected) || (this.serial && this.serial.connected)) {
             this.mavlinkProcessor.send(msg);
-            if (this.getMaxListeners('mav-tx') > 0) {
+            if (this.listenerCount('mav-tx') > 0) {
                 this.emit('mav-tx', msg);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    sendCanFrame(bus, messageId, data, len) {
+        if (this.serialProtocol === 'slcan') {
+            if (this.serial && this.serial.connected && this.slcanCodec) {
+                const line = this.slcanCodec.encodeExtendedFrame(messageId, data, len);
+                console.log('SLCAN TX frame:', line.trim());
+                this.serial.write(line);
+                if (this.listenerCount('mav-tx') > 0) {
+                    this.emit('mav-tx', { protocol: 'slcan', id: messageId, data, len });
+                }
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const msg = new mavlink20.messages.can_frame(
+            this.targetSystem,
+            this.targetComponent,
+            bus,
+            len,
+            messageId,
+            data.toString('binary')
+        );
+        this.sendMavlinkMsg(msg);
+    }
+
     enableMavlinkCanForward(bus) {
+        if (this.serialProtocol === 'slcan') return;
+
         // console.log('Enabling CAN forward on bus:', bus);
         const msg = new mavlink20.messages.command_long(
             this.targetSystem, // target_system
diff --git a/src/slcan.js b/src/slcan.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09f68ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slcan.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+class SlcanCodec {
+    constructor() {
+        this.buffer = '';
+        this.decoder = new TextDecoder('ascii');
+    }
+
+    feed(chunk, onFrame, onError) {
+        const text = this.decoder.decode(chunk, { stream: true });
+        if (text.includes('\x07')) {
+            console.warn('SLCAN adapter returned NACK');
+        }
+        this.buffer += text.replace(/\x07/g, '');
+        this.parseBuffer(onFrame);
+    }
+
+    parseBuffer(onFrame) {
+        while (this.buffer.length > 0) {
+            this.buffer = this.buffer.replace(/^[\r\n]+/, '');
+            if (!this.buffer) return;
+
+            const frameStart = this.buffer.search(/[TtRr]/);
+            if (frameStart === -1) {
+                this.buffer = '';
+                return;
+            }
+            if (frameStart > 0) {
+                this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(frameStart);
+            }
+
+            const type = this.buffer[0];
+            if (type === 'T') {
+                if (this.buffer.length < 10) return;
+                const dlcText = this.buffer[9];
+                if (!/^[0-8]$/.test(dlcText)) {
+                    console.warn(`Malformed SLCAN frame header: ${this.buffer.slice(0, 10)}`);
+                    this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(1);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                const dlc = parseInt(dlcText, 16);
+                const frameLength = 10 + dlc * 2;
+                if (this.buffer.length < frameLength) return;
+
+                const line = this.buffer.slice(0, frameLength);
+                this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(frameLength).replace(/^[\r\n]+/, '');
+                this.parseLine(line, onFrame);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (type === 't') {
+                if (this.buffer.length < 5) return;
+                const dlcText = this.buffer[4];
+                if (!/^[0-8]$/.test(dlcText)) {
+                    this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(1);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const frameLength = 5 + parseInt(dlcText, 16) * 2;
+                if (this.buffer.length < frameLength) return;
+                this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(frameLength).replace(/^[\r\n]+/, '');
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const lineEndIndex = this.findLineEnd();
+            if (lineEndIndex === -1) return;
+            this.buffer = this.buffer.slice(lineEndIndex + 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    findLineEnd() {
+        const crIndex = this.buffer.indexOf('\r');
+        const lfIndex = this.buffer.indexOf('\n');
+
+        if (crIndex === -1) return lfIndex;
+        if (lfIndex === -1) return crIndex;
+        return Math.min(crIndex, lfIndex);
+    }
+
+    parseLine(line, onFrame) {
+        if (!line) return;
+
+        const type = line[0];
+        if (type === 't' || type === 'r' || type === 'R') return;
+        if (type !== 'T') return;
+
+        if (line.length < 10) {
+            console.warn(`Malformed SLCAN frame: ${line}`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const idText = line.slice(1, 9);
+        const dlcText = line[9];
+        if (!/^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}$/.test(idText) || !/^[0-8]$/.test(dlcText)) {
+            console.warn(`Malformed SLCAN frame: ${line}`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const dlc = parseInt(dlcText, 16);
+        const dataText = line.slice(10, 10 + dlc * 2);
+        if (dataText.length !== dlc * 2 || !/^[0-9a-fA-F]*$/.test(dataText)) {
+            console.warn(`Malformed SLCAN payload: ${line}`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const data = new Uint8Array(dlc);
+        for (let i = 0; i < dlc; i++) {
+            data[i] = parseInt(dataText.slice(i * 2, i * 2 + 2), 16);
+        }
+
+        onFrame?.({
+            id: parseInt(idText, 16) & 0x1FFFFFFF,
+            data,
+            len: dlc,
+        });
+    }
+
+    encodeExtendedFrame(messageId, data, len) {
+        const canId = messageId & 0x1FFFFFFF;
+        const frameLength = Math.min(len, data.length ?? len);
+        if (frameLength > 8) {
+            throw new Error('SLCAN classic CAN frames support a maximum DLC of 8');
+        }
+
+        let dataHex = '';
+        for (let i = 0; i < frameLength; i++) {
+            dataHex += data[i].toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(2, '0');
+        }
+
+        return `T${canId.toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(8, '0')}${frameLength.toString(16).toUpperCase()}${dataHex}\r`;
+    }
+}
+
+export default SlcanCodec;