diff --git a/examples/ipc-scan.mjs b/examples/ipc-scan.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfed98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ipc-scan.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+* i2c bus with named pipe socket - run on same machine/host as bus
+*
+*/
+import Device from '../src/device-packet'
+// const PATH = ''
+
+  ;
+(async () => {
+
+  let device = new Device({id:'an i2c device', address:0x27})
+
+  device.reply = function (packet) {
+    console.log('for request ',packet._header)
+    console.log('bus response is ',packet.response)
+  }
+
+  console.log((await device.init()).scan)
+  process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
+
+})().catch(err => {
+  console.error('FATAL: UNABLE TO START SYSTEM!\n',err)
+  process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
+})
diff --git a/examples/device.mjs b/examples/tcp-scan.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/device.mjs
rename to examples/tcp-scan.mjs
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98b944f..413bde5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Device Classes for I2C Interfacing",
   "main": "src/device-packet.mjs",
   "scripts": {
+    "tscan": "node -r @std/esm examples/tcp-scan || true",
+    "iscan": "node -r @std/esm examples/ipc-scan || true",
     "testw": "./node_modules/.bin/mocha  --reporter list --recursive --watch",
     "test": "istanbul cover ./node_modules/.bin/_mocha test/ --report lcovonly -- -R spec --recursive && codecov || true"
   },
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/i2c/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/i2c#readme",
-
   "dependencies": {
-
+    "@uci/base": "^0.1.1",
+    "@uci/logger": "0.0.1"
   },
   "@std/esm": "cjs",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/bus-device-commands.mjs b/src/bus-device-commands.mjs
index 077cf10..bdc1898 100644
--- a/src/bus-device-commands.mjs
+++ b/src/bus-device-commands.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default {
 
   ack: async function (){
     // TODO if mux channel used check it as well
-    let bus = await this.send(this._bus_name,{ cmd:'scan'})
+    let bus = await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'scan'})
     if (bus.error) return bus
     let res = { cmd:'reply', ack: false, address:this.address, scan:bus.response}
     if (bus.response.indexOf(this.address) !== -1) res.ack = true
@@ -11,47 +11,47 @@ export default {
 
   receive: async function() {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'receive', args: {address:this.address}})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'receive', args: {address:this.address}})
   },
 
   send: async function(byte) {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'send', args: {address:this.address, byte:byte }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'send', args: {address:this.address, byte:byte }})
   },
 
   // for devices needing a buffer/stream
   readRaw: async function (length, buffer) {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'readRaw', args: {address:this.address, length:length, buffer:buffer }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'readRaw', args: {address:this.address, length:length, buffer:buffer }})
   },
 
   writeRaw: async function (length, buffer) {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'writeRaw', args: {address:this.address, length:length, buffer:buffer }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'writeRaw', args: {address:this.address, length:length, buffer:buffer }})
   },
 
   // both cmd and byte should be a single byte as a decimal or hex
   read: async function (cmd) {
     await this._setChannel()
     // console.log('after set before read',this.address,this.id,this._channel,await this.socket.bus.send(getState)
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'read', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'read', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd }})
   },
 
   write: async function (cmd, byte) {
     await this._setChannel()
     // console.log('after set, before write',this.address,this.id,this._channel,await this.socket.bus.send(getState)
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'write', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd, byte:byte }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'write', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd, byte:byte }})
   },
 
   // for I2C devices that use a word length packackage
   read2: async function (cmd) {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'read2', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'read2', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd }})
   },
 
   write2: async function (cmd, bytes) {
     await this._setChannel()
-    return await this.send(this._bus_name, { cmd:'write2', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd, byte:bytes }})
+    return await this.send('bus',{ cmd:'write2', args: {address:this.address, cmd:cmd, byte:bytes }})
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/device-packet.mjs b/src/device-packet.mjs
index 4af487f..e4135cf 100644
--- a/src/device-packet.mjs
+++ b/src/device-packet.mjs
@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ const LOG_OPTS = (id) => {
 
 export default class Device extends Base {
   constructor(opts) {
-    if (!opts.bus) opts.bus ={}
-    opts.bus.name = opts.bus.name || 'bus'  //optional bus socket name
-    // either device process instance runs on same host (use named pipe) or not (the host of bus must be given)
-    if (opts[opts.bus.name].host) opts[opts.bus.name].port = opts[opts.bus.name].port || 1776
-    else  opts[opts.bus.name].path = opts[opts.bus.name].path || (process.env.SOCKETS_DIR || __dirname)  + '/i2c-bus.sock'
-    opts.sockets = (opts.sockets ? (opts.sockets+',') : '') + opts.bus.name + '#c>' + ((opts[opts.bus.name].path) ? 'n' :'t')
+    opts.bus = opts.bus || {}
+    if (opts.bus.host || opts.host) {
+      opts.bus.host = opts.host || opts.bus.host,
+      opts.bus.port = opts.bus.port || opts.port || 1776
+      opts.sockets = (opts.sockets ? (opts.sockets + ',') : '')  + 'bus#c>t'
+    }
+    else {
+      opts.bus.path = opts.bus.path || opts.path || 'i2c-bus'
+      opts.sockets = (opts.sockets ? (opts.sockets + ',') : '') + 'bus#c>n'
+    }
     super(opts)
-    console.log({opts:opts},'created i2c device with these options')
+    console.log('created i2c device with these options\n', opts)
     log = logger.child(LOG_OPTS(this.id))
     if (!opts.address) log.fatal({opts:opts},'no i2c bus address supplied' )
     this.address = opts.address
-    this._bus_name = opts.bus.name
     this._channel = opts.channel  // if using TAC9546A channel number on which device is attached
     this.bus = this.bindFuncs(commands)
   }
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ export default class Device extends Base {
   async init(){
     await super.init()
     let res = await this.bus.ack()
-    let socket = this.socket[this._bus_name].opts
+    let socket = this.socket.bus.opts
     let connection = socket.path || socket.host + ':' + socket.port
     if (!res.ack) throw `no device operational on bus '${socket.id}' (${connection}) at address ${this.address}=0x${this.address.toString(16)}`
     return res
@@ -52,4 +55,4 @@ export default class Device extends Base {
   }
 
 
-} // end of MCP230XX Class
+} // end of i2c Device Class