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+import TCPConnection from "../src/connection/tcp_connection.js";
+import NodeJSSerialConnection from "../src/connection/nodejs_serial_connection.js";
+
+// create serial connection
+// const connection = new TCPConnection("10.1.0.226", 5000);
+const connection = new NodeJSSerialConnection("/dev/cu.usbmodem14401");
+
+// wait until connected
+connection.on("connected", async () => {
+
+    // we are now connected
+    console.log("Connected");
+
+    // update clock on meshcore device
+    await connection.syncDeviceTime();
+
+    // find contact
+    const contact = await connection.findContactByName("Liam Cottle 🤠");
+    // const contact = await connection.findContactByPublicKeyPrefix([0x70, 0xb7, 0x8b, 0x64]);
+    // const contact = await connection.findContactByPublicKeyPrefix(Buffer.from("70b78b64", "hex"));
+    // const contact = await connection.findContactByPublicKeyPrefix(Buffer.from("70b78b64782bffb918da2d6432204a149bd232dd66373415b5f7ba24733ba2ef", "hex"));
+    if(!contact){
+        console.log("Contact not found");
+        await connection.close();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // send message to contact
+    console.log("Sending message...");
+    await connection.sendTextMessage(contact.publicKey, "Hello from MeshCore.js");
+
+    // disconnect
+    await connection.close();
+
+});
+
+// connect to meshcore device
+await connection.connect();