diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Client.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Client.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea134838a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef client_h
+#define client_h
+#include "Print.h"
+#include "Stream.h"
+#include "IPAddress.h"
+
+class Client : public Stream {
+
+public:
+  virtual int connect(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port) =0;
+  virtual int connect(const char *host, uint16_t port) =0;
+  virtual size_t write(uint8_t) =0;
+  virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buf, size_t size) =0;
+  virtual int available() = 0;
+  virtual int read() = 0;
+  virtual int read(uint8_t *buf, size_t size) = 0;
+  virtual int peek() = 0;
+  virtual void flush() = 0;
+  virtual void stop() = 0;
+  virtual uint8_t connected() = 0;
+  virtual operator bool() = 0;
+protected:
+  uint8_t* rawIPAddress(IPAddress& addr) { return addr.raw_address(); };
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe3deb77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <IPAddress.h>
+
+IPAddress::IPAddress()
+{
+    memset(_address, 0, sizeof(_address));
+}
+
+IPAddress::IPAddress(uint8_t first_octet, uint8_t second_octet, uint8_t third_octet, uint8_t fourth_octet)
+{
+    _address[0] = first_octet;
+    _address[1] = second_octet;
+    _address[2] = third_octet;
+    _address[3] = fourth_octet;
+}
+
+IPAddress::IPAddress(uint32_t address)
+{
+    memcpy(_address, &address, sizeof(_address));
+}
+
+IPAddress::IPAddress(const uint8_t *address)
+{
+    memcpy(_address, address, sizeof(_address));
+}
+
+IPAddress& IPAddress::operator=(const uint8_t *address)
+{
+    memcpy(_address, address, sizeof(_address));
+    return *this;
+}
+
+IPAddress& IPAddress::operator=(uint32_t address)
+{
+    memcpy(_address, (const uint8_t *)&address, sizeof(_address));
+    return *this;
+}
+
+bool IPAddress::operator==(const uint8_t* addr)
+{
+    return memcmp(addr, _address, sizeof(_address)) == 0;
+}
+
+size_t IPAddress::printTo(Print& p) const
+{
+    size_t n = 0;
+    for (int i =0; i < 3; i++)
+    {
+        n += p.print(_address[i], DEC);
+        n += p.print('.');
+    }
+    n += p.print(_address[3], DEC);
+    return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2585aec0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/IPAddress.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * MIT License:
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Adrian McEwen
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * adrianm@mcqn.com 1/1/2011
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPAddress_h
+#define IPAddress_h
+
+#include <Printable.h>
+
+// A class to make it easier to handle and pass around IP addresses
+
+class IPAddress : public Printable {
+private:
+    uint8_t _address[4];  // IPv4 address
+    // Access the raw byte array containing the address.  Because this returns a pointer
+    // to the internal structure rather than a copy of the address this function should only
+    // be used when you know that the usage of the returned uint8_t* will be transient and not
+    // stored.
+    uint8_t* raw_address() { return _address; };
+
+public:
+    // Constructors
+    IPAddress();
+    IPAddress(uint8_t first_octet, uint8_t second_octet, uint8_t third_octet, uint8_t fourth_octet);
+    IPAddress(uint32_t address);
+    IPAddress(const uint8_t *address);
+
+    // Overloaded cast operator to allow IPAddress objects to be used where a pointer
+    // to a four-byte uint8_t array is expected
+    operator uint32_t() { return *((uint32_t*)_address); };
+    bool operator==(const IPAddress& addr) { return (*((uint32_t*)_address)) == (*((uint32_t*)addr._address)); };
+    bool operator==(const uint8_t* addr);
+
+    // Overloaded index operator to allow getting and setting individual octets of the address
+    uint8_t operator[](int index) const { return _address[index]; };
+    uint8_t& operator[](int index) { return _address[index]; };
+
+    // Overloaded copy operators to allow initialisation of IPAddress objects from other types
+    IPAddress& operator=(const uint8_t *address);
+    IPAddress& operator=(uint32_t address);
+
+    virtual size_t printTo(Print& p) const;
+
+    friend class EthernetClass;
+    friend class UDP;
+    friend class Client;
+    friend class Server;
+    friend class DhcpClass;
+    friend class DNSClient;
+};
+
+const IPAddress INADDR_NONE(0,0,0,0);
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Server.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Server.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9674c7626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Server.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef server_h
+#define server_h
+
+class Server : public Print {
+public:
+  virtual void begin() =0;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aafb7fcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/*
+ Stream.cpp - adds parsing methods to Stream class
+ Copyright (c) 2008 David A. Mellis.  All right reserved.
+
+ This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+ Created July 2011
+ parsing functions based on TextFinder library by Michael Margolis
+ */
+
+#include "Arduino.h"
+#include "Stream.h"
+
+#define PARSE_TIMEOUT 1000  // default number of milli-seconds to wait
+#define NO_SKIP_CHAR  1  // a magic char not found in a valid ASCII numeric field
+
+// private method to read stream with timeout
+int Stream::timedRead()
+{
+  int c;
+  _startMillis = millis();
+  do {
+    c = read();
+    if (c >= 0) return c;
+  } while(millis() - _startMillis < _timeout);
+  return -1;     // -1 indicates timeout
+}
+
+// private method to peek stream with timeout
+int Stream::timedPeek()
+{
+  int c;
+  _startMillis = millis();
+  do {
+    c = peek();
+    if (c >= 0) return c;
+  } while(millis() - _startMillis < _timeout);
+  return -1;     // -1 indicates timeout
+}
+
+// returns peek of the next digit in the stream or -1 if timeout
+// discards non-numeric characters
+int Stream::peekNextDigit()
+{
+  int c;
+  while (1) {
+    c = timedPeek();
+    if (c < 0) return c;  // timeout
+    if (c == '-') return c;
+    if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return c;
+    read();  // discard non-numeric
+  }
+}
+
+// Public Methods
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void Stream::setTimeout(unsigned long timeout)  // sets the maximum number of milliseconds to wait
+{
+  _timeout = timeout;
+}
+
+ // find returns true if the target string is found
+bool  Stream::find(char *target)
+{
+  return findUntil(target, NULL);
+}
+
+// reads data from the stream until the target string of given length is found
+// returns true if target string is found, false if timed out
+bool Stream::find(char *target, size_t length)
+{
+  return findUntil(target, length, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+// as find but search ends if the terminator string is found
+bool  Stream::findUntil(char *target, char *terminator)
+{
+  return findUntil(target, strlen(target), terminator, strlen(terminator));
+}
+
+// reads data from the stream until the target string of the given length is found
+// search terminated if the terminator string is found
+// returns true if target string is found, false if terminated or timed out
+bool Stream::findUntil(char *target, size_t targetLen, char *terminator, size_t termLen)
+{
+  size_t index = 0;  // maximum target string length is 64k bytes!
+  size_t termIndex = 0;
+  int c;
+  
+  if( *target == 0)
+    return true;   // return true if target is a null string
+  while( (c = timedRead()) > 0){
+    
+    if(c != target[index])
+      index = 0; // reset index if any char does not match
+    
+    if( c == target[index]){
+      //////Serial.print("found "); Serial.write(c); Serial.print("index now"); Serial.println(index+1);
+      if(++index >= targetLen){ // return true if all chars in the target match
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    if(termLen > 0 && c == terminator[termIndex]){
+      if(++termIndex >= termLen)
+        return false;       // return false if terminate string found before target string
+    }
+    else
+      termIndex = 0;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+
+// returns the first valid (long) integer value from the current position.
+// initial characters that are not digits (or the minus sign) are skipped
+// function is terminated by the first character that is not a digit.
+long Stream::parseInt()
+{
+  return parseInt(NO_SKIP_CHAR); // terminate on first non-digit character (or timeout)
+}
+
+// as above but a given skipChar is ignored
+// this allows format characters (typically commas) in values to be ignored
+long Stream::parseInt(char skipChar)
+{
+  boolean isNegative = false;
+  long value = 0;
+  int c;
+
+  c = peekNextDigit();
+  // ignore non numeric leading characters
+  if(c < 0)
+    return 0; // zero returned if timeout
+
+  do{
+    if(c == skipChar)
+      ; // ignore this charactor
+    else if(c == '-')
+      isNegative = true;
+    else if(c >= '0' && c <= '9')        // is c a digit?
+      value = value * 10 + c - '0';
+    read();  // consume the character we got with peek
+    c = timedPeek();
+  }
+  while( (c >= '0' && c <= '9') || c == skipChar );
+
+  if(isNegative)
+    value = -value;
+  return value;
+}
+
+
+// as parseInt but returns a floating point value
+float Stream::parseFloat()
+{
+  return parseFloat(NO_SKIP_CHAR);
+}
+
+// as above but the given skipChar is ignored
+// this allows format characters (typically commas) in values to be ignored
+float Stream::parseFloat(char skipChar){
+  boolean isNegative = false;
+  boolean isFraction = false;
+  long value = 0;
+  char c;
+  float fraction = 1.0;
+
+  c = peekNextDigit();
+    // ignore non numeric leading characters
+  if(c < 0)
+    return 0; // zero returned if timeout
+
+  do{
+    if(c == skipChar)
+      ; // ignore
+    else if(c == '-')
+      isNegative = true;
+    else if (c == '.')
+      isFraction = true;
+    else if(c >= '0' && c <= '9')  {      // is c a digit?
+      value = value * 10 + c - '0';
+      if(isFraction)
+         fraction *= 0.1;
+    }
+    read();  // consume the character we got with peek
+    c = timedPeek();
+  }
+  while( (c >= '0' && c <= '9')  || c == '.' || c == skipChar );
+
+  if(isNegative)
+    value = -value;
+  if(isFraction)
+    return value * fraction;
+  else
+    return value;
+}
+
+// read characters from stream into buffer
+// terminates if length characters have been read, or timeout (see setTimeout)
+// returns the number of characters placed in the buffer
+// the buffer is NOT null terminated.
+//
+size_t Stream::readBytes(char *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+  size_t count = 0;
+  while (count < length) {
+    int c = timedRead();
+    if (c < 0) break;
+    *buffer++ = (char)c;
+    count++;
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+
+// as readBytes with terminator character
+// terminates if length characters have been read, timeout, or if the terminator character  detected
+// returns the number of characters placed in the buffer (0 means no valid data found)
+
+size_t Stream::readBytesUntil(char terminator, char *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+  if (length < 1) return 0;
+  size_t index = 0;
+  while (index < length) {
+    int c = timedRead();
+    if (c < 0 || c == terminator) break;
+    *buffer++ = (char)c;
+    index++;
+  }
+  return index; // return number of characters, not including null terminator
+}
+
+String Stream::readString()
+{
+  String ret;
+  int c = timedRead();
+  while (c >= 0)
+  {
+    ret += (char)c;
+    c = timedRead();
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+String Stream::readStringUntil(char terminator)
+{
+  String ret;
+  int c = timedRead();
+  while (c >= 0 && c != terminator)
+  {
+    ret += (char)c;
+    c = timedRead();
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.h
index aaa189f4d..58bbf752f 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.h
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Stream.h
@@ -15,21 +15,82 @@
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+  parsing functions based on TextFinder library by Michael Margolis
 */
 
 #ifndef Stream_h
 #define Stream_h
 
-#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include "Print.h"
 
+// compatability macros for testing
+/*
+#define   getInt()            parseInt()
+#define   getInt(skipChar)    parseInt(skipchar)
+#define   getFloat()          parseFloat()
+#define   getFloat(skipChar)  parseFloat(skipChar)
+#define   getString( pre_string, post_string, buffer, length)
+readBytesBetween( pre_string, terminator, buffer, length)
+*/
+
 class Stream : public Print
 {
+  private:
+    unsigned long _timeout;      // number of milliseconds to wait for the next char before aborting timed read
+    unsigned long _startMillis;  // used for timeout measurement
+    int timedRead();    // private method to read stream with timeout
+    int timedPeek();    // private method to peek stream with timeout
+    int peekNextDigit(); // returns the next numeric digit in the stream or -1 if timeout
+
   public:
     virtual int available() = 0;
     virtual int read() = 0;
     virtual int peek() = 0;
     virtual void flush() = 0;
+
+    Stream() {_timeout=1000;}
+
+// parsing methods
+
+  void setTimeout(unsigned long timeout);  // sets maximum milliseconds to wait for stream data, default is 1 second
+
+  bool find(char *target);   // reads data from the stream until the target string is found
+  // returns true if target string is found, false if timed out (see setTimeout)
+
+  bool find(char *target, size_t length);   // reads data from the stream until the target string of given length is found
+  // returns true if target string is found, false if timed out
+
+  bool findUntil(char *target, char *terminator);   // as find but search ends if the terminator string is found
+
+  bool findUntil(char *target, size_t targetLen, char *terminate, size_t termLen);   // as above but search ends if the terminate string is found
+
+
+  long parseInt(); // returns the first valid (long) integer value from the current position.
+  // initial characters that are not digits (or the minus sign) are skipped
+  // integer is terminated by the first character that is not a digit.
+
+  float parseFloat();               // float version of parseInt
+
+  size_t readBytes( char *buffer, size_t length); // read chars from stream into buffer
+  // terminates if length characters have been read or timeout (see setTimeout)
+  // returns the number of characters placed in the buffer (0 means no valid data found)
+
+  size_t readBytesUntil( char terminator, char *buffer, size_t length); // as readBytes with terminator character
+  // terminates if length characters have been read, timeout, or if the terminator character  detected
+  // returns the number of characters placed in the buffer (0 means no valid data found)
+
+  // Arduino String functions to be added here
+  String readString();
+  String readStringUntil(char terminator);
+
+  protected:
+  long parseInt(char skipChar); // as above but the given skipChar is ignored
+  // as above but the given skipChar is ignored
+  // this allows format characters (typically commas) in values to be ignored
+
+  float parseFloat(char skipChar);  // as above but the given skipChar is ignored
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Udp.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Udp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc5644b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Udp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ *  Udp.cpp: Library to send/receive UDP packets.
+ *
+ * NOTE: UDP is fast, but has some important limitations (thanks to Warren Gray for mentioning these)
+ * 1) UDP does not guarantee the order in which assembled UDP packets are received. This
+ * might not happen often in practice, but in larger network topologies, a UDP
+ * packet can be received out of sequence. 
+ * 2) UDP does not guard against lost packets - so packets *can* disappear without the sender being
+ * aware of it. Again, this may not be a concern in practice on small local networks.
+ * For more information, see http://www.cafeaulait.org/course/week12/35.html
+ *
+ * MIT License:
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Bjoern Hartmann
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * bjoern@cs.stanford.edu 12/30/2008
+ */
+
+#ifndef udp_h
+#define udp_h
+
+#include <Stream.h>
+#include <IPAddress.h>
+
+class UDP : public Stream {
+
+public:
+  virtual uint8_t begin(uint16_t) =0;	// initialize, start listening on specified port. Returns 1 if successful, 0 if there are no sockets available to use
+  virtual void stop() =0;  // Finish with the UDP socket
+
+  // Sending UDP packets
+  
+  // Start building up a packet to send to the remote host specific in ip and port
+  // Returns 1 if successful, 0 if there was a problem with the supplied IP address or port
+  virtual int beginPacket(IPAddress ip, uint16_t port) =0;
+  // Start building up a packet to send to the remote host specific in host and port
+  // Returns 1 if successful, 0 if there was a problem resolving the hostname or port
+  virtual int beginPacket(const char *host, uint16_t port) =0;
+  // Finish off this packet and send it
+  // Returns 1 if the packet was sent successfully, 0 if there was an error
+  virtual int endPacket() =0;
+  // Write a single byte into the packet
+  virtual size_t write(uint8_t) =0;
+  // Write size bytes from buffer into the packet
+  virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) =0;
+
+  // Start processing the next available incoming packet
+  // Returns the size of the packet in bytes, or 0 if no packets are available
+  virtual int parsePacket() =0;
+  // Number of bytes remaining in the current packet
+  virtual int available() =0;
+  // Read a single byte from the current packet
+  virtual int read() =0;
+  // Read up to len bytes from the current packet and place them into buffer
+  // Returns the number of bytes read, or 0 if none are available
+  virtual int read(unsigned char* buffer, size_t len) =0;
+  // Read up to len characters from the current packet and place them into buffer
+  // Returns the number of characters read, or 0 if none are available
+  virtual int read(char* buffer, size_t len) =0;
+  // Return the next byte from the current packet without moving on to the next byte
+  virtual int peek() =0;
+  virtual void flush() =0;	// Finish reading the current packet
+
+  // Return the IP address of the host who sent the current incoming packet
+  virtual IPAddress remoteIP() =0;
+  // Return the port of the host who sent the current incoming packet
+  virtual uint16_t remotePort() =0;
+protected:
+  uint8_t* rawIPAddress(IPAddress& addr) { return addr.raw_address(); };
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/main.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/main.cpp
index dcc6edb6a..2a3eb52d7 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/main.cpp
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/main.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ int main( void )
 	for (;;)
 	{
 		loop();
+		if (serialEventRun) serialEventRun();
 	}
 
-//	return 0 ;
+	return 0 ;
 }
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/wiring_shift.c b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/wiring_shift.c
index 30d3f43b6..302f0b5f9 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/wiring_shift.c
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/wiring_shift.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 extern "C"{
 #endif
 
-extern uint32_t shiftIn( uint32_t ulDataPin, uint32_t ulClockPin, uint32_t ulBitOrder )
+uint32_t shiftIn( uint32_t ulDataPin, uint32_t ulClockPin, uint32_t ulBitOrder )
 {
 	uint8_t value = 0 ;
 	uint8_t i ;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern uint32_t shiftIn( uint32_t ulDataPin, uint32_t ulClockPin, uint32_t ulBit
 	return value ;
 }
 
-extern void shiftOut( uint32_t ulDataPin, uint32_t ulClockPin, uint32_t ulBitOrder, uint32_t ulVal )
+void shiftOut( uint32_t ulDataPin, uint32_t ulClockPin, uint32_t ulBitOrder, uint32_t ulVal )
 {
 	uint8_t i ;