diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/BridgeBase.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/BridgeBase.cs
index 86db81ba..33285bff 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/BridgeBase.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Bridges/BridgeBase.cs	
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
     /// <summary>
     /// Bridge API using EISC
     /// </summary>
-    public class EiscApiAdvanced : BridgeApi
+    public class EiscApiAdvanced : BridgeApi, ICommunicationMonitor
     {
         public EiscApiPropertiesConfig PropertiesConfig { get; private set; }
 
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
         public EiscApiAdvanced(DeviceConfig dc, BasicTriList eisc) :
             base(dc.Key)
         {
+            CommunicationMonitor = new CrestronGenericBaseCommunicationMonitor(this, Eisc, 120000, 300000);
             JoinMaps = new Dictionary<string, JoinMapBaseAdvanced>();
 
             PropertiesConfig = dc.Properties.ToObject<EiscApiPropertiesConfig>();
@@ -100,6 +101,19 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
 
             AddPostActivationAction(LinkDevices);
             AddPostActivationAction(LinkRooms);
+            AddPostActivationAction(RegisterEisc);
+        }
+
+        public override bool CustomActivate()
+        {
+            CommunicationMonitor.Start();
+            return base.CustomActivate();
+        }
+
+        public override bool Deactivate()
+        {
+            CommunicationMonitor.Stop();
+            return base.Deactivate();
         }
 
         private void LinkDevices()
@@ -137,8 +151,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
                     bridge.LinkToApi(Eisc, d.JoinStart, d.JoinMapKey, this);
                 }
             }
-
-            RegisterEisc();
         }
 
         private void RegisterEisc()
@@ -182,8 +194,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
 
                 rm.LinkToApi(Eisc, room.JoinStart, room.JoinMapKey, this);
             }
-
-            RegisterEisc();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -324,6 +334,12 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges
                 Debug.Console(2, this, "Error in Eisc_SigChange handler: {0}", e);
             }
         }
+
+        #region Implementation of ICommunicationMonitor
+
+        public StatusMonitorBase CommunicationMonitor { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 
     public class EiscApiPropertiesConfig