diff --git a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/GenericCommBridge.cs b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/GenericCommBridge.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Devices;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
+
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Implements IBasicCommunication and sends all communication through an EISC
+    /// </summary>
+    [Description("Generic communication wrapper class for any IBasicCommunication type")]
+    public class GenericCommBridge : ReconfigurableBridgableDevice, IBasicCommunication
+    {       
+        public GenericComm(DeviceConfig config)
+            : base(config)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public static IKeyed BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
+        {
+            Debug.Console(1, "Factory Attempting to create new Generic Comm Device");
+            return new GenericComm(dc);
+        }
+
+        protected override void CustomSetConfig(DeviceConfig config)
+        {
+            PropertiesConfig = CommFactory.GetControlPropertiesConfig(config);
+
+            ConfigWriter.UpdateDeviceConfig(config);
+        }
+
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        {
+            var joinMap = new IBasicCommunicationJoinMap(joinStart);
+
+            var joinMapSerialized = JoinMapHelper.GetSerializedJoinMapForDevice(joinMapKey);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(joinMapSerialized))
+                joinMap = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<IBasicCommunicationJoinMap>(joinMapSerialized);
+
+            if (bridge != null)
+            {
+                bridge.AddJoinMap(Key, joinMap);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, this, "Please update config to use 'eiscapiadvanced' to get all join map features for this device.");
+            }
+
+            Debug.Console(1, this, "Linking to Trilist '{0}'", trilist.ID.ToString("X"));
+
+            // this is a permanent event handler. This cannot be -= from event
+            CommPort.TextReceived += (s, a) =>
+            {
+                trilist.SetString(joinMap.TextReceived.JoinNumber, a.Text);
+            };
+            trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.SendText.JoinNumber, s => CommPort.SendText(s));
+            trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.SetPortConfig.JoinNumber, SetPortConfig);
+
+
+            var sComm = CommPort as ISocketStatus;
+            if (sComm == null) return;
+            sComm.ConnectionChange += (s, a) =>
+            {
+                trilist.SetUshort(joinMap.Status.JoinNumber, (ushort)(a.Client.ClientStatus));
+                trilist.SetBool(joinMap.Connected.JoinNumber, a.Client.ClientStatus ==
+                                                   SocketStatus.SOCKET_STATUS_CONNECTED);
+            };
+
+            trilist.SetBoolSigAction(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, b =>
+            {
+                if (b)
+                {
+                    sComm.Connect();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    sComm.Disconnect();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class GenericCommBridgeFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<GenericCommBridge>
+    {
+        public GenericCommBridgeFactory()
+        {
+            TypeNames = new List<string>() { "genericCommBridge" };
+        }
+
+        public override EssentialsDevice BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
+        {
+            Debug.Console(1, "Factory Attempting to create new Generic Comm Device");
+            return new GenericComm(dc);
+        }
+    }
+}
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