diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
index 242a7b7d..e0ed54c7 100644
--- a/packages.config
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <packages>
-	<package id="PepperDashCore" version="1.4.1" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
+	<package id="PepperDashCore" version="1.4.2" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
 </packages>
diff --git a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommBridge.cs b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommBridge.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af9fd543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommBridge.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
+using Crestron.SimplSharpPro.DeviceSupport;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System.Text;
+
+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 CommBridge : EssentialsBridgeableDevice, IBasicCommunication
+    {
+        private EiscApiAdvanced eisc;
+
+        private IBasicCommunicationJoinMap joinMap;
+
+        public event EventHandler<GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs> TextReceived;
+
+        public event EventHandler<GenericCommMethodReceiveBytesArgs> BytesReceived;
+
+        public bool IsConnected { get; private set; }
+
+        public CommBridge(string key, string name)
+            : base(key, name)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public void SendBytes(byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, this, "EISC not linked. Call LinkToApi before sending bytes.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetString(joinMap.SendText.JoinNumber, Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, bytes.Length));
+        }
+
+        public void SendText(string text)
+        {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, this, "EISC not linked. Call LinkToApi before sending text.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetString(joinMap.SendText.JoinNumber, text);
+        }
+
+        public void Connect() {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, this, "EISC not linked. Call LinkToApi before connecting.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetBool(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, true);
+        }
+
+        public void Disconnect() {
+            if (eisc == null)
+            {
+                Debug.Console(0, this, "EISC not linked. Call LinkToApi before disconnecting.");
+                return;
+            }
+            eisc.Eisc.SetBool(joinMap.Connect.JoinNumber, false);
+        }
+
+        public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
+        {
+            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"));
+
+            eisc = bridge;
+
+            trilist.SetBoolSigAction(joinMap.Connected.JoinNumber, (b) => IsConnected = b);
+
+            trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.TextReceived.JoinNumber, (s) => {
+                var textHandler = TextReceived;
+
+                if (textHandler != null)
+                {
+                    textHandler(this, new GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs(s));
+                }
+
+                var bytesHandler = BytesReceived;
+
+                if(bytesHandler != null)
+                {
+                    bytesHandler(this, new GenericCommMethodReceiveBytesArgs(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(s)));
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs
index 5203d416..d63abd91 100644
--- a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs	
+++ b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs	
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 					case eControlMethod.Com:
 						comm = new ComPortController(deviceConfig.Key + "-com", GetComPort, controlConfig.ComParams, controlConfig);
 						break;
+                    case eControlMethod.ComBridge:
+                        comm = new CommBridge(deviceConfig.Key + "-simpl", deviceConfig.Name + " Simpl");
+                        break;
                     case eControlMethod.Cec:
                         comm = new CecPortController(deviceConfig.Key + "-cec", GetCecPort, controlConfig);
                         break;
diff --git a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
index 0dfd3657..9ae4379d 100644
--- a/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
+++ b/src/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\ComSpecJsonConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\ConsoleCommMockDevice.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\GenericComm.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Comm and IR\CommBridge.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\GenericHttpClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm and IR\IRPortHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Essentials\ConfigUpdater.cs" />