diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.cpp
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+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.cpp
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+
+// Local-Hyperion includes
+#include "LedDeviceFadeCandy.h"
+#include <QHostAddress>
+#include <QString>
+#include <sstream>
+
+static const unsigned MAX_NUM_LEDS = 512;
+
+/* OPC broadcast channel */
+static const unsigned OPC_BROADCAST = 0;
+
+/* OPC command codes */
+static const unsigned OPC_SET_PIXELS = 0;
+
+LedDeviceFadeCandy::LedDeviceFadeCandy(const std::string& host, const uint16_t port)
+    : _host(host), _port(port)
+{
+    _opc_data.resize(4);
+    _opc_data[0] = OPC_BROADCAST;
+    _opc_data[1] = OPC_SET_PIXELS;
+    _opc_data[2] = 0;
+    _opc_data[3] = 0;
+
+    qDebug("connect to %s %i",_host.c_str(),_port);
+}
+
+LedDeviceFadeCandy::~LedDeviceFadeCandy()
+{
+    _client.close();
+}
+
+bool LedDeviceFadeCandy::isConnected()
+{
+    return _client.state() == QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState;
+}
+
+bool LedDeviceFadeCandy::tryConnect()
+{
+    if (  _client.state() == QAbstractSocket::UnconnectedState ) {
+        qDebug("connecting");
+        QHostAddress addr(_host.c_str());
+        _client.connectToHost(addr, _port);
+        if (_client.waitForConnected(1000))
+            qDebug("connected");
+    }
+
+    return isConnected();
+}
+
+
+int LedDeviceFadeCandy::write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> & ledValues)
+{
+    ssize_t nrLedValues = ledValues.size();
+    ssize_t led_data_size = nrLedValues*3;    // 3 color bytes
+    ssize_t opc_data_size = led_data_size +4; // + 4 byte header
+
+    if (nrLedValues > MAX_NUM_LEDS)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Invalid attempt to write led values. Not more than " << MAX_NUM_LEDS << " leds are allowed." << std::endl;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ( opc_data_size != _opc_data.size())
+        _opc_data.resize(opc_data_size);
+
+    _opc_data[2] = led_data_size >> 8;
+    _opc_data[3] = led_data_size & 0xff;
+
+    if ( isConnected() || tryConnect() ) {
+        u_int16_t idx = 4;
+        for (const ColorRgb& color : ledValues)
+        {
+            _opc_data[idx] = unsigned(color.red);
+            _opc_data[idx+1] = unsigned(color.green);
+            _opc_data[idx+2] = unsigned(color.blue);
+            idx += 3;
+        }
+        _client.write(_opc_data, opc_data_size);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+int LedDeviceFadeCandy::switchOff()
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.h b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.h
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+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFadeCandy.h
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+#pragma once
+
+// STL includes0
+#include <fstream>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QtNetwork>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+
+// Leddevice includes
+#include <leddevice/LedDevice.h>
+
+
+///
+/// Implementation of the LedDevice that write the led-colors to an
+/// ASCII-textfile('/home/pi/LedDevice.out')
+///
+class LedDeviceFadeCandy : public QObject,public LedDevice
+{
+        Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	///
+	/// Constructs the test-device, which opens an output stream to the file
+	///
+	LedDeviceFadeCandy(const std::string& host, const uint16_t port);
+
+	///
+	/// Destructor of this test-device
+	///
+	virtual ~LedDeviceFadeCandy();
+
+	///
+	/// Writes the given led-color values to the output stream
+	///
+	/// @param ledValues The color-value per led
+	///
+	/// @return Zero on success else negative
+	///
+	virtual int write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> & ledValues);
+
+	/// Switch the leds off
+	virtual int switchOff();
+
+    bool tryConnect();
+    bool isConnected();
+
+//public slots:
+
+private:
+    QTcpSocket _client;
+    const std::string _host;
+    const uint16_t _port;
+    QByteArray _opc_data;
+};