diff --git a/assets/webconfig/js/content_leds.js b/assets/webconfig/js/content_leds.js
index b85ace9b..575c76e7 100644
--- a/assets/webconfig/js/content_leds.js
+++ b/assets/webconfig/js/content_leds.js
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	devRPiPWM = ['ws281x'];
 	devRPiGPIO = ['piblaster'];
 	devNET = ['atmoorb', 'fadecandy', 'philipshue', 'tinkerforge', 'tpm2net', 'udpe131', 'udpartnet', 'udph801', 'udpraw'];
-	devUSB = ['adalight', 'dmx', 'atmo', 'hyperionusbasp', 'lightpack', 'multilightpack', 'paintpack', 'rawhid', 'sedu', 'tpm2'];
+	devUSB = ['adalight', 'dmx', 'atmo', 'hyperionusbasp', 'lightpack', 'multilightpack', 'paintpack', 'rawhid', 'sedu', 'tpm2', 'karate'];
 	
 	var optArr = [[]];
 	optArr[1]=[];
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceSchemas.qrc b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceSchemas.qrc
index 896c4463..bd7afbae 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceSchemas.qrc
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceSchemas.qrc
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@
 		<file alias="schema-ws2801">schemas/schema-ws2801.json</file>
 		<file alias="schema-ws2812spi">schemas/schema-ws2812spi.json</file>
 		<file alias="schema-ws281x">schemas/schema-ws281x.json</file>
+		<file alias="schema-karate">schemas/schema-karate.json</file>
 	</qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da5ec096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// hyperion local includes
+#include "LedDeviceKarate.h"
+
+LedDeviceKarate::LedDeviceKarate(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig)
+	: ProviderRs232()
+{
+	_deviceReady = init(deviceConfig);
+	connect(this,SIGNAL(receivedData(QByteArray)),this,SLOT(receivedData(QByteArray)));
+}
+
+LedDevice* LedDeviceKarate::construct(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig)
+{
+	return new LedDeviceKarate(deviceConfig);
+}
+
+bool LedDeviceKarate::init(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig)
+{
+	ProviderRs232::init(deviceConfig);
+
+	if (_ledCount != 16)
+	{
+		Error( _log, "%d channels configured. This should always be 16!", _ledCount);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	_ledBuffer.resize(4 + _ledCount * 3); // 4-byte header, 3 RGB values
+	_ledBuffer[0] = 0xAA;       // Startbyte
+	_ledBuffer[1] = 0x12;       // Send all Channels in Batch
+	_ledBuffer[2] = 0x00;       // Checksum
+	_ledBuffer[3] = _ledCount * 3;       // Number of Databytes send
+
+	Debug( _log, "Karatelight header for %d leds: 0x%02x 0x%02x 0x%02x 0x%02x", _ledCount,
+		_ledBuffer[0], _ledBuffer[1], _ledBuffer[2], _ledBuffer[3] );
+	return true;
+}
+
+int LedDeviceKarate::write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> &ledValues)
+{
+	for (signed iLed=0; iLed<_ledCount; iLed++)
+        {
+		
+       		const ColorRgb& rgb = ledValues[iLed];
+                _ledBuffer[iLed*3+4] = rgb.green;
+                _ledBuffer[iLed*3+5] = rgb.blue;
+                _ledBuffer[iLed*3+6] = rgb.red;
+        }
+
+	// Calc Checksum
+	_ledBuffer[2] =  _ledBuffer[0] ^ _ledBuffer[1];
+    	for (unsigned int i = 3; i < _ledBuffer.size(); i++)
+      		_ledBuffer[2] ^= _ledBuffer[i];
+
+	return writeBytes(_ledBuffer.size(), _ledBuffer.data());
+}
+
+void LedDeviceKarate::receivedData(QByteArray data)
+{
+        Debug(_log, ">>received %d bytes data %s", data.size(),data.data());
+}
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.h b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7be619e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/dev_serial/LedDeviceKarate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// hyperion incluse
+#include "ProviderRs232.h"
+
+///
+/// Implementation of the LedDevice interface for writing to serial device using tpm2 protocol.
+///
+class LedDeviceKarate : public ProviderRs232
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	///
+	/// Constructs specific LedDevice
+	///
+	/// @param deviceConfig json device config
+	///
+	LedDeviceKarate(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig);
+
+	/// constructs leddevice
+	static LedDevice* construct(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig);
+
+	virtual bool init(const QJsonObject &deviceConfig);
+
+public slots:
+	void receivedData(QByteArray data);
+
+private:
+	///
+	/// Writes the led color values to the led-device
+	///
+	/// @param ledValues The color-value per led
+	/// @return Zero on succes else negative
+	///
+	virtual int write(const std::vector<ColorRgb> &ledValues);
+};
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/schemas/schema-karate.json b/libsrc/leddevice/schemas/schema-karate.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eff50244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/schemas/schema-karate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+	"type":"object",
+	"required":true,
+	"properties":{
+		"output": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"title":"edt_dev_spec_outputPath_title",
+			"default":"/dev/ttyACM0",
+			"propertyOrder" : 1
+		},
+		"rate": {
+			"type": "integer",
+			"title":"edt_dev_spec_baudrate_title",
+			"default": 1000000,
+			"propertyOrder" : 2
+		},
+		"delayAfterConnect": {
+			"type": "integer",
+			"title":"edt_dev_spec_delayAfterConnect_title",
+			"default": 1500,
+			"append" : "ms",
+			"propertyOrder" : 3
+		},
+		"latchTime": {
+			"type": "integer",
+			"title":"edt_dev_spec_latchtime_title",
+			"default": 15,
+			"append" : "edt_append_ms",
+			"minimum": 1,
+			"maximum": 1000,
+			"access" : "expert",
+			"propertyOrder" : 4
+		}
+	},
+	"additionalProperties": true
+}