diff --git a/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.html b/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.html
index a1134698..0eb77bd9 100644
--- a/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.html
+++ b/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.html
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""},
             pin: {value:"",validate: function(v) {
-                var ct = $("#node-input-state").val() || this.state;
-                return ct === 'STRING' || (v !== '');
-            }},
+                    var ct = $("#node-input-state").val() || this.state;
+                    return ct === 'STRING' || (v !== '');
+                }},
             state: {value:"INPUT",required:true},
             arduino: {type:"arduino-board"}
         },
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-    RED.nodes.registerType('arduino out',{
+    RED.nodes.registerType('arduino out', {
         category: 'Arduino',
         color:"#3fadb5",
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""},
             pin: {value:"",validate: function(v) {
-                var ct = $("#node-input-state").val() || this.state;
-                return ct === 'STRING' || (v !== '');
-            }},
+                    var ct = $("#node-input-state").val() || this.state;
+                    return ct === 'STRING' || (v !== '');
+                }},
             state: {value:"",required:true},
             arduino: {type:"arduino-board"}
         },
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                     $("#node-config-lookup-serial").removeClass('disabled');
                     var ports = [];
                     $.each(data, function(i, port) {
-                        ports.push(port);
+                        ports.push(port.comName);
                     });
                     $("#node-config-input-device").autocomplete({
                         source:ports,
diff --git a/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.js b/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.js
index 4dc4a004..1082a239 100644
--- a/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.js
+++ b/hardware/Arduino/35-arduino.js
@@ -16,44 +16,38 @@
 
 module.exports = function(RED) {
     "use strict";
-    var ArduinoFirmata = require('arduino-firmata');
+
+    var Board = require('firmata');
+    var SP = require('firmata/node_modules/serialport');
 
     // The Board Definition - this opens (and closes) the connection
     function ArduinoNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.device = n.device || null;
-        this.repeat = n.repeat||25;
         var node = this;
-        node.board = new ArduinoFirmata();
-        // TODO: nls
-        ArduinoFirmata.list(function (err, ports) {
-            if (!node.device) {
-                node.log(RED._("arduino.status.connectfirst"));
-                node.board.connect();
-            }
-            else {
-                if (ports.indexOf(node.device) === -1) {
-                    node.warn(RED._("arduino.errors.devnotfound",{dev:node.device}));
-                    node.board.connect();
-                }
-                else {
-                    node.log(RED._("arduino.status.connect",{device:node.device}));
-                    node.board.connect(node.device);
-                }
-            }
 
-            node.board.on('boardReady', function() {
-                node.log(RED._("arduino.status.connected",{device:node.board.serialport_name}));
-                if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-                    node.log(RED._("arduino.status.version",{version:node.board.boardVersion}));
-                }
+        node.board = Board(node.device, function(e) {
+            //console.log("ERR",e);
+            if ((e !== undefined) && (e.toString().indexOf("cannot open") !== -1) ) {
+                node.error(RED._("arduino.errors.portnotfound",{device:node.device}));
+            }
+            else if (e === undefined) {
+                node.board.on('ready', function() {
+                    node.log(RED._("arduino.status.connected",{device:node.board.sp.path}));
+                    if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+                        node.log(RED._("arduino.status.version",{version:node.board.firmware.name+"-"+node.board.version.major+"."+node.board.version.minor}));
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            node.board.on('close', function() {
+                node.error(RED._("arduino.status.portclosed"));
             });
         });
 
         node.on('close', function(done) {
             if (node.board) {
                 try {
-                    node.board.close(function() {
+                    node.board.sp.close(function() {
                         done();
                         if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log(RED._("arduino.status.portclosed")); }
                     });
@@ -76,39 +70,28 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             this.board = this.serverConfig.board;
             var node = this;
             node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"node-red:common.status.connecting"});
-            node.board.on('connect', function() {
+            node.board.on('ready', function() {
                 node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"node-red:common.status.connected"});
-                //console.log("i",node.state,node.pin);
-                if (node.state == "ANALOG") {
-                    node.board.on('analogChange', function(e) {
-                        if (e.pin == node.pin) {
-                            var msg = {payload:e.value, topic:"A"+e.pin};
-                            node.send(msg);
-                        }
+                if (node.state === "ANALOG") {
+                    node.board.pinMode(node.pin, 0x02);
+                    node.board.analogRead(node.pin, function(v) {
+                        node.send({payload:v, topic:"A"+node.pin});
                     });
                 }
-                if (node.state == "INPUT") {
-                    node.board.pinMode(node.pin, ArduinoFirmata.INPUT);
-                    node.board.on('digitalChange', function(e) {
-                        if (e.pin == node.pin) {
-                            var msg = {payload:e.value, topic:e.pin};
-                            node.send(msg);
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-                if (node.state == "SYSEX") {
-                    node.board.on('sysex', function(e) {
-                        var msg = {payload:e, topic:"sysex"};
-                        node.send(msg);
+                if (node.state === "INPUT") {
+                    node.board.pinMode(node.pin, 0x00);
+                    node.board.digitalRead(node.pin, function(v) {
+                        node.send({payload:v, topic:node.pin});
                     });
                 }
                 if (node.state == "STRING") {
-                    node.board.on('sysex', function(e) {
-                        var string = new Buffer(e.data.slice(0, -1)).toString("utf8").replace(/\0/g, "");
-                        var msg = {payload:string, topic:"string"};
-                        node.send(msg);
+                    node.board.on('string', function(v) {
+                        node.send({payload:v, topic:"string"});
                     });
                 }
+                node.board.on('close', function() {
+                    node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"ring",text:"node-red:common.status.not-connected"});
+                });
             });
         }
         else {
@@ -131,48 +114,42 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             var node = this;
             node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"node-red:common.status.connecting"});
 
-            node.board.on('connect', function() {
+            node.board.on('ready', function() {
                 node.status({fill:"green",shape:"dot",text:"node-red:common.status.connected"});
-                //console.log("o",node.state,node.pin);
-
                 node.on("input", function(msg) {
                     if (node.state === "OUTPUT") {
-                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, node.state);
+                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, 0x01);
                         if ((msg.payload === true)||(msg.payload.toString() == "1")||(msg.payload.toString().toLowerCase() == "on")) {
-                            node.board.digitalWrite(node.pin, true);
+                            node.board.digitalWrite(node.pin, node.board.HIGH);
                         }
                         if ((msg.payload === false)||(msg.payload.toString() == "0")||(msg.payload.toString().toLowerCase() == "off")) {
-                            node.board.digitalWrite(node.pin, false);
+                            node.board.digitalWrite(node.pin, node.board.LOW);
                         }
                     }
                     if (node.state === "PWM") {
-                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, node.state);
+                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, 0x03);
                         msg.payload = parseInt((msg.payload * 1) + 0.5);
                         if ((msg.payload >= 0) && (msg.payload <= 255)) {
                             node.board.analogWrite(node.pin, msg.payload);
                         }
                     }
                     if (node.state === "SERVO") {
-                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, node.state);
+                        node.board.pinMode(node.pin, 0x04);
                         msg.payload = parseInt((msg.payload * 1) + 0.5);
                         if ((msg.payload >= 0) && (msg.payload <= 180)) {
                             node.board.servoWrite(node.pin, msg.payload);
                         }
                     }
                     if (node.state === "SYSEX") {
-                        node.board.sysex(msg.payload);
+                        node.board.sysexCommand(msg.payload);
                     }
                     if (node.state === "STRING") {
-                        var bytes = new Buffer(msg.payload.toString(), "utf8");
-                        var data = [];
-                        for (var i = 0, length = bytes.length; i < length; i++) {
-                            data.push(bytes[i] & 0x7F);
-                            data.push((bytes[i] >> 7) & 0x7F);
-                        }
-                        data.push(0);
-                        node.board.sysex(0x71, data);
+                        node.board.sendString(msg.payload.toString());
                     }
                 });
+                node.board.on('close', function() {
+                    node.status({fill:"grey",shape:"ring",text:"node-red:common.status.not-connected"});
+                });
             });
         }
         else {
@@ -182,8 +159,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     RED.nodes.registerType("arduino out",DuinoNodeOut);
 
     RED.httpAdmin.get("/arduinoports", RED.auth.needsPermission("arduino.read"), function(req,res) {
-        ArduinoFirmata.list(function (err, ports) {
+        SP.list(function(error, ports) {
             res.json(ports);
         });
+
     });
 }
diff --git a/hardware/Arduino/locales/en-US/35-arduino.json b/hardware/Arduino/locales/en-US/35-arduino.json
index 29154296..7e731a50 100644
--- a/hardware/Arduino/locales/en-US/35-arduino.json
+++ b/hardware/Arduino/locales/en-US/35-arduino.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             "connect": "connecting to __device__",
             "connected": "connected to __device__",
             "version": "version: __version__",
-            "portclosed": "port closed"
+            "portclosed": "Arduino serial port closed"
         },
         "state": {
             "in": {
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         },
         "errors": {
             "portnotconf": "port not configured",
+            "portnotfound": "port not found : __device__",
             "devnotfound": "device __dev__ not found. Trying to find board."
         }
     }
diff --git a/hardware/Arduino/package.json b/hardware/Arduino/package.json
index 8375f1dc..cef43739 100644
--- a/hardware/Arduino/package.json
+++ b/hardware/Arduino/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-arduino",
-    "version"       : "0.0.7",
+    "version"       : "0.0.8",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to talk to an Arduino running firmata",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "arduino-firmata"   : "0.3.4"
+        "firmata"   : "~0.13.0"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",