--- /dev/null
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+// ////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Need Soft Serial defines in serial_config.h
+// ////////////////////////////////////////////
+// ex.
+// #define SERIAL_PIN_DDR DDRD
+// #define SERIAL_PIN_PORT PORTD
+// #define SERIAL_PIN_INPUT PIND
+// #define SERIAL_PIN_MASK _BV(PD?) ?=0,2
+// #define SERIAL_PIN_INTERRUPT INT?_vect ?=0,2
+// #define SERIAL_SLAVE_BUFFER_LENGTH MATRIX_ROWS/2
+// #define SERIAL_MASTER_BUFFER_LENGTH MATRIX_ROWS/2
+
+// Buffers for master - slave communication
+extern volatile uint8_t serial_slave_buffer[SERIAL_SLAVE_BUFFER_LENGTH];
+extern volatile uint8_t serial_master_buffer[SERIAL_MASTER_BUFFER_LENGTH];
+
+void serial_master_init(void);
+void serial_slave_init(void);
+int serial_update_buffers(void);
+bool serial_slave_data_corrupt(void);