diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bdda972..c81d211 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ description = "Low-level hardware interfaces for Valve's Steam Deck"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[features]
+std = ["embedded-io/std"]
+
 [dependencies]
 # logging
 log = "0.4"
+
+# io
+embedded-io = { version = "0.6" }
diff --git a/src/ec/controller.rs b/src/ec/controller.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1062d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ec/controller.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+pub struct EmbeddedController {
+    data_address: u16,
+    cmd_address: u16,
+    cursor: u16,
+    is_cmd_requested: bool,
+}
+
+impl EmbeddedController {
+    pub fn new(data_addr: u16, cmd_addr: u16) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data_address: data_addr,
+            cmd_address: cmd_addr,
+            cursor: 0,
+            is_cmd_requested: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn request_if_not_already(&mut self) {
+        if !self.is_cmd_requested {
+            super::ports::outb(self.data_address, 0x81);
+            self.is_cmd_requested = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::ErrorType for EmbeddedController {
+    type Error = core::convert::Infallible;
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::Seek for EmbeddedController {
+    fn seek(&mut self, pos: embedded_io::SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, Self::Error> {
+        self.cursor = match pos {
+            embedded_io::SeekFrom::Start(x) => x as u16,
+            embedded_io::SeekFrom::End(x) => (u16::MAX as i64 + x) as u16,
+            embedded_io::SeekFrom::Current(x) => (self.cursor as i64 + x) as u16
+        };
+        Ok(self.cursor as _)
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::Write for EmbeddedController {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Self::Error> {
+        use embedded_io::WriteReady;
+        for &b in buf {
+            while !self.write_ready()? {  }
+            super::ports::outb(self.cursor, b);
+        }
+        Ok(buf.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::WriteReady for EmbeddedController {
+    fn write_ready(&mut self) -> Result<bool, Self::Error> {
+        self.request_if_not_already();
+        let ready = super::ports::inb(self.cmd_address) & 2 == 0;
+        if ready {
+            self.is_cmd_requested = false;
+        }
+        Ok(ready)
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::Read for EmbeddedController {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Self::Error> {
+        use embedded_io::ReadReady;
+        for b in buf.iter_mut() {
+            while !self.read_ready()? {  }
+            *b = super::ports::inb(self.cursor)
+        }
+        Ok(buf.len())
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_io::ReadReady for EmbeddedController {
+    fn read_ready(&mut self) -> Result<bool, Self::Error> {
+        self.request_if_not_already();
+        let ready = super::ports::inb(self.cmd_address) & 1 != 0;
+        if ready {
+            self.is_cmd_requested = false;
+        }
+        Ok(ready)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ec/mod.rs b/src/ec/mod.rs
index 64aedb5..f223507 100644
--- a/src/ec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ec/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 pub mod raw_io;
 pub mod led;
+mod controller;
+mod ports;
+pub use controller::EmbeddedController;
 
 use std::io::Error;
 
diff --git a/src/ec/ports.rs b/src/ec/ports.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a520ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ec/ports.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// x86 and x86_64
+#[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+pub(crate) fn outb(port: u16, val: u8) {
+    unsafe {
+        std::arch::asm!("outb", in("dx") port, in("al") val);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+pub(crate) fn inb(port: u16) -> u8 {
+    let out: u8;
+    unsafe {
+        std::arch::asm!("inb", in("dx") port, lateout("al") out);
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+// Fallback (compiler error)
+#[cfg(not(any(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"), )))]
+pub(crate) fn outb(port: u16, val: u8) {
+    compile_error!("outb not supported on this platform")
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"), )))]
+pub(crate) fn inb(port: u16) -> u8 {
+    compile_error!("inb not supported on this platform")
+}