diff --git a/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml b/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/driver/kasa/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "driver-kasa"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+backoff = { workspace = true, features = ["tokio"] }
+deranged = { workspace = true }
+mac_address = { version = "1.1.8", features = ["serde"] }
+protocol = { path = "../../protocol" }
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.140"
+serde_repr = "0.1.20"
+serde_with = "3.12.0"
+snafu = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["io-util", "net", "sync", "time"] }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs b/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/driver/kasa/src/connection.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+use std::{convert::Infallible, io, net::SocketAddr, num::NonZero, time::Duration};
+
+use backoff::{ExponentialBackoff, ExponentialBackoffBuilder};
+use protocol::light::{Kelvin, KelvinLight, Light, Rgb, RgbLight};
+use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use tokio::{
+    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader, BufWriter},
+    net::{TcpListener, TcpSocket, TcpStream},
+    sync::{mpsc, oneshot, OnceCell},
+    time::timeout,
+};
+
+use crate::messages::{GetSysInfo, GetSysInfoResponse, LB130USSys, SysInfo};
+
+struct XorEncryption<const INITIAL_KEY: u8>;
+
+impl<const INITIAL_KEY: u8> XorEncryption<INITIAL_KEY> {
+    fn encrypt_in_place(bytes: &mut [u8]) {
+        let mut key = INITIAL_KEY;
+        for unencrypted_byte in bytes {
+            let encrypted_byte = key ^ *unencrypted_byte;
+            key = encrypted_byte;
+            *unencrypted_byte = encrypted_byte;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_in_place(bytes: &mut [u8]) {
+        let mut key = INITIAL_KEY;
+        for encrypted_byte in bytes {
+            let unencrypted_byte = key ^ *encrypted_byte;
+            key = *encrypted_byte;
+            *encrypted_byte = unencrypted_byte;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn into_encrypted(mut msg: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let length = msg.len() as u32;
+    let big_endian = length.to_be_bytes();
+    XorEncryption::<171>::encrypt_in_place(&mut msg);
+
+    let all_together = big_endian.into_iter().chain(msg);
+
+    all_together.collect()
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+pub enum CommunicationError {
+    SerializeError { source: serde_json::Error },
+    WriteError { source: std::io::Error },
+    ReadError { source: std::io::Error },
+    DeserializeError { source: serde_json::Error },
+    WrongDevice,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum LB130USMessage {
+    GetSysInfo(oneshot::Sender<Result<LB130USSys, CommunicationError>>),
+}
+
+async fn lb130us_actor(
+    addr: SocketAddr,
+    disconnect_after_idle: Duration,
+    mut messages: mpsc::Receiver<LB130USMessage>,
+) {
+    let mut connection_cell = None;
+
+    loop {
+        let (connection, message) = match &mut connection_cell {
+            Some(connection) => match timeout(disconnect_after_idle, messages.recv()).await {
+                Ok(Some(message)) => (connection, message),
+                Ok(None) => return,
+                Err(timed_out) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        ?addr,
+                        ?timed_out,
+                        "disconnecting from the LB130(US) because the idle timeout has been reached",
+                    );
+
+                    connection_cell.take();
+                    continue;
+                }
+            },
+            None => {
+                let Some(message) = messages.recv().await else {
+                    return;
+                };
+
+                tracing::info!(
+                    "connecting for a first time / reconnecting after having gone idle..."
+                );
+
+                match backoff::future::retry_notify(
+                    ExponentialBackoff::default(),
+                    || async {
+                        let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await?;
+                        let (reader, writer) = stream.into_split();
+
+                        let buf_reader = BufReader::new(reader);
+                        let buf_writer = BufWriter::new(writer);
+
+                        Ok((buf_reader, buf_writer))
+                    },
+                    |err, duration| {
+                        tracing::error!(?err, ?duration);
+                    },
+                )
+                .await
+                {
+                    Ok(connection) => (connection_cell.insert(connection), message),
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        tracing::error!(?addr, ?err, "error connecting to an LB130(US)");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let (reader, writer) = connection;
+
+        tracing::info!("yay connected and got a message");
+
+        // TODO: do something
+        match message {
+            LB130USMessage::GetSysInfo(callback) => {
+                tracing::info!("going to try to get sys info for you...");
+
+                // TODO: extract to its own function
+                let outgoing = GetSysInfo;
+                let outgoing = match serde_json::to_vec(&outgoing) {
+                    Ok(outgoing) => outgoing,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        // TODO (continued) instead of doing stuff like this
+                        let _ =
+                            callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::SerializeError { source: err }));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                tracing::info!(?outgoing);
+
+                let encrypted_outgoing = into_encrypted(outgoing);
+
+                tracing::info!(?encrypted_outgoing);
+
+                if let Err(err) = writer.write_all(&encrypted_outgoing).await {
+                    connection_cell.take();
+                    let _ = callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::WriteError { source: err }));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if let Err(err) = writer.flush().await {
+                    connection_cell.take();
+                    let _ = callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::WriteError { source: err }));
+                    continue;
+                }
+                tracing::info!("sent it, now about to try to get a response");
+
+                let incoming_length = match reader.read_u32().await {
+                    Ok(incoming_length) => incoming_length,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        connection_cell.take();
+                        let _ = callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::ReadError { source: err }));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                tracing::info!(?incoming_length);
+
+                let mut incoming_message = Vec::new();
+                incoming_message.resize(incoming_length as usize, 0);
+                if let Err(err) = reader.read_exact(&mut incoming_message).await {
+                    connection_cell.take();
+                    let _ = callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::ReadError { source: err }));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                XorEncryption::<171>::decrypt_in_place(&mut incoming_message);
+                tracing::info!(?incoming_message);
+
+                let response: GetSysInfoResponse = match serde_json::from_slice(&incoming_message) {
+                    Ok(response) => response,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        let _ = callback
+                            .send(Err(CommunicationError::DeserializeError { source: err }));
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                tracing::info!(?response);
+
+                let SysInfo::LB130US(lb130us) = response.system.get_sysinfo else {
+                    let _ = callback.send(Err(CommunicationError::WrongDevice));
+                    continue;
+                };
+                tracing::info!(?lb130us);
+
+                let _ = callback.send(Ok(lb130us));
+                tracing::info!("cool, gave a response! onto the next message!");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct LB130USHandle {
+    sender: mpsc::Sender<LB130USMessage>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
+pub enum HandleError {
+    CommunicationError { source: CommunicationError },
+    Dead,
+}
+
+impl LB130USHandle {
+    pub fn new(addr: SocketAddr, disconnect_after_idle: Duration, buffer: NonZero<usize>) -> Self {
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel(buffer.get());
+        tokio::spawn(lb130us_actor(addr, disconnect_after_idle, receiver));
+        Self { sender }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_sysinfo(&self) -> Result<LB130USSys, HandleError> {
+        let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.sender
+            .send(LB130USMessage::GetSysInfo(sender))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| HandleError::Dead)?;
+        receiver
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| HandleError::Dead)?
+            .context(CommunicationSnafu)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Light for LB130USHandle {
+    type IsOnError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn is_on(&self) -> Result<bool, Self::IsOnError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    type IsOffError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn is_off(&self) -> Result<bool, Self::IsOffError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    type TurnOnError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn turn_on(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::TurnOnError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    type TurnOffError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn turn_off(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::TurnOffError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    type ToggleError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn toggle(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::ToggleError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl KelvinLight for LB130USHandle {
+    type TurnToKelvinError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn turn_to_kelvin(&mut self, temperature: Kelvin) -> Result<(), Self::TurnToKelvinError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl RgbLight for LB130USHandle {
+    type TurnToRgbError = Infallible; // TODO
+
+    async fn turn_to_rgb(&mut self, color: Rgb) -> Result<(), Self::TurnToRgbError> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/driver/kasa/src/lib.rs b/driver/kasa/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d323001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/kasa/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod connection;
+pub mod messages;
diff --git a/driver/kasa/src/messages.rs b/driver/kasa/src/messages.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeaaacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/kasa/src/messages.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt::Display, str::FromStr};
+
+use deranged::{RangedU16, RangedU8};
+use mac_address::{MacAddress, MacParseError};
+use serde::{ser::SerializeMap, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
+use serde_repr::Deserialize_repr;
+use serde_with::{DeserializeFromStr, SerializeDisplay};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct GetSysInfo;
+
+impl Serialize for GetSysInfo {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        let target = "system";
+        let cmd = "get_sysinfo";
+        let arg: Option<()> = None;
+
+        let mut top_level_map = serializer.serialize_map(Some(1))?;
+        top_level_map.serialize_entry(target, &BTreeMap::from([(cmd, arg)]))?;
+        top_level_map.end()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct GetSysInfoResponse {
+    pub system: GetSysInfoResponseSystem,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct GetSysInfoResponseSystem {
+    pub get_sysinfo: SysInfo,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CommonSysInfo {
+    active_mode: ActiveMode,
+    alias: String,
+    ctrl_protocols: CtrlProtocols,
+    description: String,
+    dev_state: DevState,
+    #[serde(rename = "deviceId")]
+    device_id: DeviceId,
+    disco_ver: String,
+    err_code: i32, // No idea
+    heapsize: u64, // No idea
+    #[serde(rename = "hwId")]
+    hw_id: HardwareId,
+    hw_ver: String,
+    is_color: IsColor,
+    is_dimmable: IsDimmable,
+    is_factory: bool,
+    is_variable_color_temp: IsVariableColorTemp,
+    light_state: LightState,
+    mic_mac: MacAddressWithoutSeparators,
+    mic_type: MicType,
+    // model: Model,
+    #[serde(rename = "oemId")]
+    oem_id: OemId,
+    preferred_state: Vec<PreferredStateChoice>,
+    rssi: i32,
+    sw_ver: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct LB130USSys {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    sys_info: CommonSysInfo,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "model")]
+pub enum SysInfo {
+    #[serde(rename = "LB130(US)")]
+    LB130US(LB130USSys),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct PreferredStateChoice {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    color: Color,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, SerializeDisplay, DeserializeFromStr)]
+struct MacAddressWithoutSeparators(MacAddress);
+
+impl FromStr for MacAddressWithoutSeparators {
+    type Err = MacParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l] = s
+            .as_bytes()
+            .try_into()
+            .map_err(|_| MacParseError::InvalidLength)?;
+
+        let bytes = [(a, b), (c, d), (e, f), (g, h), (i, j), (k, l)];
+
+        let mut digits = [0; 6];
+
+        for (i, (one, two)) in bytes.into_iter().enumerate() {
+            let slice = [one, two];
+            let as_string = std::str::from_utf8(&slice).map_err(|_| MacParseError::InvalidDigit)?;
+            let number =
+                u8::from_str_radix(as_string, 16).map_err(|_| MacParseError::InvalidDigit)?;
+            digits[i] = number;
+        }
+
+        Ok(MacAddressWithoutSeparators(MacAddress::new(digits)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for MacAddressWithoutSeparators {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+enum ActiveMode {
+    #[serde(rename = "none")]
+    None,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct CtrlProtocols {
+    name: String,
+    version: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct DeviceId(pub String);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+enum DevState {
+    #[serde(rename = "normal")]
+    Normal,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct HardwareId(pub String);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize_repr)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+enum IsColor {
+    NoColor = 0,
+    Color = 1,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize_repr)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+enum IsDimmable {
+    NotDimmable = 0,
+    Dimmable = 1,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize_repr)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+enum IsVariableColorTemp {
+    NoVariableColorTemp = 0,
+    VariableColorTemp = 1,
+}
+
+type Percentage = RangedU8<0, 100>;
+type Angle = RangedU16<0, 360>;
+type Kelvin = RangedU16<2500, 9000>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct MaybeKelvin(Option<Kelvin>);
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for MaybeKelvin {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        match u16::deserialize(deserializer)? {
+            0 => Ok(MaybeKelvin(None)),
+            value => {
+                let kelvin = Kelvin::try_from(value).map_err(|e| {
+                    serde::de::Error::custom(format!(
+                        "{value} is not in the range {}..{}",
+                        Kelvin::MIN,
+                        Kelvin::MAX
+                    ))
+                })?;
+                Ok(MaybeKelvin(Some(kelvin)))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+struct RawColor {
+    brightness: Percentage,
+    color_temp: MaybeKelvin,
+    hue: Angle,
+    saturation: Percentage,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct Hsb {
+    hue: Angle,
+    saturation: Percentage,
+    brightness: Percentage,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct KelvinWithBrightness {
+    kelvin: Kelvin,
+    brightness: Percentage,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+enum Color {
+    HSB(Hsb),
+    KelvinWithBrightness(KelvinWithBrightness),
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Color {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let raw_color = RawColor::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+
+        let RawColor {
+            brightness,
+            color_temp,
+            hue,
+            saturation,
+        } = raw_color;
+
+        match color_temp.0 {
+            Some(kelvin) => Ok(Color::KelvinWithBrightness(KelvinWithBrightness {
+                kelvin,
+                brightness,
+            })),
+            None => Ok(Color::HSB(Hsb {
+                hue,
+                saturation,
+                brightness,
+            })),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+struct LightState {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    color: Color,
+    mode: LightStateMode,
+    on_off: OnOrOff,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+enum LightStateMode {
+    #[serde(rename = "normal")]
+    Normal,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize_repr)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+enum OnOrOff {
+    Off = 0,
+    On = 1,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+enum MicType {
+    #[serde(rename = "IOT.SMARTBULB")]
+    IotSmartbulb,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+struct OemId(pub String);