diff --git a/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/send_packet.py b/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/send_packet.py
index 243d4ff..11be180 100644
--- a/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/send_packet.py
+++ b/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/send_packet.py
@@ -1,20 +1,125 @@
-from manta import Manta
 from scapy.all import *
 
-m = Manta('manta.yaml')
+src_mac = "00:E0:4C:68:1E:0C" # for manta.mit.edu's ethernet adapter
+dst_mac = "69:69:5A:06:54:91"
+ifc = "enx00e04c681e0c"
 
-src_mac = "00:00:00:00:00:00"
-dst_mac = "FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF"
-ifc = "en8"
+def read_register(addr):
+    pkt = Ether()
+    pkt.src = src_mac
+    pkt.dst = dst_mac
+    pkt.type = 0x0002
 
-mypkt = Ether()
-mypkt.src = src_mac
-mypkt.dst = dst_mac
-mypkt.type = 0x0002
+    # two bytes of address, and 44 of padding
+    # makes the 46 byte minimum length
+    msg = addr.to_bytes(2, 'big') + 44*b'\x00'
 
-msg = b'\x00\x00'
+    pkt = pkt / msg
+    pkt.load = msg
+
+    sniffer = AsyncSniffer(iface = ifc, filter="ether src 69:69:5a:06:54:91")
+    sniffer.start()
+    from time import sleep
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+    sendp(pkt, iface=ifc)
+    results = sniffer.stop()
+
+    assert len(results) == 1, "Received more packets than expected!"
+
+    for packet in results:
+        raw_response_bytes = bytes(packet.payload)[0:2]
+        data = int.from_bytes(raw_response_bytes, 'big')
+        return data
+
+def write_register(addr, data):
+    pkt = Ether()
+    pkt.src = src_mac
+    pkt.dst = dst_mac
+    pkt.type = 0x0004
+
+    # two bytes of address, two bytes of
+    # data, and 42 of padding makes the 46 byte
+    # minimum length
+    msg = addr.to_bytes(2, 'big') + data.to_bytes(2, 'big') + 42*b'\x00'
+
+    pkt = pkt / msg
+    pkt.load = msg
+    sendp(pkt, iface=ifc)
+
+def read_batch(addrs):
+    pkts = []
+    for addr in addrs:
+        pkt = Ether()
+        pkt.src = src_mac
+        pkt.dst = dst_mac
+        pkt.type = 0x0002
+
+        # two bytes of address, and 44 of padding
+        # makes the 46 byte minimum length
+        msg = addr.to_bytes(2, 'big') + 44*b'\x00'
+
+        pkt = pkt / msg
+        pkt.load = msg
+        pkts.append(pkt)
+
+    sniffer = AsyncSniffer(iface = ifc, count = len(addrs), filter="ether src 69:69:5a:06:54:91")
+    sniffer.start()
+    from time import sleep
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    sendp(pkts, iface=ifc)
+    sniffer.join()
+    results = sniffer.results
+
+    assert len(results) == len(addrs), "Received more packets than expected!"
+
+    datas = []
+    for packet in results:
+        raw_response_bytes = bytes(packet.payload)[0:2]
+        data = int.from_bytes(raw_response_bytes, 'big')
+        datas.append(data)
+
+    return datas
+
+def write_batch(addrs, data):
+    pkts = []
+    for i in range(len(addrs)):
+        pkt = Ether()
+        pkt.src = src_mac
+        pkt.dst = dst_mac
+        pkt.type = 0x0002
+
+        addr = addrs[i]
+        data = datas[i]
+
+        # two bytes of address, two bytes of
+        # data, and 42 of padding makes the 46 byte
+        # minimum length
+        msg = addr.to_bytes(2, 'big') + data.to_bytes(2, 'big') + 42*b'\x00'
+
+        pkt = pkt / msg
+        pkt.load = msg
+
+    sendp(pkts, iface=ifc)
+
+
+from time import sleep
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # for addr in range(64):
+    #     data = addr
+    #     write_register(addr, data)
+
+    #     retval = read_register(addr)
+    #     if retval != addr:
+    #         print("oops")
+
+    #     else:
+    #         print(f"yay addr: {addr} worked!")
+
+    addrs = [i for i in range(64)]
+    datas = addrs
+    write_batch(addrs, datas)
+    print("done")
+    retvals = read_batch(addrs)
+    print(retvals)
 
-mypkt = mypkt / msg
-mypkt.load = msg
-p = srp(mypkt, iface=ifc)
-p.show()
diff --git a/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/src/mac_tx.v b/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/src/mac_tx.v
index f7b39f0..5bd7b37 100644
--- a/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/src/mac_tx.v
+++ b/examples/nexys_a7/lut_ram_ether/src/mac_tx.v
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ module mac_tx (
     // packet magic numbers
     localparam PREAMBLE = {7{8'b01010101}};
     localparam SFD = 8'b11010101;
-    parameter  SRC_MAC = 48'h69_69_69_69_69_69;
-    parameter  DST_MAC = 48'hFF_FF_FF_FF_FF_FF;
+    parameter  SRC_MAC = 48'h69_69_5A_06_54_91;
+    parameter  DST_MAC = 48'h00_E0_4C_68_1E_0C;
 
     // all lengths are in units of dibits, hence all the mulitplies by four
     localparam PREAMBLE_LEN = 7 * 4;