diff --git a/src/manta/uart/cobs_decode.py b/src/manta/uart/cobs_decode.py
index f8028a8..9d9b5e0 100644
--- a/src/manta/uart/cobs_decode.py
+++ b/src/manta/uart/cobs_decode.py
@@ -23,17 +23,18 @@ class COBSDecode(Elaboratable):
 
         # State Machine:
         with m.FSM():
-            with m.State("WAIT_FOR_PACKET_START"):
-                with m.If((self.data_i == 0) & (self.valid_i)):
-                    m.next = "START_OF_PACKET"
+            # TODO: determine if wait for packet logic should stay
+            # with m.State("WAIT_FOR_PACKET_START"):
+            #     with m.If((self.data_i == 0) & (self.valid_i)):
+            #         m.next = "START_OF_PACKET"
 
             with m.State("START_OF_PACKET"):
                 with m.If(self.valid_i):
                     m.d.sync += counter.eq(self.data_i - 1)
                     m.next = "DECODING"
 
-                with m.Else():
-                    m.next = "START_OF_PACKET"
+                # with m.Else():
+                #     m.next = "START_OF_PACKET"
 
             with m.State("DECODING"):
                 with m.If(self.valid_i):
diff --git a/src/manta/uart/cobs_encode.py b/src/manta/uart/cobs_encode.py
index 3adf3a5..69fc94a 100644
--- a/src/manta/uart/cobs_encode.py
+++ b/src/manta/uart/cobs_encode.py
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ from amaranth.lib.memory import Memory
 class COBSEncode(Elaboratable):
     def __init__(self):
         # Top-Level IO
-        self.start = Signal()
-        self.done = Signal()
-
         # Stream-like data input
         self.data_i = Signal(8)
         self.valid_i = Signal()
         self.ready_o = Signal()
+        self.last_i = Signal()
 
         # Stream-like data output
         self.data_o = Signal(8)
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ class COBSEncode(Elaboratable):
         # State Machine:
         with m.FSM() as fsm:
             with m.State("IDLE"):
-                with m.If(self.start):
+                with m.If(self.last_i):
                     m.d.sync += head_pointer.eq(0)
                     m.d.sync += tail_pointer.eq(0)
                     m.d.sync += rd_port.addr.eq(0)
@@ -108,4 +106,6 @@ class COBSEncode(Elaboratable):
         m.d.comb += wr_port.data.eq(self.data_i)
         m.d.sync += wr_port.addr.eq(wr_port.addr + wr_port.en)
 
+        m.d.comb += self.ready_o.eq(fsm.ongoing("IDLE"))
+
         return m
diff --git a/src/manta/uart/stream_packer.py b/src/manta/uart/stream_packer.py
index c8bb7e8..8586d9f 100644
--- a/src/manta/uart/stream_packer.py
+++ b/src/manta/uart/stream_packer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class StreamPacker(Elaboratable):
     def __init__(self):
         self.data_i = Signal(8)
         self.valid_i = Signal()
+        self.ready_o = Signal(init=1)
         self.last_i = Signal()
 
         self.data_o = Signal(32)
@@ -14,4 +15,26 @@ class StreamPacker(Elaboratable):
 
     def elaborate(self, platform):
         m = Module()
+
+        count = Signal(range(4))
+
+        with m.If(self.ready_o):
+            with m.If(self.valid_i):
+                m.d.sync += self.data_o.eq(Cat(self.data_o[8:], self.data_i))
+                m.d.sync += count.eq(count + 1)
+
+                with m.If(count == 3):
+                    m.d.sync += self.ready_o.eq(0)
+                    m.d.sync += self.valid_o.eq(1)
+                    m.d.sync += self.last_o.eq(self.last_i)
+
+        with m.Else():
+            with m.If(self.valid_o & self.ready_i):
+                m.d.sync += self.ready_o.eq(1)
+                m.d.sync += self.valid_o.eq(0)
+
+                # TODO: not necessary, but makes debugging much easier!
+                m.d.sync += self.data_o.eq(0)
+                m.d.sync += self.last_o.eq(0)
+
         return m
diff --git a/src/manta/uart/stream_unpacker.py b/src/manta/uart/stream_unpacker.py
index 912d13b..10c1c7e 100644
--- a/src/manta/uart/stream_unpacker.py
+++ b/src/manta/uart/stream_unpacker.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class StreamUnpacker(Elaboratable):
     def __init__(self):
         self.data_i = Signal(32)
         self.valid_i = Signal()
-        self.ready_o = Signal()
+        self.ready_o = Signal(init=1)
         self.last_i = Signal()
 
         self.data_o = Signal(8)
@@ -15,4 +15,40 @@ class StreamUnpacker(Elaboratable):
 
     def elaborate(self, platform):
         m = Module()
+
+        # Turn a stream of 32-bit numbers into a stream of 8-bit numbers
+        buf = Signal(24)
+        last = Signal()
+        count = Signal(range(3))
+
+        with m.If(self.ready_o):
+            with m.If(self.valid_i):
+                m.d.sync += buf.eq(self.data_i[8:])
+                m.d.sync += last.eq(self.last_i)
+                m.d.sync += self.ready_o.eq(0)
+
+                m.d.sync += self.data_o.eq(self.data_i[:7])
+                m.d.sync += self.valid_o.eq(1)
+
+                m.d.sync += count.eq(0)
+
+        # Have some data in the buffer
+        with m.Else():
+            with m.If(self.valid_o & self.ready_i):
+                # if done, clean up and signal ready for next word
+                with m.If(count == 3):
+                    m.d.sync += self.valid_o.eq(0)
+                    m.d.sync += self.ready_o.eq(1)
+
+                    # TODO: not necessary, but makes debugging much easier!
+                    m.d.sync += self.data_o.eq(0)
+                    m.d.sync += self.last_o.eq(0)
+
+                # if not done, clock out next byte
+                with m.Else():
+                    m.d.sync += self.data_o.eq(buf[8:])
+                    m.d.sync += buf.eq(buf >> 8)
+                    m.d.sync += count.eq(count + 1)
+
+                    m.d.sync += self.last_o.eq((last) & (count == 2))
         return m