diff --git a/sk6812.py b/sk6812.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..68b3fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sk6812.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import struct
+import socket
+import time
+
+from random import random
+
+class SK6812Command:
+  # command definitions
+  SET_COLOR    = 0
+  FADE_COLOR   = 1
+  ADD_COLOR    = 2
+  SET_FADESTEP = 3
+  SET_NUM_MODS = 4
+
+  def __init__(self, action = SET_COLOR, module = 0, d0 = 0, d1 = 0, d2 = 0, d3 = 0):
+    self.action = int(action)
+    self.strip  = 0 # FIXME
+    self.module = int(module)
+    self.d0 = int(d0)
+    self.d1 = int(d1)
+    self.d2 = int(d2)
+    self.d3 = int(d3)
+
+  def serialize(self):
+    return struct.pack(">BBHBBBB", self.action, self.strip, self.module, self.d0, self.d1, self.d2, self.d3)
+
+class SK6812:
+  def __init__(self, host, port):
+    self.__commands = []
+
+    # create the UDP socket
+    family, socktype, proto, canonname, sockaddr = socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)[0]
+
+    self.__socket = socket.socket(family, socktype, proto)
+    self.__socket.connect(sockaddr)
+
+  def commit(self):
+    # send the data
+    packet = b''
+    for command in self.__commands:
+      packet = packet + command.serialize()
+
+    if packet:
+      self.__socket.send(packet)
+
+    self.__commands = []
+
+  def set_fadestep(self, fadestep):
+    # add a "set fadestep" command
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.SET_FADESTEP, d0 = fadestep))
+
+  def set_color(self, module, r, g, b, w):
+    # add a "set color" command
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.SET_COLOR, module, r, g, b, w))
+
+  def fade_color(self, module, r, g, b, w):
+    # add a "fade to color" command
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.FADE_COLOR, module, r, g, b, w))
+
+  def add_color(self, module, r, g, b, w):
+    # add a "add to color" command
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.ADD_COLOR, module, r, g, b, w))
+
+  def set_num_modules(self, modules):
+    # add a "set number of modules" command
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.SET_NUM_MODS, d0 = (modules >> 24) & 0xFF, d1 = (modules >> 16) & 0xFF, d2 = (modules >> 8) & 0xFF, d3 = modules & 0xFF))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  w = SK6812("192.168.2.222", 2703)
+  w.set_fadestep(1);
+
+  while True:
+    w.set_color(10, 255, 255, 255, 255)
+    for i in range(20):
+      w.fade_color(i, 0, 0, 0)
+    w.commit()
+    time.sleep(0.2)
diff --git a/ws2801.py b/sk6812_multistrip.py
similarity index 50%
rename from ws2801.py
rename to sk6812_multistrip.py
index 0ae9dec..ea4ab69 100755
--- a/ws2801.py
+++ b/sk6812_multistrip.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import struct
 import socket
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ import time
 
 from random import random
 
-class WS2801Command:
+class SK6812Command:
   # command definitions
   SET_COLOR    = 0
   FADE_COLOR   = 1
   ADD_COLOR    = 2
   SET_FADESTEP = 3
 
-  def __init__(self, action = SET_COLOR, module = 0, d0 = 0, d1 = 0, d2 = 0):
-    self.action = action
-    self.module = module
-    self.d0 = d0
-    self.d1 = d1
-    self.d2 = d2
+  def __init__(self, action = SET_COLOR, strip = 0, module = 0, d0 = 0, d1 = 0, d2 = 0, d3 = 0):
+    self.action = int(action)
+    self.strip  = int(strip)
+    self.module = int(module)
+    self.d0 = int(d0)
+    self.d1 = int(d1)
+    self.d2 = int(d2)
+    self.d3 = int(d3)
 
   def serialize(self):
-    meta = (self.action << 6) | self.module
+    return struct.pack(">BBBBBBB", self.action, self.strip, self.module, self.d0, self.d1, self.d2, self.d3)
 
-    return struct.pack("BBBB", meta, self.d0, self.d1, self.d2)
-
-class WS2801:
+class SK6812:
   def __init__(self, host, port):
     self.__commands = []
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class WS2801:
 
   def commit(self):
     # send the data
-    packet = ''
+    packet = b''
     for command in self.__commands:
       packet = packet + command.serialize()
 
@@ -48,26 +48,26 @@ class WS2801:
 
   def set_fadestep(self, fadestep):
     # add a "set fadestep" command
-    self.__commands.append(WS2801Command(WS2801Command.SET_FADESTEP, d0 = fadestep))
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.SET_FADESTEP, d0 = fadestep))
 
-  def set_color(self, module, r, g, b):
+  def set_color(self, strip, module, r, g, b, w):
     # add a "set color" command
-    self.__commands.append(WS2801Command(WS2801Command.SET_COLOR, module, r, g, b))
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.SET_COLOR, strip, module, r, g, b, w))
 
-  def fade_color(self, module, r, g, b):
+  def fade_color(self, strip, module, r, g, b, w):
     # add a "fade to color" command
-    self.__commands.append(WS2801Command(WS2801Command.FADE_COLOR, module, r, g, b))
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.FADE_COLOR, strip, module, r, g, b, w))
 
-  def add_color(self, module, r, g, b):
+  def add_color(self, strip, module, r, g, b, w):
     # add a "add to color" command
-    self.__commands.append(WS2801Command(WS2801Command.ADD_COLOR, module, r, g, b))
+    self.__commands.append(SK6812Command(SK6812Command.ADD_COLOR, strip, module, r, g, b, w))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-  w = WS2801("192.168.2.222", 2703)
+  w = SK6812("192.168.2.222", 2703)
   w.set_fadestep(1);
 
   while True:
-    w.set_color(10, 255, 255, 255)
+    w.set_color(10, 255, 255, 255, 255)
     for i in range(20):
       w.fade_color(i, 0, 0, 0)
     w.commit()