Merge pull request 'make everything a trait, dont panic' (#3 ) from next into main

Reviewed-on: #3
update dependencies
2025-05-03 11:15:52 +02:00 · 2025-05-03 11:08:17 +02:00 · 2025-05-03 11:08:17 +02:00 · 2025-05-03 11:08:17 +02:00 · 2025-05-03 10:54:19 +02:00 · 2025-05-03 09:35:48 +02:00
51 changed files with 3034 additions and 2128 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y liblzma-dev

      - name: Run Clippy
-        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features

      - name: no features -- test (without doctest)
        run: cargo test --lib --no-default-features
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ out
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+tarpaulin-report.html
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "28a6e20d751156648aa063f3800b706ee209a32c0b4d9f24be3d980b01be55ef"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
@ -653,27 +551,27 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "zstd"
-version = "0.13.2"
+version = "0.13.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fcf2b778a664581e31e389454a7072dab1647606d44f7feea22cd5abb9c9f3f9"
+checksum = "e91ee311a569c327171651566e07972200e76fcfe2242a4fa446149a3881c08a"
 dependencies = [
 "zstd-safe",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-safe"
-version = "7.2.1"
+version = "7.2.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "54a3ab4db68cea366acc5c897c7b4d4d1b8994a9cd6e6f841f8964566a419059"
+checksum = "8f49c4d5f0abb602a93fb8736af2a4f4dd9512e36f7f570d66e65ff867ed3b9d"
 dependencies = [
 "zstd-sys",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-sys"
-version = "2.0.13+zstd.1.5.6"
+version = "2.0.15+zstd.1.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38ff0f21cfee8f97d94cef41359e0c89aa6113028ab0291aa8ca0038995a95aa"
+checksum = "eb81183ddd97d0c74cedf1d50d85c8d08c1b8b68ee863bdee9e706eedba1a237"
 dependencies = [
 "cc",
 "pkg-config",
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "servicepoint"
-version = "0.13.2"
+version = "0.14.0"
 publish = true
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ homepage = "https://docs.rs/crate/servicepoint"
 repository = "https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["cccb", "cccb-servicepoint"]
+rust-version = "1.70.0"

 [lib]
 crate-type = ["rlib"]
@ -21,20 +22,17 @@ bzip2 = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 zstd = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 rust-lzma = { version = "0.6", optional = true }
 rand = { version = "0.8", optional = true }
-tungstenite = { version = "0.26", optional = true }
 once_cell = { version = "1.20", optional = true }
 thiserror = "2.0"

 [features]
-default = ["compression_lzma", "protocol_udp", "cp437"]
+default = ["compression_lzma", "cp437"]
 compression_zlib = ["dep:flate2"]
 compression_bzip2 = ["dep:bzip2"]
 compression_lzma = ["dep:rust-lzma"]
 compression_zstd = ["dep:zstd"]
 all_compressions = ["compression_zlib", "compression_bzip2", "compression_lzma", "compression_zstd"]
 rand = ["dep:rand"]
-protocol_udp = []
-protocol_websocket = ["dep:tungstenite"]
 cp437 = ["dep:once_cell"]

 [[example]]
@ -45,16 +43,55 @@ required-features = ["rand"]
 name = "game_of_life"
 required-features = ["rand"]

-[[example]]
-name = "websocket"
-required-features = ["protocol_websocket"]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 # for examples
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }

 [lints.rust]
 missing-docs = "warn"
+deprecated-safe = "warn"
+future-incompatible = "warn"
+keyword-idents = "warn"
+let-underscore = "warn"
+nonstandard-style = "warn"
+refining_impl_trait_reachable = "warn"
+rust-2024-compatibility = "warn"
+
+[lints.clippy]
+## Categories
+complexity = {level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+perf = {level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+style = {level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+pedantic = {level = "warn", priority = -1 }
+
+## Blacklist
+unwrap_used  = "warn"
+expect_used = "warn"
+panic = "warn"
+incompatible_msrv = "forbid"
+allow_attributes_without_reason = "warn"
+
+## Whitelist
+# Too many false positives as often a module only contains one struct that is re-exported at top-level
+module_name_repetitions = "allow"
+# The pretty detailed exception types should be enough for now
+missing_errors_doc = "allow"
+# The few places where a panic is triggered in code are inspected and should never panic
+missing_panics_doc = "allow"
+# Does not work for all types, but should probably be fixed at some point
+iter_without_into_iter = "allow"
+
+[lints.rustdoc]
+private_doc_tests = "warn"
+unescaped_backticks = "warn"

 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
+
+[profile.size-optimized]
+inherits = "release"
+opt-level = 'z'     # Optimize for size
+lto = true          # Enable link-time optimization
+codegen-units = 1   # Reduce number of codegen units to increase optimizations
+panic = 'abort'     # Abort on panic
+strip = true        # Strip symbols from binary
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # servicepoint

+[![Release](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint/badges/release.svg)](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint/releases)
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/servicepoint.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/servicepoint)
 [![Crates.io Total Downloads](https://img.shields.io/crates/d/servicepoint)](https://crates.io/crates/servicepoint)
 [![docs.rs](https://img.shields.io/docsrs/servicepoint)](https://docs.rs/servicepoint/latest/servicepoint/)
 [![GPLv3 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/servicepoint)](./LICENSE)
+[![CI](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint/badges/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint)

 In [CCCB](https://berlin.ccc.de/), there is a big pixel matrix hanging on the wall. It is called  "Service Point
 Display" or "Airport Display".
@ -12,24 +14,22 @@ This crate contains a library for parsing, encoding and sending packets to this
 The library itself is written in Rust, but can be used from multiple languages
 via [language bindings](#supported-language-bindings).

-This project moved
-to [git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint).
-The [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cccb/servicepoint) remains available as a mirror.
-
 ## Examples

 ```rust no_run
+use std::net::UdpSocket;
 // everything you need is in the top-level
 use servicepoint::*;

 fn main() {
-    // establish connection
-    let connection = Connection::open("172.23.42.29:2342")
-        .expect("connection failed");
+  // this should be the IP of the real display @CCCB
+  let destination = "172.23.42.29:2342";

-    // clear screen content
-    connection.send(Command::Clear)
-        .expect("send failed");
+  // establish connection
+  let connection = UdpSocket::bind(destination).expect("connection failed");
+
+  // clear screen content using the UdpSocketExt
+  connection.send_command(ClearCommand).expect("send failed");
 }
 ```

@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ or

 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-servicepoint = "0.13.2"
+servicepoint = "0.14.0"
 ```

 ## Note on stability
@ -61,21 +61,32 @@ There should be no breaking changes in patch releases, but there may also be fea

 All of this means for you: please specify the full version including patch in your Cargo.toml until 1.0 is released.

+Release notes are published [here](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint/releases), please check them before updating.
+
+Currently, this crate requires Rust [v1.70](https://releases.rs/docs/1.70.0/) from June 2023.
+
 ## Features

 This library has multiple optional dependencies.
 You can choose to (not) include them by toggling the related features.

-| Name               | Default | Description                                  | Dependencies                                        |
-|--------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
-| protocol_udp       | true    | `Connection::Udp`                            |                                                     |
-| cp437              | true    | Conversion to and from CP-437                | [once_cell](https://crates.io/crates/once_cell)     |
-| compression_lzma   | true    | Enable additional compression algo           | [rust-lzma](https://crates.io/crates/rust-lzma)     |
-| compression_zlib   | false   | Enable additional compression algo           | [flate2](https://crates.io/crates/flate2)           |
-| compression_bzip2  | false   | Enable additional compression algo           | [bzip2](https://crates.io/crates/bzip2)             |
-| compression_zstd   | false   | Enable additional compression algo           | [zstd](https://crates.io/crates/zstd)               |
-| protocol_websocket | false   | `Connection::WebSocket`                      | [tungstenite](https://crates.io/crates/tungstenite) |
-| rand               | false   | `impl Distribution<Brightness> for Standard` | [rand](https://crates.io/crates/rand)               |
+| Name              | Default | Description                                  | Dependencies                                    |
+|-------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
+| cp437             | true    | Conversion to and from CP-437                | [once_cell](https://crates.io/crates/once_cell) |
+| compression_lzma  | true    | Enable additional compression algorithm      | [rust-lzma](https://crates.io/crates/rust-lzma) |
+| compression_zlib  | false   | Enable additional compression algorithm      | [flate2](https://crates.io/crates/flate2)       |
+| compression_bzip2 | false   | Enable additional compression algorithm      | [bzip2](https://crates.io/crates/bzip2)         |
+| compression_zstd  | false   | Enable additional compression algorithm      | [zstd](https://crates.io/crates/zstd)           |
+| rand              | false   | `impl Distribution<Brightness> for Standard` | [rand](https://crates.io/crates/rand)           |
+
+Es an example, if you only want zlib compression:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+servicepoint = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false, features = ["compression_zlib"] }
+```
+
+If you are looking at features to minimize binary size: take a look at the `tiny_announce`-example!

 ## Supported language bindings

@ -91,17 +102,14 @@ You can choose to (not) include them by toggling the related features.

 ## Projects using the library

- screen simulator (rust): [servicepoint-simulator](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint-simulator)
- A bunch of projects (C): [arfst23/ServicePoint](https://github.com/arfst23/ServicePoint), including
-    - a CLI tool to display image files on the display or use the display as a TTY
-    - a BSD games robots clone
-    - a split-flap-display simulator
-    - animations that play on the display
- tanks game (C#): [servicepoint-tanks](https://github.com/kaesaecracker/cccb-tanks-cs)
- cellular automata slideshow (rust): [servicepoint-life](https://github.com/kaesaecracker/servicepoint-life)
- partial typescript implementation inspired by this library and browser
-  stream: [cccb-servicepoint-browser](https://github.com/SamuelScheit/cccb-servicepoint-browser)
- a CLI, can also share your screen: [servicepoint-cli](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint-cli)
+- [servicepoint-simulator](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint-simulator): a screen simulator written in rust 
+- [servicepoint-tanks](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/vinzenz/servicepoint-tanks): a multiplayer game written in C# with a second screen in the browser written in React/Typescript 
+- [servicepoint-life](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/vinzenz/servicepoint-life): a cellular automata slideshow written in rust 
+- [servicepoint-cli](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint-cli): a CLI that can:
+    - share (stream) your screen
+    - send image files with dithering
+    - clear the display
+    - ...

 To add yourself to the list, open a pull request.

@ -110,10 +118,28 @@ bigger collection of projects, including some not related to this library.

 If you have access, there is even more software linked in [the wiki](https://wiki.berlin.ccc.de/LED-Riesendisplay).

+Some more related projects:
+
+- [cccb-servicepoint-browser](https://github.com/SamuelScheit/cccb-servicepoint-browser): a partial typescript implementation inspired by this library and browser stream
+- [arfst23/ServicePoint](https://github.com/arfst23/ServicePoint): a bunch of projects in C that [used to](https://zerforschen.plus/posts/tiny-binaries-rust/) use the C bindings
+    - a CLI tool to display image files on the display or use the display as a TTY
+    - a BSD games robots clone
+    - a split-flap-display simulator
+    - animations that play on the display
+
 ## Contributing

-See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+You are welcome to contribute, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

-## What happened to servicepoint2?
+## History

-After `servicepoint2` has been merged into `servicepoint`, `servicepoint2` will not continue to get any updates.
+### Move to Forgejo
+
+This project moved
+to [git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint](https://git.berlin.ccc.de/servicepoint/servicepoint).
+The [GitHub repository](https://github.com/cccb/servicepoint) remains available as a mirror.
+
+
+### What happened to servicepoint2?
+
+`servicepoint2` was a fork of `servicepoint`. Since `servicepoint2` has been merged into `servicepoint`, `servicepoint2` did not get any updates.
--- a/examples/announce.rs
+++ b/examples/announce.rs
@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 //! An example for how to send text to the display.

 use clap::Parser;
-use servicepoint::*;
+use servicepoint::{
+    CharGrid, CharGridCommand, ClearCommand, UdpSocketExt, TILE_WIDTH,
+};
+use std::net::UdpSocket;

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -31,18 +34,18 @@ fn main() {
        cli.text.push("Hello, CCCB!".to_string());
    }

-    let connection = Connection::open(&cli.destination)
+    let connection = UdpSocket::bind(&cli.destination)
        .expect("could not connect to display");

    if cli.clear {
        connection
-            .send(Command::Clear)
+            .send_command(ClearCommand)
            .expect("sending clear failed");
    }

    let text = cli.text.join("\n");
-    let grid = CharGrid::wrap_str(TILE_WIDTH, &text);
+    let command: CharGridCommand = CharGrid::wrap_str(TILE_WIDTH, &text).into();
    connection
-        .send(Command::Utf8Data(Origin::ZERO, grid))
+        .send_command(command)
        .expect("sending text failed");
 }
--- a/examples/brightness_tester.rs
+++ b/examples/brightness_tester.rs
@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 //! Show a brightness level test pattern on screen

 use clap::Parser;
-use servicepoint::*;
+use servicepoint::{
+    Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Brightness, BrightnessGrid, BrightnessGridCommand,
+    DataRef, Grid, UdpSocketExt, TILE_HEIGHT, TILE_WIDTH,
+};
+use std::net::UdpSocket;

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -11,27 +15,23 @@ struct Cli {

 fn main() {
    let cli = Cli::parse();
-    let connection = Connection::open(cli.destination)
-        .expect("could not connect to display");
+    let connection =
+        UdpSocket::bind(cli.destination).expect("could not connect to display");

-    let mut pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
-    pixels.fill(true);
+    let mut bitmap = Bitmap::max_sized();
+    bitmap.fill(true);

-    let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-        Origin::ZERO,
-        pixels,
-        CompressionCode::default(),
-    );
-    connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
+    connection
+        .send_command(BitmapCommand::from(bitmap))
+        .expect("send failed");

    let max_brightness: u8 = Brightness::MAX.into();
    let mut brightnesses = BrightnessGrid::new(TILE_WIDTH, TILE_HEIGHT);
    for (index, byte) in brightnesses.data_ref_mut().iter_mut().enumerate() {
-        let level = index as u8 % max_brightness;
+        let level = (index % u8::MAX as usize) as u8 % max_brightness;
        *byte = Brightness::try_from(level).unwrap();
    }

-    connection
-        .send(Command::CharBrightness(Origin::ZERO, brightnesses))
-        .expect("send failed");
+    let command: BrightnessGridCommand = brightnesses.into();
+    connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
 }
--- a/examples/game_of_life.rs
+++ b/examples/game_of_life.rs
@ -2,8 +2,8 @@

 use clap::Parser;
 use rand::{distributions, Rng};
-use servicepoint::*;
-use std::thread;
+use servicepoint::{Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Grid, UdpSocketExt, FRAME_PACING};
+use std::{net::UdpSocket, thread};

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -16,17 +16,13 @@ struct Cli {
 fn main() {
    let cli = Cli::parse();

-    let connection = Connection::open(&cli.destination)
+    let connection = UdpSocket::bind(&cli.destination)
        .expect("could not connect to display");
    let mut field = make_random_field(cli.probability);

    loop {
-        let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-            Origin::ZERO,
-            field.clone(),
-            CompressionCode::default(),
-        );
-        connection.send(command).expect("could not send");
+        let command = BitmapCommand::from(field.clone());
+        connection.send_command(command).expect("could not send");
        thread::sleep(FRAME_PACING);
        field = iteration(field);
    }
@ -39,10 +35,8 @@ fn iteration(field: Bitmap) -> Bitmap {
            let old_state = field.get(x, y);
            let neighbors = count_neighbors(&field, x as i32, y as i32);

-            let new_state = matches!(
-                (old_state, neighbors),
-                (true, 2) | (true, 3) | (false, 3)
-            );
+            let new_state =
+                matches!((old_state, neighbors), (true, 2 | 3) | (false, 3));
            next.set(x, y, new_state);
        }
    }
--- a/examples/moving_line.rs
+++ b/examples/moving_line.rs
@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 //! A simple example for how to send pixel data to the display.

 use clap::Parser;
-use servicepoint::*;
-use std::thread;
+use servicepoint::{
+    Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Grid, UdpSocketExt, FRAME_PACING, PIXEL_HEIGHT,
+    PIXEL_WIDTH,
+};
+use std::{net::UdpSocket, thread};

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -11,23 +14,19 @@ struct Cli {
 }

 fn main() {
-    let connection = Connection::open(Cli::parse().destination)
+    let connection = UdpSocket::bind(Cli::parse().destination)
        .expect("could not connect to display");

-    let mut pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
+    let mut bitmap = Bitmap::max_sized();
    for x_offset in 0..usize::MAX {
-        pixels.fill(false);
+        bitmap.fill(false);

        for y in 0..PIXEL_HEIGHT {
-            pixels.set((y + x_offset) % PIXEL_WIDTH, y, true);
+            bitmap.set((y + x_offset) % PIXEL_WIDTH, y, true);
        }

-        let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-            Origin::ZERO,
-            pixels.clone(),
-            CompressionCode::default(),
-        );
-        connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
+        let command = BitmapCommand::from(bitmap.clone());
+        connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
        thread::sleep(FRAME_PACING);
    }
 }
--- a/examples/random_brightness.rs
+++ b/examples/random_brightness.rs
@ -3,8 +3,12 @@

 use clap::Parser;
 use rand::Rng;
-use servicepoint::*;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use servicepoint::{
+    Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Brightness, BrightnessGrid, BrightnessGridCommand,
+    GlobalBrightnessCommand, Grid, Origin, UdpSocketExt,
+    TILE_HEIGHT, TILE_WIDTH,
+};
+use std::{net::UdpSocket, time::Duration};

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ struct Cli {
 fn main() {
    let cli = Cli::parse();

-    let connection = Connection::open(cli.destination)
+    let connection = UdpSocket::bind_connect(cli.destination)
        .expect("could not connect to display");
    let wait_duration = Duration::from_millis(cli.wait_ms);

@ -28,17 +32,14 @@ fn main() {
        let mut filled_grid = Bitmap::max_sized();
        filled_grid.fill(true);

-        let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-            Origin::ZERO,
-            filled_grid,
-            CompressionCode::default(),
-        );
-        connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
+        let command = BitmapCommand::from(filled_grid);
+        connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
    }

    // set all pixels to the same random brightness
    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-    connection.send(Command::Brightness(rng.gen())).unwrap();
+    let command: GlobalBrightnessCommand = rng.r#gen::<Brightness>().into();
+    connection.send_command(command).unwrap();

    // continuously update random windows to new random brightness
    loop {
@ -54,12 +55,12 @@ fn main() {

        for y in 0..h {
            for x in 0..w {
-                luma.set(x, y, rng.gen());
+                luma.set(x, y, rng.r#gen());
            }
        }

        connection
-            .send(Command::CharBrightness(origin, luma))
+            .send_command(BrightnessGridCommand { origin, grid: luma })
            .unwrap();
        std::thread::sleep(wait_duration);
    }
--- a/examples/tiny_announce.rs
+++ b/examples/tiny_announce.rs
@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//! An example for how to send text to the display - but optimized for minimal binary size.
+//!
+//! See [zerforschen.plus/posts/tiny-binaries-rust](https://zerforschen.plus/posts/tiny-binaries-rust/)
+//! for details.
+//!
+//! The bulk of optimizations are compiler options, though there are some code changes that together
+//! make a huge difference.
+//!
+//! To build this example inside this repository for the smallest possible size, you can run:
+//! ```sh
+//! RUSTFLAGS="-Zlocation-detail=none -Zfmt-debug=none" \
+//!     cargo build \
+//!     --example=tiny_announce \
+//!     --profile=size-optimized \
+//!     --no-default-features --features=protocol_udp \
+//!     -Zbuild-std="core,std,alloc,proc_macro,panic_abort" \
+//!     -Zbuild-std-features="panic_immediate_abort"
+//!```
+//!
+//! This requires unstable rust.
+
+#![no_main]
+
+use servicepoint::{CharGrid, CharGridCommand, ClearCommand, UdpSocketExt};
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
+
+/// This is the entry point of the example.
+/// `#![no_main]` is used to remove the default rust main
+/// Because we use `#![no_main]`, this is a C-style main function.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([172, 23, 42, 29], 2342));
+
+    let connection = UdpSocket::bind(addr).unwrap();
+    connection.send_command(ClearCommand).unwrap();
+
+    let grid = CharGrid::from_vec(
+        5,
+        vec!['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd'],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    connection
+        .send_command(CharGridCommand::from(grid))
+        .unwrap();
+    0
+}
--- a/examples/websocket.rs
+++ b/examples/websocket.rs
@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-//! Example for how to use the WebSocket connection
-
-use servicepoint::{
-    Bitmap, Command, CompressionCode, Connection, Grid, Origin,
-};
-
-fn main() {
-    let connection =
-        Connection::open_websocket("ws://localhost:8080".parse().unwrap())
-            .unwrap();
-
-    connection.send(Command::Clear).unwrap();
-
-    let mut pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
-    pixels.fill(true);
-
-    connection
-        .send(Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-            Origin::ZERO,
-            pixels,
-            CompressionCode::default(),
-        ))
-        .unwrap();
-}
--- a/examples/wiping_clear.rs
+++ b/examples/wiping_clear.rs
@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 //! An example on how to modify the image on screen without knowing the current content.
+
 use clap::Parser;
-use servicepoint::*;
-use std::thread;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use servicepoint::{
+    Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Grid, UdpSocketExt, FRAME_PACING, PIXEL_HEIGHT,
+    PIXEL_WIDTH,
+};
+use std::{net::UdpSocket, thread, time::Duration};

 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
@ -20,8 +23,8 @@ fn main() {
        Duration::from_millis(cli.time / PIXEL_WIDTH as u64),
    );

-    let connection = Connection::open(cli.destination)
-        .expect("could not connect to display");
+    let connection =
+        UdpSocket::bind(cli.destination).expect("could not connect to display");

    let mut enabled_pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
    enabled_pixels.fill(true);
@ -31,12 +34,9 @@ fn main() {
            enabled_pixels.set(x_offset % PIXEL_WIDTH, y, false);
        }

+        let command = BitmapCommand::from(enabled_pixels.clone());
        connection
-            .send(Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-                Origin::ZERO,
-                enabled_pixels.clone(),
-                CompressionCode::default(),
-            ))
+            .send_command(command)
            .expect("could not send command to display");
        thread::sleep(sleep_duration);
    }
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
        ]
      },
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1736429655,
-        "narHash": "sha256-BwMekRuVlSB9C0QgwKMICiJ5EVbLGjfe4qyueyNQyGI=",
+        "lastModified": 1745925850,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cyAAMal0aPrlb1NgzMxZqeN1mAJ2pJseDhm2m6Um8T0=",
        "owner": "nix-community",
        "repo": "naersk",
-        "rev": "0621e47bd95542b8e1ce2ee2d65d6a1f887a13ce",
+        "rev": "38bc60bbc157ae266d4a0c96671c6c742ee17a5f",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
    },
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1739357830,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9xim3nJJUFbVbJCz48UP4fGRStVW5nv4VdbimbKxJ3I=",
+        "lastModified": 1746183838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kwaaguGkAqTZ1oK0yXeQ3ayYjs8u/W7eEfrFpFfIDFA=",
        "owner": "nixos",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0ff09db9d034a04acd4e8908820ba0b410d7a33a",
+        "rev": "bf3287dac860542719fe7554e21e686108716879",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
                  clippy
                  cargo-expand
                  cargo-tarpaulin
+                  cargo-semver-checks
+                  cargo-show-asm
+                  cargo-flamegraph
                ];
              })
            ];
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#/usr/bin/env bash
+cargo tarpaulin --out Html --all-features
--- a/src/bit_vec.rs
+++ b/src/bit_vec.rs
@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/// A byte-packed vector of booleans.
-///
-/// The implementation is provided by [bitvec].
-/// This is an alias for the specific type of [bitvec::BitVec] used in this crate.
-pub type BitVec = bitvec::BitVec<u8, bitvec::Msb0>;
-
-pub mod bitvec {
-    //! Re-export of the used library [mod@bitvec].
-    pub use bitvec::prelude::*;
-}
--- a/src/brightness.rs
+++ b/src/brightness.rs
@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ use rand::{
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
-/// # use servicepoint::{Brightness, Command, Connection};
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
 /// let b = Brightness::MAX;
 /// let val: u8 = b.into();
 ///
 /// let b = Brightness::try_from(7).unwrap();
-/// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-/// let result = connection.send(Command::Brightness(b));
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let result = connection.send_command(GlobalBrightnessCommand::from(b));
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct Brightness(u8);

 impl From<Brightness> for u8 {
@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ impl Brightness {
    /// lowest possible brightness value, 0
    pub const MIN: Brightness = Brightness(0);

-    /// Create a brightness value without returning an error for brightnesses above [Brightness::MAX].
+    /// Create a brightness value without returning an error for brightnesses above [`Brightness::MAX`].
    ///
-    /// returns: the specified value as a [Brightness], or [Brightness::MAX].
+    /// returns: the specified value as a [Brightness], or [`Brightness::MAX`].
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn saturating_from(value: u8) -> Brightness {
        if value > Brightness::MAX.into() {
            Brightness::MAX
@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ mod tests {
    fn rand_brightness() {
        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
        for _ in 0..100 {
-            let _: Brightness = rng.gen();
+            let _: Brightness = rng.r#gen();
        }
    }

@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ mod tests {
    #[cfg(feature = "rand")]
    fn test() {
        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-        assert_ne!(rng.gen::<Brightness>(), rng.gen());
+        // two so test failure is less likely
+        assert_ne!(
+            [rng.r#gen::<Brightness>(), rng.r#gen()],
+            [rng.r#gen(), rng.r#gen()]
+        );
    }
 }
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@ -1,968 +0,0 @@
-use crate::command_code::CommandCode;
-use crate::compression::into_decompressed;
-use crate::*;
-
-/// Type alias for documenting the meaning of the u16 in enum values
-pub type Offset = usize;
-
-/// A low-level display command.
-///
-/// This struct and associated functions implement the UDP protocol for the display.
-///
-/// To send a [Command], use a [connection][crate::Connection].
-///
-/// # Available commands
-///
-/// To send text, take a look at [Command::Cp437Data].
-///
-/// To draw pixels, the easiest command to use is [Command::BitmapLinearWin].
-///
-/// The other BitmapLinear-Commands operate on a region of pixel memory directly.
-/// [Command::BitmapLinear] overwrites a region.
-/// [Command::BitmapLinearOr], [Command::BitmapLinearAnd] and [Command::BitmapLinearXor] apply logical operations per pixel.
-///
-/// Out of bounds operations may be truncated or ignored by the display.
-///
-/// # Compression
-///
-/// Some commands can contain compressed payloads.
-/// To get started, use [CompressionCode::default].
-///
-/// If you want to archive the best performance (e.g. latency),
-/// you can try the different compression algorithms for your hardware and use case.
-///
-/// In memory, the payload is not compressed in the [Command].
-/// Payload (de-)compression happens when converting the [Command] into a [Packet] or vice versa.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```rust
-/// use servicepoint::{Brightness, Command, Connection, Packet};
-/// #
-/// // create command
-/// let command = Command::Brightness(Brightness::MAX);
-///
-/// // turn command into Packet
-/// let packet: Packet = command.clone().into();
-///
-/// // read command from packet
-/// let round_tripped = Command::try_from(packet).unwrap();
-///
-/// // round tripping produces exact copy
-/// assert_eq!(command, round_tripped);
-///
-/// // send command
-/// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-/// connection.send(command).unwrap();
-/// ```
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Command {
-    /// Set all pixels to the off state. Does not affect brightness.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// connection.send(Command::Clear).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    Clear,
-
-    /// Show text on the screen.
-    ///
-    /// The text is sent in the form of a 2D grid of UTF-8 encoded characters (the default encoding in rust).
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection, Origin, CharGrid};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// let grid = CharGrid::from("Hello,\nWorld!");
-    /// connection.send(Command::Utf8Data(Origin::ZERO, grid)).expect("send failed");
-    /// ```
-    Utf8Data(Origin<Tiles>, CharGrid),
-
-    /// Show text on the screen.
-    ///
-    /// The text is sent in the form of a 2D grid of [CP-437] encoded characters.
-    ///
-    /// <div class="warning">You probably want to use [Command::Utf8Data] instead</div>
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection, Origin, CharGrid, Cp437Grid};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// let grid = CharGrid::from("Hello,\nWorld!");
-    /// let grid = Cp437Grid::from(&grid);
-    /// connection.send(Command::Cp437Data(Origin::ZERO, grid)).expect("send failed");
-    /// ```
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection, Cp437Grid, Origin};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// let grid = Cp437Grid::load_ascii("Hello\nWorld", 5, false).unwrap();
-    /// connection.send(Command::Cp437Data(Origin::new(2, 2), grid)).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    /// [CP-437]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437
-    Cp437Data(Origin<Tiles>, Cp437Grid),
-
-    /// Overwrites a rectangular region of pixels.
-    ///
-    /// Origin coordinates must be divisible by 8.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, CompressionCode, Grid, Bitmap};
-    /// # let connection = servicepoint::Connection::Fake;
-    /// #
-    /// let mut pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
-    /// // draw something to the pixels here
-    /// # pixels.set(2, 5, true);
-    ///
-    /// // create command to send pixels
-    /// let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-    ///    servicepoint::Origin::ZERO,
-    ///    pixels,
-    ///    CompressionCode::default()
-    /// );
-    ///
-    /// connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
-    /// ```
-    BitmapLinearWin(Origin<Pixels>, Bitmap, CompressionCode),
-
-    /// Set the brightness of all tiles to the same value.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Brightness, Command, Connection};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// let command = Command::Brightness(Brightness::MAX);
-    /// connection.send(command).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    Brightness(Brightness),
-
-    /// Set the brightness of individual tiles in a rectangular area of the display.
-    CharBrightness(Origin<Tiles>, BrightnessGrid),
-
-    /// Set pixel data starting at the pixel offset on screen.
-    ///
-    /// The screen will continuously overwrite more pixel data without regarding the offset, meaning
-    /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
-    ///
-    /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinear(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
-
-    /// Set pixel data according to an and-mask starting at the offset.
-    ///
-    /// The screen will continuously overwrite more pixel data without regarding the offset, meaning
-    /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
-    ///
-    /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearAnd(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
-
-    /// Set pixel data according to an or-mask starting at the offset.
-    ///
-    /// The screen will continuously overwrite more pixel data without regarding the offset, meaning
-    /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
-    ///
-    /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearOr(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
-
-    /// Set pixel data according to a xor-mask starting at the offset.
-    ///
-    /// The screen will continuously overwrite more pixel data without regarding the offset, meaning
-    /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
-    ///
-    /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearXor(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
-
-    /// Kills the udp daemon on the display, which usually results in a restart.
-    ///
-    /// Please do not send this in your normal program flow.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// connection.send(Command::HardReset).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    HardReset,
-
-    /// <div class="warning">Untested</div>
-    ///
-    /// Slowly decrease brightness until off or something like that?
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// connection.send(Command::FadeOut).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    FadeOut,
-
-    /// Legacy command code, gets ignored by the real display.
-    ///
-    /// Might be useful as a noop package.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Command, Connection};
-    /// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-    /// // this sends a packet that does nothing
-    /// # #[allow(deprecated)]
-    /// connection.send(Command::BitmapLegacy).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    #[deprecated]
-    BitmapLegacy,
-}
-
-/// Err values for [Command::try_from].
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum TryFromPacketError {
-    /// the contained command code does not correspond to a known command
-    #[error("The command code {0:?} does not correspond to a known command")]
-    InvalidCommand(u16),
-    /// the expected payload size was n, but size m was found
-    #[error("the expected payload size was {0}, but size {1} was found")]
-    UnexpectedPayloadSize(usize, usize),
-    /// Header fields not needed for the command have been used.
-    ///
-    /// Note that these commands would usually still work on the actual display.
-    #[error("Header fields not needed for the command have been used")]
-    ExtraneousHeaderValues,
-    /// The contained compression code is not known. This could be of disabled features.
-    #[error("The compression code {0:?} does not correspond to a known compression algorithm.")]
-    InvalidCompressionCode(u16),
-    /// Decompression of the payload failed. This can be caused by corrupted packets.
-    #[error("The decompression of the payload failed")]
-    DecompressionFailed,
-    /// The given brightness value is out of bounds
-    #[error("The given brightness value {0} is out of bounds.")]
-    InvalidBrightness(u8),
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    InvalidUtf8(#[from] std::string::FromUtf8Error),
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Packet> for Command {
-    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
-
-    /// Try to interpret the [Packet] as one containing a [Command]
-    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code, a, ..
-            },
-            ..
-        } = packet;
-        let command_code = match CommandCode::try_from(command_code) {
-            Err(()) => {
-                return Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidCommand(command_code));
-            }
-            Ok(value) => value,
-        };
-
-        match command_code {
-            CommandCode::Clear => {
-                Self::packet_into_command_only(packet, Command::Clear)
-            }
-            CommandCode::Brightness => Self::packet_into_brightness(&packet),
-            CommandCode::HardReset => {
-                Self::packet_into_command_only(packet, Command::HardReset)
-            }
-            CommandCode::FadeOut => {
-                Self::packet_into_command_only(packet, Command::FadeOut)
-            }
-            CommandCode::Cp437Data => Self::packet_into_cp437(&packet),
-            CommandCode::CharBrightness => {
-                Self::packet_into_char_brightness(&packet)
-            }
-            CommandCode::Utf8Data => Self::packet_into_utf8(&packet),
-            #[allow(deprecated)]
-            CommandCode::BitmapLegacy => Ok(Command::BitmapLegacy),
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinear => {
-                let (vec, compression) =
-                    Self::packet_into_linear_bitmap(packet)?;
-                Ok(Command::BitmapLinear(a as Offset, vec, compression))
-            }
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearAnd => {
-                let (vec, compression) =
-                    Self::packet_into_linear_bitmap(packet)?;
-                Ok(Command::BitmapLinearAnd(a as Offset, vec, compression))
-            }
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearOr => {
-                let (vec, compression) =
-                    Self::packet_into_linear_bitmap(packet)?;
-                Ok(Command::BitmapLinearOr(a as Offset, vec, compression))
-            }
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearXor => {
-                let (vec, compression) =
-                    Self::packet_into_linear_bitmap(packet)?;
-                Ok(Command::BitmapLinearXor(a as Offset, vec, compression))
-            }
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinUncompressed => {
-                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(
-                    packet,
-                    CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
-                )
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZlib => {
-                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Zlib)
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinBzip2 => {
-                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Bzip2)
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinLzma => {
-                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Lzma)
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
-            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZstd => {
-                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Zstd)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Command {
-    fn packet_into_bitmap_win(
-        packet: Packet,
-        compression: CompressionCode,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a: tiles_x,
-                    b: pixels_y,
-                    c: tile_w,
-                    d: pixel_h,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-
-        let payload = match into_decompressed(compression, payload) {
-            None => return Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed),
-            Some(decompressed) => decompressed,
-        };
-
-        Ok(Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-            Origin::new(tiles_x as usize * TILE_SIZE, pixels_y as usize),
-            Bitmap::load(
-                tile_w as usize * TILE_SIZE,
-                pixel_h as usize,
-                &payload,
-            ),
-            compression,
-        ))
-    }
-
-    /// Helper method for checking that a packet is empty and only contains a command code
-    fn packet_into_command_only(
-        packet: Packet,
-        command: Command,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a,
-                    b,
-                    c,
-                    d,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-        if !payload.is_empty() {
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(0, payload.len()))
-        } else if a != 0 || b != 0 || c != 0 || d != 0 {
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        } else {
-            Ok(command)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Helper method for Packets into `BitmapLinear*`-Commands
-    fn packet_into_linear_bitmap(
-        packet: Packet,
-    ) -> Result<(BitVec, CompressionCode), TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    b: length,
-                    c: sub,
-                    d: reserved,
-                    ..
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-        if reserved != 0 {
-            return Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues);
-        }
-        let sub = match CompressionCode::try_from(sub) {
-            Err(()) => {
-                return Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidCompressionCode(sub));
-            }
-            Ok(value) => value,
-        };
-        let payload = match into_decompressed(sub, payload) {
-            None => return Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed),
-            Some(value) => value,
-        };
-        if payload.len() != length as usize {
-            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(
-                length as usize,
-                payload.len(),
-            ));
-        }
-        Ok((BitVec::from_vec(payload), sub))
-    }
-
-    fn packet_into_char_brightness(
-        packet: &Packet,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a: x,
-                    b: y,
-                    c: width,
-                    d: height,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-
-        let grid = ByteGrid::load(*width as usize, *height as usize, payload);
-        let grid = match BrightnessGrid::try_from(grid) {
-            Ok(grid) => grid,
-            Err(val) => return Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(val)),
-        };
-
-        Ok(Command::CharBrightness(
-            Origin::new(*x as usize, *y as usize),
-            grid,
-        ))
-    }
-
-    fn packet_into_brightness(
-        packet: &Packet,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a,
-                    b,
-                    c,
-                    d,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-        if payload.len() != 1 {
-            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(
-                1,
-                payload.len(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        if *a != 0 || *b != 0 || *c != 0 || *d != 0 {
-            return Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues);
-        }
-
-        match Brightness::try_from(payload[0]) {
-            Ok(b) => Ok(Command::Brightness(b)),
-            Err(_) => Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(payload[0])),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn packet_into_cp437(
-        packet: &Packet,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a,
-                    b,
-                    c,
-                    d,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-        Ok(Command::Cp437Data(
-            Origin::new(*a as usize, *b as usize),
-            Cp437Grid::load(*c as usize, *d as usize, payload),
-        ))
-    }
-
-    fn packet_into_utf8(
-        packet: &Packet,
-    ) -> Result<Command, TryFromPacketError> {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: _,
-                    a,
-                    b,
-                    c,
-                    d,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = packet;
-        let payload: Vec<_> =
-            String::from_utf8(payload.clone())?.chars().collect();
-        Ok(Command::Utf8Data(
-            Origin::new(*a as usize, *b as usize),
-            CharGrid::load(*c as usize, *d as usize, &payload),
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use crate::command::TryFromPacketError;
-    use crate::command_code::CommandCode;
-    use crate::{
-        BitVec, Bitmap, Brightness, BrightnessGrid, CharGrid, Command,
-        CompressionCode, Cp437Grid, Header, Origin, Packet, Pixels,
-    };
-
-    fn round_trip(original: Command) {
-        let packet: Packet = original.clone().into();
-        let copy: Command = match Command::try_from(packet) {
-            Ok(command) => command,
-            Err(err) => panic!("could not reload {original:?}: {err:?}"),
-        };
-        assert_eq!(copy, original);
-    }
-
-    fn all_compressions<'t>() -> &'t [CompressionCode] {
-        &[
-            CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
-            CompressionCode::Lzma,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
-            CompressionCode::Bzip2,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
-            CompressionCode::Zlib,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
-            CompressionCode::Zstd,
-        ]
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_clear() {
-        round_trip(Command::Clear);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_hard_reset() {
-        round_trip(Command::HardReset);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_fade_out() {
-        round_trip(Command::FadeOut);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_brightness() {
-        round_trip(Command::Brightness(Brightness::try_from(6).unwrap()));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    fn round_trip_bitmap_legacy() {
-        round_trip(Command::BitmapLegacy);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_char_brightness() {
-        round_trip(Command::CharBrightness(
-            Origin::new(5, 2),
-            BrightnessGrid::new(7, 5),
-        ));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_cp437_data() {
-        round_trip(Command::Cp437Data(Origin::new(5, 2), Cp437Grid::new(7, 5)));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_utf8_data() {
-        round_trip(Command::Utf8Data(Origin::new(5, 2), CharGrid::new(7, 5)));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn round_trip_bitmap_linear() {
-        for compression in all_compressions().iter().copied() {
-            round_trip(Command::BitmapLinear(
-                23,
-                BitVec::repeat(false, 40),
-                compression,
-            ));
-            round_trip(Command::BitmapLinearAnd(
-                23,
-                BitVec::repeat(false, 40),
-                compression,
-            ));
-            round_trip(Command::BitmapLinearOr(
-                23,
-                BitVec::repeat(false, 40),
-                compression,
-            ));
-            round_trip(Command::BitmapLinearXor(
-                23,
-                BitVec::repeat(false, 40),
-                compression,
-            ));
-            round_trip(Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-                Origin::ZERO,
-                Bitmap::max_sized(),
-                compression,
-            ));
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_invalid_command() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: 0xFF,
-                a: 0x00,
-                b: 0x00,
-                c: 0x00,
-                d: 0x00,
-            },
-            payload: vec![],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidCommand(0xFF))
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_extraneous_header_values_clear() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: CommandCode::Clear.into(),
-                a: 0x05,
-                b: 0x00,
-                c: 0x00,
-                d: 0x00,
-            },
-            payload: vec![],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_extraneous_header_values_brightness() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
-                a: 0x00,
-                b: 0x13,
-                c: 0x37,
-                d: 0x00,
-            },
-            payload: vec![5],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_extraneous_header_hard_reset() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: CommandCode::HardReset.into(),
-                a: 0x00,
-                b: 0x00,
-                c: 0x00,
-                d: 0x01,
-            },
-            payload: vec![],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_extraneous_header_fade_out() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: CommandCode::FadeOut.into(),
-                a: 0x10,
-                b: 0x00,
-                c: 0x00,
-                d: 0x01,
-            },
-            payload: vec![],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_unexpected_payload() {
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: CommandCode::FadeOut.into(),
-                a: 0x00,
-                b: 0x00,
-                c: 0x00,
-                d: 0x00,
-            },
-            payload: vec![5, 7],
-        };
-        let result = Command::try_from(p);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            result,
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(0, 2))
-        ))
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_decompression_failed_win() {
-        for compression in all_compressions().iter().copied() {
-            let p: Packet = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-                Origin::new(16, 8),
-                Bitmap::new(8, 8),
-                compression,
-            )
-            .into();
-
-            let Packet {
-                header,
-                mut payload,
-            } = p;
-
-            // mangle it
-            for byte in payload.iter_mut() {
-                *byte -= *byte / 2;
-            }
-
-            let p = Packet { header, payload };
-            let result = Command::try_from(p);
-            if compression != CompressionCode::Uncompressed {
-                assert_eq!(result, Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed))
-            } else {
-                assert!(result.is_ok());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_decompression_failed_and() {
-        for compression in all_compressions().iter().copied() {
-            let p: Packet = Command::BitmapLinearAnd(
-                0,
-                BitVec::repeat(false, 8),
-                compression,
-            )
-            .into();
-            let Packet {
-                header,
-                mut payload,
-            } = p;
-
-            // mangle it
-            for byte in payload.iter_mut() {
-                *byte -= *byte / 2;
-            }
-
-            let p = Packet { header, payload };
-            let result = Command::try_from(p);
-            if compression != CompressionCode::Uncompressed {
-                assert_eq!(result, Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed))
-            } else {
-                // when not compressing, there is no way to detect corrupted data
-                assert!(result.is_ok());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn unexpected_payload_size_brightness() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(Packet {
-                header: Header {
-                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
-                    a: 0,
-                    b: 0,
-                    c: 0,
-                    d: 0,
-                },
-                payload: vec!()
-            }),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(1, 0))
-        );
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(Packet {
-                header: Header {
-                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
-                    a: 0,
-                    b: 0,
-                    c: 0,
-                    d: 0,
-                },
-                payload: vec!(0, 0)
-            }),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(1, 2))
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_reserved_used() {
-        let Packet { header, payload } = Command::BitmapLinear(
-            0,
-            BitVec::repeat(false, 8),
-            CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
-        )
-        .into();
-        let Header {
-            command_code: command,
-            a: offset,
-            b: length,
-            c: sub,
-            d: _reserved,
-        } = header;
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: command,
-                a: offset,
-                b: length,
-                c: sub,
-                d: 69,
-            },
-            payload,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(p),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_invalid_compression() {
-        let Packet { header, payload } = Command::BitmapLinear(
-            0,
-            BitVec::repeat(false, 8),
-            CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
-        )
-        .into();
-        let Header {
-            command_code: command,
-            a: offset,
-            b: length,
-            c: _sub,
-            d: reserved,
-        } = header;
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: command,
-                a: offset,
-                b: length,
-                c: 42,
-                d: reserved,
-            },
-            payload,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(p),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidCompressionCode(42))
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn error_unexpected_size() {
-        let Packet { header, payload } = Command::BitmapLinear(
-            0,
-            BitVec::repeat(false, 8),
-            CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
-        )
-        .into();
-        let Header {
-            command_code: command,
-            a: offset,
-            b: length,
-            c: compression,
-            d: reserved,
-        } = header;
-        let p = Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: command,
-                a: offset,
-                b: 420,
-                c: compression,
-                d: reserved,
-            },
-            payload,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(p),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize(
-                420,
-                length as usize,
-            ))
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn origin_add() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            Origin::<Pixels>::new(4, 2),
-            Origin::new(1, 0) + Origin::new(3, 2)
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn packet_into_char_brightness_invalid() {
-        let grid = BrightnessGrid::new(2, 2);
-        let command = Command::CharBrightness(Origin::ZERO, grid);
-        let mut packet: Packet = command.into();
-        let slot = packet.payload.get_mut(1).unwrap();
-        *slot = 23;
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(packet),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(23))
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn packet_into_brightness_invalid() {
-        let mut packet: Packet = Command::Brightness(Brightness::MAX).into();
-        let slot = packet.payload.get_mut(0).unwrap();
-        *slot = 42;
-        assert_eq!(
-            Command::try_from(packet),
-            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(42))
-        );
-    }
-}
--- a/src/command_code.rs
+++ b/src/command_code.rs
@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /// The u16 command codes used for the [Command]s.
 #[repr(u16)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub(crate) enum CommandCode {
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub enum CommandCode {
    Clear = 0x0002,
    Cp437Data = 0x0003,
    CharBrightness = 0x0005,
@ -33,8 +34,12 @@ impl From<CommandCode> for u16 {
    }
 }

+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[error("The command code {0} is not known.")]
+pub struct InvalidCommandCodeError(pub u16);
+
 impl TryFrom<u16> for CommandCode {
-    type Error = ();
+    type Error = InvalidCommandCodeError;

    /// Returns the enum value for the specified `u16` or `Error` if the code is unknown.
    fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u16> for CommandCode {
            value if value == CommandCode::Utf8Data as u16 => {
                Ok(CommandCode::Utf8Data)
            }
-            _ => Err(()),
+            _ => Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(value)),
        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/commands/bitmap.rs
+++ b/src/commands/bitmap.rs
@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::{CommandCode, InvalidCommandCodeError},
+    commands::errors::{TryFromPacketError, TryIntoPacketError},
+    compression::into_compressed,
+    compression::into_decompressed,
+    Bitmap, CompressionCode, Grid, Header, Origin, Packet, Pixels,
+    TypedCommand, TILE_SIZE,
+};
+
+/// Overwrites a rectangular region of pixels.
+///
+/// Origin coordinates must be divisible by 8.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// #
+/// let mut bitmap = Bitmap::max_sized();
+/// // draw something to the pixels here
+/// # bitmap.set(2, 5, true);
+///
+/// // create command to send pixels
+/// let command = BitmapCommand {
+///     bitmap,
+///     origin: Origin::ZERO,
+///     compression: CompressionCode::Uncompressed
+/// };
+///
+/// connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct BitmapCommand {
+    /// the pixels to send
+    pub bitmap: Bitmap,
+    /// where to start drawing the pixels
+    pub origin: Origin<Pixels>,
+    /// how to compress the command when converting to packet
+    pub compression: CompressionCode,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<BitmapCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: BitmapCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        assert_eq!(value.origin.x % 8, 0);
+        assert_eq!(value.bitmap.width() % 8, 0);
+
+        let tile_x = (value.origin.x / TILE_SIZE).try_into()?;
+        let tile_w = (value.bitmap.width() / TILE_SIZE).try_into()?;
+        let pixel_h = value.bitmap.height().try_into()?;
+        let payload = into_compressed(value.compression, value.bitmap.into())
+            .ok_or(TryIntoPacketError::CompressionFailed)?;
+        let command = match value.compression {
+            CompressionCode::Uncompressed => {
+                CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinUncompressed
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
+            CompressionCode::Zlib => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZlib,
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
+            CompressionCode::Bzip2 => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinBzip2,
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
+            CompressionCode::Lzma => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinLzma,
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
+            CompressionCode::Zstd => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZstd,
+        };
+
+        Ok(Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: command.into(),
+                a: tile_x,
+                b: value.origin.y.try_into()?,
+                c: tile_w,
+                d: pixel_h,
+            },
+            payload,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for BitmapCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let code = CommandCode::try_from(packet.header.command_code)?;
+        match code {
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinUncompressed => {
+                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(
+                    packet,
+                    CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
+                )
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZlib => {
+                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Zlib)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinBzip2 => {
+                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Bzip2)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinLzma => {
+                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Lzma)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZstd => {
+                Self::packet_into_bitmap_win(packet, CompressionCode::Zstd)
+            }
+
+            _ => {
+                Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(packet.header.command_code).into())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BitmapCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: BitmapCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::Bitmap(command)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Bitmap> for BitmapCommand {
+    fn from(bitmap: Bitmap) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bitmap,
+            origin: Origin::default(),
+            compression: CompressionCode::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl BitmapCommand {
+    fn packet_into_bitmap_win(
+        packet: Packet,
+        compression: CompressionCode,
+    ) -> Result<Self, TryFromPacketError> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code: _,
+                    a: tiles_x,
+                    b: pixels_y,
+                    c: tile_w,
+                    d: pixel_h,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+
+        let payload = match into_decompressed(compression, payload) {
+            None => return Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed),
+            Some(decompressed) => decompressed,
+        };
+
+        let bitmap = Bitmap::load(
+            tile_w as usize * TILE_SIZE,
+            pixel_h as usize,
+            &payload,
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            origin: Origin::new(
+                tiles_x as usize * TILE_SIZE,
+                pixels_y as usize,
+            ),
+            bitmap,
+            compression,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{
+        command_code::CommandCode, commands::tests::TestImplementsCommand,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for BitmapCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_code() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            BitmapCommand::try_from(Packet {
+                payload: vec![],
+                header: Header {
+                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }
+            }),
+            Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(CommandCode::Brightness.into()).into())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_decompression_failed_win() {
+        for compression in CompressionCode::ALL {
+            let p: Packet = BitmapCommand {
+                origin: Origin::new(16, 8),
+                bitmap: Bitmap::new(8, 8).unwrap(),
+                compression: *compression,
+            }
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap();
+
+            let Packet {
+                header,
+                mut payload,
+            } = p;
+
+            // mangle it
+            for byte in &mut payload {
+                *byte -= *byte / 2;
+            }
+
+            let p = Packet { header, payload };
+            let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+            if *compression != CompressionCode::Uncompressed {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    result,
+                    Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed)
+                );
+            } else {
+                assert!(result.is_ok());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_command() {
+        let mut bitmap = Bitmap::max_sized();
+        bitmap.fill(true);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            BitmapCommand::from(bitmap.clone()),
+            BitmapCommand {
+                bitmap,
+                origin: Origin::default(),
+                compression: CompressionCode::default()
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/bitmap_legacy.rs
+++ b/src/commands/bitmap_legacy.rs
@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code_only,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, Packet, TypedCommand,
+};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+/// Legacy command code, gets ignored by the real display.
+///
+/// Might be useful as a noop package.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// // this sends a packet that does nothing
+/// # #[allow(deprecated)]
+/// connection.send_command(BitmapLegacyCommand).unwrap();
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[deprecated]
+pub struct BitmapLegacyCommand;
+
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for BitmapLegacyCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if let Some(e) =
+            check_command_code_only(value, CommandCode::BitmapLegacy)
+        {
+            Err(e)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+impl From<BitmapLegacyCommand> for Packet {
+    fn from(_: BitmapLegacyCommand) -> Self {
+        Packet::command_code_only(CommandCode::BitmapLegacy)
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+impl From<BitmapLegacyCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: BitmapLegacyCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::BitmapLegacy(command)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{
+        commands::tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        Header,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for BitmapLegacyCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_fields() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            BitmapLegacyCommand::try_from(Packet {
+                header: Header {
+                    command_code: CommandCode::BitmapLegacy.into(),
+                    a: 1,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                payload: vec![],
+            }),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_bitmap_legacy() {
+        round_trip(BitmapLegacyCommand.into());
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/bitvec.rs
+++ b/src/commands/bitvec.rs
@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, command_code::InvalidCommandCodeError,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, compression::into_compressed,
+    compression::into_decompressed, DisplayBitVec, CompressionCode, Header,
+    Offset, Packet, TryIntoPacketError, TypedCommand,
+};
+
+/// Binary operations for use with the [`BitVecCommand`] command.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum BinaryOperation {
+    /// r := a
+    #[default]
+    Overwrite,
+    /// r := a && b
+    And,
+    /// r := a || b
+    Or,
+    /// r := (a || b) && (a != b)
+    Xor,
+}
+
+/// Set pixel data starting at the pixel offset on screen.
+///
+/// The screen will continuously overwrite more pixel data without regarding the offset, meaning
+/// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
+///
+/// The [`BinaryOperation`] will be applied on the display comparing old and sent bit.
+///
+/// `new_bit = old_bit op sent_bit`
+///
+/// For example, [`BinaryOperation::Or`] can be used to turn on some pixels without affecting other pixels.
+///
+/// The contained [`DisplayBitVec`] is always uncompressed.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Eq)]
+pub struct BitVecCommand {
+    /// the pixels to send to the display as one long row
+    pub bitvec: DisplayBitVec,
+    /// where to start overwriting pixel data
+    pub offset: Offset,
+    /// The operation to apply on the display per bit comparing old and new state.
+    pub operation: BinaryOperation,
+    /// how to compress the command when converting to packet
+    pub compression: CompressionCode,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<BitVecCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: BitVecCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let command_code = match value.operation {
+            BinaryOperation::Overwrite => CommandCode::BitmapLinear,
+            BinaryOperation::And => CommandCode::BitmapLinearAnd,
+            BinaryOperation::Or => CommandCode::BitmapLinearOr,
+            BinaryOperation::Xor => CommandCode::BitmapLinearXor,
+        };
+
+        let payload: Vec<_> = value.bitvec.into();
+        let length = payload.len().try_into()?;
+        let payload = into_compressed(value.compression, payload)
+            .ok_or(TryIntoPacketError::CompressionFailed)?;
+        Ok(Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: command_code.into(),
+                a: value.offset.try_into()?,
+                b: length,
+                c: value.compression.into(),
+                d: 0,
+            },
+            payload,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for BitVecCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a: offset,
+                    b: expected_len,
+                    c: sub,
+                    d: reserved,
+                    ..
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+        let command_code = CommandCode::try_from(command_code)?;
+        let operation = match command_code {
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinear => BinaryOperation::Overwrite,
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearAnd => BinaryOperation::And,
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearOr => BinaryOperation::Or,
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearXor => BinaryOperation::Xor,
+            _ => {
+                return Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(command_code.into()).into());
+            }
+        };
+
+        if reserved != 0 {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues);
+        }
+        let compression = CompressionCode::try_from(sub)?;
+        let payload = match into_decompressed(compression, payload) {
+            None => return Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed),
+            Some(value) => value,
+        };
+        if payload.len() != expected_len as usize {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: expected_len as usize,
+                actual: payload.len(),
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(Self {
+            offset: offset as Offset,
+            bitvec: DisplayBitVec::from_vec(payload),
+            compression,
+            operation,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BitVecCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: BitVecCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::BitVec(command)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DisplayBitVec> for BitVecCommand {
+    fn from(bitvec: DisplayBitVec) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bitvec,
+            operation: BinaryOperation::default(),
+            offset: Offset::default(),
+            compression: CompressionCode::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{
+        commands,
+        commands::tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        compression_code::InvalidCompressionCodeError,
+        Bitmap, BitmapCommand, Origin, PIXEL_WIDTH,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for BitVecCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_code() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            BitVecCommand::try_from(Packet {
+                payload: vec![],
+                header: Header {
+                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }
+            }),
+            Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(CommandCode::Brightness.into()).into())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_bitmap_linear() {
+        for compression in CompressionCode::ALL {
+            for operation in [
+                BinaryOperation::Overwrite,
+                BinaryOperation::And,
+                BinaryOperation::Or,
+                BinaryOperation::Xor,
+            ] {
+                round_trip(
+                    BitVecCommand {
+                        offset: 23,
+                        bitvec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 40),
+                        compression: *compression,
+                        operation,
+                    }
+                    .into(),
+                );
+            }
+            round_trip(
+                BitmapCommand {
+                    origin: Origin::ZERO,
+                    bitmap: Bitmap::max_sized(),
+                    compression: *compression,
+                }
+                .into(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_decompression_failed_and() {
+        for compression in CompressionCode::ALL {
+            let p: Packet = commands::BitVecCommand {
+                offset: 0,
+                bitvec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 8),
+                compression: *compression,
+                operation: BinaryOperation::Overwrite,
+            }
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap();
+            let Packet {
+                header,
+                mut payload,
+            } = p;
+
+            // mangle it
+            for byte in &mut payload {
+                *byte -= *byte / 2;
+            }
+
+            let p = Packet { header, payload };
+            let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+            if *compression != CompressionCode::Uncompressed {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    result,
+                    Err(TryFromPacketError::DecompressionFailed)
+                );
+            } else {
+                // when not compressing, there is no way to detect corrupted data
+                assert!(result.is_ok());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_reserved_used() {
+        let Packet { header, payload } = commands::BitVecCommand {
+            offset: 0,
+            bitvec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 8),
+            compression: CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
+            operation: BinaryOperation::Or,
+        }
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap();
+        let Header {
+            command_code: command,
+            a: offset,
+            b: length,
+            c: sub,
+            d: _reserved,
+        } = header;
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: command,
+                a: offset,
+                b: length,
+                c: sub,
+                d: 69,
+            },
+            payload,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(p),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_invalid_compression() {
+        let Packet { header, payload } = commands::BitVecCommand {
+            offset: 0,
+            bitvec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 8),
+            compression: CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
+            operation: BinaryOperation::And,
+        }
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap();
+        let Header {
+            command_code: command,
+            a: offset,
+            b: length,
+            c: _sub,
+            d: reserved,
+        } = header;
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: command,
+                a: offset,
+                b: length,
+                c: 42,
+                d: reserved,
+            },
+            payload,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(p),
+            Err(InvalidCompressionCodeError(42).into())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_unexpected_size() {
+        let Packet { header, payload } = commands::BitVecCommand {
+            offset: 0,
+            bitvec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 8),
+            compression: CompressionCode::Uncompressed,
+            operation: BinaryOperation::Xor,
+        }
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap();
+        let Header {
+            command_code: command,
+            a: offset,
+            b: length,
+            c: compression,
+            d: reserved,
+        } = header;
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: command,
+                a: offset,
+                b: 420,
+                c: compression,
+                d: reserved,
+            },
+            payload,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(p),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: 420,
+                actual: length as usize,
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_command() {
+        let mut bitvec = DisplayBitVec::repeat(true, PIXEL_WIDTH);
+        bitvec.fill(true);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            BitVecCommand::from(bitvec.clone()),
+            BitVecCommand {
+                bitvec,
+                offset: 0,
+                compression: CompressionCode::default(),
+                operation: BinaryOperation::Overwrite,
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/brightness_grid.rs
+++ b/src/commands/brightness_grid.rs
@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, BrightnessGrid, ByteGrid, Header,
+    Origin, Packet, Tiles, TryIntoPacketError, TypedCommand,
+};
+
+/// Set the brightness of individual tiles in a rectangular area of the display.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Eq)]
+pub struct BrightnessGridCommand {
+    /// the brightness values per tile
+    pub grid: BrightnessGrid,
+    /// which tile the brightness rectangle should start
+    pub origin: Origin<Tiles>,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<BrightnessGridCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: BrightnessGridCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Packet::origin_grid_to_packet(
+            value.origin,
+            value.grid,
+            CommandCode::CharBrightness,
+        )?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BrightnessGrid> for BrightnessGridCommand {
+    fn from(grid: BrightnessGrid) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            grid,
+            origin: Origin::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for BrightnessGridCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a: x,
+                    b: y,
+                    c: width,
+                    d: height,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+
+        check_command_code(command_code, CommandCode::CharBrightness)?;
+
+        let expected_size = width as usize * height as usize;
+        if payload.len() != expected_size {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                actual: payload.len(),
+                expected: expected_size,
+            });
+        }
+
+        let grid = ByteGrid::from_raw_parts_unchecked(
+            width as usize,
+            height as usize,
+            payload,
+        );
+        let grid = match BrightnessGrid::try_from(grid) {
+            Ok(grid) => grid,
+            Err(val) => return Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(val)),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            grid,
+            origin: Origin::new(x as usize, y as usize),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BrightnessGridCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: BrightnessGridCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::BrightnessGrid(command)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{
+        commands::{
+            errors::TryFromPacketError,
+            tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        },
+        Brightness, BrightnessGrid, BrightnessGridCommand, Origin, Packet,
+        TypedCommand,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for BrightnessGridCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_char_brightness() {
+        round_trip(
+            BrightnessGridCommand {
+                origin: Origin::new(5, 2),
+                grid: BrightnessGrid::new(7, 5),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_into_char_brightness_invalid() {
+        let grid = BrightnessGrid::new(2, 2);
+        let command = BrightnessGridCommand {
+            origin: Origin::ZERO,
+            grid,
+        };
+        let mut packet: Packet = command.try_into().unwrap();
+        let slot = packet.payload.get_mut(1).unwrap();
+        *slot = 23;
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(packet),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(23))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_command() {
+        let mut grid = BrightnessGrid::new(2, 3);
+        grid.iter_mut().enumerate().for_each(|(index, value)| {
+            *value = Brightness::saturating_from(index as u8)
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            BrightnessGridCommand::from(grid.clone()),
+            BrightnessGridCommand {
+                grid,
+                origin: Origin::default(),
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_size() {
+        let command: BrightnessGridCommand = BrightnessGrid::new(2, 3).into();
+        let packet: Packet = command.try_into().unwrap();
+        let packet = Packet {
+            header: packet.header,
+            payload: packet.payload[..5].to_vec(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                actual: 5,
+                expected: 6
+            }),
+            BrightnessGridCommand::try_from(packet)
+        );
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/char_grid.rs
+++ b/src/commands/char_grid.rs
@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, CharGrid, Header, Origin, Packet,
+    Tiles, TryIntoPacketError, TypedCommand,
+};
+
+/// Show text on the screen.
+///
+/// The text is sent in the form of a 2D grid of UTF-8 encoded characters (the default encoding in rust).
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let grid = CharGrid::from("Hello,\nWorld!");
+/// connection.send_command(CharGridCommand { origin: Origin::ZERO, grid }).expect("send failed");
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct CharGridCommand {
+    /// the text to send to the display
+    pub grid: CharGrid,
+    /// which tile the text should start on
+    pub origin: Origin<Tiles>,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<CharGridCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: CharGridCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Packet::origin_grid_to_packet(
+            value.origin,
+            value.grid,
+            CommandCode::Utf8Data,
+        )?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for CharGridCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a: origin_x,
+                    b: origin_y,
+                    c: width,
+                    d: height,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+
+        check_command_code(command_code, CommandCode::Utf8Data)?;
+
+        let payload: Vec<_> =
+            String::from_utf8(payload.clone())?.chars().collect();
+
+        let expected = width as usize * height as usize;
+        if payload.len() != expected {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected,
+                actual: payload.len(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            origin: Origin::new(origin_x as usize, origin_y as usize),
+            grid: CharGrid::from_raw_parts_unchecked(
+                width as usize,
+                height as usize,
+                payload,
+            ),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CharGridCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: CharGridCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::CharGrid(command)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CharGrid> for CharGridCommand {
+    fn from(grid: CharGrid) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            grid,
+            origin: Origin::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{
+        commands::tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        CharGrid, CharGridCommand, Origin, Packet, TryFromPacketError,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for CharGridCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_utf8_data() {
+        round_trip(
+            CharGridCommand {
+                origin: Origin::new(5, 2),
+                grid: CharGrid::new(7, 5),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "cp437")]
+    fn into_command() {
+        let mut grid = CharGrid::new(2, 3);
+        grid.iter_mut().enumerate().for_each(|(index, value)| {
+            *value = crate::cp437::cp437_to_char(index as u8)
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            CharGridCommand::from(grid.clone()),
+            CharGridCommand {
+                grid,
+                origin: Origin::default(),
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_size() {
+        let command: CharGridCommand = CharGrid::new(2, 3).into();
+        let packet: Packet = command.try_into().unwrap();
+        let packet = Packet {
+            header: packet.header,
+            payload: packet.payload[..5].to_vec(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                actual: 5,
+                expected: 6
+            }),
+            CharGridCommand::try_from(packet)
+        );
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/clear.rs
+++ b/src/commands/clear.rs
@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode,
+    commands::{check_command_code_only, errors::TryFromPacketError},
+    Packet, TypedCommand,
+};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+/// Set all pixels to the off state. Does not affect brightness.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// connection.send_command(ClearCommand).unwrap();
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+/// ```
+pub struct ClearCommand;
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for ClearCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if let Some(e) = check_command_code_only(value, CommandCode::Clear) {
+            Err(e)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ClearCommand> for Packet {
+    fn from(_: ClearCommand) -> Self {
+        Packet::command_code_only(CommandCode::Clear)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ClearCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: ClearCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::Clear(command)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::command_code::InvalidCommandCodeError;
+    use crate::commands::tests::TestImplementsCommand;
+    use crate::Header;
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for ClearCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip() {
+        crate::commands::tests::round_trip(ClearCommand.into());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extraneous_header_values() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::Clear.into(),
+                a: 0x05,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x00,
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            result,
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_command_code() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::HardReset.into(),
+                a: 0x00,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x00,
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(CommandCode::HardReset.into()).into()),
+            ClearCommand::try_from(p)
+        );
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/cp437_grid.rs
+++ b/src/commands/cp437_grid.rs
@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, Cp437Grid, Header, Origin, Packet,
+    Tiles, TryIntoPacketError, TypedCommand,
+};
+
+/// Show text on the screen.
+///
+/// The text is sent in the form of a 2D grid of [CP-437] encoded characters.
+///
+/// <div class="warning">You probably want to use [Command::Utf8Data] instead</div>
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let grid = CharGrid::from("Hello,\nWorld!");
+/// let grid = Cp437Grid::from(&grid);
+/// connection.send_command(Cp437GridCommand{ origin: Origin::ZERO, grid }).expect("send failed");
+/// ```
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let grid = Cp437Grid::load_ascii("Hello\nWorld", 5, false).unwrap();
+/// connection.send_command(Cp437GridCommand{ origin: Origin::new(2, 2), grid }).unwrap();
+/// ```
+/// [CP-437]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Cp437GridCommand {
+    /// the text to send to the display
+    pub grid: Cp437Grid,
+    /// which tile the text should start
+    pub origin: Origin<Tiles>,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Cp437GridCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Cp437GridCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Packet::origin_grid_to_packet(
+            value.origin,
+            value.grid,
+            CommandCode::Cp437Data,
+        )?)
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for Cp437GridCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a: origin_x,
+                    b: origin_y,
+                    c: width,
+                    d: height,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+
+        check_command_code(command_code, CommandCode::Cp437Data)?;
+
+        let expected = width as usize * height as usize;
+        if payload.len() != expected {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected,
+                actual: payload.len(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            origin: Origin::new(origin_x as usize, origin_y as usize),
+            grid: Cp437Grid::from_raw_parts_unchecked(
+                width as usize,
+                height as usize,
+                payload,
+            ),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Cp437GridCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: Cp437GridCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::Cp437Grid(command)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Cp437Grid> for Cp437GridCommand {
+    fn from(grid: Cp437Grid) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            grid,
+            origin: Origin::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::commands::tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand};
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for Cp437GridCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_cp437_data() {
+        round_trip(
+            Cp437GridCommand {
+                origin: Origin::new(5, 2),
+                grid: Cp437Grid::new(7, 5),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_command() {
+        let mut grid = Cp437Grid::new(2, 3);
+        grid.iter_mut()
+            .enumerate()
+            .for_each(|(index, value)| *value = index as u8);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            Cp437GridCommand::from(grid.clone()),
+            Cp437GridCommand {
+                grid,
+                origin: Origin::default(),
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_size() {
+        let command: Cp437GridCommand = Cp437Grid::new(2, 3).into();
+        let packet: Packet = command.try_into().unwrap();
+        let packet = Packet {
+            header: packet.header,
+            payload: packet.payload[..5].to_vec(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                actual: 5,
+                expected: 6
+            }),
+            Cp437GridCommand::try_from(packet)
+        );
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/errors.rs
+++ b/src/commands/errors.rs
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::InvalidCommandCodeError,
+    compression_code::InvalidCompressionCodeError, LoadBitmapError,
+};
+use std::num::TryFromIntError;
+
+/// Err values for [`crate::TypedCommand::try_from`].
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum TryFromPacketError {
+    /// the contained command code does not correspond to a known command
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    InvalidCommand(#[from] InvalidCommandCodeError),
+    /// the expected payload size was n, but size m was found
+    #[error(
+        "the expected payload size was {actual}, but size {expected} was found"
+    )]
+    UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+        /// size of the provided payload
+        actual: usize,
+        /// expected size according to command or header values
+        expected: usize,
+    },
+    /// Header fields not needed for the command have been used.
+    ///
+    /// Note that these commands would usually still work on the actual display.
+    #[error("Header fields not needed for the command have been used")]
+    ExtraneousHeaderValues,
+    /// The contained compression code is not known. This could be of disabled features.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    InvalidCompression(#[from] InvalidCompressionCodeError),
+    /// Decompression of the payload failed. This can be caused by corrupted packets.
+    #[error("The decompression of the payload failed")]
+    DecompressionFailed,
+    /// The given brightness value is out of bounds
+    #[error("The given brightness value {0} is out of bounds.")]
+    InvalidBrightness(u8),
+    /// Some provided text was not valid UTF-8.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    InvalidUtf8(#[from] std::string::FromUtf8Error),
+    /// The bitmap contained in the payload could not be loaded
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    LoadBitmapFailed(#[from] LoadBitmapError),
+}
+
+/// An error that can occur when parsing a raw packet as a command
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum TryIntoPacketError {
+    /// Compression of the payload failed.
+    #[error("The compression of the payload failed")]
+    CompressionFailed,
+    /// Conversion (probably to u16) failed
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ConversionError(#[from] TryFromIntError),
+}
--- a/src/commands/fade_out.rs
+++ b/src/commands/fade_out.rs
@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code_only,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, Packet, TypedCommand,
+};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+/// <div class="warning">Untested</div>
+///
+/// Slowly decrease brightness until off or something like that?
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// connection.send_command(FadeOutCommand).unwrap();
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct FadeOutCommand;
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for FadeOutCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if let Some(e) = check_command_code_only(value, CommandCode::FadeOut) {
+            Err(e)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<FadeOutCommand> for Packet {
+    fn from(_: FadeOutCommand) -> Self {
+        Packet::command_code_only(CommandCode::FadeOut)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<FadeOutCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: FadeOutCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::FadeOut(command)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{
+        command_code::CommandCode,
+        commands::{
+            errors::TryFromPacketError,
+            tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        },
+        FadeOutCommand, Header, Packet, TypedCommand,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for FadeOutCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_fade_out() {
+        round_trip(FadeOutCommand.into());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_extraneous_header_fade_out() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::FadeOut.into(),
+                a: 0x10,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x01,
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            result,
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_unexpected_payload() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::FadeOut.into(),
+                a: 0x00,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x00,
+            },
+            payload: vec![5, 7],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            result,
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: 0,
+                actual: 2
+            })
+        ));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/global_brightness.rs
+++ b/src/commands/global_brightness.rs
@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, Brightness, Header, Packet,
+    TypedCommand,
+};
+
+/// Set the brightness of all tiles to the same value.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let command = GlobalBrightnessCommand { brightness: Brightness::MAX };
+/// connection.send_command(command).unwrap();
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+    /// the brightness to set all pixels to
+    pub brightness: Brightness,
+}
+
+impl From<GlobalBrightnessCommand> for Packet {
+    fn from(command: GlobalBrightnessCommand) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                a: 0x00000,
+                b: 0x0000,
+                c: 0x0000,
+                d: 0x0000,
+            },
+            payload: vec![command.brightness.into()],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a,
+                    b,
+                    c,
+                    d,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = packet;
+
+        check_command_code(command_code, CommandCode::Brightness)?;
+
+        if payload.len() != 1 {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: 1,
+                actual: payload.len(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if a != 0 || b != 0 || c != 0 || d != 0 {
+            return Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues);
+        }
+
+        match Brightness::try_from(payload[0]) {
+            Ok(brightness) => Ok(Self { brightness }),
+            Err(_) => Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(payload[0])),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<GlobalBrightnessCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: GlobalBrightnessCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::Brightness(command)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Brightness> for GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+    fn from(brightness: Brightness) -> Self {
+        GlobalBrightnessCommand { brightness }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{
+        command_code::CommandCode,
+        commands::{
+            errors::TryFromPacketError,
+            tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand},
+        },
+        Brightness, GlobalBrightnessCommand, Header, Packet, TypedCommand,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for GlobalBrightnessCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn brightness_as_command() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+                brightness: Brightness::MAX
+            },
+            Brightness::MAX.into()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_brightness() {
+        round_trip(
+            GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+                brightness: Brightness::try_from(6).unwrap(),
+            }
+            .into(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_extraneous_header_values() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                a: 0x00,
+                b: 0x13,
+                c: 0x37,
+                d: 0x00,
+            },
+            payload: vec![5],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            result,
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unexpected_payload_size_brightness() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(Packet {
+                header: Header {
+                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                    a: 0,
+                    b: 0,
+                    c: 0,
+                    d: 0,
+                },
+                payload: vec!()
+            }),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: 1,
+                actual: 0
+            })
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(Packet {
+                header: Header {
+                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
+                    a: 0,
+                    b: 0,
+                    c: 0,
+                    d: 0,
+                },
+                payload: vec!(0, 0)
+            }),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+                expected: 1,
+                actual: 2
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn packet_into_brightness_invalid() {
+        let mut packet: Packet = GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+            brightness: Brightness::MAX,
+        }
+        .into();
+        let slot = packet.payload.get_mut(0).unwrap();
+        *slot = 42;
+        assert_eq!(
+            TypedCommand::try_from(packet),
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::InvalidBrightness(42))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn into_command() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            GlobalBrightnessCommand::from(Brightness::MIN),
+            GlobalBrightnessCommand {
+                brightness: Brightness::MIN,
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/hard_reset.rs
+++ b/src/commands/hard_reset.rs
@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::check_command_code_only,
+    commands::errors::TryFromPacketError, Packet, TypedCommand,
+};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+/// Kills the udp daemon on the display, which usually results in a restart.
+///
+/// Please do not send this in your normal program flow.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// connection.send_command(HardResetCommand).unwrap();
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct HardResetCommand;
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for HardResetCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if let Some(e) = check_command_code_only(value, CommandCode::HardReset)
+        {
+            Err(e)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<HardResetCommand> for Packet {
+    fn from(_: HardResetCommand) -> Self {
+        Packet::command_code_only(CommandCode::HardReset)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<HardResetCommand> for TypedCommand {
+    fn from(command: HardResetCommand) -> Self {
+        Self::HardReset(command)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::commands::tests::{round_trip, TestImplementsCommand};
+    use crate::Header;
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for HardResetCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_hard_reset() {
+        round_trip(HardResetCommand.into());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_extraneous_header() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: CommandCode::HardReset.into(),
+                a: 0x00,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x01,
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            result,
+            Err(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+        ));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+mod bitmap;
+mod bitmap_legacy;
+mod bitvec;
+mod brightness_grid;
+mod char_grid;
+mod clear;
+mod cp437_grid;
+mod errors;
+mod fade_out;
+mod global_brightness;
+mod hard_reset;
+mod typed;
+
+use crate::command_code::{CommandCode, InvalidCommandCodeError};
+use crate::{Header, Packet};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+pub use bitmap::*;
+pub use bitmap_legacy::*;
+pub use bitvec::*;
+pub use brightness_grid::*;
+pub use char_grid::*;
+pub use clear::*;
+pub use cp437_grid::*;
+pub use errors::*;
+pub use fade_out::*;
+pub use global_brightness::*;
+pub use hard_reset::*;
+pub use typed::*;
+
+/// This trait represents a command that can be sent to the display.
+///
+/// To send a [Command], use a [connection][crate::Connection].
+///
+/// # Available commands
+///
+/// To send text, take a look at [`Cp437GridCommand`].
+///
+/// To draw pixels, the easiest command to use is [`BitmapCommand`].
+///
+/// The other BitmapLinear-Commands operate on a region of pixel memory directly.
+/// [`BitVecCommand`] overwrites a region or applies a logical operation per pixel with [`BinaryOperation`].
+///
+/// Out of bounds operations may be truncated or ignored by the display.
+///
+/// # Compression
+///
+/// Some commands can contain compressed payloads.
+/// To get started, use [`CompressionCode::default()`].
+///
+/// If you want to archive the best performance (e.g. latency),
+/// you can try the different compression algorithms for your hardware and use case.
+///
+/// In memory, the payload is not compressed in the [Command].
+/// Payload (de-)compression happens when converting the [Command] into a [Packet] or vice versa.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use servicepoint::*;
+///
+/// // create command
+/// let command = GlobalBrightnessCommand{ brightness: Brightness::MAX };
+///
+/// // turn command into Packet
+/// let packet: Packet = command.clone().into();
+///
+/// // read command from packet
+/// let round_tripped = TypedCommand::try_from(packet).unwrap();
+///
+/// // round tripping produces exact copy
+/// assert_eq!(round_tripped, TypedCommand::from(command.clone()));
+///
+/// // send command
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// connection.send_command(command).unwrap();
+/// ```
+pub trait Command:
+    Debug + Clone + Eq + TryInto<Packet> + TryFrom<Packet>
+{
+}
+
+impl<T: Debug + Clone + Eq + TryInto<Packet> + TryFrom<Packet>> Command for T {}
+
+fn check_command_code_only(
+    packet: Packet,
+    code: CommandCode,
+) -> Option<TryFromPacketError> {
+    let Packet {
+        header:
+            Header {
+                command_code: _,
+                a,
+                b,
+                c,
+                d,
+            },
+        payload,
+    } = packet;
+    if packet.header.command_code != u16::from(code) {
+        Some(InvalidCommandCodeError(packet.header.command_code).into())
+    } else if !payload.is_empty() {
+        Some(TryFromPacketError::UnexpectedPayloadSize {
+            expected: 0,
+            actual: payload.len(),
+        })
+    } else if a != 0 || b != 0 || c != 0 || d != 0 {
+        Some(TryFromPacketError::ExtraneousHeaderValues)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+fn check_command_code(
+    actual: u16,
+    expected: CommandCode,
+) -> Result<(), InvalidCommandCodeError> {
+    if actual == u16::from(expected) {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(actual))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::*;
+
+    #[allow(
+        unused,
+        reason = "false positive, used in submodules that check if structs impl Command"
+    )]
+    pub(crate) trait TestImplementsCommand: Command {}
+
+    pub(crate) fn round_trip(original: TypedCommand) {
+        let packet: Packet = original.clone().try_into().unwrap();
+        let copy: TypedCommand = match TypedCommand::try_from(packet) {
+            Ok(command) => command,
+            Err(err) => panic!("could not reload {original:?}: {err:?}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(copy, original);
+    }
+}
--- a/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/src/commands/typed.rs
@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+use crate::{
+    command_code::CommandCode, commands::errors::TryFromPacketError,
+    BitVecCommand, BitmapCommand, BrightnessGridCommand, CharGridCommand,
+    ClearCommand, Cp437GridCommand, FadeOutCommand, GlobalBrightnessCommand,
+    HardResetCommand, Packet, TryIntoPacketError,
+};
+
+/// This enum contains all commands provided by the library.
+/// This is useful in case you want one data type for all kinds of commands without using `dyn`.
+///
+/// Please look at the contained structs for documentation per command.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+pub enum TypedCommand {
+    Clear(ClearCommand),
+    CharGrid(CharGridCommand),
+    Cp437Grid(Cp437GridCommand),
+    Bitmap(BitmapCommand),
+    Brightness(GlobalBrightnessCommand),
+    BrightnessGrid(BrightnessGridCommand),
+    BitVec(BitVecCommand),
+    HardReset(HardResetCommand),
+    FadeOut(FadeOutCommand),
+    #[deprecated]
+    BitmapLegacy(crate::BitmapLegacyCommand),
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Packet> for TypedCommand {
+    type Error = TryFromPacketError;
+
+    /// Try to interpret the [Packet] as one containing a [`TypedCommand`]
+    fn try_from(packet: Packet) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(match CommandCode::try_from(packet.header.command_code)? {
+            CommandCode::Clear => {
+                TypedCommand::Clear(crate::ClearCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            CommandCode::Brightness => TypedCommand::Brightness(
+                crate::GlobalBrightnessCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            CommandCode::HardReset => TypedCommand::HardReset(
+                crate::HardResetCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            CommandCode::FadeOut => {
+                TypedCommand::FadeOut(crate::FadeOutCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            CommandCode::Cp437Data => TypedCommand::Cp437Grid(
+                crate::Cp437GridCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            CommandCode::CharBrightness => TypedCommand::BrightnessGrid(
+                crate::BrightnessGridCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            CommandCode::Utf8Data => TypedCommand::CharGrid(
+                crate::CharGridCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLegacy => TypedCommand::BitmapLegacy(
+                crate::BitmapLegacyCommand::try_from(packet)?,
+            ),
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinear
+            | CommandCode::BitmapLinearOr
+            | CommandCode::BitmapLinearAnd
+            | CommandCode::BitmapLinearXor => {
+                TypedCommand::BitVec(crate::BitVecCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinUncompressed => {
+                TypedCommand::Bitmap(crate::BitmapCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZlib => {
+                TypedCommand::Bitmap(crate::BitmapCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinBzip2 => {
+                TypedCommand::Bitmap(crate::BitmapCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinLzma => {
+                TypedCommand::Bitmap(crate::BitmapCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
+            CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZstd => {
+                TypedCommand::Bitmap(crate::BitmapCommand::try_from(packet)?)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<TypedCommand> for Packet {
+    type Error = TryIntoPacketError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: TypedCommand) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(match value {
+            TypedCommand::Clear(c) => c.into(),
+            TypedCommand::CharGrid(c) => c.try_into()?,
+            TypedCommand::Cp437Grid(c) => c.try_into()?,
+            TypedCommand::Bitmap(c) => c.try_into()?,
+            TypedCommand::Brightness(c) => c.into(),
+            TypedCommand::BrightnessGrid(c) => c.try_into()?,
+            TypedCommand::BitVec(c) => c.try_into()?,
+            TypedCommand::HardReset(c) => c.into(),
+            TypedCommand::FadeOut(c) => c.into(),
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
+            TypedCommand::BitmapLegacy(c) => c.into(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{
+        command_code::InvalidCommandCodeError,
+        commands::tests::TestImplementsCommand, Header, Packet, TypedCommand,
+    };
+
+    impl TestImplementsCommand for TypedCommand {}
+
+    #[test]
+    fn error_invalid_command() {
+        let p = Packet {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: 0xFF,
+                a: 0x00,
+                b: 0x00,
+                c: 0x00,
+                d: 0x00,
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
+        };
+        let result = TypedCommand::try_from(p);
+        assert_eq!(result, Err(InvalidCommandCodeError(0xFF).into()));
+    }
+}
--- a/src/compression.rs
+++ b/src/compression.rs
@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#[allow(unused)]
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
-
 #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
 use bzip2::read::{BzDecoder, BzEncoder};
 #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
 use flate2::{FlushCompress, FlushDecompress, Status};
+#[allow(unused, reason = "used depending on enabled features")]
+use log::error;
+#[allow(unused, reason = "used depending on enabled features")]
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
 #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
 use zstd::{Decoder as ZstdDecoder, Encoder as ZstdEncoder};

@ -21,21 +22,31 @@ pub(crate) fn into_decompressed(
            let mut decompress = flate2::Decompress::new(true);
            let mut buffer = [0u8; 10000];

-            let status = match decompress.decompress(
+            match decompress.decompress(
                &payload,
                &mut buffer,
                FlushDecompress::Finish,
            ) {
-                Err(_) => return None,
-                Ok(status) => status,
-            };
-
-            match status {
-                Status::Ok => None,
-                Status::BufError => None,
-                Status::StreamEnd => Some(
-                    buffer[0..(decompress.total_out() as usize)].to_owned(),
-                ),
+                Ok(Status::Ok) => {
+                    error!("input not big enough");
+                    None
+                }
+                Ok(Status::BufError) => {
+                    error!("output buffer is too small");
+                    None
+                }
+                Ok(Status::StreamEnd) =>
+                {
+                    #[allow(
+                        clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+                        reason = "can never be larger than the fixed buffer size"
+                    )]
+                    Some(buffer[..decompress.total_out() as usize].to_owned())
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to decompress data: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
            }
        }
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
@ -43,24 +54,36 @@ pub(crate) fn into_decompressed(
            let mut decoder = BzDecoder::new(&*payload);
            let mut decompressed = vec![];
            match decoder.read_to_end(&mut decompressed) {
-                Err(_) => None,
                Ok(_) => Some(decompressed),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to decompress data: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
            }
        }
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
        CompressionCode::Lzma => match lzma::decompress(&payload) {
-            Err(_) => None,
-            Ok(decompressed) => Some(decompressed),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("failed to decompress data: {e}");
+                None
+            }
+            Ok(result) => Some(result),
        },
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
        CompressionCode::Zstd => {
            let mut decoder = match ZstdDecoder::new(&*payload) {
-                Err(_) => return None,
                Ok(value) => value,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to create zstd decoder: {e}");
+                    return None;
+                }
            };
            let mut decompressed = vec![];
            match decoder.read_to_end(&mut decompressed) {
-                Err(_) => None,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to decompress data: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
                Ok(_) => Some(decompressed),
            }
        }
@ -70,24 +93,41 @@ pub(crate) fn into_decompressed(
 pub(crate) fn into_compressed(
    kind: CompressionCode,
    payload: Payload,
-) -> Payload {
+) -> Option<Payload> {
    match kind {
-        CompressionCode::Uncompressed => payload,
+        CompressionCode::Uncompressed => Some(payload),
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
        CompressionCode::Zlib => {
            let mut compress =
                flate2::Compress::new(flate2::Compression::fast(), true);
            let mut buffer = [0u8; 10000];

-            match compress
-                .compress(&payload, &mut buffer, FlushCompress::Finish)
-                .expect("compress failed")
-            {
-                Status::Ok => panic!("buffer should be big enough"),
-                Status::BufError => panic!("BufError"),
-                Status::StreamEnd => {}
-            };
-            buffer[..compress.total_out() as usize].to_owned()
+            match compress.compress(
+                &payload,
+                &mut buffer,
+                FlushCompress::Finish,
+            ) {
+                Ok(Status::Ok) => {
+                    error!("output buffer not big enough");
+                    None
+                }
+                Ok(Status::BufError) => {
+                    error!("Could not compress with buffer error");
+                    None
+                }
+                Ok(Status::StreamEnd) =>
+                {
+                    #[allow(
+                        clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+                        reason = "can never be larger than the fixed buffer size"
+                    )]
+                    Some(buffer[..compress.total_out() as usize].to_owned())
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to compress data: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
+            }
        }
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
        CompressionCode::Bzip2 => {
@ -95,21 +135,39 @@ pub(crate) fn into_compressed(
                BzEncoder::new(&*payload, bzip2::Compression::fast());
            let mut compressed = vec![];
            match encoder.read_to_end(&mut compressed) {
-                Err(err) => panic!("could not compress payload: {}", err),
-                Ok(_) => compressed,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("failed to compress data: {e}");
+                    None
+                }
+                Ok(_) => Some(compressed),
            }
        }
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
-        CompressionCode::Lzma => lzma::compress(&payload, 6).unwrap(),
+        CompressionCode::Lzma => match lzma::compress(&payload, 6) {
+            Ok(payload) => Some(payload),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("failed to compress data: {e}");
+                None
+            }
+        },
        #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
        CompressionCode::Zstd => {
+            let buf = Vec::with_capacity(payload.len());
            let mut encoder =
-                ZstdEncoder::new(vec![], zstd::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL)
-                    .expect("could not create encoder");
-            encoder
-                .write_all(&payload)
-                .expect("could not compress payload");
-            encoder.finish().expect("could not finish encoding")
+                match ZstdEncoder::new(buf, zstd::DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL) {
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!("failed to create zstd encoder: {e}");
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                    Ok(encoder) => encoder,
+                };
+
+            if let Err(e) = encoder.write_all(&payload) {
+                error!("failed to compress data: {e}");
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            encoder.finish().ok()
        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/compression_code.rs
+++ b/src/compression_code.rs
@ -3,17 +3,25 @@
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use servicepoint::{Command, CompressionCode, Origin, Bitmap};
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
 /// // create command without payload compression
 /// # let pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
-/// _ = Command::BitmapLinearWin(Origin::ZERO, pixels, CompressionCode::Uncompressed);
+/// _ = BitmapCommand {
+///     origin: Origin::ZERO,
+///     bitmap: pixels,
+///     compression: CompressionCode::Uncompressed
+/// };
 ///
 /// // create command with payload compressed with lzma and appropriate header flags
 /// # let pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
-/// _ = Command::BitmapLinearWin(Origin::ZERO, pixels, CompressionCode::Lzma);
+/// _ = BitmapCommand {
+///     origin: Origin::ZERO,
+///     bitmap: pixels,
+///     compression: CompressionCode::Lzma
+/// };
 /// ```
 #[repr(u16)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum CompressionCode {
    /// no compression
    Uncompressed = 0x0,
@ -31,6 +39,25 @@ pub enum CompressionCode {
    Zstd = 0x7a73,
 }

+impl CompressionCode {
+    /// All available compression codes (depending on features).
+    pub const ALL: &'static [CompressionCode] = &[
+        Self::Uncompressed,
+        #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
+        Self::Zlib,
+        #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
+        Self::Bzip2,
+        #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
+        Self::Lzma,
+        #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
+        Self::Zstd,
+    ];
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[error("The compression code {0} is not known.")]
+pub struct InvalidCompressionCodeError(pub u16);
+
 impl From<CompressionCode> for u16 {
    fn from(value: CompressionCode) -> Self {
        value as u16
@ -38,7 +65,7 @@ impl From<CompressionCode> for u16 {
 }

 impl TryFrom<u16> for CompressionCode {
-    type Error = ();
+    type Error = InvalidCompressionCodeError;

    fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
        match value {
@ -61,7 +88,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u16> for CompressionCode {
            value if value == CompressionCode::Zstd as u16 => {
                Ok(CompressionCode::Zstd)
            }
-            _ => Err(()),
+            _ => Err(InvalidCompressionCodeError(value)),
        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@ -1,175 +1,40 @@
-use crate::packet::Packet;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
+use crate::Packet;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, ToSocketAddrs};
+use std::{convert::TryInto, net::UdpSocket};

-/// A connection to the display.
-///
-/// Used to send [Packets][Packet] or [Commands][crate::Command].
-///
-/// # Examples
-/// ```rust
-/// let connection = servicepoint::Connection::open("127.0.0.1:2342")
-///     .expect("connection failed");
-///  connection.send(servicepoint::Command::Clear)
-///     .expect("send failed");
-/// ```
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum Connection {
-    /// A connection using the UDP protocol.
-    ///
-    /// Use this when sending commands directly to the display.
-    ///
-    /// Requires the feature "protocol_udp" which is enabled by default.
-    #[cfg(feature = "protocol_udp")]
-    Udp(std::net::UdpSocket),
+/// Provides servicepoint specific extensions for `UdpSocket`
+pub trait UdpSocketExt {
+    /// Creates a `UdpSocket` that can be used so send to the specified addr.
+    fn bind_connect(addr: impl ToSocketAddrs) -> std::io::Result<UdpSocket>;

-    /// A connection using the WebSocket protocol.
-    ///
-    /// Note that you will need to forward the WebSocket messages via UDP to the display.
-    /// You can use [servicepoint-websocket-relay] for this.
-    ///
-    /// To create a new WebSocket automatically, use [Connection::open_websocket].
-    ///
-    /// Requires the feature "protocol_websocket" which is disabled by default.
-    ///
-    /// [servicepoint-websocket-relay]: https://github.com/kaesaecracker/servicepoint-websocket-relay
-    #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-    WebSocket(
-        std::sync::Mutex<
-            tungstenite::WebSocket<
-                tungstenite::stream::MaybeTlsStream<std::net::TcpStream>,
-            >,
-        >,
-    ),
-
-    /// A fake connection for testing that does not actually send anything.
-    Fake,
+    /// Serializes the command and sends it through the socket
+    fn send_command(&self, command: impl TryInto<Packet>) -> Option<()>;
 }

-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum SendError {
-    #[error("IO error occurred while sending")]
-    IoError(#[from] std::io::Error),
-    #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-    #[error("WebSocket error occurred while sending")]
-    WebsocketError(#[from] tungstenite::Error),
-}
-
-impl Connection {
-    /// Open a new UDP socket and connect to the provided host.
-    ///
-    /// Note that this is UDP, which means that the open call can succeed even if the display is unreachable.
-    ///
-    /// The address of the display in CCCB is `172.23.42.29:2342`.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    ///
-    /// Any errors resulting from binding the udp socket.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    /// ```rust
-    ///  let connection = servicepoint::Connection::open("127.0.0.1:2342")
-    ///     .expect("connection failed");
-    /// ```
-    #[cfg(feature = "protocol_udp")]
-    pub fn open(
-        addr: impl std::net::ToSocketAddrs + Debug,
-    ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-        log::info!("connecting to {addr:?}");
-        let socket = std::net::UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0")?;
+impl UdpSocketExt for UdpSocket {
+    fn bind_connect(addr: impl ToSocketAddrs) -> std::io::Result<UdpSocket> {
+        let socket = UdpSocket::bind((Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, 0))?;
        socket.connect(addr)?;
-        Ok(Self::Udp(socket))
+        Ok(socket)
    }

-    /// Open a new WebSocket and connect to the provided host.
-    ///
-    /// Requires the feature "protocol_websocket" which is disabled by default.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```no_run
-    /// use tungstenite::http::Uri;
-    /// use servicepoint::{Command, Connection};
-    /// let uri = "ws://localhost:8080".parse().unwrap();
-    /// let mut connection = Connection::open_websocket(uri)
-    ///     .expect("could not connect");
-    /// connection.send(Command::Clear)
-    ///     .expect("send failed");
-    /// ```
-    #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-    pub fn open_websocket(
-        uri: tungstenite::http::Uri,
-    ) -> tungstenite::Result<Self> {
-        use tungstenite::{
-            client::IntoClientRequest, connect, ClientRequestBuilder,
-        };
-
-        log::info!("connecting to {uri:?}");
-
-        let request = ClientRequestBuilder::new(uri).into_client_request()?;
-        let (sock, _) = connect(request)?;
-        Ok(Self::WebSocket(std::sync::Mutex::new(sock)))
-    }
-
-    /// Send something packet-like to the display. Usually this is in the form of a Command.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// - `packet`: the packet-like to send
-    ///
-    /// returns: true if packet was sent, otherwise false
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    ///  let connection = servicepoint::Connection::Fake;
-    ///  // turn off all pixels on display
-    ///  connection.send(servicepoint::Command::Clear)
-    ///      .expect("send failed");
-    /// ```
-    pub fn send(&self, packet: impl Into<Packet>) -> Result<(), SendError> {
-        let packet = packet.into();
-        log::debug!("sending {packet:?}");
-        let data: Vec<u8> = packet.into();
-        match self {
-            #[cfg(feature = "protocol_udp")]
-            Connection::Udp(socket) => {
-                socket
-                    .send(&data)
-                    .map_err(SendError::IoError)
-                    .map(move |_| ()) // ignore Ok value
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-            Connection::WebSocket(socket) => {
-                let mut socket = socket.lock().unwrap();
-                socket
-                    .send(tungstenite::Message::Binary(data.into()))
-                    .map_err(SendError::WebsocketError)
-            }
-            Connection::Fake => {
-                let _ = data;
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
+    fn send_command(&self, command: impl TryInto<Packet>) -> Option<()> {
+        let packet = command.try_into().ok()?;
+        let vec: Vec<_> = packet.into();
+        self.send(&vec).ok()?;
+        Some(())
    }
 }

-impl Drop for Connection {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-        if let Connection::WebSocket(sock) = self {
-            _ = sock.try_lock().map(move |mut sock| sock.close(None));
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn send_fake() {
-        let data: &[u8] = &[0u8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
-        let packet = Packet::try_from(data).unwrap();
-        Connection::Fake.send(packet).unwrap()
+/// A fake connection for testing that does not actually send anything.
+pub struct FakeConnection;
+
+impl FakeConnection {
+    /// Serializes the command, but does not actually send it as this is the fake connection
+    pub fn send_command(&self, command: impl TryInto<Packet>) -> Option<()> {
+        _ = self; // suppress unused warning
+        let packet = command.try_into().ok()?;
+        drop(Vec::from(packet));
+        Some(())
    }
 }
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ pub const PIXEL_COUNT: usize = PIXEL_WIDTH * PIXEL_HEIGHT;
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// # use std::time::Instant;
-/// # use servicepoint::{Command, CompressionCode, FRAME_PACING, Origin, Bitmap};
-/// # let connection = servicepoint::Connection::Fake;
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
 /// # let pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
 /// loop {
 ///    let start = Instant::now();
 ///
 ///    // Change pixels here
 ///
-///    connection.send(Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-///            Origin::new(0,0),
-///            pixels,
-///            CompressionCode::default()
-///        ))
+///    connection.send_command(BitmapCommand {
+///            origin: Origin::new(0,0),
+///            bitmap: pixels,
+///            compression: CompressionCode::default()
+///        })
 ///        .expect("send failed");
 ///
 ///    // warning: will crash if resulting duration is negative, e.g. when resuming from standby
--- a/src/containers/bit_vec.rs
+++ b/src/containers/bit_vec.rs
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/// A byte-packed vector of booleans.
+///
+/// The implementation is provided by [bitvec].
+/// This is an alias for the specific type of [`bitvec::BitVec`] used in this crate.
+pub type DisplayBitVec = bitvec::BitVec<u8, bitvec::Msb0>;
+
+pub mod bitvec {
+    //! Re-export of the used library [`::bitvec`].
+    pub use ::bitvec::prelude::*;
+}
--- a/src/containers/bitmap.rs
+++ b/src/containers/bitmap.rs
@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use crate::data_ref::DataRef;
-use crate::BitVec;
-use crate::*;
-use ::bitvec::order::Msb0;
-use ::bitvec::prelude::BitSlice;
-use ::bitvec::slice::IterMut;
+use crate::{
+    DisplayBitVec, DataRef, Grid, ValueGrid, PIXEL_HEIGHT, PIXEL_WIDTH,
+};
+use ::bitvec::{order::Msb0, prelude::BitSlice, slice::IterMut};

 /// A fixed-size 2D grid of booleans.
 ///
@ -22,100 +20,106 @@ use ::bitvec::slice::IterMut;
 pub struct Bitmap {
    width: usize,
    height: usize,
-    bit_vec: BitVec,
+    bit_vec: DisplayBitVec,
 }

 impl Bitmap {
-    /// Creates a new [Bitmap] with the specified dimensions.
+    /// Creates a new [`Bitmap`] with the specified dimensions.
+    /// The initial state of the contained pixels is false.
+    ///
+    /// The width has to be a multiple of [`crate::TILE_SIZE`], otherwise this function returns None.
    ///
    /// # Arguments
    ///
    /// - `width`: size in pixels in x-direction
    /// - `height`: size in pixels in y-direction
-    ///
-    /// returns: [Bitmap] initialized to all pixels off
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
-    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(
-            width % 8,
-            0,
-            "width must be a multiple of 8, but is {width}"
-        );
-        Self {
-            width,
-            height,
-            bit_vec: BitVec::repeat(false, width * height),
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Option<Self> {
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
+        if width % 8 != 0 {
+            return None;
        }
+        Some(Self::new_unchecked(width, height))
    }

    /// Creates a new pixel grid with the size of the whole screen.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn max_sized() -> Self {
-        Self::new(PIXEL_WIDTH, PIXEL_HEIGHT)
+        Self::new_unchecked(PIXEL_WIDTH, PIXEL_HEIGHT)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    fn new_unchecked(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            width,
+            height,
+            bit_vec: DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, width * height),
+        }
    }

    /// Loads a [Bitmap] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
    ///
+    /// The data cannot be loaded on the following cases:
+    /// - when the dimensions and data size do not match exactly.
+    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
+    ///
+    /// In those cases, an Err is returned.
+    ///
+    /// Otherwise, this returns a [Bitmap] that contains a copy of the provided data
+    ///
    /// # Arguments
    ///
    /// - `width`: size in pixels in x-direction
    /// - `height`: size in pixels in y-direction
-    ///
-    /// returns: [Bitmap] that contains a copy of the provided data
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the dimensions and data size do not match exactly.
-    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn load(width: usize, height: usize, data: &[u8]) -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(
-            width % 8,
-            0,
-            "width must be a multiple of 8, but is {width}"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            data.len(),
-            height * width / 8,
-            "data length must match dimensions, with 8 pixels per byte."
-        );
-        Self {
+    pub fn load(
+        width: usize,
+        height: usize,
+        data: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<Self, LoadBitmapError> {
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
+        if width % 8 != 0 {
+            return Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidWidth);
+        }
+        if data.len() != height * width / 8 {
+            return Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidDataSize);
+        }
+        Ok(Self {
            width,
            height,
-            bit_vec: BitVec::from_slice(data),
-        }
+            bit_vec: DisplayBitVec::from_slice(data),
+        })
    }

-    /// Creates a [Bitmap] with the specified width from the provided [BitVec] without copying it.
+    /// Creates a [Bitmap] with the specified width from the provided [`DisplayBitVec`] without copying it.
    ///
-    /// returns: [Bitmap] that contains the provided data.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the bitvec size is not dividable by the provided width
+    /// The data cannot be loaded on the following cases:
+    /// - when the data size is not divisible by the width (incomplete rows)
    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn from_bitvec(width: usize, bit_vec: BitVec) -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(
-            width % 8,
-            0,
-            "width must be a multiple of 8, but is {width}"
-        );
+    ///
+    /// In those cases, an Err is returned.
+    /// Otherwise, this returns a [Bitmap] that contains the provided data.
+    pub fn from_bitvec(
+        width: usize,
+        bit_vec: DisplayBitVec,
+    ) -> Result<Self, LoadBitmapError> {
+        if width % 8 != 0 {
+            return Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidWidth);
+        }
        let len = bit_vec.len();
        let height = len / width;
-        assert_eq!(
-            0,
-            len % width,
-            "dimension mismatch - len {len} is not dividable by {width}"
-        );
-        Self {
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
+        if len % width != 0 {
+            return Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidDataSize);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
            width,
            height,
            bit_vec,
-        }
+        })
    }

    /// Iterate over all cells in [Bitmap].
@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ impl Bitmap {
    /// Order is equivalent to the following loop:
    /// ```
    /// # use servicepoint::{Bitmap, Grid};
-    /// # let grid = Bitmap::new(8,2);
+    /// # let grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
    /// for y in 0..grid.height() {
    ///     for x in 0..grid.width() {
    ///         grid.get(x, y);
@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ impl Bitmap {
    /// Order is equivalent to the following loop:
    /// ```
    /// # use servicepoint::{Bitmap, Grid};
-    /// # let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8,2);
+    /// # let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
    /// # let value = false;
    /// for y in 0..grid.height() {
    ///     for x in 0..grid.width() {
@ -151,18 +155,20 @@ impl Bitmap {
    /// # Example
    /// ```
    /// # use servicepoint::{Bitmap, Grid};
-    /// # let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8,2);
+    /// # let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
    /// # let value = false;
    /// for (index, mut pixel) in grid.iter_mut().enumerate() {
    ///     pixel.set(index % 2 == 0)
    /// }
    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::iter_without_into_iter)]
    pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<u8, Msb0> {
        self.bit_vec.iter_mut()
    }

    /// Iterate over all rows in [Bitmap] top to bottom.
-    pub fn iter_rows(&self) -> IterRows {
+    pub fn iter_rows(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &BitSlice<u8, Msb0>> {
        IterRows {
            bitmap: self,
            row: 0,
@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ impl Grid<bool> for Bitmap {
    /// When accessing `x` or `y` out of bounds.
    fn set(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize, value: bool) {
        self.assert_in_bounds(x, y);
-        self.bit_vec.set(x + y * self.width, value)
+        self.bit_vec.set(x + y * self.width, value);
    }

    fn get(&self, x: usize, y: usize) -> bool {
@ -229,25 +235,25 @@ impl From<Bitmap> for Vec<u8> {
    }
 }

-impl From<Bitmap> for BitVec {
-    /// Turns a [Bitmap] into the underlying [BitVec].
+impl From<Bitmap> for DisplayBitVec {
+    /// Turns a [Bitmap] into the underlying [`DisplayBitVec`].
    fn from(value: Bitmap) -> Self {
        value.bit_vec
    }
 }

-impl From<&ValueGrid<bool>> for Bitmap {
+impl TryFrom<&ValueGrid<bool>> for Bitmap {
+    type Error = ();
+
    /// Converts a grid of [bool]s into a [Bitmap].
    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the width of `value` is not dividable by 8
-    fn from(value: &ValueGrid<bool>) -> Self {
-        let mut result = Self::new(value.width(), value.height());
+    /// Returns Err if the width of `value` is not dividable by 8
+    fn try_from(value: &ValueGrid<bool>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let mut result = Self::new(value.width(), value.height()).ok_or(())?;
        for (mut to, from) in result.iter_mut().zip(value.iter()) {
            *to = *from;
        }
-        result
+        Ok(result)
    }
 }

@ -262,7 +268,8 @@ impl From<&Bitmap> for ValueGrid<bool> {
    }
 }

-pub struct IterRows<'t> {
+#[must_use]
+struct IterRows<'t> {
    bitmap: &'t Bitmap,
    row: usize,
 }
@ -282,13 +289,28 @@ impl<'t> Iterator for IterRows<'t> {
    }
 }

+/// Errors that can happen when loading a bitmap.
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum LoadBitmapError {
+    /// The provided width is not divisible by 8.
+    #[error("The provided width is not divisible by 8.")]
+    InvalidWidth,
+    /// The provided data has an incorrect size for the provided dimensions.
+    #[error(
+        "The provided data has an incorrect size for the provided dimensions."
+    )]
+    InvalidDataSize,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::{BitVec, Bitmap, DataRef, Grid, ValueGrid};
+    use crate::{
+        DisplayBitVec, Bitmap, DataRef, Grid, LoadBitmapError, ValueGrid,
+    };

    #[test]
    fn fill() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.data_ref(), [0x00, 0x00]);

        grid.fill(true);
@ -300,7 +322,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn get_set() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        assert!(!grid.get(0, 0));
        assert!(!grid.get(1, 1));

@ -315,7 +337,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn load() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 3);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 3).unwrap();
        for x in 0..grid.width {
            for y in 0..grid.height {
                grid.set(x, y, (x + y) % 2 == 0);
@ -326,33 +348,33 @@ mod tests {

        let data: Vec<u8> = grid.into();

-        let grid = Bitmap::load(8, 3, &data);
+        let grid = Bitmap::load(8, 3, &data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.data_ref(), [0xAA, 0x55, 0xAA]);
    }

    #[test]
    #[should_panic]
    fn out_of_bounds_x() {
-        let vec = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let vec = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        vec.get(8, 1);
    }

    #[test]
    #[should_panic]
    fn out_of_bounds_y() {
-        let mut vec = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut vec = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        vec.set(1, 2, false);
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter() {
-        let grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
-        assert_eq!(16, grid.iter().count())
+        let grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(16, grid.iter().count());
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter_rows() {
-        let grid = Bitmap::load(8, 2, &[0x04, 0x40]);
+        let grid = Bitmap::load(8, 2, &[0x04, 0x40]).unwrap();
        let mut iter = grid.iter_rows();

        assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap().count_ones(), 1);
@ -362,7 +384,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn iter_mut() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        for (index, mut pixel) in grid.iter_mut().enumerate() {
            pixel.set(index % 2 == 0);
        }
@ -371,7 +393,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn data_ref_mut() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        let data = grid.data_ref_mut();
        data[1] = 0x0F;
        assert!(grid.get(7, 1));
@ -379,9 +401,9 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn to_bitvec() {
-        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2);
+        let mut grid = Bitmap::new(8, 2).unwrap();
        grid.set(0, 0, true);
-        let bitvec: BitVec = grid.into();
+        let bitvec: DisplayBitVec = grid.into();
        assert_eq!(bitvec.as_raw_slice(), [0x80, 0x00]);
    }

@ -391,9 +413,57 @@ mod tests {
            8,
            1,
            &[true, false, true, false, true, false, true, false],
-        );
-        let converted = Bitmap::from(&original);
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let converted = Bitmap::try_from(&original).unwrap();
        let reconverted = ValueGrid::from(&converted);
        assert_eq!(original, reconverted);
    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_invalid_width() {
+        let data = DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 7 * 3).into_vec();
+        assert_eq!(
+            Bitmap::load(7, 3, &data),
+            Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidWidth)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_invalid_size() {
+        let data = DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 8 * 4).into_vec();
+        assert_eq!(
+            Bitmap::load(8, 3, &data),
+            Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidDataSize)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_vec_invalid_width() {
+        let data = DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 7 * 3);
+        assert_eq!(
+            Bitmap::from_bitvec(7, data),
+            Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidWidth)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_vec_invalid_size() {
+        let data = DisplayBitVec::repeat(false, 7 * 4);
+        assert_eq!(
+            Bitmap::from_bitvec(8, data),
+            Err(LoadBitmapError::InvalidDataSize)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_vec() {
+        let orig = Bitmap::new(8, 3).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(Bitmap::from_bitvec(8, orig.bit_vec.clone()).unwrap(), orig);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn new_invalid_width() {
+        assert_eq!(Bitmap::new(7, 2), None);
+    }
 }
--- a/src/containers/brightness_grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/brightness_grid.rs
@ -1,27 +1,33 @@
-use crate::brightness::Brightness;
-use crate::grid::Grid;
-use crate::value_grid::ValueGrid;
-use crate::ByteGrid;
+use crate::{Brightness, ByteGrid, Grid, ValueGrid};

 /// A grid containing brightness values.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use servicepoint::{Brightness, BrightnessGrid, Command, Connection, Grid, Origin};
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
 /// let mut grid = BrightnessGrid::new(2,2);
 /// grid.set(0, 0, Brightness::MIN);
 /// grid.set(1, 1, Brightness::MIN);
 ///
-/// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-/// connection.send(Command::CharBrightness(Origin::new(3, 7), grid)).unwrap()
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// connection.send_command(BrightnessGridCommand {
+///     origin: Origin::new(3, 7),
+///     grid
+/// }).unwrap()
 /// ```
 pub type BrightnessGrid = ValueGrid<Brightness>;

 impl BrightnessGrid {
-    /// Like [Self::load], but ignoring any out-of-range brightness values
-    pub fn saturating_load(width: usize, height: usize, data: &[u8]) -> Self {
-        ValueGrid::load(width, height, data).map(Brightness::saturating_from)
+    /// Like [`Self::load`], but ignoring any out-of-range brightness values
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn saturating_load(
+        width: usize,
+        height: usize,
+        data: &[u8],
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
+        ValueGrid::load(width, height, data)
+            .map(move |grid| grid.map(Brightness::saturating_from))
    }
 }

@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ impl From<&BrightnessGrid> for ByteGrid {
            .iter()
            .map(|brightness| (*brightness).into())
            .collect::<Vec<u8>>();
-        ValueGrid::load(value.width(), value.height(), &u8s)
+        Self::from_raw_parts_unchecked(value.width(), value.height(), u8s)
    }
 }

@ -52,18 +58,17 @@ impl TryFrom<ByteGrid> for BrightnessGrid {
            .iter()
            .map(|b| Brightness::try_from(*b))
            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-        Ok(BrightnessGrid::load(
+        Ok(Self::from_raw_parts_unchecked(
            value.width(),
            value.height(),
-            &brightnesses,
+            brightnesses,
        ))
    }
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::value_grid::ValueGrid;
-    use crate::{Brightness, BrightnessGrid, DataRef, Grid};
+    use crate::{Brightness, BrightnessGrid, DataRef, Grid, ValueGrid};

    #[test]
    fn to_u8_grid() {
@ -86,8 +91,9 @@ mod tests {
                    Brightness::MIN,
                    Brightness::MAX
                ]
-            ),
-            BrightnessGrid::saturating_load(2, 2, &[255u8, 23, 0, 42])
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+            BrightnessGrid::saturating_load(2, 2, &[255u8, 23, 0, 42]).unwrap()
        );
    }
 }
--- a/src/containers/byte_grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/byte_grid.rs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 use crate::ValueGrid;

-/// A 2d grid of bytes - see [ValueGrid].
+/// A 2d grid of bytes - see [`ValueGrid`].
 pub type ByteGrid = ValueGrid<u8>;
--- a/src/containers/char_grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/char_grid.rs
@ -3,28 +3,29 @@ use std::string::FromUtf8Error;

 /// A grid containing UTF-8 characters.
 ///
-/// To send a CharGrid to the display, use [Command::Utf8Data](crate::Command::Utf8Data).
+/// To send a `CharGrid` to the display, use a [`crate::CharGridCommand`].
 ///
-/// Also see [ValueGrid] for the non-specialized operations and examples.
+/// Also see [`ValueGrid`] for the non-specialized operations and examples.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use servicepoint::{CharGrid, Command, Connection, Origin};
+/// # use servicepoint::*;
 /// let grid = CharGrid::from("You can\nload multiline\nstrings directly");
 /// assert_eq!(grid.get_row_str(1), Some("load multiline\0\0".to_string()));
 ///
-/// # let connection = Connection::Fake;
-/// let command = Command::Utf8Data(Origin::ZERO, grid);
+/// # let connection = FakeConnection;
+/// let command = CharGridCommand { origin: Origin::ZERO, grid };
+/// connection.send_command(command).unwrap()
 /// ```
 pub type CharGrid = ValueGrid<char>;

 impl CharGrid {
-    /// Loads a [CharGrid] with the specified width from the provided text, wrapping to as many rows as needed.
+    /// Loads a [`CharGrid`] with the specified width from the provided text, wrapping to as many rows as needed.
    ///
    /// The passed rows are extended with '\0' if needed.
    ///
-    /// returns: [CharGrid] that contains a copy of the provided data.
+    /// returns: [`CharGrid`] that contains a copy of the provided data.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl CharGrid {
    /// # use servicepoint::CharGrid;
    /// let grid = CharGrid::wrap_str(2, "abc\ndef");
    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn wrap_str(width: usize, text: &str) -> Self {
        let lines = text
            .split('\n')
@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ impl CharGrid {
        let height = lines.len();
        let mut result = Self::new(width, height);
        for (row, text_line) in lines.iter().enumerate() {
-            result.set_row_str(row, text_line).unwrap()
+            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+            // we calculated the width before setting
+            result.set_row_str(row, text_line).unwrap();
        }
        result
    }
@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ impl CharGrid {
    /// let grid = CharGrid::from("ab\ncd");
    /// let col = grid.get_col_str(0).unwrap(); // "ac"
    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn get_col_str(&self, x: usize) -> Option<String> {
        Some(String::from_iter(self.get_col(x)?))
    }
@ -81,13 +86,14 @@ impl CharGrid {
    /// let grid = CharGrid::from("ab\ncd");
    /// let row = grid.get_row_str(0).unwrap(); // "ab"
    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn get_row_str(&self, y: usize) -> Option<String> {
        Some(String::from_iter(self.get_row(y)?))
    }

    /// Overwrites a row in the grid with a str.
    ///
-    /// Returns [SetValueSeriesError] if y is out of bounds or `row` is not of the correct size.
+    /// Returns [`SetValueSeriesError`] if y is out of bounds or `row` is not of the correct size.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ impl CharGrid {

    /// Overwrites a column in the grid with a str.
    ///
-    /// Returns [SetValueSeriesError] if y is out of bounds or `row` is not of the correct size.
+    /// Returns [`SetValueSeriesError`] if y is out of bounds or `row` is not of the correct size.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
@ -123,9 +129,9 @@ impl CharGrid {
        self.set_col(x, value.chars().collect::<Vec<_>>().as_ref())
    }

-    /// Loads a [CharGrid] with the specified dimensions from the provided UTF-8 bytes.
+    /// Loads a [`CharGrid`] with the specified dimensions from the provided UTF-8 bytes.
    ///
-    /// returns: [CharGrid] that contains the provided data, or [FromUtf8Error] if the data is invalid.
+    /// returns: [`CharGrid`] that contains the provided data, or [`FromUtf8Error`] if the data is invalid.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
@ -139,7 +145,9 @@ impl CharGrid {
        bytes: Vec<u8>,
    ) -> Result<CharGrid, LoadUtf8Error> {
        let s: Vec<char> = String::from_utf8(bytes)?.chars().collect();
-        Ok(CharGrid::try_load(width, height, s)?)
+        CharGrid::load(width, height, &s).ok_or(LoadUtf8Error::TryLoadError(
+            TryLoadValueGridError::InvalidDimensions,
+        ))
    }
 }

@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ impl From<CharGrid> for String {
 }

 impl From<&CharGrid> for String {
-    /// Converts a [CharGrid] into a [String].
+    /// Converts a [`CharGrid`] into a [String].
    ///
    /// Rows are separated by '\n'.
    ///
@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ impl From<&CharGrid> for String {
 }

 impl From<&CharGrid> for Vec<u8> {
-    /// Converts a [CharGrid] into a [`Vec<u8>`].
+    /// Converts a [`CharGrid`] into a [`Vec<u8>`].
    ///
    /// Rows are not separated.
    ///
@ -223,7 +231,7 @@ impl From<&CharGrid> for Vec<u8> {
    /// let grid = CharGrid::load_utf8(width, height, grid.into());
    /// ```
    fn from(value: &CharGrid) -> Self {
-        String::from_iter(value.iter()).into_bytes()
+        value.iter().collect::<String>().into_bytes()
    }
 }

--- a/src/containers/cp437_grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/cp437_grid.rs
@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::Grid;
+use crate::{Grid, ValueGrid};

 /// A grid containing codepage 437 characters.
 ///
 /// The encoding is currently not enforced.
-pub type Cp437Grid = crate::value_grid::ValueGrid<u8>;
+pub type Cp437Grid = ValueGrid<u8>;

 /// The error occurring when loading an invalid character
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct InvalidCharError {
 }

 impl Cp437Grid {
-    /// Load an ASCII-only [&str] into a [Cp437Grid] of specified width.
+    /// Load an ASCII-only [&str] into a [`Cp437Grid`] of specified width.
    ///
    /// # Panics
    ///
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ mod tests {
    fn load_ascii_nowrap() {
        let chars = ['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd']
            .map(move |c| c as u8);
-        let expected = Cp437Grid::load(5, 2, &chars);
+        let expected = Cp437Grid::load(5, 2, &chars).unwrap();

        let actual = Cp437Grid::load_ascii("Hello,\nWorld!", 5, false).unwrap();
        // comma will be removed because line is too long and wrap is off
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ mod tests {
    fn load_ascii_wrap() {
        let chars = ['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd']
            .map(move |c| c as u8);
-        let expected = Cp437Grid::load(5, 2, &chars);
+        let expected = Cp437Grid::load(5, 2, &chars).unwrap();

        let actual = Cp437Grid::load_ascii("HelloWorld", 5, true).unwrap();
        // line break will be added
--- a/src/containers/data_ref.rs
+++ b/src/containers/data_ref.rs
--- a/src/containers/grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/grid.rs
@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ pub trait Grid<T> {
    /// returns: Value at position or None
    fn get_optional(&self, x: isize, y: isize) -> Option<T> {
        if self.is_in_bounds(x, y) {
+            #[expect(
+                clippy::cast_sign_loss,
+                reason = "is_in_bounds already checks this"
+            )]
            Some(self.get(x as usize, y as usize))
        } else {
            None
@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ pub trait Grid<T> {
    /// returns: the old value or None
    fn set_optional(&mut self, x: isize, y: isize, value: T) -> bool {
        if self.is_in_bounds(x, y) {
+            #[expect(
+                clippy::cast_sign_loss,
+                reason = "is_in_bounds already checks this"
+            )]
            self.set(x as usize, y as usize, value);
            true
        } else {
@ -63,6 +71,10 @@ pub trait Grid<T> {
    fn height(&self) -> usize;

    /// Checks whether the specified signed position is in grid bounds
+    #[expect(
+        clippy::cast_possible_wrap,
+        reason = "implementing types only allow 0..isize::MAX"
+    )]
    fn is_in_bounds(&self, x: isize, y: isize) -> bool {
        x >= 0
            && x < self.width() as isize
@ -79,6 +91,6 @@ pub trait Grid<T> {
        let width = self.width();
        assert!(x < width, "cannot access index [{x}, {y}] because x is outside of bounds [0..{width})");
        let height = self.height();
-        assert!(y < height, "cannot access index [{x}, {y}] because x is outside of bounds [0..{height})");
+        assert!(y < height, "cannot access index [{x}, {y}] because y is outside of bounds [0..{height})");
    }
 }
--- a/src/containers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/containers/mod.rs
@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+mod bit_vec;
+mod bitmap;
+mod brightness_grid;
+mod byte_grid;
+mod char_grid;
+mod cp437_grid;
+mod data_ref;
+mod grid;
+mod value_grid;
+
+pub use bit_vec::{bitvec, DisplayBitVec};
+pub use bitmap::*;
+pub use brightness_grid::BrightnessGrid;
+pub use byte_grid::ByteGrid;
+pub use char_grid::CharGrid;
+pub use cp437_grid::Cp437Grid;
+pub use data_ref::DataRef;
+pub use grid::Grid;
+pub use value_grid::{
+    IterGridRows, SetValueSeriesError, TryLoadValueGridError, Value, ValueGrid,
+};
--- a/src/containers/value_grid.rs
+++ b/src/containers/value_grid.rs
@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::slice::{Iter, IterMut};

-use crate::*;
+use crate::{DataRef, Grid};

-/// A type that can be stored in a [ValueGrid], e.g. [char], [u8].
+/// A type that can be stored in a [`ValueGrid`], e.g. [char], [u8].
 pub trait Value: Sized + Default + Copy + Clone + Debug {}
 impl<T: Sized + Default + Copy + Clone + Debug> Value for T {}

 /// A 2D grid of values.
 ///
-/// The memory layout is the one the display expects in [Command]s.
+/// The memory layout is the one the display expects in [`crate::Command`]s.
 ///
 /// This structure can be used with any type that implements the [Value] trait.
-/// You can also use the concrete type aliases provided in this crate, e.g. [CharGrid] and [ByteGrid].
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+/// You can also use the concrete type aliases provided in this crate, e.g. [`crate::CharGrid`] and [`crate::ByteGrid`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct ValueGrid<T: Value> {
    width: usize,
    height: usize,
@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ pub enum SetValueSeriesError {
 }

 impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
-    /// Creates a new [ValueGrid] with the specified dimensions.
+    /// Creates a new [`ValueGrid`] with the specified dimensions.
    ///
    /// # Arguments
    ///
    /// - width: size in x-direction
    /// - height: size in y-direction
    ///
-    /// returns: [ValueGrid] initialized to default value.
+    /// returns: [`ValueGrid`] initialized to default value.
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
        Self {
            data: vec![Default::default(); width * height],
            width,
@ -58,91 +61,68 @@ impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
        }
    }

-    /// Loads a [ValueGrid] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
+    /// Loads a [`ValueGrid`] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
    ///
-    /// returns: [ValueGrid] that contains a copy of the provided data
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the dimensions and data size do not match exactly.
+    /// returns: [`ValueGrid`] that contains a copy of the provided data,
+    /// or None if the dimensions do not match the data size.
    #[must_use]
-    pub fn load(width: usize, height: usize, data: &[T]) -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(
-            width * height,
-            data.len(),
-            "dimension mismatch for data {data:?}"
-        );
-        Self {
-            data: Vec::from(data),
-            width,
-            height,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Creates a [ValueGrid] with the specified width from the provided data without copying it.
-    ///
-    /// returns: [ValueGrid] that contains the provided data.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the data size is not dividable by the width.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn from_vec(width: usize, data: Vec<T>) -> Self {
-        let len = data.len();
-        let height = len / width;
-        assert_eq!(
-            0,
-            len % width,
-            "dimension mismatch - len {len} is not dividable by {width}"
-        );
-        Self {
-            data,
-            width,
-            height,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Loads a [ValueGrid] with the specified width from the provided data, wrapping to as many rows as needed.
-    ///
-    /// returns: [ValueGrid] that contains a copy of the provided data or [TryLoadValueGridError].
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// # use servicepoint::ValueGrid;
-    /// let grid = ValueGrid::wrap(2, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    pub fn wrap(
-        width: usize,
-        data: &[T],
-    ) -> Result<Self, TryLoadValueGridError> {
-        let len = data.len();
-        if len % width != 0 {
-            return Err(TryLoadValueGridError::InvalidDimensions);
-        }
-        Ok(Self::load(width, len / width, data))
-    }
-
-    /// Loads a [ValueGrid] with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
-    ///
-    /// returns: [ValueGrid] that contains a copy of the provided data or [TryLoadValueGridError].
-    pub fn try_load(
-        width: usize,
-        height: usize,
-        data: Vec<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, TryLoadValueGridError> {
+    pub fn load(width: usize, height: usize, data: &[T]) -> Option<Self> {
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
        if width * height != data.len() {
-            return Err(TryLoadValueGridError::InvalidDimensions);
+            return None;
        }
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            data,
+        Some(Self {
+            data: Vec::from(data),
            width,
            height,
        })
    }

-    /// Iterate over all cells in [ValueGrid].
+    /// Creates a [`ValueGrid`] with the specified width from the provided data,
+    /// wrapping to as many rows as needed,
+    /// without copying the vec.
+    ///
+    /// returns: [`ValueGrid`] that contains the provided data,
+    /// or None if the data size is not divisible by the width.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use servicepoint::ValueGrid;
+    /// let grid = ValueGrid::from_vec(2, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn from_vec(width: usize, data: Vec<T>) -> Option<Self> {
+        let len = data.len();
+        let height = len / width;
+        assert!(width < isize::MAX as usize);
+        assert!(height < isize::MAX as usize);
+        if len % width != 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(Self {
+            width,
+            height,
+            data,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub(crate) fn from_raw_parts_unchecked(
+        width: usize,
+        height: usize,
+        data: Vec<T>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        debug_assert_eq!(data.len(), width * height);
+        Self {
+            width,
+            height,
+            data,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over all cells in [`ValueGrid`].
    ///
    /// Order is equivalent to the following loop:
    /// ```
@ -154,16 +134,13 @@ impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
    ///     }
    /// }
    /// ```
-    pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<T> {
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &T> {
        self.data.iter()
    }

-    /// Iterate over all rows in [ValueGrid] top to bottom.
+    /// Iterate over all rows in [`ValueGrid`] top to bottom.
    pub fn iter_rows(&self) -> IterGridRows<T> {
-        IterGridRows {
-            byte_grid: self,
-            row: 0,
-        }
+        IterGridRows { grid: self, row: 0 }
    }

    /// Returns an iterator that allows modifying each value.
@ -200,29 +177,34 @@ impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
        y: isize,
    ) -> Option<&mut T> {
        if self.is_in_bounds(x, y) {
+            #[expect(
+                clippy::cast_sign_loss,
+                reason = "is_in_bounds already checks this"
+            )]
            Some(&mut self.data[x as usize + y as usize * self.width])
        } else {
            None
        }
    }

-    /// Convert between ValueGrid types.
+    /// Convert between `ValueGrid` types.
    ///
-    /// See also [Iterator::map].
+    /// See also [`Iterator::map`].
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// Use logic written for u8s and then convert to [Brightness] values for sending in a [Command].
    /// ```
    /// # fn foo(grid: &mut ByteGrid) {}
-    /// # use servicepoint::{Brightness, BrightnessGrid, ByteGrid, Command, Origin, TILE_HEIGHT, TILE_WIDTH};
+    /// # use servicepoint::*;
    /// let mut grid: ByteGrid = ByteGrid::new(TILE_WIDTH, TILE_HEIGHT);
    /// foo(&mut grid);
    /// let grid: BrightnessGrid = grid.map(Brightness::saturating_from);
-    /// let command = Command::CharBrightness(Origin::ZERO, grid);
+    /// let command = BrightnessGridCommand { origin: Origin::ZERO, grid };
    /// ```
    /// [Brightness]: [crate::Brightness]
    /// [Command]: [crate::Command]
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn map<TConverted, F>(&self, f: F) -> ValueGrid<TConverted>
    where
        TConverted: Value,
@ -233,22 +215,28 @@ impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
            .iter()
            .map(|elem| f(*elem))
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        ValueGrid::load(self.width(), self.height(), &data)
+        ValueGrid {
+            width: self.width(),
+            height: self.height(),
+            data,
+        }
    }

    /// Copies a row from the grid.
    ///
    /// Returns [None] if y is out of bounds.
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn get_row(&self, y: usize) -> Option<Vec<T>> {
        self.data
            .chunks_exact(self.width())
            .nth(y)
-            .map(|row| row.to_vec())
+            .map(<[T]>::to_vec)
    }

    /// Copies a column from the grid.
    ///
    /// Returns [None] if x is out of bounds.
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn get_col(&self, x: usize) -> Option<Vec<T>> {
        self.data
            .chunks_exact(self.width())
@ -305,19 +293,27 @@ impl<T: Value> ValueGrid<T> {
            });
        }

-        let chunk = match self.data.chunks_exact_mut(width).nth(y) {
-            Some(row) => row,
-            None => {
-                return Err(SetValueSeriesError::OutOfBounds {
-                    size: self.height(),
-                    index: y,
-                })
-            }
+        let Some(chunk) = self.data.chunks_exact_mut(width).nth(y) else {
+            return Err(SetValueSeriesError::OutOfBounds {
+                size: self.height(),
+                index: y,
+            });
        };

        chunk.copy_from_slice(row);
        Ok(())
    }
+
+    /// Enumerates all values in the grid.
+    pub fn enumerate(
+        &self,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (usize, usize, T)> + use<'_, T> {
+        EnumerateGrid {
+            grid: self,
+            column: 0,
+            row: 0,
+        }
+    }
 }

 /// Errors that can occur when loading a grid
@ -329,7 +325,7 @@ pub enum TryLoadValueGridError {
 }

 impl<T: Value> Grid<T> for ValueGrid<T> {
-    /// Sets the value of the cell at the specified position in the `ValueGrid.
+    /// Sets the value of the cell at the specified position in the grid.
    ///
    /// # Arguments
    ///
@ -390,9 +386,10 @@ impl<T: Value> From<ValueGrid<T>> for Vec<T> {
    }
 }

-/// An iterator iver the rows in a [ValueGrid]
+/// An iterator iver the rows in a [`ValueGrid`]
+#[must_use]
 pub struct IterGridRows<'t, T: Value> {
-    byte_grid: &'t ValueGrid<T>,
+    grid: &'t ValueGrid<T>,
    row: usize,
 }

@ -400,24 +397,46 @@ impl<'t, T: Value> Iterator for IterGridRows<'t, T> {
    type Item = Iter<'t, T>;

    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        if self.row >= self.byte_grid.height {
+        if self.row >= self.grid.height {
            return None;
        }

-        let start = self.row * self.byte_grid.width;
-        let end = start + self.byte_grid.width;
-        let result = self.byte_grid.data[start..end].iter();
+        let start = self.row * self.grid.width;
+        let end = start + self.grid.width;
+        let result = self.grid.data[start..end].iter();
        self.row += 1;
        Some(result)
    }
 }

+pub struct EnumerateGrid<'t, T: Value> {
+    grid: &'t ValueGrid<T>,
+    row: usize,
+    column: usize,
+}
+
+impl<T: Value> Iterator for EnumerateGrid<'_, T> {
+    type Item = (usize, usize, T);
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.row >= self.grid.height {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let result =
+            Some((self.column, self.row, self.grid.get(self.column, self.row)));
+        self.column += 1;
+        if self.column == self.grid.width {
+            self.column = 0;
+            self.row += 1;
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::{
-        value_grid::{SetValueSeriesError, ValueGrid},
-        *,
-    };
+    use crate::{SetValueSeriesError, ValueGrid, *};

    #[test]
    fn fill() {
@ -456,7 +475,7 @@ mod tests {

        let data: Vec<u8> = grid.into();

-        let grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &data);
+        let grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.data, [0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);
    }

@ -468,7 +487,7 @@ mod tests {
        data_ref.copy_from_slice(&[1, 2, 3, 4]);

        assert_eq!(vec.data, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
-        assert_eq!(vec.get(1, 0), 2)
+        assert_eq!(vec.get(1, 0), 2);
    }

    #[test]
@ -495,7 +514,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn iter_rows() {
-        let vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);
+        let vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3]).unwrap();
        for (y, row) in vec.iter_rows().enumerate() {
            for (x, val) in row.enumerate() {
                assert_eq!(*val, (x + y) as u8);
@ -506,20 +525,21 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    #[should_panic]
    fn out_of_bounds_x() {
-        let mut vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]);
+        let mut vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]).unwrap();
        vec.set(2, 1, 5);
    }

    #[test]
    #[should_panic]
    fn out_of_bounds_y() {
-        let vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]);
+        let vec = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]).unwrap();
        vec.get(1, 2);
    }

    #[test]
    fn ref_mut() {
-        let mut vec = ValueGrid::from_vec(3, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]);
+        let mut vec =
+            ValueGrid::from_vec(3, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]).unwrap();

        let top_left = vec.get_ref_mut(0, 0);
        *top_left += 5;
@ -535,7 +555,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn optional() {
-        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]);
+        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[0, 1, 2, 3]).unwrap();
        grid.set_optional(0, 0, 5);
        grid.set_optional(-1, 0, 8);
        grid.set_optional(0, 8, 42);
@ -547,7 +567,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn col() {
-        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.get_col(0), Some(vec![0, 2, 4]));
        assert_eq!(grid.get_col(1), Some(vec![1, 3, 5]));
        assert_eq!(grid.get_col(2), None);
@ -568,7 +588,7 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn row() {
-        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+        let mut grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.get_row(0), Some(vec![0, 1]));
        assert_eq!(grid.get_row(2), Some(vec![4, 5]));
        assert_eq!(grid.get_row(3), None);
@ -589,10 +609,32 @@ mod tests {

    #[test]
    fn wrap() {
-        let grid = ValueGrid::wrap(2, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
+        let grid = ValueGrid::from_vec(2, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(grid.height(), 3);

-        let grid = ValueGrid::wrap(4, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
-        assert_eq!(grid.err(), Some(TryLoadValueGridError::InvalidDimensions));
+        let grid = ValueGrid::from_vec(4, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+        assert_eq!(grid, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_invalid_size() {
+        assert_eq!(ValueGrid::load(2, 2, &[1, 2, 3]), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn enumerate() {
+        let grid = ValueGrid::load(2, 3, &[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).unwrap();
+        let values = grid.enumerate().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(
+            values,
+            vec![
+                (0, 0, 0),
+                (1, 0, 1),
+                (0, 1, 2),
+                (1, 1, 3),
+                (0, 2, 4),
+                (1, 2, 5)
+            ]
+        );
    }
 }
--- a/src/cp437.rs
+++ b/src/cp437.rs
@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+//! Contains functions to convert between UTF-8 and Codepage 437.
+//!
+//! See <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437#Character_set>
+
 use crate::{CharGrid, Cp437Grid};
 use std::collections::HashMap;

-/// Contains functions to convert between UTF-8 and Codepage 437.
-///
-/// See <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437#Character_set>
-pub struct Cp437Converter;
-
 /// An array of 256 elements, mapping most of the CP437 values to UTF-8 characters
 ///
 /// Mostly follows CP437, except 0x0A, which is kept for use as line ending.
@ -34,47 +33,47 @@ const CP437_TO_UTF8: [char; 256] = [
 ];
 static UTF8_TO_CP437: once_cell::sync::Lazy<HashMap<char, u8>> =
    once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| {
-        let pairs = CP437_TO_UTF8
+        CP437_TO_UTF8
            .iter()
            .enumerate()
-            .map(move |(index, char)| (*char, index as u8));
-        HashMap::from_iter(pairs)
+            .map(
+                #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+                move |(index, char)| (*char, index as u8),
+            )
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>()
    });

-impl Cp437Converter {
-    const MISSING_CHAR_CP437: u8 = 0x3F; // '?'
+const MISSING_CHAR_CP437: u8 = 0x3F; // '?'

-    /// Convert the provided bytes to UTF-8.
-    pub fn cp437_to_str(cp437: &[u8]) -> String {
-        cp437
-            .iter()
-            .map(move |char| Self::cp437_to_char(*char))
-            .collect()
-    }
+/// Convert the provided bytes to UTF-8.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn cp437_to_str(cp437: &[u8]) -> String {
+    cp437.iter().map(move |char| cp437_to_char(*char)).collect()
+}

-    /// Convert a single CP-437 character to UTF-8.
-    pub fn cp437_to_char(cp437: u8) -> char {
-        CP437_TO_UTF8[cp437 as usize]
-    }
+/// Convert a single CP-437 character to UTF-8.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn cp437_to_char(cp437: u8) -> char {
+    CP437_TO_UTF8[cp437 as usize]
+}

-    /// Convert the provided text to CP-437 bytes.
-    ///
-    /// Characters that are not available are mapped to '?'.
-    pub fn str_to_cp437(utf8: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
-        utf8.chars().map(Self::char_to_cp437).collect()
-    }
+/// Convert the provided text to CP-437 bytes.
+///
+/// Characters that are not available are mapped to '?'.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn str_to_cp437(utf8: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    utf8.chars().map(char_to_cp437).collect()
+}

-    /// Convert a single UTF-8 character to CP-437.
-    pub fn char_to_cp437(utf8: char) -> u8 {
-        *UTF8_TO_CP437
-            .get(&utf8)
-            .unwrap_or(&Self::MISSING_CHAR_CP437)
-    }
+/// Convert a single UTF-8 character to CP-437.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn char_to_cp437(utf8: char) -> u8 {
+    *UTF8_TO_CP437.get(&utf8).unwrap_or(&MISSING_CHAR_CP437)
 }

 impl From<&Cp437Grid> for CharGrid {
    fn from(value: &Cp437Grid) -> Self {
-        value.map(Cp437Converter::cp437_to_char)
+        value.map(cp437_to_char)
    }
 }

@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ impl From<Cp437Grid> for CharGrid {

 impl From<&CharGrid> for Cp437Grid {
    fn from(value: &CharGrid) -> Self {
-        value.map(Cp437Converter::char_to_cp437)
+        value.map(char_to_cp437)
    }
 }

@ -125,22 +124,19 @@ mod tests_feature_cp437 {
        │dx ≡ Σ √x²ⁿ·δx
        ⌡"#;

-        let cp437 = Cp437Converter::str_to_cp437(utf8);
-        let actual = Cp437Converter::cp437_to_str(&cp437);
-        assert_eq!(utf8, actual)
+        let cp437 = str_to_cp437(utf8);
+        let actual = cp437_to_str(&cp437);
+        assert_eq!(utf8, actual);
    }

    #[test]
    fn convert_invalid() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            Cp437Converter::cp437_to_char(Cp437Converter::char_to_cp437('😜')),
-            '?'
-        );
+        assert_eq!(cp437_to_char(char_to_cp437('😜')), '?');
    }

    #[test]
    fn round_trip_cp437() {
-        let utf8 = CharGrid::load(2, 2, &['Ä', 'x', '\n', '$']);
+        let utf8 = CharGrid::load(2, 2, &['Ä', 'x', '\n', '$']).unwrap();
        let cp437 = Cp437Grid::from(utf8.clone());
        let actual = CharGrid::from(cp437);
        assert_eq!(actual, utf8);
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@ -9,97 +9,83 @@
 //! ### Clear display
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! use servicepoint::{Connection, Command};
+//! use std::net::UdpSocket;
+//! use servicepoint::*;
 //!
 //! // establish a connection
-//! let connection = Connection::open("127.0.0.1:2342")
+//! let connection = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:2342")
 //!     .expect("connection failed");
 //!
+//!  # let connection = FakeConnection; // do not fail tests
 //!  // turn off all pixels on display
-//!  connection.send(Command::Clear)
+//!  connection.send_command(ClearCommand)
 //!     .expect("send failed");
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### Set all pixels to on
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! # use servicepoint::{Command, CompressionCode, Grid, Bitmap};
-//! # let connection = servicepoint::Connection::open("127.0.0.1:2342").expect("connection failed");
+//! # use std::net::UdpSocket;
+//! # use servicepoint::*;
+//! # let connection = FakeConnection;
 //!  // turn on all pixels in a grid
 //!  let mut pixels = Bitmap::max_sized();
 //!  pixels.fill(true);
 //!
 //!  // create command to send pixels
-//!  let command = Command::BitmapLinearWin(
-//!     servicepoint::Origin::ZERO,
-//!     pixels,
-//!     CompressionCode::default()
-//!  );
+//!  let command = BitmapCommand {
+//!     origin: Origin::ZERO,
+//!     bitmap: pixels,
+//!     compression: CompressionCode::default()
+//!  };
 //!
 //!  // send command to display
-//!  connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
+//!  connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### Send text
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! # use servicepoint::{Command, CompressionCode, Grid, Bitmap, CharGrid};
-//! # let connection = servicepoint::Connection::open("127.0.0.1:2342").expect("connection failed");
+//! # use std::net::UdpSocket;
+//! # use servicepoint::*;
+//! # let connection = FakeConnection;
 //! // create a text grid
 //! let mut grid = CharGrid::from("Hello\nCCCB?");
 //! // modify the grid
 //! grid.set(grid.width() - 1, 1, '!');
 //! // create the command to send the data
-//! let command = Command::Utf8Data(servicepoint::Origin::ZERO, grid);
+//! let command = CharGridCommand { origin: Origin::ZERO, grid };
 //! // send command to display
-//! connection.send(command).expect("send failed");
+//! connection.send_command(command).expect("send failed");
 //! ```

-pub use crate::bit_vec::{bitvec, BitVec};
-pub use crate::bitmap::Bitmap;
 pub use crate::brightness::Brightness;
-pub use crate::brightness_grid::BrightnessGrid;
-pub use crate::byte_grid::ByteGrid;
-pub use crate::char_grid::CharGrid;
-pub use crate::command::{Command, Offset};
+pub use crate::command_code::CommandCode;
+pub use crate::commands::*;
 pub use crate::compression_code::CompressionCode;
-pub use crate::connection::Connection;
+pub use crate::connection::*;
 pub use crate::constants::*;
-pub use crate::cp437_grid::Cp437Grid;
-pub use crate::data_ref::DataRef;
-pub use crate::grid::Grid;
+pub use crate::containers::*;
 pub use crate::origin::{Origin, Pixels, Tiles};
 pub use crate::packet::{Header, Packet, Payload};
-pub use crate::value_grid::{
-    IterGridRows, SetValueSeriesError, TryLoadValueGridError, Value, ValueGrid,
-};

-mod bit_vec;
-mod bitmap;
 mod brightness;
-mod brightness_grid;
-mod byte_grid;
-mod char_grid;
-mod command;
 mod command_code;
+mod commands;
 mod compression;
 mod compression_code;
 mod connection;
 mod constants;
-mod cp437_grid;
-mod data_ref;
-mod grid;
+mod containers;
+#[cfg(feature = "cp437")]
+pub mod cp437;
 mod origin;
 mod packet;
-mod value_grid;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cp437")]
-mod cp437;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cp437")]
-pub use crate::cp437::Cp437Converter;

 // include README.md in doctest
 #[doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 #[cfg(doctest)]
 pub struct ReadmeDocTests;
+
+/// Type alias for documenting the meaning of the u16 in enum values
+pub type Offset = usize;
--- a/src/origin.rs
+++ b/src/origin.rs
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::TILE_SIZE;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;

 /// An origin marks the top left position of a window sent to the display.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Origin<Unit: DisplayUnit> {
    /// position in the width direction
    pub x: usize,
@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ impl<Unit: DisplayUnit> Origin<Unit> {
    };

    /// Create a new [Origin] instance for the provided position.
+    #[must_use]
    pub fn new(x: usize, y: usize) -> Self {
        Self {
            x,
@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ impl<T: DisplayUnit> std::ops::Add<Origin<T>> for Origin<T> {
 pub trait DisplayUnit {}

 /// Marks something to be measured in number of pixels.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Pixels();

 /// Marks something to be measured in number of iles.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Tiles();

 impl DisplayUnit for Pixels {}
@ -65,24 +66,9 @@ impl From<&Origin<Tiles>> for Origin<Pixels> {
    }
 }

-impl TryFrom<&Origin<Pixels>> for Origin<Tiles> {
-    type Error = ();
-
-    fn try_from(value: &Origin<Pixels>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let (x, x_rem) = (value.x / TILE_SIZE, value.x % TILE_SIZE);
-        if x_rem != 0 {
-            return Err(());
-        }
-        let (y, y_rem) = (value.y / TILE_SIZE, value.y % TILE_SIZE);
-        if y_rem != 0 {
-            return Err(());
-        }
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            x,
-            y,
-            phantom_data: PhantomData,
-        })
+impl<Unit: DisplayUnit> Default for Origin<Unit> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::ZERO
    }
 }

@ -99,24 +85,10 @@ mod tests {
    }

    #[test]
-    fn origin_pixel_to_tile() {
-        let pixel: Origin<Pixels> = Origin::new(8, 16);
-        let actual: Origin<Tiles> = Origin::try_from(&pixel).unwrap();
-        let expected: Origin<Tiles> = Origin::new(1, 2);
-        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[should_panic]
-    fn origin_pixel_to_tile_fail_y() {
-        let pixel: Origin<Pixels> = Origin::new(8, 15);
-        let _: Origin<Tiles> = Origin::try_from(&pixel).unwrap();
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[should_panic]
-    fn origin_pixel_to_tile_fail_x() {
-        let pixel: Origin<Pixels> = Origin::new(7, 16);
-        let _: Origin<Tiles> = Origin::try_from(&pixel).unwrap();
+    fn origin_add() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Origin::<Pixels>::new(4, 2),
+            Origin::new(1, 0) + Origin::new(3, 2)
+        );
    }
 }
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@ -7,29 +7,24 @@
 //! Converting a packet to a command and back:
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! use servicepoint::{Command, Packet};
-//! # let command = Command::Clear;
+//! use servicepoint::{Command, Packet, TypedCommand};
+//! # let command = servicepoint::ClearCommand;
 //! let packet: Packet = command.into();
-//! let command: Command = Command::try_from(packet).expect("could not read command from packet");
+//! let command = TypedCommand::try_from(packet).expect("could not read command from packet");
 //! ```
 //!
 //! Converting a packet to bytes and back:
 //!
 //! ```rust
 //! use servicepoint::{Command, Packet};
-//! # let command = Command::Clear;
+//! # let command = servicepoint::ClearCommand;
 //! # let packet: Packet = command.into();
 //! let bytes: Vec<u8> = packet.into();
 //! let packet = Packet::try_from(bytes).expect("could not read packet from bytes");
 //! ```

-use crate::command_code::CommandCode;
-use crate::compression::into_compressed;
-use crate::{
-    Bitmap, Command, CompressionCode, Grid, Offset, Origin, Pixels, Tiles,
-    TILE_SIZE,
-};
-use std::mem::size_of;
+use crate::{command_code::CommandCode, Grid, Origin, Tiles};
+use std::{mem::size_of, num::TryFromIntError};

 /// A raw header.
 ///
@ -37,7 +32,10 @@ use std::mem::size_of;
 /// payload, where applicable.
 ///
 /// Because the meaning of most fields depend on the command, there are no speaking names for them.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+///
+/// The contained values are in platform endian-ness and may need to be converted before sending.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
+#[repr(C)]
 pub struct Header {
    /// The first two bytes specify which command this packet represents.
    pub command_code: u16,
@ -60,9 +58,7 @@ pub type Payload = Vec<u8>;
 ///
 /// Contents should probably only be used directly to use features not exposed by the library.
 ///
-/// You may want to use [Command] instead.
-///
-///
+/// You may want to use [`crate::Command`] or [`crate::TypedCommand`] instead.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Packet {
    /// Meta-information for the packed command
@ -74,40 +70,25 @@ pub struct Packet {
 impl From<Packet> for Vec<u8> {
    /// Turn the packet into raw bytes ready to send
    fn from(value: Packet) -> Self {
-        let Packet {
-            header:
-                Header {
-                    command_code: mode,
-                    a,
-                    b,
-                    c,
-                    d,
-                },
-            payload,
-        } = value;
-
-        let mut packet = vec![0u8; 10 + payload.len()];
-        packet[0..=1].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(mode));
-        packet[2..=3].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(a));
-        packet[4..=5].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(b));
-        packet[6..=7].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(c));
-        packet[8..=9].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(d));
-
-        packet[10..].copy_from_slice(&payload);
-
-        packet
+        let mut vec = vec![0u8; value.size()];
+        value.serialize_to(vec.as_mut_slice());
+        vec
    }
 }

+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[error("The provided slice is smaller than the header size, so it cannot be read as a packet.")]
+pub struct SliceSmallerThanHeader;
+
 impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for Packet {
-    type Error = ();
+    type Error = SliceSmallerThanHeader;

    /// Tries to interpret the bytes as a [Packet].
    ///
    /// returns: `Error` if slice is not long enough to be a [Packet]
    fn try_from(value: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
        if value.len() < size_of::<Header>() {
-            return Err(());
+            return Err(SliceSmallerThanHeader);
        }

        let header = {
@ -131,165 +112,48 @@ impl TryFrom<&[u8]> for Packet {
 }

 impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for Packet {
-    type Error = ();
+    type Error = SliceSmallerThanHeader;

    fn try_from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
        Self::try_from(value.as_slice())
    }
 }

-impl From<Command> for Packet {
-    /// Move the [Command] into a [Packet] instance for sending.
-    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
-    fn from(value: Command) -> Self {
-        match value {
-            Command::Clear => Self::command_code_only(CommandCode::Clear),
-            Command::FadeOut => Self::command_code_only(CommandCode::FadeOut),
-            Command::HardReset => {
-                Self::command_code_only(CommandCode::HardReset)
-            }
-            #[allow(deprecated)]
-            Command::BitmapLegacy => {
-                Self::command_code_only(CommandCode::BitmapLegacy)
-            }
-            Command::CharBrightness(origin, grid) => {
-                Self::origin_grid_to_packet(
-                    origin,
-                    grid,
-                    CommandCode::CharBrightness,
-                )
-            }
-            Command::Brightness(brightness) => Packet {
-                header: Header {
-                    command_code: CommandCode::Brightness.into(),
-                    a: 0x00000,
-                    b: 0x0000,
-                    c: 0x0000,
-                    d: 0x0000,
-                },
-                payload: vec![brightness.into()],
-            },
-            Command::BitmapLinearWin(origin, pixels, compression) => {
-                Self::bitmap_win_into_packet(origin, pixels, compression)
-            }
-            Command::BitmapLinear(offset, bits, compression) => {
-                Self::bitmap_linear_into_packet(
-                    CommandCode::BitmapLinear,
-                    offset,
-                    compression,
-                    bits.into(),
-                )
-            }
-            Command::BitmapLinearAnd(offset, bits, compression) => {
-                Self::bitmap_linear_into_packet(
-                    CommandCode::BitmapLinearAnd,
-                    offset,
-                    compression,
-                    bits.into(),
-                )
-            }
-            Command::BitmapLinearOr(offset, bits, compression) => {
-                Self::bitmap_linear_into_packet(
-                    CommandCode::BitmapLinearOr,
-                    offset,
-                    compression,
-                    bits.into(),
-                )
-            }
-            Command::BitmapLinearXor(offset, bits, compression) => {
-                Self::bitmap_linear_into_packet(
-                    CommandCode::BitmapLinearXor,
-                    offset,
-                    compression,
-                    bits.into(),
-                )
-            }
-            Command::Cp437Data(origin, grid) => Self::origin_grid_to_packet(
-                origin,
-                grid,
-                CommandCode::Cp437Data,
-            ),
-            Command::Utf8Data(origin, grid) => {
-                Self::origin_grid_to_packet(origin, grid, CommandCode::Utf8Data)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Packet {
-    /// Helper method for `BitmapLinear*`-Commands into [Packet]
-    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
-    fn bitmap_linear_into_packet(
-        command: CommandCode,
-        offset: Offset,
-        compression: CompressionCode,
-        payload: Vec<u8>,
-    ) -> Packet {
-        let length = payload.len() as u16;
-        let payload = into_compressed(compression, payload);
-        Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: command.into(),
-                a: offset as u16,
-                b: length,
-                c: compression.into(),
-                d: 0,
-            },
-            payload,
+    /// Serialize packet into pre-allocated buffer.
+    ///
+    /// returns false if the buffer is too small before writing any values.
+    pub fn serialize_to(&self, slice: &mut [u8]) -> bool {
+        if slice.len() < self.size() {
+            return false;
        }
+
+        let Packet {
+            header:
+                Header {
+                    command_code,
+                    a,
+                    b,
+                    c,
+                    d,
+                },
+            payload,
+        } = self;
+
+        slice[0..=1].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(*command_code));
+        slice[2..=3].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(*a));
+        slice[4..=5].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(*b));
+        slice[6..=7].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(*c));
+        slice[8..=9].copy_from_slice(&u16::to_be_bytes(*d));
+
+        slice[10..].copy_from_slice(payload);
+        true
    }

-    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
-    fn bitmap_win_into_packet(
-        origin: Origin<Pixels>,
-        pixels: Bitmap,
-        compression: CompressionCode,
-    ) -> Packet {
-        debug_assert_eq!(origin.x % 8, 0);
-        debug_assert_eq!(pixels.width() % 8, 0);
-
-        let tile_x = (origin.x / TILE_SIZE) as u16;
-        let tile_w = (pixels.width() / TILE_SIZE) as u16;
-        let pixel_h = pixels.height() as u16;
-        let payload = into_compressed(compression, pixels.into());
-        let command = match compression {
-            CompressionCode::Uncompressed => {
-                CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinUncompressed
-            }
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zlib")]
-            CompressionCode::Zlib => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZlib,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_bzip2")]
-            CompressionCode::Bzip2 => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinBzip2,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_lzma")]
-            CompressionCode::Lzma => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinLzma,
-            #[cfg(feature = "compression_zstd")]
-            CompressionCode::Zstd => CommandCode::BitmapLinearWinZstd,
-        };
-
-        Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: command.into(),
-                a: tile_x,
-                b: origin.y as u16,
-                c: tile_w,
-                d: pixel_h,
-            },
-            payload,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Helper method for creating empty packets only containing the command code
-    fn command_code_only(code: CommandCode) -> Packet {
-        Packet {
-            header: Header {
-                command_code: code.into(),
-                a: 0x0000,
-                b: 0x0000,
-                c: 0x0000,
-                d: 0x0000,
-            },
-            payload: vec![],
-        }
+    /// Returns the amount of bytes this packet takes up when serialized.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        size_of::<Header>() + self.payload.len()
    }

    fn u16_from_be_slice(slice: &[u8]) -> u16 {
@ -299,20 +163,30 @@ impl Packet {
        u16::from_be_bytes(bytes)
    }

-    fn origin_grid_to_packet<T>(
+    pub(crate) fn origin_grid_to_packet<T>(
        origin: Origin<Tiles>,
        grid: impl Grid<T> + Into<Payload>,
        command_code: CommandCode,
-    ) -> Packet {
-        Packet {
+    ) -> Result<Packet, TryFromIntError> {
+        Ok(Packet {
            header: Header {
                command_code: command_code.into(),
-                a: origin.x as u16,
-                b: origin.y as u16,
-                c: grid.width() as u16,
-                d: grid.height() as u16,
+                a: origin.x.try_into()?,
+                b: origin.y.try_into()?,
+                c: grid.width().try_into()?,
+                d: grid.height().try_into()?,
            },
            payload: grid.into(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn command_code_only(c: CommandCode) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            header: Header {
+                command_code: c.into(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            payload: vec![],
        }
    }
 }
@ -353,6 +227,9 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    fn too_small() {
        let data = vec![0u8; 4];
-        assert_eq!(Packet::try_from(data.as_slice()), Err(()))
+        assert_eq!(
+            Packet::try_from(data.as_slice()),
+            Err(SliceSmallerThanHeader)
+        );
    }
 }
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