diff --git a/Meshtastic/Connections/DeviceConnection.cs b/Meshtastic/Connections/DeviceConnection.cs
index df2e373..66841bd 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Connections/DeviceConnection.cs
+++ b/Meshtastic/Connections/DeviceConnection.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ public DeviceConnection(ILogger logger)
         Logger = logger;
     }
 
+    public DeviceConnection(ILogger logger, DeviceStateContainer container)
+    {
+        Logger = logger;
+        DeviceStateContainer = container;
+    }
+
     public virtual Task Monitor()
     {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Connections/SerialConnection.cs b/Meshtastic/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
index 4ea10b5..985396f 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Meshtastic/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@ public SerialConnection(ILogger logger, string port, int baudRate = Resources.DE
         };
     }
 
+    public SerialConnection(ILogger logger, 
+        string port, 
+        DeviceStateContainer container, 
+        bool dtrEnable = true, 
+        Handshake handshake = Handshake.XOnXOff, 
+        int baudRate = Resources.DEFAULT_BAUD_RATE) : base(logger)
+    {
+        serialPort = new SerialPort(port, baudRate)
+        {
+            DtrEnable = dtrEnable,
+            Handshake = handshake,
+            WriteBufferSize = 8,
+        };
+        DeviceStateContainer = container;
+    }
+
     public static string[] ListPorts() => SerialPort.GetPortNames();
 
     public override async Task Monitor()
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Connections/TcpConnection.cs b/Meshtastic/Connections/TcpConnection.cs
index f1c7599..585a953 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Connections/TcpConnection.cs
+++ b/Meshtastic/Connections/TcpConnection.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ public TcpConnection(ILogger logger, string host, int port = Resources.DEFAULT_T
         };
     }
 
+
+    public TcpConnection(ILogger logger, string host, DeviceStateContainer container, int port = Resources.DEFAULT_TCP_PORT) : base(logger)
+    {
+        client = new TcpClient(host, port)
+        {
+            ReceiveBufferSize = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE,
+            NoDelay = true
+        };
+        DeviceStateContainer = container;
+    }
+
     public override async Task<DeviceStateContainer> WriteToRadio(ToRadio packet, Func<FromRadio, DeviceStateContainer, Task<bool>> isComplete)
     {
         DeviceStateContainer.AddToRadio(packet);