diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.c b/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aada3c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#include "knauer_asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "asyncqueue.h"
+
+#define SYN1 0x55
+#define SYN2 0xAA
+#define CR '\r'
+#define LF '\n'
+
+/* Sample Messages
+ 55 aa 00 08 52 45 4d 4f 54 45 3a 30
+ 55 aa 00 16 45 52 52 4f 52 3a 34 38 2c 4e 6f 74 20 73 75 70 70 6f 72 74 65 64
+ 55 aa 00 18 45 52 52 4f 52 3a 31 36 2c 49 6e 76 61 6c 69 64 20 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64
+*/
+typedef struct knauer_private_t Private, *pPrivate;
+struct knauer_private_t {
+  int len;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Protocol transmit function
+ * Called by AsyncQueue to transmit a line
+ */
+static int KNAUER_Tx(pAsyncProtocol p, pAsyncTxn pTxn) {
+  int iRet = 1;
+
+  if (pTxn) {
+    pTxn->txn_status = ATX_ACTIVE;
+    iRet = AsyncUnitWrite(pTxn->unit, pTxn->out_buf, pTxn->out_len);
+    /* TODO handle errors */
+    if (iRet < 0) { /* TODO: EOF */
+      /*
+      iRet = AsyncUnitReconnect(pTxn->unit);
+      if (iRet == 0)
+      */
+        return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Protocol receive character - characater by character
+ */
+static int KNAUER_Rx(pAsyncProtocol p, pAsyncTxn pTxn, int rxchar) {
+  int iRet = 1;
+  pPrivate myPriv = (pPrivate) pTxn->proto_private;
+
+  rxchar &= 0xFF;
+  switch (pTxn->txn_state) {
+    case 0: /* first SYN byte */
+      if (rxchar != SYN1) {
+        /* TODO: error */
+        pTxn->txn_state = 99;
+        pTxn->txn_status = ATX_COMPLETE;
+        break;
+      }
+      pTxn->txn_state = 1;
+      break;
+    case 1: /* second SYN byte */
+      if (rxchar != SYN2) {
+        /* TODO: error */
+        pTxn->txn_state = 99;
+        pTxn->txn_status = ATX_COMPLETE;
+        break;
+      }
+      pTxn->txn_state = 2;
+      break;
+    case 2: /* MS length byte */
+      myPriv->len = 256 * rxchar;
+      pTxn->txn_state = 3;
+      break;
+    case 3: /* LS length byte */
+      myPriv->len += rxchar;
+      pTxn->txn_state = 4;
+      break;
+    case 4: /* receiving text */
+      if (pTxn->inp_idx < pTxn->inp_len)
+        pTxn->inp_buf[pTxn->inp_idx++] = rxchar;
+      if (pTxn->inp_idx >= myPriv->len) {
+        pTxn->txn_state = 99;
+        pTxn->txn_status = ATX_COMPLETE;
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+  if (pTxn->txn_state == 99) {
+    iRet = 0;
+  }
+  if (iRet == 0) { /* end of command */
+    free(pTxn->proto_private);
+    pTxn->proto_private = NULL;
+    return AQU_POP_CMD;
+  }
+  return iRet;
+}
+
+/*
+ * AsyncProtocol Event callback
+ */
+static int KNAUER_Ev(pAsyncProtocol p, pAsyncTxn pTxn, int event) {
+  free(pTxn->proto_private);
+  pTxn->proto_private = NULL;
+  if (event == AQU_TIMEOUT) {
+    /* handle command timeout */
+    pTxn->txn_status = ATX_TIMEOUT;
+    return AQU_POP_CMD;
+  }
+  return AQU_POP_CMD;
+}
+
+static int KNAUER_PrepareTxn(pAsyncProtocol p, pAsyncTxn pTxn, const char* cmd, int cmd_len, int rsp_len) {
+  pPrivate myPriv = (pPrivate) malloc(sizeof(Private));
+  if (myPriv == NULL) {
+    SICSLogWrite("ERROR: Out of memory in KNAUER_PrepareTxn", eError);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  myPriv->len = 0;
+  pTxn->out_buf = (char*) malloc(cmd_len + 1);
+  if (pTxn->out_buf == NULL) {
+    SICSLogWrite("ERROR: Out of memory in KNAUER_PrepareTxn", eError);
+    free(myPriv);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  pTxn->proto_private = myPriv;
+  memcpy(pTxn->out_buf, cmd, cmd_len);
+  pTxn->out_buf[cmd_len] = CR;
+  pTxn->out_len = cmd_len + 1;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static pAsyncProtocol KNAUER_Protocol = NULL;
+
+/*
+ * Protocol Initialisation
+ */
+void KNAUERInitProtocol(SicsInterp *pSics) {
+  if (KNAUER_Protocol == NULL) {
+    KNAUER_Protocol = AsyncProtocolCreate(pSics, "KNAUER_AP", NULL, NULL);
+    KNAUER_Protocol->sendCommand = KNAUER_Tx;
+    KNAUER_Protocol->handleInput = KNAUER_Rx;
+    KNAUER_Protocol->handleEvent = KNAUER_Ev;
+    KNAUER_Protocol->prepareTxn = KNAUER_PrepareTxn;
+    KNAUER_Protocol->killPrivate = NULL;
+  }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.h b/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eda10893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/knauer_asyncprotocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#ifndef KNAUER_ASYNCPROTOCOL_H
+#define KNAUER_ASYNCPROTOCOL_H
+#include "sics.h"
+void KNAUERInitProtocol(SicsInterp *pSics);
+#endif
diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.c b/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb1c7441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "loader_asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "huber_asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "knauer_asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "omron_asyncprotocol.h"
+#include "sics.h"
+
+void LOADERInitProtocol(SicsInterp *pSics)
+{
+  HUBERInitProtocol(pSics);
+  KNAUERInitProtocol(pSics);
+  OMRONInitProtocol(pSics);
+} 
diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.h b/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a61d5925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/loader_asyncprotocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#ifndef LOADER_ASYNCPROTOCOL_H
+#define LOADER_ASYNCPROTOCOL_H
+#include "sics.h"
+void LOADERInitProtocol(SicsInterp *pSics);
+#endif
diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/makefile b/site_ansto/hardsup/makefile
index b7196508..dcac1541 100644
--- a/site_ansto/hardsup/makefile
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ HOBJ  += sct_asyncqueue.o
 HOBJ  += aqp_opalstatus.o
 HOBJ  += omron_asyncprotocol.o
 HOBJ  += huber_asyncprotocol.o
+HOBJ  += knauer_asyncprotocol.o
+HOBJ  += loader_asyncprotocol.o
 
 libhlib.a: $(HOBJ)
 	rm -f libhlib.a
diff --git a/site_ansto/site_ansto.c b/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
index 8d2715bc..f67feef4 100644
--- a/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
+++ b/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ static void AddCommands(SicsInterp *pInter)
   LS340InitProtocol(pInter);
   CameraInitProtocol(pInter);
   OpalStatusInitProtocol(pInter);
-  OMRONInitProtocol(pInter);
-  HUBERInitProtocol(pInter);
+  LOADERInitProtocol(pInter);
   AddCommand(pInter,"InstallProtocolHandler", InstallProtocol,NULL,NULL);
   AddCommand(pInter,"hostnam",hostNamCmd,NULL,NULL);
   AddCommand(pInter,"portnum",portNumCmd,NULL,NULL);