diff --git a/core-buffer/test/test_BinaryWriter.cpp b/core-buffer/test/test_BinaryWriter.cpp
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+#include <BinaryWriter.hpp>
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+TEST(BinaryWriter, basic_interaction)
+{
+    auto device_name = "test_device";
+    auto root_folder = ".";
+
+    BinaryWriter writer(device_name, root_folder);
+
+    JFFileFormat frame_data;
+    uint64_t pulse_id = 1;
+    uint64_t frame_id = 2;
+    uint32_t daq_rec = 3;
+    uint16_t n_recv_packets = 4;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(frame_data.FORMAT_MARKER, JF_FORMAT_START_BYTE);
+
+    writer.write(5, &frame_data);
+}