diff --git a/simulator/rdtemp/cli.ino b/simulator/rdtemp/cli.ino
index 255b45f..7ee04f0 100644
--- a/simulator/rdtemp/cli.ino
+++ b/simulator/rdtemp/cli.ino
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ prtln("");
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 static void clihelp()
 {
- prtln("x\texit cli"); 
+ prtln("x\texit cli");
+ prtln("I\tinit storage"); 
 }
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void phytocli(void)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ do  {
   switch(key) {
     case 'x':  flag_exit=1;                     break;
     case '?':  clihelp();                       break;
+    case 'I':  init_storage();                  break;
     }
   
   } while (!flag_exit);
diff --git a/simulator/rdtemp/rdtemp.ino b/simulator/rdtemp/rdtemp.ino
index c5cb36b..6016949 100644
--- a/simulator/rdtemp/rdtemp.ino
+++ b/simulator/rdtemp/rdtemp.ino
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void setup() {
   
   Serial.print("\n");
 
-  phytocli();
+  phytocli();         /* XXX */
   
   /* XXX */
   /*  changing the voltage reference of the ADC
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ void loop() {
 
   if (foo++ > 5) {
     readlight();    foo = 0;
-  }
+    }
+
+ /* check for CLI request */
+ if (Serial.available() && 0x55==Serial.read())
+    {
+    Serial.println("M cli request");
+    phytocli();
+    }
  
   delay(DELAI);
 }
diff --git a/simulator/rdtemp/storage.ino b/simulator/rdtemp/storage.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a4e604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simulator/rdtemp/storage.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#include <EEPROM.h>
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+int init_storage(void)
+{
+Serial.println(__func__);
+
+Serial.print("eeprom length: ");
+Serial.println(EEPROM.length());
+
+
+}
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------- */