diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0935c39bc9843996abe9cabb1ff5452644d826c7..1a407c5a14aa6cbdde1b45ffb94956d8737bbeea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,14 @@ recv
 *.o
 *.i
 output_results
-*.swp
\ No newline at end of file
+*.swp
+.deps
+.libs
+host/Makefile
+autom4te.cache
+config.log
+config.status
+libtool
+pyenergy.la
+*.lo
+stamp-h1
diff --git a/host/host_receiver.h b/host/host_receiver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24c793f2e2cef9b0d655dd00a7774e3ec1002700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/host_receiver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef __HOST_RECEIVER_H__
+#define __HOST_RECEIVER_H__
+using namespace std;
+
+void cmd_connect();
+void cmd_connect_to(string connect_to);
+
+void cmd_getserial();
+void cmd_setserial(string new_serial);
+
+void cmd_setresistor(string new_resist);
+void cmd_setrefvoltage(string new_voltage);
+void cmd_setgain(string new_gain);
+
+void cmd_trigger(string trigger);
+
+void cmd_leds();
+
+void cmd_start();
+void cmd_start_with_file(string output_file);
+void cmd_stop();
+
+void cmd_power();
+void cmd_power_set(string power);
+
+void cmd_mode(string new_mode);
+
+void cmd_help();
+
+void cmd_exit();
+
+void processCommand(string input);
+
+#endif /* __HOST_RECEIVER_H__ */