diff --git a/groundStation/src/frontend/frontend_common.c b/groundStation/src/frontend/frontend_common.c
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+#include <
diff --git a/groundStation/src/frontend/frontend_common.h b/groundStation/src/frontend/frontend_common.h
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+#ifndef FRONTEND_COMMON_H
+#define FRONTEND_COMMON_H
+
+struct backend_conn;
+
+/* Start connection to quad */
+struct backend_conn * ucart_backendConnect();
+
+/* Stop connection to quad */
+void ucart_backendDisconnect(struct backend_conn * conn);
+
+/* Get a string from the backend. NOTE: free() the string when
+ * you are done with it.
+ */
+char * ucart_backendGetline(struct backend_conn * conn);
+
+#endif