diff --git a/src/adapters/serialConnection.ts b/src/adapters/serialConnection.ts
index 9e2b492..13a402b 100644
--- a/src/adapters/serialConnection.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/serialConnection.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class SerialConnection extends MeshDevice {
    *  through a transform stream (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71262432) */
   private pipePromise?: Promise<void>;
 
-  /* Reference for the heartbeat ping interval so it can be canceled on disconnect. */ 
+  /* Reference for the heartbeat ping interval so it can be canceled on disconnect. */
   private heartbeatInterval?: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
 
   /**
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ export class SerialConnection extends MeshDevice {
           // The firmware requires at least one ping per 15 minutes, so this should be more than enough.
           this.heartbeatInterval = setInterval(() => {
             this.heartbeat().catch((err) => {
-              console.error('Heartbeat error', err);
+              console.error("Heartbeat error", err);
             });
-          }, 60*1000);
+          }, 60 * 1000);
         } else {
           console.log("not readable or writable");
         }
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ export class SerialConnection extends MeshDevice {
     if (this.port?.readable) {
       await this.port?.close();
     }
-    
+
     // stop the interval when disconnecting.
     if (this.heartbeatInterval) {
       clearInterval(this.heartbeatInterval);
-      this.heartbeatInterval = undefined;      
+      this.heartbeatInterval = undefined;
     }
     // -------
     this.updateDeviceStatus(Types.DeviceStatusEnum.DeviceDisconnected);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2e94149..8743e05 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ export * from "./meshDevice.ts";
 export * as Protobuf from "@meshtastic/protobufs";
 export * as Types from "./types.ts";
 export * as Utils from "./utils/index.ts";
+export {
+  create as createProtobuf,
+  fromBinary,
+  toBinary,
+} from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index e1edca1..25bb0ca 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ export enum ChannelNumber {
   Admin = 7,
 }
 
-export type ConnectionType = BleConnection | HttpConnection | NodeSerialConnection | SerialConnection;
+export type ConnectionType =
+  | BleConnection
+  | HttpConnection
+  | NodeSerialConnection
+  | SerialConnection;
 
 export type ConnectionTypeName = "ble" | "http" | "serial";