diff --git a/examples/reed.js b/examples/reed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a63d70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/reed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+var arduino = require('../');
+
+var board = new arduino.Board({
+  debug: false
+});
+
+var reed = new arduino.Reed({
+  board : board,
+  pin   : 7,
+  emitInitState: true
+});
+
+reed.on('calibrated', function(err, date) {
+  console.log('calibrated');
+
+  this.on('reedopen', function(err, date) {
+    console.log('reedopen', this.state);
+  });
+
+  this.on('reedclose', function(err, date) {
+    console.log('reedclose');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3c55f8c..09f0816 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   Sensor: require('./lib/sensor'),
   Ping:   require('./lib/ping'),
   PIR:    require('./lib/pir'),
-  LCD:    require('./lib/lcd')
+  LCD:    require('./lib/lcd'),
+  Reed:   require('./lib/reed')
 };
diff --git a/lib/reed.js b/lib/reed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cc3923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/reed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+var events = require('events'),
+    util = require('util');
+
+/*
+ * Main Reed constructor
+ * Process options
+ * Tell the board to set it up
+ */
+var Reed = function (options) {
+  if (!options || !options.board) {
+    throw new Error('Must supply required options to PIR');
+  }
+  this.board = options.board;
+  this.pin = this.board.normalizePin(options.pin || 7);
+  this.state = null;
+  this.calibrated = false;
+  this.emitInitState = options.emitInitState;
+
+  setInterval(function () {
+    this.board.digitalRead(this.pin);
+  }.bind(this), 200);
+
+  this.board.on('data', function (message) {
+    var m = message.slice(0, -1).split('::'),
+        timestamp = new Date(),
+        err = null,
+        pin, data;
+
+    if (!m.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    pin = m[0];
+    data = m[1];
+
+    if (pin === this.pin) {
+      // If this is not a calibration event
+      if (this.state != null && this.state != +data) {
+
+        // Update current state of reed instance
+        this.state = +data;
+
+        // 'reedclose' event fired when reed is closed
+        if (data === '01') {
+          this.emit('reedclose', err, timestamp);
+        }
+
+        // 'reedopen' event fired when reed is open
+        if (data === '00') {
+          this.emit('reedopen', err, timestamp);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // 'calibrated' event
+      if (!this.calibrated) {
+        this.calibrated = true;
+        this.state = +data;
+        this.emit('calibrated', err, timestamp);
+
+        if(this.emitInitState) {
+          if(data === '01') {
+            this.emit('reedclose', err, timestamp);
+          } else if(data === '00') {
+            this.emit('reedopen', err, timestamp);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }.bind(this));
+};
+
+util.inherits(Reed, events.EventEmitter);
+
+module.exports = Reed;