diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/ICommand.cs b/StgSharp.Device/ICommand.cs
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+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Marker interface for command types that can be built into bytes by an ICommandBuilder.
+    ///   Implement this on record/struct command shapes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICommand { }
+}
diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/ICommandBuilder.cs b/StgSharp.Device/ICommandBuilder.cs
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+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Builds device/peripheral commands from C#-friendly types (enums, records, structs, etc.).
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICommandBuilder
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Build a command payload (already framed or raw depending on implementation contract) from a
+        ///   strongly-typed command description.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TCommand">
+        ///   Command type (e.g., an enum or a record/struct)
+        /// </typeparam>
+        /// <param name="command">
+        ///   Command value to build
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        ///   Command bytes
+        /// </returns>
+        ReadOnlyMemory<byte> Build<TCommand>(TCommand command) where TCommand: notnull;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Try-build variant to avoid throwing and allow buffer reuse strategies.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool TryBuild<TCommand>(TCommand command, out ReadOnlyMemory<byte> bytes) where TCommand: notnull;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/IDataDecoder.cs b/StgSharp.Device/IDataDecoder.cs
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+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Decodes device-specific binary responses into C#-friendly models.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IDataDecoder
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Decode a response of a known type into a model.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TModel">
+        ///   Target model type
+        /// </typeparam>
+        /// <param name="payload">
+        ///   Raw or deframed payload depending on transport contract
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        ///   Decoded model
+        /// </returns>
+        TModel Decode<TModel>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> payload);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Try-decode variant to avoid throwing on partial/bad frames.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool TryDecode<TModel>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> payload, out TModel model);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/IPortController.cs b/StgSharp.Device/IPortController.cs
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+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Generic high-level controller that composes a PortStream, an ICommandBuilder and an
+    ///   IDataDecoder to provide a complete peripheral control workflow.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TPort">
+    ///   Concrete transport deriving from PortStream
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TBuilder">
+    ///   Concrete command builder
+    /// </typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TDecoder">
+    ///   Concrete data decoder
+    /// </typeparam>
+    public interface IPortController<TPort, TBuilder, TDecoder> where TPort: PortStream where TBuilder: ICommandBuilder
+        where TDecoder: IDataDecoder
+    {
+
+        TBuilder CommandBuilder { get; }
+
+        TDecoder Decoder { get; }
+
+        TPort Port { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Close the underlying port.
+        /// </summary>
+        void Close();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Ensure the underlying port is opened and ready (delegates to Port.OpenAsync).
+        /// </summary>
+        ValueTask OpenAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Build a command, send it via the port and decode the response into a model.
+        /// </summary>
+        ValueTask<TResponse> RoundTripAsync<TCommand, TResponse>(
+                             TCommand command,
+                             CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            where TCommand: notnull;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Build a command and send it without expecting a typed response.
+        /// </summary>
+        ValueTask WriteAsync<TCommand>(TCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            where TCommand: notnull;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/IResponse.cs b/StgSharp.Device/IResponse.cs
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+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Marker interface for decoded response models returned by IDataDecoder.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IResponse { }
+}
diff --git a/StgSharp.Device/PortStream.cs b/StgSharp.Device/PortStream.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace EM.LowLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   High-level transport abstraction for device communication. Derives from Stream and
+    ///   encapsulates initialization/handshake and frame (header/tail/checksum) handling as needed
+    ///   by the device. Implementations may wrap SerialPort, Sockets, USB, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class PortStream : Stream
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Optional bytes available hint if the transport can provide it.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual long? BytesAvailable => null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Close the underlying transport and release resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract override void Close();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Ensure the port is opened and ready. Idempotent. May perform device-specific
+        ///   handshakes.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract ValueTask OpenAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+        // Concrete transports must implement Stream's abstract members.
+        // Seek-related members are typically not supported and should throw NotSupportedException.
+    }
+}