diff --git a/bufferflow.go b/bufferflow.go
index d5059989b..ff5bcf1b7 100644
--- a/bufferflow.go
+++ b/bufferflow.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 //"time"
 )
 
-var availableBufferAlgorithms = []string{"default"}
+var availableBufferAlgorithms = []string{"default", "timed"}
 
 type BufferMsg struct {
 	Cmd                string
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type BufferMsg struct {
 }
 
 type Bufferflow interface {
+	Init()
 	BlockUntilReady(cmd string, id string) (bool, bool) // implement this method
 	//JustQueue(cmd string, id string) bool                     // implement this method
 	OnIncomingData(data string)                               // implement this method
diff --git a/bufferflow_timed.go b/bufferflow_timed.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dd58dfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bufferflow_timed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type BufferflowTimed struct {
+	Name   string
+	Port   string
+	Output chan []byte
+	Input  chan string
+	ticker *time.Ticker
+}
+
+var (
+	bufferedOutput string
+)
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) Init() {
+	log.Println("Initting timed buffer flow (output once every 16ms)")
+	bufferedOutput = ""
+
+	go func() {
+		for data := range b.Input {
+			bufferedOutput = bufferedOutput + data
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		b.ticker = time.NewTicker(16 * time.Millisecond)
+		for _ = range b.ticker.C {
+			m := SpPortMessage{bufferedOutput}
+			buf, _ := json.Marshal(m)
+			b.Output <- []byte(buf)
+			bufferedOutput = ""
+		}
+	}()
+
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) BlockUntilReady(cmd string, id string) (bool, bool) {
+	//log.Printf("BlockUntilReady() start\n")
+	return true, false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) OnIncomingData(data string) {
+	b.Input <- data
+}
+
+// Clean out b.sem so it can truly block
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) ClearOutSemaphore() {
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) BreakApartCommands(cmd string) []string {
+	return []string{cmd}
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) Pause() {
+	return
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) Unpause() {
+	return
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) SeeIfSpecificCommandsShouldSkipBuffer(cmd string) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) SeeIfSpecificCommandsShouldPauseBuffer(cmd string) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) SeeIfSpecificCommandsShouldUnpauseBuffer(cmd string) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) SeeIfSpecificCommandsShouldWipeBuffer(cmd string) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) SeeIfSpecificCommandsReturnNoResponse(cmd string) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) ReleaseLock() {
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) IsBufferGloballySendingBackIncomingData() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (b *BufferflowTimed) Close() {
+	b.ticker.Stop()
+	close(b.Input)
+}
diff --git a/serialport.go b/serialport.go
index a776e5251..9aafcfbc9 100755
--- a/serialport.go
+++ b/serialport.go
@@ -340,9 +340,15 @@ func spHandlerOpen(portname string, baud int, buftype string, isSecondary bool)
 	// we can go up to 256,000 lines of gcode in the buffer
 	p := &serport{sendBuffered: make(chan Cmd, 256000), sendNoBuf: make(chan Cmd), portConf: conf, portIo: sp, BufferType: buftype, IsPrimary: isPrimary, IsSecondary: isSecondary}
 
-	bw := &BufferflowDefault{}
+	var bw Bufferflow
+
+	if buftype == "timed" {
+		bw = &BufferflowTimed{Name: "timed", Port: portname, Output: h.broadcastSys, Input: make(chan string)}
+	} else {
+		bw = &BufferflowDefault{Port: portname}
+	}
+
 	bw.Init()
-	bw.Port = portname
 	p.bufferwatcher = bw
 
 	sh.register <- p