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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+An example showing how to connect to the Monocle and store a file.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import sys
+
+from bleak import BleakClient, BleakScanner
+from bleak.backends.characteristic import BleakGATTCharacteristic
+from bleak.backends.device import BLEDevice
+from bleak.backends.scanner import AdvertisementData
+from bleak.uuids import register_uuids
+
+
+UART_SERVICE_UUID = "6e400001-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e"
+UART_RX_CHAR_UUID = "6e400002-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e"
+UART_TX_CHAR_UUID = "6e400003-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e"
+
+DATA_SERVICE_UUID = "e5700001-7bac-429a-b4ce-57ff900f479d"
+DATA_RX_CHAR_UUID = "e5700002-7bac-429a-b4ce-57ff900f479d"
+DATA_TX_CHAR_UUID = "e5700003-7bac-429a-b4ce-57ff900f479d"
+
+register_uuids({
+    DATA_SERVICE_UUID: "Monocle Raw Serivce",
+    DATA_TX_CHAR_UUID: "Monocle Raw RX",
+    DATA_RX_CHAR_UUID: "Monocle Raw TX",
+})
+
+repl_rx_event = asyncio.Event()
+repl_rx_last = None
+data_rx_event = asyncio.Event()
+repl_rx_last = None
+
+async def upload_file(file):
+
+    def match_repl_uuid(device: BLEDevice, adv: AdvertisementData):
+        print(f"uuids={adv.service_uuids}")
+        return UART_SERVICE_UUID.lower() in adv.service_uuids
+
+    def handle_disconnect(_: BleakClient):
+        print("\nDevice was disconnected.")
+        for task in asyncio.all_tasks():
+            task.cancel()
+
+    def handle_repl_tx(_: BleakGATTCharacteristic, data: bytearray):
+        # Here, handle data sent by the Monocle with `print()`
+        global repl_rx_last
+        repl_rx_last = data
+        repl_rx_event.set()
+
+    def handle_data_tx(_: BleakGATTCharacteristic, data: bytearray):
+        # Here, handle data sent by the Monocle with `bluetooth.send()`
+        global data_rx_last
+        data_rx_last = data
+        data_rx_event.set()
+        
+    device = await BleakScanner.find_device_by_filter(match_repl_uuid)
+    if device is None:
+        print("no matching device found\n")
+        exit(1)
+
+    async def send_command(client, cmd):
+        global repl_rx_event
+        global repl_rx_last
+
+        await client.write_gatt_char(repl_rx_char, cmd)
+        await repl_rx_event.wait()
+        repl_rx_event.clear()
+        print(repl_rx_last)
+        assert repl_rx_last[0:2] == b'OK'
+
+    print("Connected to the Monocle")
+
+    async with BleakClient(device, disconnected_callback=handle_disconnect) as client:
+        await client.start_notify(UART_TX_CHAR_UUID, handle_repl_tx)
+        await client.start_notify(DATA_TX_CHAR_UUID, handle_data_tx)
+
+        repl_service = client.services.get_service(UART_SERVICE_UUID)
+        data_service = client.services.get_service(DATA_SERVICE_UUID)
+        repl_rx_char = repl_service.get_characteristic(UART_RX_CHAR_UUID)
+        data_rx_char = data_service.get_characteristic(DATA_RX_CHAR_UUID)
+ 
+        # Example application: upload a file to the Monocle
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+
+        global repl_rx_event
+        global repl_rx_last
+
+        print(">>> switching the terminal to raw mode")
+        await client.write_gatt_char(repl_rx_char, b'\x01')
+        await repl_rx_event.wait()
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        repl_rx_event.clear()
+        print(repl_rx_last)
+
+        print(">>> opening a file to write to")
+        await send_command(client, ''f"f = open('{file}', 'wb')\x04".encode("ascii"))
+
+        print(">>> writing the data to the file")
+        with open(file, 'rb') as f:
+            size = repl_rx_char.max_write_without_response_size - len("f.write(r'''''')\x04")
+            while data := f.read(size):
+                sep = b"'''" if b'"""' in data else b'"""'
+                await send_command(client, b"f.write(r" + sep + data + sep + b")\x04")
+
+        print(">>> closing the file")
+        await send_command(client, b"f.close()\x04")
+
+        print(">>> switch back to friendly mode")
+        await client.write_gatt_char(repl_rx_char, b"\x02")
+
+        print(">>> upload done!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    file = sys.argv[1]
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(upload_file(file))
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass