+    //This is a very simple operation
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+    cmd_tail = cmd_head;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief storeCommand stores a USB command in a circular buffer
+ * @param UC
+ */
+void storeCommand(UsbCommand *command)
+{
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+    if( ( cmd_head+1) % CMD_BUFFER_SIZE == cmd_tail)
+    {
+        //If these two are equal, we're about to overwrite in the
+        // circular buffer.
+        PrintAndLog("WARNING: Command buffer about to overwrite command! This needs to be fixed!");
+    }
+    //Store the command at the 'head' location
+    UsbCommand* destination = &cmdBuffer[cmd_head];
+    memcpy(destination, command, sizeof(UsbCommand));
+
+    cmd_head = (cmd_head +1) % CMD_BUFFER_SIZE; //increment head and wrap
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief getCommand gets a command from an internal circular buffer.
+ * @param response location to write command
+ * @return 1 if response was returned, 0 if nothing has been received
+ */
+int getCommand(UsbCommand* response)
+{
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+    //If head == tail, there's nothing to read, or if we just got initialized
+    if(cmd_head == cmd_tail){
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    //Pick out the next unread command
+    UsbCommand* last_unread = &cmdBuffer[cmd_tail];
+    memcpy(response, last_unread, sizeof(UsbCommand));
+    //Increment tail - this is a circular buffer, so modulo buffer size
+    cmd_tail = (cmd_tail +1 ) % CMD_BUFFER_SIZE;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&cmdBufferMutex);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Waits for a certain response type. This method waits for a maximum of
+ * ms_timeout milliseconds for a specified response command.
+ *@brief WaitForResponseTimeout
+ * @param cmd command to wait for
+ * @param response struct to copy received command into.
+ * @param ms_timeout
+ * @return true if command was returned, otherwise false
+ */
+bool WaitForResponseTimeoutW(uint32_t cmd, UsbCommand* response, size_t ms_timeout, bool show_warning) {
+  
+       UsbCommand resp;
+       
+       if (response == NULL) {
+               response = &resp;
+       }
+
+       uint64_t start_time = msclock();
+       
+       // Wait until the command is received
+       while (true) {
+               while(getCommand(response)) {
+                       if(response->cmd == cmd){
+                               return true;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (msclock() - start_time > ms_timeout) {
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (msclock() - start_time > 2000 && show_warning) {
+                       PrintAndLog("Waiting for a response from the proxmark...");
+                       PrintAndLog("Don't forget to cancel its operation first by pressing on the button");
+                       show_warning = false;
+               }
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+bool WaitForResponseTimeout(uint32_t cmd, UsbCommand* response, size_t ms_timeout) {
+       return WaitForResponseTimeoutW(cmd, response, ms_timeout, true);
+}
+
+bool WaitForResponse(uint32_t cmd, UsbCommand* response) {
+       return WaitForResponseTimeoutW(cmd, response, -1, true);