diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py
index f6b49958..2ad784b8 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class eventManager():
             pass            
         elif event['Type'] == fenrirEventType.PlugInputDevice:
             self.env['runtime']['fenrirManager'].handlePlugInputDevice(event)
-            pass
         elif event['Type'] == fenrirEventType.BrailleFlush:
             pass            
         elif event['Type'] == fenrirEventType.ScreenChanged:
@@ -54,6 +53,8 @@ class eventManager():
             self.env['runtime']['fenrirManager'].handleHeartBeat(event)
         elif event['Type'] == fenrirEventType.ExecuteCommand:
             self.env['runtime']['fenrirManager'].handleExecuteCommand(event)
+        elif event['Type'] == fenrirEventType.ByteInput:
+            self.env['runtime']['fenrirManager'].handleByteInput(event)            
     def isMainEventLoopRunning(self):
         return self.running.value == 1
     def startMainEventLoop(self):
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
index 84f4a0e7..dbae5a7f 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class fenrirManager():
             self.environment['input']['keyForeward'] -=1
         self.environment['runtime']['commandManager'].executeDefaultTrigger('onInput')       
         #print('handleInput:',time.time() - startTime)
+    def handleByteInput(self, event):
+        if event['Data'] == b'':
+            return   
+        self.detectByteCommand(event['Data'])
     def handleExecuteCommand(self, event):        
         if event['Data'] == '':
             return
@@ -131,7 +135,12 @@ class fenrirManager():
     def handleHeartBeat(self, event):
         self.environment['runtime']['commandManager'].executeDefaultTrigger('onHeartBeat',force=True)  
         #self.environment['runtime']['outputManager'].brailleText(flush=False)                        
-    
+    def detectByteCommand(self, escapeSequence):
+        command = ''
+        if escapeSequence == b'a':
+            command = 'TIME'
+        self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].putToEventQueue(fenrirEventType.ExecuteCommand, command)
+        
     def detectCommand(self):    
         if self.environment['input']['keyForeward'] > 0:
             return
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/ptyDriver.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/ptyDriver.py
index 94f8977a..7c0aa075 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/ptyDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/ptyDriver.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                         print('pre stdin')       
                     try:
                         msgBytes = self.readAll(sys.stdin.fileno())
+                        eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.ByteInput,
+                            "Data":msgBytes
+                        })
                     except (EOFError, OSError):
                         running = False                    
                         break