diff --git a/compile_all.py b/compile_all.py
index d209752..752b1b6 100755
--- a/compile_all.py
+++ b/compile_all.py
@@ -4,19 +4,13 @@ import os
 import sys
 import stat
 import shutil
-import random
 import subprocess
 
 
 def build(algo_dir, template_dir, build_dir):
     # create a new directory for the build
-    while build_dir is None:
-        r = "%09d" % random.randint(0, 999999999)
-        d = os.path.join("build", r)
-        if not os.path.isdir(d):
-            build_dir = d
     print("Building in %s" % build_dir)
-   
+
     # copy all the files from the submitted algorithm into the build directory
     shutil.copytree(algo_dir, build_dir)
 
@@ -69,7 +63,6 @@ def build(algo_dir, template_dir, build_dir):
             p.wait()
             assert p.returncode == 0
 
-
     finally:
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sys.stderr.flush()
@@ -101,6 +94,7 @@ def find_test_vectors(d):
 def main(argv):
     submissions_dir = "all-lwc-submission-files"
     template_dir = "templates/linux"
+    build_dir = 'build'
     include_list = None
     if len(argv) > 1:
         template_dir = argv[1]
@@ -115,7 +109,8 @@ def main(argv):
     # get all the submissions by looking for files named "api.h"
     subfiles = []
     for submission in subs:
-        implementations_dir = os.path.join(submissions_dir, submission, "Implementations", "crypto_aead")
+        implementations_dir = os.path.join(
+            submissions_dir, submission, "Implementations", "crypto_aead")
 
         if not os.path.isdir(implementations_dir):
             continue
@@ -157,30 +152,28 @@ def main(argv):
         pieces = f.split(os.sep)
         n = pieces[1] + "." + ".".join(pieces[4:-1])
         print(n)
-        
+
         # if include_list was provided, skip elements not in the list
         if include_list is not None:
-            if not n in include_list:
+            if n not in include_list:
                 continue
 
         # Put all in a tuple and count
         files.append((t, d, n))
 
-
-
     # For testing, we only do the first 1
-    #files = files[:1]
+    # files = files[:1]
     print("%d algorithms will be compiled" % len(files))
 
     # Clear the build directory as it is a leftover from the previous execution
-    if os.path.isdir('build'):
-        shutil.rmtree('build')
-    os.mkdir('build')
+    if os.path.isdir(build_dir):
+        shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
+    os.mkdir(build_dir)
 
     print()
 
     # Write a script that executes all the tests one after the other
-    test_script_path = os.path.join("build", "test_all.sh")
+    test_script_path = os.path.join(build_dir, "test_all.sh")
     with open(test_script_path, 'w') as test_script:
         test_script.write("#!/bin/sh\n")
         test_script.write("mkdir -p logs\n")
@@ -189,10 +182,13 @@ def main(argv):
             print()
             print(d)
             try:
-                build_dir = os.path.join("build", name)
-                b = build(d, template_dir, build_dir)
-                test_script.write("\n\necho \"TEST NUMBER %03d: TESTING %s\"\n" % (i, d))
-                test_script.write("python3 -u ./test.py %s %s 2> %s | tee %s\n" % (
+                b = build(d, template_dir, os.path.join(build_dir, name))
+                if b is None:
+                    continue
+                test_script.write(
+                    "\n\necho \"TEST NUMBER %03d: TESTING %s\"\n" % (i, d))
+                test_script.write(
+                    "python3 -u ./test.py %s %s 2> %s | tee %s\n" % (
                         t,
                         os.path.join(b, 'test'),
                         os.path.join(b, 'test_stderr.log'),
diff --git a/templates/f7/test b/templates/f7/test
index 27cada9..ef7368a 100755
--- a/templates/f7/test
+++ b/templates/f7/test
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class UARTP:
                 tag_old = tag
                 tag = self.uart_read()
             tag_old = tag
-            
+
             l = self.uart_read()
             if l & 0x80:
                 l &= 0x7f
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class UARTP:
                     else:
                         return buf
 
+
 def main(argv):
     eprint(argv[0])
     script_dir = os.path.split(argv[0])[0]
@@ -238,8 +239,7 @@ def main(argv):
 
         else:
             raise Exception("Unknown action %c" % action)
-        
-    
+
     return 0
 
 
diff --git a/test_common.py b/test_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af4b938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import time
+import struct
+import serial
+
+
+def eprint(*args, **kargs):
+    print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kargs)
+
+
+class DeviceUnderTest:
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def flash(self):
+        """
+        This method should be overridden to flash the DUT.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def ram_dump(self):
+        """
+        This should be overridden to return the RAM dump as a bytes string.
+        """
+        return None
+
+
+class DeviceUnderTestAeadUARTP(DeviceUnderTest):
+    def __init__(self, ser):
+        self.ser = ser
+
+    def prepare(self):
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        exp_hello = b"Hello, World!"
+        hello = self.ser.read(self.ser.in_waiting)
+        if hello[-13:] != exp_hello:
+            raise Exception(
+                "Improper board initialization message: %s" % hello)
+        self.uartp = UARTP(self.ser)
+
+    def send_var(self, key, value):
+        self.uartp.send(struct.pack("B", key) + value)
+        ack = self.uartp.recv()
+        if len(ack) != 1 or ack[0] != key:
+            raise Exception("Unacknowledged variable transfer")
+
+    def obtain_var(self, key):
+        c = struct.pack("B", key)
+        self.uartp.send(c)
+        v = self.uartp.recv()
+        if len(v) < 1 or v[0] != key:
+            raise Exception("Could not obtain variable from board")
+        return v[1:]
+
+    def do_cmd(self, action):
+        c = struct.pack("B", action)
+        self.uartp.send(c)
+        ack = self.uartp.recv()
+        if len(ack) != 1 or ack[0] != action:
+            raise Exception("Unacknowledged command")
+
+
+class UARTP:
+    def __init__(self, ser):
+        UARTP.SYN = 0xf9
+        UARTP.FIN = 0xf3
+        self.ser = ser
+
+    def uart_read(self):
+        r = self.ser.read(1)
+        if len(r) != 1:
+            raise Exception("Serial read error")
+        return r[0]
+
+    def uart_write(self, c):
+        b = struct.pack("B", c)
+        r = self.ser.write(b)
+        if r != len(b):
+            raise Exception("Serial write error")
+        return r
+
+    def send(self, buf):
+        self.uart_write(UARTP.SYN)
+        len_ind_0 = 0xff & len(buf)
+        len_ind_1 = 0xff & (len(buf) >> 7)
+        if len(buf) < 128:
+            self.uart_write(len_ind_0)
+        else:
+            self.uart_write(len_ind_0 | 0x80)
+            self.uart_write(len_ind_1)
+        fcs = 0
+        for i in range(len(buf)):
+            info = buf[i]
+            fcs = (fcs + info) & 0xff
+            self.uart_write(buf[i])
+        fcs = (0xff - fcs) & 0xff
+        self.uart_write(fcs)
+        self.uart_write(UARTP.FIN)
+        eprint("sent frame '%s'" % buf.hex())
+
+    def recv(self):
+        tag_old = UARTP.FIN
+        while 1:
+            tag = tag_old
+            while 1:
+                if tag_old == UARTP.FIN:
+                    if tag == UARTP.SYN:
+                        break
+                tag_old = tag
+                tag = self.uart_read()
+            tag_old = tag
+
+            pkt = self.uart_read()
+            if pkt & 0x80:
+                pkt &= 0x7f
+                pkt |= self.uart_read() << 7
+
+            fcs = 0
+            buf = []
+            for i in range(pkt):
+                info = self.uart_read()
+                buf.append(info)
+                fcs = (fcs + info) & 0xff
+            fcs = (fcs + self.uart_read()) & 0xff
+
+            tag = self.uart_read()
+            if fcs == 0xff:
+                if tag == UARTP.FIN:
+                    buf = bytes(buf)
+                    eprint("rcvd frame '%s'" % buf.hex())
+                    if len(buf) >= 1 and buf[0] == 0xde:
+                        sys.stderr.buffer.write(buf[1:])
+                        sys.stderr.flush()
+                    else:
+                        return buf
+
+
+def run_nist_aead_test(dut, kat):
+    dump_a = dut.dump_ram()
+
+    for i, m, ad, k, npub, c in kat:
+        tool = SaleaeTimeMeasurements()
+        tool.begin_measurement()
+        try:
+            run_nist_aead_test_line(dut, i, m, ad, k, npub, c)
+        finally:
+            tool.end_measurement()
+
+        if dump_a is not None and i == 0:
+            dump_b = dut.dump_ram()
+            longest = compare_dumps(dump_a, dump_b)
+            print("  longest chunk of untouched memory = %d" % longest)
+
+
+def run_nist_aead_test_line(dut, i, m, ad, k, npub, c):
+    eprint()
+    eprint("Count = %d" % i)
+    eprint("   m = %s" % m.hex())
+    eprint("  ad = %s" % ad.hex())
+    eprint("npub = %s" % npub.hex())
+    eprint("   k = %s" % k.hex())
+    eprint("   c = %s" % c.hex())
+
+    dut.send_var(ord('c'), b"\0" * (len(m) + 32))
+    dut.send_var(ord('s'), b"")
+
+    dut.send_var(ord('m'), m)
+    dut.send_var(ord('a'), ad)
+    dut.send_var(ord('k'), k)
+    dut.send_var(ord('p'), npub)
+
+    dut.do_cmd(ord('e'))
+    output = dut.get_var(ord('C'))
+    print("   c = %s" % output.hex())
+    if c != output:
+        raise Exception("output of encryption is different from " +
+                        "expected ciphertext")
+
+    dut.send_var(ord('m'), b"\0" * len(c))
+    dut.send_var(ord('s'), b"")
+
+    dut.send_var(ord('c'), c)
+    dut.send_var(ord('a'), ad)
+    dut.send_var(ord('k'), k)
+    dut.send_var(ord('p'), npub)
+
+    dut.do_cmd(ord('d'))
+    output = dut.get_var(ord('M'))
+    print("   m = %s" % output.hex())
+    if m != output:
+        raise Exception("output of encryption is different from " +
+                        "expected ciphertext")
+
+
+def compare_dumps(dump_a, dump_b):
+    """
+    Gets the length of the longes streaks of equal bytes in two RAM dumps
+    """
+    streaks = []
+    streak_beg = 0
+    streak_end = 0
+    for i in range(len(dump_a)):
+        if dump_a[i] == dump_b[i]:
+            streak_end = i
+        else:
+            if streak_end != streak_beg:
+                streaks.append((streak_beg, streak_end))
+            streak_beg = i
+            streak_end = i
+
+    for b, e in streaks:
+        eprint("equal bytes from 0x%x to 0x%x (length: %d)" %
+               (b, e, e-b))
+
+    b, e = max(streaks, key=lambda a: a[1]-a[0])
+    eprint(
+        "longest equal bytes streak from 0x%x to 0x%x (length: %d)" %
+        (b, e, e-b))
+    return e-b
+
+
+def parse_nist_aead_test_vectors(test_file_path):
+    with open(test_file_path, 'r') as test_file:
+        lineprog = re.compile(
+            r"^\s*([A-Z]+)\s*=\s*(([0-9a-f])*)\s*$",
+            re.IGNORECASE)
+        m = b""
+        ad = b""
+        k = b""
+        npub = b""
+        c = b""
+        i = -1
+        for line in test_file.readlines():
+            line = line.strip()
+            res = lineprog.match(line)
+            if line == "":
+                yield i, m, ad, k, npub, c
+                m = b""
+                ad = b""
+                k = b""
+                npub = b""
+                c = b""
+            elif res is not None:
+                if res[1].lower() == 'count':
+                    i = int(res[2], 10)
+                elif res[1].lower() == 'key':
+                    k = bytes.fromhex(res[2])
+                elif res[1].lower() == 'nonce':
+                    npub = bytes.fromhex(res[2])
+                elif res[1].lower() == 'pt':
+                    m = bytes.fromhex(res[2])
+                elif res[1].lower() == 'ad':
+                    ad = bytes.fromhex(res[2])
+                elif res[1].lower() == 'ct':
+                    c = bytes.fromhex(res[2])
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(
+                        "ERROR: unparsed line in test vectors file: '%s'"
+                        % res)
+            else:
+                raise Exception(
+                    "ERROR: unparsed line in test vectors file: '%s'" % line)
+
+
+class SaleaeTimeMeasurements:
+    __slots__ = ['sal']
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        import saleae
+        self.sal = saleae.Saleae()
+
+    def begin_measurement(self):
+        # Channel 0 is reset
+        # Channel 1 is crypto_busy
+        import time
+        sal = self.sal
+
+        sal.set_active_channels([0, 1], [])
+        sal.set_sample_rate(sal.get_all_sample_rates()[0])
+        sal.set_capture_seconds(6000)
+        sal.capture_start()
+        time.sleep(1)
+        if sal.is_processing_complete():
+            raise Exception("Capture didn't start successfully")
+
+    def end_measurement(self):
+        import time
+        sal = self.sal
+
+        if sal.is_processing_complete():
+            raise Exception("Capture finished before expected")
+        time.sleep(1)
+        sal.capture_stop()
+        time.sleep(.1)
+        for attempt in range(3):
+            if not sal.is_processing_complete():
+                print("Waiting for capture to complete...")
+                time.sleep(1)
+                continue
+            outfile = "measurement_%s.csv" % time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+            outfile = os.path.join("measurements", outfile)
+            if os.path.isfile(outfile):
+                os.unlink(outfile)
+            sal.export_data2(os.path.abspath(outfile))
+            print("Measurements written to '%s'" % outfile)
+            mdbfile = os.path.join("measurements", "measurements.txt")
+            mdbfile = open(mdbfile, "a")
+            mdbfile.write("%s > %s\n" % (' '.join(sys.argv), outfile))
+            mdbfile.close()
+            return 0
+        raise Exception("Capture didn't complete successfully")
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    if len(argv) < 3:
+        print("Usage: test_common.py port LWC_AEAD_KAT.txt")
+
+    eprint(argv[0])
+    script_dir = os.path.split(argv[0])[0]
+    if len(script_dir) > 0:
+        os.chdir(script_dir)
+
+    kat = list(parse_nist_aead_test_vectors(argv[2]))
+
+    dev = argv[1]
+    ser = serial.Serial(dev, baudrate=115200, timeout=5)
+    dut = DeviceUnderTestAeadUARTP(ser)
+
+    dut.flash()
+    eprint("Flashed")
+    dut.prepare()
+    eprint("Board initialized properly")
+    sys.stdout.write("Hello, World!\n")
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+    try:
+        run_nist_aead_test(dut, kat)
+        return 0
+
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print("TEST FAILED")
+        raise ex
+
+    finally:
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))