diff --git a/vhdl/splink.vhdl b/vhdl/splink.vhdl
index 7e4667e..be3dbc1 100644
--- a/vhdl/splink.vhdl
+++ b/vhdl/splink.vhdl
@@ -22,60 +22,104 @@ entity splink is
 end entity;
 
 architecture a of splink is
-	signal driver_out : std_logic;
-
 	constant BITS_PER_LED: natural := 24;
 	subtype color_t is std_logic_vector(BITS_PER_LED-1 downto 0);
-	type strand_store_t is array(0 to MAX_STRAND_LEN) of color_t;
-	signal strand_store: strand_store_t;
 
-	signal led_addr : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
-	signal current_color : color_t;
+	type led_data_t is record
+		addr : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
+		current_color : color_t;
+
+		was_written : std_logic;
+	end record;
+
+	type led_data_arr_t is array(0 to NUM_STRANDS-1) of led_data_t;
+	signal led_data_arr : led_data_arr_t;
 begin
-	ws2812_inst: entity work.ws2812
-		generic map (
-			NUM_LEDS => MAX_STRAND_LEN,
-			COLOR_ORDER => "GRB",
-			T_CLK => 12.5 ns,
+	driver_gen: for i in 0 to NUM_STRANDS-1 generate
+		ws2812_inst: entity work.ws2812
+			generic map (
+				NUM_LEDS => MAX_STRAND_LEN,
+				COLOR_ORDER => "GRB",
+				T_CLK => 12.5 ns,
 
-			T0H => 0.35 us,
-			T0L => 0.8 us,
-			T1H => 0.7 us,
-			T1L => 0.6 us,
+				T0H => 0.35 us,
+				T0L => 0.8 us,
+				T1H => 0.7 us,
+				T1L => 0.6 us,
 
-			T_RES => 80 us
-		)
-		port map (
-			n_reset => not reset,
-			clk     => clk,
+				T_RES => 80 us
+			)
+			port map (
+				n_reset => not reset,
+				clk     => clk,
 
-			led_addr => led_addr,
+				led_addr => led_data_arr(i).addr,
 
-			led_red   => current_color(23 downto 16),
-			led_green => current_color(15 downto 8),
-			led_blue  => current_color(7 downto 0),
+				led_red   => led_data_arr(i).current_color(23 downto 16),
+				led_green => led_data_arr(i).current_color(15 downto 8),
+				led_blue  => led_data_arr(i).current_color(7 downto 0),
 
-			dout => driver_out
-		);
-
-	-- https://github.com/YosysHQ/yosys/issues/3360
-	drivers <= (19 => driver_out, others => '0');
+				dout => drivers(i)
+			);
+	end generate;
 
 	writer: process(clk)
+		type strand_store_t is array(0 to MAX_STRAND_LEN-1) of color_t;
+		type strand_stores_t is array(0 to NUM_STRANDS-1) of strand_store_t;
+		variable strand_stores: strand_stores_t;
+
+		variable active_strand: natural range 0 to NUM_STRANDS-1;
+		variable packet_len: natural range 1 to MAX_STRAND_LEN;
+		variable frame_number: unsigned(31 downto 0);
 		variable store_counter: natural range 0 to MAX_STRAND_LEN-1;
+
+		type receive_state_t is (FRAME_NUM, STRAND_NUM, DATA, DROP);
+		variable receive_state : receive_state_t;
 	begin
 		if rising_edge(clk) then
 			frame_done <= '0';
-			current_color <= strand_store(to_integer(unsigned(led_addr)));
+
+			for i in 0 to NUM_STRANDS-1 loop
+				led_data_arr(i).current_color <= strand_stores(i)(to_integer(unsigned(led_data_arr(i).addr)));
+			end loop;
 
 			if udp_valid then
-				strand_store(store_counter) <= udp_data(23 downto 0);
+				case receive_state is
+					when STRAND_NUM =>
+						-- TODO udp_length, range check with MAX_STRAND_LEN
+						packet_len := MAX_STRAND_LEN;
+
+						-- FIXME bounds check
+						active_strand := to_integer(unsigned(udp_data));
+
+						receive_state := FRAME_NUM;
+
+					when FRAME_NUM =>
+						frame_number := unsigned(udp_data);
+
+						store_counter := 0;
+						receive_state := DATA;
+
+					when DATA =>
+						strand_stores(active_strand)(store_counter) := udp_data(23 downto 0);
+
+						if store_counter = packet_len then
+							if udp_last then
+								--led_data_arr(active_strand).was_written <= '1';
+							else
+								-- packet too long
+								receive_state := DROP;
+							end if;
+						else
+							store_counter := store_counter + 1;
+						end if;
+
+					when DROP =>
+						-- wait until udp_last
+				end case;
 
 				if udp_last then
-					frame_done <= '1';
-					store_counter := 0;
-				elsif store_counter /= MAX_STRAND_LEN-1 then
-					store_counter := store_counter + 1;
+					receive_state := STRAND_NUM;
 				end if;
 			end if;
 		end if;