diff --git a/TimeoutSerial.cpp b/TimeoutSerial.cpp
index 405b061..d59109d 100755
--- a/TimeoutSerial.cpp
+++ b/TimeoutSerial.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,27 @@ void TimeoutSerial::readCompleted(const boost::system::error_code& error,
     result=resultError;
 }
 
+void TimeoutSerial::setRAW()
+{
+    int fd = port.native_handle();
+    struct termios options;
+
+    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, 0);
+
+    /* get the current options */
+    tcgetattr(fd, &options);
+
+    options.c_cflag     |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
+    options.c_lflag     &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
+    options.c_oflag     &= ~OPOST;
+
+    tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &options);
+
+}
+
+
+
+
 void TimeoutSerial::setRTS(bool enabled)
 {
     int fd = port.native_handle();
diff --git a/TimeoutSerial.h b/TimeoutSerial.h
index 598126a..21af1ab 100755
--- a/TimeoutSerial.h
+++ b/TimeoutSerial.h
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ public:
     
     void setRTS(bool enabled);
     void setDTR(bool enabled);
-    
+    void setRAW();
+
     ~TimeoutSerial();
 
 private:
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index afdc96a..22cd577 100755
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         serial.setTimeout(posix_time::seconds(5));
         serial.setDTR(false);
         serial.setRTS(false);
+        serial.setRAW();
         boost::this_thread::sleep(posix_time::milliseconds(5000));
 
         line = serial.readStringUntil("\n");