diff --git a/mendel/Makefile b/mendel/Makefile
index 3808d03..3fcf90c 100644
--- a/mendel/Makefile
+++ b/mendel/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ CC = $(ARCH)gcc
 OBJDUMP = $(ARCH)objdump
 OBJCOPY = $(ARCH)objcopy
 
-OPTIMIZE = -Os -ffunction-sections  -finline-functions-called-once -DDEBUG=1
-# OPTIMIZE = -O0
+# OPTIMIZE = -Os -ffunction-sections  -finline-functions-called-once -DDEBUG=1
+OPTIMIZE = -O0
 CFLAGS = -g -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes $(OPTIMIZE) -mmcu=$(MCU_TARGET) -DF_CPU=$(F_CPU) $(DEFS) -std=gnu99 -funsigned-char -funsigned-bitfields -fpack-struct -fshort-enums -save-temps
 LDFLAGS = -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--gc-sections
 
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf *.o *.elf *.lst *.map *.sym *.lss *.eep *.srec *.bin *.hex *.al *.i *.s *~
 
 size: $(PROGRAM).hex
+	@echo -n "  SIZE      "
 	@objdump -h mendel.elf | perl -ne '/.(data|text)\s+([0-9a-f]+)/ && do { $$a += eval "0x$$2" }; END { printf "%d bytes (%d%% of %dkb)\n", $$a, $$a * 100 / 16384, 16 }'
 
 %.o: %.c
diff --git a/mendel/copier.c b/mendel/copier.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c483389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mendel/copier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include	"copier.h"
+
+#include	<avr/pgmspace.h>
+
+#include	"arduino.h"
+#include	"timer.h"
+#include	"serial.h"
+
+uint32_t copier_xchange(uint32_t cmd) {
+	uint32_t r = 0, c = cmd;
+	uint8_t i = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+		WRITE(COPIER_MOSI, c & 0x80000000); delay_us(5);
+		c <<= 1;
+		WRITE(COPIER_SCK, 1); delay_us(5);
+		r = (r << 1) | (READ(COPIER_MISO)?1:0);
+		WRITE(COPIER_SCK, 0);
+	}
+
+	delay_us(5);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+void init_chip(void);
+void init_chip() {
+	do {
+		WRITE(COPIER_SCK, 0);
+		// power up
+		WRITE(COPIER_RESET, 1);
+		delay_ms(10);
+		WRITE(COPIER_RESET, 0);
+		delay_ms(10);
+		// hopefully enter programming mode
+	} while ((copier_xchange(CMD_PROGRAMMING_ENABLE) & (CMD_PROGRAMMING_ENABLE >> 8)) != (CMD_PROGRAMMING_ENABLE >> 8));
+}
+
+void copy() {
+	// initialise
+	WRITE(COPIER_RESET, 0); SET_OUTPUT(COPIER_RESET);
+	WRITE(COPIER_SCK, 0); SET_OUTPUT(COPIER_SCK);
+	WRITE(COPIER_MOSI, 0); SET_OUTPUT(COPIER_MOSI);
+	SET_INPUT(COPIER_MISO); WRITE(COPIER_MISO, 1);
+
+	delay_ms(50);
+
+	init_chip();
+
+	// verify device signature- should be same as current chip since we haven't the space for the functionality necessary to program anything else
+	if ((copier_xchange(CMD_READ_SIGNATURE | 0x00) & 0xFF) != SIGNATURE_0)
+		return;
+	if ((copier_xchange(CMD_READ_SIGNATURE | 0x01) & 0xFF) != SIGNATURE_1)
+		return;
+	if ((copier_xchange(CMD_READ_SIGNATURE | 0x02) & 0xFF) != SIGNATURE_2)
+		return;
+
+	// erase chip
+	copier_xchange(CMD_CHIP_ERASE);
+	delay_ms(15); //minimum is 9.0ms
+
+	// re-initialise
+	init_chip();
+
+	uint8_t f;
+	// copy fuses
+	// first low byte
+	SPMCSR |= MASK(BLBSET) | MASK(SELFPRGEN);
+	f = pgm_read_byte_near(0);
+	copier_xchange(CMD_WRITE_FUSE_BITS | f);
+
+	// high byte
+	SPMCSR |= MASK(BLBSET) | MASK(SELFPRGEN);
+	f = pgm_read_byte_near(3);
+	copier_xchange(CMD_WRITE_FUSE_HIGH_BITS | f);
+
+	// extended byte
+	SPMCSR |= MASK(BLBSET) | MASK(SELFPRGEN);
+	f = pgm_read_byte_near(2);
+	copier_xchange(CMD_WRITE_FUSE_EXTENDED_BITS | f);
+
+	// start copying flash
+	uint16_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < (FLASHEND / 2); i += (SPM_PAGESIZE / 2)) {
+		uint8_t j;
+		for (j = 0; j < (SPM_PAGESIZE / 2); j++) {
+			uint16_t w = pgm_read_word_near((i | j) << 1);
+			copier_xchange(CMD_LOAD_PROGMEM_LOW_BYTE | (j << 8) | (w & 0xFF));
+			copier_xchange(CMD_LOAD_PROGMEM_HIGH_BYTE | (j << 8) | (w >> 8));
+		}
+		copier_xchange(CMD_WRITE_PROGMEM_PAGE | ((i / (SPM_PAGESIZE / 2)) << 8));
+		delay_ms(10); //minimum is 4.5ms
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mendel/copier.h b/mendel/copier.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fde02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mendel/copier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef	_COPIER_H
+#define	_COPIER_H
+
+// operation instructions
+#define		CMD_PROGRAMMING_ENABLE				0xAC530000
+#define		CMD_CHIP_ERASE								0xAC800000
+#define		CMD_POLL											0xF0000000
+
+// load instructions
+#define		CMD_LOAD_EXTENDED_ADDRESS			0x4D000000
+#define		CMD_LOAD_PROGMEM_HIGH_BYTE		0x48000000
+#define		CMD_LOAD_PROGMEM_LOW_BYTE			0x40000000
+#define		CMD_LOAD_EEPROM_PAGE					0xC1000000
+
+// read instructions
+#define		CMD_READ_PROGMEM_HIGH_BYTE		0x28000000
+#define		CMD_READ_PROGMEM_LOW_BYTE			0x20000000
+#define		CMD_READ_EEPROM								0xA0000000
+#define		CMD_READ_LOCK_BITS						0x58000000
+#define		CMD_READ_SIGNATURE						0x30000000
+#define		CMD_READ_FUSE_BITS						0x50000000
+#define		CMD_READ_FUSE_HIGH_BITS				0x58080000
+#define		CMD_READ_FUSE_EXTENDED_BITS		0x50080000
+#define		CMD_READ_CALIBRATION_BYTE			0x38000000
+
+// write instructions
+#define		CMD_WRITE_PROGMEM_PAGE				0x4C000000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_EEPROM							0xC0000000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_EEPROM_PAGE					0xC2000000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_LOCK_BITS						0xACE00000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_FUSE_BITS						0xACA00000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_FUSE_HIGH_BITS			0xACA80000
+#define		CMD_WRITE_FUSE_EXTENDED_BITS	0xACA40000
+
+//pinout
+#define		COPIER_RESET			AIO1
+#define		COPIER_SCK				AIO2
+#define		COPIER_MOSI				AIO3
+#define		COPIER_MISO				AIO4
+
+//functions
+
+void copy(void);
+
+#endif	/* _COPIER_H */