diff --git a/lib/uart.c b/lib/uart.c
index 5049510..6baac9a 100644
--- a/lib/uart.c
+++ b/lib/uart.c
@@ -42,16 +42,11 @@
 
 #define UART_BAUDRATE 921600 /**< serial baudrate, in bits per second (with 8N1 8 bits, no parity bit, 1 stop bit settings) */
 
-/* input and output ring buffer, indexes, and available memory */
-static volatile uint8_t rx_buffer[UART_BUFFER] = {0}; /**< ring buffer for received data */
-static volatile uint8_t rx_i = 0; /**< current position of read received data */
-static volatile uint8_t rx_used = 0; /**< how much data has been received and not red */
-static volatile uint8_t tx_buffer[UART_BUFFER] = {0}; /**< ring buffer for data to transmit */
+/* output ring buffer, indexes, and available memory */
+static volatile uint8_t tx_buffer[64] = {0}; /**< ring buffer for data to transmit */
 static volatile uint8_t tx_i = 0; /**< current position of transmitted data */
 static volatile uint8_t tx_used = 0; /**< how much data needs to be transmitted */
 
-volatile bool uart_received = false;
-
 void uart_setup(void)
 {
 	/* enable UART I/O peripheral */
@@ -77,9 +72,6 @@ void uart_setup(void)
 	/* reset buffer states */
 	tx_i = 0;
 	tx_used = 0;
-	rx_i = 0;
-	rx_used = 0;
-	uart_received = false;
 }
 
 void uart_putchar_blocking(char c)
@@ -96,20 +88,6 @@ void uart_flush(void)
 	usart_wait_send_ready(USART(UART_ID)); // wait until transmit register is empty (transmission might not be complete)
 }
 
-char uart_getchar(void)
-{
-	while (!rx_used) { // idle until data is available
-		__WFI(); // sleep until interrupt
-	}
-	usart_disable_rx_interrupt(USART(UART_ID)); // disable receive interrupt to prevent index corruption
-	volatile char to_return = rx_buffer[rx_i]; // get the next available character
-	rx_i = (rx_i+1)%LENGTH(rx_buffer); // update used buffer
-	rx_used--; // update used buffer
-	uart_received = (rx_used!=0); // update available data
-	usart_enable_rx_interrupt(USART(UART_ID)); // enable receive interrupt
-	return to_return;
-}
-
 void uart_putchar_nonblocking(char c)
 {
 	while (tx_used>=LENGTH(tx_buffer)) { // idle until buffer has some space
@@ -130,19 +108,12 @@ void USART_ISR(UART_ID)(void)
 			usart_disable_tx_interrupt(USART(UART_ID)); // disable transmit interrupt
 		} else {
 			usart_send(USART(UART_ID),tx_buffer[tx_i]); // put data in transmit register
-			tx_i = (tx_i+1)%LENGTH(rx_buffer); // update location on buffer
+			tx_i = (tx_i+1)%LENGTH(tx_buffer); // update location on buffer
 			tx_used--; // update used size
 		}
 	}
 	while (usart_get_flag(USART(UART_ID), USART_SR_RXNE)) { // data has been received (repeat while receiving)
 		char c = usart_recv(USART(UART_ID)); // save character and free UART buffer
-		// only save data if there is space in the buffer
-		if (rx_used>=LENGTH(rx_buffer)) { // if buffer is full
-			rx_i = (rx_i+1)%LENGTH(rx_buffer); // drop oldest data
-			rx_used--; // update used buffer information
-		}
-		rx_buffer[(rx_i+rx_used)%LENGTH(rx_buffer)] = c; // put character in buffer
-		rx_used++; // update used buffer
-		uart_received = true; // update available data
+		user_input_store(c); // store data
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/uart.h b/lib/uart.h
index 4c10ab8..e6aa93e 100644
--- a/lib/uart.h
+++ b/lib/uart.h
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-/** transmit and receive buffer sizes */
-#define UART_BUFFER 128
-/** how many bytes available in the received buffer since last read */
-extern volatile bool uart_received;
-
 /** setup UART peripheral */
 void uart_setup(void);
 /** send character over UART (blocking)
@@ -35,11 +30,6 @@ void uart_putchar_blocking(char c);
  *  @note block until all data has been transmitted
  */
 void uart_flush(void);
-/** get character received over UART (blocking)
- *  @return character received over UART
- *  @note blocks until character is received over UART when received buffer is empty
- */
-char uart_getchar(void);
 /** send character over UART (non-blocking)
  *  @param[in] c character to send
  *  @note blocks if transmit buffer is full, else puts in buffer and returns