diff --git a/index_old.html b/index_old.html
index 46b2b5d..e737afd 100644
--- a/index_old.html
+++ b/index_old.html
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@
     <div>current brightness: <span class="current-brightness">?</span></div>
 
     <hr/>
-    <div id="imu-labels"></div>
-    <div id="imu"></div>
-    <div id="imu-bars"></div>
-    <div id="sparklines"></div>
+    <!-- <div id="imu-labels"></div> -->
+    <!-- <div id="imu"></div> -->
+    <!-- <div id="imu-bars"></div> -->
+    <!-- <div id="sparklines"></div> -->
 	
 
     <hr/>
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
     window.sparkline_elements = [];
 
     window.onload = async () => {
-
+        /*
         for(var i = 0; i<41; i++){
             let child = document.createElement('div');
             child.classList.add('bar');
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@
 
             document.getElementById('sparklines').append(_sl_wrapper)
         }
+        */
 
         if (!Manager?.hidSupported()) {
             document.getElementById('noSupportHid').style.display = "block";
diff --git a/js_air/glasses.js b/js_air/glasses.js
index 19f6763..3cb47a2 100644
--- a/js_air/glasses.js
+++ b/js_air/glasses.js
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ window.logPackets = () => {
 // }
 
 export default class Glasses extends EventTarget {
+
+    /* RepeatingDeviceReportPoll */
+    imu_poller_instance = null;
+
     constructor(device) {
         console.log('constructing');
         super();
@@ -138,6 +142,25 @@ export default class Glasses extends EventTarget {
         this._interestMsg = [];
         this._reports = new Map();
         this._captures = [];
+
+        // creates it, but doesn't start it...
+        this.imu_poller_instance = new RepeatingDeviceReportPoll({
+            interval: 100,
+            callback: async ()=>{
+                this.sendReportTimeout(Protocol.MESSAGES.R_IMU_DATA, [0x0]).then((report)=>{
+                    if(report){
+                        console.log('got report',report)
+                    }else{
+                        console.log('no report')
+                    }
+                }).catch((e)=>{
+                    console.error('error sending report',e)
+                }).finally(()=>{
+                    //console.log('finally')
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
         // set input listener
         device.oninputreport = this._handleInputReport.bind(this);
 
@@ -153,6 +176,14 @@ export default class Glasses extends EventTarget {
         // this.renderSparklines();
     }
 
+    startIMUPolling(){
+        this.imu_poller_instance.start();
+    }
+
+    stopIMUPolling(){
+        this.imu_poller_instance.end();
+    }
+
     renderSparklines(){
         if(!window.imu_output){
             return;
@@ -229,7 +260,7 @@ export default class Glasses extends EventTarget {
         }
 
         if(report.msgId === 0){
-            // console.log(report.payload.length, report.status)
+            console.log(report.payload.length, report.status)
             imu_report_current++;
 
             
@@ -430,4 +461,36 @@ export default class Glasses extends EventTarget {
     toString() {
         return `<Glasses deviceName=${this._device.productName} vid=${this._device.vendorId} pid=${this._device.vendorId}>`;
     }
+
+
+}
+
+class RepeatingDeviceReportPoll {
+    timer = null;
+    constructor(opts){
+        opts = opts || {};
+        opts = {
+            interval: 100,
+            callback: ()=>{}, // this is the function that will be called
+            ...opts
+        }
+        this.opts = opts;
+        
+    }
+
+    start(){
+        this.ended = false;
+        this.timer = setInterval(() => {
+            if(this.ended){
+                clearInterval(this.timer)
+            }else{
+                this.opts.callback()
+            }
+        },this.opts.interval)
+    }
+
+    end(){
+        // stop the timer on next tick
+        this.ended = true;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js_air/manager.js b/js_air/manager.js
index 773f9f8..2bb1320 100644
--- a/js_air/manager.js
+++ b/js_air/manager.js
@@ -513,7 +513,11 @@ export async function startIMU() {
     if(!glasses){
         return Promise.reject('no device connected')
     }
-    return glasses.sendReportTimeout(Protocol.MESSAGES.W_TOGGLE_IMU, [1])
+
+    // kick off polling
+    glasses.startIMUPolling();
+
+    return glasses.sendReportTimeout(Protocol.MESSAGES.W_TOGGLE_IMU, [0x1])
         .then(report => {
             console.warn('startIMU -> report',report);
             if (reportSuccess(report)){
@@ -529,7 +533,7 @@ export async function stopIMU() {
         return 'no device connected'
     }
     // arg 2: 0 is what turns "off" the stream
-    return glasses.sendReportTimeout(Protocol.MESSAGES.W_TOGGLE_IMU, [0])
+    return glasses.sendReportTimeout(Protocol.MESSAGES.W_TOGGLE_IMU, [0x0])
         .then(report => {
             console.warn('stopIMU -> report',report);
             if (reportSuccess(report)){
diff --git a/js_air/protocol.js b/js_air/protocol.js
index d144302..300de17 100644
--- a/js_air/protocol.js
+++ b/js_air/protocol.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export const MESSAGES = {
     W_ACTIVATION_TIME: 0x2A,//Write activation time
     W_SLEEP_TIME: 0x1E,//Write unsleep time
 
+    R_IMU_DATA: 0x80,//IMU data
+    UNKNOWN_40: 0x40,//Unknown
+
     W_TOGGLE_IMU: 0x19, 
     W_CANCEL_ACTIVATION: 0x19,