diff --git a/HCMagicHome.js b/HCMagicHome.js
index 3f1059f..d0e7372 100644
--- a/HCMagicHome.js
+++ b/HCMagicHome.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const {
-	HCColorLamp
+	HCColorLamp,
+	StateUpdateManager
 } = require('homecontrol-control-base');
 
 const { Control } = require('magic-home');
@@ -9,34 +10,60 @@ class HCMagicHome extends HCColorLamp {
 		super(config);
 
 		this._control = new Control(this._configuration.address, this._configuration.characteristics);
+
+		this._sumanager = new StateUpdateManager(this._state);
+	}
+
+	// overwrite to make use of the SUManager
+	get state() {
+		return this._sumanager.state.clone();
+	}
+
+	get effects() {
+		return [
+			{name: "Seven Color Cross Fade SLOW", id: "slow-seven_color_cross_fade"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Strobe Flash SLOW", id: "slow-seven_color_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Strobe SLOW", id: "slow-white_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Jump SLOW", id: "slow-seven_color_jumping"},
+
+			{name: "Seven Color Cross Fade MEDIUM", id: "medium-seven_color_cross_fade"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Strobe Flash MEDIUM", id: "medium-seven_color_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Strobe MEDIUM", id: "medium-white_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Jump MEDIUM", id: "medium-seven_color_jumping"},
+
+			{name: "Seven Color Cross Fade FAST", id: "fast-seven_color_cross_fade"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Strobe Flash FAST", id: "fast-seven_color_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Strobe FAST", id: "fast-white_strobe_flash"},
+			{name: "Seven Color Jump FAST", id: "fast-seven_color_jumping"}
+		];
 	}
 
 	turnOn() {
+		let futureState = this.state;
+		futureState.on = true;
+		let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
+
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 			this._control.turnOn((err) => {
-				if (err) return reject(err);
-
-				this._state.on = true;
-				this.emit("state change", this.state);
-				return resolve(err);
+				updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject);
 			});
 		});
 	}
 
 	turnOff() {
+		let futureState = this.state;
+		futureState.on = false;
+		let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
+
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 			this._control.turnOff((err) => {
-				if (err) return reject(err);
-
-				this._state.on = false;
-				this.emit("state change", this.state);
-				return resolve(err);
+				updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject);
 			});
 		});
 	}
 
 	toggle() {
-		if(this._state.on) {
+		if(this.state.on) {
 			return this.turnOff();
 		} else {
 			return this.turnOn();
@@ -44,16 +71,212 @@ class HCMagicHome extends HCColorLamp {
 	}
 
 	changeBrightness(brightness) {
+		let futureState = this.state;
+		futureState.brightness = brightness;
+		let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
 
+		let rgbColor = HSL_to_RGB(futureState.color);
+
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			this._control.setColorWithBrightness(rgbColor.red, rgbColor.green, rgbColor.blue, futureState.brightness, (err, success) => {
+				updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject, success);
+			});
+		});
 	}
 
-	changeColor(hue, sat, light) {
+	changeColor(color) {
+		let futureState = this.state;
+		futureState.color = fillPartialHSL(color, futureState.color);
+		let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
 
+		let rgbColor = HSL_to_RGB(futureState.color);
+
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			this._control.setColorWithBrightness(rgbColor.red, rgbColor.green, rgbColor.blue, futureState.brightness, (err, success) => {
+				updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject, success);
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	setEffect(id) {
+		let matches  = id.match(/([a-z]+)-(([a-zA-Z]|_)+)/);
+
+		let speed = 60;
+		let effect = "none";
+
+		if(matches != null) {
+			effect = matches[2];
+			switch (matches[1]) {
+				case 'slow':
+					speed = 20;
+					break;
+				case 'fast':
+					speed = 95;
+					break;
+				case 'medium':
+					speed = 50;
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		let futureState = this.state;
+
+		if(effect == 'none') {
+			futureState.effect = "none";
+			let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
+
+			let rgbColor = HSL_to_RGB(futureState.color);
+
+			return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+				this._control.setColorWithBrightness(rgbColor.red, rgbColor.green, rgbColor.blue, futureState.brightness, (err, success) => {
+					updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject, success);
+				});
+			});
+		} else {
+			futureState.effect = id; // id is "valid" / can be parsed
+			let suid = this._sumanager.registerUpdate(futureState);
+
+			return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+				this._control.setPattern(effect, speed, (err, success) => {
+					updateHelper(this, err, suid, resolve, reject, success);
+				});
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	pullState() {
-		
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			this._control.queryState((err, status) => {
+				if(err) return reject(err);
+	
+				let currentState = this.state;
+				let futureState = currentState.clone();
+
+				//console.log(status);
+	
+				futureState.on = status.on;
+				futureState.brightness = extractBrightness(status.color);
+				futureState.color = RGB_to_HSL(removeBrightness(status.color));
+	
+				if (currentState.hash != futureState.hash) {
+					// the state of the controller has changed externally
+					this._sumanager.insertConfirmedState(futureState);
+					this.emit("state change", this.state);
+				}
+
+				resolve();
+			});
+		});
 	}
 }
 
-module.exports = HCMagicHome;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = HCMagicHome;
+
+function updateHelper(self, err, suid, resolve, reject, resolveVal) {
+	if (err) {
+		self._sumanager.rejectUpdate(suid);
+		return reject(err);
+	}
+
+	self._sumanager.confirmUpdate(suid);
+
+	if (self._sumanager.highestConfirmedId == suid) {
+		self.emit("state change", self.state);
+	}
+	
+	return resolve(resolveVal);
+}
+
+function HSL_to_RGB(hsl) {
+	var h = hsl.hue / 360;
+	var s = hsl.sat / 100;
+	var l = hsl.l / 100;
+
+	var r, g, b;
+
+	if (s == 0) {
+	  	r = g = b = l; // achromatic
+	} else {
+		function hue2rgb(p, q, t) {
+			if (t < 0) t += 1;
+			if (t > 1) t -= 1;
+			if (t < 1/6) return p + (q - p) * 6 * t;
+			if (t < 1/2) return q;
+			if (t < 2/3) return p + (q - p) * (2/3 - t) * 6;
+			return p;
+		}
+
+		var q = l < 0.5 ? l * (1 + s) : l + s - l * s;
+		var p = 2 * l - q;
+
+		r = hue2rgb(p, q, h + 1/3);
+		g = hue2rgb(p, q, h);
+		b = hue2rgb(p, q, h - 1/3);
+	}
+
+	return {
+		red: Math.round(r * 255),
+		green: Math.round(g * 255),
+		blue: Math.round(b * 255)
+	};
+}
+
+function RGB_to_HSL(rgb) {
+	var r = rgb.red / 255;
+	var g = rgb.green / 255;
+	var b = rgb.blue / 255;
+
+	var max = Math.max(r, g, b), min = Math.min(r, g, b);
+
+	if (max == min || max - min < 0.01) {
+		h = s = 0; // achromatic
+	} else {
+		var d = max - min;
+		s = d / (2 - max - min);
+
+		switch (max) {
+			case r: h = (g - b) / d + (g < b ? 6 : 0); break;
+			case g: h = (b - r) / d + 2; break;
+			case b: h = (r - g) / d + 4; break;
+		}
+
+		h /= 6;
+	}
+
+	var l = 1 - 0.5 * s;
+
+	return {
+		hue: Math.round(h * 360),
+		sat: Math.round(s * 100),
+		l: Math.round(l * 100)
+	};
+}
+
+function extractBrightness(rgb) {
+	var max = Math.max(rgb.red, rgb.green, rgb.blue);
+	return (max / 255) * 100;
+}
+
+function removeBrightness(rgb) {
+	var max = Math.max(rgb.red, rgb.green, rgb.blue);
+	var scale = (max > 0) ? 255 / max : 0;
+
+	return {
+		red: rgb.red * scale,
+		green: rgb.green * scale,
+		blue: rgb.blue * scale,
+	};
+}
+
+function fillPartialHSL(newcolor, oldcolor) {
+	if(newcolor.sat != undefined && newcolor.l == undefined) {
+		newcolor.l = (newcolor.sat > 50) ? 50 : 100 - newcolor.sat;
+	}
+
+	//console.log(newcolor, oldcolor);
+	var color = {};
+	color["hue"] = (newcolor.hue != null) ? newcolor.hue : oldcolor.hue;
+	color["sat"] = (newcolor.sat != null) ? newcolor.sat : oldcolor.sat;
+	color["l"] = (newcolor.l != null) ? newcolor.l : oldcolor.l;
+	return color;
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 90d0e3a..603dbd8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,10 +4,35 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "homecontrol-control-base": {
+      "version": "git+https://git.literalchaos.de/jan/homecontrol-control-base.git#5d58715922bdc7abf909637f8f959e4a95c3c53b",
+      "requires": {
+        "merge-options": "1.0.1",
+        "node-object-hash": "1.4.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "is-plain-obj": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-plain-obj/-/is-plain-obj-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-caUMhCnfync8kqOQpKA7OfzVHT4="
+    },
     "magic-home": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-home/-/magic-home-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-hSq3C/9rbEH3RB2t2rG/LsSb2vpalzIGh/mLKJyjaki3Wbvt9ss+2OUJ1JsAOAjjgkvxDEfbQ044yFsHZUS75A=="
+    },
+    "merge-options": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-options/-/merge-options-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iuPV41VWKWBIOpBsjoxjDZw8/GbSfZ2mk7N1453bwMrfzdrIk7EzBd+8UVR6rkw67th7xnk9Dytl3J+lHPdxvg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "is-plain-obj": "1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node-object-hash": {
+      "version": "1.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-object-hash/-/node-object-hash-1.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JQVqSM5/mOaUoUhCYR0t1vgm8RFo7qpJtPvnoFCLeqQh1xrfmr3BCD3nGBnACzpIEF7F7EVgqGD3O4lao/BY/A=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c6cd1d..70530a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "author": "Jan Scheiper",
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "dependencies": {
+    "homecontrol-control-base": "git+https://git.literalchaos.de/jan/homecontrol-control-base.git",
     "magic-home": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }