diff --git a/examples/decode.js b/examples/decode.js
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+++ b/examples/decode.js
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+const { Decoder } = require('../dist');
+const decoder = new Decoder();
+
+const infoPacketBuffer = new Uint8Array([
+  0x56, 0x67, 0x34, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x03, 0x01,
+  0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x53, 0x65, 0x72, 0x76, 0x65, 0x72, 0x20, 0x4e, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x02, 0x00, 0x11,
+  0x80, 0x01, 0x00, 0x0d, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0x00, 0x54, 0x72, 0x61, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x65, 0x72, 0x20, 0x31,
+]);
+const dataPacketBuffer = new Uint8Array([
+  0x55, 0x67, 0x28, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x03, 0x01,
+  0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x14, 0x80, 0x01, 0x00, 0x10, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x3f, 0x00, 0x00,
+  0x80, 0x3f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x3f,
+]);
+
+decoder.decode(infoPacketBuffer);
+decoder.decode(dataPacketBuffer);
+
+// the system_name from info packets if available
+console.log(decoder.system_name);
+
+// map of trackers populated with any data that has been received
+// this merges both info and data packet properties into one
+console.log(decoder.trackers);
diff --git a/examples/encode.js b/examples/encode.js
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+const { Encoder, Tracker } = require('../dist');
+const encoder = new Encoder('Server Name', 2, 3); //server name, version high, version low
+
+const trackers = [];
+
+const tracker = new Tracker(1, 'Tracker 1'); // id, name
+tracker.setPos(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); // x, y, z
+
+trackers.push(tracker);
+
+const timestamp = 1;
+
+// these two calls return an array of Buffers due to potential splitting that might take place because of max UDP packet size
+const dataPackets = encoder.getDataPackets(timestamp, trackers);
+const infoPackets = encoder.getInfoPackets(timestamp, trackers);
+
+dataPackets.forEach((dataPacket) => {
+  console.log('send packet somehow');
+  console.log(dataPacket);
+});
+
+infoPackets.forEach((infoPacket) => {
+  console.log('send packet somehow');
+  console.log(infoPacket);
+});