diff --git a/app/src/actions/Settings.ts b/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
index d222afc..80282e6 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
+++ b/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ export const selectTopicWithMouseOver = (doSelect: boolean) => (dispatch: Dispat
   dispatch(storeSettings())
 }
 
-export const setValueDisplayMode = (valueRendererDisplayMode: ValueRendererDisplayMode) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>) => {
-  dispatch({
-    valueRendererDisplayMode,
-    type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_SET_VALUE_RENDERER_DISPLAY_MODE,
-  })
-  dispatch(storeSettings())
-}
+export const setValueDisplayMode =
+  (valueRendererDisplayMode: ValueRendererDisplayMode) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>) => {
+    dispatch({
+      valueRendererDisplayMode,
+      type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_SET_VALUE_RENDERER_DISPLAY_MODE,
+    })
+    dispatch(storeSettings())
+  }
 
 export const toggleHighlightTopicUpdates = () => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>) => {
   dispatch({
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export const filterTopics = (filterStr: string) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, get
     const messageMatches =
       node.message &&
       node.message.payload &&
-      Base64Message.toUnicodeString(node.message.payload).toLowerCase().indexOf(filterStr) !== -1
+      node.message.payload.toUnicodeString().toLowerCase().indexOf(filterStr) !== -1
 
     return Boolean(messageMatches)
   }
diff --git a/app/src/components/SettingsDrawer/BrokerStatistics.tsx b/app/src/components/SettingsDrawer/BrokerStatistics.tsx
index c5c210d..4006c90 100644
--- a/app/src/components/SettingsDrawer/BrokerStatistics.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/SettingsDrawer/BrokerStatistics.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function renderStat(tree: q.Tree<TopicViewModel>, stat: Stats) {
     return null
   }
 
-  const str = node.message.payload ? Base64Message.toUnicodeString(node.message.payload) : ''
+  const str = node.message.payload ? node.message.payload.toUnicodeString() : ''
   let value = node.message && node.message.payload ? parseFloat(str) : NaN
   value = !isNaN(value) ? abbreviate(value) : str
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicPanel.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicPanel.tsx
index 129b24e..253f8f1 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicPanel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicPanel.tsx
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ const TopicPanel = (props: { node?: q.TreeNode<any>; actions: typeof sidebarActi
     props.actions.clearTopic(topic, recursive)
   }, [])
 
-  const setTopicType = useCallback((node?: q.TreeNode<any>, type: q.TopicDataType = 'string') => {
-    if (!node) {
-      return
-    }
-    node.type = type
-  }, [])
-
   return useMemo(
     () => (
       <Panel disabled={!Boolean(node)}>
@@ -37,7 +30,7 @@ const TopicPanel = (props: { node?: q.TreeNode<any>; actions: typeof sidebarActi
           Topic {copyTopic}
           <TopicDeleteButton node={node} deleteTopicAction={deleteTopic} />
           <RecursiveTopicDeleteButton node={node} deleteTopicAction={deleteTopic} />
-          <TopicTypeButton node={node} setTopicType={setTopicType} />
+          <TopicTypeButton node={node} />
         </span>
         <Topic node={node} />
       </Panel>
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicTypeButton.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicTypeButton.tsx
index 3fcb439..d71a891 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicTypeButton.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/TopicPanel/TopicTypeButton.tsx
@@ -1,46 +1,59 @@
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react'
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import * as q from '../../../../../backend/src/Model'
-import CustomIconButton from '../../helper/CustomIconButton'
-import Code from '@material-ui/icons/Code'
 import ClickAwayListener from '@material-ui/core/ClickAwayListener'
 import Grow from '@material-ui/core/Grow'
+import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button'
 import Paper from '@material-ui/core/Paper'
 import Popper from '@material-ui/core/Popper'
 import MenuItem from '@material-ui/core/MenuItem'
 import MenuList from '@material-ui/core/MenuList'
+import WarningRounded from '@material-ui/icons/WarningRounded'
+import { IDecoder, decoders } from '../../../../../backend/src/Model/sparkplugb'
+import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core'
 
 // const options: q.TopicDataType[] = ['json', 'string', 'hex', 'integer', 'unsigned int', 'floating point']
-const options: q.TopicDataType[] = ['json', 'string', 'hex', 'uint8', 'uint16', 'uint32', 'uint64', 'int8', 'int16', 'int32', 'int64', 'float', 'double']
+const options: q.TopicDataType[] = [
+  'json',
+  'string',
+  'hex',
+  'uint8',
+  'uint16',
+  'uint32',
+  'uint64',
+  'int8',
+  'int16',
+  'int32',
+  'int64',
+  'float',
+  'double',
+]
 
-export const TopicTypeButton = (props: {
-  node?: q.TreeNode<any>
-  setTopicType: (node: q.TreeNode<any>, type: q.TopicDataType) => void
-}) => {
+export const TopicTypeButton = (props: { node?: q.TreeNode<any> }) => {
   const { node } = props
   if (!node || !node.message || !node.message.payload) {
     return null
   }
 
-  const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<null | HTMLElement>(null);
+  const options = decoders.flatMap(decoder => decoder.formats.map(format => [decoder, format] as const))
+
+  const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<null | HTMLElement>(null)
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false)
 
-  const handleMenuItemClick = useCallback(
-    (mouseEvent: React.MouseEvent, element: q.TreeNode<any>, type: q.TopicDataType) => {
-      if (!element || !type) {
-        return
-      }
-      props.setTopicType(element, type as q.TopicDataType)
-      setOpen(false)
-    },
-    [props.setTopicType]
-  )
+  const selectOption = useCallback((decoder: IDecoder, format: string) => {
+    if (!node) {
+      return
+    }
+    node.decoder = decoder
+    node.decoderFormat = format
+    setOpen(false)
+  }, [])
 
   const handleToggle = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
     if (open === true) {
       return
     }
     setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget)
-    setOpen((prevOpen) => !prevOpen)
+    setOpen(prevOpen => !prevOpen)
   }
 
   const handleClose = (event: React.MouseEvent<Document, MouseEvent>) => {
@@ -51,8 +64,8 @@ export const TopicTypeButton = (props: {
   }
 
   return (
-    <CustomIconButton tooltip="" onClick={handleToggle}>
-      <Code />
+    <Button onClick={handleToggle}>
+      {props.node?.decoderFormat ?? props.node?.type}
       <Popper open={open} anchorEl={anchorEl} role={undefined} transition>
         {({ TransitionProps, placement }) => (
           <Grow
@@ -64,13 +77,13 @@ export const TopicTypeButton = (props: {
             <Paper>
               <ClickAwayListener onClickAway={handleClose}>
                 <MenuList id="topicTypeMode">
-                  {options.map((option, index) => (
+                  {options.map(([decoder, format], index) => (
                     <MenuItem
-                      key={option}
-                      selected={node && option === node.type}
-                      onClick={(event) => handleMenuItemClick(event, node, option)}
+                      key={format}
+                      selected={node && format === node.type}
+                      onClick={() => selectOption(decoder, format)}
                     >
-                      {option}
+                      <DecoderStatus decoder={decoder} format={format} node={node} />
                     </MenuItem>
                   ))}
                 </MenuList>
@@ -79,6 +92,22 @@ export const TopicTypeButton = (props: {
           </Grow>
         )}
       </Popper>
-    </CustomIconButton>
+    </Button>
   )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function DecoderStatus({ node, decoder, format }: { node: q.TreeNode<any>; decoder: IDecoder; format: string }) {
+  const decoded = useMemo(() => {
+    return node.message?.payload && decoder.decode(node.message?.payload, format)
+  }, [node.message, decoder, format])
+
+  return decoded?.error ? (
+    <Tooltip title={decoded.error}>
+      <div>
+        {format} <WarningRounded />
+      </div>
+    </Tooltip>
+  ) : (
+    <>{format}</>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/MessageHistory.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/MessageHistory.tsx
index c9590e4..fbbc619 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/MessageHistory.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/MessageHistory.tsx
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ class MessageHistory extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const history = node.messageHistory.toArray()
     let previousMessage: q.Message | undefined = node.message
     const historyElements = [...history].reverse().map((message, idx) => {
-      const [value, ignore] = Base64Message.format(message.payload, node.type)
+      const value = node.message ? node.decodeMessage(node.message)?.format()[0] ?? null : null
+
       const element = {
-        value,
+        value: value ?? '',
         key: `${message.messageNumber}-${message.received}`,
         title: (
           <span>
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class MessageHistory extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
               <MessageId message={message} />
             </span>
             <div style={{ float: 'right' }}>
-              <Copy value={value ? value : ''} />
+              <Copy value={value ?? ''} />
             </div>
           </span>
         ),
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ class MessageHistory extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       return element
     })
 
-    const [value, ignore] = node.message && node.message.payload ? Base64Message.format(node.message.payload, node.type) : [null, undefined]
+    const value = node.message ? node.decodeMessage(node.message)?.format()[0] ?? null : null
+
     const isMessagePlottable = isPlottable(value)
     return (
       <div>
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValuePanel.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValuePanel.tsx
index de3bb7b..d17e3c7 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValuePanel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValuePanel.tsx
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ function ValuePanel(props: Props) {
     [compareMessage]
   )
 
-  const [value, ignore] = node && node.message && node.message.payload ? Base64Message.format(node.message.payload, node.type) : [null, undefined]
-  const copyValue = value ? (
-    <Copy value={value} />
-  ) : null
+  const [value] =
+    node && node.message && node.message.payload ? node.message.payload?.format(node.type) : [null, undefined]
+  const copyValue = value ? <Copy value={value} /> : null
 
   return (
     <Panel>
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValueRenderer.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValueRenderer.tsx
index 4e5d784..232a0ef 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValueRenderer.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/ValueRenderer/ValueRenderer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as q from '../../../../../backend/src/Model'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import CodeDiff from '../CodeDiff'
 import { AppState } from '../../../reducers'
-import { Base64Message } from '../../../../../backend/src/Model/Base64Message'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { ValueRendererDisplayMode } from '../../../reducers/Settings'
 import { Fade } from '@material-ui/core'
@@ -47,9 +46,8 @@ class ValueRenderer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const previousMessage = previousMessages[previousMessages.length - 2]
     const compareMessage = compare || previousMessage || message
 
-    const compareValue = compareMessage.payload || message.payload
-    const [currentStr, currentType] = Base64Message.format(message.payload, treeNode.type)
-    const [compareStr, compareType] = Base64Message.format(compareValue, treeNode.type)
+    const [currentStr, currentType] = treeNode.decodeMessage(message)?.format(treeNode.type) ?? []
+    const [compareStr, compareType] = treeNode.decodeMessage(compareMessage)?.format(treeNode.type) ?? []
 
     const language = currentType === compareType && compareType === 'json' ? 'json' : undefined
 
@@ -61,9 +59,9 @@ class ValueRenderer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       return
     }
 
-    const [currentStr, currentType] = Base64Message.format(message.payload, treeNode.type)
+    const [currentStr, currentType] = treeNode.decodeMessage(message)?.format(treeNode.type) ?? []
     const [compareStr, compareType] =
-      compare && compare.payload ? Base64Message.format(compare.payload, treeNode.type) : [undefined, undefined]
+      compare && compare.payload ? treeNode.decodeMessage(compare)?.format(treeNode.type) ?? [] : []
 
     return (
       <div>
diff --git a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
index 0a3ce79..6e5bec6 100644
--- a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
@@ -26,23 +26,28 @@ function filterUsingTimeRange(startTime: number | undefined, data: Array<q.Messa
   return data
 }
 
-function nodeToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageHistory, type: q.TopicDataType) {
+function nodeToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageHistory, node: q.TreeNode<any>) {
   return filterUsingTimeRange(startTime, history.toArray())
     .map((message: q.Message) => {
-      const [value, ignore] = message.payload ? Base64Message.format(message.payload, type) : [NaN, undefined]
-      // const value = message.payload ? toPlottableValue(Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message.payload)) : NaN
-      return { x: message.received.getTime(), y: toPlottableValue(value) }
+      const decoded = node.decodeMessage(message)?.toUnicodeString()
+      return { x: message.received.getTime(), y: toPlottableValue(decoded) }
     })
     .filter(data => !isNaN(data.y as any)) as any
 }
 
-function nodeDotPathToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageHistory, dotPath: string, type: q.TopicDataType) {
+function nodeDotPathToHistory(
+  startTime: number | undefined,
+  history: q.MessageHistory,
+  dotPath: string,
+  node: q.TreeNode<any>
+) {
   return filterUsingTimeRange(startTime, history.toArray())
     .map((message: q.Message) => {
       let json: any = {}
       try {
-        json = message.payload ? JSON.parse(Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message.payload)) : {}
-      } catch (ignore) { }
+        const decoded = node.decodeMessage(message)
+        json = decoded ? JSON.parse(decoded.toUnicodeString()) : {}
+      } catch (ignore) {}
 
       const value = dotProp.get(json, dotPath)
 
@@ -53,13 +58,15 @@ function nodeDotPathToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageH
 
 function TopicPlot(props: Props) {
   const startOffset = props.timeInterval ? parseDuration(props.timeInterval) : undefined
-  const data = React.useMemo(
-    () =>
-      props.dotPath
-        ? nodeDotPathToHistory(startOffset, props.history, props.dotPath, props.node ? props.node.type : 'string')
-        : nodeToHistory(startOffset, props.history, props.node ? props.node.type : 'string'),
-    [props.history.last(), startOffset, props.dotPath]
-  )
+  const data = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!props.node) {
+      return []
+    }
+
+    return props.dotPath
+      ? nodeDotPathToHistory(startOffset, props.history, props.dotPath, props.node)
+      : nodeToHistory(startOffset, props.history, props.node)
+  }, [props.history.last(), startOffset, props.dotPath])
 
   return (
     <PlotHistory
diff --git a/app/src/components/Tree/TreeNode/TreeNodeTitle.tsx b/app/src/components/Tree/TreeNode/TreeNodeTitle.tsx
index db3a8f2..4f25ccf 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Tree/TreeNode/TreeNodeTitle.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Tree/TreeNode/TreeNodeTitle.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as q from '../../../../../backend/src/Model'
 import React, { memo } from 'react'
-import { Base64Message } from '../../../../../backend/src/Model/Base64Message'
 import { Theme, withStyles } from '@material-ui/core'
 import { TopicViewModel } from '../../../model/TopicViewModel'
 
@@ -30,8 +29,9 @@ class TreeNodeTitle extends React.PureComponent<TreeNodeProps, {}> {
     if (!this.props.treeNode.message || !this.props.treeNode.message.payload) {
       return ''
     }
+    const [value = ''] =
+      this.props.treeNode.decodeMessage(this.props.treeNode.message)?.format(this.props.treeNode.type) ?? []
 
-    const [value, ignore] = Base64Message.format(this.props.treeNode.message.payload, this.props.treeNode.type)
     return value.length > limit ? `${value.slice(0, limit)}…` : value
   }
 
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ class TreeNodeTitle extends React.PureComponent<TreeNodeProps, {}> {
     return this.props.treeNode.message &&
       this.props.treeNode.message.payload &&
       this.props.treeNode.message.length > 0 ? (
-        <span key="value" className={this.props.classes.value}>
-          {' '}
+      <span key="value" className={this.props.classes.value}>
+        {' '}
         = {this.truncatedMessage()}
-        </span>
-      ) : null
+      </span>
+    ) : null
   }
 
   private renderExpander() {
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ class TreeNodeTitle extends React.PureComponent<TreeNodeProps, {}> {
     const messages = this.props.treeNode.leafMessageCount()
     const topicCount = this.props.treeNode.childTopicCount()
     return (
-      <span key="metadata" className={this.props.classes.collapsedSubnodes}>{` (${topicCount} ${topicCount === 1 ? 'topic' : 'topics'
-        }, ${messages} ${messages === 1 ? 'message' : 'messages'})`}</span>
+      <span key="metadata" className={this.props.classes.collapsedSubnodes}>{` (${topicCount} ${
+        topicCount === 1 ? 'topic' : 'topics'
+      }, ${messages} ${messages === 1 ? 'message' : 'messages'})`}</span>
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/UpdateNotifier.tsx b/app/src/components/UpdateNotifier.tsx
index e68719d..c7b4172 100644
--- a/app/src/components/UpdateNotifier.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/UpdateNotifier.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import * as compareVersions from 'compare-versions'
-import * as electron from 'electron'
-import * as os from 'os'
-import * as React from 'react'
+import compareVersions from 'compare-versions'
+import electron from 'electron'
+import os from 'os'
+import React from 'react'
 import axios from 'axios'
 import Close from '@material-ui/icons/Close'
 import CloudDownload from '@material-ui/icons/CloudDownload'
diff --git a/app/src/components/helper/DateFormatter.tsx b/app/src/components/helper/DateFormatter.tsx
index 4e7fd6b..523ebba 100644
--- a/app/src/components/helper/DateFormatter.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/helper/DateFormatter.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as moment from 'moment'
-import * as React from 'react'
+import moment from 'moment'
+import React from 'react'
 import { AppState } from '../../reducers'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 
diff --git a/app/tsconfig.json b/app/tsconfig.json
index d2847b8..ca7c7b8 100644
--- a/app/tsconfig.json
+++ b/app/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,38 +4,26 @@
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "strictNullChecks": true,
     "strict": true,
-    "lib": [
-      "es2017",
-      "dom"
-    ],
+    "lib": ["es2019", "dom"],
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "outDir": "./build/",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "module": "esnext",
-    "target": "es2017",
+    "target": "ES2017",
     "jsx": "react",
     "paths": {
-      "react": [
-        "./node_modules/@types/react"
-      ]
+      "react": ["./node_modules/@types/react"]
     },
-    "types": [
-      "react"
-    ],
+    "types": ["react"],
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   },
-  "include": [
-    "./src/**/*"
-  ],
-  "exclude": [
-    "**/*.d.ts",
-    ".src/**/*.png",
-    "./node_modules"
-  ],
+  "include": ["./src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["**/*.d.ts", ".src/**/*.png", "./node_modules"],
   "awesomeTypescriptLoaderOptions": {
     "useCache": true,
     "transpileModule": true,
     "errorsAsWarnings": true
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/webpack.config.js b/app/webpack.config.js
index c522ac4..543c51e 100644
--- a/app/webpack.config.js
+++ b/app/webpack.config.js
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ module.exports = {
       // All files with a '.ts' or '.tsx' extension will be handled by 'awesome-typescript-loader'.
       {
         test: /\.tsx?$/,
-        loader: 'ts-loader',
+        use: [
+          {
+            loader: 'ts-loader',
+            // options: {
+            //   configFile: './tsconfig.json',
+            // },
+          },
+        ],
+        exclude: /node_modules/,
       },
       // All output '.js' files will have any sourcemaps re-processed by 'source-map-loader'.
       { enforce: 'pre', test: /\.js$/, loader: 'source-map-loader' },
@@ -96,4 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // "react": "React",
     // "react-dom": "ReactDOM"
   },
+  cache: {
+    type: 'filesystem',
+  },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
index 7da131c..0859c8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import * as FileAsync from 'lowdb/adapters/FileAsync'
-import * as fs from 'fs-extra'
-import * as lowdb from 'lowdb'
-import * as path from 'path'
+import FileAsync from 'lowdb/adapters/FileAsync'
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
+import lowdb from 'lowdb'
+import path from 'path'
 import { backendRpc } from '../../events'
 import { storageClearEvent, storageLoadEvent, storageStoreEvent } from '../../events/StorageEvents'
 
diff --git a/backend/src/DataSource/MqttSource.ts b/backend/src/DataSource/MqttSource.ts
index e53d5a2..87c3db6 100644
--- a/backend/src/DataSource/MqttSource.ts
+++ b/backend/src/DataSource/MqttSource.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class MqttSource implements DataSource<MqttOptions> {
 
   public publish(msg: MqttMessage) {
     if (this.client) {
-      this.client.publish(msg.topic, msg.payload ? Base64Message.toUnicodeString(msg.payload) : '', {
+      this.client.publish(msg.topic, msg.payload?.toBuffer() ?? '', {
         qos: msg.qos,
         retain: msg.retain,
       })
diff --git a/backend/src/Model/Base64Message.ts b/backend/src/Model/Base64Message.ts
index dd10d66..f0aa525 100644
--- a/backend/src/Model/Base64Message.ts
+++ b/backend/src/Model/Base64Message.ts
@@ -3,93 +3,55 @@ import { Decoder } from './Decoder'
 import { TopicDataType } from './TreeNode'
 
 export class Base64Message {
-  private base64Message: string
+  public base64Message: string
   private unicodeValue: string
+  public error?: string
   public decoder: Decoder
   public length: number
 
-  private constructor(base64Str: string) {
-    this.base64Message = base64Str
-    this.unicodeValue = Base64.decode(base64Str)
-    this.length = base64Str.length
+  constructor(base64Str?: string, error?: string) {
+    this.base64Message = base64Str ?? ''
+    this.error = error
+    this.unicodeValue = Base64.decode(base64Str ?? '')
+    this.length = base64Str?.length ?? 0
     this.decoder = Decoder.NONE
   }
 
-  public static toUnicodeString(message: Base64Message) {
-    return message.unicodeValue || ''
+  public toUnicodeString() {
+    return this.unicodeValue || ''
   }
 
   public static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer) {
     return new Base64Message(buffer.toString('base64'))
   }
 
+  public toBuffer(): Buffer {
+    return Buffer.from(this.base64Message, 'base64')
+  }
+
   public static fromString(str: string) {
     return new Base64Message(Base64.encode(str))
   }
 
   /* Raw message conversions ('uint8' | 'uint16' | 'uint32' | 'uint64' | 'int8' | 'int16' | 'int32' | 'int64' | 'float' | 'double') */
-  public static format(message: Base64Message | null, type: TopicDataType = 'string'): [string, 'json' | undefined] {
-    if (!message) {
-      return ['', undefined]
-    }
-
+  public format(type: TopicDataType = 'string'): [string, 'json' | undefined] {
     try {
       switch (type) {
         case 'json': {
-          const json = JSON.parse(Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message))
+          const json = JSON.parse(this.toUnicodeString())
           return [JSON.stringify(json, undefined, '  '), 'json']
         }
         case 'hex': {
-          const hex = Base64Message.toHex(message)
+          const hex = Base64Message.toHex(this)
           return [hex, undefined]
         }
-        case 'uint8': {
-          const uint = Base64Message.toUInt(message, 1)
-          return [uint ? uint : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'uint16': {
-          const uint = Base64Message.toUInt(message, 2)
-          return [uint ? uint : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'uint32': {
-          const uint = Base64Message.toUInt(message, 4)
-          return [uint ? uint : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'uint64': {
-          const uint = Base64Message.toUInt(message, 8)
-          return [uint ? uint : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'int8': {
-          const int = Base64Message.toInt(message, 1)
-          return [int ? int : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'int16': {
-          const int = Base64Message.toInt(message, 2)
-          return [int ? int : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'int32': {
-          const int = Base64Message.toInt(message, 4)
-          return [int ? int : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'int64': {
-          const int = Base64Message.toInt(message, 8)
-          return [int ? int : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'float': {
-          const float = Base64Message.toFloat(message, 4)
-          return [float ? float : '', undefined]
-        }
-        case 'double': {
-          const float = Base64Message.toFloat(message, 8)
-          return [float ? float : '', undefined]
-        }
         default: {
-          const str = Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message)
+          const str = this.toUnicodeString()
           return [str, undefined]
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      const str = Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message)
+      const str = this.toUnicodeString()
       return [str, undefined]
     }
   }
@@ -105,89 +67,6 @@ export class Base64Message {
     return str.trimRight()
   }
 
-  public static toUInt(message: Base64Message, bytes: number) {
-    const buf = Buffer.from(message.base64Message, 'base64')
-
-    let str: String[] = []
-    switch (bytes) {
-      case 1:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readUInt8(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 2:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readUInt16LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 4:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readUInt32LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 8:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readBigUInt64LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      default:
-        return undefined
-    }
-    return str.join(', ')
-  }
-
-  public static toInt(message: Base64Message, bytes: number) {
-    const buf = Buffer.from(message.base64Message, 'base64')
-
-    let str: String[] = []
-    switch (bytes) {
-      case 1:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readInt8(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 2:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readInt16LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 4:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readInt32LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 8:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readBigInt64LE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      default:
-        return undefined
-    }
-    return str.join(', ')
-  }
-
-  public static toFloat(message: Base64Message, bytes: number) {
-    const buf = Buffer.from(message.base64Message, 'base64')
-
-    let str: String[] = []
-    switch (bytes) {
-      case 4:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readFloatLE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      case 8:
-        for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytes) {
-          str.push(buf.readDoubleLE(index).toString())
-        }
-        break
-      default:
-        return undefined
-    }
-    return str.join(', ')
-  }
-
   public static toDataUri(message: Base64Message, mimeType: string) {
     return `data:${mimeType};base64,${message.base64Message}`
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/Model/TreeNode.ts b/backend/src/Model/TreeNode.ts
index 7adcd98..f495751 100644
--- a/backend/src/Model/TreeNode.ts
+++ b/backend/src/Model/TreeNode.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,31 @@
 import { Destroyable } from './Destroyable'
 import { Edge, Message, RingBuffer, MessageHistory } from './'
 import { EventDispatcher } from '../../../events'
+import { IDecoder, decoders } from './sparkplugb'
+import { Base64Message } from './Base64Message'
 
 // export type TopicDataType = 'json' | 'string' | 'hex' | 'integer' | 'unsigned int' | 'floating point'
-export type TopicDataType = 'json' | 'string' | 'hex' | 'uint8' | 'uint16' | 'uint32' | 'uint64' | 'int8' | 'int16' | 'int32' | 'int64' | 'float' | 'double'
+export type TopicDataType =
+  | 'json'
+  | 'string'
+  | 'hex'
+  | 'uint8'
+  | 'uint16'
+  | 'uint32'
+  | 'uint64'
+  | 'int8'
+  | 'int16'
+  | 'int32'
+  | 'int64'
+  | 'float'
+  | 'double'
+
+function findDecoder<T extends Destroyable>(node: TreeNode<T>): IDecoder | undefined {
+  return decoders.find(
+    decoder =>
+      decoder.canDecodeTopic?.(node.path()) || (node.message?.payload && decoder.canDecodeData?.(node.message?.payload))
+  )
+}
 
 export class TreeNode<ViewModel extends Destroyable> {
   public sourceEdge?: Edge<ViewModel>
@@ -22,6 +44,28 @@ export class TreeNode<ViewModel extends Destroyable> {
   public isTree = false
   public type: TopicDataType = 'json'
 
+  private _decoder?: IDecoder
+
+  public decoderFormat?: string
+
+  get decoder(): IDecoder | undefined {
+    if (!this._decoder) {
+      this._decoder = findDecoder(this)
+    }
+    return this._decoder
+  }
+
+  set decoder(override: IDecoder | undefined) {
+    this._decoder = override
+    this.message && this.onMerge.dispatch()
+  }
+
+  decodeMessage(message: Message): Base64Message | null {
+    const decoder = this.decoder
+
+    return this.decoder && message.payload ? this.decoder.decode(message.payload, this.decoderFormat) : message.payload
+  }
+
   private cachedPath?: string
   private cachedChildTopics?: Array<TreeNode<ViewModel>>
   private cachedLeafMessageCount?: number
@@ -157,7 +201,7 @@ export class TreeNode<ViewModel extends Destroyable> {
 
   public path(): string {
     if (!this.cachedPath) {
-      return this.branch()
+      this.cachedPath = this.branch()
         .map(node => node.sourceEdge && node.sourceEdge.name)
         .filter(name => name !== undefined)
         .join('/')
diff --git a/backend/src/Model/TreeNodeFactory.ts b/backend/src/Model/TreeNodeFactory.ts
index d1b2c52..82faa2a 100644
--- a/backend/src/Model/TreeNodeFactory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/Model/TreeNodeFactory.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Destroyable } from './Destroyable'
 import { Edge, Tree, TreeNode } from './'
 import { MqttMessage } from '../../../events'
+import { Base64Message } from './Base64Message'
 
 export abstract class TreeNodeFactory {
   private static messageCounter = 0
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export abstract class TreeNodeFactory {
     mqttMessage.retain
     node.setMessage({
       ...mqttMessage,
+      payload: mqttMessage.payload && new Base64Message(mqttMessage.payload?.base64Message),
       length: mqttMessage.payload?.length ?? 0,
       received: receiveDate,
       messageNumber: this.messageCounter,
diff --git a/backend/src/Model/sparkplugb.ts b/backend/src/Model/sparkplugb.ts
index d3625b8..91c8936 100644
--- a/backend/src/Model/sparkplugb.ts
+++ b/backend/src/Model/sparkplugb.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,98 @@
 import { Base64Message } from './Base64Message'
 import { Decoder } from './Decoder'
 import { get } from 'sparkplug-payload'
-var sparkplug = get("spBv1.0")
+var sparkplug = get('spBv1.0')
 
-export const SparkplugDecoder = {
-  decode(input: Buffer): Base64Message {
+export interface IDecoder<T = string> {
+  /**
+   * Can be used to
+   * @param topic
+   */
+  formats: T[]
+  canDecodeTopic?(topic: string): boolean
+  canDecodeData?(data: Base64Message): boolean
+  decode(input: Base64Message, format: T | string | undefined): Base64Message
+
+  /**
+   * If this is just an intermediate decoder, next-decoder can be defined
+   */
+  nextDecoder?: IDecoder
+}
+
+export const SparkplugDecoder: IDecoder = {
+  formats: ['Sparkplug'],
+  canDecodeTopic(topic: string) {
+    return !!topic.match(/spBv1\.0\/[^/]+\/(DDATA|NDATA|NCMD|DCMD|NBIRTH|DBIRTH|NDEATH|DDEATH\/[^/]+\/)/u)
+  },
+  decode(input: Base64Message): Base64Message {
     try {
-      const message = Base64Message.fromString(JSON.stringify(
-        // @ts-ignore
-        sparkplug.decodePayload(new Uint8Array(input)))
+      const message = Base64Message.fromString(
+        JSON.stringify(
+          // @ts-ignore
+          sparkplug.decodePayload(new Uint8Array(input.toBuffer()))
+        )
       )
       message.decoder = Decoder.SPARKPLUG
       return message
     } catch {
-      const message = Base64Message.fromString("Failed to decode sparkplugb payload")
+      const message = new Base64Message(undefined, 'Failed to decode sparkplugb payload')
       message.decoder = Decoder.NONE
       return message
     }
   },
 }
+
+export const StringDecoder: IDecoder = {
+  formats: ['string'],
+  decode(input: Base64Message): Base64Message {
+    return input
+  },
+}
+
+type BinaryFormats =
+  | 'int8'
+  | 'int16'
+  | 'int32'
+  | 'int64'
+  | 'uint8'
+  | 'uint16'
+  | 'uint32'
+  | 'uint64'
+  | 'float'
+  | 'double'
+
+/**
+ * Binary decode primitive binary data type and arrays of these
+ */
+export const BinaryDecoder: IDecoder<BinaryFormats> = {
+  formats: ['int8', 'int16', 'int32', 'int64', 'uint8', 'uint16', 'uint32', 'uint64', 'float', 'double'],
+  decode(input: Base64Message, format: BinaryFormats): Base64Message {
+    const decodingOption = {
+      int8: [Buffer.prototype.readInt8, 1],
+      int16: [Buffer.prototype.readInt16LE, 2],
+      int32: [Buffer.prototype.readInt32LE, 4],
+      int64: [Buffer.prototype.readBigInt64LE, 8],
+      uint8: [Buffer.prototype.readUint8, 1],
+      uint16: [Buffer.prototype.readUint16LE, 2],
+      uint32: [Buffer.prototype.readUint32LE, 4],
+      uint64: [Buffer.prototype.readBigUint64LE, 8],
+      float: [Buffer.prototype.readFloatLE, 4],
+      double: [Buffer.prototype.readDoubleLE, 8],
+    } as const
+
+    const [readNumber, bytesToRead] = decodingOption[format]
+
+    const buf = input.toBuffer()
+    let str: String[] = []
+    if (buf.length % bytesToRead !== 0) {
+      return new Base64Message(undefined, 'Data type does not align with message')
+    }
+    for (let index = 0; index < buf.length; index += bytesToRead) {
+      str.push((readNumber as any).apply(buf, [index]).toString())
+    }
+
+    return Base64Message.fromString(JSON.stringify(str.length === 1 ? str[0] : str))
+  },
+}
+
+export const decoders = [SparkplugDecoder, BinaryDecoder, StringDecoder] as const
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 0502ae3..5ca2b1d 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
       }
 
       let decoded_payload = null
-      // spell-checker: disable-next-line
-      if (topic.match(/spBv1\.0\/[^/]+\/(DDATA|NDATA|NCMD|DCMD|NBIRTH|DBIRTH|NDEATH|DDEATH\/[^/]+\/)/u)) {
-        decoded_payload = SparkplugDecoder.decode(buffer)
-      } else {
-        decoded_payload = Base64Message.fromBuffer(buffer)
-      }
+      decoded_payload = Base64Message.fromBuffer(buffer)
 
       backendEvents.emit(messageEvent, {
         topic,
diff --git a/src/electron.ts b/src/electron.ts
index 94118de..28a96ae 100644
--- a/src/electron.ts
+++ b/src/electron.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ registerCrashReporter()
 //   const electronTelemetry = electronTelemetryFactory('9b0c8ca04a361eb8160d98c5', buildOptions)
 // }
 
-app.commandLine.appendSwitch('--no-sandbox')
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('--no-sandbox --disable-dev-shm-usage')
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   backendRpc.on(makeOpenDialogRpc(), async request => {
     return dialog.showOpenDialog(BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow() ?? BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0], request)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async function createWindow() {
   })
 
   console.log('icon path', iconPath)
-
+  mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' })
   // Load the index.html of the app.
   if (isDev()) {
     mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:8080')
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 74813a8..db8a514 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "sourceRoot": "src/",
     "target": "ES2017",
-    "lib": [
-      "es2017",
-      "dom"
-    ],
+    "lib": ["ES2017", "dom"],
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "types": [
-      "node"
-    ],
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   },
   "include": [
     "src/electron.ts",
@@ -26,7 +22,5 @@
     "src/spec/leakTest.ts",
     "scripts/*.ts"
   ],
-  "exclude": [
-    "node_modules"
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}