diff --git a/dht.c b/dht.c
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+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "user_interface.h"
+#include "os_type.h"
+#include "osapi.h"
+#include "gpio.h"
+#include "dht.h"
+
+#define DHTBus BIT4
+
+LOCAL uint8_t ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR getBitNum(uint32_t bit) {
+  uint32_t localBit = bit;
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i <= 16; i++) {
+    localBit >>= i;
+    if(bit & 0x01) {
+      return i;
+    }
+  }
+  return -1; // if we reached this spot we received a bad number
+}
+void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR setupDHT(void) {
+  gpio_output_set(0, DHTBus, 0, DHTBus); // set up DHTBus as active low output
+  ETS_GPIO_INTR_ATTACH(func, NULL);
+}
+
+void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR getDHTData(void) {
+  
+}
diff --git a/dht.h b/dht.h
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+#include "os_type.h"
+
+void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR setupDHT(uint8_t pin);
+void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR getDHTData(uint8_t pin);