diff --git a/scripts/send_temps_to_lcd.sh b/scripts/send_temps_to_lcd.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Temperature printing function
+print_temp(){
+    temp="CPU: $(sensors | grep 'Tccd1' | awk '{print substr($2, 2)}')?GPU: $(sensors | grep "edge" | awk '{print substr($2, 2)}')"
+    echo "$temp"
+}
+
+# The device should be set with the LCD_SERIAL_DEVICE environment variable
+# Sets the baud to 115200 which is what the arduino is set to communicate on
+#stty -F $LCD_SERIAL_DEVICE 115200
+
+# make reset to set up all the options for serial correctly
+cd $LCD_PROGRAM_LOCATION && make reset && cd ~
+
+# Leave a process running in the background that keeps the serial connection alive 
+tail -f $LCD_SERIAL_DEVICE > /dev/null &
+
+sleep 1
+# Update the temps once per second
+while true
+do
+	echo "CPU: $(sensors | grep 'Tccd1' | awk '{print substr($2, 2)}')?GPU: $(sensors | grep "edge" | awk '{print substr($2, 2)}')" | awk '{ gsub("\xc2\xb0", "\xdf", $0); print }' > $LCD_SERIAL_DEVICE
+	sleep 5
+done