diff --git a/BigRedButton.js b/BigRedButton.js
index d8759d6..df309b5 100644
--- a/BigRedButton.js
+++ b/BigRedButton.js
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ function BigRedButton(index)
 util.inherits(BigRedButton, events.EventEmitter);
 
 BigRedButton.prototype.askForStatus = function() {
-   this.hid.write(cmdStatus);
+   try {
+      this.hid.write(cmdStatus);
+   } catch(e) {
+      this.close();
+   }
 };
 
 BigRedButton.prototype.interpretData = function(error, data) {
@@ -98,3 +102,7 @@ BigRedButton.prototype.isLidDown = function() {
 
 exports.BigRedButton = BigRedButton;
 exports.deviceCount = function () { return getAllDevices().length; }
+exports.resetDevices = function () {
+   allDevices = null
+   getAllDevices();
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8485b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "name": "BigRedButtonNodeHID",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Big red button helper.",
+  "main": "BigRedButton.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git@github.com:codepope/BigRedButtonNodeHID.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "big",
+    "red",
+    "button",
+    "helper",
+    "io",
+    "usb",
+    "hid"
+  ],
+  "author": "codepope",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/codepope/BigRedButtonNodeHID/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/codepope/BigRedButtonNodeHID"
+}