diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a431c5e..3e81384 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@
 mod redis_ctrl;
 mod conf;
 mod errors;
+mod point;
 
 use helios_dac::{
+    self,
     NativeHeliosDacController,
     NativeHeliosDac,
-    // Coordinate,
-    Color,
     DeviceStatus,
     Frame,
-    Point,
 };
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use redis_ctrl::{RedisCtrl,Order};
 use conf::Conf;
 use errors::{LJError,LJResult};
+use point::Point;
 
 const CENTER : (u16,u16) = (2000, 2000);
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn get_next_frame(
 ) -> LJResult<Frame> {
     
     let line = rs.get(&format!("/pl/{}/0", config.laser_id))?;
-    let line: Vec<Point> = line.iter().map(tuple_to_point).collect();
+    let line: Vec<helios_dac::Point> = line.iter().map(tuple_to_point).collect();
 
     let mut line2 = vec![];
     while line2.len() < 48 {
@@ -98,25 +98,15 @@ fn get_next_frame(
     Ok(Frame::new(speed, line2))
 }
 
-fn tuple_to_point(tpl: &(f32, f32, u32)) -> Point {
-    let (x, y, col) = tpl;
+fn tuple_to_point(tpl: &(f32, f32, u32)) -> helios_dac::Point {
+    let mut point : Point = (*tpl).into();
     
-    let r = (col >> 16) as u8 ;
-    let g = ((col >> 8) & 255) as u8 ;
-    let b = (col & 255) as u8 ;
+    point.x = (CENTER.0 + point.x as u16 * 2).into();
+    point.y = (CENTER.1 + point.y as u16 * 2).into();
+
+    if point.x >= 4096.0 || point.y >= 4096.0 {
+        println!("WARN: coordinate out of range: {:?}", point);
+    }
     
-    let x = CENTER.0 + *x as u16 * 2;
-    let y = CENTER.1 + *y as u16 * 2;
-
-    if x >= 4096 || y >= 4096 {
-        println!("WARN: coordinate out of range: {} {}", x, y);
-    }
-    let x = x.clamp(0, 4095);
-    let y = y.clamp(0, 4095);
-
-    Point {
-        coordinate: (x, y).into(),
-        color: Color::new(r, g, b),
-        intensity: 0xFF,
-    }
+    point.into()
 }
diff --git a/src/point.rs b/src/point.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d43bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/point.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#[derive(Debug,Clone,Copy)]
+pub struct Point {
+    pub x: f32,
+    pub y: f32,
+    pub color: Color
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug,Clone,Copy)]
+pub struct Color {
+    r: u8,
+    g: u8,
+    b: u8
+}
+
+impl From<(f32,f32,u32)> for Point {
+    fn from((x, y, color) : (f32, f32, u32)) -> Point {
+	let r = (color >> 16) as u8 ;
+	let g = ((color >> 8) & 255) as u8 ;
+	let b = (color & 255) as u8 ;
+	Point { x, y, color: Color { r, g, b } }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Point> for helios_dac::Point {
+    fn from(pt: Point) -> helios_dac::Point {
+	let x = pt.x.clamp(0.0, 4095.0) as u16;
+	let y = pt.y.clamp(0.0, 4095.0) as u16;
+	helios_dac::Point {
+	    coordinate: (x, y).into(),
+	    color: helios_dac::Color::new(pt.color.r, pt.color.g, pt.color.b),
+	    intensity: 0xFF
+	}
+    }
+}