diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/build.gradle.kts b/dataforge-control-core/build.gradle.kts
index f8c6538..4145956 100644
--- a/dataforge-control-core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ kotlin {
     sourceSets {
         commonMain{
             dependencies {
-                api("hep.dataforge:dataforge-meta:$dataforgeVersion")
+                api("hep.dataforge:dataforge-context:$dataforgeVersion")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt
index ead69d7..72a7245 100644
--- a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,40 @@
 package hep.dataforge.control.api
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 
 interface Device {
-    val descriptors: Collection<PropertyDescriptor>
-    var controller: DeviceController?
+    /**
+     * List of supported property descriptors
+     */
+    val propertyDescriptors: Collection<PropertyDescriptor>
 
+    /**
+     * List of supported requests descriptors
+     */
+    val requestDescriptors: Collection<RequestDescriptor>
+
+    /**
+     * The scope encompassing all operations on a device. When canceled, cancels all running processes
+     */
+    val scope: CoroutineScope
+
+    var controller: PropertyChangeListener?
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of the property or throw error if property in not defined. Suspend if property value is not available
+     */
     suspend fun getProperty(propertyName: String): MetaItem<*>
-    suspend fun setProperty(propertyName: String, propertyValue: MetaItem<*>)
 
-    suspend fun request(command: String, argument: MetaItem<*>?): MetaItem<*>?
+    /**
+     * Set property [value] for a property with name [propertyName].
+     * In rare cases could suspend if the [Device] supports command queue and it is full at the moment.
+     */
+    suspend fun setProperty(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>)
+
+    /**
+     * Send a request and suspend caller while request is being processed.
+     * Could return null if request does not return meaningful answer.
+     */
+    suspend fun request(name: String, argument: MetaItem<*>? = null): MetaItem<*>?
 }
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceController.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceController.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 88546f0..0000000
--- a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceController.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.api
-
-interface DeviceController {
-}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceHub.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceHub.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e1a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/DeviceHub.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.api
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+
+/**
+ * A hub that could locate multiple devices and redirect actions to them
+ */
+interface DeviceHub {
+    fun getDevice(deviceName: String): Device?
+}
+
+suspend fun DeviceHub.getProperty(deviceName: String, propertyName: String): MetaItem<*> =
+    (getDevice(deviceName) ?: error("Device with name $deviceName not found in the hub"))
+        .getProperty(propertyName)
+
+suspend fun DeviceHub.setProperty(deviceName: String, propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>) {
+    (getDevice(deviceName) ?: error("Device with name $deviceName not found in the hub"))
+        .setProperty(propertyName, value)
+}
+
+suspend fun DeviceHub.request(deviceName: String, command: String, argument: MetaItem<*>?): MetaItem<*>? =
+    (getDevice(deviceName) ?: error("Device with name $deviceName not found in the hub"))
+        .request(command, argument)
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyChangeListener.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyChangeListener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc00083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyChangeListener.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.api
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+
+interface PropertyChangeListener {
+    fun propertyChanged(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>)
+}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyDescriptor.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyDescriptor.kt
index 437b60f..e8c149c 100644
--- a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyDescriptor.kt
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyDescriptor.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ package hep.dataforge.control.api
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.scheme.Scheme
 import hep.dataforge.meta.scheme.SchemeSpec
-import hep.dataforge.meta.scheme.string
 
 /**
  * A descriptor for property
  */
-class PropertyDescriptor: Scheme()  {
-    var name by string{ error("Property name is mandatory")}
+class PropertyDescriptor : Scheme() {
+    //var name by string { error("Property name is mandatory") }
     //var descriptor by spec(ItemDescriptor)
 
-    companion object: SchemeSpec<PropertyDescriptor>(::PropertyDescriptor)
+    companion object : SchemeSpec<PropertyDescriptor>(::PropertyDescriptor)
 }
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/RequestDescriptor.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/RequestDescriptor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69a4f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/RequestDescriptor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.api
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.scheme.Scheme
+import hep.dataforge.meta.scheme.SchemeSpec
+
+/**
+ * A descriptor for property
+ */
+class RequestDescriptor : Scheme() {
+    //var name by string { error("Property name is mandatory") }
+    //var descriptor by spec(ItemDescriptor)
+
+    companion object : SchemeSpec<RequestDescriptor>(::RequestDescriptor)
+}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/DeviceBase.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/DeviceBase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15e466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/DeviceBase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.base
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.Device
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyChangeListener
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.RequestDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+import kotlin.jvm.JvmStatic
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+abstract class DeviceBase : Device, PropertyChangeListener {
+    private val properties = HashMap<String, ReadOnlyProperty>()
+    private val requests = HashMap<String, Request>()
+
+    override var controller: PropertyChangeListener? = null
+
+    override fun propertyChanged(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>) {
+        controller?.propertyChanged(propertyName, value)
+    }
+
+    override val propertyDescriptors: Collection<PropertyDescriptor>
+        get() = properties.values.map { it.descriptor }
+
+    override val requestDescriptors: Collection<RequestDescriptor>
+        get() = requests.values.map { it.descriptor }
+
+    fun <P : ReadOnlyProperty> initProperty(prop: P): P {
+        properties[prop.name] = prop
+        return prop
+    }
+
+    fun initRequest(request: Request): Request {
+        requests[request.name] = request
+        return request
+    }
+
+    protected fun initRequest(
+        name: String,
+        descriptor: RequestDescriptor = RequestDescriptor.empty(),
+        block: suspend (MetaItem<*>?) -> MetaItem<*>?
+    ): Request {
+        val request = SimpleRequest(name, descriptor, block)
+        return initRequest(request)
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun getProperty(propertyName: String): MetaItem<*> =
+        (properties[propertyName] ?: error("Property with name $propertyName not defined")).read()
+
+    override suspend fun setProperty(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>) {
+        (properties[propertyName] as? Property ?: error("Property with name $propertyName not defined")).write(value)
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun request(name: String, argument: MetaItem<*>?): MetaItem<*>? =
+        (requests[name] ?: error("Request with name $name not defined")).invoke(argument)
+
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        protected fun <D : DeviceBase, P : ReadOnlyProperty> D.initProperty(
+            name: String,
+            builder: PropertyBuilder<D>.() -> P
+        ): P {
+            val property = PropertyBuilder(name, this).run(builder)
+            initProperty(property)
+            return property
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class PropertyDelegateProvider<D : DeviceBase, T : Any, P : GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>>(
+    val owner: D,
+    val builder: PropertyBuilder<D>.() -> P
+) {
+    operator fun provideDelegate(thisRef: D, property: KProperty<*>): P {
+        val name = property.name
+        return owner.initProperty(PropertyBuilder(name, owner).run(builder))
+    }
+}
+
+fun <D : DeviceBase, T : Any> D.property(
+    builder: PropertyBuilder<D>.() -> GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>
+): PropertyDelegateProvider<D, T, GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>> {
+    return PropertyDelegateProvider(this, builder)
+}
+
+fun <D : DeviceBase, T : Any> D.mutableProperty(
+    builder: PropertyBuilder<D>.() -> GenericProperty<D, T>
+): PropertyDelegateProvider<D, T, GenericProperty<D, T>> {
+    return PropertyDelegateProvider(this, builder)
+}
+
+
diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/GenericProperty.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/GenericProperty.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e87655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/GenericProperty.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.base
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaCaster
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+open class GenericReadOnlyProperty<D: DeviceBase, T : Any>(
+    override val name: String,
+    override val descriptor: PropertyDescriptor,
+    override val owner: D,
+    internal val converter: MetaCaster<T>,
+    internal val getter: suspend D.() -> T
+) : ReadOnlyProperty, kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T?> {
+
+    protected val mutex = Mutex()
+    protected var value: T? = null
+
+    suspend fun updateValue(value: T) {
+        mutex.withLock { this.value = value }
+        owner.propertyChanged(name, converter.objectToMetaItem(value))
+    }
+
+    suspend fun readValue(): T =
+        value ?: withContext(owner.scope.coroutineContext) {
+            //all device operations should be run on device context
+            owner.getter().also { updateValue(it) }
+        }
+
+    fun peekValue(): T? = value
+
+    suspend fun update(item: MetaItem<*>) {
+        updateValue(converter.itemToObject(item))
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun read(): MetaItem<*> = converter.objectToMetaItem(readValue())
+
+    override fun peek(): MetaItem<*>? = value?.let { converter.objectToMetaItem(it) }
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T? = peekValue()
+}
+
+class GenericProperty<D: DeviceBase, T : Any>(
+    name: String,
+    descriptor: PropertyDescriptor,
+    owner: D,
+    converter: MetaCaster<T>,
+    getter: suspend D.() -> T,
+    private val setter: suspend D.(oldValue: T?, newValue: T) -> Unit
+) : Property, ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?>, GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>(name, descriptor, owner, converter, getter) {
+
+    suspend fun writeValue(newValue: T) {
+        val oldValue = value
+        withContext(owner.scope.coroutineContext) {
+            //all device operations should be run on device context
+            invalidate()
+            owner.setter(oldValue, newValue)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun invalidate() {
+        mutex.withLock { value = null }
+    }
+
+    override suspend fun write(item: MetaItem<*>) {
+        writeValue(converter.itemToObject(item))
+    }
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T?) {
+        owner.scope.launch {
+            if (value == null) {
+                invalidate()
+            } else {
+                writeValue(value)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Property.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Property.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93324f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Property.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.base
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.Device
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+
+/**
+ * Read-only device property
+ */
+interface ReadOnlyProperty {
+    /**
+     * Property name, should be unique in device
+     */
+    val name: String
+
+    val owner: Device
+
+    /**
+     * Property descriptor
+     */
+    val descriptor: PropertyDescriptor
+
+    /**
+     *  Get cached value and return null if value is invalid
+     */
+    fun peek(): MetaItem<*>?
+
+    /**
+     * Read value either from cache if cache is valid or directly from physical device
+     */
+    suspend fun read(): MetaItem<*>
+}
+
+/**
+ *  A single writeable property handler
+ */
+interface Property : ReadOnlyProperty {
+
+    /**
+     * Update property logical value and notify listener without writing it to device
+     */
+    suspend fun update(item: MetaItem<*>)
+
+    /**
+     * Erase logical value and force re-read from device on next [read]
+     */
+    suspend fun invalidate()
+
+    /**
+     * Write value to physical device. Invalidates logical value, but does not update it automatically
+     */
+    suspend fun write(item: MetaItem<*>)
+}
+
diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/PropertyBuilder.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/PropertyBuilder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f9191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/PropertyBuilder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.base
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaCaster
+import hep.dataforge.values.Value
+
+class PropertyBuilder<D : DeviceBase>(val name: String, val owner: D) {
+    var descriptor: PropertyDescriptor = PropertyDescriptor.empty()
+
+    inline fun descriptor(block: PropertyDescriptor.() -> Unit) {
+        descriptor.apply(block)
+    }
+
+    fun <T : Any> get(converter: MetaCaster<T>, getter: (suspend D.() -> T)): GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T> =
+        GenericReadOnlyProperty(name, descriptor, owner, converter, getter)
+
+    fun getDouble(getter: (suspend D.() -> Double)): GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, Double> =
+        GenericReadOnlyProperty(name, descriptor, owner, MetaCaster.double) { getter() }
+
+    fun getString(getter: suspend D.() -> String): GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, String> =
+        GenericReadOnlyProperty(name, descriptor, owner, MetaCaster.string) { getter() }
+
+    fun getBoolean(getter: suspend D.() -> Boolean): GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, Boolean> =
+        GenericReadOnlyProperty(name, descriptor, owner, MetaCaster.boolean) { getter() }
+
+    fun getValue(getter: suspend D.() -> Any?): GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, Value> =
+        GenericReadOnlyProperty(name, descriptor, owner, MetaCaster.value) { Value.of(getter()) }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert this read-only property to read-write property
+     */
+    infix fun <T: Any> GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>.set(setter: (suspend D.(oldValue: T?, newValue: T) -> Unit)): GenericProperty<D,T> {
+        return GenericProperty(name, descriptor, owner, converter, getter, setter)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create read-write property with synchronized setter which updates value after set
+     */
+    fun <T: Any> GenericReadOnlyProperty<D, T>.set(synchronousSetter: (suspend D.(oldValue: T?, newValue: T) -> T)): GenericProperty<D,T> {
+        val setter: suspend D.(oldValue: T?, newValue: T) -> Unit = { oldValue, newValue ->
+            val result = synchronousSetter(oldValue, newValue)
+            updateValue(result)
+        }
+        return GenericProperty(name, descriptor, owner, converter, getter, setter)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Request.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Request.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f58126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/Request.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.base
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.api.RequestDescriptor
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+
+interface Request {
+    val name: String
+    val descriptor: RequestDescriptor
+    suspend operator fun invoke(arg: MetaItem<*>?): MetaItem<*>?
+}
+
+class SimpleRequest(
+    override val name: String,
+    override val descriptor: RequestDescriptor,
+    val block: suspend (MetaItem<*>?)->MetaItem<*>?
+): Request{
+    override suspend fun invoke(arg: MetaItem<*>?): MetaItem<*>? = block(arg)
+}
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diff --git a/dataforge-control-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/demo/VirtualDevice.kt b/dataforge-control-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/demo/VirtualDevice.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2019581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-control-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/demo/VirtualDevice.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.demo
+
+import hep.dataforge.control.base.DeviceBase
+import hep.dataforge.control.base.mutableProperty
+import hep.dataforge.control.base.property
+import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import java.time.Instant
+import kotlin.math.cos
+import kotlin.math.sin
+
+class VirtualDevice(val meta: Meta, override val scope: CoroutineScope) : DeviceBase() {
+
+    var scale by mutableProperty {
+        getDouble {
+            200.0
+        } set { _, _ ->
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    val sin by property {
+        getDouble {
+            val time = Instant.now()
+            sin(time.toEpochMilli().toDouble() / (scale ?: 1000.0))
+        }
+    }
+
+    val cos by property {
+        getDouble {
+            val time = Instant.now()
+            cos(time.toEpochMilli().toDouble() / (scale ?: 1000.0))
+        }
+    }
+}
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