diff --git a/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/serial/u32e/mod.rs b/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/serial/u32e/mod.rs
index 401ce74..c295a90 100644
--- a/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/serial/u32e/mod.rs
+++ b/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/serial/u32e/mod.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,127 @@
 //! multiplication of two \\(32\\)-bit values to a \\(64\\)-bit result
 //! is constant-time on the target platform.
 
+use utralib::generated::*;
+
 pub mod field;
 
 pub mod scalar;
 
 pub mod constants;
+
+pub(crate) static mut ENGINE_BASE: Option<xous::MemoryRange> = None;
+pub(crate) static mut ENGINE_MEM: Option<xous::MemoryRange> = None;
+
+pub(crate) const NUM_REGS: usize = 32;
+pub(crate) const BITWIDTH: usize = 256;
+pub(crate) const NUM_WINDOWS: usize = 16;
+pub(crate) const RF_SIZE_IN_U32: usize = NUM_REGS * (BITWIDTH / 32); // 32 registers, 256 bits/register/32 bits per u32
+pub(crate) const TOTAL_RF_SIZE_IN_U32: usize = NUM_REGS * (BITWIDTH / 32) * NUM_WINDOWS; // 32 registers, 256 bits/register/32 bits per u32, times 16 windows
+pub(crate) const RF_U8_BASE: usize = 0x1_0000;
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub(crate) const RF_U32_BASE: usize = 0x1_0000 / 4;
+
+pub fn free_engine() {
+    log::debug!("free engine");
+    if let Some(base) = unsafe { ENGINE_BASE.take() } {
+        xous::unmap_memory(base).unwrap();
+    }
+    if let Some(mem) = unsafe { ENGINE_MEM.take() } {
+        xous::unmap_memory(mem).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn ensure_engine() {
+    if unsafe { ENGINE_BASE.is_none() } {
+        let base = xous::syscall::map_memory(
+            xous::MemoryAddress::new(utra::engine::HW_ENGINE_BASE),
+            None,
+            4096,
+            xous::MemoryFlags::R | xous::MemoryFlags::W,
+        )
+        .expect("couldn't map engine CSR range");
+        log::debug!("claiming engine csr {:x?}", base.as_ptr());
+        unsafe {
+            ENGINE_BASE = Some(base);
+        }
+    }
+    if unsafe { ENGINE_MEM.is_none() } {
+        let mem = xous::syscall::map_memory(
+            xous::MemoryAddress::new(HW_ENGINE_MEM),
+            None,
+            HW_ENGINE_MEM_LEN,
+            xous::MemoryFlags::R | xous::MemoryFlags::W,
+        )
+        .expect("couldn't map engine memory window range");
+        log::debug!("claiming engine mem {:x?}", mem.as_ptr());
+        unsafe { ENGINE_MEM = Some(mem) };
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn copy_to_rf(bytes: [u8; 32], register: usize, rf: &mut [u32], window: usize) {
+    use core::convert::TryInto;
+    for (byte, rf_dst) in bytes.chunks_exact(4).zip(
+        rf[window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + register * 8..window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + (register + 1) * 8]
+            .iter_mut(),
+    ) {
+        *rf_dst = u32::from_le_bytes(byte.try_into().expect("chunks_exact failed us"));
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn copy_from_rf(register: usize, rf: &[u32], window: usize) -> [u8; 32] {
+    let mut ret: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];
+
+    for (src, dst) in rf
+        [window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + register * 8..window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + (register + 1) * 8]
+        .iter()
+        .zip(ret.chunks_exact_mut(4).into_iter())
+    {
+        for (&src_byte, dst_byte) in src.to_le_bytes().iter().zip(dst.iter_mut()) {
+            *dst_byte = src_byte;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn get_single_result(rf_hw: &[u32], window: usize, r: usize) -> [u8; 32] {
+    // TODO: put handlers for illegal opcodes, suspend/resume catch
+
+    let mut ret_r: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];
+    for (&src, dst) in rf_hw[window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + r * 8..window * RF_SIZE_IN_U32 + (r + 1) * 8]
+        .iter()
+        .zip(ret_r.chunks_exact_mut(4))
+    {
+        for (&src_byte, dst_byte) in src.to_le_bytes().iter().zip(dst.iter_mut()) {
+            *dst_byte = src_byte;
+        }
+    }
+    ret_r
+}
+
+/// This assumes that arguments have been loaded in appropriate locations for the microcode
+/// and that the result is always in r31.
+pub(crate) fn run_job(
+    ucode_hw: &mut [u32],
+    rf_hw: &[u32],
+    mcode: &[i32],
+    window: usize,
+) -> [u8; 32] {
+    let mut engine = utralib::CSR::new(unsafe { ENGINE_BASE.unwrap() }.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u32);
+
+    let mpstart = 0;
+
+    for (&src, dst) in mcode.iter().zip(ucode_hw[mpstart as usize..].iter_mut()) {
+        unsafe { (dst as *mut u32).write_volatile(src as u32) };
+    }
+    let job_len = mcode.len() as u32;
+
+    engine.wfo(utra::engine::WINDOW_WINDOW, window as u32); // this value should now be validated because an invalid window would cause a panic on slice copy
+    engine.wfo(utra::engine::MPSTART_MPSTART, mpstart);
+    engine.wfo(utra::engine::MPLEN_MPLEN, job_len);
+
+    engine.wfo(utra::engine::CONTROL_GO, 1);
+    while engine.rf(utra::engine::STATUS_RUNNING) != 0 {}
+
+    get_single_result(&rf_hw, window, 31)
+}