diff --git a/apps/aqhome-tool/image/readbmp.c b/apps/aqhome-tool/image/readbmp.c
index 71cc656..60854bd 100644
--- a/apps/aqhome-tool/image/readbmp.c
+++ b/apps/aqhome-tool/image/readbmp.c
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ static int AQH_Tool_ExportBmpFile(const char *fname);
 static int _exportBmp_1bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf);
 static int _exportBmp_gray8bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf);
 
+static GWEN_BUFFER *_extractPixels_gray8bpp(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int imageWidth, int imageHeight);
+static void _printBytes_ASM(const char *sName, const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels, int imageWidth, int imageHeight);
+static GWEN_BUFFER *_rleEncode(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels);
+static int _countRepeats(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels);
+
+
 static BMP_FILEHEADER *_fileHeader_new();
 static void _fileHeader_free(BMP_FILEHEADER *fh);
 
@@ -185,7 +191,6 @@ int AQH_Tool_ExportBmpFile(const char *fname)
 int _exportBmp_1bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
 {
   const uint8_t *ptrBuffer;
-  uint32_t lenBuffer;
   uint32_t offsPixels;
   const uint8_t *ptrPixels;
   int imageWidth;
@@ -195,7 +200,6 @@ int _exportBmp_1bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
   int y;
 
   ptrBuffer=(const uint8_t *) GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(bf->buffer);
-  lenBuffer=GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(bf->buffer);
   offsPixels=bf->fileHeader->offsPixels;
   ptrPixels=ptrBuffer+offsPixels;
   imageWidth=bf->imageHeader->imgWidth;
@@ -226,34 +230,51 @@ int _exportBmp_1bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
 int _exportBmp_gray8bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
 {
   const uint8_t *ptrBuffer;
-  uint32_t lenBuffer;
   uint32_t offsPixels;
   const uint8_t *ptrPixels;
   int imageWidth;
   int imageHeight;
-  int rowWidthInBytes;
-  int columns;
-  int y;
+  GWEN_BUFFER *pixelBuf;
+  GWEN_BUFFER *asmBuf;
 
   ptrBuffer=(const uint8_t *) GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(bf->buffer);
-  lenBuffer=GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(bf->buffer);
   offsPixels=bf->fileHeader->offsPixels;
   ptrPixels=ptrBuffer+offsPixels;
   imageWidth=bf->imageHeader->imgWidth;
   imageHeight=bf->imageHeader->imgHeight;
+
+  pixelBuf=_extractPixels_gray8bpp(ptrPixels, imageWidth, imageHeight);
+  asmBuf=_rleEncode((const uint8_t*) GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(pixelBuf), GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(pixelBuf));
+  _printBytes_ASM("imageData",
+		  (const uint8_t*) GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(asmBuf), GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(asmBuf),
+		  imageWidth, imageHeight);
+
+  fprintf(stderr, "Compression: %d -> %d bytes\n", GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(pixelBuf), GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(asmBuf));
+  GWEN_Buffer_free(asmBuf);
+  GWEN_Buffer_free(pixelBuf);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+GWEN_BUFFER *_extractPixels_gray8bpp(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int imageWidth, int imageHeight)
+{
+  int rowWidthInBytes;
+  int columns;
+  int y;
+  GWEN_BUFFER *destBuf;
+
+  destBuf=GWEN_Buffer_new(0, 256, 0, 1);
   columns=imageWidth;
   rowWidthInBytes=4*((columns+3)/4);  /* BMPs have multiple of 4 bytes per row! */
-  fprintf(stdout, "imgData: \n");
-  fprintf(stdout, "  .dw %d, %d\n", imageWidth, imageHeight);
 
   for (y=imageHeight-1; y>=0; y--) {
     const uint8_t *rowPtr;
     int x;
     uint8_t currentByte=0;
-    int writtenBytes=0;
     int packedPixels=0;
 
-    fprintf(stdout, "  .db ");
     rowPtr=ptrPixels+(y*rowWidthInBytes);
     for (x=0; x<columns; x++) {
       uint8_t pixel;
@@ -271,15 +292,122 @@ int _exportBmp_gray8bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
       currentByte|=newPix;
       packedPixels++;
       if (packedPixels==4) {
-        if (writtenBytes)
-          fprintf(stdout, ", ");
-        fprintf(stdout, "0x%02x", currentByte);
-        writtenBytes++;
-        packedPixels=0;
-        currentByte=0;
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(destBuf, currentByte);
+	packedPixels=0;
+	currentByte=0;
       }
     }
-    fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+  }
+  if (GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(destBuf)==0) {
+    GWEN_Buffer_free(destBuf);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return destBuf;
+}
+
+
+
+void _printBytes_ASM(const char *sName, const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels, int imageWidth, int imageHeight)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  fprintf(stdout, "%s: \n", sName);
+  fprintf(stdout, "  .dw %d, %d ; width, height\n", imageWidth, imageHeight);
+  for (i=0; i<lenPixels; i++) {
+    uint8_t currentByte;
+
+    currentByte=ptrPixels[i];
+    if ((i & 15)==0) {
+      if (i)
+	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+      fprintf(stdout, "  .db 0x%02x", currentByte);
+    }
+    else {
+      fprintf(stdout, ", 0x%02x", currentByte);
+    }
+  }
+  fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+}
+
+
+
+GWEN_BUFFER *_rleEncode(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels)
+{
+  GWEN_BUFFER *resultBuf;
+  GWEN_BUFFER *currentBuf;
+  int numCurrentBuf;
+
+  resultBuf=GWEN_Buffer_new(0, 256, 0, 1);
+  currentBuf=GWEN_Buffer_new(0, 128, 0, 1);
+
+  while(ptrPixels && lenPixels>0) {
+    int countRepeats;
+
+    countRepeats=_countRepeats(ptrPixels, lenPixels);
+    if (countRepeats<4) {
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(currentBuf, *ptrPixels);
+      numCurrentBuf=GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(currentBuf);
+      if (numCurrentBuf==127) {
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(resultBuf, numCurrentBuf); /* bit 7 =0 */
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendBytes(resultBuf, GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(currentBuf), numCurrentBuf);
+	GWEN_Buffer_Reset(currentBuf);
+      }
+      ptrPixels++;
+      lenPixels--;
+    }
+    else {
+      numCurrentBuf=GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(currentBuf);
+      if (numCurrentBuf>0) {
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(resultBuf, numCurrentBuf); /* bit 7 =0 */
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendBytes(resultBuf, GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(currentBuf), numCurrentBuf);
+	GWEN_Buffer_Reset(currentBuf);
+      }
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(resultBuf, countRepeats | 128);
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(resultBuf, *ptrPixels);
+      ptrPixels+=countRepeats;
+      lenPixels-=countRepeats;
+    }
+  }
+
+  numCurrentBuf=GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(currentBuf);
+  if (numCurrentBuf>0) {
+    GWEN_Buffer_AppendByte(resultBuf, numCurrentBuf); /* bit 7 =0 */
+    GWEN_Buffer_AppendBytes(resultBuf, GWEN_Buffer_GetStart(currentBuf), numCurrentBuf);
+  }
+  GWEN_Buffer_free(currentBuf);
+
+  if (GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(resultBuf)==0) {
+    GWEN_Buffer_free(resultBuf);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return resultBuf;
+}
+
+
+
+int _countRepeats(const uint8_t *ptrPixels, int lenPixels)
+{
+  if (ptrPixels && lenPixels) {
+    int currentByte;
+    int count=1;
+
+    currentByte=*(ptrPixels++);
+    lenPixels--;
+    while(ptrPixels && lenPixels) {
+      if (*ptrPixels==currentByte) {
+	count++;
+	if (count==127)
+	  return count;
+      }
+      else
+	return count;
+
+      ptrPixels++;
+      lenPixels--;
+    }
+    return count;
   }
   return 0;
 }
@@ -288,6 +416,7 @@ int _exportBmp_gray8bpp(const BMP_FILE *bf)
 
 
 
+
 BMP_FILE *BMP_File_new(const char *fname)
 {
   BMP_FILE *bf;