diff --git a/app/api/sensors/route.ts b/app/api/sensors/route.ts
index 77727c8..5371c5e 100644
--- a/app/api/sensors/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/sensors/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import { BedHardware, PinState, PinChange } from '@/services/BedHardware';
+import { bedHardwareInstance, PinState, PinChange } from '@/services/BedHardware';
 import { SensorDataStorage, SensorDataPoint } from '@/services/SensorDataStorage';
 import { SensorConfig } from '@/types/sensor';
 
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ SENSOR_CONFIG.forEach(sensor => {
   }
 });
 
-let bedHardware: BedHardware | null = null;
 const sensorDataStorage = SensorDataStorage.getInstance();
 const sensorData: Record<string, {
   id: string;
@@ -108,41 +107,33 @@ function generateTimeSeriesData(hours = 1) {
 
 // Initialize hardware connection
 async function initializeHardware() {
-  if (bedHardware && isHardwareConnected) return;
+  if (isHardwareConnected) return;
 
   try {
-    // Try to find available serial ports
-    const availablePorts = await BedHardware.listPorts();
-    const portPath = availablePorts.find(port => 
-      port.includes('ttyUSB') || port.includes('ttyACM') || port.includes('cu.usbmodem')
-    ) || '/dev/ttyUSB0'; // Default fallback
-
-    bedHardware = new BedHardware(portPath, 9600);
-
-    bedHardware.on('connected', () => {
+    bedHardwareInstance.on('connected', () => {
       console.log('BedHardware connected');
       isHardwareConnected = true;
     });
 
-    bedHardware.on('disconnected', () => {
+    bedHardwareInstance.on('disconnected', () => {
       console.log('BedHardware disconnected');
       isHardwareConnected = false;
     });
 
-    bedHardware.on('pinChanged', (change: PinChange) => {
+    bedHardwareInstance.on('pinChanged', (change: PinChange) => {
       updateSensorFromPin(change.pin, change.currentState);
     });
 
-    bedHardware.on('pinInitialized', (pinState: PinState) => {
+    bedHardwareInstance.on('pinInitialized', (pinState: PinState) => {
       updateSensorFromPin(pinState.pin, pinState.state);
     });
 
-    bedHardware.on('error', (error) => {
+    bedHardwareInstance.on('error', (error) => {
       console.error('BedHardware error:', error);
       isHardwareConnected = false;
     });
 
-    await bedHardware.connect();
+    await bedHardwareInstance.connect();
   } catch (error) {
     console.warn('Failed to connect to hardware, using mock data:', error);
     isHardwareConnected = false;
@@ -283,7 +274,7 @@ export async function GET() {
     }
 
     // Initialize hardware if not already done
-    if (!bedHardware) {
+    if (!isHardwareConnected) {
       await initializeHardware();
     }
 
@@ -291,8 +282,8 @@ export async function GET() {
     updateMockSensorData();
 
     // If hardware is connected, get current pin states
-    if (isHardwareConnected && bedHardware) {
-      const pinStates = bedHardware.getAllPinStates();
+    if (isHardwareConnected) {
+      const pinStates = bedHardwareInstance.getAllPinStates();
       for (const pinState of pinStates) {
         await updateSensorFromPin(pinState.pin, pinState.state);
       }
@@ -332,9 +323,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     }
     
     if (body.action === 'disconnect') {
-      if (bedHardware) {
-        await bedHardware.disconnect();
-        bedHardware = null;
+      if (bedHardwareInstance) {
+        await bedHardwareInstance.disconnect();
         isHardwareConnected = false;
       }
       return NextResponse.json({
diff --git a/services/BedHardware.ts b/services/BedHardware.ts
index 8e00e5c..20f0121 100644
--- a/services/BedHardware.ts
+++ b/services/BedHardware.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import { IBedHardware, PinState, PinChange, BedHardwareConfig } from '../types/bedhardware';
-import { BedHardwareSerial } from './BedHardwareSerial';
 import { BedHardwareMQTT } from './BedHardwareMQTT';
 
 /**
- * BedHardware - Factory class for creating bed hardware implementations
+ * BedHardware - MQTT-based bed hardware implementation
  * 
  * Usage:
- * // MQTT (connects to broker.hivemq.com with base topic /Jtkcp2N/pressurebed/)
+ * MQTT (connects to broker.hivemq.com with base topic /Jtkcp2N/pressurebed/)
  * const hardware = BedHardware.createSimpleMQTT();
  * 
- * // Serial
- * const hardware = BedHardware.createSerial('COM3', 9600);
- * 
- * // With custom topics
+ * With custom topics
  * const hardware = BedHardware.createMQTT({
  *   topics: {
  *     pinState: '/custom/pin/state',
@@ -24,18 +20,10 @@ import { BedHardwareMQTT } from './BedHardwareMQTT';
  */
 export class BedHardware extends EventEmitter implements IBedHardware {
   private implementation: IBedHardware;
-
   constructor(config: BedHardwareConfig) {
     super();
 
-    if (config.type === 'serial') {
-      if (!config.serial?.portPath) {
-        throw new Error('Serial port path is required for serial connection');
-      }
-      this.implementation = new BedHardwareSerial(
-        config.serial.portPath,
-        config.serial.baudRate || 9600      );
-    } else if (config.type === 'mqtt') {
+    if (config.type === 'mqtt') {
       this.implementation = new BedHardwareMQTT({
         topics: config.mqtt?.topics
       });
@@ -88,14 +76,8 @@ export class BedHardware extends EventEmitter implements IBedHardware {
   isConnected(): boolean {
     return this.implementation.isConnected();
   }
-
   // Static factory methods for convenience
-  static createSerial(portPath: string, baudRate: number = 9600): BedHardware {
-    return new BedHardware({
-      type: 'serial',
-      serial: { portPath, baudRate }
-    });
-  }  static createMQTT(config?: {
+  static createMQTT(config?: {
     topics?: {
       pinState: string;
       pinChange: string;
@@ -114,13 +96,12 @@ export class BedHardware extends EventEmitter implements IBedHardware {
       mqtt: {}
     });
   }
-
-  // Static method to list available serial ports (for serial implementation)
-  static async listSerialPorts(): Promise<string[]> {
-    return BedHardwareSerial.listPorts();
-  }
 }
 
-// Export all classes for direct access if needed
-export { BedHardwareSerial, BedHardwareMQTT };
+// Create and export a default MQTT instance
+export const bedHardwareInstance = new BedHardware({
+  type: 'mqtt',
+  mqtt: {}
+});
+
 export * from '../types/bedhardware';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/BedHardwareSerial.ts b/services/BedHardwareSerial.ts.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from services/BedHardwareSerial.ts
rename to services/BedHardwareSerial.ts.disabled
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 63a244e..bc97aa1 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
       "@/*": ["./*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".next/types/**/*.ts"],
+  "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".next/types/**/*.ts", "services/BedHardwareSerial.ts.disabled"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"]
 }