diff --git a/Participant.cs b/Participant.cs
index 384e3c8..8856bda 100644
--- a/Participant.cs
+++ b/Participant.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace Passer.Control.Core {
 
         protected virtual void Process(CustomMsg msg) {
             Thing thing = Thing.Get(msg.networkId, msg.thingId);
-            thing?.ProcessBytes(msg.bytes);
+            thing?.ProcessBinary(msg.bytes);
         }
 
         protected virtual void Process(TextMsg temsgxt) { }
diff --git a/Sensors/TemperatureSensor.cs b/Sensors/TemperatureSensor.cs
index fdc5215..22356fa 100644
--- a/Sensors/TemperatureSensor.cs
+++ b/Sensors/TemperatureSensor.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Passer.Control.Core {
         public TemperatureSensor(byte networkId, byte thingId) : base(null, networkId, thingId, (byte)Type.TemperatureSensor) {
         }
 
-        public override void ProcessBytes(byte[] bytes) {
+        public override void ProcessBinary(byte[] bytes) {
             byte ix = 0;
             float temp = LowLevelMessages.ReceiveFloat16(bytes, ref ix);
             Console.WriteLine($"temperature {this.name} = {temp} C");
diff --git a/Thing.cs b/Thing.cs
index 57fcea7..8f1439d 100644
--- a/Thing.cs
+++ b/Thing.cs
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ namespace Passer.Control.Core {
             // should recurse over children...
         }
 
-        public virtual byte[] GenerateBytes() { return new byte[0]; }
+        public virtual byte[] GenerateBinary() { return new byte[0]; }
 
-        public virtual void ProcessBytes(byte[] bytes) {
+        public virtual void ProcessBinary(byte[] bytes) {
             //if (sensor != null)
             //    sensor.ProcessBytes(bytes);
         }