diff --git a/lpc111x-isp/lpc111x.c b/lpc111x-isp/lpc111x.c
index 9173639..b836996 100644
--- a/lpc111x-isp/lpc111x.c
+++ b/lpc111x-isp/lpc111x.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #define	TRACE_FATAL	(verbose > 0)
 
 static int verbose = 0;
+static int quiet = 0;
 
 
 /* ----- Debugging and tracing --------------------------------------------- */
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ static void trace_out(const void *s, int len)
 }
 
 
-static void trace_in(const uint8_t *s, int len)
+static void trace_in(const void *s, int len)
 {
 	trace("<<<", s, len);
 }
@@ -142,6 +143,44 @@ static int dialog(void *buf, int buf_len, int idle, const char *cmd, ...)
 }
 
 
+static unsigned dialog_rc(char *buf, int buf_len, int idle,
+    const char *cmd, ...)
+{
+	char *rx_buf = alloca(buf_len+4);
+	va_list ap;
+	const char *p, *end;
+	int got;
+	unsigned  rc;
+
+	va_start(ap, cmd);
+	got = vdialog(rx_buf, buf_len+4, idle, cmd, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	p = memchr(rx_buf, '\r', buf_len+4);
+	if (!p || p-rx_buf == got || p[1] != '\n' ||
+	    sscanf(rx_buf, "%u", &rc) != 1) {
+		if (!TRACE_PROGRESS)
+			trace_in(rx_buf, got);
+		fprintf(stderr, "invalid status\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	/* @@@ check that the tail really fits */
+
+	for (end = rx_buf+got; p != end; p++) {
+		if (*p == '\r')
+			continue;
+		if (*p == '\n' && p+1 == end)
+			break;
+		*buf++ = *p;
+	}
+
+	*buf = 0;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
 static int autobaud(void)
 {
 	uint8_t reply[100];
@@ -178,6 +217,48 @@ static int autobaud(void)
 }
 
 
+/* ----- Devices database -------------------------------------------------- */
+
+
+static const struct device {
+	const char *name;
+	unsigned id;
+	int flash_kb;
+} devices[] = {
+	{ "LPC1112FHxxx/202",	0x2524902b,	16	},
+	{ NULL, }
+}, *device = NULL;
+
+
+static void identify(void)
+{
+	char reply[1000];
+	unsigned rc, id;
+
+	rc = dialog_rc(reply, sizeof(reply), 100, "J");
+	if (rc) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "J: rc %u\n", rc);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (sscanf(reply, "%u", &id) != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "J: cannot parse ID \"%s\"\n", reply);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	for (device = devices; device->name; device++)
+		if (device->id == id) {
+			if (!quiet)
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s (0x%04x %04x) %d kB\n",
+				    device->name, id >> 16, id & 0xffff,
+				    device->flash_kb);
+			return;
+		}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "unknown device 0x%04x %04x\n", id >> 16, id & 0xffff);
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+
 /* ----- ISP session ------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 
@@ -233,7 +314,8 @@ static void start_isp(void)
 static void usage(const char *name)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr,
-"usage: %s [-v ...]\n\n"
+"usage: %s [-q] [-v ...]\n\n"
+"  -q  suppress basic progress messages\n"
 "  -v  increase verbosity level (nothing; errors; retry; progress; echo)\n"
     , name);
 	exit(1);
@@ -242,11 +324,13 @@ static void usage(const char *name)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	uint8_t reply[1000];
-	int c, got;
+	int c;
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "v")) != EOF)
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "qv")) != EOF)
 		switch (c) {
+		case 'q':
+			quiet = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'v':
 			verbose++;
 			break;
@@ -263,8 +347,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	start_isp();
 
-	got = dialog(reply, sizeof(reply), 100, "J");
-	trace_in(reply, got);
+	identify();
 
 	return 0;
 }