diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24c7dd6..65f1db6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)
     set(VALUEHOLDER_TEST_APP adc_valueholder_test)
     add_executable(${VALUEHOLDER_TEST_APP} tests/adc_valueholder_test.cpp)
 
+    set(DEVATTR_TEST_APP adc_devattr_test)
+    add_executable(${DEVATTR_TEST_APP} tests/adc_devattr_test.cpp)
+
     if (NOT doctest_FOUND)
         include(FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare(
diff --git a/common/adc_utils.h b/common/adc_utils.h
index 0722d88..81c0bff 100644
--- a/common/adc_utils.h
+++ b/common/adc_utils.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ static ValueT AdcFromChars(R&& range)
 #ifdef _LIBCPP_VERSION  // clang's libc++ does not have floating-point overloads for std::from_chars
     if constexpr (traits::adc_is_any_v<v_t, char, int, long, long long, __int128>) {
 #else
-    if constexpr (traits::adc_is_any_of_v<v_t, char, int, long, long long, __int128, float, double, long double>) {
+    if constexpr (traits::adc_is_any_of_v<v_t, unsigned char, char, unsigned short, short, unsigned long, long,
+                                          unsigned long long, long long, unsigned int, int, unsigned __int128, __int128,
+                                          float, double, long double>) {
 #endif
         v_t v;
 
diff --git a/common/adc_value.h b/common/adc_value.h
index 19e97cd..58f2c6b 100644
--- a/common/adc_value.h
+++ b/common/adc_value.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace adc
 struct AdcValueHolderErrorCategory : public std::error_category {
     AdcValueHolderErrorCategory() : std::error_category() {}
 
-    const char* name() const noexcept { return "DEVA_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTE"; }
+    const char* name() const noexcept { return "ADC_VALUEHOLDER_CATEGORY"; }
 
     std::string message(int ec) const
     {
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ protected:
     }
 
 public:
+    typedef SerializedT serialized_t;
+
     /*  CONSTRUCTORS AND DESTRUCTOR  */
 
     template <typename GT,
diff --git a/device/adc_device_attribute.h b/device/adc_device_attribute.h
index 6f70f09..cc18098 100644
--- a/device/adc_device_attribute.h
+++ b/device/adc_device_attribute.h
@@ -1 +1,143 @@
 #pragma once
+
+/*
+
+ ABSTRACT DEVICE COMPONENTS LIBRARY
+
+ */
+
+
+#include "../common/adc_value.h"
+
+
+namespace adc
+{
+
+template <typename IdentT, typename SerializedT = std::string>
+class AdcDeviceAttribute : public AdcSerializingValueHolder<SerializedT>
+{
+    using base_t = AdcSerializingValueHolder<SerializedT>;
+
+    template <typename T>
+    using ret_value_t = base_t::template ret_value_t<T>;
+
+public:
+    typedef IdentT ident_t;
+    typedef SerializedT serialized_t;
+
+    enum AccessType { ReadOnly, WriteOnly, ReadWrite };
+
+    template <typename T>
+    constexpr static T DummyGetter()
+    {
+        return std::declval<T>();
+    }
+
+
+    template <typename T>
+    constexpr static void DummySetter(const T&)
+    {
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    constexpr static SerializedT DummySerializer(const T&)
+    {
+        return std::declval<SerializedT>();
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    constexpr static T DummyDeserializer(const SerializedT&)
+    {
+        return std::declval<T>();
+    }
+
+
+    /*  CONSTRUCTORS AND DESTRUCTOR  */
+
+    // general read-write attribute constructor
+    template <typename GT,
+              typename ST,
+              typename VALT = ret_value_t<GT>,
+              typename VT = decltype(AdcValueHolder::AdcValueHolderDummyValidator<VALT>),
+              typename SRT = decltype(utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::serialize<SerializedT, VALT>),
+              typename DSRT = decltype(utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::deserialize<VALT, SerializedT>)>
+    AdcDeviceAttribute(const IdentT& ident,
+                       AccessType access_type,
+                       GT&& getter,
+                       ST&& setter,
+                       VT&& validator = AdcValueHolder::AdcValueHolderDummyValidator<VALT>,
+                       SRT&& serializer = utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::serialize<SerializedT, VALT>,
+                       DSRT&& deserializer = utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::deserialize<VALT, SerializedT>)
+        requires std::invocable<GT> && std::invocable<ST, const VALT&> && std::predicate<VT, const VALT&> &&
+                     std::invocable<SRT, const VALT&> && std::invocable<DSRT, const SerializedT&>
+        : base_t(std::forward<GT>(getter),
+                 std::forward<ST>(setter),
+                 std::forward<VT>(validator),
+                 std::forward<SRT>(serializer),
+                 std::forward<DSRT>(deserializer)),
+          _ident(ident),
+          _accessType(access_type)
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    // read-only attribute constructor
+    template <typename GT,
+              typename VALT = ret_value_t<GT>,
+              typename SRT = decltype(utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::serialize<SerializedT, VALT>)>
+    AdcDeviceAttribute(const IdentT& ident,
+                       GT&& getter,
+                       SRT&& serializer = utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::serialize<SerializedT, VALT>)
+        requires std::invocable<GT> && std::invocable<SRT, const VALT&>
+        : AdcDeviceAttribute(ident,
+                             ReadOnly,
+                             std::forward<GT>(getter),
+                             AdcDeviceAttribute::DummySetter<VALT>,
+                             AdcValueHolder::AdcValueHolderDummyValidator<VALT>,
+                             std::forward<SRT>(serializer),
+                             AdcDeviceAttribute::DummyDeserializer<VALT>)
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    // write-only attribute constructor
+    template <typename ST,
+              typename VALT = std::decay_t<traits::adc_func_arg1_t<ST>>,
+              typename DSRT = decltype(utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::deserialize<VALT, SerializedT>)>
+    AdcDeviceAttribute(const IdentT& ident,
+                       ST&& setter,
+                       std::predicate<const VALT&> auto&& validator,
+                       DSRT&& deserializer = utils::AdcDefaultValueConverter<>::deserialize<VALT, SerializedT>)
+        requires std::invocable<DSRT, const SerializedT&>
+        : AdcDeviceAttribute(ident,
+                             WriteOnly,
+                             AdcDeviceAttribute::DummyGetter<VALT>,
+                             std::forward<ST>(setter),
+                             std::forward<decltype(validator)>(validator),
+                             AdcDeviceAttribute::DummySerializer<VALT>,
+                             std::forward<DSRT>(deserializer))
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    // constructor of attribute with trivially casting type converters
+    template <typename... TrivCastTs, typename... Ts>
+    AdcDeviceAttribute(const std::tuple<TrivCastTs...>&, Ts&&... ctor_args)
+        : AdcDeviceAttribute(std::forward<Ts>(ctor_args)...)
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual ~AdcDeviceAttribute() = default;
+
+    IdentT ident() const { return _ident; }
+
+    AccessType accessType() const { return _accessType; }
+
+    using base_t::operator=;
+
+protected:
+    IdentT _ident;
+    AccessType _accessType;
+};
+
+}  // namespace adc
diff --git a/tests/adc_devattr_test.cpp b/tests/adc_devattr_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c7a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/adc_devattr_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#define DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN
+#include <doctest/doctest.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+
+#include "../device/adc_device_attribute.h"
+
+using namespace adc;
+
+template <typename T>
+struct V {
+    static T getter() { return _v; }
+    static void setter(const T& v) { _v = v; }
+
+    static bool validator(const T& v)
+    {
+        if (v < 1)
+            return false;
+        else
+            return true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    inline static T _v = 1;
+};
+
+
+TEST_CASE("[ADC DEVICE ATTRIBUTE]")
+{
+    double av = -10;
+    using vv = V<unsigned>;
+
+    using attr_t = AdcDeviceAttribute<std::string_view>;
+
+    // attr_t attr(AdcValueHolder::_defaultTrivialConvTypes, "ATTR_A", attr_t::ReadWrite, vv::getter, vv::setter,
+    //             vv::validator);
+    attr_t attr("ATTR_A", attr_t::ReadWrite, vv::getter, vv::setter, vv::validator);
+
+    // attr = 10.7;
+    // av = attr;
+
+    // std::cout << "ATTR = " << av << "\n";
+    std::cout << "ATTR = " << (unsigned)attr << "\n";
+}