diff --git a/common/pids/Cargo.toml b/common/pids/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2668815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/pids/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+authors = ["Jorge Aparicio <jorge.aparicio@ferrous-systems.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+name = "pids"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/common/pids/src/lib.rs b/common/pids/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05443fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/pids/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#![no_std]
+
+pub const LOOPBACK: u16 = 0x0309;
+pub const PUZZLE: u16 = 0x0310;
diff --git a/tools/Cargo.lock b/tools/Cargo.lock
index 9d6fbe9..0ee2f71 100644
--- a/tools/Cargo.lock
+++ b/tools/Cargo.lock
@@ -122,9 +122,19 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "change-channel"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "consts",
+ "hidapi",
+ "pids",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "consts"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crc32fast"
@@ -158,7 +168,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dk-run"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arrayref",
@@ -174,7 +184,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dongle-flash"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ihex",
@@ -516,6 +526,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasmparser",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pids"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -768,7 +782,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serial-term"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "consts",
@@ -932,9 +946,10 @@ checksum = "826e7639553986605ec5979c7dd957c7895e93eabed50ab2ffa7f6128a75097c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usb-list"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "consts",
+ "pids",
  "rusb",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tools/Cargo.toml b/tools/Cargo.toml
index 363ef4e..cdf9600 100644
--- a/tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
+  "change-channel",
   "dk-run",
   "dongle-flash",
   "serial-term",
diff --git a/tools/change-channel/Cargo.toml b/tools/change-channel/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a2cd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/change-channel/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+authors = ["Jorge Aparicio <jorge.aparicio@ferrous-systems.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+name = "change-channel"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.27"
+consts = { path = "../../advanced/common/consts" }
+hidapi = "1.2.2"
+pids = { path = "../../common/pids" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/change-channel/src/main.rs b/tools/change-channel/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..938def1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/change-channel/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure};
+use hidapi::HidApi;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    let args = env::args()
+        .skip(1) // skip program name
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    ensure!(!args.is_empty(), "expected exactly one argument");
+
+    let api = HidApi::new()?;
+    let dev = api
+        .device_list()
+        .filter(|dev| dev.vendor_id() == consts::VID && check_pid(dev.product_id()))
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("device not found"))?
+        .open_device(&api)?;
+
+    let chan = args[0].parse::<u8>()?;
+    if chan < 11 || chan > 26 {
+        bail!("channel is out of range (`11..=26`)")
+    }
+    const REPORT_ID: u8 = 0;
+    dev.write(&[REPORT_ID, chan])?;
+    println!("requested channel change to channel {}", chan);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn check_pid(pid: u16) -> bool {
+    pid == pids::LOOPBACK || pid == pids::PUZZLE
+}
diff --git a/tools/usb-list/Cargo.toml b/tools/usb-list/Cargo.toml
index d4c33fa..6025478 100644
--- a/tools/usb-list/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/usb-list/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 consts = { path = "../../advanced/common/consts" }
+pids = { path = "../../common/pids" }
 rusb = "0.5.5"
diff --git a/tools/usb-list/src/main.rs b/tools/usb-list/src/main.rs
index 0cbe641..4068a52 100644
--- a/tools/usb-list/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/usb-list/src/main.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         let suffix = match (desc.vendor_id(), desc.product_id()) {
             (0x1366, 0x1015) => " <- J-Link on the nRF52840 Development Kit",
             (0x1915, 0x521f) => " <- nRF52840 Dongle (in bootloader mode)",
-            (0x2020, 0x0309) => " <- nRF52840 Dongle (loopback.hex)",
-            (0x2020, 0x0310) => " <- nRF52840 Dongle (puzzle.hex)",
+            (0x2020, pids::LOOPBACK) => " <- nRF52840 Dongle (loopback.hex)",
+            (0x2020, pids::PUZZLE) => " <- nRF52840 Dongle (puzzle.hex)",
             (consts::VID, consts::PID) => " <- nRF52840 on the nRF52840 Development Kit",
             _ => "",
         };