diff --git a/src/telem/lib/MetricCollection.lua b/src/telem/lib/MetricCollection.lua
index 10a68ef..943add4 100644
--- a/src/telem/lib/MetricCollection.lua
+++ b/src/telem/lib/MetricCollection.lua
@@ -36,4 +36,27 @@ function MetricCollection:setContext (ctx)
     return self
 end
 
+-- return first metric matching name@adapter
+function MetricCollection:find (filter)
+    local split = {}
+
+    for sv in (filter .. '@'):gmatch('([^@]*)@') do
+        table.insert(split, sv)
+    end
+
+    local name = split[1]
+    local adapter = split[2]
+
+    local nameish = name ~= nil and #name > 0
+    local adapterish = adapter ~= nil and #adapter > 0
+
+    for _,v in pairs(self.metrics) do
+        if (not nameish or v.name == name) and (not adapterish or v.adapter == adapter) then
+            return v
+        end
+    end
+
+    return nil
+end
+
 return MetricCollection
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diff --git a/src/telem/lib/output.lua b/src/telem/lib/output.lua
index 291a755..796597e 100644
--- a/src/telem/lib/output.lua
+++ b/src/telem/lib/output.lua
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ return {
 
     -- HTTP
     grafana = require 'telem.lib.output.GrafanaOutputAdapter',
+
+    -- Basalt
+    basalt = {
+        label = require 'telem.lib.output.basalt.LabelOutputAdapter',
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/telem/lib/output/basalt/LabelOutputAdapter.lua b/src/telem/lib/output/basalt/LabelOutputAdapter.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf9d12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/telem/lib/output/basalt/LabelOutputAdapter.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+local o = require 'telem.lib.ObjectModel'
+local t = require 'telem.lib.util'
+
+local OutputAdapter     = require 'telem.lib.OutputAdapter'
+local MetricCollection  = require 'telem.lib.MetricCollection'
+
+local LabelOutputAdapter = o.class(OutputAdapter)
+LabelOutputAdapter.type = 'LabelOutputAdapter'
+
+function LabelOutputAdapter:constructor (frame, filter, bg, fg, fontSize)
+    self:super('constructor')
+
+    self.bBaseFrame = assert(frame, 'Frame is required')
+    self.filter = assert(filter, 'Filter is required')
+    self.nameScroll = 1
+    self.nameText = '-----'
+
+    self:register(bg, fg, fontSize)
+end
+
+function LabelOutputAdapter:register (bg, fg, fontSize)
+    self.bInnerFrame = self.bBaseFrame
+
+    -- TODO idk if this inner frame is necessary
+    self.bInnerFrame = self.bBaseFrame:addFrame()
+        :setBackground(bg)
+        :setSize('{parent.w}', '{parent.h}')
+
+    self.bLabelValue = self.bInnerFrame
+        :addLabel()
+        :setText("-----")
+        :setFontSize(fontSize or 2)
+        :setBackground(bg)
+        :setForeground(fg)
+        :setPosition('{parent.w/2-self.w/2}', '{parent.h/2-self.h/2}')
+    
+    self.bLabelName = self.bInnerFrame
+        :addLabel()
+        :setText(self.nameText)
+        :setBackground(bg)
+        :setForeground(fg)
+        :setPosition(1,1)
+    
+    self.animThread = self.bInnerFrame:addThread()
+        :start(function ()
+            while true do
+                local goslep = 0.2
+                self.nameScroll = self.nameScroll + 1
+                if self.nameScroll > self.nameText:len() + 3 then
+                    self.nameScroll = 0
+                    goslep = 3
+                end
+                self:refreshLabels()
+                t.sleep(goslep)
+            end
+        end)
+end
+
+function LabelOutputAdapter:refreshLabels ()
+    local width = self.bBaseFrame:getWidth()
+    local newtext = '-----'
+    
+    if self.nameText:len() > width then
+        newtext = (self.nameText .. ' ' .. string.char(183) .. ' ' .. self.nameText):sub(self.nameScroll)
+    else
+        newtext = self.nameText
+    end
+
+    self.bLabelName:setText(newtext)
+end
+
+function LabelOutputAdapter:write (collection)
+    assert(o.instanceof(collection, MetricCollection), 'Collection must be a MetricCollection')
+
+    local resultMetric = collection:find(self.filter)
+
+    assert(resultMetric, 'could not find metric')
+
+    self.bLabelValue:setText(t.shortnum(resultMetric.value))
+    self.nameText = resultMetric.name
+    self:refreshLabels()
+
+    return self
+end
+
+return LabelOutputAdapter
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diff --git a/src/telem/lib/util.lua b/src/telem/lib/util.lua
index bbe68ae..310833c 100644
--- a/src/telem/lib/util.lua
+++ b/src/telem/lib/util.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- TODO write my own pretty_print
-local pretty = { pretty_print = print }
+local pretty = require 'cc.pretty' or { pretty_print = print }
 
 local function tsleep(num)
     local sec = tonumber(os.clock() + num)
@@ -33,10 +33,39 @@ local function skpairs(t, f)
     return iter
 end
 
+local function shortnum(n)
+    if n >= 10^11 then
+        return string.format("%i G", n / 10^9)
+    elseif n >= 10^10 then
+        return string.format("%.1fG", n / 10^9)
+    elseif n >= 10^9 then
+        return string.format("%.2fG", n / 10^9)
+    elseif n >= 10^8 then
+        return string.format("%i M", n / 10^6)
+    elseif n >= 10^7 then
+        return string.format("%.1fM", n / 10^6)
+    elseif n >= 10^6 then
+        return string.format("%.2fM", n / 10^6)
+    elseif n >= 10^5 then
+        return string.format("%i k", n / 10^3)
+    elseif n >= 10^4 then
+        return string.format("%.1fk", n / 10^3)
+    elseif n >= 10^3 then
+        return string.format("%.2fk", n / 10^3)
+    elseif n >= 10^2 then
+        return string.format("%.1f", n)
+    elseif n >= 10^1 then
+        return string.format("%.2f", n)
+    else
+        return string.format("%.3f", n)
+    end
+end
+
 return {
     log = log,
     err = err,
     pprint = pprint,
     skpairs = skpairs,
-    sleep = os.sleep or tsleep
+    sleep = os.sleep or tsleep,
+    shortnum = shortnum,
 }
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