diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0ebd55b..89fc465 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -43,14 +43,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "97b3888a4aecf77e811145cadf6eef5901f4782c53886191b2f693f24761847c"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "libcsp-cargo-build"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "libcsp-rust"
+name = "libcsp"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
@@ -58,12 +51,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_enum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libcsp-cargo-build"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libcsp-rust-examples"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "libcsp",
  "libcsp-cargo-build",
- "libcsp-rust",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libcsp-sys"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 97acdf7..5b3c604 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
-    "libcsp-cargo-build", "libcsp-rust", "examples"
+    "libcsp-cargo-build", "libcsp", "libcsp-sys", "examples"
 ]
 resolver = "2"
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 8215023..b065fb0 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-libcsp-rust =  { path = "../libcsp-rust" }
+libcsp =  { path = "../libcsp" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 libcsp-cargo-build = { path = "../libcsp-cargo-build" }
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/.gitignore b/libcsp-rust/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fffb2f..0000000
--- a/libcsp-rust/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/target
-/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/build.rs b/libcsp-rust/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f27a0c3..0000000
--- a/libcsp-rust/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
-
-pub const ENV_KEY_CSP_CONFIG_DIR: &str = "CSP_CONFIG_DIR";
-
-fn main() {
-    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=csp");
-
-    let out_path = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let csp_conf_dir = match env::var("CSP_CONFIG_DIR") {
-        Ok(conf_path) => conf_path,
-        Err(_e) => {
-            println!("cargo:warning=CSP_CONFIG_DIR not set, using CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR to search for autoconfig.rs");
-            env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").expect("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR not set")
-        }
-    };
-    let mut csp_conf_path = PathBuf::new();
-    csp_conf_path.push(csp_conf_dir);
-    csp_conf_path.push("autoconfig.rs");
-    if !csp_conf_path.exists() {
-        panic!(
-            "autoconfig.rs not found at {:?}, is required for library build",
-            csp_conf_path
-        );
-    }
-    let out_path_full = PathBuf::from(&out_path).join("autoconfig.rs");
-    std::fs::copy(&csp_conf_path, out_path_full).expect("failed to copy autoconfig.rs to OUT_DIR");
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed={:?}", &csp_conf_path);
-}
diff --git a/libcsp-sys/Cargo.toml b/libcsp-sys/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e3f683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcsp-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "libcsp-sys"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+authors = ["Robin Mueller <muellerr@irs.uni-stuttgart.de>"]
+description = "FFI bindings for libcsp"
+homepage = "https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/rust/libcsp-rust"
+repository = "https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/rust/libcsp-rust"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+keywords = ["no-std", "space", "aerospace", "ffi", "csp"]
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+categories = ["aerospace", "external-ffi-bindings", "no-std", "hardware-support", "embedded"]
+links = "csp"
+
+[dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/libcsp-sys/build.rs b/libcsp-sys/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/src/config.rs b/libcsp-sys/src/config.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/src/config.rs
rename to libcsp-sys/src/config.rs
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/src/ffi.rs b/libcsp-sys/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/src/ffi.rs
rename to libcsp-sys/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/Cargo.toml b/libcsp/Cargo.toml
similarity index 83%
rename from libcsp-rust/Cargo.toml
rename to libcsp/Cargo.toml
index d649f10..dddc3ee 100644
--- a/libcsp-rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libcsp/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 [package]
-name = "libcsp-rust"
+name = "libcsp"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Robin Mueller <muellerr@irs.uni-stuttgart.de>"]
-description = "FFI bindings and a safe and ergonomic Rust API for libcsp"
+description = "Safe and ergonomic Rust API for libcsp on top on libcsp-sys"
 homepage = "https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/rust/libcsp-rust"
 repository = "https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/rust/libcsp-rust"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["no-std", "space", "aerospace", "ffi", "csp"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 categories = ["aerospace", "external-ffi-bindings", "no-std", "hardware-support", "embedded"]
-links = "csp"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "2"
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/LICENSE-APACHE b/libcsp/LICENSE-APACHE
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/LICENSE-APACHE
rename to libcsp/LICENSE-APACHE
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/NOTICE b/libcsp/NOTICE
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/NOTICE
rename to libcsp/NOTICE
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/README.md b/libcsp/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/README.md
rename to libcsp/README.md
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/src/lib.rs b/libcsp/src/lib.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from libcsp-rust/src/lib.rs
rename to libcsp/src/lib.rs
index 13c257a..5ae87c7 100644
--- a/libcsp-rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libcsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use num_enum::{IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive};
 
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use ffi::{csp_conn_s, csp_packet_s, csp_socket_s};
+use libcsp_sys as ffi;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum ReservedPort {
diff --git a/libcsp-rust/templates/autoconfig.rs b/libcsp/templates/autoconfig.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from libcsp-rust/templates/autoconfig.rs
rename to libcsp/templates/autoconfig.rs