diff --git a/handler/textPacketHandler.hpp b/handler/textPacketHandler.hpp
index 244a29e..ad6a999 100644
--- a/handler/textPacketHandler.hpp
+++ b/handler/textPacketHandler.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "../DTO/packet.hpp"
 #include <vector>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <locale>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& s, char delimiter)
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,38 @@ std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& s, char delimiter)
    return tokens;
 }
 
+uint64_t convertStringToTimestampMicros(std::string textTimestamp){
+    uint64_t timestamp;
+
+    std::tm t = {};
+    std::istringstream ssTimestamp = std::istringstream(textTimestamp);
+    if (ssTimestamp >> std::get_time(&t, "%H:%M:%S"))
+    {
+        // Get current time
+        std::time_t curT = std::time(0);
+        std::tm* curTime = std::localtime(&curT);
+        // Set missing fields
+        t.tm_mday = curTime->tm_mday;
+        t.tm_mon = curTime->tm_mon;
+        t.tm_year = curTime->tm_year;
+        t.tm_zone = curTime->tm_zone;
+
+        // Convert tm to time
+        std::time_t time = std::mktime(&t);
+
+        // Get micros
+        int micros = std::stoi(textTimestamp.substr(9, 6));
+
+        // Calculate timestamp epoch in micros
+        timestamp = time*1000000 + micros;
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not parse time: '"+ textTimestamp +"'");
+    }
+}
+
 void textPacketHandler(std::vector<std::string> textPacket){
     /// Here we have to parse the packet
     // Create empty packet
@@ -28,6 +62,8 @@ void textPacketHandler(std::vector<std::string> textPacket){
     const std::vector<std::string> headerData = split(textHeader, ' ');
 
     std::string textTimestamp = headerData[0];
+    uint64_t timestamp = convertStringToTimestampMicros(textTimestamp);
+    
 }
 
 #endif /* EE781A91_6D07_47AC_B3C4_F99E29F3731F */