diff --git a/src/sx1276/javaupm_sx1276.i b/src/sx1276/javaupm_sx1276.i
index 6b72702d..49c8b9c6 100644
--- a/src/sx1276/javaupm_sx1276.i
+++ b/src/sx1276/javaupm_sx1276.i
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@
     #include "sx1276.h"
 %}
 
+%ignore send(uint8_t *buffer, uint8_t size, int txTimeout);
+%ignore getRxBuffer();
+
 %include "sx1276.h"
diff --git a/src/sx1276/sx1276.cxx b/src/sx1276/sx1276.cxx
index 004d025f..0297a1c9 100644
--- a/src/sx1276/sx1276.cxx
+++ b/src/sx1276/sx1276.cxx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bool SX1276::writeReg(uint8_t reg, uint8_t val)
   return true;
 }
 
-void SX1276::readFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
+void SX1276::readFifo(uint8_t *buffer, int len)
 {
   // can't read more than 256 bytes
   if (len > FIFO_SIZE)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void SX1276::readFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
       return;
     }
 
-  if (m_spi.transfer(NULL, buf, len))
+  if (m_spi.transfer(NULL, buffer, len))
     {
       csOff();
       throw std::runtime_error(string(__FUNCTION__) +
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void SX1276::readFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
   csOff();
 }
 
-void SX1276::writeFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
+void SX1276::writeFifo(uint8_t *buffer, int len)
 {
   // can't write more than 256 bytes
   if (len > FIFO_SIZE)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void SX1276::writeFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
       return;
     }
 
-  if (m_spi.transfer(buf, NULL, len))
+  if (m_spi.transfer(buffer, NULL, len))
     {
       csOff();
       throw std::runtime_error(string(__FUNCTION__) +
diff --git a/src/sx1276/sx1276.h b/src/sx1276/sx1276.h
index bf4cd497..9a282c39 100644
--- a/src/sx1276/sx1276.h
+++ b/src/sx1276/sx1276.h
@@ -1625,18 +1625,18 @@ namespace upm {
     /**
      * read the FIFO into a buffer
      *
-     * @param buf The buffer to read data into
+     * @param buffer The buffer to read data into
      * @param len The length of the buffer
      */
-    void readFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len);
+    void readFifo(uint8_t *buffer, int len);
 
     /**
      * write a buffer into the FIFO
      *
-     * @param buf The buffer containing the data to write
+     * @param buffer The buffer containing the data to write
      * @param len The length of the buffer
      */
-    void writeFifo(uint8_t *buf, int len);
+    void writeFifo(uint8_t *buffer, int len);
 
     /**
      * Set the frequency to transmit and receive on