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[about] add about dialog window
[resources] add some icons
2024-09-29 10:30:15 +02:00 · 2024-09-29 00:50:54 +02:00 · 2024-09-29 00:14:30 +02:00 · 2024-09-27 17:13:06 +02:00 · 2024-09-27 17:12:20 +02:00 · 2024-09-27 17:10:55 +02:00
30 changed files with 447 additions and 2162 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,7 +162,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/

 # ignore created data files
-*.nix
-
-# ignore reource.py as it is created by pyside6-rcc resources.qrc -o resources.py
-resources.py
+*.nix
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@ Relaxed ELectrophysiology Acquisition, Control, and Stimulation in python
 Implementing [relacs](https://github.com/relacs/relacs) with MCC USB 1608GX-2AO / 1808X devices ([multifunction-usb-daq-devices](https://digilent.com/shop/mcc-daq/data-acquisition/low-cost-daq/))

 # Installation 
-You have to install the MCC library (follow the installing instructions for [linux/macOS](https://github.com/mccdaq/uldaq) or [windows](https://github.com/mccdaq/mcculw)).
+You have to install the MCC library (follow the installing instructions for [linux](https://github.com/mccdaq/uldaq) or [windows](https://github.com/mccdaq/mcculw)). 

-For MacOs if you run into problems with the libusb library if installed with homebrew, there is an issue thread on the uldaq repository.
-
-[https://github.com/mccdaq/uldaq/issues/44](https://github.com/mccdaq/uldaq/issues/44)
-
-After successful installing, you can use clone the repository and install it with
+After successful installing, you can use clone the reposity and install it with 

 ```sh
 pip install -e .
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-    {file = "quantities-0.16.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:189e573953e7864d8c303a3472f6ad39fbe0698c3d75c17059b70bc457c7c66d"},
-    {file = "quantities-0.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:211cce2d268da7e202abab5c2533ce3200ff619dd8ac2a3cd98f861b8a57c6eb"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-numpy = ">=1.20"
-
-[package.extras]
-doc = ["sphinx"]
-test = ["pytest", "wheel"]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rich"
-version = "13.9.2"
+version = "13.8.1"
 description = "Render rich text, tables, progress bars, syntax highlighting, markdown and more to the terminal"
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8.0"
+python-versions = ">=3.7.0"
 files = [
-    {file = "rich-13.9.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8c82a3d3f8dcfe9e734771313e606b39d8247bb6b826e196f4914b333b743cf1"},
-    {file = "rich-13.9.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:51a2c62057461aaf7152b4d611168f93a9fc73068f8ded2790f29fe2b5366d0c"},
+    {file = "rich-13.8.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1760a3c0848469b97b558fc61c85233e3dafb69c7a071b4d60c38099d3cd4c06"},
+    {file = "rich-13.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8260cda28e3db6bf04d2d1ef4dbc03ba80a824c88b0e7668a0f23126a424844a"},
 ]

 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1265,5 +1104,5 @@ files = [

 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
-python-versions = ">=3.11, <3.13"
-content-hash = "31433ed1dc0cc83dd7e781546dad5b8f068d59eaf692b4d3c12e07c604b1a6dd"
+python-versions = "^3.12"
+content-hash = "b1076b7f750e8f7e66542918ec746e74544fbfdb376875158f083fb573d18107"
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include = [
 ]

 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.11, <3.13"
+python = "^3.10"
 uldaq = "^1.2.3"
 typer = "^0.12.5"
 matplotlib = "^3.9.2"
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ tomlkit = "^0.13.2"
 scipy = "^1.14.1"
 nixio = "^1.5.3"
 pyqtgraph = "^0.13.7"
-pytest = "^8.3.3"
-pglive = "^0.7.6"
-pyyaml = "^6.0.2"
-dacite = "^1.8.1"
-quantities = "^0.16.0"

 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 pyrelacs = "pyrelacs.app:main"
--- a/pyrelacs/app.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/app.py
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import sys
+import pathlib

-from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings, Qt
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
-from IPython import embed

-from pyrelacs import info
-from pyrelacs.config.config_loader import load_config
-from pyrelacs.ui.mainwindow import PyRelacs
-
-from pyrelacs import (
-    resources,
-)  # best created with pyside6-rcc resources.qrc -o resources.py (rcc produces an error...)
+from . import info
+from .ui.mainwindow import PyRelacs
+from .util.logging import config_logging
+log = config_logging()

+from . import resources

 def main():
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
@@ -27,11 +25,7 @@ def main():
    x = int(settings.value("app/pos_x", 100))
    y = int(settings.value("app/pos_y", 100))

-    # load the config
-
-    config = load_config()
-    # start the app
-    window = PyRelacs(config)
+    window = PyRelacs()
    window.setMinimumWidth(200)
    window.setMinimumHeight(200)
    window.resize(width, height)
--- a/pyrelacs/config.yaml
+++ b/pyrelacs/config.yaml
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-settings:
-  # If true daq should be used, else starts without daq
-  daq: True
-  # class names of the repros to run
-  repros: [Calibration, Sinus]
-  path: ~/projects/pyrelacs/test/
-  # string to append after the file name
-  postappend: ehpys
-
-metadata:
-  SetupName        : Setup1
-  Maintainer       : Your name
-  Creator          : Whoever
-  SetupLocation    : virtual
-  Lab              : XYZ-Lab
-  Institute        : Your institute
-  University       : Your university
-  Address          : Your institute's address
-
-pyrelacs:
-  data:
-    input:
-        inputsamplerate        : 20
-        # Unit is rescaled to Hz
-        inputsamplerateunit    : kHz
-        # BufferSize
-        inputtracecapacity     : 600
-        # Unit is rescaled to s
-        inputtracecapacityunit : s
-        inputunipolar          : false
-        inputtraceid           : [ V-1, EOD, LocalEOD-1, GlobalEFieldStimulus ]
-        inputtracescale        : [ 100, 1, 10, 1 ]
-        inputtraceunit         : [ mV, mV, mV, mV ]
-        inputtracedevice       : [ ai-1, ai-1, ai-1, ai-1 ]
-        inputtracechannel      : [ 0, 2, 4, 6 ]
-        inputtracereference    : [ ground, ground, ground, ground ]
-        inputtracemaxvalue     : [ 100, 2, 2, 10 ]
-        inputtracecenter       : [ true, false, false, false ]
-    output:
-        outputtraceid          : [ GlobalEField, GlobalEFieldAM, LocalEField, I ]
-        outputtracedevice      : [ ao-1, ao-1, ao-1, ao-1 ]
-        outputtracechannel     : [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ]
-        outputtracescale       : [ 1, 1, 1, 1 ]
-        outputtraceunit        : [ V, V, V, V ]
-        outputtracemaxrate     : [ 40, 40, 40, 40]
-        outputtracemaxrateunit : [kHz, kHz, kHz, kHz]
-        outputtracemodality    : [ electric, electric, electric, current ]
-
-  sinus:
-      inputsamplerate         : 20
-      inputsamplerateunit     : kHz
-      # BufferSize
-      inputtracecapacity      : 600
-      inputtracecapacityunit  : s
-      outputtraceid           : [ Sinus ]
-      outputtracedevice       : [ ao-0 ]
-      outputtracechannel      : [ 0 ]
-      outputtracescale        : [ 1 ]
-      outputtraceunit         : [ V ] 
-      outputtracemaxrate      : [ 40 ]
-      outputtracemaxrateunit  : [kHz]
-      outputtracemodality     : [ electric ]
-
-  devices:
-    DAQFlexCore:
-      analogoutputpins    : [0, 1]
-      analoginputpinshigh : [0, 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7]
-      analoginputpinslow  : [1,2]
-      digitalpins         : [0,1,2,3]
-
-    CS3310DIO:
-      ident      : attdev-1
-      strobepin  : 6
-      datainpin  : 5
-      dataoutpin : -1
-      cspin      : 4
-      mutepin    : 7
-      zcenpin    : -1
--- a/pyrelacs/config/config_loader.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/config/config_loader.py
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-from typing import TypedDict, Union
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-import pathlib
-
-
-import dacite
-import yaml
-from dacite import from_dict
-from IPython import embed
-
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-log = config_logging()
-
-
-@dataclass
-class ValueUnit:
-    value: int
-    unit: str
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Settings:
-    daq: bool
-    repros: list[str]
-    path: str
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Metadata:
-    SetupName: str
-    Maintainer: str
-    Creator: str
-    SetupLocation: str
-    Lab: str
-    Institute: str
-    University: str
-    Address: str
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Input:
-    inputsamplerate: int
-    inputsamplerateunit: str
-    # BufferSize
-    inputtracecapacity: int
-    inputtracecapacityunit: str
-    inputunipolar: bool
-    inputtraceid: list[str]
-    inputtracescale: list[int]
-    inputtraceunit: list[str]
-    inputtracedevice: list[str]
-    inputtracechannel: list[int]
-    inputtracereference: list[str]
-    inputtracemaxvalue: list[int]
-    inputtracecenter: list[bool]
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Output:
-    outputtraceid: list[str]
-    outputtracedevice: list[str]
-    outputtracechannel: list[int]
-    outputtracescale: list[int]
-    outputtraceunit: list[str]
-    outputtracemaxrate: list[int]
-    outputtracemaxrateunit: list[str]
-    outputtracemodality: list[str]
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Data:
-    input: Input
-    output: Output
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Sinus:
-    inputsamplerate: int
-    inputsamplerateunit: str
-    # BufferSize
-    inputtracecapacity: int
-    inputtracecapacityunit: str
-    outputtraceid: list[str]
-    outputtracedevice: list[str]
-    outputtracechannel: list[int]
-    outputtracescale: list[int]
-    outputtraceunit: list[str]
-    outputtracemaxrate: list[int]
-    outputtracemaxrateunit: list[str]
-    outputtracemodality: list[str]
-
-
-@dataclass
-class PyRelacs:
-    data: Data
-    sinus: Sinus
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Config:
-    settings: Settings
-    metadata: Metadata
-    pyrelacs: PyRelacs
-
-
-def load_config():
-    pyrelacs_config_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / "config.yaml"
-    log.debug(pyrelacs_config_path)
-    if not pyrelacs_config_path.is_file():
-        log.error("Config File was not found")
-    with open(pyrelacs_config_path, "r") as config_file:
-        try:
-            data = yaml.full_load(config_file)
-            try:
-                config = from_dict(data_class=Config, data=data)
-                return config
-            except dacite.DaciteError as e:
-                log.error(f"Invalid Config, {e}")
-        except yaml.YAMLError as e:
-            raise yaml.YAMLError(f"Error parsing YAML file: {e}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pyrelacs_config_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / "config.yaml"
-    log.debug(pyrelacs_config_path)
-    if not pyrelacs_config_path.is_file():
-        log.error("Config File was not found")
-    with open(pyrelacs_config_path, "r") as config_file:
-        data = yaml.full_load(config_file)
-        embed()
-        exit()
--- a/pyrelacs/data
+++ b/pyrelacs/data
--- a/pyrelacs/dataio/buffer.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/dataio/buffer.py
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import time
-import faulthandler
-from collections import deque
-
-from pyqtgraph import transformToArray
-import uldaq
-import numpy as np
-from IPython import embed
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-log = config_logging()
-faulthandler.enable()
-
-
-class DataBuffer:
-    def __init__(self, channels, samples):
-        self.channels = channels
-        self.samples = samples
-
-    def read_analog_continously(
-        self,
-        device: uldaq.DaqDevice,
-        samplerate: float = 40_000.0,
-    ):
-        data_array = []
-
-        max_len_buffer = self.channels * self.samples
-        self.buffer = deque(maxlen=max_len_buffer)
-
-        samples_per_channel = 40_000
-        self.device = device
-        self.ai_device = self.device.get_ai_device()
-
-        data_analog_input = uldaq.create_float_buffer(
-            self.channels, samples_per_channel
-        )
-
-        er = self.ai_device.a_in_scan(
-            0,
-            1,
-            uldaq.AiInputMode.SINGLE_ENDED,
-            uldaq.Range.BIP10VOLTS,
-            samples_per_channel,
-            samplerate,
-            uldaq.ScanOption.CONTINUOUS,
-            uldaq.AInScanFlag.DEFAULT,
-            data=data_analog_input,
-        )
-
-        daq_status = uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE
-        while daq_status == uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE:
-            daq_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()[0]
-            prev_count = 0
-            prev_index = 0
-            while daq_status != uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE:
-                daq_status, transfer_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()
-
-                # The index into the data buffer immediately following the last sample transferred.
-                curren_index = transfer_status.current_index
-                # total samples since start of the scan
-                total_samples = transfer_status.current_total_count
-                # The number of samples per channel transferred since the scan started
-                channel_samples = transfer_status.current_scan_count
-
-                self.ai_device.scan_stop()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    devices = uldaq.get_daq_device_inventory(uldaq.InterfaceType.USB)
-    log.debug(f"Found daq devices {len(devices)}, connecting to the first one")
-    try:
-        daq_device = uldaq.DaqDevice(devices[0])
-    except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException as e:
-        log.error("Did not found daq devices, please connect one")
-        raise e
-    daq_device.connect()
-
-    buf = DataBuffer(channels=2, samples=100_000)
-    buf.read_analog_continously(daq_device)
--- a/pyrelacs/dataio/circbuffer.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/dataio/circbuffer.py
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Tuple
-import numpy as np
-from IPython import embed
-from pyqtgraph.Qt.QtCore import QMutex
-
-
-class CircBuffer:
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        size: int,
-        channels: int = 1,
-        samplerate: float = 40_000.0,
-        mutex: QMutex = QMutex(),
-    ):
-        self.__size = size
-        self.__channels = channels
-        self.__samplereate = samplerate
-        self.__buffer = np.zeros(
-            (channels, size), dtype=np.double
-        )  # or dtype of your choice
-        self.__time = np.zeros((channels, size), dtype=np.double)
-        self.__index = [0 for i in range(channels)]
-        self.__is_full = [False for i in range(channels)]
-        self.__totalcount = [0 for i in range(channels)]
-        self.__overflows = [0 for i in range(channels)]
-        self.mutex = mutex
-
-    @property
-    def size(self):
-        return self.__size
-
-    @property
-    def samplerate(self):
-        return self.__samplereate
-
-    @property
-    def channel_count(self):
-        return self.__channels
-
-    def totalcount(self, channel: int = 0):
-        return self.__totalcount[channel]
-
-    def is_full(self, channel: int = 0):
-        return self.__is_full[channel]
-
-    def write_index(self, channel: int = 0):
-        return self.__index[channel]
-
-    def append(self, item, channel: int = 0):
-        self.mutex.lock()
-        self.__buffer[channel, self.write_index(channel)] = item
-        self.__index[channel] = (self.write_index(channel) + 1) % self.__size
-        self.__totalcount[channel] += 1
-        self.__time[channel, self.write_index(channel)] = (
-            self.__time[channel, self.write_index(channel) - 1] + 1 / self.__samplereate
-        )
-        if self.__index[channel] == 0:
-            self.__is_full[channel] = True
-            self.__overflows[channel] += 1
-        self.mutex.unlock()
-
-    def get_all(self, channel: int = 0):
-        """
-        Return all valid values from the specified channel
-        """
-        if self.__is_full[channel]:
-            return np.concatenate(
-                (
-                    self.__buffer[channel, self.__index[channel] :],
-                    self.__buffer[channel, : self.__index[channel]],
-                )
-            )
-        else:
-            return self.__buffer[channel, : self.__index[channel]]
-
-    def has_value(self, index, channel):
-        if index <= 0 and self.is_full(channel):
-            return True
-        elif index < 0 and not self.is_full(channel):
-            return False
-
-        if index >= self.size:
-            return False
-
-        # test if the ring buffer is at the start but
-        # and the index is greater than the write index
-        if index > self.write_index(channel) and self.is_full(channel):
-            return True
-        elif index >= self.write_index(channel) and not self.is_full(channel):
-            raise IndexError("Index has no value, not written")
-
-        if index == self.write_index(channel) and self.__totalcount[channel] == 0:
-            return False
-
-        return True
-
-    def valid_range(self, channel: int = 0) -> Tuple[int, int]:
-        """
-        Return the start index and the extend that are valid within the buffer
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        channel : int
-            channel of the buffer
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Tuple[int, int]
-            start, extend of the valid range
-        """
-        start = 0
-        extend = 0
-        if self.__totalcount[channel] == 0:
-            return start, extend
-
-        if not self.is_full(channel):
-            extend = self.__totalcount[channel]
-        else:
-            extend = self.size
-        return start, extend
-
-    def get(self, index: int = -1, channel: int = 0) -> Tuple[np.double, float]:
-        # easy case first, we can spare the effort of further checking
-        if index >= 0 and index <= self.write_index(channel):
-            if self.has_value(index, channel):
-                return (self.__buffer[channel, index], self.__time[channel, index])
-            else:
-                raise IndexError(
-                    f"Invalid index {index} on ring buffer for channel{channel}"
-                )
-
-        if index < 0:
-            index = self.write_index() - 1
-        if self.has_value(index, channel):
-            return (self.__buffer[channel, index], self.__time[channel, index])
-        else:
-            raise IndexError(
-                f"Invalid index {index} on ring buffer for channel{channel}"
-            )
-
-    def read(self, start, extend=1, channel=0):
-        """Reads a numpy array from buffer"""
-        if extend < 0:
-            raise IndexError(f"Invalid  extend ({extend}) for channel {channel}")
-        if not self.is_full(channel):
-            if start < 0:
-                raise IndexError(f"Invalid  start ({start}) for channel {channel}")
-        else:
-            if start < 0:
-                start = start + self.size
-
-        if extend == 1:
-            return np.array(self.get(start, channel))
-
-        vs, vc = self.valid_range(channel)
-        if start > self.__totalcount[channel]:
-            raise IndexError(
-                f"Invalid start index {start} is invalid with totalcount {self.__totalcount[channel]} for channel{channel}"
-            )
-        if start > self.size:
-            raise IndexError(
-                f"Invalid start index {start} for buffer with size {self.size}"
-            )
-
-        if extend > vc:
-            extend = vc
-
-        if (start + extend) > self.__totalcount[channel]:
-            raise IndexError(
-                f" Invalid range, extended over the totalcount of the buffer {self.__totalcount[channel]}"
-            )
-
-        if (start + extend) < self.size:
-            return (
-                self.__time[channel, start : start + extend],
-                self.__buffer[channel, start : start + extend],
-            )
-        else:
-            return (
-                np.concatenate(
-                    (
-                        self.__time[channel, start:],
-                        self.__time[channel, : extend - self.size + start],
-                    )
-                ),
-                np.concatenate(
-                    (
-                        self.__buffer[channel, start:],
-                        self.__buffer[channel, : extend - self.size + start],
-                    )
-                ),
-            )
--- a/pyrelacs/dataio/daq_producer.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/dataio/daq_producer.py
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-import time
-import faulthandler
-
-import uldaq
-import numpy as np
-from IPython import embed
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-log = config_logging()
-faulthandler.enable()
-
-
-class DaqProducer:
-    def __init__(
-        self, buffer: CircBuffer, device: uldaq.DaqDevice, channels: list[int]
-    ):
-        self.buffer = buffer
-        self.device = device
-        self.ai_device = self.device.get_ai_device()
-        self.channels = channels
-        self.stop = False
-
-    def read_analog_continously(
-        self,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        log.debug("starting acquisition")
-        if self.channels[0] == self.channels[1]:
-            channel_range = np.arange(1)
-        else:
-            channel_range = np.arange(self.channels[0], self.channels[1] + 1)
-
-        assert channel_range.size == self.buffer.channel_count, ValueError(
-            f"Missmatch in channel count,\n daq_channel: "
-            f"{channel_range.size}\n buffer_channel: {self.buffer.channel_count}"
-        )
-
-        # let the buffer for the daq device hold 5 seconds of data
-        daq_buffer_size = int(self.buffer.samplerate * 30)
-
-        data_in = uldaq.create_float_buffer(channel_range.size, daq_buffer_size)
-        log.debug(f"Buffersize for daq {len(data_in)}")
-        log.debug(f"Buffersize {self.buffer.size}")
-
-        er = self.ai_device.a_in_scan(
-            self.channels[0],
-            self.channels[1],
-            uldaq.AiInputMode.SINGLE_ENDED,
-            uldaq.Range.BIP10VOLTS,
-            daq_buffer_size,
-            self.buffer.samplerate,
-            uldaq.ScanOption.CONTINUOUS,
-            uldaq.AInScanFlag.DEFAULT,
-            data=data_in,
-        )
-
-        chunk_size = int(daq_buffer_size / 10)
-        wrote_chunk = False
-
-        start_time = time.time()
-        daq_status = uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE
-        while daq_status == uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE:
-            daq_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()[0]
-            while daq_status != uldaq.ScanStatus.IDLE:
-                prev_count = 0
-                prev_index = 0
-                while not self.stop:
-                    try:
-                        daq_status, transfer_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()
-                    except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException as e:
-                        log.error("Could not get the scan status")
-                        log.error("Stopping writting")
-                        break
-                    # The index into the data buffer immediately following the last sample transferred.
-                    current_index = transfer_status.current_index
-                    # total samples since start of the scan
-                    total_samples = transfer_status.current_total_count
-                    # The number of samples per channel transferred since the scan started
-                    channel_samples = transfer_status.current_scan_count
-
-                    new_data_count = total_samples - prev_count
-                    # check if new data is bigger than the buffer
-                    # if that happends stop the acquisition
-                    if new_data_count > len(data_in):
-                        self.ai_device.scan_stop()
-                        log.error("A Buffer overrun occurred")
-                        break
-
-                    if new_data_count > chunk_size:
-                        wrote_chunk = True
-                        # index wraps around the buffer
-                        if prev_index + chunk_size > len(data_in) - 1:
-                            log.debug("Chunk wraps around buffersize")
-                            first_chunk = len(data_in) - prev_index
-
-                            data_first_channel = data_in[
-                                prev_index : prev_index + first_chunk : 2
-                            ]
-                            data_second_channel = data_in[
-                                prev_index + 1 : prev_index + first_chunk : 2
-                            ]
-
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                                for i in range(int(first_chunk / 2))
-                            ]
-
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                                for i in range(int(first_chunk / 2))
-                            ]
-                            second_chunk = chunk_size - first_chunk
-                            data_first_channel = data_in[0:second_chunk:2]
-                            data_second_channel = data_in[1:second_chunk:2]
-
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                                for i in range(int(second_chunk / 2))
-                            ]
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                                for i in range(int(second_chunk / 2))
-                            ]
-                        else:
-                            log.debug("Writing chunk to buffer")
-                            # appending to the first channel
-
-                            data_first_channel = data_in[
-                                prev_index : prev_index + chunk_size : 2
-                            ]
-                            data_second_channel = data_in[
-                                prev_index + 1 : prev_index + chunk_size : 2
-                            ]
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                                for i in range(int(chunk_size / 2))
-                            ]
-
-                            [
-                                self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                                for i in range(int(chunk_size / 2))
-                            ]
-
-                        if total_samples - prev_count > len(data_in):
-                            self.ai_device.scan_stop()
-                            log.error("A Buffer overrun occurred")
-                            break
-
-                    else:
-                        wrote_chunk = False
-                    if wrote_chunk:
-                        prev_count += chunk_size
-                        prev_index += chunk_size
-                        prev_index %= daq_buffer_size
-
-                self.ai_device.scan_stop()
-                daq_status, transfer_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()
-                log.debug(daq_status)
-                chunk_size = transfer_status.current_total_count - prev_count
-
-                log.debug(f"DAQ current index {transfer_status.current_index}")
-                log.debug(f"DAQ total count {transfer_status.current_total_count}")
-                log.debug(
-                    f"DAQ Samples per channel {transfer_status.current_scan_count}"
-                )
-                log.debug("Appending last chunk")
-
-                if prev_index + chunk_size > len(data_in) - 1:
-                    log.debug("Chunk wraps around buffersize")
-                    first_chunk = len(data_in) - prev_index
-
-                    data_first_channel = data_in[
-                        prev_index : prev_index + first_chunk : 2
-                    ]
-                    data_second_channel = data_in[
-                        prev_index + 1 : prev_index + first_chunk : 2
-                    ]
-
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                        for i in range(int(first_chunk / 2))
-                    ]
-
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                        for i in range(int(first_chunk / 2))
-                    ]
-                    second_chunk = chunk_size - first_chunk
-                    data_first_channel = data_in[0:second_chunk:2]
-                    data_second_channel = data_in[1:second_chunk:2]
-
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                        for i in range(int(second_chunk / 2))
-                    ]
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                        for i in range(int(second_chunk / 2))
-                    ]
-                else:
-                    log.debug("Writing chunk to buffer")
-                    # appending to the first channel
-
-                    data_first_channel = data_in[
-                        prev_index : prev_index + chunk_size : 2
-                    ]
-                    data_second_channel = data_in[
-                        prev_index + 1 : prev_index + chunk_size : 2
-                    ]
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_first_channel[i], channel=0)
-                        for i in range(int(chunk_size / 2))
-                    ]
-
-                    [
-                        self.buffer.append(data_second_channel[i], channel=1)
-                        for i in range(int(chunk_size / 2))
-                    ]
-                log.info("stopping")
-                log.debug(self.buffer.totalcount())
-                log.debug(self.ai_device.get_scan_status())
-
-                break
-            break
-        return "Done. "
-
-    def stop_aquisition(self):
-        self.stop = True
-
-
-# if __name__ == "__main__":
-#     devices = uldaq.get_daq_device_inventory(uldaq.InterfaceType.USB)
-#     log.debug(f"Found daq devices {len(devices)}, connecting to the first one")
-#     try:
-#         daq_device = uldaq.DaqDevice(devices[0])
-#     except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException as e:
-#         log.error("Did not found daq devices, please connect one")
-#         raise e
-#     daq_device.connect()
-#
-#     buf = CircBuffer(size=1_000_000, samplerate=100)
-#     producer = DaqProducer(buf, daq_device, [1, 1])
-#     producer.read_analog_continously()
--- a/pyrelacs/dataio/nix_writer.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/dataio/nix_writer.py
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-import itertools
-import string
-import time
-from dataclasses import asdict
-
-from IPython import embed
-from PyQt6.QtCore import QMutex
-import nixio
-
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-log = config_logging()
-
-
-class NixWriter:
-    def __init__(self, buffer: CircBuffer, config) -> None:
-        self.buffer = buffer
-        self.config = config
-
-    def write_nix(
-        self,
-        data_array: nixio.DataArray,
-        mutex: QMutex,
-        channel: int = 0,
-        chunk_size=1000,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        index = 0
-        log.debug("Starting the writing")
-        self.write = True
-        while self.write:
-            total_count = self.buffer.totalcount(channel=channel)
-            if total_count - index >= chunk_size:
-                mutex.lock()
-                log.debug(index)
-                try:
-                    _, data = self.buffer.read(
-                        index, extend=chunk_size, channel=channel
-                    )
-                    if index == 0:
-                        data_array.write_direct(data)
-                    else:
-                        data_array.append(data)
-                    index += chunk_size
-                except IndexError as e:
-                    time.sleep(0.001)
-                    log.debug(f"{e}")
-                mutex.unlock()
-            else:
-                time.sleep(0.001)
-                continue
-        total_count = self.buffer.totalcount(channel=channel)
-        try:
-            mutex.lock()
-            _, data = self.buffer.read(
-                index, extend=total_count - index, channel=channel
-            )
-            data_array.append(data)
-            mutex.unlock()
-            index += total_count - index
-        except IndexError as e:
-            log.error(f"Could not read the last samples, {e}")
-
-        log.debug("Stoppint the writing")
-        log.debug(f"Samples written {index}")
-
-    def _write_header(self):
-        """
-        Writing the header of the nix file
-        """
-        self.nix_file = nixio.File.open(path="data.nix", mode=nixio.FileMode.Overwrite)
-        self.block = self.nix_file.create_block("recording", "testfile")
-        self.data_array = self.block.create_data_array(
-            "Analog1", "ndarray", shape=(1000,), dtype=nixio.DataType.Double
-        )
-
-    def generate_letter_sequence(self):
-        alphabet = string.ascii_lowercase
-        for size in range(2, 3):
-            for combo in itertools.product(alphabet, repeat=size):
-                yield "".join(combo)
-
-    def create_nix_file(self, file_path, metadata):
-        data_time = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%t_%H-%M-%S")
-        sequence_generator = self.generate_letter_sequence()
-        sequence = next(sequence_generator)
-
-        self.nix_file = nixio.File.open(
-            path=f"{file_path}/{data_time}_{sequence}.nix",
-            mode=nixio.FileMode.Overwrite,
-        )
-        self.block = self.nix_file.create_block("recording", "testfile")
-        self.section = self.nix_file.create_section("metadata", "config.yaml")
-        for key, value in asdict(metadata).items():
-            self.section[key] = value
-
-        self.data_array_analog1 = self.block.create_data_array(
-            "Analog1", "ndarray", shape=(1000,), dtype=nixio.DataType.Double
-        )
-        self.data_array_analog2 = self.block.create_data_array(
-            "Analog2", "ndarray", shape=(1000,), dtype=nixio.DataType.Double
-        )
-        return self.data_array_analog1, self.data_array_analog2
-
-    def stop_writing(self):
-        self.write = False
--- a/pyrelacs/dataio/sin_producer.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/dataio/sin_producer.py
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import time
-import numpy as np
-from IPython import embed
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-
-log = config_logging()
-
-
-class SinProducer:
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        buffer: CircBuffer,
-    ) -> None:
-        self.buffer = buffer
-        self.stop = False
-
-    def produce_sin(
-        self,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    ) -> None:
-        AMPLITUDE = 2
-        FREQUENCY = 10
-
-        self.stop = False
-        log.debug("producing Sin")
-        start_time = time.time()
-        t = 0
-        while not self.stop:
-            s = AMPLITUDE * np.sin(2 * np.pi * FREQUENCY * t)
-            self.buffer.append(s)
-            t += 1 / self.buffer.samplerate
-            time.sleep(1 / self.buffer.samplerate)
-
-        end_time = time.time()
-
-        log.debug(f"duration sinus {end_time-start_time}")
-        log.debug(f"Stimulation time {t}")
-        log.debug(f"Total samples produced {self.buffer.totalcount()}")
-
-    def stop_request(self):
-        self.stop = True
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    buf = CircBuffer(1_000_000, 1, samplerate=10_000)
-    pro_sin = SinProducer(buf)
-    pro_sin.produce_sin()
--- a/pyrelacs/devices/mccdac.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/devices/mccdac.py
@@ -11,52 +11,25 @@ from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
 log = config_logging()


-class MccDaq:
-    """
-    Represents the Digital/Analog Converter from Meassuring Computing.
-    provides methods for writing and reading the Analog / Digital input and output.
-
-    Connects to the DAC device.
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    daq_device : uldaq.DaqDevice
-        DaqDevice for handling connecting, releasing and disconnecting
-    ai_device : uldaq.AiDevice
-        The Analog input Device
-    ao_device :
-        Analog output Device
-    dio_device :
-        Digital Input Output
-    """
-
+class MccDac:
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        devices = uldaq.get_daq_device_inventory(uldaq.InterfaceType.USB)
        log.debug(f"Found daq devices {len(devices)}, connecting to the first one")
-        try:
-            self.daq_device = uldaq.DaqDevice(devices[0])
-        except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException as e:
+        if len(devices) == 0:
            log.error("Did not found daq devices, please connect one")
-            raise e
+            exit(1)
+        self.daq_device = uldaq.DaqDevice(devices[0])
        try:
            self.daq_device.connect()
        except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException:
-            self.disconnect_daq()
+            self.disconnect_dac()
            self.connect_dac()
-
        self.ai_device = self.daq_device.get_ai_device()
        self.ao_device = self.daq_device.get_ao_device()
        self.dio_device = self.daq_device.get_dio_device()
-
-        log.debug("Connected to MccDaq")
-        log.debug("Activating the Attenuator")
-        self.activate_attenuator()
+        log.debug("Connected")

    def connect_dac(self):
-        """
-        Connecting to the DAQ device
-
-        """
        devices = uldaq.get_daq_device_inventory(uldaq.InterfaceType.USB)
        log.debug(f"Found daq devices {len(devices)}, connecting to the first one")
        if len(devices) == 0:
@@ -79,40 +52,6 @@ class MccDaq:
        ScanOption: uldaq.ScanOption = uldaq.ScanOption.DEFAULTIO,
        AInScanFlag: uldaq.AInScanFlag = uldaq.AInScanFlag.DEFAULT,
    ) -> Array[c_double]:
-        """
-        Reading the analog input of the DAC device
-        Creates a c_double Array for storing the acquired data
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        channels : list[int]
-            channels to read from, provide only two int's in a list (ex [0, 1] or [0, 4])
-            for sampling from the range(channel0, channel4)
-
-        duration : int
-            duration of sampling period
-
-        samplerate : float
-            samplerate for the duration of sampling
-
-        AiInputMode : uldaq.AiInputMode = uldaq.AiInputMode.SINGLE_ENDED
-            Contains attributes indicating A/D channel input modes.
-            Compares to Ground
-
-        Range : uldaq.Range = uldaq.Range.BIP10VOLTS
-            Range of the output
-
-        ScanOption : uldaq.ScanOption = uldaq.ScanOption.DEFAULTIO
-            Specific Flags for acuiring the input
-
-        AInScanFlag : uldaq.AInScanFlag = uldaq.AInScanFlag.DEFAULT
-            Scaling of the data
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Array[c_double]
-
-        """
        assert len(channels) == 2, log.error("You can only provide two channels [0, 1]")

        if channels[0] != channels[1]:
@@ -146,37 +85,6 @@ class MccDaq:
        ScanOption: uldaq.ScanOption = uldaq.ScanOption.DEFAULTIO,
        AOutScanFlag: uldaq.AOutScanFlag = uldaq.AOutScanFlag.DEFAULT,
    ) -> Array[c_double]:
-        """
-        Writes data to the DAC device.
-        Creates a c_double Array for writing the data
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        data : Union[list, npt.NDArray]
-            data which should be written to the DAC
-
-        channels : list[int]
-            channels to read from, provide only two int's in a list (ex [0, 1])
-            for sampling from the range(channel0, channel1)
-            DAC USB 1608GX-2AO has only 2 output channels
-
-        samplerate : float
-            samplerate for the duration of sampling
-
-        Range : uldaq.Range = uldaq.Range.BIP10VOLTS
-            Range of the output
-
-        ScanOption : uldaq.ScanOption = uldaq.ScanOption.DEFAULTIO
-            Specific Flags for acuiring the input
-
-        AOutScanFlag : uldaq.AOutScanFlag = uldaq.AOutScanFlag.DEFAULT
-            For Scaling the data
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Array[c_double]
-        """
-
        assert len(channels) == 2, log.error("You can only provide two channels [0, 1]")

        buffer = c_double * len(data)
@@ -197,22 +105,11 @@ class MccDaq:
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"{e}")
            self.set_analog_to_zero()
-            self.disconnect_daq()
+            self.disconnect_dac()

        return data_analog_output

-    def set_analog_to_zero(self, channels: list[int] = [0, 1]) -> None:
-        """
-        Sets all analog outputs to zero
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        channels : list[int]
-            channels to read from, provide only two int's in a list (ex [0, 1])
-            for sampling from the range(channel0, channel1)
-            DAC USB 1608GX-2AO has only 2 output channels
-
-        """
+    def set_analog_to_zero(self, channels: list[int] = [0, 1]):
        try:
            err = self.ao_device.a_out_list(
                channels[0],
@@ -224,42 +121,21 @@ class MccDaq:
                uldaq.AOutListFlag.DEFAULT,
                [0, 0],
            )
-        except Exception as er:
-            log.error(f"{er}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("f{e}")
            log.error("disconnection dac")
-            # self.disconnect_daq()
+            self.disconnect_dac()

-    def digital_trigger(self, ch: int = 0) -> None:
-        """
-        Writes a 1 to a specified digital channel, if the channel is already on 1 switches it to
-        0 and after Nano second it writes a 1 to the specified digital channel
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        ch : int
-            Channel to trigger
-        """
-        data = self.read_bit(channel=ch)
+    def diggital_trigger(self) -> None:
+        data = self.read_bit(channel=0)
        if data:
-            self.write_bit(channel=ch, bit=0)
+            self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
            time.time_ns()
-            self.write_bit(channel=ch, bit=1)
+            self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=1)
        else:
-            self.write_bit(channel=ch, bit=1)
+            self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=1)

    def write_bit(self, channel: int = 0, bit: int = 1) -> None:
-        """
-        Writes a 0 / 1 to a specified digitial channel
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        channel : int
-            Digital channel to write
-
-        bit : int
-            0 / 1 for writing to the digital channel
-
-        """
        self.dio_device.d_config_bit(
            uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT, channel, uldaq.DigitalDirection.OUTPUT
        )
@@ -267,38 +143,55 @@ class MccDaq:
            uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT, bit_number=channel, data=bit
        )

-    def read_bit(self, channel: int = 0) -> int:
-        """
-        Reads a 0 / 1 from the specified digital channel
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        channel : int
-            Digital channel to read from
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bit : int
-            0 or 1 from the digital channel
-        """
+    def read_bit(self, channel: int = 0):
        bit = self.dio_device.d_bit_in(uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT, channel)
        return bit

-    def disconnect_daq(self):
-        log.debug("Disconnecting DAQ")
-        self.deactivate_attenuator()
+    def read_digitalio(
+        self,
+        channels: list[int],
+        duration,
+        samplerate,
+        ScanOptions: uldaq.ScanOption = uldaq.ScanOption.DEFAULTIO,
+        DInScanFlag: uldaq.DInScanFlag = uldaq.DInScanFlag.DEFAULT,
+    ):
+        if channels[0] == channels[1]:
+            channel_len = 1
+        else:
+            channel_len = len(channels)
+
+        buffer_len = np.shape(np.arange(0, duration, 1 / samplerate))[0]
+        data_digital_input = uldaq.create_int_buffer(channel_len, buffer_len)
+
+        self.dio_device.d_config_port(
+            uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT, uldaq.DigitalDirection.INPUT
+        )
+        scan_rate = self.dio_device.d_in_scan(
+            uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT0,
+            uldaq.DigitalPortType.AUXPORT0,
+            len(data_digital_input),
+            samplerate,
+            ScanOptions,
+            DInScanFlag,
+            data_digital_input,
+        )
+        return data_digital_input
+
+    def disconnect_dac(self):
        self.daq_device.disconnect()
        self.daq_device.release()

-    def check_attenuator(self) -> None:
+    def check_attenuator(self):
        """
-        For checking the attenuator in the DAC device that was implemented to attenuate the
-        analog signal to mV.
-
-        Writes to Channel 0 of the analog output with different attenuation levels
-        0, 0, -2, -5, -10, -20, -50 dB and the second 0 has a software mute
-
+        ident     : attdev-1
+        strobepin : 6
+        datainpin : 5
+        dataoutpin: -1
+        cspin     : 4
+        mutepin   : 7
+        zcenpin   : -1
        """
+
        SAMPLERATE = 40_000.0
        DURATION = 5
        AMPLITUDE = 1
@@ -308,6 +201,7 @@ class MccDaq:
        # data_channels = np.concatenate((data, data))

        db_values = [0, 0, -2, -5, -10, -20, -50]
+        db_values = [0, -10, -20]
        for i, db_value in enumerate(db_values):
            log.info(f"Attenuating the Channels, with {db_value}")
            if i == 1:
@@ -325,7 +219,7 @@ class MccDaq:
                ScanOption=uldaq.ScanOption.EXTTRIGGER,
                Range=uldaq.Range.BIP10VOLTS,
            )
-            self.digital_trigger()
+            self.diggital_trigger()

            try:
                self.ao_device.scan_wait(uldaq.WaitType.WAIT_UNTIL_DONE, 15)
@@ -334,12 +228,12 @@ class MccDaq:
            except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException:
                log.debug("Operation timed out")
                self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
-                self.disconnect_daq()
+                self.disconnect_dac()
                self.connect_dac()
                self.set_analog_to_zero()
            finally:
                self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
-                self.disconnect_daq()
+                self.disconnect_dac()
                self.connect_dac()
                self.set_analog_to_zero()

@@ -354,16 +248,6 @@ class MccDaq:
        mute_channel2: bool = False,
    ):
        """
-        Setting the attenuation level of the chip that is connected to the DAQ
-        The attenuation level is set by writing to the connected digital output pin 5
-        where the strobepin 6 is signaling the when the bit was send.
-        The cspin is set from 1 to 0 for the start and 0 to 1 for signaling the end
-        of the data write process.
-
-        The mute pin should be set to 1 for the device to be working.
-
-        More information in the AttCS3310.pdf in the doc
-
        ident     : attdev-1
        strobepin : 6
        datainpin : 5
@@ -371,23 +255,8 @@ class MccDaq:
        cspin     : 4
        mutepin   : 7
        zcenpin   : -1
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        db_channel1 : float
-            dB Attenuation level for the first channel
-
-        db_channel2 : float
-            dB Attenuation level for the second channel
-
-        mute_channel1 : bool
-            Software mute for the first channel
-
-        mute_channel2 : bool
-            Software mute for the second channel
-
-
        """
+
        self.activate_attenuator()
        hardware_possible_db = np.arange(-95.5, 32.0, 0.5)
        byte_number = np.arange(1, 256)
@@ -414,18 +283,9 @@ class MccDaq:
        self.write_bit(channel=4, bit=1)

    def activate_attenuator(self):
-        """
-        Activation of the attenuator, where the cspin and mute pin is set to 1,
-        and the datapin and strobpin to 0
-
-        """
        for ch, b in zip([4, 5, 6, 7], [1, 0, 0, 1]):
            self.write_bit(channel=ch, bit=b)

    def deactivate_attenuator(self):
-        """
-        Writes a 0 to the mute pin, which is deactivating the attenuator
-
-        """
        # mute should be enabled for starting calibration
        self.write_bit(channel=7, bit=0)
--- a/pyrelacs/icons/connect.png
+++ b/pyrelacs/icons/connect.png
--- a/pyrelacs/icons/disconnect.png
+++ b/pyrelacs/icons/disconnect.png
--- a/pyrelacs/icons/exit.png
+++ b/pyrelacs/icons/exit.png
--- a/pyrelacs/icons/record.png
+++ b/pyrelacs/icons/record.png
--- a/pyrelacs/icons/stop.png
+++ b/pyrelacs/icons/stop.png
--- a/pyrelacs/info.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/info.py
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
-import tomllib
+import tomlkit
 import pathlib


 def load_project_settings(project_root):
+    print(project_root)
    # Read the pyproject.toml file
-    pyproject_path = pathlib.Path.joinpath(project_root, "pyproject.toml")
-    with open(pyproject_path, "rb") as f:
-        pyproject_content = tomllib.load(f)
+    with open(pathlib.Path.joinpath(project_root, "pyproject.toml"), "r") as f:
+        pyproject_content = f.read()

-    info_dict = {
-        "name": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["name"],
-        "version": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["version"],
-        "description": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["description"],
-        "authors": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["authors"],
-        "readme": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["authors"],
-        "licence": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["license"],
-        "organization": pyproject_content["project"]["organization"],
-        "classifiers": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["classifiers"],
-        "copyright": pyproject_content["project"]["copyright"],
-        "repository": pyproject_content["tool"]["poetry"]["repository"],
+    # Parse the toml content
+    pyproject = tomlkit.parse(pyproject_content)
+
+    # Access project settings
+    return {
+        "name": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["name"],
+        "version": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["version"],
+        "description": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["description"],
+        "authors": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["authors"],
+        "readme": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["authors"],
+        "licence": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["license"],
+        "organization": pyproject["project"]["organization"],
+        "classifiers": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["classifiers"],
+        "copyright": pyproject["project"]["copyright"],
+        "repository": pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["repository"],
    }
-    return info_dict


 _root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
--- a/pyrelacs/repros/calibration/calibration.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/repros/calibration/calibration.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import signal
+import sys
 import faulthandler
 import time

@@ -6,61 +8,50 @@ import uldaq
 from IPython import embed
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from scipy.signal import welch, find_peaks
-import pyqtgraph as pg
+from scipy.signal import welch, csd
+from scipy.signal import find_peaks

-from pyrelacs.devices.mccdaq import MccDaq
+from pyrelacs.devices.mccdac import MccDac
 from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging

 log = config_logging()
-# for more information on seg faults
 faulthandler.enable()


-class Calibration:
-    def __init__(self, config, mccdaq: MccDaq) -> None:
-        self.config = config
-        self.mccdaq = mccdaq
+class Calibration(MccDac):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
        self.SAMPLERATE = 40_000.0
        self.DURATION = 5
        self.AMPLITUDE = 1
        self.SINFREQ = 750

    @staticmethod
-    def run(*args, **kwargs):
-        nix_block = args[0]
-        figure = args[1]
-        mccdaq = args[2]
-        config = args[3]
-        calb = Calibration(config, mccdaq)
-        calb.check_beat(nix_block)
-        calb.plot(figure, nix_block)
-
-        return "finished"
+    def run(nix_file: nix.File):
+        calb = Calibration()
+        calb.check_beat(nix_file)

    def check_amplitude(self):
        db_values = [0.0, -5.0, -10.0, -20.0, -50.0]
        colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "black", "yellow"]
-        self.mccdaq.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=0.0, db_channel2=0.0)
+        self.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=0.0, db_channel2=0.0)
        # write to ananlog 1
        t = np.arange(0, self.DURATION, 1 / self.SAMPLERATE)
        data = self.AMPLITUDE * np.sin(2 * np.pi * self.SINFREQ * t)
        fig, ax = plt.subplots()

        for i, db_value in enumerate(db_values):
-            self.mccdaq.set_attenuation_level(
-                db_channel1=db_value, db_channel2=db_value
-            )
+            self.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=db_value, db_channel2=db_value)
            log.debug(f"{db_value}")

-            stim = self.mccdaq.write_analog(
+            stim = self.write_analog(
                data,
                [0, 0],
                self.SAMPLERATE,
                ScanOption=uldaq.ScanOption.EXTTRIGGER,
            )

-            data_channel_one = self.mccdaq.read_analog(
+            data_channel_one = self.read_analog(
                [0, 0],
                self.DURATION,
                self.SAMPLERATE,
@@ -69,21 +60,21 @@ class Calibration:
            time.sleep(1)

            log.debug("Starting the Scan")
-            self.mccdaq.digital_trigger()
+            self.diggital_trigger()

            try:
-                self.mccdaq.ao_device.scan_wait(uldaq.WaitType.WAIT_UNTIL_DONE, 15)
+                self.ao_device.scan_wait(uldaq.WaitType.WAIT_UNTIL_DONE, 15)
                log.debug("Scan finished")
-                self.mccdaq.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
+                self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
                time.sleep(1)
-                self.mccdaq.set_analog_to_zero()
+                self.set_analog_to_zero()
            except uldaq.ul_exception.ULException:
                log.debug("Operation timed out")
                # reset the diggital trigger
-                self.mccdaq.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
+                self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
                time.sleep(1)
-                self.mccdaq.set_analog_to_zero()
-                # self.mccdaq.disconnect_daq()
+                self.set_analog_to_zero()
+                self.disconnect_dac()

            if i == 0:
                ax.plot(t, stim, label=f"Input_{db_value}", color=colors[i])
@@ -92,33 +83,34 @@ class Calibration:
        ax.legend()
        plt.show()

-        # self.mccdaq.disconnect_daq()
+        self.disconnect_dac()

-    def check_beat(self, nix_block: nix.Block):
-        self.mccdaq.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=-10.0, db_channel2=0.0)
+    def check_beat(self, nix_file: nix.File):
+        self.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=-10.0, db_channel2=0.0)
        t = np.arange(0, self.DURATION, 1 / self.SAMPLERATE)
        data = self.AMPLITUDE * np.sin(2 * np.pi * self.SINFREQ * t)
        # data = np.concatenate((data, data))
        db_values = [0.0, -5.0, -8.5, -10.0]
        colors = ["red", "blue", "black", "green"]
        colors_in = ["lightcoral", "lightblue", "grey", "lightgreen"]
+        block = nix_file.create_block("Calibration", "data")
        # fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, sharex="col")
        for i, db_value in enumerate(db_values):
-            self.mccdaq.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=db_value)
-            stim = self.mccdaq.write_analog(
+            self.set_attenuation_level(db_channel1=db_value)
+            stim = self.write_analog(
                data,
                [0, 0],
                self.SAMPLERATE,
                ScanOption=uldaq.ScanOption.EXTTRIGGER,
            )
-            readout = self.mccdaq.read_analog(
+            readout = self.read_analog(
                [0, 1],
                self.DURATION,
                self.SAMPLERATE,
                ScanOption=uldaq.ScanOption.EXTTRIGGER,
            )
-            self.mccdaq.digital_trigger()
-            log.info(self.mccdaq.ao_device)
+            self.diggital_trigger()
+            log.info(self.ao_device)
            ai_status = uldaq.ScanStatus.RUNNING
            ao_status = uldaq.ScanStatus.RUNNING

@@ -130,10 +122,10 @@ class Calibration:
            ):
                # log.debug("Scanning")
                time.time_ns()
-                ai_status = self.mccdaq.ai_device.get_scan_status()[0]
-                ao_status = self.mccdaq.ao_device.get_scan_status()[0]
+                ai_status = self.ai_device.get_scan_status()[0]
+                ao_status = self.ao_device.get_scan_status()[0]

-            self.mccdaq.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
+            self.write_bit(channel=0, bit=0)
            log.debug(
                f"Status Analog_output {ao_status}\n, Status Analog_input {ai_status}"
            )
@@ -141,20 +133,15 @@ class Calibration:
            channel1 = np.array(readout[::2])
            channel2 = np.array(readout[1::2])

-            stim_data = nix_block.create_data_array(
+            block.create_data_array(
                f"stimulus_{db_value}",
-                "nix.regular_sampled",
+                "Array",
                shape=data.shape,
                data=channel1,
                label="Voltage",
                unit="V",
            )
-            stim_data.append_sampled_dimension(
-                self.SAMPLERATE,
-                label="time",
-                unit="s",
-            )
-            fish_data = nix_block.create_data_array(
+            block.create_data_array(
                f"fish_{db_value}",
                "Array",
                shape=data.shape,
@@ -162,78 +149,88 @@ class Calibration:
                label="Voltage",
                unit="V",
            )
-            fish_data.append_sampled_dimension(
-                self.SAMPLERATE,
-                label="time",
-                unit="s",
-            )

-        time.time_ns()
-        self.mccdaq.set_analog_to_zero()
+            beat = channel1 + channel2
+            beat_square = beat**2

-    def plot(self, figure, block):
-        self.figure = figure
-        self.figure.setBackground("w")
-        self.beat_plot = self.figure.addPlot(row=0, col=0)
-        self.power_plot = self.figure.addPlot(row=1, col=0)
-        self.beat_plot.addLegend()
-        self.power_plot.addLegend()
-        # self.power_plot.setLogMode(x=False, y=True)
-
-        colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "black", "yellow"]
-        for i, (stim, fish) in enumerate(
-            zip(list(block.data_arrays)[::2], list(block.data_arrays)[1::2])
-        ):
-            f_stim, stim_power = welch(
-                stim[:],
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                window="flattop",
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
-            stim_power = decibel(stim_power)
-            stim_max_power_index = np.argmax(stim_power)
-            freq_stim = f_stim[stim_max_power_index]
-
-            f_fish, fish_power = welch(
-                fish[:],
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                window="flattop",
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
-            fish_power = decibel(fish_power)
-            fish_max_power_index = np.argmax(fish_power)
-            freq_fish = f_fish[fish_max_power_index]
-
-            beat_frequency = np.abs(freq_fish - freq_stim)
-
-            beat = stim[:] + fish[:]
-            beat_squared = beat**2
-
-            f, powerspec = welch(
-                beat_squared,
-                window="flattop",
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
+            f, powerspec = welch(beat, fs=self.SAMPLERATE)
            powerspec = decibel(powerspec)

-            padding = 20
-            integration_window = powerspec[
-                (f > beat_frequency - padding) & (f < beat_frequency + padding)
-            ]
+            f_sq, powerspec_sq = welch(beat_square, fs=self.SAMPLERATE)
+            powerspec_sq = decibel(powerspec_sq)
+            peaks = find_peaks(powerspec_sq, prominence=20)[0]

-            peaks = find_peaks(powerspec, prominence=40)[0]
+            f_stim, powerspec_stim = welch(channel1, fs=self.SAMPLERATE)
+            powerspec_stim = decibel(powerspec_stim)

-            pen = pg.mkPen(colors[i])
+            f_in, powerspec_in = welch(channel2, fs=self.SAMPLERATE)
+            powerspec_in = decibel(powerspec_in)

-            self.beat_plot.plot(
-                np.arange(0, len(beat)) / 40_000.0,
-                beat,
-                pen=pen,
-                name=stim.name,
-            )
-            self.power_plot.plot(f, powerspec, pen=pen, name=stim.name)
-            self.power_plot.plot(f[peaks], powerspec[peaks], pen=None, symbol="x")
+        #     axes[0, 0].plot(
+        #         t,
+        #         channel1,
+        #         label=f"{db_value} Readout Channel0",
+        #         color=colors[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[0, 0].plot(
+        #         t,
+        #         channel2,
+        #         label=f"{db_value} Readout Channel1",
+        #         color=colors_in[i],
+        #     )
+        #
+        #     axes[0, 1].plot(
+        #         f_stim,
+        #         powerspec_stim,
+        #         label=f"{db_value} powerspec Channel0",
+        #         color=colors[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[0, 1].plot(
+        #         f_in,
+        #         powerspec_in,
+        #         label=f"{db_value} powerspec Channel2",
+        #         color=colors_in[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[0, 1].set_xlabel("Freq [HZ]")
+        #     axes[0, 1].set_ylabel("dB")
+        #
+        #     axes[1, 0].plot(
+        #         t,
+        #         beat,
+        #         label="Beat",
+        #         color=colors[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[1, 0].plot(
+        #         t,
+        #         beat**2,
+        #         label="Beat squared",
+        #         color=colors_in[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[1, 0].legend()
+        #
+        #     axes[1, 1].plot(
+        #         f,
+        #         powerspec,
+        #         color=colors[i],
+        #     )
+        #     axes[1, 1].plot(
+        #         f_sq,
+        #         powerspec_sq,
+        #         color=colors_in[i],
+        #         label=f"dB {db_value}, first peak {np.min(f_sq[peaks])}",
+        #     )
+        #     axes[1, 1].scatter(
+        #         f_sq[peaks],
+        #         powerspec_sq[peaks],
+        #         color="maroon",
+        #     )
+        #     axes[1, 1].set_xlabel("Freq [HZ]")
+        #     axes[1, 1].set_ylabel("dB")
+        #     axes[0, 0].legend()
+        #     axes[1, 1].legend()
+        # plt.show()
+        self.set_analog_to_zero()
+        self.disconnect_dac()


 def decibel(power, ref_power=1.0, min_power=1e-20):
--- a/pyrelacs/repros/calibration/config.yaml
+++ b/pyrelacs/repros/calibration/config.yaml
--- a/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/repros/repros.py
@@ -1,28 +1,21 @@
 import sys
 import ast
 import pathlib
-from typing import Tuple
-
-from IPython import embed
 import nixio as nix
 import importlib.util

 from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
 log = config_logging()

+from IPython import embed

 class Repro:
-    """
-    Repro Class that searches in the repro folder for classes instances and executes the
-    the run function in the searched class
-
-    """
-
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        pass

-    def run_repro(self, name: str, file: pathlib.Path, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+    def run_repro(
+        self, nix_file: nix.File, name: str, file: pathlib.Path, *args, **kwargs
+    ) -> None:
        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("rep", file)
        if not spec:
            log.error("Could not load the file")
@@ -32,32 +25,14 @@ class Repro:
                log.error("Could not load the module of the repro")
            else:
                sys.modules[name] = module
-                if spec.loader is not None:
-                    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-                else:
-                    log.error(f"{spec.loader} is None")
+                spec.loader.exec_module(module)
                if hasattr(module, name):
                    rep_class = getattr(module, name)
-                    rep_class.run(*args, **kwargs)
+                    rep_class.run(nix_file)
                else:
                    raise AttributeError(f"{file.name} has no {name} class")

-    def names_of_repros(self, include_repros: list[str]) -> Tuple[list, list]:
-        """
-        Searches for class names in the repro folder in all python files
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        include_repros : list[str]
-            List of repros to include in the pyrelacs instance
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Tuple[list, list]
-            list of class names
-            list of file names from the class names
-        """
-
+    def names_of_repros(self):
        file_path_cur = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
        python_files = list(file_path_cur.glob("**/*.py"))
        exclude_files = ["repros.py", "__init__.py"]
@@ -76,7 +51,4 @@ class Repro:
                repro_names.extend(class_name)
                file_names.append(python_file)
            file.close()
-
-        repro_names = [r for r in repro_names if r in include_repros]
-        file_names = [f for r, f in zip(repro_names, file_names) if r in include_repros]
        return repro_names, file_names
--- a/pyrelacs/repros/sinus/sinus.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/repros/sinus/sinus.py
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import nixio
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-
-log = config_logging()
-
-
-class Sinus:
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def run(config, mccdaq, nix_block: nixio.Block, figure) -> None:
-        log.debug(config)
-        log.debug(mccdaq)
-        log.debug(nix_block)
-        log.debug(figure)
--- a/pyrelacs/resources.qrc
+++ b/pyrelacs/resources.qrc
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
    <file>icons/disconnect.png</file>
    <file>icons/record.png</file>
    <file>icons/stop.png</file>
-    <file>icons/relacstuxheader.png</file>
 </qresource>
 </RCC>
--- a/pyrelacs/ui/about.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/ui/about.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pathlib
+
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QPixmap
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QLabel, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ class About(QWidget):
        rtd_link.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)

        iconlabel = QLabel()
-        pixmap = QPixmap(":/icons/relacstuxheader.png")
+        _root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
+        pixmap = QPixmap(str(pathlib.Path.joinpath(_root, "icons/relacstuxheader.png")))
        s = pixmap.size()
        new_height = int(s.height() * 300/s.width())
        pixmap = pixmap.scaled(300, new_height, Qt.AspectRatioMode.KeepAspectRatio, Qt.TransformationMode.FastTransformation)
--- a/pyrelacs/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -1,203 +1,108 @@
-import time
-from pathlib import Path as path
-from datetime import datetime
-from dataclasses import asdict
-
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QIcon, QKeySequence
-from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QSize, QThreadPool, QMutex
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QSize, QThreadPool
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
    QGridLayout,
    QPushButton,
-    QTabWidget,
    QToolBar,
    QWidget,
    QMainWindow,
    QPlainTextEdit,
    QMenuBar,
-    QStatusBar,
+    QStatusBar
 )
-
-
-import nixio
+import uldaq
+import numpy as np
+import nixio as nix
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import quantities as pq

-from pyrelacs.devices.mccdaq import MccDaq
-
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-from pyrelacs.dataio.daq_producer import DaqProducer
-from pyrelacs.dataio.nix_writer import NixWriter
-from pyrelacs.dataio.sin_producer import SinProducer
-
-from pyrelacs.worker import Worker
-from pyrelacs.repros.repros import Repro
-
-from pyrelacs.ui.about import AboutDialog
-from pyrelacs.ui.plots.calibration import CalibrationPlot
-from pyrelacs.ui.plots.continously import Continously
-
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
+from pathlib import Path as path
+from scipy.signal import welch, find_peaks

+from ..worker import Worker
+from ..repros.repros import Repro
+from ..util.logging import config_logging
+from .about import AboutDialog
 log = config_logging()
 _root = path(__file__).parent.parent

 from IPython import embed

-
 class PyRelacs(QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
-        # loaded config
-        self.config = config
-
-        # check if daq is connencted else None
-        if self.config.settings.daq:
-            start = time.time()
-            self.mccdaq = MccDaq()
-            end = time.time()
-            log.debug(f"Connection to DAQ took {end - start}")
-        else:
-            self.mccdaq = None
-
-        self.repros = Repro()
-
-        self.setToolButtonStyle(
-            Qt.ToolButtonStyle.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon
-        )  # Ensure icons are displayed with text
+        # self.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonStyle.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)  # Ensure icons are displayed with text
        self.setWindowTitle("PyRelacs")
-
-        self.mutex = QMutex()
-
-        self.figure = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget()
+        self.setMinimumSize(1000, 1000)
+        self.plot_graph = pg.PlotWidget()

        self.threadpool = QThreadPool()
+        self.repros = Repro()

        self.text = QPlainTextEdit()
        self.text.setReadOnly(True)

-        SAMPLERATE = pq.Quantity(
-            self.config.pyrelacs.data.input.inputsamplerate,
-            self.config.pyrelacs.data.input.inputsamplerateunit,
-        ).rescale("Hz")
-
-        INPUTTRACECAPACITY = pq.Quantity(
-            self.config.pyrelacs.data.input.inputtracecapacity,
-            self.config.pyrelacs.data.input.inputtracecapacityunit,
-        ).rescale("s")
-        start = time.time()
-        BUFFERSIZE = (SAMPLERATE * INPUTTRACECAPACITY).simplified
-        end = time.time()
-        log.debug(f"Buffer allocation took {end - start}")
-
-        self.buffer = CircBuffer(
-            size=int(BUFFERSIZE.base),
-            samplerate=float(SAMPLERATE.base),
-            channels=2,
-            mutex=self.mutex,
-        )
-        self.continously_plot = Continously(self.figure, self.buffer)
-        # self.continously_plot.plot()
-
-        if self.mccdaq:
-            log.debug("Creating Daq Generator")
-            self.daq_producer = DaqProducer(self.buffer, self.mccdaq.daq_device, [4, 5])
-        log.debug("Creating Sinus Generator")
-        self.sinus_producer = SinProducer(self.buffer)
-
-        self.nix_writer = NixWriter(self.buffer, self.config)
        self.setMenuBar(QMenuBar(self))
        self.setStatusBar(QStatusBar(self))
        self.create_actions()
+        self.create_buttons()
        self.create_toolbars()
-        self.repro_tabs = QTabWidget()
-        self.create_repros_tabs()

        layout = QGridLayout()
-        layout.addWidget(self.figure, 0, 0, 2, 2)
-        layout.addWidget(self.repro_tabs, 2, 0, 2, 2)
-        layout.addWidget(self.text, 4, 0, 1, 1)
-
+        layout.addWidget(self.plot_calibration_button, 0, 0)
+        layout.addWidget(self.daq_disconnect_button, 0, 1)
+        layout.addWidget(self.text, 3, 0, 1, 2)
+        layout.addWidget(self.plot_graph, 2, 0, 1, 2)
        widget = QWidget()
        widget.setLayout(layout)
        self.setCentralWidget(widget)

+        filename = path.joinpath(path.cwd(), "data.nix")
+        self.nix_file = nix.File.open(
+            str(filename), nix.FileMode.Overwrite
+        )
+
    def create_actions(self):
-        self._rlx_exitaction = QAction(QIcon(":/icons/exit.png"), "Exit", self)
+        self._rlx_exitaction = QAction(QIcon(str(path.joinpath(_root, "icons/exit.png"))), "Exit", self)
        self._rlx_exitaction.setStatusTip("Close relacs")
        self._rlx_exitaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+q"))
        self._rlx_exitaction.triggered.connect(self.on_exit)
-
+        
        self._rlx_aboutaction = QAction("about")
        self._rlx_aboutaction.setStatusTip("Show about dialog")
        self._rlx_aboutaction.setEnabled(True)
        self._rlx_aboutaction.triggered.connect(self.on_about)

-        self._daq_connectaction = QAction(
-            QIcon(":icons/connect.png"), "Connect DAQ", self
-        )
-        if self.mccdaq:
-            self._daq_connectaction.setStatusTip("Connect to daq device")
-            # self._daq_connectaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
-            self._daq_connectaction.triggered.connect(self.mccdaq.connect_dac)
+        self._daq_connectaction = QAction(QIcon(str(path.joinpath(_root, "icons/connect.png"))), "Connect DAQ", self)
+        self._daq_connectaction.setStatusTip("Connect to daq device")
+        # self._daq_connectaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
+        self._daq_connectaction.triggered.connect(self.connect_dac)

-            self._daq_disconnectaction = QAction(
-                QIcon(":/icons/disconnect.png"), "Disconnect DAQ", self
-            )
-            self._daq_disconnectaction.setStatusTip("Disconnect the DAQ device")
-            # self._daq_connectaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
-            self._daq_disconnectaction.triggered.connect(self.mccdaq.disconnect_daq)
-
-        # self._daq_calibaction = QAction(
-        #     QIcon(":/icons/calibration.png"), "Plot calibration", self
-        # )
-        # self._daq_calibaction.setStatusTip("Calibrate the attenuator device")
-        # # self._daq_calibaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
-        # self._daq_calibaction.triggered.connect(self.calibration_plot.plot)
-
-        self._run_action = QAction(QIcon(":/icons/record.png"), "RunDAQ", self)
-        self._run_action.triggered.connect(self.run_daq)
-
-        self._run_sinus_action = QAction(QIcon(":/icons/record.png"), "Sinus", self)
-        self._run_sinus_action.triggered.connect(self.run_sinus)
-
-        self._stop_recording = QAction(QIcon(":/icons/stop.png"), "Stop", self)
-        self._stop_recording.triggered.connect(self.stop_recording)
-
-        self._recenter_plot = QAction("Recenter", self)
-        self._recenter_plot.triggered.connect(self.recenter_continously_plot)
-        self._recenter_plot.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+r"))
-
-        self._record = QAction(QIcon(":/icons/record.png"), "Record", self)
-        self._record.triggered.connect(self.record)
+        self._daq_disconnectaction = QAction(QIcon(str(path.joinpath(_root, "icons/disconnect.png"))), "Disconnect DAQ", self)
+        self._daq_disconnectaction.setStatusTip("Disconnect the DAQ device")
+        # self._daq_connectaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
+        self._daq_disconnectaction.triggered.connect(self.disconnect_dac)

+        self._daq_calibaction = QAction(QIcon(str(path.joinpath(_root, "icons/calibration.png"))), "Plot calibration", self)
+        self._daq_calibaction.setStatusTip("Calibrate the attenuator device")
+        # self._daq_calibaction.setShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+d"))
+        self._daq_calibaction.triggered.connect(self.plot_calibration)
        self.create_menu()

    def create_menu(self):
        menu = self.menuBar()
-        if menu is not None:
-            file_menu = menu.addMenu("&File")
-            device_menu = menu.addMenu("&DAQ")
-            help_menu = menu.addMenu("&Help")
+        file_menu = menu.addMenu("&File")
+        file_menu.addAction(self._rlx_exitaction)
+        file_menu.addAction(self._rlx_aboutaction)

-            if file_menu is not None:
-                file_menu.addAction(self._rlx_exitaction)
-                file_menu.addAction(self._rlx_aboutaction)
-
-            if device_menu is not None:
-                if self.config.settings.daq:
-                    device_menu.addAction(self._daq_connectaction)
-                    device_menu.addAction(self._daq_disconnectaction)
-                device_menu.addSeparator()
-                # device_menu.addAction(self._daq_calibaction)
-                device_menu.addAction(self._run_action)
-
-            if help_menu is not None:
-                help_menu.addSeparator()
-                # help_menu.addAction(self._help_action)
-        else:
-            log.error("could not create file menu and device menu")
-            self.on_exit()
+        device_menu = menu.addMenu("&DAQ")
+        device_menu.addAction(self._daq_connectaction)
+        device_menu.addAction(self._daq_disconnectaction)
+        device_menu.addSeparator()
+        device_menu.addAction(self._daq_calibaction)

+        help_menu = menu.addMenu("&Help")
+        help_menu.addSeparator()
+        # help_menu.addAction(self._help_action)
        self.setMenuBar(menu)

    def create_toolbars(self):
@@ -207,163 +112,147 @@ class PyRelacs(QMainWindow):

        self.addToolBar(Qt.ToolBarArea.TopToolBarArea, rlx_toolbar)
        daq_toolbar = QToolBar("DAQ")
-        if self.config.settings.daq:
-            daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_connectaction)
-            daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_disconnectaction)
-        # daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_calibaction)
-        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._run_action)
-        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._run_sinus_action)
-        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._stop_recording)
-        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._recenter_plot)
-        daq_toolbar.addSeparator()
-        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._record)
+        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_connectaction)
+        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_disconnectaction)
+        daq_toolbar.addAction(self._daq_calibaction)
        self.addToolBar(Qt.ToolBarArea.TopToolBarArea, daq_toolbar)

-    def create_repros_tabs(self):
-        repro_names, file_names = self.repros.names_of_repros(
-            include_repros=self.config.settings.repros
-        )
-        figures_repros = {rep: pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget() for rep in repro_names}
+        repro_toolbar = QToolBar("Repros")
+        repro_names, file_names = self.repros.names_of_repros()
        for rep, fn in zip(repro_names, file_names):
-            tab = QWidget()
-            tab_layout = QGridLayout()
-
-            run_repro_button = QPushButton(f"Run {rep}")
-            run_repro_button.setCheckable(True)
-            run_repro_button.clicked.connect(
-                lambda checked, n=rep, f=fn: self.run_repro(
-                    n,
-                    f,
-                    figures_repros,
-                    self.mccdaq,
-                    self.config,
-                )
+            repro_action = QAction(rep, self)
+            repro_action.setStatusTip(rep)
+            repro_action.triggered.connect(
+                lambda checked, n=rep, f=fn: self.run_repro(n, f)
            )
-            tab_layout.addWidget(run_repro_button, 0, 0, 1, 0)
-            tab_layout.addWidget(figures_repros[rep], 1, 0, 1, 1)
-            tab.setLayout(tab_layout)
-            self.repro_tabs.addTab(tab, f"{rep}")
+            repro_toolbar.addAction(repro_action)
+        self.addToolBar(Qt.ToolBarArea.TopToolBarArea, repro_toolbar)

-    def run_repro(
-        self,
-        name_of_repro: str,
-        file_of_repro: str,
-        figures,
-        *args,
-    ):
-        self.text.appendPlainText(f"started Repro {name_of_repro}, {file_of_repro}")
+    def create_buttons(self):
+        self.daq_connect_button = QPushButton("Connect Daq")
+        self.daq_connect_button.setCheckable(True)
+        self.daq_connect_button.clicked.connect(self.connect_dac)

-        figure_repro = figures[name_of_repro]
-        worker = Worker(
-            self.repros.run_repro,
-            name_of_repro,
-            file_of_repro,
-            figure_repro,
-            *args[-1:],
-        )
+        self.daq_disconnect_button = QPushButton("Disconnect Daq")
+        self.daq_disconnect_button.setCheckable(True)
+        self.daq_disconnect_button.clicked.connect(self.disconnect_dac)
+
+        self.plot_calibration_button = QPushButton("Plot Calibration")
+        self.plot_calibration_button.setCheckable(True)
+        self.plot_calibration_button.clicked.connect(self.plot_calibration)
+
+    def plot_calibration(self):
+        def decibel(power, ref_power=1.0, min_power=1e-20):
+            """Transform power to decibel relative to ref_power.
+
+            \\[ decibel = 10 \\cdot \\log_{10}(power/ref\\_power) \\]
+            Power values smaller than `min_power` are set to `-np.inf`.
+
+            Parameters
+            ----------
+            power: float or array
+                Power values, for example from a power spectrum or spectrogram.
+            ref_power: float or None or 'peak'
+                Reference power for computing decibel.
+                If set to `None` or 'peak', the maximum power is used.
+            min_power: float
+                Power values smaller than `min_power` are set to `-np.inf`.
+
+            Returns
+            -------
+            decibel_psd: array
+                Power values in decibel relative to `ref_power`.
+            """
+            if np.isscalar(power):
+                tmp_power = np.array([power])
+                decibel_psd = np.array([power])
+            else:
+                tmp_power = power
+                decibel_psd = power.copy()
+            if ref_power is None or ref_power == "peak":
+                ref_power = np.max(decibel_psd)
+            decibel_psd[tmp_power <= min_power] = float("-inf")
+            decibel_psd[tmp_power > min_power] = 10.0 * np.log10(
+                decibel_psd[tmp_power > min_power] / ref_power
+            )
+            if np.isscalar(power):
+                return decibel_psd[0]
+            else:
+                return decibel_psd
+
+        block = self.nix_file.blocks[0]
+        for stim, fish in zip(
+            list(block.data_arrays)[::2], list(block.data_arrays)[1::2]
+        ):
+            beat = stim[:] + fish[:]
+            beat_squared = beat**2
+
+            f, powerspec = welch(beat, fs=40_000.0)
+            powerspec = decibel(powerspec)
+
+            f_sq, powerspec_sq = welch(beat_squared, fs=40_000.0)
+            powerspec_sq = decibel(powerspec_sq)
+            peaks = find_peaks(powerspec_sq, prominence=20)[0]
+            pen = pg.mkPen()
+            self.plot_graph.plot(
+                np.arange(0, len(beat)) / 40_000.0, beat_squared, pen=pen
+            )
+
+    def connect_dac(self):
+        devices = uldaq.get_daq_device_inventory(uldaq.InterfaceType.USB)
+        try:
+            self.daq_device = uldaq.DaqDevice(devices[0])
+            log.debug(f"Found daq devices {len(devices)}, connecting to the first one")
+            self.daq_device.connect()
+            log.debug("Connected")
+        except IndexError:
+            log.debug("DAQ is not connected, closing")
+            self.on_exit()
+        self.daq_connect_button.setDisabled(True)
+
+    def disconnect_dac(self):
+        try:
+            log.debug(f"{self.daq_device}")
+            self.daq_device.disconnect()
+            self.daq_device.release()
+            log.debug(f"{self.daq_device}")
+            self.daq_disconnect_button.setDisabled(True)
+            self.daq_connect_button.setEnabled(True)
+        except AttributeError:
+            log.debug("DAQ was not connected")
+
+    def repros_to_toolbar(self):
+        repro_names, file_names = self.repros.names_of_repros()
+        for rep, fn in zip(repro_names, file_names):
+            individual_repro_button = QAction(rep, self)
+            individual_repro_button.setStatusTip("Button")
+            individual_repro_button.triggered.connect(
+                lambda checked, n=rep, f=fn: self.run_repro(n, f)
+            )
+            self.toolbar.addAction(individual_repro_button)
+
+    def run_repro(self, n, fn):
+        self.text.appendPlainText(f"started Repro {n}, {fn}")
+        worker = Worker(self.repros.run_repro, self.nix_file, n, fn)
        worker.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
        worker.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
        worker.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)

        self.threadpool.start(worker)

-    def recenter_continously_plot(self):
-        self.continously_plot.refresh()
-
-    def plot_continously(self):
-        plot_con = Worker(self.continously_plot.plot)
-        plot_con.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
-        plot_con.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
-        plot_con.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)
-        self.threadpool.start(plot_con)
-
-    def run_daq(self):
-        read_daq = Worker(self.daq_producer.read_analog_continously)
-        read_daq.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
-        read_daq.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
-        read_daq.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)
-        self.threadpool.start(read_daq)
-
-        self.continously_plot.plot()
-
-    def run_sinus(self):
-        sinus_pro = Worker(self.sinus_producer.produce_sin)
-        sinus_pro.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
-        sinus_pro.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
-        sinus_pro.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)
-        self.threadpool.start(sinus_pro)
-
-        self.continously_plot.plot()
-
-    def record(self):
-        self.data_array_analog1, self.data_array_analog2 = (
-            self.nix_writer.create_nix_file(f"{_root}/test/", self.config.metadata)
-        )
-        log.debug("Created nix file")
-
-        nix_writer = Worker(
-            self.nix_writer.write_nix,
-            data_array=self.data_array_analog1,
-            mutex=self.mutex,
-            channel=0,
-            chunk_size=1000,
-        )
-        nix_writer.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
-        nix_writer.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
-        nix_writer.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)
-        self.threadpool.start(nix_writer)
-
-        nix_writer2 = Worker(
-            self.nix_writer.write_nix,
-            data_array=self.data_array_analog2,
-            mutex=self.mutex,
-            channel=0,
-            chunk_size=1000,
-        )
-        nix_writer2.signals.result.connect(self.print_output)
-        nix_writer2.signals.finished.connect(self.thread_complete)
-        nix_writer2.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_fn)
-        self.threadpool.start(nix_writer2)
-
-    def stop_recording(self):
-        self.add_to_textfield("Stopping the recording")
-        self.continously_plot.stop_plotting()
-        self.nix_writer.stop_writing()
-
-        log.debug("Stopping acquisiton")
-        try:
-            self.sinus_producer.stop_request()
-            log.debug("Stopping Sinus")
-        except AttributeError:
-            log.debug("Did not generate Sinus")
-
-        if self.config.settings.daq:
-            log.debug("Stopping DAQ")
-            self.daq_producer.stop_aquisition()
-
-    def add_to_textfield(self, s: str):
-        self.text.appendPlainText(s)
-
    def on_exit(self):
-        log.info("exit button!")
-        self.stop_recording()
-        self.add_to_textfield("exiting")
-        if self.mccdaq:
-            self.mccdaq.disconnect_daq()
-        log.info("closing GUI")
+        print("exit button!")
        self.close()
-
+    
    def on_about(self, e):
        about = AboutDialog(self)
        about.show()

    def print_output(self, s):
-        log.info(s)
-        self.add_to_textfield(s)
+        print(s)

    def thread_complete(self):
-        log.info("Thread complete!")
-        self.add_to_textfield("Thread complete!")
+        print("THREAD COMPLETE!")

    def progress_fn(self, n):
-        print("%d%% done" % n)
+        print("%d%% done" % n)
--- a/pyrelacs/ui/plots/calibration.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/ui/plots/calibration.py
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-from IPython import embed
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-import numpy as np
-from scipy.signal import welch, find_peaks
-from scipy.integrate import romb
-
-
-class CalibrationPlot:
-    def __init__(self, figure: pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget, nix_file):
-        self.figure = figure
-        self.nix_file = nix_file
-
-    def plot(self):
-        self.figure.setBackground("w")
-        self.beat_plot = self.figure.addPlot(row=0, col=0)
-        self.power_plot = self.figure.addPlot(row=1, col=0)
-        self.beat_plot.addLegend()
-        self.power_plot.addLegend()
-        # self.power_plot.setLogMode(x=False, y=True)
-
-        block = self.nix_file.blocks[0]
-        colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "black", "yellow"]
-        for i, (stim, fish) in enumerate(
-            zip(list(block.data_arrays)[::2], list(block.data_arrays)[1::2])
-        ):
-            f_stim, stim_power = welch(
-                stim[:],
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                window="flattop",
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
-            stim_power = self.decibel(stim_power)
-            stim_max_power_index = np.argmax(stim_power)
-            freq_stim = f_stim[stim_max_power_index]
-
-            f_fish, fish_power = welch(
-                fish[:],
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                window="flattop",
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
-            fish_power = self.decibel(fish_power)
-            fish_max_power_index = np.argmax(fish_power)
-            freq_fish = f_fish[fish_max_power_index]
-
-            beat_frequency = np.abs(freq_fish - freq_stim)
-
-            beat = stim[:] + fish[:]
-            beat_squared = beat**2
-
-            f, powerspec = welch(
-                beat_squared,
-                window="flattop",
-                fs=40_000.0,
-                nperseg=100_000,
-            )
-            powerspec = self.decibel(powerspec)
-
-            padding = 20
-            integration_window = powerspec[
-                (f > beat_frequency - padding) & (f < beat_frequency + padding)
-            ]
-
-            peaks = find_peaks(powerspec, prominence=40)[0]
-
-            pen = pg.mkPen(colors[i])
-
-            self.beat_plot.plot(
-                np.arange(0, len(beat)) / 40_000.0,
-                beat,
-                pen=pen,
-                name=stim.name,
-            )
-            self.power_plot.plot(f, powerspec, pen=pen, name=stim.name)
-            self.power_plot.plot(f[peaks], powerspec[peaks], pen=None, symbol="x")
-
-    def decibel(self, power, ref_power=1.0, min_power=1e-20):
-        """Transform power to decibel relative to ref_power.
-
-        \\[ decibel = 10 \\cdot \\log_{10}(power/ref\\_power) \\]
-        Power values smaller than `min_power` are set to `-np.inf`.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        power: float or array
-            Power values, for example from a power spectrum or spectrogram.
-        ref_power: float or None or 'peak'
-            Reference power for computing decibel.
-            If set to `None` or 'peak', the maximum power is used.
-        min_power: float
-            Power values smaller than `min_power` are set to `-np.inf`.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        decibel_psd: array
-            Power values in decibel relative to `ref_power`.
-        """
-        if np.isscalar(power):
-            tmp_power = np.array([power])
-            decibel_psd = np.array([power])
-        else:
-            tmp_power = power
-            decibel_psd = power.copy()
-        if ref_power is None or ref_power == "peak":
-            ref_power = np.max(decibel_psd)
-        decibel_psd[tmp_power <= min_power] = float("-inf")
-        decibel_psd[tmp_power > min_power] = 10.0 * np.log10(
-            decibel_psd[tmp_power > min_power] / ref_power
-        )
-        if np.isscalar(power):
-            return decibel_psd[0]
-        else:
-            return decibel_psd
--- a/pyrelacs/ui/plots/continously.py
+++ b/pyrelacs/ui/plots/continously.py
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-import time
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from IPython import embed
-import numpy as np
-from pyqtgraph.Qt.QtCore import QTimer
-
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-from pyrelacs.util.logging import config_logging
-
-log = config_logging()
-
-
-class Continously:
-    def __init__(self, figure: pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget, buffer: CircBuffer):
-        self.figure = figure
-        self.buffer = buffer
-        self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0 = 0
-        self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_1 = 0
-        self.timer = QTimer()
-
-    def plot(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.figure.setBackground("w")
-
-        prev_plot = self.figure.getItem(row=0, col=0)
-        if prev_plot:
-            self.figure.removeItem(prev_plot)
-        self.analog_in_0 = self.figure.addPlot(row=0, col=0)
-        self.analog_in_1 = self.figure.addPlot(row=1, col=0)
-
-        pen = pg.mkPen("red")
-        self.time_analog_in_0 = np.zeros(self.buffer.size)
-        self.data_analog_in_0 = np.empty(self.buffer.size)
-        self.line_analog_in_0 = self.analog_in_0.plot(
-            self.time_analog_in_0,
-            self.data_analog_in_0,
-            pen=pen,
-            # symbol="o",
-        )
-
-        pen = pg.mkPen("red")
-        self.time_analog_in_1 = np.zeros(self.buffer.size)
-        self.data_analog_in_1 = np.empty(self.buffer.size)
-        self.line_analog_in_1 = self.analog_in_1.plot(
-            self.time_analog_in_1,
-            self.data_analog_in_1,
-            pen=pen,
-            # symbol="o",
-        )
-
-        # self.plot_index = 0
-        self.CHUNK_PLOT = int(self.buffer.samplerate / 6)
-        self.PLOT_HISTORY = 500_000  # The amount of data you want to keep on screen
-        self.timer.setInterval(150)
-        self.timer.timeout.connect(self.update_plot)
-        self.timer.timeout.connect(self.update_plot_1)
-        self.timer.start()
-
-    def update_plot(self):
-        current_index = self.buffer.write_index()
-        total_count = self.buffer.totalcount(channel=0)
-
-        start_time = time.time()
-        if total_count - self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0 >= self.CHUNK_PLOT:
-            try:
-                times, items = self.buffer.read(
-                    self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0,
-                    extend=self.CHUNK_PLOT,
-                    channel=0,
-                )
-                self.time_analog_in_0 = np.concatenate((self.time_analog_in_0, times))[
-                    -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-                ]
-                self.data_analog_in_0 = np.concatenate((self.data_analog_in_0, items))[
-                    -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-                ]
-                self.line_analog_in_0.setData(
-                    self.time_analog_in_0,
-                    self.data_analog_in_0,
-                )
-                self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0 += self.CHUNK_PLOT
-            except IndexError:
-                log.error("Could not acces the data from the buffer for plotting")
-            end_time = time.time()
-            log.debug(f"total time for plotting {end_time - start_time}")
-        else:
-            pass
-
-    def update_plot_1(self):
-        total_count = self.buffer.totalcount(channel=1)
-
-        start_time = time.time()
-        if total_count - self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_1 >= self.CHUNK_PLOT:
-            try:
-                times, items = self.buffer.read(
-                    self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_1,
-                    extend=self.CHUNK_PLOT,
-                    channel=1,
-                )
-                self.time_analog_in_1 = np.concatenate((self.time_analog_in_0, times))[
-                    -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-                ]
-                self.data_analog_in_1 = np.concatenate((self.data_analog_in_0, items))[
-                    -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-                ]
-                self.line_analog_in_1.setData(
-                    self.time_analog_in_1,
-                    self.data_analog_in_1,
-                )
-                self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_1 += self.CHUNK_PLOT
-            except IndexError:
-                log.error("Could not acces the data from the buffer for plotting")
-            end_time = time.time()
-            log.debug(f"total time for plotting {end_time - start_time}")
-        else:
-            pass
-
-    def stop_plotting(self):
-        self.timer.stop()
-        if self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0 > 0:
-            total_count = self.buffer.totalcount()
-            times, items = self.buffer.read(
-                self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0,
-                extend=total_count - self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0,
-            )
-            self.time_analog_in_0 = np.concatenate((self.time_analog_in_0, times))[
-                -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-            ]
-            self.data_analog_in_0 = np.concatenate((self.data_analog_in_0, items))[
-                -self.PLOT_HISTORY :
-            ]
-            self.line_analog_in_0.setData(
-                self.time_analog_in_0,
-                self.data_analog_in_0,
-            )
-            self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0 += (
-                total_count - self.last_plotted_index_analog_in_0
-            )
-
-    def refresh(self):
-        self.analog_in_0.enableAutoRange()
-        self.analog_in_1.enableAutoRange()
--- a/test/test_buffer.py
+++ b/test/test_buffer.py
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-import numpy as np
-from IPython import embed
-
-from pyrelacs.dataio.circbuffer import CircBuffer
-
-
-def test_init():
-    buff = CircBuffer(1000, 2)
-
-    assert buff.size == 1000
-    assert buff.channel_count == 2
-
-
-def test_hasvalue():
-    buff = CircBuffer(1000, 2)
-
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 0) == False
-    assert buff.has_value(-1, 0) == False
-
-    buff.append(10, 0)
-
-    assert buff.write_index(0) == 1
-    assert buff.write_index(1) == 0
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 0) == True
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 1) == False
-
-    buff.append(10, 1)
-    assert buff.write_index(1) == 1
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 1) == True
-
-    for i in range(1100):
-        buff.append(i, 0)
-        buff.append(i, 1)
-    assert buff.write_index(0) == buff.write_index(1)
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 0) == True
-    assert buff.has_value(0, 1) == True
-    assert buff.has_value(buff.write_index(0), 0) == True
-    assert buff.has_value(buff.write_index(1), 1) == True
-
-
-def test_validrange():
-    buff = CircBuffer(1000, 2)
-
-    # without any values the range is (0, 0)
-    assert buff.valid_range() == (0, 0)
-
-    buff.append(0, 0)
-    assert buff.valid_range() == (0, 1)
-
-    for i in range(100):
-        buff.append(i, 0)
-
-    assert buff.valid_range() == (0, 101)
-
-    for i in range(1000):
-        buff.append(i, 0)
-
-    assert buff.valid_range() == (0, 1000)
-
-
-def test_get():
-    buff = CircBuffer(1000, 2)
-
-    # with no items written to the buffer
-    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
-        item = buff.get(index=-1)
-
-    buff.append(10, 0)
-    item = buff.get(index=-1)
-    assert item == 10
-
-    # Check if index is not written jet
-    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
-        item = buff.get(index=10)
-
-    for i in range(1000):
-        buff.append(i, 0)
-    item = buff.get(index=-1)
-    # the first item should be 999.0 because of we append a value in the earlier test
-    assert item == 999.0
-
-    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
-        item = buff.get(10001)
-
-
-def test_read():
-    pass
-
-
-def test_write():
-    buff = CircBuffer(1000, 2)
-
-    samplecount = 1000
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_get()
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