diff --git a/.vs/ProjectSettings.json b/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8b4888565caadc7510be75682268d6c18edd6de
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+++ b/.vs/ProjectSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "CurrentProjectSetting": null
+}
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diff --git a/.vs/PythonSettings.json b/.vs/PythonSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1f2feaab2a99773c9a1cfb0f9560bf7e6ff3194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vs/PythonSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "Interpreter": "CondaEnv|CondaEnv|MOKE"
+}
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diff --git a/.vs/minimoke/v17/.wsuo b/.vs/minimoke/v17/.wsuo
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a03d65b1367365a7cddd83342cbecb31e509573c..984b96b8e61bf0b19419adb56440a45a5d6a7d80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ UI interface for the miniMOKE experimental setup.
 This project requires a conda or miniconda environment with python3.11
 
 ```bash
+pip install pythonnet
 pip install pymeasure
 pip install thorlabs-apt
 pip install nidaqmx
diff --git a/example_C.txt b/example_C.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index efe602275b06e00deff251fdfbef732842127186..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/example_C.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Drawing;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-
-namespace HU_CS_Single_Probe_Example
-{
-    public partial class Form1 : Form
-    {
-        MagnetPhysik.HallProbe myProbe; // requires reference to MagnetPhysik.Usb.dll
-
-        public Form1()
-        {
-            InitializeComponent();          
-        }
-
-        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            myProbe = new MagnetPhysik.HallProbe();
-
-            if (MagnetPhysik.HallProbe.NumberOfProbes < 1)
-            {
-                MessageBox.Show(MagnetPhysik.HallProbe.ErrorMessage, Application.ProductName, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            label1.Text = string.Concat("Probe No. ", myProbe.SerialNumber.ToString());
-
-            timer1.Interval = 500;
-            timer1.Enabled = true;
-        }
-
-        private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            textBox1.Text = myProbe.Tesla.ToString();
-        }       
-    }
-}
-;
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diff --git a/hall_probe.py b/hall_probe.py
index 5bfd4464d7cf228aaf1210abec42553a49620202..813b49fea30f98f4cfbcd3ccb687a0c2691b7aee 100644
--- a/hall_probe.py
+++ b/hall_probe.py
@@ -2,23 +2,24 @@ import ctypes
 import time
 import sys
 import clr
+import platform
 
-# Load the DLL
-# asm = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Magnet-Physik\\USB Teslameter\\MagnetPhysik.Usb.dll")
+print(platform.architecture())
 
-# clr.AddReference(r"C:/Program Files (x86)/Magnet-Physik/USB Teslameter/MagnetPhysik.Usb.dll")
+# Load the DLL
+sys.path.append(r"C:/Program Files (x86)/Magnet-Physik/USB Teslameter/")
+clr.AddReference("MagnetPhysik.Usb")
 
-ctypes.WinDLL(r"C:/Program Files (x86)/Magnet-Physik/USB Teslameter/MagnetPhysik.Usb.dll")
+from MagnetPhysik import HallProbe
 
 # Instantiate Hally - without knowing the exact method to instantiate an object, I am assuming it's 'HallProbe'
-# Hally = asm.HallProbe() 
+hally = HallProbe() 
 
-# print("Why\n")
 
 # # Get Tesla value
-# tesla = Hally.Tesla 
+tesla = hally.Tesla 
 
 # # Loop to print Tesla value every half a second
-# for x in range(100):
-#     print(f"Field[T]: {str(Hally.Tesla())}")
-#     time.sleep(0.5)
+for x in range(100):
+    print("Field[T]: ", hally.Tesla)
+    time.sleep(0.5)
diff --git a/src/classes/status_bar.py b/src/classes/status_bar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5062b1e7945d91b3ea0d405089a7bf919ffbaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/status_bar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import logging
+from logging import _Level
+
+class StatusBarHandler(logging.Handler):
+    def __init__(self, status_bar, level: _Level = 0):
+        super().__init__(level)
+        self.status_bar = status_bar
+    
+    def emit(self, record)
+        message = self.format(record)
+        self.status_bar.show(message, 0)
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diff --git a/src/classes/ui.py b/src/classes/ui.py
index cdab31ecdaf4751fb0c47989dc0abc2c8ed9cdc0..9efaf7142b26948a801899fed96faf2ee2ae8ea9 100644
--- a/src/classes/ui.py
+++ b/src/classes/ui.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QStatusBar
 from pymeasure.display.browser import BrowserItem
 from pymeasure.display.manager import Manager, Experiment
 from pymeasure.display.Qt import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
@@ -210,6 +211,9 @@ class UIWindowBase(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def _layout(self):
         self.main = QtWidgets.QWidget(self)
 
+        self.statusBar = QStatusBar()
+        self.setStatusBar(self.statusBar)
+
         inputs_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
         inputs_vbox = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(inputs_widget)