diff --git a/include/AmptekStatus.h b/include/AmptekStatus.h
index 9ff6cb7a23a03d32e83757489f3009b896945afd..bacc99f3c344a149f91464da174362cceb3c42b3 100644
--- a/include/AmptekStatus.h
+++ b/include/AmptekStatus.h
@@ -12,33 +12,34 @@ public:
     AmptekStatus(const byte* raw, std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> timestamp);
     AmptekStatus();
     ~AmptekStatus();
-    int FastCount();
-    int SlowCount();
-    double DeadTime();
-    double AccTime();
-    double RealTime();
-    int FirmwareMajor();
-    int FirmwareMinor();
-    int FirmwareBuild();
-    int FpgaMajor();
-    int FpgaMinor();
-    int SerialNb();
-    double HighVoltage();
-    double DetectorTemp();
-    int BoardTemp();
-    bool IsPresetTimeReached();
-    bool IsEnabled();
-    bool IsPresetCountReached();
-    bool IsGated();
-    int FpgaClock();
-    int DeviceType();
-    double TecVoltage();
-
-    bool ListModeLMMO();
-    int ListModeClock();
-    int ListModeSync();
-    bool SequentialBufferRunning();
-    int SequentialBufferIndex();
+    int FastCount() const;
+    int SlowCount() const;
+    int GpCount() const;
+    double DeadTime() const;
+    double AccTime() const;
+    double RealTime() const;
+    int FirmwareMajor() const;
+    int FirmwareMinor() const;
+    int FirmwareBuild() const;
+    int FpgaMajor() const;
+    int FpgaMinor() const;
+    int SerialNb() const;
+    double HighVoltage() const;
+    double DetectorTemp() const;
+    int BoardTemp() const;
+    bool IsPresetTimeReached() const;
+    bool IsEnabled() const;
+    bool IsPresetCountReached() const;
+    bool IsGated() const;
+    int FpgaClock() const;
+    int DeviceType() const;
+    double TecVoltage() const;
+
+    bool ListModeLMMO()  const;
+    int ListModeClock()  const;
+    int ListModeSync()  const;
+    bool SequentialBufferRunning()  const;
+    int SequentialBufferIndex()  const;
 
 
     double AgeMillis() const;
diff --git a/python/AmptekHardwareInterface.py b/python/AmptekHardwareInterface.py
index ef98f02e7ef5849791de87783b2be96a5c5ea4c4..02b4bf78a9a15a1a6d70b140e051e34151a027dd 100644
--- a/python/AmptekHardwareInterface.py
+++ b/python/AmptekHardwareInterface.py
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 # This file was automatically generated by SWIG (http://www.swig.org).
-# Version 3.0.12
+# Version 3.0.8
 #
 # Do not make changes to this file unless you know what you are doing--modify
 # the SWIG interface file instead.
 
-from sys import version_info as _swig_python_version_info
-if _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 7, 0):
-    def swig_import_helper():
-        import importlib
-        pkg = __name__.rpartition('.')[0]
-        mname = '.'.join((pkg, '_AmptekHardwareInterface')).lstrip('.')
-        try:
-            return importlib.import_module(mname)
-        except ImportError:
-            return importlib.import_module('_AmptekHardwareInterface')
-    _AmptekHardwareInterface = swig_import_helper()
-    del swig_import_helper
-elif _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 6, 0):
+
+
+
+
+from sys import version_info
+if version_info >= (2, 6, 0):
     def swig_import_helper():
         from os.path import dirname
         import imp
@@ -26,27 +19,22 @@ elif _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 6, 0):
         except ImportError:
             import _AmptekHardwareInterface
             return _AmptekHardwareInterface
-        try:
-            _mod = imp.load_module('_AmptekHardwareInterface', fp, pathname, description)
-        finally:
-            if fp is not None:
+        if fp is not None:
+            try:
+                _mod = imp.load_module('_AmptekHardwareInterface', fp, pathname, description)
+            finally:
                 fp.close()
-        return _mod
+            return _mod
     _AmptekHardwareInterface = swig_import_helper()
     del swig_import_helper
 else:
     import _AmptekHardwareInterface
-del _swig_python_version_info
-
+del version_info
 try:
     _swig_property = property
 except NameError:
     pass  # Python < 2.2 doesn't have 'property'.
 
-try:
-    import builtins as __builtin__
-except ImportError:
-    import __builtin__
 
 def _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, static=1):
     if (name == "thisown"):
@@ -68,22 +56,37 @@ def _swig_setattr(self, class_type, name, value):
     return _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, 0)
 
 
-def _swig_getattr(self, class_type, name):
+def _swig_getattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, static=1):
     if (name == "thisown"):
         return self.this.own()
     method = class_type.__swig_getmethods__.get(name, None)
     if method:
         return method(self)
-    raise AttributeError("'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (class_type.__name__, name))
+    if (not static):
+        return object.__getattr__(self, name)
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError(name)
+
+def _swig_getattr(self, class_type, name):
+    return _swig_getattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, 0)
 
 
 def _swig_repr(self):
     try:
         strthis = "proxy of " + self.this.__repr__()
-    except __builtin__.Exception:
+    except Exception:
         strthis = ""
     return "<%s.%s; %s >" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, strthis,)
 
+try:
+    _object = object
+    _newclass = 1
+except AttributeError:
+    class _object:
+        pass
+    _newclass = 0
+
+
 
 def _swig_setattr_nondynamic_method(set):
     def set_attr(self, name, value):
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ class IntVector(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_IntVector(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
 
     def push_back(self, x):
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ class StringVector(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_StringVector(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
 
     def push_back(self, x):
@@ -456,7 +459,7 @@ class DoubleVector(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_DoubleVector(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
 
     def push_back(self, x):
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ class UIntVector(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_UIntVector(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
 
     def push_back(self, x):
@@ -597,10 +600,20 @@ class UIntVector(object):
 UIntVector_swigregister = _AmptekHardwareInterface.UIntVector_swigregister
 UIntVector_swigregister(UIntVector)
 
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.SPECLEN_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 SPECLEN = _AmptekHardwareInterface.SPECLEN
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.NOT_CONNECTED_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 NOT_CONNECTED = _AmptekHardwareInterface.NOT_CONNECTED
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.ON_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 ON = _AmptekHardwareInterface.ON
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.RECORDING_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 RECORDING = _AmptekHardwareInterface.RECORDING
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.ERROR_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 ERROR = _AmptekHardwareInterface.ERROR
 class AmptekHardwareInterface(object):
     thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
@@ -610,7 +623,7 @@ class AmptekHardwareInterface(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_AmptekHardwareInterface()
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
     __swig_destroy__ = _AmptekHardwareInterface.delete_AmptekHardwareInterface
     __del__ = lambda self: None
@@ -686,6 +699,8 @@ class AmptekHardwareInterface(object):
 AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister = _AmptekHardwareInterface.AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister
 AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister(AmptekHardwareInterface)
 
+
+_AmptekHardwareInterface.STATUS_SIZE_swigconstant(_AmptekHardwareInterface)
 STATUS_SIZE = _AmptekHardwareInterface.STATUS_SIZE
 class AmptekStatus(object):
     thisown = _swig_property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
@@ -695,7 +710,7 @@ class AmptekStatus(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_AmptekStatus(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
     __swig_destroy__ = _AmptekHardwareInterface.delete_AmptekStatus
     __del__ = lambda self: None
@@ -706,6 +721,9 @@ class AmptekStatus(object):
     def SlowCount(self):
         return _AmptekHardwareInterface.AmptekStatus_SlowCount(self)
 
+    def GpCount(self):
+        return _AmptekHardwareInterface.AmptekStatus_GpCount(self)
+
     def DeadTime(self):
         return _AmptekHardwareInterface.AmptekStatus_DeadTime(self)
 
@@ -794,7 +812,7 @@ class AmptekSpectrum(object):
         this = _AmptekHardwareInterface.new_AmptekSpectrum(*args)
         try:
             self.this.append(this)
-        except __builtin__.Exception:
+        except Exception:
             self.this = this
 
     def AgeMillis(self):
diff --git a/python/AmptekHardwareInterface_wrap.cpp b/python/AmptekHardwareInterface_wrap.cpp
index 696f3ab6f49a0c7927df6b61bd3d5fff9fe99ac9..01284bc2266d26cdf52ece2f2e412109b8f7381c 100644
--- a/python/AmptekHardwareInterface_wrap.cpp
+++ b/python/AmptekHardwareInterface_wrap.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * This file was automatically generated by SWIG (http://www.swig.org).
- * Version 3.0.12
+ * Version 3.0.8
  *
  * This file is not intended to be easily readable and contains a number of
  * coding conventions designed to improve portability and efficiency. Do not make
@@ -106,11 +106,9 @@ template <typename T> T SwigValueInit() {
 #endif
 
 /* exporting methods */
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#  if (__GNUC__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)
-#    ifndef GCC_HASCLASSVISIBILITY
-#      define GCC_HASCLASSVISIBILITY
-#    endif
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4)
+#  ifndef GCC_HASCLASSVISIBILITY
+#    define GCC_HASCLASSVISIBILITY
 #  endif
 #endif
 
@@ -670,16 +668,16 @@ SWIG_UnpackData(const char *c, void *ptr, size_t sz) {
     char d = *(c++);
     unsigned char uu;
     if ((d >= '0') && (d <= '9'))
-      uu = (unsigned char)((d - '0') << 4);
+      uu = ((d - '0') << 4);
     else if ((d >= 'a') && (d <= 'f'))
-      uu = (unsigned char)((d - ('a'-10)) << 4);
+      uu = ((d - ('a'-10)) << 4);
     else
       return (char *) 0;
     d = *(c++);
     if ((d >= '0') && (d <= '9'))
-      uu |= (unsigned char)(d - '0');
+      uu |= (d - '0');
     else if ((d >= 'a') && (d <= 'f'))
-      uu |= (unsigned char)(d - ('a'-10));
+      uu |= (d - ('a'-10));
     else
       return (char *) 0;
     *u = uu;
@@ -862,6 +860,10 @@ PyString_FromFormat(const char *fmt, ...) {
 }
 #endif
 
+/* Add PyObject_Del for old Pythons */
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x01060000
+# define PyObject_Del(op) PyMem_DEL((op))
+#endif
 #ifndef PyObject_DEL
 # define PyObject_DEL PyObject_Del
 #endif
@@ -976,7 +978,6 @@ typedef destructor freefunc;
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03020000
 #define PyDescr_TYPE(x) (((PyDescrObject *)(x))->d_type)
 #define PyDescr_NAME(x) (((PyDescrObject *)(x))->d_name)
-#define Py_hash_t long
 #endif
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1925,6 +1926,7 @@ SwigPyObject_TypeOnce(void) {
   static int type_init = 0;
   if (!type_init) {
     const PyTypeObject tmp = {
+      /* PyObject header changed in Python 3 */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
       PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 #else
@@ -1935,7 +1937,7 @@ SwigPyObject_TypeOnce(void) {
       sizeof(SwigPyObject),                 /* tp_basicsize */
       0,                                    /* tp_itemsize */
       (destructor)SwigPyObject_dealloc,     /* tp_dealloc */
-      0,                                    /* tp_print */
+      0,				    /* tp_print */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02020000
       (getattrfunc)SwigPyObject_getattr,    /* tp_getattr */
 #else
@@ -1943,7 +1945,7 @@ SwigPyObject_TypeOnce(void) {
 #endif
       (setattrfunc)0,                       /* tp_setattr */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-      0, /* tp_reserved in 3.0.1, tp_compare in 3.0.0 but not used */
+    0, /* tp_reserved in 3.0.1, tp_compare in 3.0.0 but not used */
 #else
       (cmpfunc)SwigPyObject_compare,        /* tp_compare */
 #endif
@@ -1953,7 +1955,7 @@ SwigPyObject_TypeOnce(void) {
       0,                                    /* tp_as_mapping */
       (hashfunc)0,                          /* tp_hash */
       (ternaryfunc)0,                       /* tp_call */
-      0,                                    /* tp_str */
+      0,				    /* tp_str */
       PyObject_GenericGetAttr,              /* tp_getattro */
       0,                                    /* tp_setattro */
       0,                                    /* tp_as_buffer */
@@ -2116,6 +2118,7 @@ SwigPyPacked_TypeOnce(void) {
   static int type_init = 0;
   if (!type_init) {
     const PyTypeObject tmp = {
+      /* PyObject header changed in Python 3 */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
       PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 #else
@@ -3064,7 +3067,7 @@ static swig_module_info swig_module = {swig_types, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 #endif
 #define SWIG_name    "_AmptekHardwareInterface"
 
-#define SWIGVERSION 0x030012 
+#define SWIGVERSION 0x030008 
 #define SWIG_VERSION SWIGVERSION
 
 
@@ -3175,7 +3178,6 @@ namespace swig {
 #endif
 
 
-#include <typeinfo>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 
@@ -3325,7 +3327,7 @@ SWIG_AsVal_double (PyObject *obj, double *val)
     return SWIG_OK;
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
   } else if (PyInt_Check(obj)) {
-    if (val) *val = (double) PyInt_AsLong(obj);
+    if (val) *val = PyInt_AsLong(obj);
     return SWIG_OK;
 #endif
   } else if (PyLong_Check(obj)) {
@@ -3446,109 +3448,23 @@ SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long (PyObject *obj, unsigned long *val)
 }
 
 
-#include <limits.h>
-#if !defined(SWIG_NO_LLONG_MAX)
-# if !defined(LLONG_MAX) && defined(__GNUC__) && defined (__LONG_LONG_MAX__)
-#   define LLONG_MAX __LONG_LONG_MAX__
-#   define LLONG_MIN (-LLONG_MAX - 1LL)
-#   define ULLONG_MAX (LLONG_MAX * 2ULL + 1ULL)
-# endif
-#endif
-
-
-#if defined(LLONG_MAX) && !defined(SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE)
-#  define SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-#endif
-
-
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-SWIGINTERN int
-SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long_SS_long (PyObject *obj, unsigned long long *val)
-{
-  int res = SWIG_TypeError;
-  if (PyLong_Check(obj)) {
-    unsigned long long v = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(obj);
-    if (!PyErr_Occurred()) {
-      if (val) *val = v;
-      return SWIG_OK;
-    } else {
-      PyErr_Clear();
-      res = SWIG_OverflowError;
-    }
-  } else {
-    unsigned long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long (obj,&v);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
-      if (val) *val = v;
-      return res;
-    }
-  }
-#ifdef SWIG_PYTHON_CAST_MODE
-  {
-    const double mant_max = 1LL << DBL_MANT_DIG;
-    double d;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_double (obj,&d);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && !SWIG_CanCastAsInteger(&d, 0, mant_max))
-      return SWIG_OverflowError;
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && SWIG_CanCastAsInteger(&d, 0, mant_max)) {
-      if (val) *val = (unsigned long long)(d);
-      return SWIG_AddCast(res);
-    }
-    res = SWIG_TypeError;
-  }
-#endif
-  return res;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 SWIGINTERNINLINE int
 SWIG_AsVal_size_t (PyObject * obj, size_t *val)
 {
-  int res = SWIG_TypeError;
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  if (sizeof(size_t) <= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
-#endif
-    unsigned long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< size_t >(v);
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  } else if (sizeof(size_t) <= sizeof(unsigned long long)) {
-    unsigned long long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long_SS_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< size_t >(v);
-  }
-#endif
+  unsigned long v;
+  int res = SWIG_AsVal_unsigned_SS_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
+  if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< size_t >(v);
   return res;
 }
 
 
-  #define SWIG_From_long   PyInt_FromLong 
-
-
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-SWIGINTERNINLINE PyObject* 
-SWIG_From_long_SS_long  (long long value)
-{
-  return ((value < LONG_MIN) || (value > LONG_MAX)) ?
-    PyLong_FromLongLong(value) : PyInt_FromLong(static_cast< long >(value));
-}
-#endif
+  #define SWIG_From_long   PyLong_FromLong 
 
 
 SWIGINTERNINLINE PyObject *
 SWIG_From_ptrdiff_t  (ptrdiff_t value)
 {    
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  if (sizeof(ptrdiff_t) <= sizeof(long)) {
-#endif
-    return SWIG_From_long  (static_cast< long >(value));
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  } else {
-    /* assume sizeof(ptrdiff_t) <= sizeof(long long) */
-    return SWIG_From_long_SS_long  (static_cast< long long >(value));
-  }
-#endif
+  return SWIG_From_long  (static_cast< long >(value));
 }
 
 
@@ -3602,65 +3518,12 @@ SWIG_AsVal_long (PyObject *obj, long* val)
 }
 
 
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-SWIGINTERN int
-SWIG_AsVal_long_SS_long (PyObject *obj, long long *val)
-{
-  int res = SWIG_TypeError;
-  if (PyLong_Check(obj)) {
-    long long v = PyLong_AsLongLong(obj);
-    if (!PyErr_Occurred()) {
-      if (val) *val = v;
-      return SWIG_OK;
-    } else {
-      PyErr_Clear();
-      res = SWIG_OverflowError;
-    }
-  } else {
-    long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_long (obj,&v);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
-      if (val) *val = v;
-      return res;
-    }
-  }
-#ifdef SWIG_PYTHON_CAST_MODE
-  {
-    const double mant_max = 1LL << DBL_MANT_DIG;
-    const double mant_min = -mant_max;
-    double d;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_double (obj,&d);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && !SWIG_CanCastAsInteger(&d, mant_min, mant_max))
-      return SWIG_OverflowError;
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && SWIG_CanCastAsInteger(&d, mant_min, mant_max)) {
-      if (val) *val = (long long)(d);
-      return SWIG_AddCast(res);
-    }
-    res = SWIG_TypeError;
-  }
-#endif
-  return res;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 SWIGINTERNINLINE int
 SWIG_AsVal_ptrdiff_t (PyObject * obj, ptrdiff_t *val)
 {
-  int res = SWIG_TypeError;
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  if (sizeof(ptrdiff_t) <= sizeof(long)) {
-#endif
-    long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< ptrdiff_t >(v);
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  } else if (sizeof(ptrdiff_t) <= sizeof(long long)) {
-    long long v;
-    res = SWIG_AsVal_long_SS_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
-    if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< ptrdiff_t >(v);
-  }
-#endif
+  long v;
+  int res = SWIG_AsVal_long (obj, val ? &v : 0);
+  if (SWIG_IsOK(res) && val) *val = static_cast< ptrdiff_t >(v);
   return res;
 }
 
@@ -3701,21 +3564,8 @@ namespace swig {
     return traits<typename noconst_traits<Type >::noconst_type >::type_name();
   }
 
-  template <class Type> struct traits_info {
-    static swig_type_info *type_query(std::string name) {
-      name += " *";
-      return SWIG_TypeQuery(name.c_str());
-    }
-    static swig_type_info *type_info() {
-      static swig_type_info *info = type_query(type_name<Type>());
-      return info;
-    }
-  };
-
-  /*
-    Partial specialization for pointers (traits_info)
-  */
-  template <class Type> struct traits_info<Type *> {
+  template <class Type>
+  struct traits_info {
     static swig_type_info *type_query(std::string name) {
       name += " *";
       return SWIG_TypeQuery(name.c_str());
@@ -3732,7 +3582,7 @@ namespace swig {
   }
 
   /*
-    Partial specialization for pointers (traits)
+    Partial specialization for pointers
   */
   template <class Type> struct traits <Type *> {
     typedef pointer_category category;
@@ -3802,8 +3652,7 @@ namespace swig {
   struct traits_asptr {   
     static int asptr(PyObject *obj, Type **val) {
       Type *p;
-      swig_type_info *descriptor = type_info<Type>();
-      int res = descriptor ? SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj, (void **)&p, descriptor, 0) : SWIG_ERROR;
+      int res = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj, (void**)&p, type_info<Type>(), 0);
       if (SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
 	if (val) *val = p;
       }
@@ -3951,7 +3800,7 @@ namespace swig {
 
 namespace std {
   template <>
-  struct less <PyObject *>
+  struct less <PyObject *>: public binary_function<PyObject *, PyObject *, bool>
   {
     bool
     operator()(PyObject * v, PyObject *w) const
@@ -3976,7 +3825,7 @@ namespace std {
   };
 
   template <>
-  struct less <swig::SwigPtr_PyObject>
+  struct less <swig::SwigPtr_PyObject>: public binary_function<swig::SwigPtr_PyObject, swig::SwigPtr_PyObject, bool>
   {
     bool
     operator()(const swig::SwigPtr_PyObject& v, const swig::SwigPtr_PyObject& w) const
@@ -3986,7 +3835,7 @@ namespace std {
   };
 
   template <>
-  struct less <swig::SwigVar_PyObject>
+  struct less <swig::SwigVar_PyObject>: public binary_function<swig::SwigVar_PyObject, swig::SwigVar_PyObject, bool>
   {
     bool
     operator()(const swig::SwigVar_PyObject& v, const swig::SwigVar_PyObject& w) const
@@ -4049,7 +3898,7 @@ namespace swig {
     if (step == 0) {
       throw std::invalid_argument("slice step cannot be zero");
     } else if (step > 0) {
-      // Required range: 0 <= i < size, 0 <= j < size, i <= j
+      // Required range: 0 <= i < size, 0 <= j < size
       if (i < 0) {
         ii = 0;
       } else if (i < (Difference)size) {
@@ -4057,15 +3906,13 @@ namespace swig {
       } else if (insert && (i >= (Difference)size)) {
         ii = (Difference)size;
       }
-      if (j < 0) {
+      if ( j < 0 ) {
         jj = 0;
       } else {
         jj = (j < (Difference)size) ? j : (Difference)size;
       }
-      if (jj < ii)
-        jj = ii;
     } else {
-      // Required range: -1 <= i < size-1, -1 <= j < size-1, i >= j
+      // Required range: -1 <= i < size-1, -1 <= j < size-1
       if (i < -1) {
         ii = -1;
       } else if (i < (Difference) size) {
@@ -4078,8 +3925,6 @@ namespace swig {
       } else {
         jj = (j < (Difference)size ) ? j : (Difference)(size-1);
       }
-      if (ii < jj)
-        ii = jj;
     }
   }
 
@@ -4105,13 +3950,6 @@ namespace swig {
     seq->erase(position);
   }
 
-  template <class Sequence>
-  struct traits_reserve {
-    static void reserve(Sequence & /*seq*/, typename Sequence::size_type /*n*/) {
-      // This should be specialized for types that support reserve
-    }
-  };
-
   template <class Sequence, class Difference>
   inline Sequence*
   getslice(const Sequence* self, Difference i, Difference j, Py_ssize_t step) {
@@ -4129,7 +3967,6 @@ namespace swig {
         return new Sequence(sb, se);
       } else {
         Sequence *sequence = new Sequence();
-        swig::traits_reserve<Sequence>::reserve(*sequence, (jj - ii + step - 1) / step);
         typename Sequence::const_iterator it = sb;
         while (it!=se) {
           sequence->push_back(*it);
@@ -4140,16 +3977,17 @@ namespace swig {
       } 
     } else {
       Sequence *sequence = new Sequence();
-      swig::traits_reserve<Sequence>::reserve(*sequence, (ii - jj - step - 1) / -step);
-      typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator sb = self->rbegin();
-      typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator se = self->rbegin();
-      std::advance(sb,size-ii-1);
-      std::advance(se,size-jj-1);
-      typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator it = sb;
-      while (it!=se) {
-        sequence->push_back(*it);
-        for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<-step && it!=se; ++c)
-          it++;
+      if (ii > jj) {
+        typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator sb = self->rbegin();
+        typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator se = self->rbegin();
+        std::advance(sb,size-ii-1);
+        std::advance(se,size-jj-1);
+        typename Sequence::const_reverse_iterator it = sb;
+        while (it!=se) {
+          sequence->push_back(*it);
+          for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<-step && it!=se; ++c)
+            it++;
+        }
       }
       return sequence;
     }
@@ -4163,11 +4001,12 @@ namespace swig {
     Difference jj = 0;
     swig::slice_adjust(i, j, step, size, ii, jj, true);
     if (step > 0) {
+      if (jj < ii)
+        jj = ii;
       if (step == 1) {
         size_t ssize = jj - ii;
         if (ssize <= is.size()) {
           // expanding/staying the same size
-          swig::traits_reserve<Sequence>::reserve(*self, self->size() - ssize + is.size());
           typename Sequence::iterator sb = self->begin();
           typename InputSeq::const_iterator isit = is.begin();
           std::advance(sb,ii);
@@ -4201,6 +4040,8 @@ namespace swig {
         }
       }
     } else {
+      if (jj > ii)
+        jj = ii;
       size_t replacecount = (ii - jj - step - 1) / -step;
       if (is.size() != replacecount) {
         char msg[1024];
@@ -4226,33 +4067,37 @@ namespace swig {
     Difference jj = 0;
     swig::slice_adjust(i, j, step, size, ii, jj, true);
     if (step > 0) {
-      typename Sequence::iterator sb = self->begin();
-      std::advance(sb,ii);
-      if (step == 1) {
-        typename Sequence::iterator se = self->begin();
-        std::advance(se,jj);
-        self->erase(sb,se);
-      } else {
-        typename Sequence::iterator it = sb;
-        size_t delcount = (jj - ii + step - 1) / step;
+      if (jj > ii) {
+        typename Sequence::iterator sb = self->begin();
+        std::advance(sb,ii);
+        if (step == 1) {
+          typename Sequence::iterator se = self->begin();
+          std::advance(se,jj);
+          self->erase(sb,se);
+        } else {
+          typename Sequence::iterator it = sb;
+          size_t delcount = (jj - ii + step - 1) / step;
+          while (delcount) {
+            it = self->erase(it);
+            for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<(step-1) && it != self->end(); ++c)
+              it++;
+            delcount--;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (ii > jj) {
+        typename Sequence::reverse_iterator sb = self->rbegin();
+        std::advance(sb,size-ii-1);
+        typename Sequence::reverse_iterator it = sb;
+        size_t delcount = (ii - jj - step - 1) / -step;
         while (delcount) {
-          it = self->erase(it);
-          for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<(step-1) && it != self->end(); ++c)
+          it = typename Sequence::reverse_iterator(self->erase((++it).base()));
+          for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<(-step-1) && it != self->rend(); ++c)
             it++;
           delcount--;
         }
       }
-    } else {
-      typename Sequence::reverse_iterator sb = self->rbegin();
-      std::advance(sb,size-ii-1);
-      typename Sequence::reverse_iterator it = sb;
-      size_t delcount = (ii - jj - step - 1) / -step;
-      while (delcount) {
-        it = typename Sequence::reverse_iterator(self->erase((++it).base()));
-        for (Py_ssize_t c=0; c<(-step-1) && it != self->rend(); ++c)
-          it++;
-        delcount--;
-      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -4708,6 +4553,16 @@ namespace swig
 }
 
 
+#include <limits.h>
+#if !defined(SWIG_NO_LLONG_MAX)
+# if !defined(LLONG_MAX) && defined(__GNUC__) && defined (__LONG_LONG_MAX__)
+#   define LLONG_MAX __LONG_LONG_MAX__
+#   define LLONG_MIN (-LLONG_MAX - 1LL)
+#   define ULLONG_MAX (LLONG_MAX * 2ULL + 1ULL)
+# endif
+#endif
+
+
 SWIGINTERN int
 SWIG_AsVal_int (PyObject * obj, int *val)
 {
@@ -4771,8 +4626,8 @@ namespace swig {
     static int asptr(PyObject *obj, sequence **seq) {
       if (obj == Py_None || SWIG_Python_GetSwigThis(obj)) {
 	sequence *p;
-	swig_type_info *descriptor = swig::type_info<sequence>();
-	if (descriptor && SWIG_IsOK(::SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj, (void **)&p, descriptor, 0))) {
+	if (::SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj,(void**)&p,
+			      swig::type_info<sequence>(),0) == SWIG_OK) {
 	  if (seq) *seq = p;
 	  return SWIG_OLDOBJ;
 	}
@@ -4811,7 +4666,7 @@ namespace swig {
 #ifdef SWIG_PYTHON_EXTRA_NATIVE_CONTAINERS
       swig_type_info *desc = swig::type_info<sequence>();
       if (desc && desc->clientdata) {
-	return SWIG_InternalNewPointerObj(new sequence(seq), desc, SWIG_POINTER_OWN);
+	return SWIG_NewPointerObj(new sequence(seq), desc, SWIG_POINTER_OWN);
       }
 #endif
       size_type size = seq.size();
@@ -4832,13 +4687,6 @@ namespace swig {
 
 
   namespace swig {
-    template <class T>
-    struct traits_reserve<std::vector<T> > {
-      static void reserve(std::vector<T> &seq, typename std::vector<T>::size_type n) {
-        seq.reserve(n);
-      }
-    };
-
     template <class T>
     struct traits_asptr<std::vector<T> >  {
       static int asptr(PyObject *obj, std::vector<T> **vec) {
@@ -4881,33 +4729,14 @@ SWIGINTERNINLINE PyObject*
 SWIG_From_unsigned_SS_long  (unsigned long value)
 {
   return (value > LONG_MAX) ?
-    PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(value) : PyInt_FromLong(static_cast< long >(value));
-}
-
-
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-SWIGINTERNINLINE PyObject* 
-SWIG_From_unsigned_SS_long_SS_long  (unsigned long long value)
-{
-  return (value > LONG_MAX) ?
-    PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(value) : PyInt_FromLong(static_cast< long >(value));
+    PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(value) : PyLong_FromLong(static_cast< long >(value)); 
 }
-#endif
 
 
 SWIGINTERNINLINE PyObject *
 SWIG_From_size_t  (size_t value)
 {    
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  if (sizeof(size_t) <= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
-#endif
-    return SWIG_From_unsigned_SS_long  (static_cast< unsigned long >(value));
-#ifdef SWIG_LONG_LONG_AVAILABLE
-  } else {
-    /* assume sizeof(size_t) <= sizeof(unsigned long long) */
-    return SWIG_From_unsigned_SS_long_SS_long  (static_cast< unsigned long long >(value));
-  }
-#endif
+  return SWIG_From_unsigned_SS_long  (static_cast< unsigned long >(value));
 }
 
 SWIGINTERN std::vector< int,std::allocator< int > > *std_vector_Sl_int_Sg____getslice__(std::vector< int > *self,std::vector< int >::difference_type i,std::vector< int >::difference_type j){
@@ -5007,18 +4836,13 @@ SWIGINTERN int
 SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(PyObject *obj, char** cptr, size_t* psize, int *alloc)
 {
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
-#if defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
-  if (PyBytes_Check(obj))
-#else
   if (PyUnicode_Check(obj))
-#endif
 #else  
   if (PyString_Check(obj))
 #endif
   {
     char *cstr; Py_ssize_t len;
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
-#if !defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
     if (!alloc && cptr) {
         /* We can't allow converting without allocation, since the internal
            representation of string in Python 3 is UCS-2/UCS-4 but we require
@@ -5027,9 +4851,8 @@ SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(PyObject *obj, char** cptr, size_t* psize, int *alloc)
         return SWIG_RuntimeError;
     }
     obj = PyUnicode_AsUTF8String(obj);
-    if(alloc) *alloc = SWIG_NEWOBJ;
-#endif
     PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(obj, &cstr, &len);
+    if(alloc) *alloc = SWIG_NEWOBJ;
 #else
     PyString_AsStringAndSize(obj, &cstr, &len);
 #endif
@@ -5050,34 +4873,26 @@ SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(PyObject *obj, char** cptr, size_t* psize, int *alloc)
 	if (*alloc == SWIG_NEWOBJ) 
 #endif
 	{
-	  *cptr = reinterpret_cast< char* >(memcpy(new char[len + 1], cstr, sizeof(char)*(len + 1)));
+	  *cptr = reinterpret_cast< char* >(memcpy((new char[len + 1]), cstr, sizeof(char)*(len + 1)));
 	  *alloc = SWIG_NEWOBJ;
 	} else {
 	  *cptr = cstr;
 	  *alloc = SWIG_OLDOBJ;
 	}
       } else {
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
-#if defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
-	*cptr = PyBytes_AsString(obj);
-#else
-	assert(0); /* Should never reach here with Unicode strings in Python 3 */
-#endif
-#else
+	#if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
+	assert(0); /* Should never reach here in Python 3 */
+	#endif
 	*cptr = SWIG_Python_str_AsChar(obj);
-#endif
       }
     }
     if (psize) *psize = len + 1;
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000 && !defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX>=0x03000000
     Py_XDECREF(obj);
 #endif
     return SWIG_OK;
   } else {
 #if defined(SWIG_PYTHON_2_UNICODE)
-#if defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
-#error "Cannot use both SWIG_PYTHON_2_UNICODE and SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR at once"
-#endif
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX<0x03000000
     if (PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
       char *cstr; Py_ssize_t len;
@@ -5088,7 +4903,7 @@ SWIG_AsCharPtrAndSize(PyObject *obj, char** cptr, size_t* psize, int *alloc)
       if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(obj, &cstr, &len) != -1) {
         if (cptr) {
           if (alloc) *alloc = SWIG_NEWOBJ;
-          *cptr = reinterpret_cast< char* >(memcpy(new char[len + 1], cstr, sizeof(char)*(len + 1)));
+          *cptr = reinterpret_cast< char* >(memcpy((new char[len + 1]), cstr, sizeof(char)*(len + 1)));
         }
         if (psize) *psize = len + 1;
 
@@ -5175,15 +4990,11 @@ SWIG_FromCharPtrAndSize(const char* carray, size_t size)
 	SWIG_InternalNewPointerObj(const_cast< char * >(carray), pchar_descriptor, 0) : SWIG_Py_Void();
     } else {
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-#if defined(SWIG_PYTHON_STRICT_BYTE_CHAR)
-      return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(carray, static_cast< Py_ssize_t >(size));
-#else
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03010000
       return PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(carray, static_cast< Py_ssize_t >(size), "surrogateescape");
 #else
       return PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(carray, static_cast< Py_ssize_t >(size));
 #endif
-#endif
 #else
       return PyString_FromStringAndSize(carray, static_cast< Py_ssize_t >(size));
 #endif
@@ -6453,7 +6264,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *SwigPyIterator_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_swig__SwigPyIterator, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -8371,7 +8182,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *IntVector_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_std__vectorT_int_std__allocatorT_int_t_t, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -10319,7 +10130,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *StringVector_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_std__vectorT_std__string_std__allocatorT_std__string_t_t, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -12237,7 +12048,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *DoubleVector_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_std__vectorT_double_std__allocatorT_double_t_t, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -14155,11 +13966,66 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *UIntVector_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_std__vectorT_unsigned_int_std__allocatorT_unsigned_int_t_t, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *SPECLEN_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "SPECLEN",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(8192)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *NOT_CONNECTED_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "NOT_CONNECTED",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(NOT_CONNECTED)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *ON_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "ON",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(ON)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *RECORDING_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "RECORDING",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(RECORDING)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *ERROR_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "ERROR",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(ERROR)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_new_AmptekHardwareInterface(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   AmptekHardwareInterface *result = 0 ;
@@ -14928,11 +14794,22 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekHardwareInterface, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
 
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *STATUS_SIZE_swigconstant(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *module;
+  PyObject *d;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigconstant", &module)) return NULL;
+  d = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+  if (!d) return NULL;
+  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "STATUS_SIZE",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(64)));
+  return SWIG_Py_Void();
+}
+
+
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_new_AmptekStatus__SWIG_0(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
   byte *arg1 = (byte *) 0 ;
@@ -15087,10 +14964,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FastCount(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FastCount",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FastCount" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FastCount" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FastCount();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FastCount();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15109,10 +14986,32 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_SlowCount(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_SlowCount",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SlowCount" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SlowCount" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
+  }
+  arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->SlowCount();
+  resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
+  return resultobj;
+fail:
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
+SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_GpCount(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
+  PyObject *resultobj = 0;
+  AmptekStatus *arg1 = (AmptekStatus *) 0 ;
+  void *argp1 = 0 ;
+  int res1 = 0 ;
+  PyObject * obj0 = 0 ;
+  int result;
+  
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_GpCount",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
+  res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_GpCount" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->SlowCount();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->GpCount();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15131,10 +15030,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_DeadTime(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self),
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_DeadTime",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DeadTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DeadTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->DeadTime();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->DeadTime();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15153,10 +15052,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_AccTime(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self),
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_AccTime",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_AccTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_AccTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->AccTime();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->AccTime();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15175,10 +15074,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_RealTime(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self),
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_RealTime",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_RealTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_RealTime" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->RealTime();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->RealTime();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15197,10 +15096,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FirmwareMajor(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(s
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FirmwareMajor",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareMajor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareMajor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FirmwareMajor();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FirmwareMajor();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15219,10 +15118,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FirmwareMinor(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(s
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FirmwareMinor",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareMinor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareMinor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FirmwareMinor();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FirmwareMinor();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15241,10 +15140,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FirmwareBuild(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(s
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FirmwareBuild",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareBuild" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FirmwareBuild" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FirmwareBuild();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FirmwareBuild();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15263,10 +15162,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FpgaMajor(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FpgaMajor",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaMajor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaMajor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FpgaMajor();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FpgaMajor();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15285,10 +15184,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FpgaMinor(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FpgaMinor",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaMinor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaMinor" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FpgaMinor();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FpgaMinor();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15307,10 +15206,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_SerialNb(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self),
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_SerialNb",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SerialNb" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SerialNb" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->SerialNb();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->SerialNb();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15329,10 +15228,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_HighVoltage(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(sel
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_HighVoltage",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_HighVoltage" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_HighVoltage" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->HighVoltage();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->HighVoltage();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15351,10 +15250,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_DetectorTemp(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(se
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_DetectorTemp",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DetectorTemp" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DetectorTemp" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->DetectorTemp();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->DetectorTemp();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15373,10 +15272,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_BoardTemp(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_BoardTemp",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_BoardTemp" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_BoardTemp" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->BoardTemp();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->BoardTemp();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15395,10 +15294,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_IsPresetTimeReached(PyObject *SWIGUNUSED
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_IsPresetTimeReached",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsPresetTimeReached" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsPresetTimeReached" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->IsPresetTimeReached();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->IsPresetTimeReached();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15417,10 +15316,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_IsEnabled(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_IsEnabled",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsEnabled" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsEnabled" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->IsEnabled();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->IsEnabled();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15439,10 +15338,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_IsPresetCountReached(PyObject *SWIGUNUSE
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_IsPresetCountReached",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsPresetCountReached" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsPresetCountReached" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->IsPresetCountReached();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->IsPresetCountReached();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15461,10 +15360,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_IsGated(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self),
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_IsGated",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsGated" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_IsGated" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->IsGated();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->IsGated();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15483,10 +15382,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_FpgaClock(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_FpgaClock",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaClock" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_FpgaClock" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->FpgaClock();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->FpgaClock();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15505,10 +15404,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_DeviceType(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_DeviceType",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DeviceType" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_DeviceType" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->DeviceType();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->DeviceType();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15527,10 +15426,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_TecVoltage(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_TecVoltage",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_TecVoltage" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_TecVoltage" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (double)(arg1)->TecVoltage();
+  result = (double)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->TecVoltage();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_double(static_cast< double >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15549,10 +15448,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_ListModeLMMO(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(se
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_ListModeLMMO",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeLMMO" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeLMMO" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->ListModeLMMO();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->ListModeLMMO();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15571,10 +15470,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_ListModeClock(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(s
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_ListModeClock",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeClock" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeClock" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->ListModeClock();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->ListModeClock();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15593,10 +15492,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_ListModeSync(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(se
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_ListModeSync",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeSync" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_ListModeSync" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->ListModeSync();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->ListModeSync();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15615,10 +15514,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferRunning(PyObject *SWIGUN
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferRunning",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferRunning" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferRunning" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (bool)(arg1)->SequentialBufferRunning();
+  result = (bool)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->SequentialBufferRunning();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_bool(static_cast< bool >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15637,10 +15536,10 @@ SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferIndex(PyObject *SWIGUNUS
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferIndex",&obj0)) SWIG_fail;
   res1 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj0, &argp1,SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, 0 |  0 );
   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1)) {
-    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferIndex" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus *""'"); 
+    SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res1), "in method '" "AmptekStatus_SequentialBufferIndex" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "AmptekStatus const *""'"); 
   }
   arg1 = reinterpret_cast< AmptekStatus * >(argp1);
-  result = (int)(arg1)->SequentialBufferIndex();
+  result = (int)((AmptekStatus const *)arg1)->SequentialBufferIndex();
   resultobj = SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(result));
   return resultobj;
 fail:
@@ -15672,7 +15571,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *AmptekStatus_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekStatus, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -16038,7 +15937,7 @@ fail:
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *AmptekSpectrum_swigregister(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
   PyObject *obj;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char*)"O:swigregister", &obj)) return NULL;
   SWIG_TypeNewClientData(SWIGTYPE_p_AmptekSpectrum, SWIG_NewClientData(obj));
   return SWIG_Py_Void();
 }
@@ -16199,6 +16098,11 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"UIntVector_capacity", _wrap_UIntVector_capacity, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"delete_UIntVector", _wrap_delete_UIntVector, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"UIntVector_swigregister", UIntVector_swigregister, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"SPECLEN_swigconstant", SPECLEN_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"NOT_CONNECTED_swigconstant", NOT_CONNECTED_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"ON_swigconstant", ON_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"RECORDING_swigconstant", RECORDING_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"ERROR_swigconstant", ERROR_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"new_AmptekHardwareInterface", _wrap_new_AmptekHardwareInterface, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"delete_AmptekHardwareInterface", _wrap_delete_AmptekHardwareInterface, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekHardwareInterface_connectUSB", _wrap_AmptekHardwareInterface_connectUSB, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
@@ -16225,10 +16129,12 @@ static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
 	 { (char *)"AmptekHardwareInterface_GetTextConfiguration", _wrap_AmptekHardwareInterface_GetTextConfiguration, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekHardwareInterface_GetState", _wrap_AmptekHardwareInterface_GetState, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister", AmptekHardwareInterface_swigregister, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"STATUS_SIZE_swigconstant", STATUS_SIZE_swigconstant, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"new_AmptekStatus", _wrap_new_AmptekStatus, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"delete_AmptekStatus", _wrap_delete_AmptekStatus, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_FastCount", _wrap_AmptekStatus_FastCount, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_SlowCount", _wrap_AmptekStatus_SlowCount, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
+	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_GpCount", _wrap_AmptekStatus_GpCount, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_DeadTime", _wrap_AmptekStatus_DeadTime, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_AccTime", _wrap_AmptekStatus_AccTime, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
 	 { (char *)"AmptekStatus_RealTime", _wrap_AmptekStatus_RealTime, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
@@ -16776,6 +16682,7 @@ extern "C" {
     static int type_init = 0;
     if (!type_init) {
       const PyTypeObject tmp = {
+        /* PyObject header changed in Python 3 */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
         PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 #else
@@ -17007,13 +16914,13 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
   static PyGetSetDef thisown_getset_def = {
     (char *)"thisown", SwigPyBuiltin_GetterClosure, SwigPyBuiltin_SetterClosure, NULL, &thisown_getset_closure
   };
+  PyObject *metatype_args;
   PyTypeObject *builtin_pytype;
   int builtin_base_count;
   swig_type_info *builtin_basetype;
   PyObject *tuple;
   PyGetSetDescrObject *static_getset;
   PyTypeObject *metatype;
-  PyTypeObject *swigpyobject;
   SwigPyClientData *cd;
   PyObject *public_interface, *public_symbol;
   PyObject *this_descr;
@@ -17028,9 +16935,14 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
   (void)static_getset;
   (void)self;
   
-  /* Metaclass is used to implement static member variables */
-  metatype = SwigPyObjectType();
+  /* metatype is used to implement static member variables. */
+  metatype_args = Py_BuildValue("(s(O){})", "SwigPyObjectType", &PyType_Type);
+  assert(metatype_args);
+  metatype = (PyTypeObject *) PyType_Type.tp_call((PyObject *) &PyType_Type, metatype_args, NULL);
   assert(metatype);
+  Py_DECREF(metatype_args);
+  metatype->tp_setattro = (setattrofunc) &SwigPyObjectType_setattro;
+  assert(PyType_Ready(metatype) >= 0);
 #endif
   
   /* Fix SwigMethods to carry the callback ptrs when needed */
@@ -17048,15 +16960,13 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
   SWIG_InitializeModule(0);
   
 #ifdef SWIGPYTHON_BUILTIN
-  swigpyobject = SwigPyObject_TypeOnce();
-  
   SwigPyObject_stype = SWIG_MangledTypeQuery("_p_SwigPyObject");
   assert(SwigPyObject_stype);
   cd = (SwigPyClientData*) SwigPyObject_stype->clientdata;
   if (!cd) {
     SwigPyObject_stype->clientdata = &SwigPyObject_clientdata;
-    SwigPyObject_clientdata.pytype = swigpyobject;
-  } else if (swigpyobject->tp_basicsize != cd->pytype->tp_basicsize) {
+    SwigPyObject_clientdata.pytype = SwigPyObject_TypeOnce();
+  } else if (SwigPyObject_TypeOnce()->tp_basicsize != cd->pytype->tp_basicsize) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Import error: attempted to load two incompatible swig-generated modules.");
 # if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
     return NULL;
@@ -17090,12 +17000,6 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
   
   import_array();
   
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "SPECLEN",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(8192)));
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "NOT_CONNECTED",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(NOT_CONNECTED)));
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "ON",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(ON)));
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "RECORDING",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(RECORDING)));
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "ERROR",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(ERROR)));
-  SWIG_Python_SetConstant(d, "STATUS_SIZE",SWIG_From_int(static_cast< int >(64)));
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
   return m;
 #else
diff --git a/src/AmptekStatus.cpp b/src/AmptekStatus.cpp
index 3fac9e905b2371c94c0914be12bfdb251cb9f46f..6ff61761338d870ed3359e2f12543ad497f6f402 100644
--- a/src/AmptekStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/AmptekStatus.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::AgeMillis() const{
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FastCount(){
+int AmptekStatus::FastCount() const{
     
     return mergeBytes(raw_status[3],raw_status[2],raw_status[1],raw_status[0]);
 }
@@ -43,17 +43,25 @@ int AmptekStatus::FastCount(){
  * 
  * @return int counts
  */
-int AmptekStatus::SlowCount(){
+int AmptekStatus::SlowCount() const{
     
     return mergeBytes(raw_status[7],raw_status[6],raw_status[5],raw_status[4]);
 }
+/**
+ * @brief Current Count in the General Purpose Counter
+ * 
+ * @return int 
+ */
+int AmptekStatus::GpCount() const{
+    return mergeBytes(raw_status[11],raw_status[10],raw_status[9],raw_status[8]);
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Dead time of the current acquisition
  * 
  * @return double dead time in per cent
  */
-double AmptekStatus::DeadTime(){
+double AmptekStatus::DeadTime() const{
     
     int sc = SlowCount();
     int fc = FastCount();
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::DeadTime(){
  * 
  * @return double time in seconds
  */
-double AmptekStatus::AccTime(){
+double AmptekStatus::AccTime() const{
     
     return 0.001*raw_status[12] + 0.1 *  mergeBytes(raw_status[15],raw_status[14],raw_status[13]);
 }
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::AccTime(){
  * 
  * @return double time in seconds
  */
-double AmptekStatus::RealTime(){
+double AmptekStatus::RealTime() const{
     
     return 0.001 *  mergeBytes(raw_status[23],raw_status[22],raw_status[21],raw_status[20]);
 }
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::RealTime(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMajor(){
+int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMajor() const{
     
     return (raw_status[24] >> 4);
 }
@@ -106,7 +114,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMajor(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMinor(){
+int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMinor() const{
     
     return(raw_status[24] & ~(0x0F << 4));
 }
@@ -117,7 +125,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FirmwareMinor(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FirmwareBuild(){
+int AmptekStatus::FirmwareBuild() const{
     
     return(raw_status[37] & ~(0x0F << 4));
 }
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FirmwareBuild(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FpgaMajor(){
+int AmptekStatus::FpgaMajor() const{
     
     return (raw_status[25] >> 4);
 }
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FpgaMajor(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FpgaMinor(){
+int AmptekStatus::FpgaMinor() const{
     
     return(raw_status[25] & ~(0x0F << 4));
 }
@@ -149,7 +157,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FpgaMinor(){
  * 
  * @return int 
  */
-int AmptekStatus::SerialNb(){
+int AmptekStatus::SerialNb() const{
     
     return mergeBytes(raw_status[29],raw_status[28],raw_status[27],raw_status[26]);
 }
@@ -160,7 +168,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::SerialNb(){
  * 
  * @return double in volts
  */
-double AmptekStatus::HighVoltage(){
+double AmptekStatus::HighVoltage() const{
     
     return 0.5 * static_cast<signed_word16>( mergeBytes(raw_status[30],raw_status[31]) );
 }
@@ -171,7 +179,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::HighVoltage(){
  * 
  * @return double temperature in Kelvin
  */
-double AmptekStatus::DetectorTemp(){
+double AmptekStatus::DetectorTemp() const{
     
     return 0.1 * mergeBytes(raw_status[32] & ~(0x0F << 4),raw_status[33]);
 }
@@ -181,7 +189,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::DetectorTemp(){
  * 
  * @return int in deg Celsius
  */
-int AmptekStatus::BoardTemp(){
+int AmptekStatus::BoardTemp() const{
     
     return raw_status[34];
 }
@@ -192,7 +200,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::BoardTemp(){
  * @return true  if acquisition was stopped due to reaching the set preset time
  * @return false  if not reached or not set
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetTimeReached(){
+bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetTimeReached() const{
     
     return raw_status[35] & (1 << 7);
 }
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetTimeReached(){
  * @return true if acquisition is running
  * @return false otherwise
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::IsEnabled(){
+bool AmptekStatus::IsEnabled() const{
     
     return raw_status[35] & (1 << 5);
 }
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::IsEnabled(){
  * @return true if acquisition was stopped due to reaching the set preset counts
  * @return false if not reached or not set
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetCountReached(){
+bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetCountReached() const{
     
     return raw_status[35] & (1 << 4);
 }
@@ -225,7 +233,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::IsPresetCountReached(){
  * @return true if gate active (rejecting counts)
  * @return false if disabled or deactivated (accepting counts)
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::IsGated(){
+bool AmptekStatus::IsGated() const{
     
     return !( raw_status[35] & (1 << 3) );
 }
@@ -235,7 +243,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::IsGated(){
  * 
  * @return int clock speed in MHz
  */
-int AmptekStatus::FpgaClock(){
+int AmptekStatus::FpgaClock() const{
     
     return raw_status[36] & (1 << 1) ?  80 : 20;
 }
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::FpgaClock(){
  * 
  * @return int 0: DP5, 1: PX5, 2: DP5G, 3: MCA8000D, 4: TB5, 5: DP5-X
  */
-int AmptekStatus::DeviceType(){
+int AmptekStatus::DeviceType() const{
     
     return raw_status[39];
 }
@@ -257,7 +265,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::DeviceType(){
  * 
  * @return double voltage in volts
  */
-double AmptekStatus::TecVoltage(){
+double AmptekStatus::TecVoltage() const{
     
     return 1./758.5 * mergeBytes(raw_status[40],raw_status[41]);
 }
@@ -269,7 +277,7 @@ double AmptekStatus::TecVoltage(){
  * @return true deadtime correction feature enabled
  * @return false normal list mode operation
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::ListModeLMMO(){
+bool AmptekStatus::ListModeLMMO() const{
     return raw_status[43] & (1 << 3);
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +287,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::ListModeLMMO(){
  * 
  * @return int list mode clock speed in nanoseconds
  */
-int AmptekStatus::ListModeClock(){
+int AmptekStatus::ListModeClock() const{
     int multiplier  = ListModeSync() == 1 ? 1000 : 1;
     return raw_status[43] & (1 << 2) ? multiplier * 1000 : multiplier * 100;
 }
@@ -290,7 +298,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::ListModeClock(){
  * 
  * @return int 0: internal, 1: no timetag, 2: external, 3: frame
  */
-int AmptekStatus::ListModeSync(){
+int AmptekStatus::ListModeSync() const{
     return raw_status[43] & 0b11;
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +309,7 @@ int AmptekStatus::ListModeSync(){
  * @return true if running
  * @return false if finished or disabled
  */
-bool AmptekStatus::SequentialBufferRunning(){
+bool AmptekStatus::SequentialBufferRunning() const{
     return raw_status[46] & (1 << 1);
 }
 
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@ bool AmptekStatus::SequentialBufferRunning(){
  * 
  * @return int current buffer index
  */
-int AmptekStatus::SequentialBufferIndex(){
+int AmptekStatus::SequentialBufferIndex() const{
     return ( (raw_status[46] & (0b1)) << 8) + raw_status[47]; // 9 bit value
 }