diff --git a/examples/simple_connection.py b/examples/simple_connection.py
index 03f03df3cb1f8f68b3dda66696f1c2ca97fa248d..f04106cc59e98928e8a31231c23364977ebfcd92 100644
--- a/examples/simple_connection.py
+++ b/examples/simple_connection.py
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ config_names = ["RESC", "CLCK", "TPEA", "GAIF", "GAIN", "RESL", "TFLA", "TPFA",
                "SCOT", "SCOG", "MCSL", "MCSH", "MCST", "AUO2", "TPMO", "GPED",
                "GPGA", "GPMC", "MCAE", "VOLU", "CON1", "CON2"]
 configs = amptek.GetTextConfiguration( config_names )
+
+print("----CURRENT CONFIG-----")
 for config in configs:
     print(config)
-
+print("-----------------------\n\n")
 # prepare a 10 second acquisition
 amptek.ClearSpectrum()
-amptek.SetPresetAccumulationTime(4)
+amptek.SetPresetAccumulationTime(10)
 
 # start acquisition
 amptek.Enable()
@@ -57,11 +59,12 @@ print("Acquisition started")
 while True:
     time.sleep(1)    
     status = amptek.updateStatus(-1)
+    print("\rAccumulation Time: {:.2f}s, Fast Counts: {:d}, Slow Counts: {:d}".format( status.AccTime(), status.FastCount(), status.SlowCount() ), end="", flush=True)
+
     # test if finished
     if not status.IsEnabled():
+        print("")
         break 
-    
-    print("\rAccumulation Time: {:.2f}s, Fast Counts: {:d}, Slow Counts: {:d}".format( status.AccTime(), status.FastCount(), status.SlowCount() ), end="", flush=True)
 
 print("Acquisition finished")
 
diff --git a/src/AmptekHardwareInterface.cpp b/src/AmptekHardwareInterface.cpp
index cd486e3effd2ef3e965433ad206b8f1661ebdde1..44c92da50481bf7138d70436550b16415fd441b9 100644
--- a/src/AmptekHardwareInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/AmptekHardwareInterface.cpp
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ bool AmptekHardwareInterface::SetPresetCounts(int c){
  * @return false on failure
  */
 bool AmptekHardwareInterface::SetTextConfiguration(std::vector<std::string> commands){
-    std::cout << "Configuration is\n";
-        for (auto cmd :commands){
-            std::cout << "\t" << cmd << "\n";
-        }
-        std::cout << std::endl;
+    // std::cout << "Configuration is\n";
+    // for (auto cmd :commands){
+    //     std::cout << "\t" << cmd << "\n";
+    // }
+    // std::cout << std::endl;
     try{
 
         stringstream cmdstream;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool AmptekHardwareInterface::SetTextConfiguration(std::vector<std::string> comm
 
             // if max packet size (512) would be exceeded when adding this command, send the previous commands and clear the input stringstream
             if(  streamsize + cmd.size() > 511){
-                std::cout << "Send " << cmdstream.str() << std::endl;
+                //std::cout << "Send " << cmdstream.str() << std::endl;
                 expectAcknowledge( connection_handler->sendAndReceive( Packet::gernerateSetConfigurationRequest( cmdstream.str() ) ) );
                 cmdstream = stringstream();
             }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ bool AmptekHardwareInterface::SetTextConfiguration(std::vector<std::string> comm
 
             // if this is the last command in the loop, send the stringstream even if max size is not reached
             if(  i == commands.size()-1 ){
-                std::cout << "Send " << cmdstream.str() << std::endl;
+                //std::cout << "Send " << cmdstream.str() << std::endl;
                 expectAcknowledge( connection_handler->sendAndReceive( Packet::gernerateSetConfigurationRequest( cmdstream.str() ) ) );
             }
         }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ std::pair<AmptekSpectrum, AmptekStatus>  AmptekHardwareInterface::GetBufferedSpe
     int spectrum_bytesize = 3*spectrum_length;
     AmptekSpectrum buffered_spectrum( &(spectrumResponse.at(DATA) ), spectrum_length );
     AmptekStatus buffered_status(&(spectrumResponse.at(DATA + spectrum_bytesize)));
-    std:cout << buffered_status.SlowCount() << std::endl;
+    //std:cout << buffered_status.SlowCount() << std::endl;
     return  std::pair<AmptekSpectrum, AmptekStatus>( buffered_spectrum, buffered_status );
 }
 
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ bool AmptekHardwareInterface::StartCommtestStreaming(uint16_t min_channel,uint16
     std::cout << "Pulse Period: " << period << std::endl;
     try{
         Packet commtest_packet = Packet::generateCommtestStreamingRequest(min_channel, max_channel, increment, period);
-        std::cout << commtest_packet.toString() << std::endl;
         expectAcknowledge(connection_handler->sendAndReceive( commtest_packet) );
     }
     catch(AmptekException& e){
diff --git a/src/AmptekSimulatorConnectionHandler.cpp b/src/AmptekSimulatorConnectionHandler.cpp
index c70ce8c035b55be97ca51af93663a97d8a92231e..eb52b5a751dba2bfb87c3c0c293d72c298940a51 100644
--- a/src/AmptekSimulatorConnectionHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/AmptekSimulatorConnectionHandler.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ Packet AmptekSimulatorConnectionHandler::sendAndReceive( const Packet& request){
         char configs[ request.dataLength + 1 ];
         byteToChar( (byte*)&(request.at(DATA)), configs, request.dataLength );
         string configstring = buildConfigResponse(configs);
-        std::cout << configstring << std::endl;
         word16 len =  configstring.size();
         byte arr[len];
         charToByte(configstring.c_str(), arr, len);