diff --git a/hoverbrettvisualizer/hoverbrettvisualizer.pde b/hoverbrettvisualizer/hoverbrettvisualizer.pde
index c28cb9f..63551e5 100644
--- a/hoverbrettvisualizer/hoverbrettvisualizer.pde
+++ b/hoverbrettvisualizer/hoverbrettvisualizer.pde
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Visualization visGT_Vertical;
 
 int steer=0;
 int speed=0;
+int booleanvalues=0;
 float voltage = 50;
 float current = 0.0;
 float yaw=0;
@@ -94,16 +95,17 @@ void draw() {
 public void receive()
 {
   boolean received=false;
-  byte[] inBuffer = new byte[16];
+  byte[] inBuffer = new byte[17];
   while(serialport.available()>0) {
     
     inBuffer = serialport.readBytes();
     serialport.readBytes(inBuffer);
-    if (inBuffer != null && inBuffer.length==16) {
+    if (inBuffer != null && inBuffer.length==17) {
       received=true;
       int _address=0;
       steer = extract_int16_t(inBuffer,_address); _address+=2;
       speed = extract_int16_t(inBuffer,_address); _address+=2;
+      booleanvalues = extract_uint8_t(inBuffer,_address); _address+=1;
       voltage = extract_float(inBuffer, _address);  _address+=4;
       //current = extract_float(inBuffer,_address);_address+=4;
       yaw = extract_float(inBuffer,_address);_address+=4;
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ public void receive()
       //println("yaw="+yaw);
       //println("gt_horizontal="+gt_horizontal);
       
+      boolean motorenabled=boolean(booleanvalues & (1<<0)>>0); //check bit 0
+      int controlmode=(booleanvalues & (3<<1))>>1; //check bit 1 and 2
+     
+      println("motorenabled="+motorenabled+" controlmode="+controlmode);
     }
     
   }
@@ -130,6 +136,10 @@ public int extract_int8_t(byte array[], int startbyte) {
   }
 }
 
+public int extract_uint8_t(byte array[], int startbyte) {
+  return ((int)array[startbyte] & 0xff);
+}
+
 public int extract_uint16_t(byte array[], int startbyte) {
   return ((int)array[startbyte] & 0xff) | ((int)array[startbyte+1] & 0xff)<<8;
 }