diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a2238d..6c6d34f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -242,4 +242,6 @@ ModelManifest.xml
 .paket/paket.exe
 
 # FAKE - F# Make
-.fake/
\ No newline at end of file
+.fake/
+/nuget.exe
+/Package.nuspec
diff --git a/Tcmp-SDK/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Tcmp-SDK/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index bdca02f..a844108 100644
--- a/Tcmp-SDK/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Tcmp-SDK/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.5.2.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.5.2.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.5.3.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.5.3.0")]
diff --git a/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/TappyReader.cs b/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/TappyReader.cs
index cb48467..d278e1a 100644
--- a/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/TappyReader.cs
+++ b/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/TappyReader.cs
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ private void DataReceivedHandler(object sender, EventArgs e)
             Debug.WriteLine("Data is being recieve");
 			if (!conn.IsOpen() && responseCallback != null)
 				responseCallback(null, new HardwareException("Connection to device is not open"));
-			else
-				Console.WriteLine("Bluegiga dongle receiving but no responseCallback assigned");
 
             Debug.WriteLine($"     Before: {BitConverter.ToString(buffer.ToArray())}");
 
diff --git a/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/UsbConnection.cs b/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/UsbConnection.cs
index b4e74df..922d527 100644
--- a/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/UsbConnection.cs
+++ b/Tcmp-SDK/Tcmp/Communication/UsbConnection.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public override bool Connect(string portName)
             }
             catch
             {
-				port.PortName = null;
+				port.PortName= " ";            
 				return false;
             }
         }
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ public override int Read(List<byte> buffer)
 
 		public override bool getConnectionStatus()
 		{
-			throw new System.NotImplementedException();
-
+            return IsOpen();			
 		}
 
 		public override bool getBlueGigaStatus()