diff --git a/OutGaugeInterpreter.py b/OutGaugeInterpreter.py
index d6afc13..234e73b 100644
--- a/OutGaugeInterpreter.py
+++ b/OutGaugeInterpreter.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class GameType(Enum):
     BEAMNG = "BEAMNG"
     FORZA = "FORZA"
 
+class ProgramState(Enum):
+    PUSHING_DATA = 1
+    WAITNG = 2
+    ERROR = 3
+
 connectedArduino = False
 connectedWebSocket = False
 gameSelected = False
@@ -119,6 +124,9 @@ loggingLocationEntry.insert(0,loggingLocationText.get())
 loggingLocationEntry.pack(side="bottom")
 startStopButton= tkinter.Button(bottomBarFrameGui,text= "start",command= startStopButtonFunc)
 startStopButton.pack(side="right",fill="x")
+statusTextVar = tkinter.StringVar(value="waiting...")
+statusLable = tkinter.Label(bottomBarFrameGui,textvariable= statusTextVar)
+statusLable.pack(anchor="w")
 
 rootFrameGui.mainloop()
 exit() #### exit for testing