diff --git a/Software/src/charger.cpp b/Software/src/charger.cpp
index 9f11ad2..0e0b191 100644
--- a/Software/src/charger.cpp
+++ b/Software/src/charger.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 charger::charger(const struct s_charger pCharger) {
 	charger_settings = pCharger;
-	active = false;
+	status.connected = false;
+	status.active = false;
+	//active = false;
 	capacity = 0;
 }
 
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ void charger::getInfo() {
 	serialSend(buffer);
 #endif
 }
-void charger::setStatus(bool pBool) {
-	active = pBool;
+void charger::setStatus(struct s_charger_status pStatus) {
+	status = pStatus;
 }
-bool charger::getStatus() {
-	return active;
+struct s_charger_status charger::getStatus() {
+	return status;
 }
 
 /* resets the capacity */
diff --git a/Software/src/charger.h b/Software/src/charger.h
index 057bdfd..1d6b770 100644
--- a/Software/src/charger.h
+++ b/Software/src/charger.h
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ struct s_charger {
 	int chI;
 };
 
+struct s_charger_status{
+	bool connected;
+	bool active;
+};
+
 class charger {
 
 private:
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ private:
 	multiplexer mux;
 	struct time_t startTime;
 	unsigned long int capacity; //in µAh
-	bool active;
+	struct s_charger_status status;
 
 public:
 	charger(const struct s_charger pCharger);
@@ -33,8 +38,8 @@ public:
 	void setStartTime(struct time_t pTime);
 	struct time_t getStartTime();
 	void getInfo();
-	void setStatus(bool pBool);
-	bool getStatus();
+	void setStatus(struct s_charger_status pStatus);
+	struct s_charger_status getStatus();
 	void reset();
 	void update();
 };
diff --git a/Software/src/ioController.cpp b/Software/src/ioController.cpp
index c8e12d9..54b368b 100644
--- a/Software/src/ioController.cpp
+++ b/Software/src/ioController.cpp
@@ -118,3 +118,15 @@ void ioController::setWS2812(const unsigned char red, const unsigned char green,
 	led.sync();
 }
 
+void ioController::setWS2812_clear() {
+	setWS2812(0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+void ioController::setWS2812_green() {
+	setWS2812(0, BRIGHTNESS, 0);
+}
+
+void ioController::setWS2812_red() {
+	setWS2812(BRIGHTNESS, 0, 0);
+}
+
diff --git a/Software/src/ioController.h b/Software/src/ioController.h
index 13d2cdf..c8382ec 100644
--- a/Software/src/ioController.h
+++ b/Software/src/ioController.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 class ioController {
 
 private:
+	void setWS2812(const unsigned char red, const unsigned char green,
+			const unsigned char blue);
 
 public:
 	ioController();
@@ -25,9 +27,10 @@ public:
 	void adc_init(void);
 	int readAdc(char chan);
 	void setMultiplexer(bool pS2, bool pS1, bool pS0);
-	void setWS2812(const unsigned char red, const unsigned char green,
-			const unsigned char blue);
 
+	void setWS2812_clear(void);
+	void setWS2812_green(void);
+	void setWS2812_red(void);
 };
 
 #endif /* SRC_IOCONTROLLER_H_ */
diff --git a/Software/src/main.cpp b/Software/src/main.cpp
index 0cf3fcd..b7dd773 100644
--- a/Software/src/main.cpp
+++ b/Software/src/main.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void updateGUI() {
 		//finds one or more active charges or aborts after CHARGER_SIZE
 		while (next && (loops < CHARGER_SIZE)) {
 			loops++;
-			if (chargers[indexCount].getStatus()) {
+			if (chargers[indexCount].getStatus().connected) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 				char c[50];
 				sprintf(c, "updating: %i\r\n", (int) indexCount);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ bool everySec() {
 
 void updateChargers() {
 	for (int i = 0; i < CHARGER_SIZE; i++) {
-		if (chargers[i].getStatus()) {
+		if (chargers[i].getStatus().connected) {
 			//charger active --> battery pluged on
 			chargers[i].update();
 		}
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ void checkForBattery() {   		//TODO
 		}
 
 		if (!zero) {
-			chargers[l].setStatus(true);
+			struct s_charger_status tmp = chargers[l].getStatus();
+			tmp.connected = true;
+			chargers[l].setStatus(tmp);
 			//io->setActiveLED(true);
 			if (activeChargers[l] == 0) {
 				chargers[l].setStartTime(clk->getTimeStamp());
@@ -156,7 +158,9 @@ void checkForBattery() {   		//TODO
 			serialSend("no connection\r\n");
 #endif
 			if (errorCount[l] == 0) {
-				chargers[l].setStatus(false);
+				struct s_charger_status tmp = chargers[l].getStatus();
+							tmp.connected = false;
+							chargers[l].setStatus(tmp);
 				activeChargers[l] = 0;
 				chargers[l].reset(); //sets the capacity to zero
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ void createChargers() {
 void printStatus() {
 	//serialSend("printing status .. \r\n");
 	for (int i = 0; i < CHARGER_SIZE; i++) {
-		if (chargers[i].getStatus()) {
+		if (chargers[i].getStatus().connected) {
 			chargers[i].getInfo(); //print values
 			//char charVal[10];
 			//dtostrf(chargers[i].getCurrent(), 4, 0, charVal);
diff --git a/Software/src/openChargeMicro.h b/Software/src/openChargeMicro.h
index 26f4ab8..598a2eb 100644
--- a/Software/src/openChargeMicro.h
+++ b/Software/src/openChargeMicro.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void serialSend(const char* sendString);
 
 /* ws2812 */
 #define LED_C 1
+#define BRIGHTNESS 20 //0 to 255
 
 void updateChargers();