+       uint32_t ret = ReadLF(false, true);
+       FpgaWriteConfWord(FPGA_MAJOR_MODE_OFF);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+* acquisition of T55x7 LF signal. Similart to other LF, but adjusted with @marshmellows thresholds
+* the data is collected in BigBuf.
+**/
+void doT55x7Acquisition(size_t sample_size) {
+
+       #define T55xx_READ_UPPER_THRESHOLD 128+60  // 60 grph
+       #define T55xx_READ_LOWER_THRESHOLD 128-60  // -60 grph
+       #define T55xx_READ_TOL   5
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > sample_size )
+               bufsize = sample_size;
+
+       uint16_t i = 0;
+       bool startFound = false;
+       bool highFound = false;
+       bool lowFound = false;
+       uint8_t curSample = 0;
+       uint8_t lastSample = 0;
+       uint16_t skipCnt = 0;
+       while(!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && skipCnt<1000 && i<bufsize ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       curSample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+
+                       // skip until the first high sample above threshold
+                       if (!startFound && curSample > T55xx_READ_UPPER_THRESHOLD) {
+                               //if (curSample > lastSample) 
+                               //      lastSample = curSample;
+                               highFound = true;
+                       } else if (!highFound) {
+                               skipCnt++;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       // skip until the first Low sample below threshold
+                       if (!startFound && curSample < T55xx_READ_LOWER_THRESHOLD) {
+                               //if (curSample > lastSample) 
+                               lastSample = curSample;
+                               lowFound = true;
+                       } else if (!lowFound) {
+                               skipCnt++;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+
+                       // skip until first high samples begin to change
+                       if (startFound || curSample > T55xx_READ_LOWER_THRESHOLD+T55xx_READ_TOL){
+                               // if just found start - recover last sample
+                               if (!startFound) {
+                                       dest[i++] = lastSample;
+                                       startFound = true;
+                               }
+                               // collect samples
+                               dest[i++] = curSample;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+* acquisition of Cotag LF signal. Similart to other LF,  since the Cotag has such long datarate RF/384
+* and is Manchester?,  we directly gather the manchester data into bigbuff
+**/
+#define COTAG_T1 384
+#define COTAG_T2 (COTAG_T1>>1)
+#define COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD 128+30
+#define COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD 128-30
+#ifndef COTAG_BITS
+#define COTAG_BITS 264
+#endif
+void doCotagAcquisition(size_t sample_size) {
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > sample_size )
+               bufsize = sample_size;
+
+       dest[0] = 0;
+       uint8_t sample = 0, firsthigh = 0, firstlow = 0; 
+       uint16_t i = 0;
+
+       while (!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && (i < bufsize) ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+               
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       sample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+               
+                       // find first peak
+                       if ( !firsthigh ) {
+                               if (sample < COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD) 
+                                       continue;
+                               firsthigh = 1;
+                       }
+                       if ( !firstlow ){
+                               if (sample > COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD )
+                                       continue;
+                               firstlow = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       ++i;
+       
+                       if ( sample > COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 255;
+                       else if ( sample < COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 0;
+                       else 
+                               dest[i] = dest[i-1];
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+uint32_t doCotagAcquisitionManchester() {
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > COTAG_BITS )
+               bufsize = COTAG_BITS;
+
+       dest[0] = 0;
+       uint8_t sample = 0, firsthigh = 0, firstlow = 0; 
+       uint16_t sample_counter = 0, period = 0;
+       uint8_t curr = 0, prev = 0;
+
+       while (!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && (sample_counter < bufsize) ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       sample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+
+                       // find first peak
+                       if ( !firsthigh ) {
+                               if (sample < COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD) 
+                                       continue;
+                               firsthigh = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       if ( !firstlow ){
+                               if (sample > COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD )
+                                       continue;
+                               firstlow = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       // set sample 255, 0,  or previous
+                       if ( sample > COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD){
+                               prev = curr;
+                               curr = 1;
+                       }
+                       else if ( sample < COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD) {
+                               prev = curr;
+                               curr = 0;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               curr = prev;
+                       }
+
+                       // full T1 periods, 
+                       if ( period > 0 ) {
+                               --period;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       dest[sample_counter] = curr;
+                       ++sample_counter;
+                       period = COTAG_T1;
+               }
+       }
+       return sample_counter;