diff --git a/include/villas/nodes/uldaq.h b/include/villas/nodes/uldaq.h
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+/** Node-type for uldaq connections.
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @author Manuel Pitz <manuel.pitz@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017-2018, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup node
+ * @addtogroup uldaq Read USB analog to digital converters
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <villas/queue_signalled.h>
+#include <villas/pool.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/** @} */
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diff --git a/lib/nodes/uldaq.c b/lib/nodes/uldaq.c
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+/** Node-type for uldaq connections.
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @author Manuel Pitz <manuel.pitz@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017-2018, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+#include <villas/node.h>
+#include <villas/plugin.h>
+#include <villas/config.h>
+#include <villas/nodes/loopback.h>
+#include <villas/memory.h>
+
+int uldaq_start(struct node *n)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	// Get descriptors for all of the available DAQ devices
+	err = ulGetDaqDeviceInventory(interfaceType, devDescriptors, &numDevs);
+
+	if(err != ERR_NO_ERROR)
+        ret = -1;
+
+	// verify at least one DAQ device is detected
+	if (numDevs == 0)
+	{
+		//printf("No DAQ devices are connected\n");
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	// get a handle to the DAQ device associated with the first descriptor
+	daqDeviceHandle = ulCreateDaqDevice(devDescriptors[0]);
+
+	if (daqDeviceHandle == 0)
+	{
+		//printf ("\nUnable to create a handle to the specified DAQ device\n");
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	err = ulConnectDaqDevice(daqDeviceHandle);
+	if (err != ERR_NO_ERROR)
+		ret = -1;
+
+    int chanCount = 0;//change this to use more than one channel
+    AiQueueElement queueArray[MAX_QUEUE_SIZE];
+	for (i=0; i<chanCount; i++)
+	{
+		queueArray[i].channel = i;
+		queueArray[i].inputMode = inputMode;
+		queueArray[i].range = ranges[i % numRanges];
+	}
+
+	err = ulAInLoadQueue(daqDeviceHandle, queueArray, chanCount);
+	if (err != ERR_NO_ERROR)
+		ret = -1;
+
+
+    AiInputMode inputMode;//will be ignored when in queue mode
+    Range range;//will be ignored when in queue mode
+    int lowChan,highChan;//will be ignored when in queue mode
+	// start the acquisition
+	//
+	// when using the queue, the lowChan, highChan, inputMode, and range
+	// parameters are ignored since they are specified in queueArray
+    err = ulAInScan(daqDeviceHandle, lowChan, highChan, inputMode, range, samplesPerChannel, &rate, scanOptions, flags, buffer);
+
+
+	if(err == ERR_NO_ERROR)
+	{
+		ScanStatus status;
+		TransferStatus transferStatus;
+
+		// get the initial status of the acquisition
+		ulAInScanStatus(daqDeviceHandle, &status, &transferStatus);
+    
+
+        while(status == SS_RUNNING && err == ERR_NO_ERROR && !enter_press())
+		{
+			// get the current status of the acquisition
+			err = ulAInScanStatus(daqDeviceHandle, &status, &transferStatus);
+
+			if(err == ERR_NO_ERROR)
+			{
+
+            }
+
+        }
+    
+    }
+
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return queue_signalled_init(&l->queue, l->queuelen, &memory_hugepage, QUEUE_SIGNALLED_EVENTFD);
+}
+
+int uldaq_stop(struct node *n)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+
+    // stop the acquisition if it is still running
+    if (status == SS_RUNNING && err == ERR_NO_ERROR)
+    {
+        ulAInScanStop(daqDeviceHandle);
+    }
+
+    ulDisconnectDaqDevice(daqDeviceHandle);
+
+    ulReleaseDaqDevice(daqDeviceHandle);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return queue_signalled_destroy(&l->queue);
+}
+
+int uldaq_read(struct node *n, struct sample *smps[], unsigned cnt, unsigned *release)
+{
+	int avail;
+
+	struct loopback *l = (struct loopback *) n->_vd;
+	struct sample *cpys[cnt];
+
+	avail = queue_signalled_pull_many(&l->queue, (void **) cpys, cnt);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < avail; i++) {
+		sample_copy(smps[i], cpys[i]);
+		sample_decref(cpys[i]);
+	}
+
+	return avail;
+}
+
+
+static struct plugin p = {
+	.name = "uldaq",
+	.description = "Read USB analog to digital converters like UL201",
+	.type = PLUGIN_TYPE_NODE,
+	.node = {
+		.vectorize = 0,
+		.flags	= NODE_TYPE_PROVIDES_SIGNALS,
+		.size	= sizeof(struct loopback),
+		.parse	= loopback_parse,
+		.print	= loopback_print,
+		.start	= uldaq_start,
+		.stop	= uldaq_stop,
+		.read	= uldaq_read
+	}
+};
+
+REGISTER_PLUGIN(&p)
+LIST_INIT_STATIC(&p.node.instances)
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