diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa16a30..b8d6ed7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ example
 read-set
 
 *.root
+*.cxx
+*.pcm
+pixieDAQ
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01ead00..9069a88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ INCFLAGS = -I/usr/opt/xia/PixieSDK/ -I/usr/opt/xia/PixieSDK/include/ -I/usr/opt/
 APIBASE = /usr/opt/xia/PixieSDK/lib/
 LIBS = $(APIBASE)libPixie16Api.so $(APIBASE)libPixieSDK.a $(PLXBASE)PlxApi.a
 
-all: test example
+all: test example  pixieDAQ
 
 example : example.o 
 	$(CC) $(INCFLAGS) example.o  $(LIBS) -o example
@@ -35,19 +35,42 @@ example : example.o
 example.o : example.cpp
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS)  example.cpp 
 
+
+
 test : test.o Pixie16Class.o
+	@echo "-------- making test"
 	$(CC) $(INCFLAGS) test.o Pixie16Class.o  $(LIBS) -o test  $(ROOT_FLAG)
-	
+
 test.o : test.cpp
+	@echo "-------- making test.o"
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS)  test.cpp $(ROOT_FLAG)
 
 Pixie16Class.o : Pixie16Class.h Pixie16Class.cpp DataBlock.h
+	@echo "-------- making Pixie16Class.o "
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS) Pixie16Class.cpp DataBlock.h $(ROOT_FLAG)
 
+
+
+pixieDAQ : pixieDAQ.o Pixie16Class.o pixieDict.o
+	@echo "-------- making pixieDAQ "
+	$(CC) $(INCFLAGS) pixieDAQ.o Pixie16Class.o pixieDict.cxx $(LIBS)  -o pixieDAQ $(ROOT_FLAG)
+
+pixieDAQ.o :  pixieDAQ.cpp pixieDAQ.h
+	@echo "--------- creating pcm "
+	@rootcling -f pixieDict.cxx -c pixieDAQ.h pixieDAQLinkDef.h
+	@echo "--------- creating pixieDAQ.o"
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCFLAGS) pixieDAQ.cpp Pixie16Class.cpp pixieDict.cxx $(ROOT_FLAG)
+
+#origin root example
+#pixieDAQ: 
+#	@rootcling -f pixieDict.cxx -c pixieDAQ.h pixieDAQLinkDef.h
+#	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) pixieDAQ.cpp  pixieDict.cxx $(ROOT_FLAG)
+
+
 #need to export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 #the pixie.ini is not needed
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o test
+	rm -f *.o test *.pcm example pixieDAQ *.gch *.cxx
 
 
diff --git a/pixieDAQ.cpp b/pixieDAQ.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76b47ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixieDAQ.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#include <TApplication.h>
+#include <TGClient.h>
+#include <TCanvas.h>
+#include <TF1.h>
+#include <TRandom.h>
+#include <TGButton.h>
+#include <TRootEmbeddedCanvas.h>
+#include "pixieDAQ.h"
+
+#include "Pixie16Class.h"
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow(const TGWindow *p,UInt_t w,UInt_t h) {
+  /// Create a main frame
+  fMain = new TGMainFrame(p,w,h);
+
+  /// Create canvas widget
+  fEcanvas = new TRootEmbeddedCanvas("Ecanvas",fMain,800,400);
+  fMain->AddFrame(fEcanvas, new TGLayoutHints(kLHintsExpandX | kLHintsExpandY, 10,10,10,1));
+  /// Create a horizontal frame widget with buttons
+  TGHorizontalFrame *hframe = new TGHorizontalFrame(fMain,200,40);
+  TGTextButton *draw = new TGTextButton(hframe,"&Draw");
+  draw->Connect("Clicked()","MainWindow",this,"DoDraw()");
+  hframe->AddFrame(draw, new TGLayoutHints(kLHintsCenterX, 5,5,3,4));
+  TGTextButton *exit = new TGTextButton(hframe,"&Exit");
+  exit->Connect("Clicked()", "MainWindow", this, "GoodBye()");
+  
+  hframe->AddFrame(exit, new TGLayoutHints(kLHintsCenterX,5,5,3,4));
+  fMain->AddFrame(hframe, new TGLayoutHints(kLHintsCenterX,2,2,2,2));
+
+  /// Set a name to the main frame
+  fMain->SetWindowName("Simple Example");
+
+  /// Map all subwindows of main frame
+  fMain->MapSubwindows();
+
+  /// Initialize the layout algorithm
+  fMain->Resize(fMain->GetDefaultSize());
+
+  /// Map main frame
+  fMain->MapWindow();
+  
+  
+  ///================ pixie
+  ///printf("Removing Pixie16Msg.log \n");
+  ///remove( "Pixie16Msg.log");
+  
+  ///pixie = new Pixie16();
+  ///if ( pixie->GetStatus() < 0 ) {
+  ///  GoodBye();
+  ///}
+  
+}
+MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
+  /// Clean up used widgets: frames, buttons, layout hints
+  fMain->Cleanup();
+  delete fMain;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::DoDraw() {
+  /// Draws function graphics in randomly chosen interval
+  TF1 *f1 = new TF1("f1","sin(x)/x",0,gRandom->Rndm()*10);
+  f1->SetLineWidth(3);
+  f1->Draw();
+  TCanvas *fCanvas = fEcanvas->GetCanvas();
+  fCanvas->cd();
+  fCanvas->Update();
+  
+}
+
+
+void MainWindow::GoodBye(){
+  printf("----- bye bye ---- \n");
+  gApplication->Terminate(0);
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  printf(" Welcome to pixie16 DQ \n");
+  TApplication theApp("App",&argc,argv);
+  new MainWindow(gClient->GetRoot(),200,200);
+  theApp.Run();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/pixieDAQ.h b/pixieDAQ.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11b85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixieDAQ.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <TQObject.h>
+#include <RQ_OBJECT.h>
+
+class TGWindow;
+class TGMainFrame;
+class TRootEmbeddedCanvas;
+class Pixie16;
+
+class MainWindow {
+   RQ_OBJECT("MainWindow")
+private:
+   TGMainFrame         *fMain;
+   TRootEmbeddedCanvas *fEcanvas;
+   
+   Pixie16 * pixie;
+   
+public:
+   MainWindow(const TGWindow *p, UInt_t w, UInt_t h);
+   virtual ~MainWindow();
+   void GoodBye();
+   
+   void DoDraw();
+};
diff --git a/pixieDAQLinkDef.h b/pixieDAQLinkDef.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d171419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixieDAQLinkDef.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#pragma link C++ class MainWindow;