diff --git a/software/DataAcquisition/IonizationChamber.py b/software/DataAcquisition/IonizationChamber.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..191982c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/DataAcquisition/IonizationChamber.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from serial import Serial
+import mcp3425
+
+class IonizationChamber:
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.config = config
+        self.openSerialPort()
+
+    def openSerialPort(self):
+        self.serialPort = Serial(self.config.myDeviceId, baudrate = self.config.myBaudrate, timeout=None)
+        self.serialPort.isOpen()
+        self.serialPort.flushInput()
+
+    def acquireFromDevice(self):
+        dataIn = self.serialPort.read(5)
+        (msb, lsb) = (dataIn[2], dataIn[3]) 
+        deviceMeasurement = mcp3425.convert(msb, lsb, mcp3425.MCP3425_RESOLUTION.R14)
+        return deviceMeasurement
+
diff --git a/software/DataAcquisition/main.py b/software/DataAcquisition/main.py
index d05179c..f8e656a 100644
--- a/software/DataAcquisition/main.py
+++ b/software/DataAcquisition/main.py
@@ -1,23 +1,43 @@
-from serial import Serial
 import datetime
-import mcp3425
+
+from IonizationChamber import IonizationChamber 
 import config
 
-ser = Serial(config.myDeviceId, baudrate = config.myBaudrate, timeout=None)
+class IonizationChamberStateMachine:
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.config = config
+        self.chamber = IonizationChamber(config)
+        self.nextState = self.initIonizationChamber
 
-ser.isOpen()
-logFile = open('data.csv', 'w')
-logFile.write("Time,Counter\n")
-ser.flushInput()
+    def tick(self):
+        self.nextState()
 
-while True:
-    dataIn = ser.read(5)
-    (msb, lsb) = (dataIn[2], dataIn[3]) 
-    voltage = mcp3425.convert(msb, lsb, mcp3425.MCP3425_RESOLUTION.R14)
-    now = datetime.datetime.now()
+    def initIonizationChamber(self):
+        self.chamber.openSerialPort()
+        self.nextState = self.initOutputFile
 
-    logFile.write("{0},{1}\n".format(now, voltage))
-    logFile.flush()
+    def initOutputFile(self):
+        self.logFile = open('data.csv', 'w')
+        self.logFile.write("Time,Counter\n")
+        self.nextState = self.getMeasurementFromIonizationChamber
 
-    print(voltage)
+    def getMeasurementFromIonizationChamber(self):
+        self.deviceMeasurement = self.chamber.acquireFromDevice()
+        self.nextState = self.saveMeasurement
 
+    def saveMeasurement(self):
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        self.logFile.write("{0},{1}\n".format(now, self.deviceMeasurement))
+        self.logFile.flush()
+        self.nextState = self.showMeasurementToUser
+
+    def showMeasurementToUser(self):
+        print(self.deviceMeasurement)
+        self.nextState = self.getMeasurementFromIonizationChamber
+
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    machine = IonizationChamberStateMachine(config)
+
+    while True:
+        machine.tick()