diff --git a/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ESP8266Ws2812.java b/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ESP8266Ws2812.java
index d739b3d..50b55ec 100644
--- a/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ESP8266Ws2812.java
+++ b/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ESP8266Ws2812.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.c3ma.ollo.mockup;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.File;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.lib.ZeroArgFunction;
 import de.c3ma.ollo.LuaSimulation;
 import de.c3ma.ollo.LuaThreadTmr;
 import de.c3ma.ollo.mockup.ui.WS2812Layout;
+import de.c3ma.ollo.mockup.ui.WS2812Layout.Element;
 
 /**
  * created at 28.12.2017 - 23:34:04<br />
@@ -58,6 +60,12 @@ public class ESP8266Ws2812 extends TwoArgFunction {
 			if (arg.isstring()) {
 				LuaString jstring = arg.checkstring();
 				final int length = jstring.rawlen();
+
+				if (ESP8266Ws2812.layout == null) {
+					System.err.println("[WS2812] Not initialized (" + length + "bytes to be updated)");
+					return LuaValue.valueOf(false);
+				}
+				
 				if ((length % 3) == 0) {
 					final byte[] array = jstring.m_bytes;
 					SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@@ -74,11 +82,6 @@ public class ESP8266Ws2812 extends TwoArgFunction {
 						}
 					});
 				}
-
-				if (ESP8266Ws2812.layout == null) {
-					System.out.println("[WS2812] write length:" + length);
-				} else {
-				}
 				return LuaValue.valueOf(true);
 			} else {
 				System.out.println("[WS2812] write no string given");
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ public class ESP8266Ws2812 extends TwoArgFunction {
                 final LuaTable rgbBuffer = new LuaTable();
                 rgbBuffer.set("fill", new bufferFill());
                 rgbBuffer.set("set", new bufferWrite());
+                rgbBuffer.set("get", new bufferRead());
                 System.out.println("[WS2812] " + leds + "leds (" + bytesPerLeds + "bytes per led)");                
                 return rgbBuffer;
             } else {
@@ -162,4 +166,27 @@ public class ESP8266Ws2812 extends TwoArgFunction {
             }
         }
     }
+	
+	private class bufferRead extends OneArgFunction {
+
+		@Override
+		public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg) {			
+			final int offset = arg.toint();
+			if (ESP8266Ws2812.layout != null) {
+				
+				Element e = ESP8266Ws2812.layout.getLED(offset);
+				if (e != null) {
+					Color color = e.getColor();
+					final byte[] array = new byte[3];
+					array[0] = (byte) color.getRed();
+					array[1] = (byte) color.getGreen();
+					array[2] = (byte) color.getBlue();
+					return LuaString.valueOf(array);
+				}
+			}
+
+			System.err.println("[WS2812] reading " + offset + " impossible");
+			return LuaValue.NIL;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ui/WS2812Layout.java b/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ui/WS2812Layout.java
index 278f3a5..c43fd4c 100644
--- a/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ui/WS2812Layout.java
+++ b/simulation/src/de/c3ma/ollo/mockup/ui/WS2812Layout.java
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ public class WS2812Layout extends JFrame {
 			this.setForeground(new Color(red, green, blue));
 			this.repaint();
 		}
+		
+		public Color getColor() {
+			return this.getForeground();
+		}
 
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
@@ -320,6 +324,23 @@ public class WS2812Layout extends JFrame {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public Element getLED(int index) {
+		if (mElements != null) {
+			int i = (index / mColumn);
+			int j = (index % mColumn);
+			if (i % 2 == 1) {
+				j = (mColumn-1) - j;
+			}
+			if ((i < mElements.length) && (j < mElements[i].length) && (mElements[i][j] != null)) {
+				return mElements[i][j];
+			} else {
+				return null;
+			}
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public void fillLEDs(int r, int g, int b) {
 		if (mElements != null) {
 			for(int i=0;(i < mElements.length); i++) {