diff --git a/reflowctl/reflowctl.ino b/reflowctl/reflowctl.ino
index 1cf355a..e77c9a4 100644
--- a/reflowctl/reflowctl.ino
+++ b/reflowctl/reflowctl.ino
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void setup() {
 
 void get_temp() {
   // simulating an +1K/s rampup oven
-  last_temperatur = ++temperatur;
+  last_temperatur = temperatur++;
 }
 
 boolean check_rampup_rate() {
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ void loop() {
   Serial.print(" ");
   Serial.println(last_temperatur);
 
-
-  // wait a second so as not to send massive amounts of data
   delay(1000);
 
   switch (state) {
@@ -75,8 +73,10 @@ void loop() {
               state++;
           }
       case PREHEAT_STATE:
-          if (temperatur > Ts_max)
+          if (temperatur > Ts_max) {
+            Serial.println("Changed state to PREHEAT_STATE");
             state++;
+          }
           break;
       case TAL_STATE:
         break;
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ void loop() {
         break;
   }
 
+  return;
+
 error:
   state = END_STATE;
   Serial.println(error_condition);
diff --git a/serialmon.py b/serialmon.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..efa7a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialmon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import serial
+ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 9600)
+while 1:
+    print ser.readline()