diff --git a/ophyd_devices/devices/panda_box/panda_box.py b/ophyd_devices/devices/panda_box/panda_box.py
index 7b4ec30..117d2b9 100644
--- a/ophyd_devices/devices/panda_box/panda_box.py
+++ b/ophyd_devices/devices/panda_box/panda_box.py
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ import threading
 import time
 import uuid
 from enum import StrEnum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, TypeAlias, TypedDict
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Tuple, TypeAlias, TypedDict
 
 import pandablocks.commands as pbc
 from bec_lib import bec_logger
 from ophyd import Component as Cpt
 from ophyd.status import WaitTimeoutError
-from pandablocks.blocking import BlockingClient
+from pandablocks.blocking import BlockingClient, _SocketHelper
+from pandablocks.connections import DataConnection, NeedMoreDataError
 from pandablocks.responses import Data, EndData, FrameData, ReadyData, StartData
 
 from ophyd_devices import DynamicSignal, PSIDeviceBase, StatusBase
@@ -166,6 +167,34 @@ class DataCallback(TypedDict):
     data_type: PandaState
 
 
+### PandaBox Convenient Data Connection Wrapper:
+
+
+class PandaBoxDataConnection:
+    """Context Manager to conveniently manage the connection to the PandaBox data streams."""
+
+    def __init__(self, host: str, scaled: bool = True, socket_timeout: float = 0.1):
+        self.host = host
+        self.scaled = scaled
+        self.socket_timeout = socket_timeout
+        self.data_socket = None
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> Tuple[socket.socket, DataConnection]:
+        self.data_socket = _SocketHelper()
+        self.data_socket.connect(self.host, 8889)
+
+        connection = DataConnection()
+        s = self.data_socket.socket
+        s.settimeout(self.socket_timeout)  # close enough
+        s.sendall(connection.connect(self.scaled))
+        return s, connection
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        if self.data_socket is not None:
+            self.data_socket.close()
+            self.data_socket = None
+
+
 class PandaBox(PSIDeviceBase):
     """
     Base class for PandaBox devices. Beamline integrations should inherit from this base class,
@@ -431,25 +460,35 @@ class PandaBox(PSIDeviceBase):
         loop after receiving EndData, as this indicates the end of the acquisition.
         """
         try:
-            with BlockingClient(self.host) as client:
+            with PandaBoxDataConnection(self.host, scaled=True, socket_timeout=0.1) as (
+                data_socket,
+                data_connection,
+            ):
                 while (
                     not self.data_thread_kill_event.is_set() and self.data_thread_run_event.is_set()
                 ):
                     try:
-                        # Timeout is needed to periodically check if we should leave the loop.
-                        # IMPORTANT: Keep scaled=True to receive the data properly scaled and not in
-                        # raw format. If performance becomes an issue, this should be re-evaluated.
-                        # One could directly connect to the Socket, however, this should not be relevant
-                        # in the kHz range, maybe in the several MHz range.
-                        for data in client.data(scaled=True, frame_timeout=0.1):
+                        chunk = data_socket.recv(4096)
+                        for data in data_connection.receive_bytes(chunk):
                             if not self._run_data_readout_step(data):
-                                return  # finally executes still
-                    except socket.timeout:
-                        # Timeout is expected to happen, but we have to check if the polling loop should still be running, or if
-                        # stop was called and we should exit the loop.
+                                return  # Received EndData, exit readout loop
+                    except NeedMoreDataError:
+                        # Expected for multiple small chunks, we continue readout loop
                         continue
+                    except socket.timeout:
+                        # Timeout is okay, continue in loop and check if loop is stopped externally
+                        continue
+                    except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                        logger.error(f"Connection error: {e}. Closing connection.")
+                        # Broad error should be logged, and then we exit and thereby stop the
+                        # readout loop
+                        return
+                    if not chunk:
+                        # Receiving an empty chunk means that the connection was closed from the PandaBox side.
+                        return
         finally:
-            # Make sure to leave the PandaBox in a clean state.
+            # We run our clean up procedure, disarming, resetting data_thread_run_event and updating
+            # the PandaState to DISARMED.
             self._reset_panda()
 
     def _reset_panda(self) -> None: