diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index ec2962c..6b6eed9 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ set( PYTHON_FILES
     aare/transform.py
     aare/ScanParameters.py
     aare/utils.py
+    aare/experimental/__init__.py
+    aare/experimental/custom_io.py
 )
 
 
diff --git a/python/aare/experimental/__init__.py b/python/aare/experimental/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/python/aare/experimental/custom_io.py b/python/aare/experimental/custom_io.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f41dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/aare/experimental/custom_io.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+import numpy as np
+
+
+n_counters = 64*3
+bitfield_size = 64
+
+header_dt = [('frameNumber',np.uint64),
+             ('expLength',np.uint32),
+             ('packetNumber', np.uint32),
+             ('bunchId', np.uint64),
+             ('timestamp', np.uint64),
+             ('modId', np.uint16),
+             ('row', np.uint16),
+             ('col', np.uint16),
+             ('reserved', np.uint16),
+             ('debug', np.uint32),
+             ('roundRNumber', np.uint16),
+             ('detType', np.uint8),
+             ('version', np.uint8)]
+
+
+
+
+def ExtractBits(raw_data, dr=24, bits = (17,6)):
+    bits = np.uint64(bits)
+    data = np.zeros(0, dtype = np.uint64)
+    for bit in bits:
+        tmp = (raw_data >> bit) & np.uint64(1)
+        data = np.hstack((data, tmp))
+    
+    #Shift the bits to the righ place
+    for i in np.arange(dr, dtype = np.uint64):
+        data[i::dr] = data[i::dr] << i
+
+    data = data.reshape(data.size//dr, dr)
+    return data.sum(axis = 1)
+
+
+
+
+def read_my302_file(fname, dr=24, bits = (17,6),
+                    offset=48, tail = 72, n_frames=1):
+    header = np.zeros(n_frames, header_dt)
+    data = np.zeros((n_frames, n_counters), dtype = np.uint64)
+    with open(fname, 'rb') as f:
+        for i in range(n_frames):
+            header[i], raw_data = _read_my302_frame(f, offset, tail, dr)
+            data[i] = ExtractBits(raw_data, dr=dr, bits = bits)
+    return header, data
+
+
+def _read_my302_frame(f, offset, tail, dr):
+    header = np.fromfile(f, count=1, dtype = header_dt)
+    f.seek(bitfield_size+offset, 1)
+    data = np.fromfile(f, count = int(n_counters*dr/2), dtype = np.uint64)
+    f.seek(tail, 1)
+    return header, data