diff --git a/config/variables.properties b/config/variables.properties
index 3c4dab08..e169cc04 100644
--- a/config/variables.properties
+++ b/config/variables.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-#Fri Nov 20 00:59:10 CET 2020
-FileSequentialNumber=5068
+#Mon Nov 23 08:37:45 CET 2020
+FileSequentialNumber=5284
diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 06e138a7..120dafc6 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ class ImageAngleDistribution(ReadableCalibratedArray):
 
 AngleDistribution = ImageAngleDistribution()
 
+class ImageCounts(Readable):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.x = 0.0
+
+    def read(self):
+        data = Scienta.dataArray.read()
+        counts = sum(data)
+        return counts
+
+
 def init_scienta():
     """
     turn on the analyser and start a mock measurement so that we get the correct array size.