diff --git a/core-buffer/include/LiveH5Reader.hpp b/core-buffer/include/LiveH5Reader.hpp
index d3c31c8..ebbe69f 100644
--- a/core-buffer/include/LiveH5Reader.hpp
+++ b/core-buffer/include/LiveH5Reader.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "jungfrau.hpp"
 #include "buffer_config.hpp"
+#include <H5Cpp.h>
 
 class LiveH5Reader {
 
@@ -14,17 +15,32 @@ class LiveH5Reader {
     std::unique_ptr<uint64_t[]> pulse_id_buffer_;
     std::unique_ptr<uint16_t[]> data_buffer_;
 
+    uint64_t current_file_max_pulse_id_;
+    H5::H5File file_;
+
+    H5::DataSet image_dataset_;
+    H5::DataSet pulse_id_dataset_;
+    H5::DataSet frame_index_dataset_;
+    H5::DataSet daq_rec_dataset_;
+    H5::DataSet n_received_packets_dataset_;
+
+    void open_file();
+
 public:
     LiveH5Reader(
             const std::string& device,
             const std::string& channel_name,
             const uint16_t source_id);
 
+    ~LiveH5Reader();
+
     uint64_t get_latest_pulse_id();
     void load_pulse_id(uint64_t pulse_id);
 
     ModuleFrame get_metadata();
     char* get_data();
+
+    void close_file();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/core-buffer/src/LiveH5Reader.cpp b/core-buffer/src/LiveH5Reader.cpp
index a8e8826..a5955c9 100644
--- a/core-buffer/src/LiveH5Reader.cpp
+++ b/core-buffer/src/LiveH5Reader.cpp
@@ -1 +1,98 @@
 #include "LiveH5Reader.hpp"
+#include "BufferUtils.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace core_buffer;
+
+LiveH5Reader::LiveH5Reader(
+        const std::string& device,
+        const std::string& channel_name,
+        const uint16_t source_id):
+            current_filename_(device + "/" + channel_name + "/CURRENT"),
+            source_id_(source_id),
+            pulse_id_buffer_(make_unique<uint64_t[]>(FILE_MOD)),
+            data_buffer_(make_unique<uint16_t[]>(MODULE_N_PIXELS))
+{
+    auto filename = BufferUtils::get_latest_file(current_filename_);
+    file_ = H5::H5File(filename, H5F_ACC_RDONLY |  H5F_ACC_SWMR_READ);
+
+    uint64_t base_pulse_id = start_pulse_id / core_buffer::FILE_MOD;
+    base_pulse_id *= core_buffer::FILE_MOD;
+
+    current_file_max_pulse_id_ =
+
+    image_dataset_ = input_file.openDataSet("image");
+    pulse_id_dataset_ = input_file.openDataSet("pulse_id");
+    frame_index_dataset_ = input_file.openDataSet("frame_id");
+    daq_rec_dataset_ = input_file.openDataSet("daq_rec");
+    n_received_packets_dataset_ = input_file.openDataSet("received_packets");
+
+}
+
+LiveH5Reader::~LiveH5Reader() {
+    close_file();
+}
+
+
+
+//void load_data_from_file (
+//        FileBufferMetadata* metadata_buffer,
+//        char* image_buffer,
+//        const string &filename,
+//        const size_t start_index)
+//{
+//
+//    hsize_t b_image_dim[3] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 512, 1024};
+//    H5::DataSpace b_i_space (3, b_image_dim);
+//    hsize_t b_i_count[] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 512, 1024};
+//    hsize_t b_i_start[] = {0, 0, 0};
+//    b_i_space.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, b_i_count, b_i_start);
+//
+//    hsize_t f_image_dim[3] = {FILE_MOD, 512, 1024};
+//    H5::DataSpace f_i_space (3, f_image_dim);
+//    hsize_t f_i_count[] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 512, 1024};
+//    hsize_t f_i_start[] = {start_index, 0, 0};
+//    f_i_space.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, f_i_count, f_i_start);
+//
+//    hsize_t b_metadata_dim[2] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 1};
+//    H5::DataSpace b_m_space (2, b_metadata_dim);
+//    hsize_t b_m_count[] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 1};
+//    hsize_t b_m_start[] = {0, 0};
+//    b_m_space.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, b_m_count, b_m_start);
+//
+//    hsize_t f_metadata_dim[2] = {FILE_MOD, 1};
+//    H5::DataSpace f_m_space (2, f_metadata_dim);
+//    hsize_t f_m_count[] = {REPLAY_READ_BLOCK_SIZE, 1};
+//    hsize_t f_m_start[] = {start_index, 0};
+//    f_m_space.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, f_m_count, f_m_start);
+//
+//    H5::H5File input_file(filename, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
+//
+//    auto image_dataset = input_file.openDataSet("image");
+//    image_dataset.read(
+//            image_buffer, H5::PredType::NATIVE_UINT16,
+//            b_i_space, f_i_space);
+//
+//    auto pulse_id_dataset = input_file.openDataSet("pulse_id");
+//    pulse_id_dataset.read(
+//            metadata_buffer->pulse_id, H5::PredType::NATIVE_UINT64,
+//            b_m_space, f_m_space);
+//
+//    auto frame_id_dataset = input_file.openDataSet("frame_id");
+//    frame_id_dataset.read(
+//            metadata_buffer->frame_index, H5::PredType::NATIVE_UINT64,
+//            b_m_space, f_m_space);
+//
+//    auto daq_rec_dataset = input_file.openDataSet("daq_rec");
+//    daq_rec_dataset.read(
+//            metadata_buffer->daq_rec, H5::PredType::NATIVE_UINT32,
+//            b_m_space, f_m_space);
+//
+//    auto received_packets_dataset =
+//            input_file.openDataSet("received_packets");
+//    received_packets_dataset.read(
+//            metadata_buffer->n_received_packets, H5::PredType::NATIVE_UINT16,
+//            b_m_space, f_m_space);
+//
+//    input_file.close();
+//}
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