diff --git a/sf-utils/BinaryBufferReaderJF.py b/sf-utils/BinaryBufferReaderJF.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import logging
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from glob import glob
+
+from BinaryBufferReader import BinaryBufferReader
+
+
+logging.basicConfig()
+_logger = logging.getLogger("BinaryBufferReader")
+
+
+BUFFER_DIR = "/gpfs/photonics/swissfel/buffer"
+
+
+def get_root_folder(detector):
+    pattern = f"{BUFFER_DIR}/{detector}*"
+    dns = glob(pattern)
+    nfound = len(dns)
+    if nfound == 1:
+        return dns[0]
+    if nfound == 0:
+        raise SystemExit(f"no root folder matching {detector}")
+    if nfound > 1:
+        raise SystemExit(f"cannot unambiguously matched {detector} to root folder: {dns}")
+
+def get_pulse_id(root_folder):
+    latest = f"{root_folder}/M00/LATEST"
+    with open(latest) as f:
+        data = f.read()
+    #/gpfs/photonics/swissfel/buffer/JF02T09V03/M00/21125800000/21125820000.bin
+    pid = data.strip().split("/")[-1].split(".")[0]
+    return int(pid)
+
+def get_n_modules(root_folder):
+    detname = get_detname(root_folder)
+    nmod = int(detname[5:7])
+    return nmod
+
+def get_detname(root_folder):
+    return root_folder.split("/")[-1]
+
+
+
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description="Read DAQ Binary Buffer for JFs")
+
+    parser.add_argument("detector", help="detector name (JF01...)")
+    parser.add_argument("--n_modules", type=int, help="number of modules to read from this device")
+    parser.add_argument("--pulse_id", type=int, help="pulse ID to retrieve")
+    parser.add_argument("--log_level", default="WARNING", choices=["CRITICAL", "ERROR", "WARNING", "INFO", "DEBUG"], help="log level")
+
+    clargs = parser.parse_args()
+
+    detector = clargs.detector
+
+    root_folder = get_root_folder(detector)
+    pulse_id = clargs.pulse_id or get_pulse_id(root_folder)
+    n_modules = clargs.n_modules or get_n_modules(root_folder)
+
+    _logger.setLevel(clargs.log_level)
+
+    reader = BinaryBufferReader(root_folder, n_modules)
+
+    metadata, _data = reader.read_pulse_id(pulse_id)
+    print(metadata)
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+
+