diff --git a/armsrc/BigBuf.c b/armsrc/BigBuf.c
index f74115232..c1bea6887 100644
--- a/armsrc/BigBuf.c
+++ b/armsrc/BigBuf.c
@@ -124,14 +124,17 @@ uint16_t BigBuf_max_traceLen(void)
 void clear_trace() {
 	traceLen = 0;
 }
-void set_tracelen(uint16_t tl)
-{
-    traceLen=tl;
+void set_tracelen(uint16_t value) {
+    traceLen = value;
 }
 void set_tracing(bool enable) {
 	tracing = enable;
 }
 
+bool get_tracing(void) {
+	return tracing;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the number of bytes traced
  * @return
diff --git a/armsrc/BigBuf.h b/armsrc/BigBuf.h
index 03066010f..61239d7d7 100644
--- a/armsrc/BigBuf.h
+++ b/armsrc/BigBuf.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ extern void BigBuf_print_status(void);
 extern uint16_t BigBuf_get_traceLen(void);
 extern void clear_trace(void);
 extern void set_tracing(bool enable);
-extern void set_tracelen(uint16_t tl);
+extern void set_tracelen(uint16_t value);
+extern bool get_tracing(void);
 extern bool RAMFUNC LogTrace(const uint8_t *btBytes, uint16_t iLen, uint32_t timestamp_start, uint32_t timestamp_end, uint8_t *parity, bool readerToTag);
 extern int LogTraceHitag(const uint8_t * btBytes, int iBits, int iSamples, uint32_t dwParity, int bReader);
 extern uint8_t emlSet(uint8_t *data, uint32_t offset, uint32_t length);