diff --git a/client/cmdhf15.c b/client/cmdhf15.c
index 7391fd38c..55e4aa478 100644
--- a/client/cmdhf15.c
+++ b/client/cmdhf15.c
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ int CmdHF15Restore(const char *Cmd) {
         return 3;
     }
 
+    PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "Restoring data blocks.");
+        
     while (1) {
         tried = 0;
         hex[0] = 0x00;
@@ -874,15 +876,22 @@ int CmdHF15Restore(const char *Cmd) {
         snprintf(tmpCmd, sizeof(tmpCmd), "%s u %u %s", newCmdPrefix, i, hex);
         PrintAndLogEx(DEBUG, "Command to be sent| %s", tmpCmd);
 
-        for (tried = 0; tried < retries; tried++)
-            if (!(retval = CmdHF15Write(tmpCmd)))
+        for (tried = 0; tried < retries; tried++) {
+            if (!(retval = CmdHF15Write(tmpCmd))) {
                 break;
-        if (tried >= retries)
+            }
+        }
+        if (tried >= retries) {
+            fclose(f);
+            PrintAndLogEx(FAILED, "Restore failed. Too many retries.");
             return retval;
+        }
 
         i++;
     }
     fclose(f);
+    PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "Finish restore");
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int CmdHF15List(const char *Cmd) {
diff --git a/client/cmdhfmf.c b/client/cmdhfmf.c
index 99030b85c..fdbaa7563 100644
--- a/client/cmdhfmf.c
+++ b/client/cmdhfmf.c
@@ -1059,8 +1059,8 @@ int CmdHF14AMfRestore(const char *Cmd) {
             }
         }
     }
-
     fclose(fdump);
+    PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "Finish restore");    
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/cmdhfmfu.c b/client/cmdhfmfu.c
index 4097a0a3a..956cc1a70 100644
--- a/client/cmdhfmfu.c
+++ b/client/cmdhfmfu.c
@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@ int CmdHF14AMfURestore(const char *Cmd) {
 
     DropField();
     free(dump);
+    PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "Finish restore");    
     return 0;
 }
 //
diff --git a/client/cmdlft55xx.c b/client/cmdlft55xx.c
index 3fcc4fdda..b25054b2d 100644
--- a/client/cmdlft55xx.c
+++ b/client/cmdlft55xx.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int CmdT55xxReadBlock(const char *Cmd) {
     return T55xxReadBlock(block, page1, usepwd, override, password);
 }
 
-bool DecodeT55xxBlock() {
+bool DecodeT55xxBlock(void) {
 
     char buf[30] = {0x00};
     char *cmdStr = buf;
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ bool DecodeT55xxBlock() {
         case DEMOD_PSK1:
             // skip first 160 samples to allow antenna to settle in (psk gets inverted occasionally otherwise)
             save_restoreGB(GRAPH_SAVE);
-            CmdLtrim("160");
+            CmdLtrim("150");
             snprintf(cmdStr, sizeof(buf), "%d %d 6", bitRate[config.bitrate], config.inverted);
             ans = PSKDemod(cmdStr, false);
             //undo trim samples
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ bool DecodeT55xxBlock() {
         case DEMOD_PSK3: //not fully implemented
             // skip first 160 samples to allow antenna to settle in (psk gets inverted occasionally otherwise)
             save_restoreGB(GRAPH_SAVE);
-            CmdLtrim("160");
+            CmdLtrim("150");
             snprintf(cmdStr, sizeof(buf), "%d 0 6", bitRate[config.bitrate]);
             ans = PSKDemod(cmdStr, false);
             psk1TOpsk2(DemodBuffer, DemodBufferLen);
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ bool DecodeT55xxBlock() {
     return (bool) ans;
 }
 
-bool DecodeT5555TraceBlock() {
+bool DecodeT5555TraceBlock(void) {
     DemodBufferLen = 0x00;
 
     // According to datasheet. Always: RF/64, not inverted, Manchester
@@ -547,13 +547,13 @@ int CmdT55xxDetect(const char *Cmd) {
     }
 
     if (!tryDetectModulation())
-        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Could not detect modulation automatically. Try setting it manually with \'lf t55xx config\'");
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Could not detect modulation automatically. Try setting it manually with " _YELLOW_("\'lf t55xx config\'") );
 
     return 0;
 }
 
 // detect configuration?
-bool tryDetectModulation() {
+bool tryDetectModulation(void) {
 
     t55xx_conf_block_t tests[15];
     int bitRate = 0, clk = 0, firstClockEdge = 0;
@@ -754,11 +754,42 @@ bool testKnownConfigBlock(uint32_t block0) {
         case T55X7_NORALYS_CONFIG_BLOCK:
         case T55X7_IOPROX_CONFIG_BLOCK:
         case T55X7_PRESCO_CONFIG_BLOCK:
+        case T55X7_NEDAP_64_CONFIG_BLOCK:
+        case T55X7_NEDAP_128_CONFIG_BLOCK:
             return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
+bool GetT55xxBlockData(uint32_t *blockdata) {
+
+    if (DemodBufferLen == 0)
+        return false;
+
+    uint8_t idx = config.offset;
+        
+    if (idx + 32 > DemodBufferLen) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "The configured offset %d is too big. Possible offset: %d)", idx, DemodBufferLen - 32);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    *blockdata = PackBits(0, 32, DemodBuffer + idx);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void printT55xxBlock(const char *blockNum) {
+
+    uint32_t blockData = 0;
+    uint8_t bytes[4] = {0};
+
+    if (GetT55xxBlockData(&blockData) == false)
+        return;
+
+    num_to_bytes(blockData, 4, bytes);
+
+    PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, " %s | %08X | %s | %s", blockNum, blockData, sprint_bin(DemodBuffer + config.offset, 32), sprint_ascii(bytes, 4));
+}
+
 bool testModulation(uint8_t mode, uint8_t modread) {
     switch (mode) {
         case DEMOD_FSK:
@@ -932,30 +963,6 @@ bool test(uint8_t mode, uint8_t *offset, int *fndBitRate, uint8_t clk, bool *Q5)
     return false;
 }
 
-void printT55xxBlock(const char *blockNum) {
-
-    uint8_t i = config.offset;
-    uint8_t endpos = 32 + i;
-    uint32_t blockData = 0;
-    uint8_t bits[64] = {0x00};
-
-    if (!DemodBufferLen) return;
-
-    if (endpos > DemodBufferLen) {
-        PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, "The configured offset %d is too big. Possible offset: %d)", i, DemodBufferLen - 32);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (; i < endpos; ++i)
-        bits[i - config.offset] = DemodBuffer[i];
-
-    blockData = PackBits(0, 32, bits);
-    uint8_t bytes[4] = {0};
-    num_to_bytes(blockData, 4, bytes);
-
-    PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, " %s | %08X | %s | %s", blockNum, blockData, sprint_bin(bits, 32), sprint_ascii(bytes, 4));
-}
-
 int special(const char *Cmd) {
     uint32_t blockData = 0;
     uint8_t bits[32] = {0x00};
diff --git a/client/cmdlft55xx.h b/client/cmdlft55xx.h
index cd240e5f2..ce990bebd 100644
--- a/client/cmdlft55xx.h
+++ b/client/cmdlft55xx.h
@@ -156,19 +156,20 @@ char *GetQ5ModulationStr(uint32_t id);
 char *GetModulationStr(uint32_t id, bool xmode);
 char *GetModelStrFromCID(uint32_t cid);
 char *GetSelectedModulationStr(uint8_t id);
-uint32_t PackBits(uint8_t start, uint8_t len, uint8_t *bitstream);
 void printT5xxHeader(uint8_t page);
 void printT55xxBlock(const char *demodStr);
 int printConfiguration(t55xx_conf_block_t b);
 
+extern int T55xxReadBlock(uint8_t block, bool page1, bool usepwd, bool override, uint32_t password);
+bool GetT55xxBlockData(uint32_t *blockdata);
 bool DecodeT55xxBlock(void);
-bool tryDetectModulation(void);
+extern bool tryDetectModulation(void);
 bool testKnownConfigBlock(uint32_t block0);
+
 extern bool tryDetectP1(bool getData);
 bool test(uint8_t mode, uint8_t *offset, int *fndBitRate, uint8_t clk, bool *Q5);
 int special(const char *Cmd);
-bool AquireData(uint8_t page, uint8_t block, bool pwdmode, uint32_t password);
-
+extern bool AquireData(uint8_t page, uint8_t block, bool pwdmode, uint32_t password);
 int tryOnePassword(uint32_t password);
 
 void printT55x7Trace(t55x7_tracedata_t data, uint8_t repeat);
diff --git a/client/scripting.c b/client/scripting.c
index a26db0c19..f3afb18d4 100644
--- a/client/scripting.c
+++ b/client/scripting.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int l_GetFromBigBuf(lua_State *L) {
     //Push it as a string
     lua_pushlstring(L, (const char *)data, len);
     free(data);
-    return 1;// return 1 to signal one return value
+    return 1; // return 1 to signal one return value
 }
 
 /**
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int l_reveng_models(lua_State *L) {
 // endian    ,char,  'B','b','L','l','t','r' describing if Big-Endian or Little-Endian should be used in different combinations.
 //
 // outputs:  string with hex representation of the CRC result
-static int l_reveng_RunModel(lua_State *L) {
+static int l_reveng_runmodel(lua_State *L) {
     //-c || -v
     //inModel = valid model name string - CRC-8
     //inHexStr = input hex string to calculate crc on
@@ -701,6 +701,145 @@ static int l_keygen_algoD(lua_State *L) {
     return 2;
 }
 
+/*
+Read T55Xx block. 
+param1 uint8_t block
+param2 bool page1
+param3 bool override
+param4 uint32_t password
+*/
+static int l_T55xx_readblock(lua_State *L) {
+    
+    //Check number of arguments
+    int n = lua_gettop(L);
+    if ( n != 4 ) {
+         return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong number of arguments, got %d bytes, expected 4", n);
+    }
+    
+    uint32_t block, usepage1, override, password;
+    bool usepwd;
+    size_t size;
+    
+    const char *p_blockno = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &size);
+    if (size < 1 || size > 2)  return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of blockNo, got %d, expected 1 or 2", (int) size);
+    sscanf(p_blockno, "%x", &block);
+    
+    const char *p_usepage1 = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &size);
+    if (size != 1)  return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of usePage1, got %d, expected 1", (int) size);
+    sscanf(p_usepage1, "%x", &usepage1);
+       
+    const char *p_override = luaL_checklstring(L, 3, &size);
+    if (size != 1)  return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of override, got %d, expected 1", (int) size);
+    sscanf(p_override, "%x", &override);
+    
+    const char *p_pwd = luaL_checklstring(L, 4, &size);
+    if ( size == 0 ) {
+        usepwd = false;
+    } else {
+
+        if (size != 8) return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of pwd, got %d , expected 8", (int) size);
+        sscanf(p_pwd, "%08x", &password);
+        usepwd = true;
+    }  
+    
+    //Password mode
+    if (usepwd) {
+        // try reading the config block and verify that PWD bit is set before doing this!
+        if (!override) {
+
+            if (!AquireData(T55x7_PAGE0, T55x7_CONFIGURATION_BLOCK, false, 0)) {
+                return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Failed to read config block");
+            }
+
+            if (!tryDetectModulation()) {
+                PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, "Safety Check: Could not detect if PWD bit is set in config block. Exits.");
+                return 0;
+            } else {
+                PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, "Safety Check: PWD bit is NOT set in config block. Reading without password...");
+                usepwd = false;
+                usepage1 = false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            PrintAndLogEx(NORMAL, "Safety Check Overriden - proceeding despite risk");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!AquireData(usepage1, block, usepwd, password)) {
+        return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Failed to aquire data from card");
+    }
+    
+    if (!DecodeT55xxBlock()) {
+        return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Failed to decode signal");
+    }
+    
+    uint32_t blockData = 0;
+    if (GetT55xxBlockData(&blockData) == false) {
+        return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Failed to get actual data");
+    }
+       
+    lua_pushunsigned(L, blockData);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+// arg 1 = pwd
+// arg 2 = use GB
+static int l_T55xx_detect(lua_State *L) {
+    bool useGB = false, usepwd = false, isok;
+    uint32_t password;
+    uint32_t gb;
+    size_t size;
+    
+    //Check number of arguments
+    int n = lua_gettop(L);
+
+    switch (n) {
+        case 2: {
+            const char *p_gb = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &size);
+            if (size != 1)  return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of useGB, got %d , expected 1", (int) size);
+            sscanf(p_gb, "%u", &gb);
+            useGB = ( gb ) ? true : false;
+            printf("p_gb size  %u | %c \n", size, useGB ? 'Y':'N');
+        }
+        case 1: {
+            const char *p_pwd = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &size);
+            if ( size == 0 ) {
+                usepwd = false;
+            } else {
+                
+                if (size != 8)  return returnToLuaWithError(L, "Wrong size of pwd, got %d , expected 8", (int) size);
+                sscanf(p_pwd, "%08x", &password);
+                usepwd = true;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        default :
+            break;
+    }
+   
+    if (!useGB) {
+    
+        isok = AquireData(T55x7_PAGE0, T55x7_CONFIGURATION_BLOCK, usepwd, password);
+        if ( isok == false ) {
+            // signal error by returning Nil, errorstring
+            lua_pushnil(L);
+            lua_pushstring(L, "Failed to aquire LF signal data");
+            return 2;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    isok = tryDetectModulation();
+    if ( isok == false ) {
+        // signal error by returning Nil, errorstring
+        lua_pushnil(L);
+        lua_pushstring(L,  "Could not detect modulation automatically. Try setting it manually with \'lf t55xx config\'");
+        return 2;       
+    }
+
+    lua_pushinteger(L, isok);
+    lua_pushstring(L, "Success");
+    return 2;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Sets the lua path to include "./lualibs/?.lua", in order for a script to be
  * able to do "require('foobar')" if foobar.lua is within lualibs folder.
@@ -747,13 +886,15 @@ int set_pm3_libraries(lua_State *L) {
         {"crc64_ecma182",               l_crc64_ecma182},
         {"sha1",                        l_sha1},
         {"reveng_models",               l_reveng_models},
-        {"reveng_runmodel",             l_reveng_RunModel},
+        {"reveng_runmodel",             l_reveng_runmodel},
         {"hardnested",                  l_hardnested},
         {"detect_prng",                 l_detect_prng},
 //        {"keygen.algoA",                l_keygen_algoA},
 //        {"keygen.algoB",                l_keygen_algoB},
 //        {"keygen.algoC",                l_keygen_algoC},
         {"keygen_algo_d",               l_keygen_algoD},
+        {"t55xx_readblock",             l_T55xx_readblock},
+        {"t55xx_detect",                l_T55xx_detect},
         {NULL, NULL}
     };
 
diff --git a/client/scripting.h b/client/scripting.h
index ca405f43f..75a08605b 100644
--- a/client/scripting.h
+++ b/client/scripting.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "cmdhfmfhard.h"
 #include "cmdhfmfu.h"
 #include "protocols.h"
+#include "cmdlft55xx.h"  // read t55xx etc
 
 #define LUA_LIBRARIES_DIRECTORY "lualibs/"
 #define LUA_SCRIPTS_DIRECTORY   "scripts/"