diff --git a/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOManager.java b/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOManager.java
index db14bec..fc027fb 100644
--- a/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOManager.java
+++ b/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOManager.java
@@ -50,49 +50,7 @@ public abstract class IOIOManager implements IOIOListener{
             thread.abort();  
         joinAllThreads();  
     }  
-  
-    /** 
-     * Joins all the threads 
-     * @throws InterruptedException 
-     * @author ricky barrette 
-     */  
-    private void joinAllThreads() throws InterruptedException {  
-        for (IOIOThread thread : mThreads)  
-            thread.join();  
-    }  
-  
-    /** 
-     * Creates all the required IOIO connectivity threads 
-     * @author ricky barrette 
-     */  
-    private void createAllThreads() {  
-        mThreads.clear();  
-        Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> specs = getConnectionSpecs();  
-        for (IOIOConnectionSpec spec : specs)  
-            mThreads.add(new IOIOThread(spec.className, spec.args, this));  
-    }  
-  
-    /** 
-     * Starts IOIO connectivity threads 
-     * @author ricky barrette 
-     */  
-    public void start() {  
-        createAllThreads();  
-        for (IOIOThread thread : mThreads)  
-            thread.start();  
-    }  
-  
-    /** 
-     * @return 
-     * @author Ytai Ben-Tsvi 
-     */  
-    private Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> getConnectionSpecs() {  
-        Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> result = new LinkedList<IOIOConnectionSpec>();  
-        addConnectionSpecs(SocketIOIOConnectionDiscovery.class.getName(),result);  
-        addConnectionSpecs(BluetoothIOIOConnectionDiscovery.class.getName(), result);  
-        return result;  
-    }  
-  
+    
     /** 
      * @param discoveryClassName 
      * @param result 
@@ -108,6 +66,49 @@ public abstract class IOIOManager implements IOIOListener{
         } catch (Exception e) {  
             Log.w(TAG,"Exception caught while discovering connections - not adding connections of class "+ discoveryClassName, e);  
         }  
+    }
+  
+    /** 
+     * Creates all the required IOIO connectivity threads 
+     * @author ricky barrette 
+     */  
+    private void createAllThreads() {  
+        mThreads.clear();  
+        Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> specs = getConnectionSpecs();  
+        for (IOIOConnectionSpec spec : specs)  
+            mThreads.add(new IOIOThread(spec.className, spec.args, this));  
+    }  
+  
+    /** 
+     * @return 
+     * @author Ytai Ben-Tsvi 
+     */  
+    private Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> getConnectionSpecs() {  
+        Collection<IOIOConnectionSpec> result = new LinkedList<IOIOConnectionSpec>();  
+        addConnectionSpecs(SocketIOIOConnectionDiscovery.class.getName(),result);  
+        addConnectionSpecs(BluetoothIOIOConnectionDiscovery.class.getName(), result);  
+        return result;  
+    }  
+  
+    /**
+     * @return true is the stat led is enabled
+     * @author ricky barrette
+     */
+    public boolean isStatLedEnabled() {  
+        for(IOIOThread thread : mThreads)  
+            if(thread.isConnected())
+            	return thread.isStatLedEnabled();
+        return false;
+    }  
+  
+    /** 
+     * Joins all the threads 
+     * @throws InterruptedException 
+     * @author ricky barrette 
+     */  
+    private void joinAllThreads() throws InterruptedException {  
+        for (IOIOThread thread : mThreads)  
+            thread.join();  
     }  
   
     /** 
@@ -129,4 +130,14 @@ public abstract class IOIOManager implements IOIOListener{
             thread.setUpdateInverval(ms);  
     }  
   
+    /** 
+     * Starts IOIO connectivity threads 
+     * @author ricky barrette 
+     */  
+    public void start() {  
+        createAllThreads();  
+        for (IOIOThread thread : mThreads)  
+            thread.start();  
+    }  
+  
 }  
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diff --git a/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOThread.java b/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOThread.java
index 98a21c2..15b7e6f 100644
--- a/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOThread.java
+++ b/IOIOLib/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/ioio/IOIOThread.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
 	private IOIOListener mListener;
 	private String mClassName;
 	private Object[] mArgs;
+	private boolean isConnected;
     
     public IOIOThread(IOIOListener listener){
     	super();
@@ -70,20 +71,28 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
      * the case of abortion happening before the IOIO instance is created or 
      * during its creation. 
      */  
-    synchronized public void abort() {  
+    public synchronized void abort() {  
         isAborted = true;  
         if (mIOIO != null) {  
             mIOIO.disconnect();  
         }  
     }  
   
+    /**
+     * @return true if this tread is connected to a IOIO
+     * @author ricky barrette
+     */
+	public synchronized boolean isConnected() {
+		return isConnected;
+	}  
+ 
+  
     /** 
      * @return the isStatLedEnabled 
      */  
-    public boolean isStatLedEnabled() {  
+    public synchronized boolean isStatLedEnabled() {  
         return isStatLedEnabled;  
     }  
- 
   
     /** 
      * Thread Body 
@@ -105,7 +114,8 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
 					} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
 						e.printStackTrace();
 					}
-            }  
+            }
+            isConnected = true;
             try {  
                 /* 
                  * Here we will try to connect to the IOIO board. 
@@ -130,11 +140,13 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
                 }  
             } catch (ConnectionLostException e) {  
             	mListener.onDisconnected();  
+            	isConnected = false;
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {  
             	Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
             	e.printStackTrace();  
                 mIOIO.disconnect();  
-                mListener.onDisconnected();  
+                mListener.onDisconnected();
+                isConnected = false;
                 break;  
             } catch (IncompatibilityException e) {
             	Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
@@ -142,7 +154,8 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
 			} finally {  
                 try {  
                     mIOIO.waitForDisconnect();  
-                    mListener.onDisconnected();  
+                    mListener.onDisconnected();
+                    isConnected = false;
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {  
                 }  
             }  
@@ -155,8 +168,8 @@ public class IOIOThread extends Thread{
      */  
     public synchronized void setStatLedEnabled(boolean isStatLedEnabled) {  
         this.isStatLedEnabled = isStatLedEnabled;  
-    }  
-  
+    }
+
     /** 
      * Sets the update interval of the IOIO thread 
      * @param ms