diff --git a/channel.h b/channel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9ff600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef CHANNEL_HEADER_HH
+#define CHANNEL_HEADER_HH
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+class Channel {
+   uint32_t id;
+   uint32_t size;
+   uint32_t version;
+   int32_t integral[3];
+   uint32_t crossing;
+   uint32_t block_count;
+   uint32_t spill;
+   char * block_data;
+   bool valid;
+   public:
+   Channel(char const * ptr, size_t len);
+   void Print();
+
+};
+Channel::Channel(char const * ptr, size_t len) {
+   valid = true;
+   uint32_t * wordData = (uint32_t *)ptr;
+   size = ((wordData[0] & 0xFFFFFF00) >> 8) * sizeof(uint32_t);
+   if (size != len) valid = false;
+
+   version = wordData[0] && 0xFF;
+   if (version != 0x1) valid = false;
+
+   for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
+      integral[i] = (wordData[i + 1] & 0xFFFFFF00)>>8;
+
+   crossing = wordData[4] & 0x00FFFFFF;
+   block_count = (wordData[5] &0xFF000000) >> 24;
+   id = (wordData[5] & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
+   spill = (wordData[5] & 0x0000FFFF);
+   if ((id > 8) || (id < 1)) {
+      valid = false;
+   }
+
+}
+
+#include <iostream>
+void Channel::Print(){
+   if (valid) {
+      printf("channel %u, spill %u, size %u, blocks %u, crossing %u, integrals %d, %d, %d\n",
+            id, spill, size, block_count, crossing, integral[0], integral[1], integral[2]);
+   }
+   else {
+      printf("Invalid channel\n");
+   }
+}
+#endif /* end of include guard */
diff --git a/client.cc b/client.cc
index 70cb174..bf3cfa3 100644
--- a/client.cc
+++ b/client.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <csignal>
-#include <loguru.hpp>
+#include "loguru.hpp"
+#include "channel.h"
 
 const char * HOST = "192.168.30.89";
 const uint32_t PORT = 9999;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ size_t process_channel(char const * ptr, size_t len){
          int32_t integral[3];
          for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
             integral[i] = (wordData[i + 1] & 0xFFFFFF00)>>8;
-         LOG_SCOPE_F(INFO, "integrals: %u, %u, %u", integral[0], integral[1], integral[2]);
+         LOG_SCOPE_F(INFO, "integrals: %d, %d, %d", integral[0], integral[1], integral[2]);
 
          uint32_t crossing_count = wordData[4] & 0x00FFFFFF;
          uint32_t block_count = (wordData[5] &0xFF000000) >> 24;
@@ -78,8 +79,12 @@ size_t process_channel(char const * ptr, size_t len){
             process_block(ptr, channel_size); // not correct yet!
          }
 
-         // the number of bytes processed should be equal to the channel size
+         // the number of bytes cosumed by this function, regardless of block
+         // processing
          bytes_left -= channel_size;
+
+         Channel c(ptr, channel_size);
+         c.Print();
       }
    }
 
@@ -202,8 +207,8 @@ int open_socket(){
 }
 
 void setup_logger(){
-   loguru::g_stderr_verbosity = loguru::Verbosity_INFO;
-   // loguru::g_stderr_verbosity = loguru::Verbosity_WARNING;
+   // loguru::g_stderr_verbosity = loguru::Verbosity_INFO;
+   loguru::g_stderr_verbosity = loguru::Verbosity_WARNING;
    loguru::g_preamble_date    = true; // The date field
    loguru::g_preamble_time    = true; // The time of the current day
    loguru::g_preamble_uptime  = true; // The time since init call