diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 215631c..a1a8b17 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "qemu"]
 	path = qemu
 	url = https://github.com/Fraunhofer-AISEC/archie-qemu.git
-[submodule "faultplugin/lib/avl"]
-	path = faultplugin/lib/avl
-	url = https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/avl.git
-[submodule "miniblink/libopencm3-examples"]
-	path = miniblink/libopencm3-examples
-	url = https://github.com/libopencm3/libopencm3-examples.git
diff --git a/controller.py b/controller.py
index f93a802..c98de43 100644
--- a/controller.py
+++ b/controller.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import lzma
 from multiprocessing import Manager, Process
 import pandas as pd
+from pathlib import Path
 import pickle
 import prctl
 import subprocess
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ def build_ranges(fault_range):
     """
     if isinstance(fault_range, dict):
         return build_ranges_dict(fault_range)
+    if type(fault_range) == int:
+        return range(fault_range, fault_range + 1, 1)
     if len(fault_range) == 3:
         return range(fault_range[0], fault_range[1], fault_range[2])
     elif len(fault_range) == 1:
@@ -171,10 +174,8 @@ def get_system_ram():
     ps = subprocess.Popen(
         command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
     )
-    tmp = " "
-    while ps.poll() is None:
-        tmp = tmp + ps.stdout.read().decode("utf-8")
-    sp = tmp.split("kB")
+    tmp, _ = ps.communicate()
+    sp = str(tmp).split("kB")
     t = sp[0]
     mem = int(t.split(":")[1], 0)
     clogger.info("system ram is {}kB".format(mem))
@@ -471,6 +472,14 @@ def process_arguments(args):
     if args.compressionlevel is None:
         parguments["compressionlevel"] = 1
 
+    hdf5file = Path(args.hdf5file)
+    if hdf5file.parent.exists() is False:
+        print(
+            f"Parent folder of specified HDF5 file does not exist: "
+            f"{hdf5file.parent}"
+        )
+        exit(1)
+
     qemu_conf = json.load(args.qemu)
     args.qemu.close()
     print(qemu_conf)
diff --git a/faultclass.py b/faultclass.py
index d406f91..712863c 100644
--- a/faultclass.py
+++ b/faultclass.py
@@ -48,22 +48,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.num_bytes = num_bytes
 
     def write_to_fifo(self, fifo):
-        "Write data to the config fifo, which sends binary data"
-        numbytes = fifo.write(self.address.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big"))
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(self.type.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big"))
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(self.model.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big"))
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(self.lifespan.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big"))
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(self.mask.to_bytes(16, byteorder="big"))
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(
-            self.trigger.address.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big")
-        )
-        numbytes = numbytes + fifo.write(
-            self.trigger.hitcounter.to_bytes(8, byteorder="big")
-        )
-        fifo.flush()
-        return numbytes
-
-    def write_to_fifo_new(self, fifo):
         out = "\n$$[Fault]\n"
         out = out + "% {:d} | {:d} | {:d} | {:d} | {:d} | {:d} | ".format(
             self.address,
@@ -73,10 +57,9 @@ def write_to_fifo_new(self, fifo):
             self.trigger.address,
             self.trigger.hitcounter,
         )
-        tmp = self.mask - pow(2, 64)
-        if tmp < 0:
-            tmp = 0
-        out = out + " {:d} {:d} ".format(tmp, self.mask - tmp)
+        mask_upper = (self.mask >> 64) & (pow(2, 64) - 1)
+        mask_lower = self.mask & (pow(2, 64) - 1)
+        out = out + " {:d} {:d} ".format(mask_upper, mask_lower)
         out = out + "| {:d} \n".format(self.num_bytes)
         out = out + "$$[Fault_Ende]\n"
         tmp = fifo.write(out)
@@ -526,9 +509,12 @@ def readout_data(
                 for (flag, keyword, data) in datasets:
                     if not flag:
                         continue
-                    output[keyword] = write_output_wrt_goldenrun(
-                        keyword, data, goldenrun_data
-                    )
+                    if keyword.endswith("registers"):
+                        output[keyword] = data.to_dict("records")
+                    else:
+                        output[keyword] = write_output_wrt_goldenrun(
+                            keyword, data, goldenrun_data
+                        )
 
                 if tbfaulted == 1:
                     output["tbfaulted"] = tbfaultedlist
@@ -649,21 +635,21 @@ def configure_qemu(control, config_qemu, num_faults, memorydump_list):
 
     if "tb_exec_list" in config_qemu:
         if config_qemu["tb_exec_list"] is False:
-            out = out + "$$disable_tb_exec_list"
+            out = out + "$$disable_tb_exec_list\n"
         else:
-            out = out + "$$enable_tb_exec_list"
+            out = out + "$$enable_tb_exec_list\n"
 
     if "tb_info" in config_qemu:
         if config_qemu["tb_info"] is False:
-            out = out + "$$disable_tb_info"
+            out = out + "$$disable_tb_info\n"
         else:
-            out = out + "$$enable_tb_info"
+            out = out + "$$enable_tb_info\n"
 
     if "mem_info" in config_qemu:
         if config_qemu["mem_info"] is False:
-            out = out + "$$disable_mem_info"
+            out = out + "$$disable_mem_info\n"
         else:
-            out = out + "$$enable_mem_info"
+            out = out + "$$enable_mem_info\n"
 
     if "start" in config_qemu:
         out = out + "$$ start_address: {}\n".format((config_qemu["start"])["address"])
@@ -752,7 +738,7 @@ def python_worker(
         logger.debug("Started QEMU")
         """Write faults to config pipe"""
         for fault in fault_list:
-            fault.write_to_fifo_new(config_fifo)
+            fault.write_to_fifo(config_fifo)
         logger.debug("Wrote config to qemu")
         """
         From here Qemu has started execution. Now prepare for
diff --git a/faultplugin/faultdata.c b/faultplugin/faultdata.c
index 6478354..5a089c2 100644
--- a/faultplugin/faultdata.c
+++ b/faultplugin/faultdata.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int read_memoryregion(uint64_t memorydump_position)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos)
+void readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos)
 {
 	g_autoptr(GString) out = g_string_new("");
 	memorydump_t *current = *(memdump + memorydump_position);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos)
 	}
 }
 
-int readout_memorydump(uint64_t memorydump_position)
+void readout_memorydump(uint64_t memorydump_position)
 {
 	g_autoptr(GString) out = g_string_new("");
 	memorydump_t *current = *(memdump + memorydump_position);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int readout_memorydump(uint64_t memorydump_position)
 }
 
 
-int readout_all_memorydump(void)
+void readout_all_memorydump(void)
 {
 	g_autoptr(GString) out = g_string_new("");
 	g_string_printf(out, "$$$[Memdump] \n");
diff --git a/faultplugin/faultdata.h b/faultplugin/faultdata.h
index c671e8d..54725f7 100644
--- a/faultplugin/faultdata.h
+++ b/faultplugin/faultdata.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int read_memoryregion(uint64_t memorydump_position);
  * @param memorydump_position: select which region should be read in vector element
  * @param dump_pos: select which data dump should be written to pipe. Multiple can be taken during the execution of the config.
  */
-int readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos);
+void readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos);
 
 /**
  * readout_memorydump
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ int readout_memorydump_dump(uint64_t memorydump_position, uint64_t dump_pos);
  * dumps are printed to data pipe. Also print config for this memorydump to data pipe
  *
  */
-int readout_memorydump(uint64_t memorydump_position);
+void readout_memorydump(uint64_t memorydump_position);
 
 /**
  * readout_all_memorydump
  *
  * This function will send all memorydumps through the data pipe 
  */
-int readout_all_memorydump(void);
+void readout_all_memorydump(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/faultplugin/faultplugin.c b/faultplugin/faultplugin.c
index 6d7aa8c..0cf62e3 100644
--- a/faultplugin/faultplugin.c
+++ b/faultplugin/faultplugin.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void plugin_end_information_dump()
 void tb_exec_end_max_event(unsigned int vcpu_index, void *vcurrent)
 {
 	size_t ins = (size_t) vcurrent;
-	if(start_point.hitcounter != 3)
+	if(start_point.trignum != 3)
 	{	
 		if(tb_counter >= tb_counter_max)
 		{
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ void tb_exec_end_max_event(unsigned int vcpu_index, void *vcurrent)
 
 void tb_exec_end_cb(unsigned int vcpu_index, void *vcurrent)
 {
-	if(start_point.hitcounter != 3)
+	if(start_point.trignum != 3)
 	{
 		qemu_plugin_outs("[End]: CB called\n");
 		if(end_point.hitcounter == 0)
diff --git a/faultplugin/lib/README.md b/faultplugin/lib/README.md
index 7514178..ea06e33 100644
--- a/faultplugin/lib/README.md
+++ b/faultplugin/lib/README.md
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@
 
 This avl library was taken from the GNU libavl. The source can be clonded from [here](git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/avl.git)
 The Website of the project can be found under [https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/avl/](https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/avl/)
-
-Furthermore the git is included as a subgit to this repository.
diff --git a/faultplugin/lib/avl b/faultplugin/lib/avl
deleted file mode 160000
index 9f30f77..0000000
--- a/faultplugin/lib/avl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 9f30f77d3738c3a8ea199130ae98b9bf7bf8ac19
diff --git a/faultplugin/lib/avl.o b/faultplugin/lib/avl.o
deleted file mode 100644
index f6e57bd..0000000
Binary files a/faultplugin/lib/avl.o and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/hdf5logger.py b/hdf5logger.py
index 24a2df8..f1d0e0f 100644
--- a/hdf5logger.py
+++ b/hdf5logger.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class fault_table(tables.IsDescription):
     fault_type = tables.UInt8Col()
     fault_model = tables.UInt8Col()
     fault_lifespan = tables.UInt64Col()
+    fault_mask_upper = tables.UInt64Col()
     fault_mask = tables.UInt64Col()
     fault_num_bytes = tables.UInt8Col()
 
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ def process_faults(f, group, faultlist, endpoint, myfilter):
         faultrow["fault_type"] = fault.type
         faultrow["fault_model"] = fault.model
         faultrow["fault_lifespan"] = fault.lifespan
-        faultrow["fault_mask"] = fault.mask
+        faultrow["fault_mask_upper"] = (fault.mask >> 64) & (pow(2, 64) - 1)
+        faultrow["fault_mask"] = fault.mask & (pow(2, 64) - 1)
         faultrow["fault_num_bytes"] = fault.num_bytes
         faultrow.append()
     faulttable.flush()
diff --git a/miniblink/libopencm3-examples b/miniblink/libopencm3-examples
deleted file mode 160000
index 3a89116..0000000
--- a/miniblink/libopencm3-examples
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 3a8911627d45e35ca081e3dbcc891fe3fcd1b13a