diff --git a/GetPackages.BAT b/GetPackages.BAT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b6def3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GetPackages.BAT
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@Echo ON
+nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion
diff --git a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDsp.cs b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDsp.cs
index c9a3c48..e00a1f8 100644
--- a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDsp.cs
+++ b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDsp.cs
@@ -71,13 +71,39 @@ public static QscDsp BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc)
 		public Dictionary<string, QscDspCamera> Cameras { get; set; }
 		public List<QscDspPresets> PresetList = new List<QscDspPresets>();
 
+        public BoolFeedback IsPrimaryFeedback;
+        public BoolFeedback IsActiveFeedback;
+
 		DeviceConfig _Dc;
 
 		CrestronQueue CommandQueue;
 
 		bool CommandQueueInProgress = false;
+        bool _IsPrimary;
+        public bool IsPrimary
+        {
+            get { return _IsPrimary; }
+            private set
+            {
+                _IsPrimary = value;
+                IsPrimaryFeedback.FireUpdate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        bool _IsActive;
+        public bool IsActive
+        {
+            get { return _IsActive; }
+            private set
+            {
+                _IsActive = value;
+                IsActiveFeedback.FireUpdate();
+            }
+        }
 		uint HeartbeatTracker = 0;
 		public bool ShowHexResponse { get; set; }
+
+        public string DspName { get; private set; }
 		
 		
 		/// <summary>
@@ -96,6 +122,9 @@ public QscDsp(string key, string name, IBasicCommunication comm, DeviceConfig dc
 
 			CommandQueue = new CrestronQueue(100);
 			Communication = comm;
+
+            DspName = name;
+
 			var socket = comm as ISocketStatus;
 			if (socket != null)
 			{
@@ -113,6 +142,11 @@ public QscDsp(string key, string name, IBasicCommunication comm, DeviceConfig dc
 			// Custom monitoring, will check the heartbeat tracker count every 20s and reset. Heartbeat sbould be coming in every 20s if subscriptions are valid
 			CommunicationMonitor = new GenericCommunicationMonitor(this, Communication, 20000, 120000, 300000, CheckSubscriptions);
 
+            // Failover feedback, IsPrimary - will indicate dsp is either standalone or primary Core of a redundant pair
+            // IsActive - indicates this core is the active unit of a redundant pair.
+            IsPrimaryFeedback = new BoolFeedback(() => IsPrimary);
+            IsActiveFeedback = new BoolFeedback(() => IsActive);
+
 			LevelControlPoints = new Dictionary<string, QscDspLevelControl>();
 			Dialers = new Dictionary<string, QscDspDialer>();
 			Cameras = new Dictionary<string, QscDspCamera>();
@@ -311,6 +345,15 @@ public void SetPrefix(string prefix)
 			}
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Issue a Status Get ("sg") to Core.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="prefix">string</param>
+        public void StatusGet(bool enable)
+        {
+            if (enable) SendLine("sg");
+        }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Writes the config
 		/// </summary>
@@ -402,6 +445,19 @@ void Port_LineReceived(object dev, GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs args)
 				}
 				if (args.Text.IndexOf("sr ") > -1)
 				{
+                    Debug.Console(1, this, "Status Response received");
+
+                    var statusMessage = Regex.Split(args.Text, " (?=(?:[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)");   //Splits by space unless enclosed in double quotes using look ahead method: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18893390/splitting-on-comma-outside-quotes
+                    
+                    if (statusMessage.Length != 5) return;
+
+                   
+
+                    IsPrimary = statusMessage[3].Contains("1") ? true : false;
+                    IsActive = statusMessage[4].Contains("1") ? true : false;
+
+                    Debug.Console(1, this, "IsPrimary = {0}{1}:: IsActive = {2}{3}", statusMessage[3], IsPrimary, statusMessage[4], IsActive);
+
 				}
 				else if (args.Text.IndexOf("cv") > -1)
 				{
@@ -483,6 +539,13 @@ void Port_LineReceived(object dev, GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs args)
 
 		}
 
+        public void ProcessSimulatedRx(string s)
+        {
+            GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs args = new GenericCommMethodReceiveTextArgs(s);
+            
+            Port_LineReceived(this, args);
+        }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Sends a command to the DSP (with delimiter appended)
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDspBridge.cs b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDspBridge.cs
index 98ae23d..11bfd49 100644
--- a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDspBridge.cs
+++ b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscDspBridge.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,21 @@ public static void LinkToApiExt(this QscDsp DspDevice, BasicTriList trilist, uin
 
 			// from Plugin > to SiMPL
 			DspDevice.IsOnline.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsOnline]);
+            trilist.StringInput[joinMap.DspName].StringValue = DspDevice.DspName;
+
+            DspDevice.IsPrimaryFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsPrimary]);
+            DspDevice.IsPrimaryFeedback.LinkComplementInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsSecondary]);
+            DspDevice.IsActiveFeedback.LinkInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsActive]);
+            DspDevice.IsActiveFeedback.LinkComplementInputSig(trilist.BooleanInput[joinMap.IsInactive]);
 
 			// from SiMPL > to Plugin
 			trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.Prefix, (s) => { DspDevice.SetPrefix(s); });
 			trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.Address, (s) => { DspDevice.SetIpAddress(s); });
 
+            trilist.SetBoolSigAction(joinMap.GetStatus, (b) => { DspDevice.StatusGet(b); });
+
+            trilist.SetStringSigAction(joinMap.SimTxRx, (s) => { DspDevice.ProcessSimulatedRx(s); });
+
 			foreach (var channel in DspDevice.LevelControlPoints)
 			{
 				//var QscChannel = channel.Value as QSC.DSP.EPI.QscDspLevelControl;
@@ -145,6 +155,13 @@ public static void LinkToApiExt(this QscDsp DspDevice, BasicTriList trilist, uin
 	public class QscDspDeviceJoinMap : JoinMapBase
 	{
 		public uint IsOnline { get; set; }
+        public uint IsPrimary { get; set; }
+        public uint IsSecondary { get; set; }
+        public uint IsActive { get; set; }
+        public uint SimTxRx { get; set; }
+        public uint IsInactive { get; set; }
+        public uint GetStatus { get; set; }
+        public uint DspName { get; set; }
 		public uint Address { get; set; }
 		public uint Prefix { get; set; }
 		public uint ChannelMuteToggle { get; set; }
@@ -203,8 +220,15 @@ public QscDspDeviceJoinMap()
 
 			// SIngleJoins
 			IsOnline = 1;
+            IsPrimary = 2;
+            IsSecondary = 3;
+            IsActive = 4;
+            IsInactive = 5;
+            SimTxRx = 6;
+            GetStatus = 2;
 			Prefix = 2;
 			Address = 1;
+            DspName = 3;
 			Presets = 100;
 			DialStringCmd = 3100;
 			IncomingCall = 3100;
diff --git a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscQsysDspPlugin.csproj b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscQsysDspPlugin.csproj
index 2f803d7..8fc39d7 100644
--- a/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscQsysDspPlugin.csproj
+++ b/QscQsysDspPlugin/QscQsysDspPlugin.csproj
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\PepperDashEssentials\lib\net35\PepperDashEssentials.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.15.26179, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.41.31808, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\PepperDashEssentials\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
index 6c509dd..27ef4e0 100644
--- a/packages.config
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <packages>
-  <package id="PepperDashEssentials" version="1.6.4" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
+  <package id="PepperDashEssentials" version="1.9.0" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,2.0)"/>
 </packages>
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