diff --git a/Source/SkyPortal/Private/SkyPortalSubsystem.cpp b/Source/SkyPortal/Private/SkyPortalSubsystem.cpp
index 9373016..8e0b2a1 100644
--- a/Source/SkyPortal/Private/SkyPortalSubsystem.cpp
+++ b/Source/SkyPortal/Private/SkyPortalSubsystem.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void USkyPortalSubsystem::Initialize(FSubsystemCollectionBase& Collection)
 	UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log, TEXT("SkyPortalSubsystem Initialized"));
 
 	// Initialize HIDAPI
+	/*May be not needed
 	int res = hid_init();
 	if (res == 0)
 	{
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ void USkyPortalSubsystem::Initialize(FSubsystemCollectionBase& Collection)
 		HidError = hid_error(NULL);
 		UE_LOG(LogHIDApi, Error, TEXT("%s"), *HidError);
 	}
+	*/
 
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +44,34 @@ void USkyPortalSubsystem::Deinitialize()
 	Super::Deinitialize();
 }
 
+// Antenna up / activate
+void USkyPortalSubsystem::ActivatePortal(int active)
+{
+	RWBlock req, res;
+
+	memset(req.buf, 0, rw_buf_size);
+	req.buf[1] = 'A';
+	req.buf[2] = active;
+	do { Write(&req); } while (CheckResponse(&res, 'A'));
+
+}
+
+// Start portal
+void USkyPortalSubsystem::RestartPortal()
+{
+	RWBlock req, res;
+
+	memset(req.buf, 0, rw_buf_size);
+	req.buf[1] = 'R';
+
+	// Wait until the device is ready
+	while (PortalStatus() == 0) {
+		FPlatformProcess::Sleep(0.05f);  // Sleep for 50ms and try again
+	}
+
+	do { Write(&req); } while (CheckResponse(&res, 'R'));
+
+}
 
 
 /*
@@ -49,7 +79,13 @@ Number of endpoints : 2
 found an IN End Point 0 with attributes interrupt and address 0x1
 found an OUT End Point 1 with attributes interrupt and address 0x1
 */
-bool USkyPortalSubsystem::ConnectPortal() {
+bool USkyPortalSubsystem::OpenPortalHandle() {
+
+	//reset
+	if (PortalDevice) {
+		hid_close(PortalDevice);
+	}
+
 	/*
 		Declare two pointers to hold information about HID devices.
 		"list" will point to the head of the linked list of devices,
@@ -90,7 +126,7 @@ bool USkyPortalSubsystem::ConnectPortal() {
 
 						// Free the device list
 						hid_free_enumeration(list);
-						bPortalConnected = true;
+						//bPortalConnected = true;
 						return true;
 					}
 
@@ -128,27 +164,28 @@ void USkyPortalSubsystem::ChangePortalColor(const FLinearColor& Color)
 	Write(&req);
 }
 
-void USkyPortalSubsystem::Write(RWBlock* pb) {
-	// TODO: Need to make this function async
-	if (!ensure(PortalDevice)) {
-		UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Error, TEXT("No Portal found"));
-		return;
-	}
+void USkyPortalSubsystem::Write(RWBlock *pb) {
 
-	pb->buf[0] = 0; // Use report 0
-
-	/*
-	for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 10; attempt++) {
-		if (hid_write(PortalDevice, pb->buf, 0x21) == -1) {
-			Sleep(100);
-		}
-		else {
+		if (!ensure(PortalDevice)) {
+			UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Error, TEXT("No Portal found"));
 			return;
 		}
-	}
-	*/
-	ensureMsgf(hid_write(PortalDevice, pb->buf, 0x21) != -1, TEXT("Unable to write to Portal, %s"), hid_error(PortalDevice));
-	UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Verbose, TEXT("Writed"));
+
+		pb->buf[0] = 0; // Use report 0
+
+
+		for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 10; attempt++) {
+			if (hid_write(PortalDevice, pb->buf, 0x21) == -1) {
+				UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Warning, TEXT("Attempt %d: Failed to write to Portal, retrying..."), attempt + 1);
+				FPlatformProcess::Sleep(0.1f);
+			}
+			else {
+				UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Verbose, TEXT("Successfully wrote to the Portal on attempt %d."), attempt + 1);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		//ensureMsgf(hid_write(PortalDevice, pb->buf, 0x21) != -1, TEXT("Unable to write to Portal, %s"), hid_error(PortalDevice));
+		UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Error, TEXT("Unable to write to Portal after multiple attempts. error:\n %s"), hid_error(PortalDevice));
 }
 
 
@@ -157,7 +194,7 @@ void USkyPortalSubsystem::Sleep(int sleepMs) {
 }
 
 
-bool USkyPortalSubsystem::CheckResponse(RWBlock* res, char expect)
+bool USkyPortalSubsystem::CheckResponse(RWBlock *res, char expect)
 {
 	if (!PortalDevice) {
 		return false;
@@ -284,4 +321,31 @@ bool USkyPortalSubsystem::ReadBlock(unsigned int block, unsigned char data[0x10]
 	UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Fatal, TEXT("PortalIO:ReadBlock failed after retries"));
 	ensureMsgf(false, TEXT("PortalIO: Failed to read block after multiple retries"));
 	return false;
+}
+
+bool USkyPortalSubsystem::ConnectPortal()
+{
+
+	bPortalConnected = OpenPortalHandle();
+	if (bPortalConnected) {
+		RestartPortal();
+		ActivatePortal(1);
+		ChangePortalColor(FLinearColor(0xC8, 0xC8, 0xC8));
+
+		UE_LOG(LogSkyportalIO, Log, TEXT("Portal Status: %d\n"), PortalStatus());
+	}
+	return bPortalConnected;
+}
+
+
+
+unsigned char USkyPortalSubsystem::PortalStatus()
+{
+	RWBlock req, res;
+
+	memset(req.buf, 0, rw_buf_size);
+	req.buf[1] = 'S';
+	do { Write(&req); } while (CheckResponse(&res, 'S'));
+
+	return res.buf[1];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/SkyPortal/Public/SkyPortalSubsystem.h b/Source/SkyPortal/Public/SkyPortalSubsystem.h
index 75ca7ae..8afbd75 100644
--- a/Source/SkyPortal/Public/SkyPortalSubsystem.h
+++ b/Source/SkyPortal/Public/SkyPortalSubsystem.h
@@ -22,15 +22,22 @@ class SKYPORTAL_API USkyPortalSubsystem : public UEngineSubsystem
 {
 	GENERATED_BODY()
 
+	//Portal ref used in the subsystem
+	hid_device* PortalDevice;
+
 public:
 	// Override initialization and deinitialization methods
 	virtual void Initialize(FSubsystemCollectionBase& Collection) override;
 	virtual void Deinitialize() override;
 
+	
+
 	// Connect to Portal, return false if portal is not found
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, CallInEditor, meta = (Category = "SkyPortal"))
 	bool ConnectPortal();
 
+	
+
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly)
 	bool bPortalConnected = false;
 
@@ -42,14 +49,13 @@ public:
 
 
 
-
+	unsigned char PortalStatus();
 
 
 
 
 private:
-	//Portal ref used in the subsystem
-	hid_device* PortalDevice;
+
 
 	typedef struct {
 		unsigned char buf[rw_buf_size]; int BytesTransferred;
@@ -58,12 +64,17 @@ private:
 
 	static void Sleep(int sleepMs);
 
+	void ActivatePortal(int active);
+
+	void RestartPortal();
+
 
 	// Block/byte related data write/read functions
+	bool OpenPortalHandle();
 	bool ReadBlock(unsigned int block, unsigned char data[0x10], int skylander);
 	bool WriteBlock(unsigned int, unsigned char[0x10], int);
-	bool CheckResponse(RWBlock* res, char expect);
-	void Write(RWBlock* pb);
+	bool CheckResponse(RWBlock *, char);
+	void Write(RWBlock *);
 
 
 protected: