diff --git a/firmware/slavechip/main.c b/firmware/slavechip/main.c
index f402268..f1172b2 100644
--- a/firmware/slavechip/main.c
+++ b/firmware/slavechip/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 uint8_t foo;
 uint16_t bar;
 uint16_t timertmp;
+uint16_t temperatures[4];
+
 
 void baz() {
   foo++;
@@ -24,6 +26,15 @@ void hardinit() {
 }
 
 void softinit() {
+	// TODO: to prevent evil random access and stuff?
+	temperatures[0] = 0;
+	temperatures[1] = 0;
+	temperatures[2] = 0;
+	temperatures[3] = 0;
+	
+	//test values
+	foo = 0x87;
+	bar= 0xfafa;
 
 }
 
@@ -31,8 +42,6 @@ void softinit() {
 int __attribute__((noreturn)) main(void) {
   hardinit();
   softinit();
-  foo = 0x87;
-  bar= 0xfafa;
 
   for(;;){
     
diff --git a/firmware/slavechip/main.h b/firmware/slavechip/main.h
index 4aa595d..881d47e 100644
--- a/firmware/slavechip/main.h
+++ b/firmware/slavechip/main.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 extern uint8_t foo;
 extern uint16_t bar;
 extern uint16_t timertmp;
+extern uint16_t temperatures[];
 
 void baz();
 
diff --git a/firmware/slavechip/spi_pointers.c b/firmware/slavechip/spi_pointers.c
index f081a5a..f592ff6 100644
--- a/firmware/slavechip/spi_pointers.c
+++ b/firmware/slavechip/spi_pointers.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ uint8_t *spi_proto_globals8[] = {
                                  };
 uint16_t *spi_proto_globals16[] = {
                                   &timertmp,
+								  &temperatures[0],
+								  &temperatures[1],
+								  &temperatures[2],
+								  &temperatures[3],
                                   &bar,
                                   &bar,
                                   &bar,