diff --git a/ads1x15.py b/ads1x15.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352c93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ads1x15.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+def init(ads_conf):
+  badc=True
+  if "enable" in ads_conf:
+    if ads_conf['enable'] == 0:
+      badc=False
+  if badc:
+    adc={}
+    GAIN=1
+    if "gain" in ads_conf:
+      GAIN=ads_conf['gain']
+    if "adc" in ads_conf:
+      from Adafruit_ADS1x15 import ADS1115
+      from Adafruit_ADS1x15 import ADS1015
+      adc_count=0
+      tadc=ads_conf['adc']
+      for x in tadc:
+        y=tadc[x]
+        adc_address=0x48
+        if "address" in y:
+          adc_address=int(y['address'],16)
+        abc_bus=1
+        if "busnum" in y:
+          adc_bus=y['busnum']
+        adc_type=1015
+        if "type" in y:
+          adc_type=y['type']
+        adc_assigned=False
+        if adc_type == 1115:
+          try:
+            adc[adc_count]=ADS1115(address=adc_address,busnum=adc_bus)
+            adc_assigned=True
+          except:
+            print("could not assign ADC")
+        if adc_type == 1015:
+          try:
+            adc[adc_count]=ADS1015(address=adc_address,busnum=adc_bus)
+            adc_assigned=True
+          except:
+		    print("could not assign ADC")
+        if adc_assigned:
+          for j in range(4):
+            channel_names.append("a"+str(adc_count)+"_"+str(j))
+          adc_count=adc_count+1
+    else:
+      badc=False
+  return (badc,adc)
diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
index eacf2a8..5ffc6e9 100755
--- a/logger.py
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ import os, serial,time,socket,sys,json,logging,requests,getopt
 # import the server implementation
 # import ADC
 import vedirect
-
-def upload_osm(sensor_id,value):
-	url="https://ingress.opensensemap.org/boxes/%s/%s" % (sensebox_id,sensor_id)
-	r = requests.post(url,json={'value': value})
-	if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
-		print("Error %d: %s" % (r.status_code,r.text))
+import upload_osm
 
 configfile="config.json"
 cf=open(configfile,"r")
@@ -144,51 +139,7 @@ if "vedirect" in log_conf:
 # declare adc
 badc=False
 if "ads1x15" in log_conf:
-  badc=True
-  if "enable" in log_conf['ads1x15']:
-    if log_conf['ads1x15']['enable'] == 0:
-      badc=False
-  if badc:
-    adc={}
-    GAIN=1
-    if "gain" in log_conf['ads1x15']:
-      GAIN=log_conf['ads1x15']['gain']
-    if "adc" in log_conf['ads1x15']:
-      from Adafruit_ADS1x15 import ADS1115
-      from Adafruit_ADS1x15 import ADS1015
-      adc_count=0
-      tadc=log_conf['ads1x15']['adc']
-      for x in tadc:
-        y=tadc[x]
-        adc_address=0x48
-        if "address" in y:
-          adc_address=int(y['address'],16)
-        abc_bus=1
-        if "busnum" in y:
-          adc_bus=y['busnum']
-        adc_type=1015
-        if "type" in y:
-          adc_type=y['type']
-        adc_assigned=False
-        if adc_type == 1115:
-          try:
-            adc[adc_count]=ADS1115(address=adc_address,busnum=adc_bus)
-            adc_assigned=True
-          except:
-            print("could not assign ADC")
-        if adc_type == 1015:
-          try:
-            adc[adc_count]=ADS1015(address=adc_address,busnum=adc_bus)
-            adc_assigned=True
-          except:
-		    print("could not assign ADC")
-        if adc_assigned:
-          for j in range(4):
-            channel_names.append("a"+str(adc_count)+"_"+str(j))
-          adc_count=adc_count+1
-    else:
-      badc=False
-
+badc,adc = ads1x15.init(log_conf['ads1x15'])
 
 ch_val=np.zeros(len(channel_names))
 for i in range(len(channel_names)):
@@ -277,7 +228,7 @@ while a > 1:
       if channel_names[i] in push_vars:
         if push_counter == push_count:
           sense_data=push_data[channel_names[i]]/(1000*push_mean_counts[channel_names[i]])
-          upload_osm(sensebox_sid[channel_names[i]],round(sense_data,2))
+          upload_osm.upload_osm(sensebox_sid[channel_names[i]],round(sense_data,2))
           push_data[channel_names[i]]=0
           push_mean_counts[channel_names[i]]=0
         else: