diff --git a/src/rt/ppm.rs b/src/rt/ppm.rs
index c469c8f..2612fb1 100644
--- a/src/rt/ppm.rs
+++ b/src/rt/ppm.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::daq::InStreamMsg;
 use crate::math::maxabs;
-use crate::slm::{self, SLMSettingsBuilder, SLM};
+use crate::slm::{self, SLMSettingsBuilder, TimeWeighting, SLM};
 use crate::{config::*, FreqWeighting, StandardFilterDescriptor};
 use crate::{daq::StreamMgr, Dcol};
 use crossbeam::channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 const ALMOST_CLIPPED_REL_AMP: Flt = 0.95;
 
 /// If clipping occured, this is the time it keeps saying 'signal is clipped'
-const CLIP_INDICATOR_WAIT_S: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
+const CLIP_INDICATOR_WAIT_S: Duration = Duration::from_secs(4);
 
 /// If the signal level falls below this value, we indicate that the signal level is low.
 const LEVEL_THRESHOLD_FOR_LOW_LEVEL: Flt = -50.;
@@ -42,10 +42,23 @@ impl PPM {
     pub fn new(mgr: &mut StreamMgr) -> Self {
         let (sender, rxmsg) = unbounded();
         let (tx, rxstream) = unbounded();
+
+        // Add queue sender part of queue to stream manager
         mgr.addInQueue(tx);
 
-        let status2: SharedPPMStatus = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
-        let status = status2.clone();
+        // Shared status object
+        let status: SharedPPMStatus = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
+
+        // Start the thread that calculates PPM and clip values
+        Self::startThread(status.clone(), rxstream, rxmsg);
+
+        PPM { status, sender }
+    }
+    fn startThread(
+        status: SharedPPMStatus,
+        rxstream: Receiver<InStreamMsg>,
+        rxmsg: Receiver<PPMMessage>,
+    ) {
         rayon::spawn(move || {
             let mut slms: Vec<SLM> = vec![];
 
@@ -120,6 +133,7 @@ impl PPM {
                                     .fs(meta.samplerate)
                                     .freqWeighting(FreqWeighting::Z)
                                     .Lref(1.0)
+                                    .timeWeighting(TimeWeighting::Impulse {})
                                     .filterDescriptors([
                                         StandardFilterDescriptor::Overall().unwrap()
                                     ])
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ impl PPM {
                                 s.push(PPMChannelStatus {
                                     clip: ClipState::LowLevels,
                                     level: -300.,
-                                    clip_time: None
+                                    clip_time: None,
                                 });
                             });
                         }
@@ -159,24 +173,18 @@ impl PPM {
                 }
             }
         });
-
-        PPM {
-            status: status2,
-            sender,
-        }
     }
 
-    /// Return array of instantaneous PPM level per channel
-    pub fn getLevels(&self) -> Dcol {
-        Dcol::from_iter(self.status.lock().iter().map(|s| s.level))
-    }
     /// Reset clip state. Used to quickly restore the clipping state.
     pub fn resetClip(&self) {
         self.sender.send(PPMMessage::ResetClip).unwrap();
     }
-    fn getClipState(&self) -> Vec<ClipState> {
-        self.status.lock().iter().map(|s| s.clip).collect()
-
+    /// Returns the current state: levels and clip state
+    pub fn getState(&self) -> (Dcol, Vec<ClipState>) {
+        let status = self.status.lock();
+        let levels = Dcol::from_iter(status.iter().map(|s| s.level));
+        let clips = status.iter().map(|s| s.clip).collect();
+        (levels, clips)
     }
 }
 impl Drop for PPM {
@@ -228,14 +236,11 @@ impl PPM {
         Self::new(smgr)
     }
 
-    #[pyo3(name = "getLevels")]
-    fn getLevels_py<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> Bound<'py, PyArray1<Flt>> {
-        self.getLevels().to_pyarray_bound(py)
-    }
-
-    #[pyo3(name = "getClipState")]
-    fn getClipState_py(&self) -> Vec<ClipState> {
-        self.getClipState()
+    #[pyo3(name = "getState")]
+    fn getState_py<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> (Bound<'py, PyArray1<Flt>>, Vec<ClipState>) {
+        let (levels, clips) = self.getState();
+        let levels = levels.to_pyarray_bound(py);
+        (levels, clips)
     }
 
     #[pyo3(name = "resetClip")]