diff --git a/examples/ble.go b/examples/ble_battery.go
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ble.go
rename to examples/ble_battery.go
diff --git a/platforms/ble/battery.go b/platforms/ble/battery.go
index 80e45e41..23046f64 100644
--- a/platforms/ble/battery.go
+++ b/platforms/ble/battery.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (b *BLEBatteryDriver) Halt() (errs []error) { return }
 func (b *BLEBatteryDriver) GetBatteryLevel() (level uint8) {
 	var l uint8
 	c, _ := b.adaptor().ReadCharacteristic("180f", "2a19")
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(<-c)
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
 	val, _ := buf.ReadByte()
 	l = uint8(val)
 	return l
diff --git a/platforms/ble/ble_adaptor.go b/platforms/ble/ble_adaptor.go
index bf49f0e9..2991dc3d 100644
--- a/platforms/ble/ble_adaptor.go
+++ b/platforms/ble/ble_adaptor.go
@@ -81,12 +81,8 @@ func (b *BLEAdaptor) Reconnect() (errs []error) {
 
 // Disconnect terminates the connection to the BLE peripheral. Returns true on successful disconnect.
 func (b *BLEAdaptor) Disconnect() (errs []error) {
-	// if a.connected {
-	// 	if err := a.sp.Close(); err != nil {
-	// 		return []error{err}
-	// 	}
-	// 	a.connected = false
-	// }
+	b.peripheral.Device().CancelConnection(b.peripheral)
+
 	return
 }
 
@@ -97,95 +93,20 @@ func (b *BLEAdaptor) Finalize() (errs []error) {
 
 // ReadCharacteristic returns bytes from the BLE device for the
 // requested service and characteristic
-func (b *BLEAdaptor) ReadCharacteristic(sUUID string, cUUID string) (data chan []byte, err error) {
-	//defer b.peripheral.Device().CancelConnection(b.peripheral)
-	fmt.Println("ReadCharacteristic")
+func (b *BLEAdaptor) ReadCharacteristic(sUUID string, cUUID string) (data []byte, err error) {
 	if !b.connected {
 		log.Fatalf("Cannot read from BLE device until connected")
 		return
 	}
 
-	c := make(chan []byte)
-	b.performRead(c, sUUID, cUUID)
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-func (b *BLEAdaptor) performRead(c chan []byte, sUUID string, cUUID string) {
-	fmt.Println("performRead")
 	characteristic := b.services[sUUID].characteristics[cUUID]
-
 	val, err := b.peripheral.ReadCharacteristic(characteristic)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to read characteristic, err: %s\n", err)
-		c <- []byte{}
+		return  nil, err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("    value         %x | %q\n", val, val)
-	c <- val
-}
-
-func (b *BLEAdaptor) getPeripheral() {
-
-}
-
-func (b *BLEAdaptor) getService(sUUID string) (service *gatt.Service) {
-	fmt.Println("getService")
-	ss, err := b.Peripheral().DiscoverServices(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to discover services, err: %s\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	fmt.Println("service")
-
-	for _, s := range ss {
-		msg := "Service: " + s.UUID().String()
-		if len(s.Name()) > 0 {
-			msg += " (" + s.Name() + ")"
-		}
-		fmt.Println(msg)
-
-		id := strings.ToUpper(s.UUID().String())
-		if strings.ToUpper(sUUID) != id {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		msg = "Found Service: " + s.UUID().String()
-		if len(s.Name()) > 0 {
-			msg += " (" + s.Name() + ")"
-		}
-		fmt.Println(msg)
-		return s
-	}
-
-	fmt.Println("getService: none found")
-	return
-}
-
-func (b *BLEAdaptor) getCharacteristic(s *gatt.Service, cUUID string) (c *gatt.Characteristic) {
-	fmt.Println("getCharacteristic")
-	cs, err := b.Peripheral().DiscoverCharacteristics(nil, s)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to discover characteristics, err: %s\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, char := range cs {
-		id := strings.ToUpper(char.UUID().String())
-		if strings.ToUpper(cUUID) != id {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		msg := "  Found Characteristic  " + char.UUID().String()
-		if len(char.Name()) > 0 {
-			msg += " (" + char.Name() + ")"
-		}
-		msg += "\n    properties    " + char.Properties().String()
-		fmt.Println(msg)
-		return char
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	 return val, nil
 }
 
 func (b *BLEAdaptor) onStateChanged(d gatt.Device, s gatt.State) {
diff --git a/platforms/ble/device_information.go b/platforms/ble/device_information.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74008351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/ble/device_information.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package ble
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot"
+)
+
+var _ gobot.Driver = (*BLEDeviceInformationDriver)(nil)
+
+type BLEDeviceInformationDriver struct {
+	name       string
+	connection gobot.Connection
+	gobot.Eventer
+}
+
+// NewBLEDeviceInformationDriver creates a BLEDeviceInformationDriver
+// by name
+func NewBLEDeviceInformationDriver(a *BLEAdaptor, name string) *BLEDeviceInformationDriver {
+	n := &BLEDeviceInformationDriver{
+		name:       name,
+		connection: a,
+		Eventer:    gobot.NewEventer(),
+	}
+
+	return n
+}
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) Connection() gobot.Connection { return b.connection }
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) Name() string                 { return b.name }
+
+// adaptor returns BLE adaptor for this device
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) adaptor() *BLEAdaptor {
+	return b.Connection().(*BLEAdaptor)
+}
+
+// Start tells driver to get ready to do work
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) Start() (errs []error) {
+	return
+}
+
+// Halt stops driver (void)
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) Halt() (errs []error) { return }
+
+func (b *BLEDeviceInformationDriver) GetModelNumber() (model string) {
+	var l string
+	c, _ := b.adaptor().ReadCharacteristic("180a", "2a24")
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
+	val, _ := buf.ReadByte()
+	l = string(val)
+	return l
+}