diff --git a/merlinApp/Db/merlin.template b/merlinApp/Db/merlin.template
index 35aa4e9..4cfe473 100644
--- a/merlinApp/Db/merlin.template
+++ b/merlinApp/Db/merlin.template
@@ -360,6 +360,31 @@ record(ai, "$(P)$(R)OperatingEnergy_RBV")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
 
+# Board Temperature
+# % autosave 2
+##  gdatag, pv, rw, $(PORT)_merlin, BoardTemperature, Set BoardTemperature
+# record(ao, "$(P)$(R)BoardTemperature")
+# {
+#     field(PINI, "YES")
+#     field(DTYP, "asynFloat64")
+#     field(OUT,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))BOARDTEMPERATURE")
+#     field(DESC, "Board Temperature")
+#     field(EGU,  "C")
+#     field(PREC, "3")
+#     field(VAL, "20.000")
+# }
+
+##  gdatag, pv, ro, $(PORT)_merlin, BoardTemperature_RBV, Readback for BoardTemperature
+record(ai, "$(P)$(R)BoardTemperature_RBV")
+{
+    field(DTYP, "asynFloat64")
+    field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMPERATURE")
+    field(DESC, "Board Temperature")
+    field(EGU,  "C")
+    field(PREC, "3")
+    field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
+}
+
 
 # Threshold Scan Start Energy
 # % autosave 2 
diff --git a/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.cpp b/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.cpp
index fc1c7ee..e363ea9 100644
--- a/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.cpp
+++ b/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.cpp
@@ -897,6 +897,25 @@ asynStatus merlinDetector::updateThresholdScanParms()
     return status;
 }
 
+asynStatus merlinDetector::getBoardTemperature()
+{
+    int status;
+
+    if (startingUp)
+        return asynSuccess;
+
+    status = cmdConnection->mpxGet(MPXVAR_TEMPERATURE,
+            Labview_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+    if (status == asynSuccess)
+        setDoubleParam(merlinBoardTemperature,
+                atof(cmdConnection->fromLabviewValue));
+
+    callParamCallbacks();
+
+    return (asynSuccess);
+}
+
+
 static void merlinTaskC(void *drvPvt)
 {
     merlinDetector *pPvt = (merlinDetector *) drvPvt;
@@ -931,6 +950,7 @@ void merlinDetector::merlinStatus()
     setROI();
     updateThresholdScanParms();
     getThreshold();
+    getBoardTemperature();
 
     result = cmdConnection->mpxGet(MPXVAR_GETSOFTWAREVERSION,
             Labview_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
@@ -944,11 +964,17 @@ void merlinDetector::merlinStatus()
     while (1)
     {
         epicsThreadSleep(4);
+
         this->lock();
         getIntegerParam(ADStatus, &status);
 
         if (status == ADStatusIdle)
         {
+            status = cmdConnection->mpxGet(MPXVAR_TEMPERATURE,
+                                       Labview_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+            if (status == asynSuccess)
+                setDoubleParam(merlinBoardTemperature, atof(cmdConnection->fromLabviewValue));
+
             setStringParam(ADStatusMessage, "Waiting for acquire command");
             callParamCallbacks();
         }
@@ -1417,6 +1443,8 @@ merlinDetector::merlinDetector(const char *portName,
     createParam(merlinThreshold7String, asynParamFloat64, &merlinThreshold7);
     createParam(merlinOperatingEnergyString, asynParamFloat64,
             &merlinOperatingEnergy);
+    createParam(merlinBoardTemperatureString, asynParamFloat64,
+            &merlinBoardTemperature);
     createParam(merlinThresholdApplyString, asynParamInt32,
             &merlinThresholdApply);
     createParam(merlinThresholdAutoApplyString, asynParamInt32,
diff --git a/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.h b/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.h
index 4b1e7b1..fbce0d0 100644
--- a/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.h
+++ b/merlinApp/src/merlinDetector.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef enum
 #define merlinThreshold6String             "THRESHOLD6"
 #define merlinThreshold7String             "THRESHOLD7"
 #define merlinOperatingEnergyString        "OPERATINGENERGY"
+#define merlinBoardTemperatureString       "TEMPERATURE"
 
 #define merlinThresholdApplyString         "THRESHOLD_APPLY"
 #define merlinThresholdAutoApplyString     "THRESHOLD_AUTO_APPLY"
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class merlinDetector: public ADDriver
     int merlinThreshold6;
     int merlinThreshold7;
     int merlinOperatingEnergy;
+    int merlinBoardTemperature;
     int merlinThresholdApply;
     int merlinThresholdAutoApply;
     int merlinArmed;
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ class merlinDetector: public ADDriver
     asynStatus getThreshold();
     asynStatus updateThresholdScanParms();
     asynStatus setROI();
+    asynStatus getBoardTemperature();
 
     NDArray* copyProfileToNDArray32(size_t *dims, char *buffer,
             int profileMask);
diff --git a/merlinApp/src/merlin_low.h b/merlinApp/src/merlin_low.h
index eda88fd..277892c 100644
--- a/merlinApp/src/merlin_low.h
+++ b/merlinApp/src/merlin_low.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ extern int mpxDisconnect(void);
 #define MPXVAR_COLOURMODE               (char*) "COLOURMODE"
 #define MPXVAR_CHARGESUMMING            (char*) "CHARGESUMMING"
 
+
+// variables - Status
+#define MPXVAR_TEMPERATURE               (char*) "TEMPERATURE"
+
+
 // variables Threshold Scan Control
 #define MPXVAR_THSSCAN 					(char*) "THSCAN"
 #define MPXVAR_THWINDOWMODE 			(char*) "THWINDOWMODE"