diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
index f4ecca6..4575a96 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "src/ATBAPP/support/JSON.h"
 
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QThread>
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::ATBDeviceControllerPlugin(QObject *parent)
     connect(dynamic_cast<QObject*>(hw), SIGNAL(hwapi_doorCBinAndAllDoorsClosed()), this, SLOT(onCBinAndAllDoorsClosed()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(dynamic_cast<QObject*>(hw), SIGNAL(hwapi_doorAllDoorsClosed()),        this, SLOT(onAllDoorsClosed()),    Qt::QueuedConnection);     // check for errors, switch to mode IDLE
 
+    // move hw object to separate thread:
+    auto hwThread = new QThread;
+    dynamic_cast<QObject*>(hw)->moveToThread(hwThread);
+    hwThread->start();
+
 
     this->diag = new DeviceControllerDiag(this);
     connect(this->diag, &DeviceControllerDiag::newVoltage, this, &ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::onNewVoltage);