diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs
index 0ad6e135..9db81122 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs	
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 	/// </summary>
 	public abstract class CrestronGenericBaseDevice : EssentialsDevice, IOnline, IHasFeedback, ICommunicationMonitor, IUsageTracking
 	{
-		public virtual GenericBase Hardware { get; protected set; }
+	    protected GenericBase Hardware;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a list containing the Outputs that we want to expose.
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/ReadyEventArgs.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/ReadyEventArgs.cs
index 6999bd74..89c0b7b3 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/ReadyEventArgs.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/ReadyEventArgs.cs	
@@ -6,25 +6,19 @@ using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 
 namespace PepperDash_Essentials_Core
 {
-    public delegate void IsReadyEventHandler(object source, IsReadyEventArgs e);
-
     public class IsReadyEventArgs : EventArgs
     {
-        private readonly bool _EventData;
+        public bool IsReady { get; set; }
 
         public IsReadyEventArgs(bool data)
         {
-            _EventData = data;
-        }
-
-        public bool GetData()
-        {
-            return _EventData;
+            IsReady = data;
         }
     }
 
     public interface IHasReady
     {
-        event IsReadyEventHandler IsReady;
+        event EventHandler<IsReadyEventArgs> IsReadyEvent;
+        bool IsReady { get; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Gateways/CenRfgwController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Gateways/CenRfgwController.cs
index 767714d1..ba185e4f 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Gateways/CenRfgwController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Gateways/CenRfgwController.cs	
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
     [Description("Wrapper class for Crestron Infinet-EX Gateways")]
     public class CenRfgwController : CrestronGenericBaseDevice, IHasReady
     {
-        public event IsReadyEventHandler IsReady;
+        public event EventHandler<IsReadyEventArgs> IsReadyEvent;
+
+        public bool IsReady { get; private set; }
 
         private GatewayBase _gateway;
 
@@ -34,23 +36,27 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="key"></param>
         /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="gateway"></param>
         public CenRfgwController(string key, string name, GatewayBase gateway) :
             base(key, name, gateway)
         {
             _gateway = gateway;
-            IsReady(this, new IsReadyEventArgs(true));
+            IsReady = true;
+            FireIsReadyEvent(IsReady);
         }
 
         public CenRfgwController(string key, Func<DeviceConfig, GatewayBase> preActivationFunc, DeviceConfig config) :
             base(key, config.Name)
         {
-            IsReady(this, new IsReadyEventArgs(false));
+            IsReady = false;
+            FireIsReadyEvent(IsReady);
             AddPreActivationAction(() =>
             {
                 _gateway = preActivationFunc(config);
 
+                IsReady = true;
                 RegisterCrestronGenericBase(_gateway);
-                IsReady(this, new IsReadyEventArgs(true));
+                FireIsReadyEvent(IsReady);
 
             });
         }
@@ -58,9 +64,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
         public static GatewayBase GetNewIpRfGateway(DeviceConfig dc)
         {
             var control = CommFactory.GetControlPropertiesConfig(dc);
-            var name = dc.Name;
             var type = dc.Type;
-            var key = dc.Key;
             var ipId = control.IpIdInt;
 
             if (type.Equals("cenrfgwex", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
@@ -74,6 +78,15 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
             return null;
         }
 
+        private void FireIsReadyEvent(bool data)
+        {
+            var handler = IsReadyEvent;
+            if (handler == null) return;
+
+            handler(this, new IsReadyEventArgs(data));
+
+        }
+
         public static GatewayBase GetNewSharedIpRfGateway(DeviceConfig dc)
         {
             var control = CommFactory.GetControlPropertiesConfig(dc);
@@ -135,7 +148,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
 
 
-        public enum eExGatewayType
+        public enum EExGatewayType
         {
             Ethernet,
             EthernetShared,
@@ -159,22 +172,17 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
                 var props = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<EssentialsRfGatewayConfig>(dc.Properties.ToString());
 
-                var type = dc.Type.ToLower();
-                var control = props.Control;
-                var ipid = control.IpIdInt;
-                var cresnetId = control.CresnetIdInt;
-
-                eExGatewayType gatewayType =
-                    (eExGatewayType) Enum.Parse(typeof (eExGatewayType), props.GatewayType, true);
+                EExGatewayType gatewayType =
+                    (EExGatewayType) Enum.Parse(typeof (EExGatewayType), props.GatewayType, true);
 
                 switch (gatewayType)
                 {
-                    case (eExGatewayType.Ethernet):
-                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, dc.Name, CenRfgwController.GetNewIpRfGateway(dc));
-                    case (eExGatewayType.EthernetShared):
-                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, dc.Name, CenRfgwController.GetNewSharedIpRfGateway(dc));
-                    case (eExGatewayType.Cresnet):
-                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, CenRfgwController.GetCenRfgwCresnetController, dc);
+                    case (EExGatewayType.Ethernet):
+                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, dc.Name, GetNewIpRfGateway(dc));
+                    case (EExGatewayType.EthernetShared):
+                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, dc.Name, GetNewSharedIpRfGateway(dc));
+                    case (EExGatewayType.Cresnet):
+                        return new CenRfgwController(dc.Key, GetCenRfgwCresnetController, dc);
                 }
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Remotes/Hrxx0WirelessRemoteController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Remotes/Hrxx0WirelessRemoteController.cs
index dd52257e..311df7f1 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Remotes/Hrxx0WirelessRemoteController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Remotes/Hrxx0WirelessRemoteController.cs	
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
         public CrestronCollection<Button> Buttons { get { return _remote.Button; } }
 
+        private DeviceConfig _config;
+
         public Hrxx0WirelessRemoteController(string key, Func<DeviceConfig, Hr1x0WirelessRemoteBase> preActivationFunc, 
             DeviceConfig config)
             : base(key, config.Name)
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
             var type = config.Type;
             var rfId = (uint)props.Control.InfinetIdInt;
+            _config = config;
 
             GatewayBase gateway;
 
@@ -62,29 +65,26 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                 }
             }
 
-            if (_gateway != null)
+            if (_gateway == null) return;
+
+            _gateway.IsReadyEvent += _gateway_IsReadyEvent;
+            if (_gateway.IsReady)
             {
-                _gateway.IsReady += new PepperDash_Essentials_Core.IsReadyEventHandler(_gateway_IsReady);
+                AddPreActivationAction(() =>
+                {
+                    _remote = preActivationFunc(config);
+
+                    RegisterEvents();
+                });
             }
-
-
-            AddPreActivationAction(() =>
-            {
-                _remote = preActivationFunc(config);
-
-                _remote.ButtonStateChange += new ButtonEventHandler(_remote_ButtonStateChange);
-
-                Feedbacks.Add(new BoolFeedback("BatteryCritical", () => _remote.BatteryCriticalFeedback.BoolValue));
-                Feedbacks.Add(new BoolFeedback("BatteryLow", () => _remote.BatteryLowFeedback.BoolValue));
-                Feedbacks.Add(new IntFeedback("BatteryVoltage", () => _remote.BatteryVoltageFeedback.UShortValue));
-
-                _remote.BaseEvent += new BaseEventHandler(_remote_BaseEvent);
-            });
         }
 
-        void _gateway_IsReady(object source, PepperDash_Essentials_Core.IsReadyEventArgs e)
+        void _gateway_IsReadyEvent(object sender, PepperDash_Essentials_Core.IsReadyEventArgs e)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            if (e.IsReady != true) return;
+            _remote = GetHr1x0WirelessRemote(_config);
+
+            RegisterEvents();
         }
 
         void _remote_BaseEvent(GenericBase device, BaseEventArgs args)
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                 Feedbacks["BatteryVoltage"].FireUpdate();
         }
 
+        private void RegisterEvents()
+        {
+            _remote.ButtonStateChange += _remote_ButtonStateChange;
+
+            Feedbacks.Add(new BoolFeedback("BatteryCritical", () => _remote.BatteryCriticalFeedback.BoolValue));
+            Feedbacks.Add(new BoolFeedback("BatteryLow", () => _remote.BatteryLowFeedback.BoolValue));
+            Feedbacks.Add(new IntFeedback("BatteryVoltage", () => _remote.BatteryVoltageFeedback.UShortValue));
+
+            _remote.BaseEvent += _remote_BaseEvent;
+        }
+
         void _remote_ButtonStateChange(GenericBase device, ButtonEventArgs args)
         {
             try