diff --git a/src/dataformatpanel.h b/src/dataformatpanel.h
--- a/src/dataformatpanel.h
+++ b/src/dataformatpanel.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  Copyright © 2018 Hasan Yavuz Özderya
+  Copyright © 2019 Hasan Yavuz Özderya
 
   This file is part of serialplot.
 
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #ifndef DATAFORMATPANEL_H
 #define DATAFORMATPANEL_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QButtonGroup>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QSerialPort>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QSettings>
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
     unsigned numChannels() const;
     /// Returns active source (reader)
     Source* activeSource();
+    /// Returns total number of bytes read
+    uint64_t bytesRead();
     /// Stores data format panel settings into a `QSettings`
     void saveSettings(QSettings* settings);
     /// Loads data format panel settings from a `QSettings`.
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ private:
     void selectReader(AbstractReader* reader);
 
     bool paused;
+    uint64_t _bytesRead;
 
     DemoReader demoReader;
     AbstractReader* readerBeforeDemo;