diff --git a/configs/probe_basic/custom_hal.hal b/configs/probe_basic/custom_hal.hal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df450b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/probe_basic/custom_hal.hal
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+net tool-change-request  <= iocontrol.0.tool-change
+net tool-change-confirmed  => iocontrol.0.tool-changed
+net tool-number <= iocontrol.0.tool-prep-number
+net tool-prepare-loopback iocontrol.0.tool-prepare => iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
+
diff --git a/configs/probe_basic/hallib/core_sim_3.hal b/configs/probe_basic/hallib/core_sim_3.hal
index d8a769d..b892c8e 100644
--- a/configs/probe_basic/hallib/core_sim_3.hal
+++ b/configs/probe_basic/hallib/core_sim_3.hal
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ net estop-loop iocontrol.0.user-enable-out iocontrol.0.emc-enable-in
 net probe-in  =>  motion.probe-input
 
 # create signals for tool loading loopback
-net tool-prep-loop iocontrol.0.tool-prepare iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
-net tool-change-loop iocontrol.0.tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-changed
+#net tool-prep-loop iocontrol.0.tool-prepare iocontrol.0.tool-prepared
+#net tool-change-loop iocontrol.0.tool-change iocontrol.0.tool-changed
 
 net spindle-fwd spindle.0.forward
 net spindle-rev spindle.0.reverse
diff --git a/configs/probe_basic/hallib/probe_basic_postgui.hal b/configs/probe_basic/hallib/probe_basic_postgui.hal
index ba918ee..ddd3bc9 100644
--- a/configs/probe_basic/hallib/probe_basic_postgui.hal
+++ b/configs/probe_basic/hallib/probe_basic_postgui.hal
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ net tool-change-confirmed   <=  qtpyvcp_manualtoolchange.changed
 net tool-number             =>  qtpyvcp_manualtoolchange.number
 
 # *** Probe graphic simulation trigger push probe tip ***
-net probe-in  =>  qtpyvcp.probe-in.out
+#net probe-in  =>  qtpyvcp.probe-in.out
 net probe-in  <=  qtpyvcp.probe-led.on
 
 # *** Set line below for actual spindle readout from your hal file ***
 net spindle-rpm-filtered scale_to_rpm.out  =>  qtpyvcp.spindle-encoder-rpm.in
+
+loadusr -W hal_input -K 0e8f
+net probe-in <= input.0.key-rightctrl
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diff --git a/configs/probe_basic/probe_basic.ini b/configs/probe_basic/probe_basic.ini
index 5ef555b..a37d7d5 100644
--- a/configs/probe_basic/probe_basic.ini
+++ b/configs/probe_basic/probe_basic.ini
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ INTRO_GRAPHIC = pbsplash.png
 INTRO_TIME = 5
 INCREMENTS = JOG .01in .001in .0001in
 GEOMETRY = xyz
-#USER_TABS_PATH = user_tabs/
+USER_TABS_PATH = user_tabs/
 USER_BUTTONS_PATH = user_buttons/
 USER_DROS_PATH = user_dro_display/
 DRO_DISPLAY = XYZ
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ HALFILE = hallib/core_sim_3.hal
 HALFILE = hallib/spindle_sim.hal
 HALFILE = hallib/simulated_home_probe_basic.hal
 HALFILE = hallib/sim_cannon.hal
+HALFILE = custom_hal.hal
 HALUI = halui
 POSTGUI_HALFILE = hallib/probe_basic_postgui.hal
 TWOPASS = on