diff --git a/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer.py b/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer.py
index 3def7c3..fc1ba99 100644
--- a/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer.py
+++ b/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+
 class Spectrometer():
     """Base class for spectrometers.
 
@@ -19,21 +22,4 @@ class Spectrometer():
     def set_averages(self, value : int):
         """Sets the number of averages."""
         raise NotImplementedError
-    
-    @property
-    def controller(self):
-        """The controller of the spectrometer."""
-        return self._controller
-    
-    @controller.setter
-    def controller(self, controller):
-        self._controller = controller
-
-    @property
-    def model(self):
-        """The model of the spectrometer."""
-        return self._model
-    
-    @model.setter
-    def model(self, model):
-        self._model = model
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+    
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diff --git a/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer_controller.py b/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer_controller.py
index 1f5e64d..9bc1927 100644
--- a/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer_controller.py
+++ b/src/quackseq/spectrometer/spectrometer_controller.py
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 """Base class for all spectrometer controllers."""
 
+import logging
+
+from quackseq.pulseparameters import RXReadout
+from quackseq.pulsesequence import QuackSequence
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 class SpectrometerController():
     """The base class for all spectrometer controllers."""
 
@@ -17,3 +24,53 @@ class SpectrometerController():
     def set_averages(self, value : int):
         """Sets the number of averages."""
         raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def translate_rx_event(self, sequence: QuackSequence) -> tuple:
+        """This method translates the RX event of the pulse sequence to the limr object.
+
+        Returns:
+        tuple: A tuple containing the start and stop time of the RX event in µs
+        """
+        # This is a correction factor for the RX event. The offset of the first pulse is 2.2µs longer than from the specified samples.
+        events = sequence.events
+
+        previous_events_duration = 0
+        # offset = 0
+        rx_duration = 0
+        for event in events:
+            logger.debug("Event %s has parameters: %s", event.name, event.parameters)
+            for parameter in event.parameters.values():
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Parameter %s has options: %s", parameter.name, parameter.options
+                )
+
+                if (
+                    parameter.name == sequence.RX_READOUT
+                    and parameter.get_option_by_name(RXReadout.RX).value
+                ):
+                    # Get the length of all previous events
+                    previous_events = events[: events.index(event)]
+                    previous_events_duration = sum(
+                        [event.duration for event in previous_events]
+                    )
+                    rx_duration = event.duration
+
+        rx_begin = float(previous_events_duration)
+        if rx_duration:
+            rx_stop = rx_begin + float(rx_duration)
+            return rx_begin * 1e6, rx_stop * 1e6
+
+        else:
+            return None, None
+        
+    def calculate_simulation_length(self, sequence: QuackSequence) -> float:
+        """This method calculates the simulation length based on the settings and the pulse sequence.
+
+        Returns:
+            float: The simulation length in seconds.
+        """
+        events = sequence.events
+        simulation_length = 0
+        for event in events:
+            simulation_length += event.duration
+        return simulation_length