diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/UDPBaseImplementation.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/UDPBaseImplementation.h
index 4b9766307..ce8a3ddb7 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/UDPBaseImplementation.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/UDPBaseImplementation.h
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class UDPBaseImplementation : protected virtual slsReceiverDefs, public UDPInter
 	/** Fifo Depth */
 	uint32_t fifoDepth;
 	/** enable for flipping data across both axes */
-	bool flippedData[2];
+	int flippedData[2];
 
 	//***receiver parameters***
 	/** Maximum Number of Listening Threads/ UDP Ports */
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
index 80e98e226..e0bf65f6d 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::initializeMembers(){
 	dynamicRange = 16;
 	tengigaEnable = false;
 	fifoDepth = 0;
-	flippedData[0] = false;
-	flippedData[1] = false;
+	flippedData[0] = 0;
+	flippedData[1] = 0;
 
 	//***receiver parameters***
 	status = IDLE;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::configure(map<string, string> config_map){
 void UDPBaseImplementation::setFlippedData(int axis, int enable){
 	FILE_LOG(logDEBUG) << __AT__ << " starting";
 	if(axis<0 || axis>1) return;
-	flippedData[axis] = enable;
+	flippedData[axis] = enable==0?0:1;
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO)  << "Flipped Data: " << flippedData[0] << " , " << flippedData[1];
 }
 
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
index 0b8b58ce3..79d8e0520 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::deleteMembers(){
 		if(fifoFree[i])		{delete fifoFree[i];	fifoFree[i] = 0;}
 	}
 	for(int i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS; i++){
-		if(latestData[i]) 	{delete[] latestData[i]; 	latestData[i] = 0;}
+		if(latestData[i]) 	{delete[] latestData[i]; latestData[i] = 0;}
 	}
 	//kill threads
 	if(threadStarted){
@@ -320,13 +320,12 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 	// fifo depth
 	uint32_t oldFifoSize = fifoSize;
 
-	fifoSize = fifoDepth;
 
 	//reduce fifo depth if > 1 numberofJobsPerBuffer
-	if(fifoSize % numberofJobsPerBuffer)
-		fifoSize = (fifoSize/numberofJobsPerBuffer)+1;
+	if(fifoDepth % numberofJobsPerBuffer)
+		fifoSize = (fifoDepth/numberofJobsPerBuffer)+1;
 	else
-		fifoSize = fifoSize/numberofJobsPerBuffer;
+		fifoSize = fifoDepth/numberofJobsPerBuffer;
 
 	//do not rebuild fifo structure if it is the same (oldfifosize differs only for different packetsperframe)
 	if((oldNumberofJobsPerBuffer == numberofJobsPerBuffer) && (oldFifoSize == fifoSize))
@@ -343,7 +342,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 
 
 	//set up fifo structure
-	for(int i=0;i<numberofListeningThreads;i++){
+	for(int i=0;i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_LISTENING_THREADS;i++){
 
 		//deleting
 		if(fifoFree[i]){
@@ -367,6 +366,10 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 			mem0[i] = 0;
 		}
 
+	}
+
+
+	for(int i=0;i<numberofListeningThreads;i++){
 		//creating
 		fifoFree[i] 	= new CircularFifo<char>(fifoSize);
 		fifo[i] 		= new CircularFifo<char>(fifoSize);
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 		buffer[i]=mem0[i];
 		while (buffer[i] < (mem0[i]+(bufferSize * numberofJobsPerBuffer + fifoBufferHeaderSize) * (fifoSize-1))) {
 			//cprintf(BLUE,"fifofree %d: push 0x%p\n",i,(void*)buffer[i]);
-			/*for(int k=0;k<bufferSize;k=k+4){
+			/*for(int k=0;k<bufferSize;k=k+10){
 				sprintf(buffer[i]+fifoBufferHeaderSize+k,"mem%d",i);
 			}*/
 			sprintf(buffer[i],"mem%d",i);
@@ -644,10 +647,10 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDynamicRange(const uint32_t i){
 
 			//gui buffer
 			for(int i=0;i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS;i++){
-				if(latestData[i]){delete[] latestData[i]; latestData[i] = 0;}
+				if(latestData[i]){delete[] latestData[i];latestData[i] = 0;}
 			}
 			for(int i=0;i<numberofWriterThreads;i++){
-				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize]();
+				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize+FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH]();
 			}
 			//restructure fifo
 			numberofJobsPerBuffer = -1;
@@ -701,10 +704,10 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 
 			//gui buffer
 			for(int i=0;i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS;i++){
-				if(latestData[i]){delete[] latestData[i]; latestData[i] = 0;}
+				if(latestData[i]){delete[] latestData[i];latestData[i] = 0;}
 			}
 			for(int i=0;i<numberofWriterThreads;i++){
-				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize]();
+				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize+FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH]();
 			}
 
 			//restructure fifo
@@ -888,7 +891,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 
 	//allocate for latest data (frame copy for gui), free variables
 	for(int i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS; i++){
-		if(latestData[i]) 	{delete[] latestData[i]; 	latestData[i] = 0;}
+		if(latestData[i]) 	{delete[] latestData[i];latestData[i] = 0;}
 	}
 	for(int i=0; i<numberofWriterThreads; i++){
 		if(excludeMissingPackets)
@@ -1862,7 +1865,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 				int len = sprintf(buf,jsonFmt,type,shape, acquisitionIndex, frameIndex, subframeIndex,completeFileName[ithread]);
 				zmq_send(zmqsocket, buf,len, ZMQ_SNDMORE);
 				//send data
-				zmq_send(zmqsocket, latestData[ithread]+FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH, bufferSize, 0);
+				zmq_send(zmqsocket, (latestData[ithread]+FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH), bufferSize, 0);
 				//start clock after sending
 				if(!frameToGuiFrequency){
 					randomSendNow = false;
@@ -2507,6 +2510,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startWriting(){
 			else
 				fifo[0]->pop(wbuf);
 			uint32_t numPackets = (uint32_t)(*((uint32_t*)wbuf));
+
 #ifdef DEBUG4
 			cprintf(GREEN,"Writing_Thread %d: Number of Packets: %d for FIFO %d\n", ithread, numPackets, dataCompressionEnable?0:ithread);
 #endif
@@ -2880,7 +2884,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::handleCompleteFramesOnly(int ithread, char* wbuf
 	if((fileWriteEnable) && (sfilefd[ithread])){
 		if(tempframenumber && (tempframenumber%maxFramesPerFile) == 0)
 			createNewFile(ithread);
-		fwrite(wbuffer + HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS, 1, bufferSize + FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH, sfilefd[ithread]);
+		fwrite(wbuffer + HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS, 1, (bufferSize + FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH), sfilefd[ithread]);
 	}
 
 
@@ -3140,6 +3144,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::copyFrameToGui(int ithread, char* buffer, uint32
 		//copy date
 		guiNumPackets[ithread] = numpackets;
 		strcpy(guiFileName[ithread],completeFileName[ithread]);
+
 		if(excludeMissingPackets) //copy also the header
 			memcpy(latestData[ithread],buffer+HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS, bufferSize + FILE_FRAME_HEADER_LENGTH);
 		else //copy only the data
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
index 99948460b..e477c6655 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_detector_type(){
 			sprintf(mess,"Receiver locked by %s\n", mySock->lastClientIP);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if((receiverBase)&&(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING)){
+		else if((receiverBase)&&(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE)){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set detector type while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -447,8 +448,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_file_name() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set file name while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -519,8 +521,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_file_dir() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set file path while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -592,8 +595,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_file_index() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set file index while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -660,8 +664,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_frame_index() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set frame index while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -741,8 +746,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::setup_udp(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set up udp while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -836,6 +842,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::start_receiver(){
 			ret=receiverBase->startReceiver(mess);
 		else{
 			sprintf(mess,"Cannot start Receiver as it is in %s state\n",runStatusType(s).c_str());
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -875,7 +882,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::stop_receiver(){
 		ret=FAIL;
 	}
 	else{
-		if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING || receiverBase->getStatus()==RUN_FINISHED){
+		if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			receiverBase->stopReceiver();
 		}
 		s = receiverBase->getStatus();
@@ -883,6 +890,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::stop_receiver(){
 			ret = OK;
 		else{
 			sprintf(mess,"Could not stop receiver. It is in %s state\n",runStatusType(s).c_str());
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1079,8 +1087,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_short_frame() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Cannot set short frame while status is running\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2096,7 +2105,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_read_frequency(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set receiver frequency mode while receiver not idle\n");
 			cprintf(RED,"%s\n",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
@@ -2166,7 +2175,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_read_receiver_timer(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set receiver frequency mode while receiver not idle\n");
 			cprintf(RED,"%s\n",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
@@ -2230,7 +2239,7 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_data_stream_enable(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if((index >= 0) && (receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING)){
+		else if((index >= 0) && (receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE)){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set data stream enable while receiver not idle\n");
 			cprintf(RED,"%s\n",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
@@ -2294,8 +2303,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::enable_file_write(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set file write mode while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2370,7 +2380,7 @@ int	slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::start_readout(){cprintf(BLUE,"In start readout!\n
 		strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 		ret=FAIL;
 	}
-	/*else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+	/*else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 		strcpy(mess,"Can not start receiver readout while receiver not idle\n");
 		ret = FAIL;
 	}*/
@@ -2430,8 +2440,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_timer() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set timer while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2518,8 +2529,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::enable_compression() {
 				strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 				ret=FAIL;
 			}
-			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 				strcpy(mess,"Cannot enable/disable compression while status is running\n");
+				cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 				ret=FAIL;
 			}
 			else{
@@ -2587,8 +2599,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_detector_hostname() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set detector hostname while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2673,8 +2686,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_dynamic_range() {
 				strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 				ret=FAIL;
 			}
-			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 				strcpy(mess,"Can not set dynamic range while receiver not idle\n");
+				cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 				ret = FAIL;
 			}
 			else{
@@ -2754,8 +2768,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::enable_overwrite() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set overwrite mode while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2821,8 +2836,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::enable_tengiga() {
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set up 1Giga/10Giga mode while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{
@@ -2890,8 +2906,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_fifo_depth() {
 				strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 				ret=FAIL;
 			}
-			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+			else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 				strcpy(mess,"Cannot set/get fifo depth while status is running\n");
+				cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 				ret=FAIL;
 			}
 			else{
@@ -3033,8 +3050,9 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::set_flipped_data(){
 			strcpy(mess,SET_RECEIVER_ERR_MESSAGE);
 			ret=FAIL;
 		}
-		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()==RUNNING || receiverBase->getStatus()==TRANSMITTING){
+		else if(receiverBase->getStatus()!= IDLE){
 			strcpy(mess,"Can not set flipped data while receiver not idle\n");
+			cprintf(RED,"%s",mess);
 			ret = FAIL;
 		}
 		else{