diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index ba7c2ab64..8d4e58395 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -4681,8 +4681,7 @@ int slsDetector::configureMAC(int adc){
 	char arg[5][50];
 	char cword[50]="", *pcword;
 	string sword;
-	int shortframe=1;
-	int retval=-100;
+	int retval=-1;
 
 	if(((adc>=-1)&&(adc<=4))||(adc==-100));
 	else{
@@ -4811,11 +4810,10 @@ int slsDetector::configureMAC(int adc){
 		//connect to receiver
 		if(thisDetector->receiverOnlineFlag==ONLINE_FLAG){
 			if(setReceiverOnline(ONLINE_FLAG)==ONLINE_FLAG){
-				if(retval==-1)	shortframe=0;
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-				std::cout << "Sending shortframe to receiver " << shortframe << std::endl;
+				std::cout << "Sending adc val to receiver " << retval << std::endl;
 #endif
-				ret=thisReceiver->sendInt(fnum,retval,shortframe);
+				ret=thisReceiver->sendInt(fnum,retval,retval);
 				if(ret==FAIL)
 					setErrorMask((getErrorMask())|(COULD_NOT_CONFIGURE_MAC));
 			}
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
index 86a365075..dbd527a6c 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
@@ -393,11 +393,13 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 	}
 	//receiver
 	else{
+		/*
 		while(1){
 		if (checkJoinThread()) break;
 		usleep(200000);
 		}
-		/*
+		*/
+
 		  pthread_mutex_lock(&mg);
 		int prevCaught=getReceiverCurrentFrameIndex();
 		 pthread_mutex_unlock(&mg);
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 					cout<<"****Detector returned mismatched indeices***"<<endl;
 				}
 			}
-		}*/
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
index e389dc8eb..926199703 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC			=	g++
+CC			=	g++ 
 CLAGS		+=  -DSLS_RECEIVER_FUNCTION_LIST -DGOTTHARDD 
 LDLIBS		+= 	-lm  -lstdc++ -lpthread
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/receiver_defs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/receiver_defs.h
index 62236f1b3..a2965dc91 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/receiver_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/receiver_defs.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define PACKETS_PER_FRAME		2
 
 #define SHORT_BUFFER_SIZE		518
+#define SHORT_DATABYTES			512
 #define SHORT_MAX_FRAMES		100000
 #define SHORT_PACKETS_PER_FRAME	1
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
index ab17a3e10..97b8415b9 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ slsReceiverFunctionList::slsReceiverFunctionList(bool shortfname):
 				framesInFile(0),
 				prevframenum(0),
 				status(IDLE),
-				latestData(NULL),
+				latestData(NULL),/**?*/
 				udpSocket(NULL),
 				server_port(DEFAULT_UDP_PORTNO),
 				fifo(NULL),
-				shortFrame(0),
+				shortFrame(-1),
 				bufferSize(BUFFER_SIZE),
 				packetsPerFrame(2)
 {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void slsReceiverFunctionList::setEthernetInterface(char* c){
 int slsReceiverFunctionList::getFrameIndex(){
 	if(startFrameIndex==-1)
 		frameIndex=0;
-	else
+	else if(framesCaught)
 		frameIndex=((int)(*((int*)latestData)) - startFrameIndex)/packetsPerFrame;
 	return frameIndex;
 }
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::getFrameIndex(){
 int slsReceiverFunctionList::getAcquisitionIndex(){
 	if(startAcquisitionIndex==-1)
 		acquisitionIndex=0;
-	else
-		acquisitionIndex=((int)(*((int*)latestData)) - startAcquisitionIndex)/packetsPerFrame;
+	else if(framesCaught)
+			acquisitionIndex=((int)(*((int*)latestData)) - startAcquisitionIndex)/packetsPerFrame;
+
 	return acquisitionIndex;
 }
 
@@ -185,9 +186,9 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::startReceiver(){
 
 
 int slsReceiverFunctionList::stopReceiver(){
-#ifdef VERBOSE
+//#ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "Stopping Receiver" << endl;
-#endif
+//#endif
 
 	if(listening_thread_running){
 		cout << "Stopping new acquisition threadddd ...." << endl;
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::stopReceiver(){
 		//stop writing thread
 		pthread_join(writing_thread,NULL);
 		if(fifo)	delete fifo;
+		//if(latestData)	delete latestData;/**new*/
 	}
 	cout << "Status:" << status << endl;
 
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::startListening(){
 			//start of acquisition
 			if(startAcquisitionIndex==-1){
 				startAcquisitionIndex=startFrameIndex;
-				//cout<<"startAcquisitionIndex:"<<startAcquisitionIndex<<endl;
+				cout<<"startAcquisitionIndex:"<<startAcquisitionIndex<<endl;
 			}
 
 
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::startListening(){
 				if(fifo->isFull())
 					;//cout<<"**********************FIFO FULLLLLLLL************************"<<endl;
 				else{
-					//cout<<"read index:"<<(int)(*(int*)buffer)<<endl;
+					//cout<<"read index:"<<dec<<(int)(*(int*)buffer)<<endl;
 					dataReadFrame = new dataStruct;
 					dataReadFrame->buffer=buffer;
 					dataReadFrame->rc=rc;
@@ -404,7 +406,7 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::startWriting(){
 				framesCaught++;
 				totalFramesCaught++;
 				memcpy(latestData,dataWriteFrame->buffer,bufferSize);
-				//cout<<"list write \t index:"<<(int)(*(int*)latestData)<<endl;
+				//cout<<"write index:"<<(int)(*(int*)latestData)<<endl;
 				if(enableFileWrite)
 					fwrite(dataWriteFrame->buffer, 1, dataWriteFrame->rc, sfilefd);
 				framesInFile++;
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ char* slsReceiverFunctionList::readFrame(char* c){
 int slsReceiverFunctionList::setShortFrame(int i){
 	shortFrame=i;
 
-	if(shortFrame){
+	if(shortFrame!=-1){
 		bufferSize = SHORT_BUFFER_SIZE;
 		maxFramesPerFile = SHORT_MAX_FRAMES;
 		packetsPerFrame = 1;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.h
index ecdbd7ff8..ffd561582 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.h
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ public:
 	/** if the listening thread is running*/
 	static int listening_thread_running;
 };
-/*
 
-//int setUDPPortNumber(int p=-1); //sets/gets port number to listen to for data from the detector
-//int setTCPPortNumber(int p=-1); //sets/get port number for communication to client
-*/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
index f94b1ba71..456f06d35 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ slsReceiverFuncs::slsReceiverFuncs(MySocketTCP *&mySocket,string const fname,int
 		socket(mySocket),
 		ret(OK),
 		lockStatus(0),
-		shortFrame(0){
+		shortFrame(-1),
+		packetsPerFrame(2){
 
 	int port_no = DEFAULT_PORTNO+2;
 	ifstream infile;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ int slsReceiverFuncs::decode_function(){
 #endif
 
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	cout <<  "calling function fnum = "<< fnum << hex << flist[fnum] << endl;
+	cout <<  "calling function fnum = "<< fnum << hex << ":"<< flist[fnum] << endl;
 #endif
 
 	if (fnum<0 || fnum>numberOfFunctions-1)
@@ -649,26 +650,28 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::reset_frames_caught(){
 int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 	ret=OK;
 	char fName[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-	int arg = -1;
+	int arg = -1,i;
 
+	//retval is a full frame
+	int rnel 		= BUFFER_SIZE/(sizeof(int));
+	int* retval 	= new int[rnel];
+	//all initialized to 0
+	for(i=0;i<rnel;i++)	retval[i]=0;
+
+	//only for full frames
+	int onebuffersize = BUFFER_SIZE/PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
+	int onedatasize = DATA_BYTES/PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
+
+
+	//depending on shortframe or not
 	int bufferSize = BUFFER_SIZE;
-	int databytes = DATA_BYTES;
-	int packetsPerFrame = PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
-
-	if(shortFrame){
-		bufferSize 		= SHORT_BUFFER_SIZE;
-		databytes 		= SHORT_BUFFER_SIZE;
-		packetsPerFrame = SHORT_PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
-	}
-
-	int nel = bufferSize/(sizeof(int));
-	int onebuffersize = bufferSize/packetsPerFrame;
-	int onedatasize = databytes/packetsPerFrame;
-
-
+	if(shortFrame!=-1)
+		bufferSize=SHORT_BUFFER_SIZE;
+	int nel 		= bufferSize/(sizeof(int));
 	char* raw 		= new char[bufferSize];
-	int* origVal 	= new int[nel];
-	int* retval 	= new int[nel];
+	int* origVal 	= new int[rnel];
+
+	//int* emptys 	= new int[rnel]();
 
 	int index=-1,index2=-1;
 	int startIndex=-1;
@@ -695,53 +698,67 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 
 	//got atleast first frame, read buffer
 	if(ret==OK){
-		while(count<20){
+		if(shortFrame!=-1){;
 			//get frame
 			raw=slsReceiverList->readFrame(fName);
 			index=(int)(*(int*)raw);
-			index2= (int)(*((int*)((char*)(raw+onebuffersize))));
 			memcpy(origVal,raw,bufferSize);
 			raw=NULL;
-			//cout<<"funcs\tindex:"<<index<<"\tindex2:"<<index2<<endl;
+
+			//copy only the adc part
+			memcpy((((char*)retval)+(SHORT_DATABYTES*shortFrame)),((char*) origVal)+4, SHORT_DATABYTES);
+
+		}else{
+			//for full frames
+			while(count<20){
+				//get frame
+				raw=slsReceiverList->readFrame(fName);
+				index=(int)(*(int*)raw);
+				index2= (int)(*((int*)((char*)(raw+onebuffersize))));
+				memcpy(origVal,raw,bufferSize);
+				raw=NULL;
+				//cout<<"funcs\tindex:"<<index<<"\tindex2:"<<index2<<endl;
 
 
-			//1 odd, 1 even
-			if((index%2)!=index2%2){
-				//ideal situation (should be odd, even(index+1))
-				if(index%2){
-					memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
-					memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
-					break;
+				//1 odd, 1 even
+				if((index%2)!=index2%2){
+					//ideal situation (should be odd, even(index+1))
+					if(index%2){
+						memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
+						memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
+						break;
+					}
+
+					//swap to even,odd
+					if(index2%2){
+						memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize),((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
+						memcpy(retval, ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
+						index=index2;
+						break;
+					}
+
 				}
-
-				//swap to even,odd
-				if(index2%2){
-					memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize),((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
-					memcpy(retval, ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
-					index=index2;
-					break;
-				}
-
+				strcpy(mess,"could not read frame due to more than 20 mismatched indices\n");
+				usleep(100000);
+				count++;
+			}
+
+			if(count==20){
+				cout << "same type: index:" << index << "\tindex2:" << index2 << endl;
+				/**send garbage with -1 index to try again*/
+				memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
+				memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
 			}
-			strcpy(mess,"could not read frame due to more than 20 mismatched indices\n");
-			usleep(100000);
-			count++;
 		}
 
-		if(count==20){
-			cout << "same type: index:" << index << "\tindex2:" << index2 << endl;
-			/**send garbage with -1 index to try again*/
-			memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+4, onedatasize);
-			memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+10+onedatasize, onedatasize);
-		}
-
-		arg=((index - startIndex)/2)-1;
+		arg=((index - startIndex)/packetsPerFrame)-1;
 
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 		cout << "\nstartIndex:" << startIndex << endl;
 		cout << "fName:" << fName << endl;
 		cout << "index:" << arg << endl;
 #endif
+
 	}else cout<<"failed to start"<<endl;
 
 
@@ -876,6 +893,10 @@ int slsReceiverFuncs::set_short_frame() {
 		else{
 			retval=slsReceiverList->setShortFrame(index);
 			shortFrame = retval;
+			if(shortFrame==-1)
+				packetsPerFrame=PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
+			else
+				packetsPerFrame=SHORT_PACKETS_PER_FRAME;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.h
index 37d3ebadf..5f02b1b6e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.h
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ private:
 	/** Short frame */
 	int shortFrame;
 
+	/** Packets per frame */
+	int packetsPerFrame;
+
 	static int file_des;
 	static int socketDescriptor;