diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 894988111..e3da61386 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -5846,6 +5846,8 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 	int maxX = (bytesperchannel >= 1.0) ? thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannelInclGapPixels[X] : thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannel[X];
 	int maxY = (bytesperchannel >= 1.0) ? thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannelInclGapPixels[Y] : thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannel[Y];
 	int multidatabytes = (bytesperchannel >= 1.0) ? thisMultiDetector->dataBytesInclGapPixels : thisMultiDetector->dataBytes;
+	int dr = bytesperchannel * 8;
+
 
 	//getting multi values
 	//calculating offsets (for eiger interleaving ports)
@@ -5956,10 +5958,10 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 				int nx = thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannelInclGapPixels[X];
 				int ny = thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannelInclGapPixels[Y];
 				int n = processImageWithGapPixels(multiframe, multigappixels);
-				thisData = new detectorData(NULL,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(), nx, ny,multigappixels, n);
+				thisData = new detectorData(NULL,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(), nx, ny,multigappixels, n, dr);
 			}
 			else {
-				thisData = new detectorData(NULL,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(),maxX,maxY,multiframe, multidatabytes);
+				thisData = new detectorData(NULL,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(),maxX,maxY,multiframe, multidatabytes, dr);
 			}
 			dataReady(thisData, currentFrameIndex, currentSubFrameIndex, pCallbackArg);
 			delete thisData;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/detectorData.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/detectorData.h
index 8e5c8a07d..9f5313bef 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/detectorData.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/detectorData.h
@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@
 class detectorData {
  public:
   /** @short The constructor
-      \param val pointer to the data
+      \param val pointer to the data in double data type(valid only for MYTHEN)
       \param err pointer to errors
       \param ang pointer to the angles
       \param f_ind file index
       \param fname file name to which the data are saved
-      \param np number of points in x coordinate defaults to the number of detector channels (1D detector)
-      \param ny dimension in y (1D detector)
-      \param gval pointer to gain data (for jungfrau)
+      \param np number of points in x coordinate defaults to the number of detector channels (1D detector) or dimension in x (2D detector)
+      \param ny dimension in y (2D detector)
+      \param cval pointer to data in char* format (valid only for non MYTHEN detectors)
+      \param dbytes number of bytes of image pointed to by cval pointer (valid only for non MYTHEN detectors)
+      \param dr dynamic range or bits per pixel (valid only for non MYTHEN detectors)
   */
-  detectorData(double *val=NULL, double *err=NULL, double *ang=NULL,  double p_ind=-1, const char *fname="", int np=-1, int ny=1, char *cval=NULL, int dbytes=0) : values(val), errors(err), angles(ang),  progressIndex(p_ind), npoints(np), npy(ny), cvalues(cval), databytes(dbytes), dgainvalues(NULL) {
+  detectorData(double *val=NULL, double *err=NULL, double *ang=NULL,  double f_ind=-1, const char *fname="", int np=-1, int ny=1, char *cval=NULL, int dbytes=0, int dr=0) : values(val), errors(err), angles(ang),  progressIndex(f_ind), npoints(np), npy(ny), cvalues(cval), databytes(dbytes), dynamicRange(dr), dgainvalues(NULL) {
 	 strcpy(fileName,fname);
   };
 
@@ -29,15 +31,16 @@ class detectorData {
    */
     ~detectorData() {if (values) delete [] values; if (errors) delete [] errors; if (angles) delete [] angles; if(dgainvalues) delete [] dgainvalues;};
     //private:
-    double *values; /**< @short pointer to the data as double array */
+    double *values; /**< @short pointer to the data as double array (MYTHEN only) */
     double *errors; /**< @short pointer to the errors */
     double *angles;/**< @short pointer to the angles (NULL if no angular conversion) */
     double progressIndex;/**< @short file index */
     char fileName[1000];/**< @short file name */
     int npoints;/**< @short number of points */
     int npy;/**< @short dimensions in y coordinate*/
-    char* cvalues; /**< @short pointer to the data as char arary */
+    char* cvalues; /**< @short pointer to the data as char arary (non MYTHEN detectors) */
     int databytes; /**< @short number of bytes of data. Used with cvalues */
+    int dynamicRange; /**< @short dynamic range */
     double* dgainvalues; /**< @short pointer to gain data as double array */
 };