diff --git a/python/slsdet/detector.py b/python/slsdet/detector.py
index 42346a8bc..efd08cc78 100755
--- a/python/slsdet/detector.py
+++ b/python/slsdet/detector.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ streamingInterface = slsDetectorDefs.streamingInterface
 defs = slsDetectorDefs
 
 from .utils import element_if_equal, all_equal, get_set_bits, list_to_bitmask
-from .utils import Geometry, to_geo, element, reduce_time, is_iterable
+from .utils import Geometry, to_geo, element, reduce_time, is_iterable, hostname_list
 from _slsdet import xy
 from . import utils as ut
 from .proxy import JsonProxy, SlowAdcProxy, ClkDivProxy, MaxPhaseProxy, ClkFreqProxy, PatLoopProxy, PatNLoopProxy, PatWaitProxy, PatWaitTimeProxy 
@@ -162,12 +162,8 @@ class Detector(CppDetectorApi):
 
     @hostname.setter
     def hostname(self, hostnames):
-        if isinstance(hostnames, str):
-            hostnames = [hostnames]
-        if isinstance(hostnames, list):
-            self.setHostname(hostnames)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("hostname needs to be string or list of strings")
+        args = hostname_list(hostnames)
+        self.setHostname(args)
 
 
     @property
@@ -784,7 +780,8 @@ class Detector(CppDetectorApi):
 
     @rx_hostname.setter
     def rx_hostname(self, hostname):
-        self.setRxHostname(hostname)
+        args = hostname_list(hostname)
+        self.setRxHostname(args)
 
     @property
     @element
diff --git a/python/slsdet/utils.py b/python/slsdet/utils.py
index afa9f59a2..60bbbb2a7 100755
--- a/python/slsdet/utils.py
+++ b/python/slsdet/utils.py
@@ -260,4 +260,21 @@ def merge_args(*args):
         return (ret,)
 
     else:
-        raise ValueError("Multiple dictionaries passes cannot merge args")
\ No newline at end of file
+        raise ValueError("Multiple dictionaries passes cannot merge args")
+
+
+def hostname_list(args):
+    """
+    Generates a list from a hostname string
+    * Lists are passed through
+    * as are tuples (conversion in pybind11 to vector)
+    * if + is found it splits the string
+    """
+    if isinstance(args, (list, tuple)):
+        return args
+    elif(isinstance(args, str)):
+        hosts = args.split('+')
+        hosts = [it for it in hosts if len(it)]
+        return hosts
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("hostname needs to be string or list of strings")
diff --git a/python/src/duration.cpp b/python/src/duration.cpp
index e77daad2f..db6da3d06 100644
--- a/python/src/duration.cpp
+++ b/python/src/duration.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void init_duration(py::module &m) {
         .def("total_seconds", &DurationWrapper::total_seconds)
         .def("count", &DurationWrapper::count)
         .def("set_count", &DurationWrapper::set_count)
+        .def("__eq__", &DurationWrapper::operator==)
         .def("__repr__", [](const DurationWrapper &self) {
             std::stringstream ss;
             ss << "sls::DurationWrapper(total_seconds: " << self.total_seconds()
diff --git a/python/tests/test_utils.py b/python/tests/test_utils.py
index 1dd8dd152..309ffa9a2 100755
--- a/python/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Testing functions from utils.py
 
 import pytest
 from slsdet.utils import *
-from slsdet import IpAddr, MacAddr
+from slsdet import IpAddr, MacAddr, DurationWrapper
 import datetime as dt
 import pathlib
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ def test_iterable():
 
 
 def test_reduce_time_to_single_value_from_list():
-    t = 3 * [dt.timedelta(seconds=1)]
+    t = [dt.timedelta(seconds=1) for i in range(3)]
+    assert reduce_time(t) == 1
+
+def test_reduce_time_to_single_value_from_list_DurationWrapper():
+    t = [DurationWrapper(1) for i in range(3)]
     assert reduce_time(t) == 1
 
 
@@ -83,6 +87,12 @@ def test_all_equal_str_fails():
     assert all_equal('aaab') == False
 
 
+def test_all_equal_DurationWrapper():
+    assert all_equal([DurationWrapper(1), DurationWrapper(1)])
+
+def test_all_equal_DurationWrapper_fail():
+    assert not all_equal([DurationWrapper(1), DurationWrapper(2)])
+
 def test_element_if_equal_int():
     assert element_if_equal([5, 5]) == 5
 
@@ -341,4 +351,33 @@ def test_merge_args_tuple():
     assert merge_args(*("a", "b"), 5) == ("a", "b", 5)
 
 def test_merge_args_dict_with_tuple():
-    assert merge_args({0: (1,2)}, 3) == ({0: (1,2,3)},)
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert merge_args({0: (1,2)}, 3) == ({0: (1,2,3)},)
+
+
+def test_hostname_to_list():
+    s = "localhost"
+    r = hostname_list(s)
+    assert r == [s]
+
+def test_hostname_to_list_passthrough():
+    args = ["localhost"]
+    ret = hostname_list(args)
+    assert ret == args
+
+    args = ("localhost",)
+    ret = hostname_list(args)
+    assert ret == args
+
+def test_splitting_hostname():
+    args = 'apple+banana+pear+'
+    ret = hostname_list(args)
+    assert ret == ['apple', 'banana', 'pear']
+
+    #not sensitive to trailing +
+    args = 'apple+banana+pear'
+    ret = hostname_list(args)
+    assert ret == ['apple', 'banana', 'pear']
+
+def test_hostame_throws_on_wrong_args():
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as e:
+        hostname_list(5)
diff --git a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1 b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1
deleted file mode 120000
index fb3ca767e..000000000
--- a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2 b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..bc96f3814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1 b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2
similarity index 77%
rename from slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1
rename to slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2
index ec957aa31..064e120d5 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc1 and b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv7.0.0.rc2 differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/mythen3.c b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/mythen3.c
index acb39b487..9f5b1d256 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/mythen3.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/mythen3.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ patternParameters *setChannelRegisterChip(int ichip, char *mask,
                  chanReg, ichip * NCHAN + ich * NCOUNTERS,
                  ichip * NCHAN_1_COUNTER + ich, ichip, ich));
         }
-        for (int i = 0; i < 24; i++) {
+        for (int i = 1; i < 24; i++) {
             patword = clearBit(SIGNAL_clk, patword);
             pat->word[iaddr++] = patword;
 
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index 233526457..03f6659f3 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define APIGOTTHARD  "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
 #define APIGOTTHARD2 "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
 #define APIJUNGFRAU  "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
-#define APIMYTHEN3   "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
 #define APIMOENCH    "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
 #define APIEIGER     "7.0.0.rc1 0x221212"
+#define APIMYTHEN3 "7.0.0.rc2 0x230116"