diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
index f1031d734..d97468a75 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
@@ -263,6 +263,55 @@ void exitServer(int socketDescriptor) {
 
 
 
+void swapData(void* val,int length,intType itype){
+	switch(itype){
+	case INT16:	swap16(val,length);	break;
+	case INT32:	swap32(val,length);	break;
+	case INT64:	swap64(val,length);	break;
+	default:	break;
+	}
+}
+
+void swap16(int16_t* val,int length){
+printf("not implemented\n");
+}
+
+void swap32(int32_t* val,int length){
+	int i;
+	for(i=0; length > 0; i++){
+		val[i] = ((val[i] << 8) & 0xFF00FF00) | ((val[i] >> 8) & 0xFF00FF );
+		val[i] = (val[i] << 16) | ((val[i] >> 16) & 0xFFFF);
+		length -= sizeof(int32_t);
+	}
+}
+
+void swap64(int64_t* val,int length){
+	int i;
+	for(i=0; length > 0; i++){
+		val[i] = ((val[i] << 8) & 0xFF00FF00FF00FF00ULL ) | ((val[i] >> 8) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL );
+		val[i] = ((val[i] << 16) & 0xFFFF0000FFFF0000ULL ) | ((val[i] >> 16) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL );
+		val[i] =  (val[i] << 32) | ((val[i] >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFFULL);
+		length -= sizeof(int64_t);
+	}
+}
+
+int sendData(int file_des, void* buf,int length, intType itype){
+	int ret = sendDataOnly(file_des, buf, length);
+#ifdef EIGERD
+	swapData(buf, length, itype);
+#endif
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int receiveData(int file_des, void* buf,int length, intType itype){
+	int ret = receiveDataOnly(file_des, buf, length);
+#ifdef EIGERD
+	swapData(buf, length, itype);
+#endif
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
  int sendDataOnly(int file_des, void* buf,int length) {
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
index 3999b6213..35946e983 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
@@ -14,18 +14,39 @@
 
 #include "sls_detector_defs.h"
 
+
+
+
 char lastClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
 char thisClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
 int lockStatus;
 int differentClients;
+typedef enum{
+	INT16,
+	INT32,
+	INT64,
+	OTHER
+}intType;
+
+
+
 
 int bindSocket(unsigned short int port_number);
 int acceptConnection(int socketDescriptor);
 void closeConnection(int file_Des);
 void exitServer(int socketDescriptor);
+
+void swapData(void* val,int length,intType itype);
+void swap16(int16_t* val,int length);
+void swap32(int32_t* val,int length);
+void swap64(int64_t* val,int length);
+
+int sendData(int file_des, void* buf,int length, intType itype);
+int receiveData(int file_des, void* buf,int length, intType itype);
 int sendDataOnly(int file_des, void* buf,int length);
 int receiveDataOnly(int file_des, void* buf,int length);
 
+
 int getServerError(int socketDescriptor);
 int sendChannel(int file_des, sls_detector_channel *myChan); 
 int sendChip(int file_des, sls_detector_chip *myChip);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythen.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythen.h
index 4b88df4ae..104d7ab12 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythen.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythen.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define SVNURL "file:///afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/svn/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer"
 //#define SVNREPPATH ""
 #define SVNREPUUID "951219d9-93cf-4727-9268-0efd64621fa3"
-//#define SVNREV 0x590
+//#define SVNREV 0x594
 //#define SVNKIND ""
 //#define SVNSCHED ""
 #define SVNAUTH "l_maliakal_d"
-#define SVNREV 0x590
-#define SVNDATE 0x20130603
+#define SVNREV 0x594
+#define SVNDATE 0x20130612
 //
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/svnInfoLib.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/svnInfoLib.h
index 70fc73198..7fe63dab0 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/svnInfoLib.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/svnInfoLib.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define SVNURLLIB "file:///afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/svn/slsDetectorSoftware"
 //#define SVNREPPATH ""
 #define SVNREPUUIDLIB "951219d9-93cf-4727-9268-0efd64621fa3"
-//#define SVNREV 0x592
+//#define SVNREV 0x594
 //#define SVNKIND ""
 //#define SVNSCHED ""
 #define SVNAUTHLIB "l_maliakal_d"
-#define SVNREVLIB 0x592
-#define SVNDATELIB 0x20130611
+#define SVNREVLIB 0x594
+#define SVNDATELIB 0x20130612
 //
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
index 98844779d..f8a2bf561 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
+
 /*
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ enum masterFlags setMaster(enum masterFlags arg);
 enum synchronizationMode setSynchronization(enum synchronizationMode arg);
 
 
-#endif
+
+#endif
+
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/svnInfoReceiver.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/svnInfoReceiver.h
index 1fc80bd44..77eac56ab 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/svnInfoReceiver.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/svnInfoReceiver.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define SVNURL "file:///afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/svn/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver"
 //#define SVNREPPATH ""
 #define SVNREPUUID "951219d9-93cf-4727-9268-0efd64621fa3"
-//#define SVNREV 0x590
+//#define SVNREV 0x594
 //#define SVNKIND ""
 //#define SVNSCHED ""
 #define SVNAUTH "l_maliakal_d"
-#define SVNREV 0x590
-#define SVNDATE 0x20130603
+#define SVNREV 0x594
+#define SVNDATE 0x20130612
 //