diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
index 7d521e89f..f46576ef2 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CC			=	g++ 
-CLAGS		+=  -DSLS_RECEIVER_FUNCTION_LIST -O3
+CLAGS		+=  -DSLS_RECEIVER_FUNCTION_LIST -O3 #-DEIGER_RECEIVER_H
 LDFLAG=   -L/usr/lib64/ -lpthread -lm  -lstdc++ 
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/eigerReceiver.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/eigerReceiver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e82138961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/eigerReceiver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#ifdef EIGER_RECEIVER_H
+/********************************************//**
+ * @file eigerReceiver.h
+ * @short does all the functions for a receiver, set/get parameters, start/stop etc.
+ ***********************************************/
+
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @short does all the functions for a receiver, set/get parameters, start/stop etc.
+ */
+
+class eigerReceiver{ /** public slsDetectorDefs Its an enum unders slsDetectorsPackage/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/slsDetectorDefs.h
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 */
+	eigerReceiver();
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	virtual ~eigerReceiver();
+
+	/**
+	 * Initialize the Receiver
+	 @param detectorHostName detector hostname
+	 */
+	void initialize(char* detectorHostName);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns status of receiver: idle, running or error
+	 */
+	runStatus getStatus();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns File Name
+	 */
+	char* getFileName();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns File Path
+	 */
+	char* getFilePath();
+
+	/**
+	 * Set File Name (without frame index, file index and extension)
+	 * @param c file name
+	 */
+	char* setFileName(char c[]);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set File Path
+	 * @param c file path
+	 */
+	char* setFilePath(char c[]);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set enable file write
+	 * @param i file write enable
+	 * Returns file write enable
+	 */
+	int setEnableFileWrite(int i);
+
+	/**
+	 * Starts Receiver - starts to listen for packets
+	 * @param message is the error message if there is an error
+	 * Returns success
+	 */
+	int startReceiver(char message[]);
+
+	/**
+	 * Stops Receiver - stops listening for packets
+	 * Returns success
+	 */
+	int stopReceiver();
+
+	/**
+	 * abort program with minimum damage
+	 */
+	void abort();
+
+
+private:
+	
+};
+
+#endif
+