diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index 9407c4cff..8907cc20f 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct ip_header_struct {
 
 
 struct timeval tss,tse,tsss; //for timing
-int gpiopinsdefined = 0;
+
 
 
 
@@ -162,6 +162,32 @@ void defineGPIOpins(){
 	system("echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/direction");
 }
 
+void resetFPGA(){
+	FPGAdontTouchFlash();
+	FPGATouchFlash();
+}
+
+void FPGAdontTouchFlash(){
+	//tell FPGA to not touch flash
+	system("echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
+}
+
+void FPGATouchFlash(){
+	//tell FPGA to touch flash to program itself
+	system("echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
+}
+
+void powerChip (int on){
+	if(on){
+		printf("\nPowering on the chip\n");
+		bus_w(POWER_ON_REG,0x1);
+	}
+	else{
+		printf("\nPowering off the chip\n");
+		bus_w(POWER_ON_REG,0x0);
+	}
+}
+
 
 
 u_int16_t bus_r16(u_int32_t offset){
@@ -1436,17 +1462,6 @@ int  writeGbeReg(int ivar,  uint32_t val, int addr, int interface) {
 int configureInterface(uint32_t destip,uint64_t destmac,uint64_t  sourcemac,int sourceip,int ival,uint32_t destport,  uint32_t sourceport, int interface) {
 	//int configureMAC(int ipad,long long int macad,long long int detectormacad, int detipad, int ival, int udpport){
 
-/*
-	if(!gpiopinsdefined){
-		defineGPIOpins();
-		gpiopinsdefined = 1;
-	}
-	//tell FPGA to not touch flash
-	system("echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
-	//tell FPGA to touch flash to program itself
-	system("echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
-*/
-
 
 	volatile u_int32_t conf= bus_r(CONFIG_REG);
 	long int checksum=calcChecksum(sourceip, destip);
@@ -2722,14 +2737,7 @@ int startWritingFPGAprogram(FILE** filefp){
 	printf ("\nFlash drive found: %s\n",mtdvalue);
 
 
-	//define the gpio pins
-	system("echo 7 > /sys/class/gpio/export");
-	system("echo 9 > /sys/class/gpio/export");
-	//define their direction
-	system("echo in  > /sys/class/gpio/gpio7/direction");
-	system("echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/direction");
-	//tell FPGA to not touch flash
-	system("echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
+	FPGAdontTouchFlash();
 
 	//writing the program to flash
 	*filefp = fopen(mtdvalue, "w");
@@ -2753,9 +2761,8 @@ int stopWritingFPGAprogram(FILE* filefp){
 		wait = 1;
 	}
 
-
-	//tell FPGA to touch flash to program itself
-	system("echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
+	//touch and program
+	FPGATouchFlash();
 
 	if(wait){
 #ifdef VERY_VERBOSE
@@ -2776,10 +2783,6 @@ int stopWritingFPGAprogram(FILE* filefp){
 	}
 	printf("FPGA has picked up the program from flash\n\n");
 
-	//undefine the pins
-	system("echo 7 > /sys/class/gpio/unexport");
-	system("echo 9 > /sys/class/gpio/unexport");
-
 
 	return OK;
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
index 5f027579e..c1c7a362f 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 int mapCSP0(void);
 void defineGPIOpins();
+void resetFPGA();
+void powerChip (int on);
 
 u_int16_t bus_r16(u_int32_t offset);
 u_int16_t bus_w16(u_int32_t offset, u_int16_t data);//aldos function
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1
index 7f14fd57d..27d113745 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 and b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index ba365149e..0b554cb0c 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ int adcvpp=0x4;
 
 int init_detector(int b) {
 
+	if(b){
+		defineGPIOpins();
+		resetFPGA();
+		usleep(250*1000);
+	}
+
 	int i;
 	if (mapCSP0()==FAIL) {
 		printf("Could not map memory\n");
@@ -134,8 +140,10 @@ int init_detector(int b) {
 				printf("Error: Setting dac %d failed, wrote %d, read %d\n",dacvalues[i][0],dacvalues[i][1],retval);
 		}
 
+
 		printf("\nPowering on the chip\n");
 		bus_w(POWER_ON_REG,0x1);
+
 		printf("Resetting ADC\n");
 		writeADC(ADCREG1,0x3); writeADC(ADCREG1,0x0);
 		writeADC(ADCREG2,0x40);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
index b28e3b3c0..53cf7ae66 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 					break;
 				}
 
-/*
+
 				//get progress
 				pthread_mutex_lock(&mg);
 				if(setReceiverOnline() == ONLINE_FLAG){
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 				if (checkJoinThread()){
 					break;
 				}
-*/
+
 
 
 			}