diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index f120c9fd1..e4622fab7 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -5329,11 +5329,18 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 
 
 	volatile uint64_t dataThreadMask = 0x0;
+
+	//wait for real time acquisition to start
+	bool running = true;
+	sem_wait(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
+	if(checkJoinThread())
+		running = false;
+
 	for(int i = 0; i < numSockets; ++i)
 		dataThreadMask|=(1<<i);
 
 	//exit when last message for each socket received
-	while(true){
+	while(running){
 		//memset(((char*)multiframe),0xFF,slsdatabytes*thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors);	//reset frame memory
 
 		//get each frame
@@ -5378,21 +5385,36 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 
 		}
 
+
 		//all done
-		if(!dataThreadMask)
-			break;
+		if(!dataThreadMask){
+			sem_wait(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
+			//done with complete acquisition
+			if(checkJoinThread())
+				break;
+			else{
+				//starting a new scan/measurement
+				for(int i = 0; i < numSockets; ++i)
+					dataThreadMask|=(1<<i);
+				running = false;
+			}
+		}
 
 		//send data to callback
-		fdata = decodeData(multiframe);
-		if ((fdata) && (dataReady)){
-			thisData = new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(),nx,ny);
-			dataReady(thisData, currentFrameIndex, currentSubFrameIndex, pCallbackArg);
-			delete thisData;
-			fdata = NULL;
-			//cout<<"Send frame #"<< currentFrameIndex << " to gui"<<endl;
+		if(running){
+			fdata = decodeData(multiframe);
+			if ((fdata) && (dataReady)){
+				thisData = new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName.c_str(),nx,ny);
+				dataReady(thisData, currentFrameIndex, currentSubFrameIndex, pCallbackArg);
+				delete thisData;
+				fdata = NULL;
+				//cout<<"Send frame #"<< currentFrameIndex << " to gui"<<endl;
 			}
-		setCurrentProgress(currentAcquisitionIndex+1);
+			setCurrentProgress(currentAcquisitionIndex+1);
+		}
 
+		//setting it back for each scan/measurement
+		running = true;
 	}
 
 	//free resources
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
index 30e6ce385..f30567572 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int  slsDetectorUtils::acquire(int delflag){
 	struct timespec begin,end;
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &begin);
 
+
   //ensure acquire isnt started multiple times by same client
   if(getAcquiringFlag() == false)
     setAcquiringFlag(true);
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ int  slsDetectorUtils::acquire(int delflag){
 	  return FAIL;
   }
 
+	//not in the loop for real time acqusition yet,
+	//in the real time acquisition loop, processing thread will wait for a post each time
+	sem_init(&sem_newRTAcquisition,1,0);
+
 
   bool receiver = (setReceiverOnline()==ONLINE_FLAG);
   if(!receiver){
@@ -220,6 +225,10 @@ int  slsDetectorUtils::acquire(int delflag){
 	ResetPositionIndex();
      
 	for (int ip=0; ip<np; ip++) {
+
+		//let processing thread listen to these packets
+		sem_post(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
+
 	  //   cout << "positions " << endl;
 	  if (*stoppedFlag==0) {
 	    if  (getNumberOfPositions()>0) {
@@ -462,6 +471,9 @@ int  slsDetectorUtils::acquire(int delflag){
   }
 
 
+	//let processing thread continue and checkjointhread
+	sem_post(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
+
   // waiting for the data processing thread to finish!
   if (*threadedProcessing) {
 #ifdef VERBOSE
@@ -499,6 +511,7 @@ int  slsDetectorUtils::acquire(int delflag){
 #endif
 
   setAcquiringFlag(false);
+  sem_destroy(&sem_newRTAcquisition);
 
   clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &end);
   cout << "Elapsed time for acquisition:" << (( end.tv_sec - begin.tv_sec )	+ ( end.tv_nsec - begin.tv_nsec ) / 1000000000.0) << " seconds" << endl;
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.h
index 56c1a250a..2c1540ca6 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.h
@@ -890,12 +890,10 @@ virtual int setReceiverFifoDepth(int i = -1)=0;
   int (*acquisition_finished)(double,int,void*);
   int (*measurement_finished)(int,int,void*);
   void *acqFinished_p, *measFinished_p;
-
-
-
   int (*progress_call)(double,void*);
   void *pProgressCallArg;
   
+  sem_t sem_newRTAcquisition;
 
 
 };