diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index de653bf31..f36c17f4e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -5296,4 +5296,47 @@ int slsDetector::saveSettingsFile(string fname, int imod) {
 }
 
 
+int slsDetector::testFunction(int times) {
+	int val = 0,i,oldval=0;
+	runStatus s;
+
+
+	for(i=0;i<times;i++){
+		std::cout<<std::endl<<dec<<i+1<<": \t";
+		usleep(2000000);
+		startAcquisition();
+		s = getRunStatus();
+		if(s==IDLE){
+			std::cout<<"NOTTT WORKED"<<std::endl;
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+		else if (s==RUNNING){
+			while(s==RUNNING){
+				usleep(20);
+				val=readRegister(0x25);
+				if(val!=oldval)
+					std::cout<<hex<<val<<"\t";
+				if(val){
+					if((val&0x100)||(val&0x200)||(val&0x400))
+						s = getRunStatus();
+					else{
+						std::cout<<"\nStuck status.Exit\n";
+						exit(-1);
+					}
+				}
+				else
+					break;
+				oldval=val;
+			}
+		}
+		else{
+			std::cout<<"\nWeird Status.Exit\n";
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+	}
+	std::cout<<std::endl;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
index 284fa5c28..784f4d152 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h
@@ -1453,6 +1453,10 @@ typedef  struct sharedSlsDetector {
   char* setServerMAC(string serverMAC);
 
 
+  /** temporary test fucntion  */
+  int testFunction(int times=0);
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 356949d3e..052d2feff 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ slsDetectorCommand::slsDetectorCommand() {
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdDigiTest;
   i++;
 
+  descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncName="acqtest"; //
+  descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdDigiTest;
+  i++;
+
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncName="reg_rw"; //
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdRegister;
   i++;
@@ -2543,9 +2547,23 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdDigiTest(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
 		  else
 			  return string("Use only 0 or 1 to set/clear digital test bit\n");
 	  } else
-		  return string("undefined value");
+		  return string("undefined number");
   }
 
+  if (cmd=="acqtest") {
+	  if (action==GET_ACTION)
+		  return string("cannot get ")+cmd;
+	  int ival=-1;
+	  if (sscanf(args[1],"%d",&ival)) {
+		  if(ival<1)
+			  return helpDigiTest(narg, args, action);
+		  else {
+			  sprintf(answer,"%x",testFunction(ival));
+			  return string(answer);
+		  }
+	  } else
+		  return string("undefined number");
+  }
 
  return string("unknown digital test mode ")+cmd;
 
@@ -2558,6 +2576,10 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::helpDigiTest(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
   if (action==GET_ACTION || action==HELP_ACTION) {
     os << "digitaltest:i \n performs digital test of the module i. Returns 0 if succeeded, otherwise error mask."<< std::endl;
     os << "bustest \n performs test of the bus interface between FPGA and embedded Linux system. Can last up to a few minutes."<< std::endl;
+  }
+  if (action==PUT_ACTION || action==HELP_ACTION) {
+    os << "digibittest i\n sets a variable in the server to be used in configuremac function. i sets/clears the digital test bit."<< std::endl;
+    os << "acqtest i\n runs start acquisition i number of times."<< std::endl;
   } 
   return os.str();
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.h
index c9f0d322b..8fee653fc 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class slsDetectorCommand;
   virtual int retrieveDetectorSetup(string const fname, int level=0)=0;
   virtual int loadImageToDetector(int index,string const fname)=0;
 
-
+  virtual int testFunction(int times=0)=0;