diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/Makefile b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/Makefile
index d0aca04a8..41c0ff11f 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ INSTMODE= 	0777
 SRCS= 		 server.c server_funcs.c communication_funcs.c firmware_funcs.c mcb_funcs.c trimming_funcs.c  sharedmemory.c
 OBJS= 	$(SRCS:%.c=%.o) 
 
-CFLAGS+= 	-Wall -DC_ONLY -DMCB_FUNCS 
-#-DVERBOSE 
+CFLAGS+= 	-Wall -DC_ONLY -DMCB_FUNCS -DVERBOSE 
 #-DVERYVERBOSE 
 #-Werror
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index c9517e829..a1badb391 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -580,10 +580,14 @@ int64_t set64BitReg(int64_t value, int aLSB, int aMSB){
 int64_t get64BitReg(int aLSB, int aMSB){
   int64_t v64;
   u_int32_t vLSB,vMSB;
-  vLSB=bus_r(aLSB);
   vMSB=bus_r(aMSB);
+  vLSB=bus_r(aLSB);
   v64=vMSB;
   v64=(v64<<32) | vLSB;
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+  printf("MSB %08x LSB %08x, %016llx\n", vMSB, vLSB, v64);
+#endif
+
   return v64;
 }
   
@@ -699,6 +703,23 @@ int64_t getProgress() {
 }
 
 
+int64_t getActualTime(){
+  return get64BitReg(GET_ACTUAL_TIME_LSB_REG, GET_ACTUAL_TIME_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);  
+}
+
+int64_t getMeasurementTime(){
+  int64_t v=get64BitReg(GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_LSB_REG, GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_MSB_REG);
+  int64_t mask=0x8000000000000000;
+  if (v & mask ) {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+    printf("no measurement time left\n");
+#endif
+    return -1E+9;
+  } else
+    return v/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+}
+
+
 
 int64_t getProbes(){
   u_int32_t shiftin=bus_r(GET_SHIFT_IN_REG);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
index 3feb9a637..dfe198015 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ int64_t getProbes();
 int64_t getProgress();
 int64_t setProgress();
 
-
+int64_t getActualTime();
+int64_t getMeasurementTime();
 
 u_int32_t runBusy(void); 
 u_int32_t runState(void); 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/registers.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/registers.h
index 2552a1ada..63c6d7e29 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/registers.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/registers.h
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@
 #define SET_TRAINS_LSB_REG    0x01E000   
 #define SET_TRAINS_MSB_REG    0x01F000   
 #define GET_TRAINS_LSB_REG    0x020000   
-#define GET_TRAINS_MSB_REG    0x021000   
+#define GET_TRAINS_MSB_REG    0x021000 
+  
 
 #define GET_SHIFT_IN_REG      0x022000   
 
+#define GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_LSB_REG    0x023000   
+#define GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_MSB_REG    0x024000 
+  
+#define GET_ACTUAL_TIME_LSB_REG    0x025000   
+#define GET_ACTUAL_TIME_MSB_REG    0x026000   
+
 #define MOD_DACS1_REG         0x030000  
 #define MOD_DACS2_REG         0x040000   
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index a89be5ffc..daf9b29ae 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int decode_function() {
 #endif 
   n = receiveDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
   if (n <= 0) {
-    printf("ERROR reading from socket %d", n);
+    printf("ERROR reading from socket %d\n", n);
     return FAIL;
   }
 #ifdef VERBOSE
@@ -1965,6 +1965,12 @@ int get_time_left(int fnum) {
     case PROGRESS: 
       retval=getProgress();
       break;
+    case ACTUAL_TIME:
+      retval=getActualTime();
+      break;
+    case MEASUREMENT_TIME: 
+      retval=getMeasurementTime();
+      break;
     default:
       ret=FAIL;
       sprintf(mess,"timer index unknown %d\n",ind);
@@ -1976,12 +1982,21 @@ int get_time_left(int fnum) {
     printf("get time left failed\n");
   }
 
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+
+  printf("time left on timer %d is %lld\n",ind, retval);
+#endif 
+
   n = sendDataOnly(&ret,sizeof(ret));
   if (ret!=OK) {
     n += sendDataOnly(mess,sizeof(mess));
   } else {
     n = sendDataOnly(&retval,sizeof(retval));
   }
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+
+  printf("data sent\n");
+#endif 
 
   return ret;