diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/EigerHighLevelFunctions.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/EigerHighLevelFunctions.c
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+
+/**
+ * @author Ian Johnson
+ * @version 1.0
+ */
+
+
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+
+
+struct sockaddr_in eiger_socket_addr;
+int  eiger_max_message_length = 1024;
+char eiger_message[1024];
+int  eiger_message_length = 0;
+int  eiger_ret_val=0;
+
+const unsigned int ndacs         = 16;
+const char*        dac_names[16] = {"SvP","Vtr","Vrf","Vrs","SvN","Vtgstv","Vcmp_ll","Vcmp_lr","cal","Vcmp_rl","rxb_rb","rxb_lb","Vcmp_rr","Vcp","Vcn","Vis"};
+
+
+int EigerInit(){
+  static int passed = 0;
+
+  if(!passed){
+    struct hostent *dst_host;
+    if((dst_host = gethostbyname("localhost")) == NULL){  //or look into getaddrinfo(3)
+      fprintf(stderr,"ERROR, no such host\n");
+      return 0;
+    }else{
+      //struct sockaddr_in eiger_socket_addr;
+      int port = 43210;
+      bzero((char *) &eiger_socket_addr, sizeof(eiger_socket_addr));
+      eiger_socket_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+      bcopy((char *)dst_host->h_addr,(char *)&eiger_socket_addr.sin_addr.s_addr,dst_host->h_length);
+      eiger_socket_addr.sin_port = htons(port);
+      passed = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return passed;
+}
+
+
+int EigerSendCMD(){
+  if(!EigerInit()||eiger_message_length<=0) return 0;
+
+  int sockfd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0);
+  if(sockfd<0){
+    fprintf(stderr,"ERROR opening socket\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if(connect(sockfd,(struct sockaddr *) &eiger_socket_addr,sizeof(eiger_socket_addr))<0){
+    fprintf(stderr,"ERROR connecting\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  int n = write(sockfd,eiger_message,eiger_message_length);
+  int ret_length = read(sockfd,eiger_message,eiger_max_message_length);
+
+  close(sockfd);
+
+  if(n<0||ret_length<0) return 0;
+
+
+  fprintf(stdout,"%s\n",eiger_message);
+  if(eiger_ret_val>0){
+    int i=0;
+    eiger_message[1]='\0';
+    if(atoi(eiger_message)!=0) return 0;
+
+    for(i=2;i<ret_length;i++){
+      if(eiger_message[i] == ' '){
+	//fprintf(stdout," in : %d \n",i);
+	eiger_message[i]='\0';
+	break;
+      }
+    }
+    eiger_ret_val = atoi(&eiger_message[2]);
+    //fprintf(stdout," the \"%s\" %d\n",&eiger_message[2],eiger_ret_val);
+  }
+
+  eiger_message_length = 0;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+const char* EigerGetDACName(int i){
+  if(i>0&&i<ndacs) return dac_names[i];
+  return dac_names[0];
+}
+
+
+int EigerSetDAC(const char* iname,int v){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setdacvalue %s %d",iname,v);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+int EigerGetDAC(const char* iname){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"getdacvalue %s",iname);
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return -1;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+
+int EigerSetNumberOfExposures(unsigned int n){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setnumberofexposures %u",n);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerGetNumberOfExposures(unsigned int n){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"getnumberofexposures %s",iname);
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return -1;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+*/
+
+int EigerSetExposureTime(float v){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setexposuretime %f",v);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerGetExposureTime(float v){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"getexposuretime");
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return 0;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+*/
+
+int EigerSetExposurePeriod(float v){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setexposureperiod %f",v);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerGetExposurePeriod(float v){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"getexposuretime");
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return 0;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+*/
+
+int EigerSetDynamicRange(unsigned int i){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setbitmode %u",i);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerGetDynamicRange(){
+}
+*/
+
+/*
+int EigerGetExposurePeriod(float v){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"getexposuretime");
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return 0;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+*/
+
+int EigerSetPhotonEnergy(int in_eV){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setphotonenergy %d",in_eV);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerGetPhotonEnergy(int in_eV){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"the %s",iname);
+  if(!EigerSendCMD()) return -1;
+  return eiger_ret_val;
+}
+*/
+
+/*
+int EigerSetGainMode(int i){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"setphotonenergy %f",v);
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+get function too....
+*/
+
+int EigerStartAcquisition(){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"startacquisition");
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+/*
+int EigerRunStatus(){
+  eiger_ret_val=1;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"isdaqstillrunning");
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+*/
+
+int EigerStopAcquisition(){
+  eiger_ret_val=0;
+  eiger_message_length = sprintf(eiger_message,"stopacquisition");
+  return EigerSendCMD();
+}
+
+
+
+#ifdef TESTEIGERFUNCTIONS
+int main(){
+
+  int v=220;
+  char n[2000] = "Vcmp_lr";
+
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetDAC(EigerGetDACName(7),2200));
+  int t = EigerGetDAC(EigerGetDACName(7));
+  fprintf(stdout," v : %d\n",t);
+
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetDAC(n,v));
+  t = EigerGetDAC(n);
+  
+  float f=0.12; 
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetNumberOfExposures(120));
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetExposureTime(0.12));
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetExposurePeriod(0.22));
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetPhotonEnergy(9200));
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerSetDynamicRange(16));
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerStartAcquisition());
+  sleep(1);
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",EigerStopAcquisition());
+  fprintf(stdout," ret : %d\n",t);
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+