diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index e924ab9a6..312165ef1 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -907,20 +907,15 @@ int64_t getFrames(){
 int64_t setExposureTime(int64_t value){
   /* time is in ns */
   if (value!=-1) {
-	  double actualvalue = value*(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  value*=(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  if(fabs(actualvalue-value)>= 0.5){
-	    if(actualvalue > value)
-	      value++;
-	    else
-	      value--;
-	  }
+	  value = (value * 1E-3 * CLK_FREQ ) + 0.5;
   }
-    return set64BitReg(value,SET_EXPTIME_LSB_REG, SET_EXPTIME_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+    return (set64BitReg(value,SET_EXPTIME_LSB_REG, SET_EXPTIME_MSB_REG) /
+    		(1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t getExposureTime(){
-  return get64BitReg(GET_EXPTIME_LSB_REG, GET_EXPTIME_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  return (get64BitReg(GET_EXPTIME_LSB_REG, GET_EXPTIME_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t setGates(int64_t value){
@@ -934,23 +929,15 @@ int64_t getGates(){
 int64_t setPeriod(int64_t value){
   /* time is in ns */
   if (value!=-1) {
-	  double actualvalue = value*(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  value*=(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  if(fabs(actualvalue-value)>= 0.5){
-	    if(actualvalue > value)
-	      value++;
-	    else
-	      value--;
-	  }
+	  value = (value * 1E-3 * CLK_FREQ ) + 0.5;
   }
-
-
-
-  return set64BitReg(value,SET_PERIOD_LSB_REG, SET_PERIOD_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  return (set64BitReg(value,SET_PERIOD_LSB_REG, SET_PERIOD_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t getPeriod(){
-  return get64BitReg(GET_PERIOD_LSB_REG, GET_PERIOD_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  return (get64BitReg(GET_PERIOD_LSB_REG, GET_PERIOD_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t setDelay(int64_t value){
@@ -960,16 +947,10 @@ int64_t setDelay(int64_t value){
 		  value += masterdefaultdelay;
 		  cprintf(BLUE,"Actual delay for master: %lld\n", (long long int) value);
 	  }
-	  double actualvalue = value*(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  value*=(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
-	  if(fabs(actualvalue-value)>= 0.5){
-	    if(actualvalue > value)
-	      value++;
-	    else
-	      value--;
-	  }
+	  value = (value * 1E-3 * CLK_FREQ ) + 0.5;
   }
-  int64_t retval = set64BitReg(value,SET_DELAY_LSB_REG, SET_DELAY_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  int64_t retval = (set64BitReg(value,SET_DELAY_LSB_REG, SET_DELAY_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
   if (masterflags == IS_MASTER) {
 	  cprintf(BLUE,"Actual delay read from master: %lld\n", (long long int) retval);
 	  retval -= masterdefaultdelay;
@@ -979,7 +960,8 @@ int64_t setDelay(int64_t value){
 }
 
 int64_t getDelay(){
-  return get64BitReg(GET_DELAY_LSB_REG, GET_DELAY_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  return (get64BitReg(GET_DELAY_LSB_REG, GET_DELAY_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t setTrains(int64_t value){
@@ -997,37 +979,26 @@ int64_t setProbes(int64_t value){
 
 
 int64_t setProgress() {
-
   //????? eventually call after setting the registers
-
 return 0;
 
 }
 
 
 int64_t getProgress() {
-
-
   //should be done in firmware!!!!
-
 	return 0;
 
 }
 
 int64_t getActualTime(){
-  return get64BitReg(GET_ACTUAL_TIME_LSB_REG, GET_ACTUAL_TIME_MSB_REG)/(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
+  return (get64BitReg(GET_ACTUAL_TIME_LSB_REG, GET_ACTUAL_TIME_MSB_REG) /
+		  (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 int64_t getMeasurementTime(){
   int64_t v=get64BitReg(GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_LSB_REG, GET_MEASUREMENT_TIME_MSB_REG);
- /* u_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);
+    return (v / (1E-3 * CLK_FREQ)) + 0.5;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfo.txt b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfo.txt
index 07dfecd13..221f5726a 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfo.txt
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfo.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Path: slsDetectorsPackage/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer 
 URL: origin git@github.com:slsdetectorgroup/slsDetectorPackage.git 
 Repository Root: origin git@github.com:slsdetectorgroup/slsDetectorPackage.git 
-Repsitory UUID: 34b659fa1549f13575012a50183b0ec8f4c82ec4 
-Revision: 234 
-Branch: gotthardversioning 
+Repsitory UUID: 711e0d771edb48e77fa23d965f026add268a31ee 
+Revision: 235 
+Branch: 3.3.0-rc 
 Last Changed Author: Dhanya_Thattil 
-Last Changed Rev: 3849 
-Last Changed Date: 2018-05-29 12:09:14.000000002 +0200 ./server_funcs.c
+Last Changed Rev: 3944 
+Last Changed Date: 2018-07-26 13:38:23.000000002 +0200 ./server_defs.h
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfoGotthard.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfoGotthard.h
index 60b7ef2f3..51379f12f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfoGotthard.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gitInfoGotthard.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define GITURL "git@github.com:slsdetectorgroup/slsDetectorPackage.git"
-#define GITREPUUID "34b659fa1549f13575012a50183b0ec8f4c82ec4"
+#define GITREPUUID "711e0d771edb48e77fa23d965f026add268a31ee"
 #define GITAUTH "Dhanya_Thattil"
-#define GITREV 0x3849
-#define GITDATE 0x20180529
-#define GITBRANCH "gotthardversioning"
+#define GITREV 0x3944
+#define GITDATE 0x20180726
+#define GITBRANCH "3.3.0-rc"
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gotthardDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gotthardDetectorServer_developer
index 4fd60e13d..6d3c38ff5 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gotthardDetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/gotthardDetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_defs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_defs.h
index 794e76546..6dc6bf59d 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/gotthardDetectorServer/server_defs.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define DEBUGOUT
 #endif
 
-#define CLK_FREQ 32.1E+6
+#define CLK_FREQ 32.007729
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 1fe501adf..7d503d296 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -5671,11 +5671,8 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdTimer(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
 		if (index==ACQUISITION_TIME || index==SUBFRAME_ACQUISITION_TIME ||
 		        index==FRAME_PERIOD || index==DELAY_AFTER_TRIGGER ||
 		        index == SUBFRAME_PERIOD) {
-			// 	t=(int64_t)(val*1E+9); for precision of eg.0.0000325, following done
-			val*=1E9;
-			t = (int64_t)val;
-			if(fabs(val-t))		// to validate precision loss
-				t = t + val - t; //even t += vak-t loses precision
+			// 	+0.5 for precision of eg.0.0000325
+			t = ( val * 1E9 + 0.5);
 		}else t=(int64_t)val;
 	}