Merge branch 'main-rc' into b2.3.4

slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c

@@ -561,6 +561,15 @@ int  receiveModuleGeneral(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod, int receiveA
   myMod->chipregs=chipptr;
   myMod->chanregs=chanptr;
 
+#ifdef EIGERD
+  //feature to exclude sending of trimbtis, nchips=0,nchans=0 in that case
+  if(myMod->nchip == 0 && myMod->nchan == 0) {
+	  receiveAll=0;
+	  nchipold=0;
+	  nchanold=0;
+  }
+#endif
+
   nChips=myMod->nchip;
   nchipdiff=nChips-nchipold;
   if (nchipold!=nChips) {
@@ -571,6 +580,7 @@ int  receiveModuleGeneral(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod, int receiveA
     printf("received %d chips\n",nChips);
 #endif
 
+
   nChans=myMod->nchan;
   nchandiff=nChans-nchanold;
   if (nchanold!=nChans) {

slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c

@@ -627,25 +627,30 @@ int setModule(sls_detector_module myMod, int delay){
 	for(i=0;i<myMod.ndac;i++)
 		setDAC((enum detDacIndex)i,myMod.dacs[i],myMod.module,0,retval);
 
-	//includ gap pixels
-	unsigned int tt[263680];
-	int iy,ichip,ix,ip=0,ich=0;
-	for(iy=0;iy<256;iy++) {
-		for (ichip=0; ichip<4; ichip++) {
-			for(ix=0;ix<256;ix++) {
-				tt[ip++]=myMod.chanregs[ich++];
-			}
-			if (ichip<3) {
-				tt[ip++]=0;
-				tt[ip++]=0;
+	if(myMod.nchan==0 && myMod.nchip == 0)
+		cprintf(BLUE,"Setting module without trimbits\n");
+	else{
+		cprintf(GREEN,"Setting module with trimbits\n");
+		//includ gap pixels
+		unsigned int tt[263680];
+		int iy,ichip,ix,ip=0,ich=0;
+		for(iy=0;iy<256;iy++) {
+			for (ichip=0; ichip<4; ichip++) {
+				for(ix=0;ix<256;ix++) {
+					tt[ip++]=myMod.chanregs[ich++];
+				}
+				if (ichip<3) {
+					tt[ip++]=0;
+					tt[ip++]=0;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	//set trimbits
-	if(!Feb_Control_SetTrimbits(Feb_Control_GetModuleNumber(),tt)){
-		cprintf(BG_RED,"Could not set trimbits\n");
-		return FAIL;
+		//set trimbits
+		if(!Feb_Control_SetTrimbits(Feb_Control_GetModuleNumber(),tt)){
+			cprintf(BG_RED,"Could not set trimbits\n");
+			return FAIL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return thisSettings;
@@ -1126,11 +1131,13 @@ int copyModule(sls_detector_module *destMod, sls_detector_module *srcMod){
 
 		destMod->serialnumber=srcMod->serialnumber;
 	}
-	if ((srcMod->nchip)>(destMod->nchip)) {
+	//no trimbit feature
+	if (destMod->nchip && ((srcMod->nchip)>(destMod->nchip))) {
 		printf("Number of chip of source is larger than number of chips of destination\n");
 		return FAIL;
 	}
-	if ((srcMod->nchan)>(destMod->nchan)) {
+	//no trimbit feature
+	if (destMod->nchan && ((srcMod->nchan)>(destMod->nchan))) {
 		printf("Number of channels of source is larger than number of channels of destination\n");
 		return FAIL;
 	}
@@ -1164,14 +1171,21 @@ int copyModule(sls_detector_module *destMod, sls_detector_module *srcMod){
 	if (srcMod->offset>=0)
 		destMod->offset=srcMod->offset;
 
-	for (ichip=0; ichip<(srcMod->nchip); ichip++) {
-		if (*((srcMod->chipregs)+ichip)>=0)
-			*((destMod->chipregs)+ichip)=*((srcMod->chipregs)+ichip);
-	}
-	for (ichan=0; ichan<(srcMod->nchan); ichan++) {
-		if (*((srcMod->chanregs)+ichan)>=0)
-			*((destMod->chanregs)+ichan)=*((srcMod->chanregs)+ichan);
+	if((destMod->nchip!=0) || (destMod->nchan!=0)) {
+		for (ichip=0; ichip<(srcMod->nchip); ichip++) {
+			if (*((srcMod->chipregs)+ichip)>=0)
+				*((destMod->chipregs)+ichip)=*((srcMod->chipregs)+ichip);
+		}
+		for (ichan=0; ichan<(srcMod->nchan); ichan++) {
+			if (*((srcMod->chanregs)+ichan)>=0)
+				*((destMod->chanregs)+ichan)=*((srcMod->chanregs)+ichan);
+		}
 	}
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+	printf("Not Copying trimbits\n");
+#endif
+
+
 	for (idac=0; idac<(srcMod->ndac); idac++) {
 		if (*((srcMod->dacs)+idac)>=0)
 			*((destMod->dacs)+idac)=*((srcMod->dacs)+idac);

slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp

@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::getThresholdEnergy(int pos) {
 }  
 
 
-int multiSlsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int pos, detectorSettings isettings) {
+int multiSlsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int pos, detectorSettings isettings, int tb) {
 
 	int posmin, posmax;
 	int ret=-100;
@@ -1160,8 +1160,8 @@ int multiSlsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int pos, detectorSettings ise
 		for(int idet=posmin; idet<posmax; idet++){
 			if(detectors[idet]){
 				iret[idet]= new int(-1);
-				Task* task = new Task(new func3_t<int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int>(&slsDetector::setThresholdEnergy,
-						detectors[idet],e_eV,-1,isettings,iret[idet]));
+				Task* task = new Task(new func4_t<int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int,int>(&slsDetector::setThresholdEnergy,
+						detectors[idet],e_eV,-1,isettings,tb, iret[idet]));
 				threadpool->add_task(task);
 			}
 		}
@@ -5158,7 +5158,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::createReceivingDataSockets(const bool destroy){
 
 
 int multiSlsDetector::getData(const int isocket, const bool masking, int* image, const int size, uint64_t &acqIndex, uint64_t &frameIndex, uint32_t &subframeIndex, string &filename){
-  bool data = true;
+
 	zmq_msg_t header_message;
 
 	//scan header-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5179,14 +5179,6 @@ int multiSlsDetector::getData(const int isocket, const bool masking, int* image,
 	rapidjson::ParseResult result = d.Parse( (char*)zmq_msg_data(&header_message), len);
 	if (!result) {
 	  cprintf(RED,"%d Could not parse. len:%d: Message:%s \n", isocket, len, (char*)zmq_msg_data(&header_message) );
-	  fflush( stdout );
-	  char* buf =  (char*)zmq_msg_data(&header_message);
-	  for(int i= 0;i < len; ++i) {
-	    cprintf(RED,"%02x ",buf[i]);
-	  }
-	  printf("\n");
-   fflush( stdout );
-
 	}
 #ifdef VERYVERBOSE
 	// htype is an array of strings
@@ -5203,47 +5195,38 @@ int multiSlsDetector::getData(const int isocket, const bool masking, int* image,
 	cout << isocket << "type: " << d["type"].GetString() << endl;
 
 #endif
-	int temp = d["data"].GetUint64();
-	data = temp?true:false;
-	if(data){ //!isocket &&
+	if(d["acqIndex"].GetUint64()!= (uint64_t)-1){ //!isocket &&
 		acqIndex 		= d["acqIndex"].GetUint64();
 		frameIndex 		= d["fIndex"].GetUint64();
 		subframeIndex 	= -1;
 		if(d["bitmode"].GetInt()==32 && d["detType"].GetUint()== EIGER) {
 			subframeIndex 	= d["expLength"].GetUint();
 		}
-		filename.assign(d["fname"].GetString());
+		filename 		= d["fname"].GetString();
 #ifdef VERYVERBOSE
 		cout << "Acquisition index: " << acqIndex << endl;
 		cout << "Frame index: " << frameIndex << endl;
 		cout << "Subframe index: " << subframeIndex << endl;
 		cout << "File name: " << filename << endl;
 #endif
-		//	if(frameIndex == (long long unsigned int)-1) cprintf(RED,"multi frame index -1!!\n");
+		if(frameIndex == (long long unsigned int)-1) cprintf(RED,"multi frame index -1!!\n");
 	}
 	// close the message
 	zmq_msg_close(&header_message);
 
 
-	//end of acquisition
-	if(!data){
-	  //cprintf(RED,"%d Received end of acquisition \n", isocket);
-		return FAIL;
-	}
-
-
 	//scan data-------------------------------------------------------------------
 	zmq_msg_t data_message;
 	zmq_msg_init (&data_message);
 	len = zmq_msg_recv(&data_message, zmqsocket[isocket], 0);
-	//cprintf(GREEN,"%d data %d\n",isocket,len);	fflush(stdout);
+	//cprintf(GREEN,"%d data %d\n",isocket,len);
 
 	//end of socket ("end\0")
-	/*	if(len == 4){
+	if(len == 4){
 	        zmq_msg_close(&data_message); // close the message
 		//cprintf(RED,"%d Received end of acquisition len:%d\n", isocket, len);
 		return FAIL;
-		}*/
+	}
 
 	//crappy image
 	if (len < size ) {
@@ -5362,7 +5345,7 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 
 				//get individual images
 				if(FAIL == getData(isocket, jungfrau, image, expectedslssize, currentAcquisitionIndex,currentFrameIndex,currentSubFrameIndex,currentFileName)){
-				  dataThreadMask^=(1<<isocket);
+					dataThreadMask^=(1<<isocket);
 					continue;
 				}
 

slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h

@@ -453,9 +453,10 @@ class multiSlsDetector  : public slsDetectorUtils {
      \param e_eV threshold in eV
      \param imod module number (-1 all)
      \param isettings ev. change settings
+     \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude
      \returns current threshold value for imod in ev (-1 failed)
   */
-  int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int imod=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS); 
+  int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int imod=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS, int tb=1);
  
   /**
      get detector settings

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp

@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ int slsDetector::setModule(int reg, int imod){
 
 };
 
-int slsDetector::setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int e_eV, int* gainval, int* offsetval){
+int slsDetector::setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int e_eV, int* gainval, int* offsetval, int tb){
 
 	int fnum=F_SET_MODULE;
 	int retval;
@@ -2903,6 +2903,11 @@ int slsDetector::setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int
 	if (thisDetector->onlineFlag==ONLINE_FLAG) {
 		if (connectControl() == OK){
 			controlSocket->SendDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
+			//to exclude trimbits
+			if(!tb) {
+				module.nchan=0;
+				module.nchip=0;
+			}
 			sendModule(&module);
 
 			//not included in module
@@ -2936,23 +2941,29 @@ int slsDetector::setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int
 	if (ret!=FAIL) {
 		if (detectorModules) {
 			if (imod>=0 && imod<thisDetector->nMod[X]*thisDetector->nMod[Y]) {
-				(detectorModules+imod)->nchan=module.nchan;
-				(detectorModules+imod)->nchip=module.nchip;
+				if(tb) {
+					(detectorModules+imod)->nchan=module.nchan;
+					(detectorModules+imod)->nchip=module.nchip;
+				}
 				(detectorModules+imod)->ndac=module.ndac;
 				(detectorModules+imod)->nadc=module.nadc;
-				thisDetector->nChips=module.nchip;
-				thisDetector->nChans=module.nchan/module.nchip;
+				if(tb) {
+					thisDetector->nChips=module.nchip;
+					thisDetector->nChans=module.nchan/module.nchip;
+				}
 				thisDetector->nDacs=module.ndac;
 				thisDetector->nAdcs=module.nadc;
 
 				if(thisDetector->myDetectorType != JUNGFRAU){
-					for (int ichip=0; ichip<thisDetector->nChips; ichip++) {
-						if (chipregs)
-							chipregs[ichip+thisDetector->nChips*imod]=module.chipregs[ichip];
+					if(tb) {
+						for (int ichip=0; ichip<thisDetector->nChips; ichip++) {
+							if (chipregs)
+								chipregs[ichip+thisDetector->nChips*imod]=module.chipregs[ichip];
 
-						if (chanregs) {
-							for (int i=0; i<thisDetector->nChans; i++) {
-								chanregs[i+ichip*thisDetector->nChans+thisDetector->nChips*thisDetector->nChans*imod]=module.chanregs[ichip*thisDetector->nChans+i];
+							if (chanregs) {
+								for (int i=0; i<thisDetector->nChans; i++) {
+									chanregs[i+ichip*thisDetector->nChans+thisDetector->nChips*thisDetector->nChans*imod]=module.chanregs[ichip*thisDetector->nChans+i];
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -3182,11 +3193,11 @@ int slsDetector::getThresholdEnergy(int imod){
   return  thisDetector->currentThresholdEV;
 };
 
-int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV,  int imod, detectorSettings isettings){
+int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV,  int imod, detectorSettings isettings, int tb){
 
 	//currently only for eiger
 	if (thisDetector->myDetectorType == EIGER) {
-		setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(e_eV,isettings);
+		setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(e_eV,isettings,tb);
 			return  thisDetector->currentThresholdEV;
 	}
 
@@ -3226,7 +3237,7 @@ int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV,  int imod, detectorSettings isetti
 
 
 
-int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isettings) {
+int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isettings, int tb) {
 
 	//if settings provided, use that, else use the shared memory variable
 	detectorSettings is = ((isettings != GET_SETTINGS) ? isettings: thisDetector->currentSettings);
@@ -3292,7 +3303,7 @@ int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isetti
 #endif
 		//read the files
 		myMod=createModule();
-		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay, tau, myMod)) {
+		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay, tau, myMod, tb)) {
 			if(myMod)deleteModule(myMod);
 			return FAIL;
 		}
@@ -3327,13 +3338,13 @@ int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isetti
 		int tau1 = -1;			//not included in the module
 		int iodelay2 = -1;			//not included in the module
 		int tau2 = -1;			//not included in the module
-		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname1,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay1, tau1, myMod1)) {
+		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname1,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay1, tau1, myMod1, tb)) {
 			setErrorMask((getErrorMask())|(SETTINGS_FILE_NOT_OPEN));
 			deleteModule(myMod1);
 			deleteModule(myMod2);
 			return FAIL;
 		}
-		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname2,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay2, tau2, myMod2)) {
+		if (NULL == readSettingsFile(settingsfname2,thisDetector->myDetectorType, iodelay2, tau2, myMod2, tb)) {
 			setErrorMask((getErrorMask())|(SETTINGS_FILE_NOT_OPEN));
 			deleteModule(myMod1);
 			deleteModule(myMod2);
@@ -3349,7 +3360,7 @@ int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isetti
 		iodelay = iodelay1;
 
 		//interpolate  module
-		myMod = interpolateTrim(thisDetector->myDetectorType, myMod1, myMod2, e_eV, trim1, trim2);
+		myMod = interpolateTrim(thisDetector->myDetectorType, myMod1, myMod2, e_eV, trim1, trim2, tb);
 		if (myMod == NULL) {
 			printf("Could not interpolate, different dac values in files\n");
 			setErrorMask((getErrorMask())|(SETTINGS_NOT_SET));
@@ -3365,7 +3376,7 @@ int slsDetector::setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isetti
 
 	myMod->module=0;
 	myMod->reg=thisDetector->currentSettings;
-	setModule(*myMod, iodelay, tau, e_eV, 0, 0);
+	setModule(*myMod, iodelay, tau, e_eV, 0, 0, tb);
 	deleteModule(myMod);
 	if (getSettings(-1) != is){
 		printf( "Could not set settings in detector \n" );

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.h

@@ -953,10 +953,11 @@ class slsDetector : public slsDetectorUtils, public energyConversion {
       \param e_eV threashold in eV (detector specific)
       \param gainval pointer to extra gain values
       \param offsetval pointer to extra offset values
+      \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude (used for eiger)
       \returns current register value
       \sa ::sls_detector_module
   */
-  int setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int e_eV, int* gainval=0, int* offsetval=0);
+  int setModule(sls_detector_module module, int iodelay, int tau, int e_eV, int* gainval=0, int* offsetval=0, int tb=1);
   //virtual int setModule(sls_detector_module module);
 
   /**
@@ -987,17 +988,19 @@ class slsDetector : public slsDetectorUtils, public energyConversion {
      \param e_eV threshold in eV
      \param imod module number (-1 all)
      \param isettings ev. change settings
+     \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude
      \returns current threshold value for imod in ev (-1 failed)
   */
-  int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int imod=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS); 
+  int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV, int imod=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS, int tb=1);
 
   /**
      set threshold energy
      \param e_eV threshold in eV
      \param isettings ev. change settings
+     \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude
      \returns OK if successful, else FAIL
   */
-  int setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isettings);
+  int setThresholdEnergyAndSettings(int e_eV, detectorSettings isettings, int tb=1);
  
   /**
      get detector settings

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorActions.h

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class slsDetectorActions : public virtual slsDetectorBase
 /*   *\/ */
 /*   virtual detectorType getDetectorsType(int pos=-1)=0; */
 
-  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int, int im=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS)=0;
+  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int, int im=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS, int tb=1)=0;
   virtual int setChannel(int64_t, int ich=-1, int ichip=-1, int imod=-1)=0;
 
 

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorBase.h

@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class slsDetectorBase :  public virtual slsDetectorDefs, public virtual errorDef
   virtual externalCommunicationMode setExternalCommunicationMode(externalCommunicationMode pol=GET_EXTERNAL_COMMUNICATION_MODE)=0;
   int setTimingMode(int i=-1){return slsDetectorUsers::getTimingMode( externalCommunicationType( setExternalCommunicationMode(externalCommunicationType( slsDetectorUsers::getTimingMode(i)  ) ) ) );};
 
-  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV,  int imod, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS)=0;
+  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV,  int imod, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS, int tb=1)=0;
   int setThresholdEnergy(int e_eV){return setThresholdEnergy(e_eV,-1);};
 
 

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp

@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ slsDetectorCommand::slsDetectorCommand(slsDetectorUtils *det)  {
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdSettings;
   i++;
 
+  descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncName="thresholdnotb"; //
+  descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdSettings;
+  i++;
+
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncName="trimbits"; //
   descrToFuncMap[i].m_pFuncPtr=&slsDetectorCommand::cmdSettings;
   i++;
@@ -3289,10 +3293,10 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdSettings(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
     return myDet->getDetectorSettings(myDet->getSettings());
   } else if (cmd=="threshold") {
     if (action==PUT_ACTION) {
-      detectorType type = myDet->getDetectorsType();
       if (!sscanf(args[1],"%d",&val)) {
     	  return string("invalid threshold value");
       }
+      detectorType type = myDet->getDetectorsType();
       if (type != EIGER || (type == EIGER && narg<=2)) {
     	  myDet->setThresholdEnergy(val);
       } else {
@@ -3304,6 +3308,25 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdSettings(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
     }
     sprintf(ans,"%d",myDet->getThresholdEnergy());
     return string(ans);
+  } else if (cmd=="thresholdnotb") {
+	  if (action==PUT_ACTION) {
+		  if (!sscanf(args[1],"%d",&val)) {
+			  return string("invalid threshold value");
+		  }
+		  detectorType type = myDet->getDetectorsType();
+		  if (type != EIGER)
+			  return string("not implemented for this detector");
+		  if (narg<=2) {
+			  myDet->setThresholdEnergy(val, -1, GET_SETTINGS, 0);
+		  } else {
+			  detectorSettings sett= myDet->getDetectorSettings(string(args[2]));
+			  if(sett == -1)
+				  return string("invalid settings value");
+			  myDet->setThresholdEnergy(val, -1, sett, 0);
+		  }
+	  }
+	  sprintf(ans,"%d",myDet->getThresholdEnergy());
+	  return string(ans);
   } else if (cmd=="trimbits") {
     if (narg>=2) {
       string sval=string(args[1]);
@@ -3386,7 +3409,8 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::helpSettings(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
   if (action==PUT_ACTION || action==HELP_ACTION) {
     os << "settings s \n sets the settings of the detector - can be standard, fast, highgain, dynamicgain, lowgain, mediumgain, veryhighgain"
     		"lownoise, dynamichg0,fixgain1,fixgain2,forceswitchg1, forceswitchg2"<< std::endl;
-    os << "threshold eV\n sets the detector threshold in eV"<< std::endl;
+    os << "threshold eV [sett]\n sets the detector threshold in eV. If sett is provided for eiger, uses settings sett"<< std::endl;
+    os << "thresholdnotb eV [sett]\n sets the detector threshold in eV without loading trimbits. If sett is provided for eiger, uses settings sett"<< std::endl;
     os << "trimbits fname\n loads the trimfile fname to the detector. If no extension is specified, the serial number of each module will be attached."<< std::endl;
     os << "trim:mode fname\n trims the detector according to mode (can be noise, beam, improve, fix) and saves the resulting trimbits to file fname."<< std::endl;
     os << "trimval i \n sets all the trimbits to i" << std::endl;

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.h

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class slsDetectorUtils :  public slsDetectorActions, public postProcessing {
   //  double* convertAngles(){return convertAngles(currentPosition);};
   // virtual double* convertAngles(double pos)=0;
 
-  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int, int im=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS)=0;
+  virtual int setThresholdEnergy(int, int im=-1, detectorSettings isettings=GET_SETTINGS, int tb=1)=0;
   virtual int setChannel(int64_t, int ich=-1, int ichip=-1, int imod=-1)=0;
 
   virtual double getRateCorrectionTau()=0;

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/energyConversion.cpp

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int energyConversion::writeCalibrationFile(string fname, int *gain, int *offset)
 
 
 
-slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::interpolateTrim(detectorType myDetectorType, sls_detector_module* a, sls_detector_module* b, const int energy, const int e1, const int e2){
+slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::interpolateTrim(detectorType myDetectorType, sls_detector_module* a, sls_detector_module* b, const int energy, const int e1, const int e2, int tb){
 	// only implemented for eiger currently (in terms of which dacs)
 	if(myDetectorType != EIGER) {
 		printf("Interpolation of Trim values not implemented for this detector!\n");
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::interpolateTrim(detector
 	}
 
 	//Interpolate all trimbits
-	for (int i = 0; i<myMod->nchan; i++)
-		myMod->chanregs[i] = linearInterpolation(energy, e1, e2, a->chanregs[i], b->chanregs[i]);
+	if(tb) {
+		for (int i = 0; i<myMod->nchan; i++)
+			myMod->chanregs[i] = linearInterpolation(energy, e1, e2, a->chanregs[i], b->chanregs[i]);
+	}
 	return myMod;
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::interpolateTrim(detector
 /* I/O */
 
 
-slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::readSettingsFile(string fname, detectorType myDetectorType, int& iodelay, int& tau, sls_detector_module* myMod){
+slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::readSettingsFile(string fname, detectorType myDetectorType, int& iodelay, int& tau, sls_detector_module* myMod, int tb){
 
 
 
@@ -372,19 +374,21 @@ slsDetectorDefs::sls_detector_module* energyConversion::readSettingsFile(string
 			infile.read((char*) myMod->dacs,sizeof(dacs_t)*(myMod->ndac));
 			infile.read((char*)&iodelay,sizeof(iodelay));
 			infile.read((char*)&tau,sizeof(tau));
-			infile.read((char*) myMod->chanregs,sizeof(int)*(myMod->nchan));
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 			for(int i=0;i<myMod->ndac;i++)
 				printf( "dac %d:%d \n", i, myMod->dacs[i] );
 			printf( "iodelay:%d \n", iodelay );
 			printf( "tau:%d \n", tau );
 #endif
-			if(infile.eof()){
-				printf( "Error, could not load trimbits end of file reached: %s \n\n", myfname.c_str() );
-				if (nflag)
-					deleteModule(myMod);
+			if(tb) {
+				infile.read((char*) myMod->chanregs,sizeof(int)*(myMod->nchan));
+				if(infile.eof()){
+					printf( "Error, could not load trimbits end of file reached: %s \n\n", myfname.c_str() );
+					if (nflag)
+						deleteModule(myMod);
 
-				return NULL;
+					return NULL;
+				}
 			}
 			infile.close();
 			strcpy(settingsFile,fname.c_str());

slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/energyConversion.h

@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ class energyConversion
      \param energy energy to trim at
      \param e1 reference trim value
      \param e2 reference trim value
+     \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude (used for eiger)
      \returns  the pointer to the module structure with interpolated values or NULL if error
    */
-  sls_detector_module* interpolateTrim(detectorType myDetectorType, sls_detector_module* a, sls_detector_module* b, const int energy, const int e1, const int e2);
+  sls_detector_module* interpolateTrim(detectorType myDetectorType, sls_detector_module* a, sls_detector_module* b, const int energy, const int e1, const int e2, int tb=1);
 
 
 
@@ -103,10 +104,11 @@ class energyConversion
      \param iodelay io delay (detector specific)
      \param tau tau (detector specific)
      \param myMod pointer to the module structure which has to be set. <BR> If it is NULL a new module structure will be created
+     \param tb 1 to include trimbits, 0 to exclude (used for eiger)
      \returns the pointer to myMod or NULL if reading the file failed
   */
 
-  sls_detector_module* readSettingsFile(string fname, detectorType myDetectorType, int& iodelay, int& tau, sls_detector_module* myMod=NULL);
+  sls_detector_module* readSettingsFile(string fname, detectorType myDetectorType, int& iodelay, int& tau, sls_detector_module* myMod=NULL, int tb=1);
 
   /**
      writes a trim/settings file

slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Task.h

@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public:
 	Task(func2_t <char*,slsDetector,networkParameter,string,string>* t):		m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(t),m12(0),m13(0){};
 	/* Return: void, Param: none */
 	Task(func00_t <void,slsDetector>* t):										m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(0),m12(t),m13(0){};
-	/* Return: int, Param: int,int,detectorSettings  */
-	Task(func3_t <int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int>* t): 			m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(0),m12(0),m13(t){};
+	/* Return: int, Param: int,int,detectorSettings,int  */
+	Task(func4_t <int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int,int>* t):		m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(0),m12(0),m13(t){};
 
 
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private:
 	/* Return: void, Param: none */
 	func00_t <void,slsDetector>* m12;
 	/* Return: int, Param: int,int,detectorSettings */
-	func3_t <int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int>* m13;
+	func4_t <int,slsDetector,int,int,detectorSettings,int,int>* m13;
 };
 
 

slsReceiverSoftware/include/genericSocket.h

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 
 
  genericSocket(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, int ps = DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE) :
+   //   portno(port_number), 
 	 protocol(p),
 	 is_a_server(0),
 	 socketDescriptor(-1),
@@ -108,15 +109,11 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 	 nsending(0),
 	 nsent(0),
 	 total_sent(0),// sender (client): where to? ip
-   header_packet_size(0),
- portno(port_number)
+	 header_packet_size(0)
    { 
 	 memset(&serverAddress, 0,sizeof(serverAddress));
 	 memset(&clientAddress,0,sizeof(clientAddress));
   //   strcpy(hostname,host_ip_or_name);
-	 memset(lastClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-	 memset(thisClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-	 memset(dummyClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
 
 	 strcpy(lastClientIP,"none");
 	 strcpy(thisClientIP,"none1");
@@ -167,6 +164,7 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
   */
   
    genericSocket(unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, int ps = DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE, const char *eth=NULL, int hsize=0):
+     //portno(port_number),
      protocol(p),
      is_a_server(1),
      socketDescriptor(-1),
@@ -175,8 +173,7 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 	 nsending(0),
 	 nsent(0),
 	 total_sent(0),
-       header_packet_size(hsize),
-    portno(port_number)
+	 header_packet_size(hsize)
    {
 
 	  memset(&serverAddress, 0, sizeof(serverAddress));
@@ -184,9 +181,7 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 /* // you can specify an IP address: */
 /* // or you can let it automatically select one: */
 /* myaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY; */
-	 memset(lastClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-	 memset(thisClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-	 memset(dummyClientIP, 0, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+
 
 		 strcpy(lastClientIP,"none");
 		 strcpy(thisClientIP,"none1");
@@ -615,7 +610,6 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 
     		 break;
     	 case UDP:
-
     		 if (socketDescriptor<0) return -1;
     		 //if length given, listens to length, else listens for packetsize till length is reached
     		 if(length){
@@ -638,30 +632,12 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
     		 else{
     			 //normal
     			 nsending=packet_size;
-			 /* if(portno%2){
-			   cprintf(BLUE,"%d total_sent set to zero:%d\n",portno, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-			 }else{
-			   cprintf(GREEN,"%d total_sent set to zero:%d\n",portno, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-			   }*/
     			 while(1){
     				 nsent = recvfrom(socketDescriptor,(char*)buf+total_sent,nsending, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &clientAddress, &clientAddress_length);
-				 /* if(portno%2){
-				   cprintf(BLUE,"%d nsent:%d total_sent:%d\n", portno, nsent, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-				 }else{
-				   cprintf(GREEN,"%d nsent:%d total_sent:%d\n", portno, nsent, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-				   }*/
-      				 if((nsent<=0) || (nsent == packet_size)) {
-
-				   /* if(portno%2){
-				     cprintf(BLUE,"%d breaking out of loop %d\n",portno, nsent);fflush(stdout);
-				   }else{
-				     cprintf(GREEN,"%d breaking out of loop %d\n",portno, nsent);fflush(stdout);
-				     }*/
+      				 if(nsent<=0 || nsent == packet_size)
     					 break;
-				 }
-    				 if(nsent != packet_size && nsent != header_packet_size){
-				     cprintf(RED,"%d Incomplete Packet size %d\n",portno, nsent);fflush(stdout);
-				 }
+    				 if(nsent != packet_size && nsent != header_packet_size)
+    						cprintf(RED,"Incomplete Packet size %d\n",nsent);
     			 }
     			//nsent = 1040;
     			total_sent+=nsent;
@@ -673,13 +649,8 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 #ifdef VERY_VERBOSE
     	 cout << "sent "<< total_sent << " Bytes" << endl;
 #endif
-	 /*if(protocol == UDP){
-	   if(portno%2){ 
-	     cprintf(BLUE,"%d exiting total sent %d\n",portno, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-	   }else{
-	     cprintf(GREEN,"%d exiting total sent %d\n",portno, total_sent);fflush(stdout);
-	   }
-	   }*/
+
+
     	 return total_sent;
 
 
@@ -752,11 +723,11 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 
 
  private:
-  volatile int nsending;
-  volatile int nsent;
-  volatile int total_sent;
+  
+  int nsending;
+  int nsent;
+  int total_sent;
   int header_packet_size;
-  const int portno;
        
 
   // pthread_mutex_t mp;

slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPBaseImplementation.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::initializeMembers(){
 
 	//**detector parameters***
 	myDetectorType = GENERIC;
-	memset(detHostname,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+	strcpy(detHostname,"");
 	packetsPerFrame = 0;
 	acquisitionPeriod = 0;
 	acquisitionTime = 0;
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::initializeMembers(){
 	activated = true;
 
 	//***connection parameters***
-	memset(eth,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+	strcpy(eth,"");
 	for(int i=0;i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_LISTENING_THREADS;i++){
 		udpPortNum[i] = DEFAULT_UDP_PORTNO + i;
 	}
 
 	//***file parameters***
-	memset(fileName,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(fileName,MAX_STR_LENGTH,"run");
-	memset(filePath,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+	strcpy(fileName,"run");
+	strcpy(filePath,"");
 	fileIndex = 0;
 	scanTag = 0;
 	frameIndexEnable = false;
@@ -97,8 +96,7 @@ char *UDPBaseImplementation::getDetectorHostname() const{
 		return NULL;
 
 	char* output = new char[MAX_STR_LENGTH]();
-	memset(output,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(output,MAX_STR_LENGTH,detHostname);
+	strcpy(output,detHostname);
 	//freed by calling function
 	return output;
 }
@@ -117,8 +115,7 @@ char *UDPBaseImplementation::getFileName() const{
 		return NULL;
 
 	char* output = new char[MAX_STR_LENGTH]();
-	memset(output,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(output,MAX_STR_LENGTH,fileName);
+	strcpy(output,fileName);
 	//freed by calling function
 	return output;
 }
@@ -130,8 +127,7 @@ char *UDPBaseImplementation::getFilePath() const{
 		return NULL;
 
 	char* output = new char[MAX_STR_LENGTH]();
-	memset(output,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(output,MAX_STR_LENGTH,filePath);
+	strcpy(output,filePath);
 	//freed by calling function
 	return output;
 }
@@ -170,8 +166,7 @@ char *UDPBaseImplementation::getEthernetInterface() const{
 
 
 	char* output = new char[MAX_STR_LENGTH]();
-	memset(output,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(output,MAX_STR_LENGTH,eth);
+	strcpy(output,eth);
 	//freed by calling function
 	return output;
 }
@@ -220,7 +215,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFlippedData(int axis, int enable){
 	flippedData[axis] = enable==0?0:1;
 
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Flipped Data: %d , %d ", flippedData[0], flippedData[1]);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Flipped Data: %d , %d ", flippedData[0], flippedData[1]);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -228,13 +223,11 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFlippedData(int axis, int enable){
 /***file parameters***/
 void UDPBaseImplementation::setFileName(const char c[]){
 
-  if(strlen(c)){
-    memset(fileName,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-    snprintf(fileName,MAX_STR_LENGTH,c);
-  }
+	if(strlen(c))
+		strcpy(fileName, c);
 
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "File name: %s ", fileName);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "File name: %s ", fileName);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -243,20 +236,20 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFilePath(const char c[]){
 	if(strlen(c)){
 		//check if filepath exists
 		struct stat st;
-		if(stat(c,&st) == 0){
-		  memset(filePath,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		  snprintf(filePath,MAX_STR_LENGTH,c);
-		}else{
-		        memset(filePath,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+		if(stat(c,&st) == 0)
+			strcpy(filePath,c);
+		else{
+			strcpy(filePath,"");
 
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "FilePath does not exist: %s ", filePath);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "FilePath does not exist: %s ", filePath);
 			FILE_LOG(logWARNING, cstreambuf);
 		}
+		strcpy(filePath, c);
 	}
 	/*{
 	 	 char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	 	 snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "File path:: %s ", filePath);
+	 	 sprintf(cstreambuf, "File path:: %s ", filePath);
 	 	 FILE_LOG(logDEBUG, cstreambuf);
 	  }*/
 }
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFileIndex(const uint64_t i){
 
 	fileIndex = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "File Index: %lu ", fileIndex);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "File Index: %lu ", fileIndex);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -274,7 +267,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setScanTag(const int i){
 
 	scanTag = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Scan Tag: %d ", scanTag);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Scan Tag: %d ", scanTag);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -282,7 +275,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFrameIndexEnable(const bool b){
 
 	frameIndexEnable = b;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Frame Index Enable: %s ", stringEnable(frameIndexEnable).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Frame Index Enable: %s ", stringEnable(frameIndexEnable).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +283,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFileWriteEnable(const bool b){
 
 	fileWriteEnable = b;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "File Write Enable: %s ", stringEnable(fileWriteEnable).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "File Write Enable: %s ", stringEnable(fileWriteEnable).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -298,7 +291,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setOverwriteEnable(const bool b){
 
 	overwriteEnable = b;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Overwrite Enable: %s ", stringEnable(overwriteEnable).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Overwrite Enable: %s ", stringEnable(overwriteEnable).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +299,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setDataCompressionEnable(const bool b){
 
 	dataCompressionEnable = b;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Data Compression: %s ", stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Data Compression: %s ", stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overridden methods might return FAIL
@@ -319,7 +312,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setUDPPortNumber(const uint32_t i){
 
 	udpPortNum[0] = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "UDP Port Number[0]: %u ", udpPortNum[0]);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "UDP Port Number[0]: %u ", udpPortNum[0]);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -327,15 +320,15 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setUDPPortNumber2(const uint32_t i){
 
 	udpPortNum[1] = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "UDP Port Number[1]: %u ", udpPortNum[1]);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "UDP Port Number[1]: %u ", udpPortNum[1]);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
 void UDPBaseImplementation::setEthernetInterface(const char* c){
-  memset(eth,0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-  snprintf(eth,MAX_STR_LENGTH, c);
+
+	strcpy(eth, c);
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Ethernet Interface: %s ", eth);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Ethernet Interface: %s ", eth);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +338,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setShortFrameEnable(const int i){
 
 	shortFrameEnable = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Short Frame Enable: %d ", shortFrameEnable);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Short Frame Enable: %d ", shortFrameEnable);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -353,7 +346,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setFrameToGuiFrequency(const uint32_t freq){
 
 	frameToGuiFrequency = freq;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Frame To Gui Frequency: %u ", frameToGuiFrequency);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Frame To Gui Frequency: %u ", frameToGuiFrequency);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -364,7 +357,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::setFrameToGuiTimer(const uint32_t time_in_ms){
 
 	frameToGuiTimerinMS = time_in_ms;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Frame To Gui Timer: %u ", frameToGuiTimerinMS);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Frame To Gui Timer: %u ", frameToGuiTimerinMS);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -373,7 +366,7 @@ uint32_t UDPBaseImplementation::setDataStreamEnable(const uint32_t enable){
 
 	dataStreamEnable = enable;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Streaming Data from Receiver: %d ", dataStreamEnable);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Streaming Data from Receiver: %d ", dataStreamEnable);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -385,7 +378,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setAcquisitionPeriod(const uint64_t i){
 
 	acquisitionPeriod = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Acquisition Period: %f s ", (double)acquisitionPeriod/(1E9));
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Acquisition Period: %f s ", (double)acquisitionPeriod/(1E9));
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -396,7 +389,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setAcquisitionTime(const uint64_t i){
 
 	acquisitionTime = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Acquisition Time: %f s ", (double)acquisitionTime/(1E9));
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Acquisition Time: %f s ", (double)acquisitionTime/(1E9));
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -407,7 +400,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setNumberOfFrames(const uint64_t i){
 
 	numberOfFrames = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Number of Frames: %lu ", numberOfFrames);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Number of Frames: %lu ", numberOfFrames);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -418,7 +411,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setDynamicRange(const uint32_t i){
 
 	dynamicRange = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Dynamic Range: %u ", dynamicRange);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Dynamic Range: %u ", dynamicRange);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overrridden child classes might return FAIL
@@ -429,7 +422,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 
 	tengigaEnable = b;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Ten Giga Enable: %s ", stringEnable(tengigaEnable).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Ten Giga Enable: %s ", stringEnable(tengigaEnable).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overridden functions might return FAIL
@@ -440,7 +433,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setFifoDepth(const uint32_t i){
 
 	fifoDepth = i;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Fifo Depth: %u ", i);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Fifo Depth: %u ", i);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	//overridden functions might return FAIL
@@ -459,7 +452,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 	myDetectorType = d;
 	//if eiger, set numberofListeningThreads = 2;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Detector Type: %s ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Detector Type: %s ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 	return OK;
@@ -467,12 +460,10 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 
 void UDPBaseImplementation::initialize(const char *c){
 
-  if(strlen(c)){
-    memset(detHostname,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-    snprintf(detHostname, MAX_STR_LENGTH, c);
-  }
+	if(strlen(c))
+		strcpy(detHostname, c);
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Detector Hostname: %s ", detHostname);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Detector Hostname: %s ", detHostname);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 }
@@ -484,7 +475,7 @@ void UDPBaseImplementation::resetAcquisitionCount(){
 
 	totalPacketsCaught = 0;
 	char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Total Packets Caught: %lu ", totalPacketsCaught);
+	sprintf(cstreambuf, "Total Packets Caught: %lu ", totalPacketsCaught);
 	FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 }
 
@@ -537,7 +528,7 @@ int UDPBaseImplementation::setActivate(int enable){
 		activated = enable;
 
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Activation: %s ", stringEnable(activated).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Activation: %s ", stringEnable(activated).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 

slsReceiverSoftware/src/UDPStandardImplementation.cpp

@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::initializeMembers(){
 	}
 #endif
 	for(int i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS; i++){
-	  memset(completeFileName[i], 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	  memset(fileNamePerThread[i], 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	  memset(fileHeader[i], 0, FILE_HEADER_SIZE);
+		strcpy(completeFileName[i],"");
+		strcpy(fileNamePerThread[i],"");
+		strcpy(fileHeader[i],"");
 		sfilefd[i] = 0;
 	}
 	maxFramesPerFile = 0;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::initializeMembers(){
 	//***receiver to GUI parameters***
 	for(int i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_WRITER_THREADS; i++){
 		latestData[i] = 0;
-		memset(guiFileName[i],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+		strcpy(guiFileName[i],"");
 		guiNumPackets[i] = 0;
 		frametoGuiCounter[i] = 0;
 	}
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 		}
 		{
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Number of Frames per buffer: %d ",numberofJobsPerBuffer);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Number of Frames per buffer: %d ",numberofJobsPerBuffer);
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		}
 	}
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupFifoStructure(){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Total Fifo Size: %u ",fifoSize);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Total Fifo Size: %u ",fifoSize);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -426,13 +426,10 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::setFileName(const char c[]){
 
 
 	char oldfilename[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-	memset(oldfilename,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	snprintf(oldfilename,MAX_STR_LENGTH, fileName);
+	strcpy(oldfilename,fileName);
 
-	if(strlen(c)){
-	        memset(fileName,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(fileName,MAX_STR_LENGTH, c);
-	}
+	if(strlen(c))
+		strcpy(fileName, c);
 
 	if(strlen(fileName)){
 		int detindex = -1;
@@ -448,7 +445,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::setFileName(const char c[]){
 	}
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "File name: %s ",fileName);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "File name: %s ",fileName);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -491,7 +488,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDataCompressionEnable(const bool b){
 		initializeFilter();
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Data Compression: %s ",stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Data Compression: %s ",stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	return OK;
@@ -542,7 +539,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::setShortFrameEnable(const int i){
 		initializeFilter();
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Short Frame Enable: %d ", shortFrameEnable);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Short Frame Enable: %d ", shortFrameEnable);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 }
@@ -556,7 +553,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setFrameToGuiFrequency(const uint32_t freq){
 		return FAIL;
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Frame to Gui Frequency: %u ",frameToGuiFrequency);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Frame to Gui Frequency: %u ",frameToGuiFrequency);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	return OK;
@@ -571,7 +568,7 @@ uint32_t UDPStandardImplementation::setDataStreamEnable(const uint32_t enable){
 	dataStreamEnable = enable;
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Data Send to Gui: %d ", dataStreamEnable);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Data Send to Gui: %d ", dataStreamEnable);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -602,7 +599,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setAcquisitionPeriod(const uint64_t i){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Acquisition Period: %f s", (double)acquisitionPeriod/(1E9));
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Acquisition Period: %f s", (double)acquisitionPeriod/(1E9));
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -623,7 +620,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setAcquisitionTime(const uint64_t i){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Acquisition Period: %f s ", (double)acquisitionTime/(1E9));
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Acquisition Period: %f s ", (double)acquisitionTime/(1E9));
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -644,7 +641,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setNumberOfFrames(const uint64_t i){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Number of Frames: %lu ", numberOfFrames);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Number of Frames: %lu ", numberOfFrames);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -662,7 +659,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDynamicRange(const uint32_t i){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Setting Dynamic Range to %u ", i);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Setting Dynamic Range to %u ", i);
 		FILE_LOG(logDEBUG1, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -686,7 +683,6 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDynamicRange(const uint32_t i){
 			}
 			for(int i=0;i<numberofWriterThreads;i++){
 				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header)]();
-				memset(latestData[i], 0, bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header));
 			}
 			//restructure fifo
 			numberofJobsPerBuffer = -1;
@@ -699,7 +695,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDynamicRange(const uint32_t i){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Dynamic Range: %u ", dynamicRange);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Dynamic Range: %u ", dynamicRange);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	return OK;
@@ -711,7 +707,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Setting Ten Giga to %s ", stringEnable(b).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Setting Ten Giga to %s ", stringEnable(b).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logDEBUG1, cstreambuf);
 
 	}
@@ -735,7 +731,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 
 		{
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "packetsPerFrame: %u\n"
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "packetsPerFrame: %u\n"
 					"onePacketSize: %d\n"
 					"oneDataSize: %d\n"
 					"bufferSize: %d ",
@@ -755,7 +751,6 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 			}
 			for(int i=0;i<numberofWriterThreads;i++){
 				latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header)]();
-				memset(latestData[i], 0, bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header));
 			}
 
 			//restructure fifo
@@ -768,7 +763,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setTenGigaEnable(const bool b){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Ten Giga: %s ", stringEnable(tengigaEnable).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Ten Giga: %s ", stringEnable(tengigaEnable).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	return OK;
@@ -781,7 +776,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setFifoDepth(const uint32_t i){
 	if(i != fifoDepth){
 		{
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Fifo Depth: %u ", i);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Fifo Depth: %u ", i);
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		}
 		fifoDepth = i;
@@ -819,11 +814,11 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 		case EIGER:
 		case JUNGFRAUCTB:
 		case JUNGFRAU:
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, " ***** %s Receiver *** ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, " ***** %s Receiver *** ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 			break;
 		default:
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "This is an unknown receiver type %d ", (int)d);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "This is an unknown receiver type %d ", (int)d);
 			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 			return FAIL;
 		}
@@ -918,7 +913,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 			excludeMissingPackets=true;
 			break;
 		default:
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "This is an unknown receiver type %d ", (int)d);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "This is an unknown receiver type %d ", (int)d);
 			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 			return FAIL;
 		}
@@ -955,14 +950,10 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 		if(latestData[i]) 	{delete[] latestData[i];latestData[i] = 0;}
 	}
 	for(int i=0; i<numberofWriterThreads; i++){
-	  if(excludeMissingPackets){
+		if(excludeMissingPackets)
 			latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header)]();
-			memset(latestData[i], 0, bufferSize+sizeof(sls_detector_header));
-	  }
-	  else{
+		else
 			latestData[i] = new char[bufferSize]();
-			memset(latestData[i], 0, bufferSize);
-	  }
 	}
 
 
@@ -973,7 +964,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setDetectorType(const detectorType d){
 	}
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Detector type set to %s ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Detector type set to %s ", getDetectorType(d).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logDEBUG1, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	return OK;
@@ -1037,7 +1028,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 		//reset gui variables
 		frametoGuiCounter[i] = 0;
 		guiNumPackets[i] = 0;
-		memset(guiFileName[i],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+		strcpy(guiFileName[i],"");
 
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&writeMutex);
@@ -1056,16 +1047,16 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
 		if(myDetectorType != EIGER){
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Data Compression has been %s ", stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Data Compression has been %s ", stringEnable(dataCompressionEnable).c_str());
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		}
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Number of Jobs Per Buffer: %d\n"
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Number of Jobs Per Buffer: %d\n"
 				"Max Frames Per File: %lu ",
 				numberofJobsPerBuffer, maxFramesPerFile);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 		if(frameToGuiFrequency)	{
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Frequency of frames sent to gui: %u ", frameToGuiFrequency);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Frequency of frames sent to gui: %u ", frameToGuiFrequency);
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		} else
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, "Frequency of frames sent to gui: Random ");
@@ -1073,8 +1064,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 
 	//create UDP sockets
 	if(createUDPSockets() == FAIL){
-	  memset(c, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	  snprintf(c,MAX_STR_LENGTH,"Could not create UDP Socket(s).");
+		strcpy(c,"Could not create UDP Socket(s).");
 		FILE_LOG(logERROR,"Could not create UDP Socket(s). ");
 		return FAIL;
 	}
@@ -1082,8 +1072,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 	if(setupWriter() == FAIL){
 		//stop udp socket
 		shutDownUDPSockets();
-		memset(c, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(c,MAX_STR_LENGTH,"Could not create file");
+		strcpy(c,"Could not create file");
 		FILE_LOG(logERROR, "Could not create file ");
 
 		for(int i=0; i < numberofWriterThreads; i++)
@@ -1092,9 +1081,8 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 	}
 
 	//For compression, just for gui purposes
-	if(dataCompressionEnable){
-	  memset(completeFileName[0],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	  snprintf(completeFileName[0], MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%s/%s_fxxx_%lld_xx.root", filePath,fileNamePerThread[0],(long long int)fileIndex);}
+	if(dataCompressionEnable)
+		sprintf(completeFileName[0], "%s/%s_fxxx_%lld_xx.root", filePath,fileNamePerThread[0],(long long int)fileIndex);
 
 	//initialize semaphore to synchronize between writer and gui reader threads
 	for(int i=0;i<numberofWriterThreads;i++){
@@ -1128,7 +1116,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::startReceiver(char *c){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Receiver Started\n"
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Receiver Started\n"
 				"Status: %s ", runStatusType(status).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
@@ -1165,7 +1153,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopReceiver(){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Receiver Stopped\n"
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Receiver Stopped\n"
 				"Status: %s ", runStatusType(status).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
@@ -1184,7 +1172,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::shutDownUDPSockets(){
 			udpSocket[i]->ShutDownSocket();
 
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Shut down UDP Sock %d ", i);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Shut down UDP Sock %d ", i);
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 
 			delete udpSocket[i];
@@ -1279,7 +1267,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::closeFile(int ithread){
 	if(!dataCompressionEnable){
 		if(sfilefd[ithread]){
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Going to close file: %d ", fileno(sfilefd[ithread]));
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Going to close file: %d ", fileno(sfilefd[ithread]));
 			FILE_LOG(logDEBUG4, cstreambuf);
 
 			fflush(sfilefd[ithread]);
@@ -1293,7 +1281,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::closeFile(int ithread){
 #if (defined(MYROOT1) && defined(ALLFILE_DEBUG)) || !defined(MYROOT1)
 		if(sfilefd[0]){
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "sfilefd: %d ", fileno(sfilefd[0]));
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "sfilefd: %d ", fileno(sfilefd[0]));
 			FILE_LOG(logDEBUG4, cstreambuf);
 
 			fclose(sfilefd[0]);
@@ -1336,7 +1324,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setActivate(int enable){
 	if(enable != -1){
 		activated = enable;
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Activation: %s ", stringEnable(activated).c_str());
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Activation: %s ", stringEnable(activated).c_str());
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -1394,7 +1382,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createDataCallbackThreads(bool destroy){
 			currentThreadIndex = i;
 			if(pthread_create(&dataCallbackThreads[i], NULL,startDataCallbackThread, (void*) this)){
 				char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-				snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create data call back thread with index %d ", i);
+				sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create data call back thread with index %d ", i);
 				FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 				return FAIL;
 			}
@@ -1460,7 +1448,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createListeningThreads(bool destroy){
 			currentThreadIndex = i;
 			if(pthread_create(&listeningThreads[i], NULL,startListeningThread, (void*) this)){
 				char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-				snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create listening thread with index %d ", i);
+				sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create listening thread with index %d ", i);
 				FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 				return FAIL;
 			}
@@ -1526,7 +1514,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createWriterThreads(bool destroy){
 			currentThreadIndex = i;
 			if(pthread_create(&writingThreads[i], NULL,startWritingThread, (void*) this)){
 				char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-				snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create writer thread with index %d ", i);
+				sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create writer thread with index %d ", i);
 				FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 				return FAIL;
 			}
@@ -1607,9 +1595,8 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createUDPSockets(){
 
 
 	//if eth is mistaken with ip address
-	if (strchr(eth,'.') != NULL){
-	  memset(eth,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-	}
+	if (strchr(eth,'.') != NULL)
+		strcpy(eth,"");
 
 	shutDownUDPSockets();
 	int headerpacketsize = 0;
@@ -1627,7 +1614,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createUDPSockets(){
 	else{
 		{
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Ethernet Interface: %s", eth);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Ethernet Interface: %s", eth);
 			FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		}
 		for(int i=0;i<numberofListeningThreads;i++)
@@ -1641,7 +1628,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createUDPSockets(){
 			cout << "UDP port opened at port " << port[i] << endl;
 		}else{
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create UDP socket on port %u error: %d ", port[i], iret);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create UDP socket on port %u error: %d ", port[i], iret);
 			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 			shutDownUDPSockets();
 			return FAIL;
@@ -1690,7 +1677,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::setupWriter(){
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
 		for(int i=0; i<numberofWriterThreads; i++){
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%d Going to post 1st semaphore ",i);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "%d Going to post 1st semaphore ",i);
 			FILE_LOG(logDEBUG4, cstreambuf);
 
 			sem_post(&writerSemaphore[i]);
@@ -1723,15 +1710,14 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(int ithread){
 
 
 	//create file name
-        memset(completeFileName[ithread],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
 	if(!frameIndexEnable)
-	  snprintf(completeFileName[ithread], MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%s/%s_%lld.raw", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],(long long int)fileIndex);
+		sprintf(completeFileName[ithread], "%s/%s_%lld.raw", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],(long long int)fileIndex);
 	else
-	  snprintf(completeFileName[ithread], MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%s/%s_f%012lld_%lld.raw", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],(long long int)lastFrameNumberInFile[ithread]+1,(long long int)fileIndex);
+		sprintf(completeFileName[ithread], "%s/%s_f%012lld_%lld.raw", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],(long long int)lastFrameNumberInFile[ithread]+1,(long long int)fileIndex);
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "%s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
 		FILE_LOG(logDEBUG4, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	//filewrite enable & we allowed to create/close files
@@ -1754,7 +1740,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(int ithread){
 		if(!overwriteEnable){
 			if (NULL == (sfilefd[ithread] = fopen((const char *) (completeFileName[ithread]), "wx"))){
 				char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-				snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create/overwrite file %s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
+				sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create/overwrite file %s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
 				FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 
 				sfilefd[ithread] = 0;
@@ -1762,7 +1748,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createNewFile(int ithread){
 			}
 		}else if (NULL == (sfilefd[ithread] = fopen((const char *) (completeFileName[ithread]), "w"))){
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Could not create file %s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Could not create file %s ", completeFileName[ithread]);
 			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 
 			sfilefd[ithread] = 0;
@@ -1834,14 +1820,13 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::createCompressionFile(int ithread, int iframe){
 
 #ifdef MYROOT1
 	char temp[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
-	memset(temp,0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
 	//create file name for gui purposes, and set up acquistion parameters
-	snprintf(temp,MAX_STR_LENGTH, "%s/%s_fxxx_%d_%d.root", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],fileIndex,ithread);
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%s_fxxx_%d_%d.root", filePath,fileNamePerThread[ithread],fileIndex,ithread);
 	//file
 	myFile[ithread] = new TFile(temp,"RECREATE");/** later  return error if it exists */
 	cprintf(GREEN,"Writing_Thread %d: Created Compression File: %s\n",ithread, temp);
 	//tree
-	snprintf(temp, MAX_STR_LENGTH,"%s_fxxx_%d_%d",fileNamePerThread[ithread],fileIndex,ithread);
+	sprintf(temp, "%s_fxxx_%d_%d",fileNamePerThread[ithread],fileIndex,ithread);
 	myTree[ithread]=singlePhotonDetectorObject[ithread]->initEventTree(temp, &iframe);
 	//resets the pedestalSubtraction array and the commonModeSubtraction
 	singlePhotonDetectorObject[ithread]->newDataSet();
@@ -1893,10 +1878,9 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 	struct timespec begin,end;
 
 	// server address to bind
-	char hostName[100];
-	memset(hostName,0,100);
+	char hostName[100] = "tcp://*:";//"tcp://127.0.0.1:";
 	int portno = DEFAULT_ZMQ_PORTNO + (detID*numberofListeningThreads+ithread);
-	snprintf(hostName,100,"tcp://*:%d",portno);//"tcp://127.0.0.1:";
+	sprintf(hostName,"%s%d",hostName,portno);
 
 	//socket details
 	void *context = zmq_ctx_new();
@@ -1909,7 +1893,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 	// bind
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Thread %d: ZMQ Server at %s ", ithread, hostName);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Thread %d: ZMQ Server at %s ", ithread, hostName);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -1921,18 +1905,19 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 	//infinite loop, exited only to change dynamic range, 10G parameters etc (then recreated again)
 	while(true){
 
+		int oneframesize = oneDataSize * packetsPerFrame;
+		char* buffer = new char[packetsPerFrame*oneDataSize]();
+		memset(buffer,0xFF,oneframesize);
 		bool randomSendNow = true;
 
 		//header details
 		const char *jsonFmt ="{"
-		  	"\"jsonversion\":%u, "
-		  	"\"acqIndex\":%llu, "
-		  	"\"fIndex\":%llu, "
-		  	"\"bitmode\":%d, "
-		       "\"shapex\": %d, "
-		        "\"shapey\": %d, "
-		    "\"fname\":\"%s\", "
-		  "\"data\": %d, "
+				"\"jsonversion\":%u, "
+				"\"acqIndex\":%llu, "
+				"\"fIndex\":%llu, "
+				"\"bitmode\":%d, "
+				"\"shape\":[%d, %d], "
+				"\"fname\":\"%s\", "
 
 				"\"frameNumber\":%llu, "
 				"\"expLength\":%u, "
@@ -1947,14 +1932,15 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 				"\"roundRNumber\":%u, "
 				"\"detType\":%u, "
 				"\"version\":%u"
-
-				"}\n\0";
+				"}\n";
 		int npixelsx=0, npixelsy=0;
 		switch(myDetectorType) {
 		case JUNGFRAU: 	npixelsx = JFRAU_PIXELS_IN_ONE_ROW;		npixelsy = JFRAU_PIXELS_IN_ONE_COL;		break;
 		case EIGER: 	npixelsx = EIGER_PIXELS_IN_ONE_ROW;		npixelsy = EIGER_PIXELS_IN_ONE_COL;		break;
 		default:break; /* will not work for other detectors*/
 		}
+		uint64_t acquisitionIndex = -1;
+		uint64_t frameIndex = -1;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		int oldpnum = -1;
 #endif
@@ -1977,22 +1963,19 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 				cprintf(BLUE,"%d sending dummy\n");
 #endif
 
+				frameIndex = -1;
+				acquisitionIndex = -1;
 				{
-					char buf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]="";memset(buf,0xFF,1000);
-					int len = snprintf(buf,MAX_STR_LENGTH, jsonFmt,
-							   SLS_DETECTOR_JSON_HEADER_VERSION,0,0,0,0,0, "", 0,
-							  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-					//cprintf(BLUE,"%d:Dummy:%s.\n",ithread, buf);fflush(stdout);
-					zmq_send_const(zmqsocket, buf, len, 0);//ZMQ_SNDMORE);
+					char buf[1000]="";memset(buf,0,1000);
+					sprintf(buf,jsonFmt,
+							SLS_DETECTOR_JSON_HEADER_VERSION, acquisitionIndex, frameIndex, dynamicRange, npixelsx, npixelsy,completeFileName[ithread],
+							0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
+					zmq_send(zmqsocket, buf,1000, 0);
 				}
-				cprintf(BLUE,"%d dummy\n",ithread);
-				/*	{
 				//send final data
-				  char buf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]="";memset(buf,0xFF,0);
-				  int len = snprintf(buf,MAX_STR_LENGTH,"%s","end\n");
-				  zmq_send_const(zmqsocket, buf,len, 0);
-				  }*/
+				zmq_send (zmqsocket, "end\n", 4, 0);
+
 				pthread_mutex_lock(&statusMutex);
 				dataCallbackThreadsMask^=(1<<ithread);
 				pthread_mutex_unlock(&statusMutex);
@@ -2025,24 +2008,19 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 				//update frame details
 				sls_detector_header* header = (sls_detector_header*) (latestData[ithread]);
 				uint64_t fnum = header->frameNumber;
-				uint64_t frameIndex = fnum - startFrameIndex;
-				uint64_t acquisitionIndex = fnum - startAcquisitionIndex;
-
+				frameIndex = fnum - startFrameIndex;
+				acquisitionIndex = fnum - startAcquisitionIndex;
 				{
-					char buf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]="";memset(buf,0xFF,1000);
-					int len = snprintf(buf,MAX_STR_LENGTH,jsonFmt,
-							   SLS_DETECTOR_JSON_HEADER_VERSION, acquisitionIndex, frameIndex, dynamicRange, npixelsx, npixelsy,completeFileName[ithread],1,
-							   // 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+					char buf[1000]="";memset(buf,0,1000);
+					sprintf(buf,jsonFmt,
+							SLS_DETECTOR_JSON_HEADER_VERSION, acquisitionIndex, frameIndex, dynamicRange, npixelsx, npixelsy,completeFileName[ithread],
+							header->frameNumber, header->expLength, header->packetNumber, header->bunchId, header->timestamp,
+							header->modId, header->xCoord, header->yCoord, header->zCoord, header->debug, header->roundRNumber, header->detType, header->version);
 
-
-						header->frameNumber, header->expLength, header->packetNumber, header->bunchId, header->timestamp,
-						header->modId, header->xCoord, header->yCoord, header->zCoord, header->debug, header->roundRNumber, header->detType, header->version
-						);
-					//cprintf(BLUE,"%d:%s.\n",ithread, buf);fflush(stdout);
-					zmq_send_const(zmqsocket, buf,len, ZMQ_SNDMORE);
+					zmq_send(zmqsocket, buf,1000, 0);
 				}
 				//send data
-				zmq_send_const(zmqsocket,(latestData[ithread]+sizeof(sls_detector_header)), bufferSize, 0);
+				zmq_send(zmqsocket, (latestData[ithread]+sizeof(sls_detector_header)), bufferSize, 0);
 				//start clock after sending
 				if(!frameToGuiFrequency){
 					randomSendNow = false;
@@ -2061,6 +2039,8 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startDataCallback(){
 
 		}/*--end of loop for each buffer (inner loop)*/
 
+		//free resources
+		delete[] buffer;
 
 		//end of acquisition, wait for next acquisition/change of parameters
 		sem_wait(&dataCallbackSemaphore[ithread]);
@@ -2108,7 +2088,6 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startListening(){
 			carryonBufferSize = 0;
 			if(tempBuffer){delete []tempBuffer;tempBuffer=0;}
 			tempBuffer = new char[onePacketSize * (packetsPerFrame - 1)](); 	//store maximum of 1 packets less in a frame
-			memset(tempBuffer,0,onePacketSize * (packetsPerFrame - 1));
 		}
 
 		/* inner loop - loop for each buffer */
@@ -2123,7 +2102,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::startListening(){
 			if(activated && !udpSocket[ithread]){
 				{
 					char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-					snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Listening_Thread %d: UDP Socket not created or shut down earlier ", ithread);
+					sprintf(cstreambuf, "Listening_Thread %d: UDP Socket not created or shut down earlier ", ithread);
 					FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
 				}
 				stopListening(ithread,0);
@@ -2270,11 +2249,6 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::prepareAndListenBufferCompleteFrames(int ithread)
 	//read first packet
 	pnum = FIRSTPNUM;				//first packet number to validate
 	if(status != TRANSMITTING)	rc = udpSocket[ithread]->ReceiveDataOnly(buffer[ithread] + offset);
-	/*if(!ithread){
-	  cprintf(BLUE,"%d first rc:%d\n",ithread, rc);fflush(stdout);
-	}else{
-	  cprintf(GREEN,"%d first rc:%d\n",ithread, rc);fflush(stdout);
-	  }*/
 	if(rc <= 0) return 0;
 	if(getFrameandPacketNumber(ithread,buffer[ithread] + offset,fi,pi,si,bi) == FAIL){
 		pi = ALL_MASK_32;					//got 0 from fpga
@@ -2302,7 +2276,7 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::prepareAndListenBufferCompleteFrames(int ithread)
 			if(!ithread) cout << "correct packet" << endl;
 #endif
 			//copy only data
-			memmove(buffer[ithread] + offset,buffer[ithread] + offset + headerlength, oneDataSize);
+			memcpy(buffer[ithread] + offset,buffer[ithread] + offset + headerlength, oneDataSize);
 			offset+=oneDataSize;
 
 			//if complete frame
@@ -2390,21 +2364,13 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::prepareAndListenBufferCompleteFrames(int ithread)
 	header->detType = (uint8_t) myDetectorType;
 	header->version = (uint8_t) SLS_DETECTOR_HEADER_VERSION;
 
-	//#ifdef VERBOSE
-	//if(!ithread)
-
-	/*if(!ithread) {
+#ifdef VERBOSE
+	if(!ithread)
 		cprintf(BLUE,
-				"%d framenumber:%lu\tsubfnum:%u\tpnum:%u\tbunchid:%lu\txcoord:%u\tdettype:%u\tversion:%u\n",
-			ithread, header->frameNumber, header->expLength, header->packetNumber,
-			header->bunchId, header->xCoord, header->detType, header->version);fflush(stdout);
-	}else{
-		cprintf(GREEN,
-				"%d framenumber:%lu\tsubfnum:%u\tpnum:%u\tbunchid:%lu\txcoord:%u\tdettype:%u\tversion:%u\n",
-			ithread, header->frameNumber, header->expLength, header->packetNumber,
-			header->bunchId, header->xCoord, header->detType, header->version);fflush(stdout);
-			}*/
-	//#endif
+				"framenumber:%lu\tsubfnum:%u\tpnum:%u\tbunchid:%lu\txcoord:%u\tdettype:%u\tversion:%u\n",
+				header->frameNumber, header->expLength, header->packetNumber,
+				header->bunchId, header->xCoord, header->detType, header->version);
+#endif
 
 	//write packet count to buffer
 	*((uint32_t*)(buffer[ithread])) = packetsPerFrame;
@@ -2467,7 +2433,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopListening(int ithread, int numbytes){
 	//free empty buffer
 	if(numbytes <= 0){
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Listening %d: End of Acquisition", ithread);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Listening %d: End of Acquisition", ithread);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 		while(!fifoFree[ithread]->push(buffer[ithread]));
 	}
@@ -2504,7 +2470,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopListening(int ithread, int numbytes){
 	//#ifdef DEBUG4
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Listening Thread of %u got %d packets ", udpPortNum[ithread], totalListeningPacketCount[ithread]);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Listening Thread of %u got %d packets ", udpPortNum[ithread], totalListeningPacketCount[ithread]);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 	//#endif
@@ -2701,7 +2667,6 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::waitWritingBufferForNextAcquisition(int ithread)
 
 	//create file
 	if((1<<ithread)&createFileMask){
-	        memset(fileNamePerThread[ithread],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
 		//change the detector index in the file names
 		if(myDetectorType == EIGER){
 			int detindex = -1;
@@ -2711,15 +2676,15 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::waitWritingBufferForNextAcquisition(int ithread)
 			if (uscore!=string::npos){
 				if (sscanf(tempname.substr(uscore+1,tempname.size()-uscore-1).c_str(),"d%d",&detindex)) {
 					tempname=tempname.substr(0,uscore);
-					snprintf(fileNamePerThread[ithread],MAX_STR_LENGTH,"%s_d%d",tempname.c_str(),detindex*2+ithread);
+					sprintf(fileNamePerThread[ithread],"%s_d%d",tempname.c_str(),detindex*2+ithread);
 				}
 			}
 			//only one half module, so no detid
 			if(detindex == -1)
-			  snprintf(fileNamePerThread[ithread],MAX_STR_LENGTH,"%s_d%d",fileName,ithread);
+				sprintf(fileNamePerThread[ithread],"%s_d%d",fileName,ithread);
 
 		}else
-		  snprintf(fileNamePerThread[0],MAX_STR_LENGTH,fileName);
+			strcpy(fileNamePerThread[0],fileName);
 
 		if(dataCompressionEnable){
 #ifdef MYROOT1
@@ -2780,7 +2745,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopWriting(int ithread, char* wbuffer){
 
 	{
 		char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Writing %d: End of Acquisition ", ithread);
+		sprintf(cstreambuf, "Writing %d: End of Acquisition ", ithread);
 		FILE_LOG(logINFO, cstreambuf);
 	}
 
@@ -2876,19 +2841,15 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopWriting(int ithread, char* wbuffer){
 
 	//thread 0 waits for all threads to finish & print statistics
 	if(ithread == 0){
-	  /*	cprintf(BLUE,"Thread 0: Waiting for all writer threads\n");*/
 		//wait for all other threads
 		while(writerThreadsMask)
 			usleep(5000);
-		/*cprintf(BLUE,"Thread 0: Waiting for all listener threads\n");*/
 		//ensure listening threads done before updating status as it returns to client (from stopReceiver)
 		while(listeningThreadsMask)
 			usleep(5000);
-		/*cprintf(BLUE,"Thread 0: Waiting for all datacallback threads\n");*/
 		//ensure datacallbacks threads are done
 		while(dataCallbackThreadsMask)
 			usleep(5000);
-		/*cprintf(BLUE,"Thread 0: Done, waiting for lock to say finished\n");*/
 		//update status
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&statusMutex);
 		status = RUN_FINISHED;
@@ -2937,7 +2898,6 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::stopWriting(int ithread, char* wbuffer){
 		if (acquisitionFinishedCallBack)
 			acquisitionFinishedCallBack((totalPacketsCaught/(packetsPerFrame*numberofListeningThreads)), pAcquisitionFinished);
 	}
-	/*cprintf(BLUE,"Thread %d: Done\n", ithread);*/
 }
 
 
@@ -3247,8 +3207,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::writeFileWithoutCompression(int ithread, char* w
 void UDPStandardImplementation::updateFileHeader(int ithread){
 	//update file header
 	time_t t = time(0);
-	memset(fileHeader[ithread],0,FILE_HEADER_SIZE);
-	snprintf(fileHeader[ithread],FILE_HEADER_SIZE,
+	sprintf(fileHeader[ithread],
 			"\nHeader\t\t: %d bytes\n"
 			"Top\t\t: %d\n"
 			"Left\t\t: %d\n"
@@ -3320,8 +3279,7 @@ void UDPStandardImplementation::copyFrameToGui(int ithread, char* buffer, uint32
 
 		//copy date
 		guiNumPackets[ithread] = numpackets;
-		memset(guiFileName[ithread],0,MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-		snprintf(guiFileName[ithread],MAX_STR_LENGTH,completeFileName[ithread]);
+		strcpy(guiFileName[ithread],completeFileName[ithread]);
 
 		if(excludeMissingPackets) //copy also the header
 			memcpy(latestData[ithread],buffer+ HEADER_SIZE_NUM_TOT_PACKETS, bufferSize + sizeof(sls_detector_header));
@@ -3506,13 +3464,9 @@ int UDPStandardImplementation::getFrameandPacketNumber(int ithread, char* wbuffe
 			framenumber = 0;
 
 			char cstreambuf[MAX_STR_LENGTH]; memset(cstreambuf, 0, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Fifo %d: Frame Number is zero from firmware. ", ithread);
-			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
-			e_header = (eiger_packet_header_t*) (wbuffer);
-			subframenumber = *( (uint32_t*) e_header->subFrameNumber);
-			snprintf(cstreambuf, MAX_STR_LENGTH, "Fifo %d: Frame Number is zero from firmware. subnum: %u, fnum:%u, pnum:%u ", ithread, subframenumber,
-				(uint32_t)(*( (uint64_t*) footer)),(*( (uint16_t*) footer->packetNumber))-1);
+			sprintf(cstreambuf, "Fifo %d: Frame Number is zero from firmware. ", ithread);
 			FILE_LOG(logERROR, cstreambuf);
+
 			return FAIL;
 		}
 		packetnumber = (*( (uint16_t*) footer->packetNumber))-1;