diff --git a/fda.ui.module/pom.xml b/fda.ui.module/pom.xml
index 3d88d2c..c424d94 100644
--- a/fda.ui.module/pom.xml
+++ b/fda.ui.module/pom.xml
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.psi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ch.psi.fdaq</artifactId>
-            <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <artifactId>ch.psi.fda.fdaq</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/fda.ui.module/src/main/java/ch/psi/fda/ui/cdump/CdumpExecutionTopComponent.java b/fda.ui.module/src/main/java/ch/psi/fda/ui/cdump/CdumpExecutionTopComponent.java
index cda7ed9..7e671b7 100644
--- a/fda.ui.module/src/main/java/ch/psi/fda/ui/cdump/CdumpExecutionTopComponent.java
+++ b/fda.ui.module/src/main/java/ch/psi/fda/ui/cdump/CdumpExecutionTopComponent.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package ch.psi.fda.ui.cdump;
 import ch.psi.fda.aq.AcquisitionConfiguration;
 import ch.psi.fda.cdump.Cdump;
 import ch.psi.fda.cdump.CdumpConfiguration;
+import ch.psi.fda.fdaq.Fdaq;
+import ch.psi.fda.fdaq.FdaqConfiguration;
 import ch.psi.fda.serializer.SerializerTXT;
 import ch.psi.fda.ui.preferences.api.Preferences;
-import ch.psi.fdaq.FdaqConfiguration;
-import ch.psi.fdaq.FdaqService;
 import ch.psi.jcae.ChannelService;
 import ch.psi.jcae.impl.DefaultChannelService;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.AsyncEventBus;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public final class CdumpExecutionTopComponent extends TopComponent {
 
     final ChannelService cservice = new DefaultChannelService();
     private Cdump service;
-    private FdaqService fdaqService;
+    private Fdaq fdaqService;
 
     public CdumpExecutionTopComponent() {
         initComponents();
@@ -385,29 +385,60 @@ public final class CdumpExecutionTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     
     public void startAcquisitionFdaq() {
         Preferences p = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Preferences.class);
-        System.setProperty(FdaqService.APP_HOME, p.getHome().getAbsolutePath());
+        // TODO currently only the hardcoded configurations are supported
+        // The ch.psi.fda.fdaq.config.file configuration file is not set base on FDA_HOME ...
+
+        FdaqConfiguration configuration = new FdaqConfiguration();
+		
+	EventBus bus = new AsyncEventBus(Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor());
+	fdaqService = new Fdaq(bus, configuration);
+        
+        String fname = jTextField2.getText();
+        AcquisitionConfiguration config = ch.psi.fda.ui.ee.Configuration.getInstance().getConfiguration();
+        String fileName = config.getDataBaseDirectory() + "/" + config.replaceMacros(config.getDataFilePrefix(), new Date(), fname) + fname + ".txt";
+        
+        File f = new File(fileName);
+        f.getParentFile().mkdirs(); // Create data base directory
+        
+        SerializerTXT serializer = new SerializerTXT(f, false);
+	serializer.setShowDimensionHeader(false);
+	bus.register(serializer);
+		
+	// This stop ensures that the data server is in a good shape (i.e. gets restarted)
+	// We need to wait a certain amount of time to have the server restarted.
+	fdaqService.stop();
+	try {
+		Thread.sleep(1000); // TODO check whether this sleep is really necessary
+	} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+		e.printStackTrace();
+	}
 
         Logger.getLogger(CdumpExecutionTopComponent.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, "Start fdaq acquisition");
+	fdaqService.acquire();
+                
+                
+        
+        
 
-        // Calculate data file location/name
-        String fname = jTextField2.getText();
-        FdaqConfiguration cc = FdaqConfiguration.getInstance();
-        String d = cc.getDataDirectory() + "/" + cc.replaceMacros(cc.getFilePrefix(), new Date(), fname) + fname + ".txt";
-        File f = new File(d);
-        f.getParentFile().mkdirs(); // Create data base directory
-
-        // Create execution service
-        fdaqService = new FdaqService();
-
-        // Take data
-	fdaqService.startAcquisition(f);
+//        // Calculate data file location/name
+//        String fname = jTextField2.getText();
+//        FdaqConfiguration cc = FdaqConfiguration.getInstance();
+//        String d = cc.getDataDirectory() + "/" + cc.replaceMacros(cc.getFilePrefix(), new Date(), fname) + fname + ".txt";
+//        File f = new File(d);
+//        f.getParentFile().mkdirs(); // Create data base directory
+//
+//        // Create execution service
+//        fdaqService = new FdaqService();
+//
+//        // Take data
+//	fdaqService.startAcquisition(f);
     }
 
     public void stopAcquisitionFdaq() {
 
         if(fdaqService != null){
             Logger.getLogger(CdumpExecutionTopComponent.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, "Stop fdaq acquisition");
-            fdaqService.stopAcquisition();
+            fdaqService.stop();
         }
     }