diff --git a/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template b/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
index 990c6d5..50c673a 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
@@ -613,3 +613,12 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)CbfTemplateFile")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
+record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)HeaderString")
+{
+    field(PINI, "YES")
+    field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
+    field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))HEADERSTRING")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
+    field(NELM, "68")
+}
+