diff --git a/db/channels.db b/db/channels.db
index 76ed4c6..197d407 100644
--- a/db/channels.db
+++ b/db/channels.db
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ record(ai, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):R$(CHANNEL)")
  field(EGU, "cts/sec")
  field(DTYP, "asynFloat64")
  field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),0,$(TIMEOUT=1)) RATE$(CHANNEL)")
- field(SCAN, ".2 second")
+ field(SCAN, ".5 second")
+ field(PREC, 2)
  # field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
  field(PINI, "YES")
 }
diff --git a/scripts/udp_gen.py b/scripts/udp_gen.py
index 9a07c08..b447c9a 100644
--- a/scripts/udp_gen.py
+++ b/scripts/udp_gen.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ while True:
     header[17] = t_high >> 8
 
     num_events = random.randint(0, 243)
-    num_events = 243
+    # num_events = 243
     # num_events = 1
 
     # update buffer length
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ while True:
     # reduce also the number of checks on the parsing side of things...
 
     is_monitor = random.randint(0, 9)
-    is_monitor = 4
+    # is_monitor = 4
 
     header[11] = 0 if is_monitor > 3 else random.randint(1,9)
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ while True:
             d = list(data)
 
             monitor = random.randint(0,3)
-            monitor = 0
+            # monitor = 0
 
             d[5] = (1 << 7) | monitor