diff --git a/db/sinqMotor.db b/db/sinqMotor.db
index 08f537a..ecaed1b 100755
--- a/db/sinqMotor.db
+++ b/db/sinqMotor.db
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # The main asyn motor record. Some fields are populated from the substitution 
 # files via macros:
-# - $(INSTR): Name of the instrument, e.g. "SQ:SINQTEST:"
-# - $(M): Name of the motor in EPICS, e.g. "lin1"
-# - $(DESC): Short description of the motor
-# - $(DIR): This value is usually set to "Pos". If the motor axis direction 
+# - INSTR: Name of the instrument, e.g. "SQ:SINQTEST:"
+# - M: Name of the motor in EPICS, e.g. "lin1"
+# - DESC: Short description of the motor. If not given, this is equal to M
+# - DIR: This value is usually set to "Pos". If the motor axis direction 
 # should be inverted, this value can be set to "Neg"
-# - $(CONTROLLER): Name of the motor controller, e.g. "mcu1"
-# - $(AXIS): Number of the axis, e.g. "1"
-# - $(MRES): Motor record resolution. See the README.md for a detailed discussion
-# - $(EGU): Engineering units. In case of a rotary axis, this is "degree", in 
+# - CONTROLLER: Name of the motor controller, e.g. "mcu1"
+# - AXIS: Number of the axis, e.g. "1"
+# - MRES: Motor record resolution. See the README.md for a detailed discussion
+# - EGU: Engineering units. In case of a rotary axis, this is "degree", in 
 # case of a linear axis this is "mm".
 record(motor,"$(INSTR)$(M)")
 {
-    field(DESC,"$(DESC)")
+    field(DESC,"$(DESC=$(M))")
     field(DTYP,"asynMotor")
     field(DIR,"$(DIR=Pos)")
     field(OUT,"@asyn($(CONTROLLER),$(AXIS))")
diff --git a/src/sinqController.h b/src/sinqController.h
index 6e4874a..d20c1c6 100644
--- a/src/sinqController.h
+++ b/src/sinqController.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Stefan Mathis, November 2024
 
 #define motorMessageIsFromDriverString "MOTOR_MESSAGE_DRIVER"
 #define motorMessageTextString "MOTOR_MESSAGE_TEXT"
-#define IncrementalEncoder "Incremental encoder"
-#define AbsoluteEncoder "Absolute encoder"
+#define IncrementalEncoder "incremental"
+#define AbsoluteEncoder "absolute"
+#define NoEncoder "none"
 
 class epicsShareClass sinqController : public asynMotorController {
   public: