diff --git a/build/submodule/mepicsca/CTestTestfile.cmake b/build/submodule/mepicsca/CTestTestfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad0d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/submodule/mepicsca/CTestTestfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# CMake generated Testfile for 
+# Source directory: /home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/submodule/mepicsca
+# Build directory: /home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/build/submodule/mepicsca
+# 
+# This file includes the relevant testing commands required for 
+# testing this directory and lists subdirectories to be tested as well.
+add_test(m_epics_ca_test "/home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/submodule/mepicsca/run_test.sh" "/home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/build/submodule/mepicsca/m_epics_ca_test")
+set_tests_properties(m_epics_ca_test PROPERTIES  RUN_SERIAL "TRUE" WORKING_DIRECTORY "/home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/submodule/mepicsca" _BACKTRACE_TRIPLES "/home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/submodule/mepicsca/CMakeLists.txt;113;add_test;/home/ponsin_h/midas_frontends/ePowerSwitch_frontend/submodule/mepicsca/CMakeLists.txt;0;")
diff --git a/build/submodule/mepicsca/m_epics_ca_test b/build/submodule/mepicsca/m_epics_ca_test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3fd2a90
Binary files /dev/null and b/build/submodule/mepicsca/m_epics_ca_test differ
diff --git a/include/ePowerSwitchConfig.h b/include/ePowerSwitchConfig.h
index 3e1dea1..933e254 100644
--- a/include/ePowerSwitchConfig.h
+++ b/include/ePowerSwitchConfig.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef EPOWERSWITCH_CONFIG_H
 #define EPOWERSWITCH_CONFIG_H
 
-#define EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_COMMAND_PREFIX "ePowerSwitch_command_outlet_"
+#define EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_SET_PREFIX "ePowerSwitch_set_outlet_"
+#define EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_GET_PREFIX "ePowerSwitch_get_outlet_"
 #define EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKETNUMBER_INFO_PREFIX "ePowerSwitch_config_maxOutlet"
 
 #define DEFAULT_FRONTEND_NAME "ePowerSwitch"
diff --git a/include/ePowerSwitchFront.h b/include/ePowerSwitchFront.h
index 3160d3a..53783e3 100644
--- a/include/ePowerSwitchFront.h
+++ b/include/ePowerSwitchFront.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class ePowerSwitchEquipment : public TMFeEquipment {
     void HandlePeriodic();
 
   private:
-    std::vector<mEpicsCa<int> *> outletCommandRecords;
-    std::vector<int> outletLastState;
+    std::vector<mEpicsCa<std::string> *> outletSetRecords;
+    std::vector<mEpicsCa<std::string> *> outletGetRecords;
     mEpicsCa<int> outletNumberRecord;
     int numberOfOutlet;
 
diff --git a/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp b/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
index 1a4e606..c1a81aa 100644
--- a/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
+++ b/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
@@ -77,21 +77,24 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::HandlePeriodic() {
 }
 
 void ePowerSwitchEquipment::refreshSocket(int socketId) {
-    std::string varname = format("Socket ", socketId);
+    std::string requestedVarname =
+        format("Socket ", socketId) + std::string(" requested");
+    std::string currentVarname =
+        format("Socket ", socketId) + std::string(" current");
 
-    int midasSocketState = 0; // default => turn off
-    fOdbEqVariables->RI(varname.c_str(), &midasSocketState, true);
+    std::string midasRequestedSocketState = std::string("Off");
+    fOdbEqVariables->RS(requestedVarname.c_str(), &midasRequestedSocketState,
+                        true, midasRequestedSocketState.length() + 1);
 
-    if (midasSocketState != this->outletLastState.at(socketId)) {
-        int errorCode =
-            this->outletCommandRecords.at(socketId)->put(&midasSocketState);
-        if (errorCode < 0) {
-            fMfe->Msg(MERROR, __FUNCTION__,
-                      "Couldn't put new value into socket n° %d", socketId);
-        } else {
-            this->outletLastState.at(socketId) = midasSocketState;
-        }
+    std::string epicsCurrentSocketState;
+    this->outletGetRecords.at(socketId)->get(&epicsCurrentSocketState);
+
+    if (epicsCurrentSocketState != midasRequestedSocketState) {
+        this->outletSetRecords.at(socketId)->put(&midasRequestedSocketState);
     }
+
+    fOdbEqVariables->WS(currentVarname.c_str(), epicsCurrentSocketState.c_str(),
+                        epicsCurrentSocketState.length() + 1);
 }
 
 void ePowerSwitchEquipment::refreshAllSockets() {
@@ -124,12 +127,16 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::updateSocketNumber() {
                   epicsOutletNumber - this->numberOfOutlet);
 
     for (int i = this->numberOfOutlet; i < epicsOutletNumber; i++) {
-        std::string epicsRecordName =
-            format(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_COMMAND_PREFIX, i);
+        std::string epicsSetRecordName =
+            format(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_SET_PREFIX, i);
 
-        this->outletCommandRecords.push_back(
-            new mEpicsCa<int>(epicsRecordName.c_str(), true));
-        this->outletLastState.push_back(0);
+        this->outletSetRecords.push_back(
+            new mEpicsCa<std::string>(epicsSetRecordName.c_str()));
+
+        std::string epicsGetRecordName =
+            format(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_GET_PREFIX, i);
+        this->outletGetRecords.push_back(
+            new mEpicsCa<std::string>(epicsGetRecordName.c_str()));
     }
 
     if (this->numberOfOutlet > epicsOutletNumber)
@@ -138,11 +145,13 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::updateSocketNumber() {
                   this->numberOfOutlet - epicsOutletNumber);
 
     for (int i = epicsOutletNumber; i < this->numberOfOutlet; i++) {
-        mEpicsCa<int> *ptr = this->outletCommandRecords.back();
-        delete ptr;
+        mEpicsCa<std::string> *setRecord = this->outletSetRecords.back();
+        delete setRecord;
+        mEpicsCa<std::string> *getRecord = this->outletGetRecords.back();
+        delete getRecord;
 
-        this->outletCommandRecords.pop_back();
-        this->outletLastState.pop_back();
+        this->outletSetRecords.pop_back();
+        this->outletGetRecords.pop_back();
     }
 
     this->numberOfOutlet = epicsOutletNumber;
diff --git a/submodule/mepicsca b/submodule/mepicsca
index d9e1789..abc5781 160000
--- a/submodule/mepicsca
+++ b/submodule/mepicsca
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d9e17892ba2e85beff98690d4c4b10d7b93821f3
+Subproject commit abc57815eb9992d489d30fd315f93ded52ebc5a0