diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/DMC2280/controller2.txt b/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/DMC2280/controller2.txt
index b2ce7d91..3dc241e5 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/DMC2280/controller2.txt
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/rsd/DMC2280/controller2.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NO TE: KOWARI - CONTROLLER 2
 NO TE: 
 NO TE: $Revision:
-NO TE: $Date: 2007-10-09 01:44:16 $
+NO TE: $Date: 2008-01-16 05:34:15 $
 NO TE: Author: Dan Bartlett
 NO TE: Last revision by: $Author: dcl $
 NO TE:
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ IA 137,157,201,196;' CONFIGURES IP ADDRESS
 AC 25000,25000,25000,25000,25000,25000,,;' SET ACELERATION
 DC 25000,25000,25000,25000,25000,25000,,;' SET DECELERATION
 SP 200000,200000,25000,25000,25000,25000,,;' SET SPEED
+SIA=0;'TURN OFF CLOCK PULSES TO ALLOW ENCODER TO INITIALISE
+SIB=0
+SIC=0
+SID=0
+SIE=0
+SIF=0
+SIG=0
+SIH=0
+WT1000;'WAIT FOR ENCODER TO INITIALISE
 SIA=1,31,13,0<12>2;'IVO ENCODER
 SIB=0,25,13,0<12>2;'NOT USED, ONE CORD PULL FOR BOTH RAISE SECTIONS
 SIC=1,25,13,0<12>2;'HEIDENHAIN ROQ425