diff --git a/ascon.c b/ascon.c
index b0d6c609..dcd23272 100644
--- a/ascon.c
+++ b/ascon.c
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ static void AsconConnect(Ascon * a)
   ret = CreateSocketAdress(&adr, a->hostport, port);
   *colon = ':';
   if (ret == 0) {
+    a->ip = 0;
     AsconError(a, "bad host specification", 0);
     return;
   }
+  a->ip = adr.sin_addr.s_addr;
   oldopts = fcntl(a->fd, F_GETFL, 0);
   fcntl(a->fd, F_SETFL, oldopts | O_NONBLOCK);
   ret =
@@ -853,6 +855,14 @@ char *AsconHostport(Ascon *a)
   return a->hostport;
 }
 
+unsigned long AsconIP(Ascon *a)
+{
+  if (a==NULL) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return a->ip;
+}
+
 double AsconGetSetTimeout(Ascon *a, double timeout, int setmode) {
   if (setmode) {
     a->timeout = timeout;
diff --git a/ascon.h b/ascon.h
index 2571fd8c..9d457da6 100644
--- a/ascon.h
+++ b/ascon.h
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ int AsconLastState(Ascon *a);
  */
 char *AsconHostport(Ascon *a);
 
+/**
+ * \brief return IP address
+ * \param a The Ascon to query
+ * \return the IP address 
+ */
+unsigned long AsconIP(Ascon *a);
+
 /**
  * \brief set or get timeout
  * \param a the Ascon
diff --git a/ascon.i b/ascon.i
index 9cadeb95..f4da9ad9 100644
--- a/ascon.i
+++ b/ascon.i
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct Ascon {
   char *sendTerminator;        /**< terminator for sending messages */
   char *replyTerminator;       /**< (std) terminator list for reply. NULL is the special case CR, LF or CR/LF */
   char *hostport;              /**< host:port to connect */
+  in_addr_t ip;                /**< the ip address */
   pDynString errmsg;           /**< error message */
   double start;                /**< unix time when read was started */
   int noResponse;              /**< no response expected */
diff --git a/binprot.c b/binprot.c
index 9313230d..22dbfca4 100644
--- a/binprot.c
+++ b/binprot.c
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@
  * chksum-crc: simple 8bit checksum
  */
 
+#define SIMULATE_ERROR 0
+static int simulate_error = 0;
+
 typedef enum {intType, hexType, floatType, strType,
   skipType, codeType, checkType, crcType,
-  dumpType, endType, errorType} BinDataType; // items on this line stay at end
+  dumpType, endType, errorType} BinDataType; /* items on this line stay at end */
 
 typedef enum {modbusCrc, kellerCrc, rsportCrc, syconCrc, chksumCrc} CrcAlgorithm;
 
@@ -83,7 +86,8 @@ typedef struct {
   CrcAlgorithm algo;
   int crcStart;
   pDynString inp;
-  char *nextFmt; // position of next format token
+  char *nextFmt; /* position of next format token */
+  char *readFmt; /* position of first read format */
   pDynString result;
   int expectedChars;
   BinDataType type;
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ typedef struct {
   int syconState;
   unsigned char chksum;
   pDynString data;
+  int try_again_count;
+  int try_again_max;
 } BinPrivate;
 
 #define MAXDUMP 999
@@ -383,6 +389,15 @@ void BinShuffle(char *input, int order) {
       break;
   }
 }
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void BinResetWrite(Ascon *a) {
+  BinPrivate *p = a->private;
+  p->nextFmt = p->readFmt;
+  a->wrPos = 0;
+  a->lineCount = 0;
+  a->state = AsconWriting;
+}
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
   int res;
@@ -408,6 +423,7 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
     /* exchange buffers */
     dyn = p->inp;
     p->inp = a->wrBuffer;
+    p->try_again_count = p->try_again_max;
     a->wrBuffer = dyn;
     DynStringClear(dyn);
     str = GetCharArray(p->inp);
@@ -507,10 +523,10 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
           l += 4;
           break;
         case strType:
-	  ls = strlen(item);
-	  if (ls > size) {
-	    item[size] = '\0';
-	  }
+          ls = strlen(item);
+          if (ls > size) {
+            item[size] = '\0';
+          }
           DynStringConcat(dyn, item);
           if (size == NUL_TERMINATED) {
             DynStringConcatChar(dyn, 0);
@@ -520,7 +536,7 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
               DynStringConcatChar(dyn, 0);
             }
             l += size;
-	  }
+          }
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -530,7 +546,8 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
       BinToSycon(dyn);
     }
 
-    p->nextFmt = str + pos;
+    p->readFmt = str + pos;
+    p->nextFmt = p->readFmt;
     p->type = hexType; /* initialize to anything < dumpType */
     do {
       res = BinReadItem(a);
@@ -540,15 +557,11 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
         return 1;
       }
     } while (res == 1);
-    p->nextFmt = str + pos;
-    a->wrPos = 0;
+    BinResetWrite(a);
     if (GetDynStringLength(a->wrBuffer) == 0) {
       /* prevent to swallow "garbage" */
       a->state = AsconWriteDone;
-    } else {
-      a->state = AsconWriting;
     }
-    a->lineCount = 0;
     return 1;
   case AsconReadStart:
     DynStringClear(p->result);
@@ -558,10 +571,16 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
     break;
   case AsconReading:
     res = AsconBaseHandler(a);
+    if (a->state == AsconTimeout && p->try_again_count > 0) {
+      p->try_again_count--;
+      DynStringCopy(a->errmsg, "timeout");
+      BinResetWrite(a);
+      return 0;
+    }
     if (res == 0) {
       if (GetDynStringLength(a->rdBuffer) == 0) {
         /* wait for the first byte - or timeout */
-        return res;
+        return 0;
       }
       if (p->type >= dumpType) {
         l = GetDynStringLength(a->rdBuffer);
@@ -578,15 +597,23 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
           DynStringConcat(a->errmsg, GetCharArray(p->result));
           a->state = AsconFailed;
         } else {
-          a->state = AsconReadDone;
+          if (p->try_again_count != p->try_again_max) {
+             Log(INFO, "com", "sock0:recovered from (%s) after: %s", GetCharArray(a->errmsg), GetCharArray(p->inp));
+           }
+           a->state = AsconReadDone;
         }
         /* exchange buffers */
         dyn = a->rdBuffer;
         a->rdBuffer = p->result;
         p->result = dyn;
+        if (a->state == AsconFailed && p->try_again_count > 0) {
+          p->try_again_count--;
+          BinResetWrite(a);
+          return 0;
+        }
         return 1;
       }
-      return res;
+      return 0;
     }
     if (p->crcAlgorithm == syconCrc) {
       switch (p->syconState) {
@@ -745,13 +772,23 @@ int BinHandler(Ascon *a) {
       p->expectedChars--;
       if ((unsigned char)a->lastChar != p->iValue) {
         i = GetDynStringLength(a->rdBuffer) - 1;
-        snprintf(item, sizeof item, "BINERR: response[%d]==%2.2x != %2.2x ", i, (unsigned char)a->lastChar, (unsigned char)p->iValue);
+        snprintf(item, sizeof item, "BINERR:  [%d]==%2.2x != %2.2x ", i, (unsigned char)a->lastChar, (unsigned char)p->iValue);
         DynStringCopy(a->errmsg, item);
         p->type = errorType;
         p->dumpFrom = 0;
         /* skip to end */
         p->nextFmt = "";
       }
+#if SIMULATE_ERROR > 0
+      if (p->try_again_max > 0 && simulate_error++ > SIMULATE_ERROR) {
+        DynStringCopy(a->errmsg, "simulate ");
+        p->type = errorType;
+        p->dumpFrom = 0;
+        /* skip to end */
+        p->nextFmt = "";
+        simulate_error = 0;
+      }
+#endif
     }
     if (p->expectedChars <= 0) {
       BinReadItem(a);
@@ -773,6 +810,7 @@ static int BinInit(Ascon * a, SConnection * con, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   BinPrivate *p;
 
+/* args: 2 <protocol>, 3 <timeout>, 4 <try_again_max>
 /* argv[2] may be modbus-crc (default), keller-crc, rsport-crc or sycon-crc */
   
   if (argc < 2) {
@@ -807,6 +845,12 @@ static int BinInit(Ascon * a, SConnection * con, int argc, char *argv[])
   } else {
     a->timeout = 2.0; /* sec */
   }
+  if (argc > 4) {
+    p->try_again_max = atoi(argv[4]);
+  } else {
+    p->try_again_max = 0;
+  }
+  
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/devser.c b/devser.c
index 2baf4755..e1d58946 100644
--- a/devser.c
+++ b/devser.c
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@ char *DevHostport(DevSer *devser) {
   return AsconHostport(devser->ascon);
 }
 
+unsigned long DevIP(DevSer *devser) {
+  return AsconIP(devser->ascon);
+}
+
 char *DevStatus(DevSer *devser) {
   char *str, *pos;
   static char buf[64];
diff --git a/devser.h b/devser.h
index b2e48c93..9ea76805 100644
--- a/devser.h
+++ b/devser.h
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ void DevAsconStatistics(DevSer *self, double *avg,
  */
 char *DevHostport(DevSer *devser);
 
+/**
+ * \brief return IP address
+ * \param a The device serializer to query
+ * \return the IP address   
+ */
+unsigned long DevIP(DevSer *devser);
+
 /**
  * \brief return status of device server ("offline", "unconnected", "")
  * \param devser The device serializer to query
diff --git a/drive.c b/drive.c
index 563de10a..74ecc2f3 100644
--- a/drive.c
+++ b/drive.c
@@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ int Drive(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pInter, char *name, float fNew)
     if (iRet == DEVINT) {
       if (SCGetInterrupt(pCon) == eAbortOperation) {
         SCSetInterrupt(pCon, eContinue);
-        snprintf(pBueffel, 511, "Driving %s aborted at %9.3f", name, fPos);
+        snprintf(pBueffel, 511, "Driving %s aborted at %.6g", name, fPos);
         SCWrite(pCon, pBueffel, eError);
       }
       return 0;
     } else if (iRet == DEVDONE) {
-      snprintf(pBueffel, 511, "Driving %s to %9.3f done", name, fPos);
+      snprintf(pBueffel, 511, "Driving %s to %.6g done", name, fPos);
       SCWrite(pCon, pBueffel, eValue);
       return 1;
     } else {
       snprintf(pBueffel, 511,
-              "Driving %s finished with problems, position: %9.3f", name,
+              "Driving %s finished with problems, position: %.6g", name,
               fPos);
       SCWrite(pCon, pBueffel, eValue);
       return 1;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int DriveWrapper(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
 
   /* print positions */
   for (i = 1; i < argc; i += 2) {
-    snprintf(pBueffel,511, "New %s position: %9.3f", argv[i],
+    snprintf(pBueffel,511, "New %s position: %.6g", argv[i],
             findPosition(pSics, pCon, argv[i]));
     SCWrite(pCon, pBueffel, eValue);
   }
diff --git a/loglisten.c b/loglisten.c
index b77542cd..3de67bb2 100644
--- a/loglisten.c
+++ b/loglisten.c
@@ -133,13 +133,19 @@ int AnalyzeCommand(char *command) {
   
   Tcl_SplitList(NULL, command, &argc, &argv);
   arg0 = 0;
-  if (argc > 0 && strcmp(argv[0], "fulltransact") == 0) {
+  if (argc > 0 && (strcmp(argv[0], "fulltransact") == 0
+                   || strcmp(argv[0], "transact") == 0)) {
     arg0 = 1;
   }
   if (argc <= arg0 + 1) {
     writable = 0; /* single word -> guess read only */
     goto Free;
   }
+  if (strcmp(argv[arg0], "sicsdescriptor") == 0
+      || strcmp(argv[arg0], "_tcl") == 0) {
+    writable = 0;
+    goto Free;
+  }
   pDes = FindCommandDescriptor(pServ->pSics, argv[arg0]);
   if (pDes == NULL) goto Free;
   if (pDes->parNode == NULL && GetDescriptorKey(pDes, "pardef") == NULL) goto Free;
diff --git a/logsetup.c b/logsetup.c
index aceb023e..c5da6a9d 100644
--- a/logsetup.c
+++ b/logsetup.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn LoggerUpdateCallback(pHdb node,
   value = *(mm->v);
 
   time(&now);
-  if (now > LoggerLastTime(logger)) { /* never write more than once per second */
+  /* testwise >= */
+  if (now >= LoggerLastTime(logger)) { /* never write more than once per second */
     if (GetHdbProp(node, "geterror") == NULL) {
       str = formatValue(value, node);
       LoggerWrite(logger, time(NULL), LoggerPeriod(logger), GetCharArray(str));
diff --git a/make_gen b/make_gen
index f6a017c3..5674ddd7 100644
--- a/make_gen
+++ b/make_gen
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ SOBJ =  network.o ifile.o conman.o SCinter.o splitter.o passwd.o \
        singlenb.o simindex.o simidx.o uselect.o singletas.o motorsec.o \
        rwpuffer.o asynnet.o background.o countersec.o hdbtable.o velosec.o \
        histmemsec.o sansbc.o sicsutil.o strlutil.o genbinprot.o trace.o\
-       singlebinb.o taskobj.o sctcomtask.o tasmono.o multicountersec.o lscprot.o \
+       singlebinb.o taskobj.o sctcomtask.o tasmono.o multicountersec.o\
+       lscprot.o secopprot.o\
        messagepipe.o sicsget.o remoteobject.o pmacprot.o charbychar.o binprot.o \
        cnvrt.o tclClock.o tclDate.o tclUnixTime.o stack_trace.o logv2.o outcode.o 	     
  
diff --git a/ofac.c b/ofac.c
index 2f6d6ee9..56a1f8d2 100644
--- a/ofac.c
+++ b/ofac.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static void InitGeneral(void)
   INIT(AddPMACProtocoll);
   INIT(AddCharByCharProtocoll);
   INIT(AddLscProtocol);
+  INIT(AddSecopProtocol);
   INIT(MakeTrace);
   INIT(InitTaskOBJ);
   INIT(RemoteObjectInit);
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ static void InitIniCommands(SicsInterp * pInter)
   PCMD("SICSType",              SICSType);
   PCMD("Sics_Exitus",           SicsExit);
   PCMD("silent",                SICSSilent);
+  PCMD("json2tcl",              SICSjson2tcl);
   PCMD("status",                UserStatus);
   PCMD("TclReplaceDrivable",    TclReplaceDrivable);
   PCMD("transact",              TransactAction);
diff --git a/script.c b/script.c
index 73a5303a..df584b58 100644
--- a/script.c
+++ b/script.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <tcl.h>
 #include "fortify.h"
 #include "sics.h"
 #include "fupa.h"
@@ -579,3 +578,66 @@ int SICSSilent(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
   free(cmd);
   return 1;
 }
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Tcl_Obj *json2tcl(struct json_object *jobj) {
+  char buf[100];
+  int i, len;
+  Tcl_Obj **list;
+  Tcl_Obj *dict, *kobj, *vobj;
+  Tcl_Obj *val;
+  const char *key;
+  const char *str;
+
+  switch (json_object_get_type(jobj)) {
+  case json_type_boolean:
+    return Tcl_NewBooleanObj(json_object_get_boolean(jobj));
+  case json_type_int:
+    return Tcl_NewLongObj(json_object_get_int(jobj));
+  case json_type_double:
+    return Tcl_NewDoubleObj(json_object_get_double(jobj));
+  case json_type_string:
+    str = json_object_get_string(jobj);
+    return Tcl_NewStringObj((char *)str, json_object_get_string_len(jobj));
+  case json_type_array:
+    len = json_object_array_length(jobj);
+    list = calloc(sizeof *list, len);
+    for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
+      list[i] = json2tcl(json_object_array_get_idx(jobj, i));
+      if (!list[i]) return NULL;
+    }
+    return Tcl_NewListObj(len, list);
+  case json_type_object:
+    dict = Tcl_NewDictObj();
+    if (!dict) return NULL;
+    json_object_object_foreach(jobj, key, val) {
+      kobj = Tcl_NewStringObj(key, strlen(key));
+      vobj = json2tcl(val);
+      if (kobj && vobj) {
+        Tcl_DictObjPut(NULL, dict, kobj, vobj);
+      }
+    }
+    return dict;
+  }
+  return Tcl_NewStringObj("None", 4);
+}
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int SICSjson2tcl(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
+                  int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  json_object *jobj;
+  assert(pCon);
+  assert(pSics);
+  
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR:  should be:  json2tcl <string>", eError);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  jobj = json_tokener_parse(argv[1]);
+  if (!jobj) {
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR:  no valid JSON", eError);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  /* the result is written only to the interpreter, no output to the client */
+  Tcl_SetObjResult(pSics->pTcl, json2tcl(jobj));
+  json_object_put(jobj);
+  return 1;
+}
diff --git a/script.h b/script.h
index 82859058..e7ea5c01 100644
--- a/script.h
+++ b/script.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef SICSSCRIPT
 #define SICSSCRIPT
 
+#include <tcl.h>
+#include <json-c/json.h>
+
 /* -------------------------- Interrupts -----------------------------------*/
 int GetSICSInterrupt(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
                      int argc, char *argv[]);
@@ -51,4 +54,9 @@ int SICSDescriptor(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int SICSSilent(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
                int argc, char *argv[]);
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Tcl_Obj *json2tcl(struct json_object *jobj);
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int SICSjson2tcl(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
+                  int argc, char *argv[]);
 #endif
diff --git a/scriptcontext.c b/scriptcontext.c
index cdc9545f..dcb38896 100644
--- a/scriptcontext.c
+++ b/scriptcontext.c
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@ int SctCommand(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics, void *object,
     if (argc == 3) {
       node = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[2], con);
     }
-    GetHdbPath(node->mama, value, sizeof value);
+    if (node) {
+      GetHdbPath(node->mama, value, sizeof value);
+    } else {
+      value[0] = 0;
+    }
     /* returns an empty string on error */
     SCWrite(con, value, eValue);
     return 1;
@@ -1733,6 +1737,22 @@ static int SctHostport(pSICSOBJ ccmd, SConnection * con,
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int SctIpAddress(pSICSOBJ ccmd, SConnection * con,
+                        Hdb * cmdNode, Hdb * par[], int nPar)
+{
+  SctController *c;
+  uint32_t ip;
+
+  c = (SctController *) ccmd->pPrivate;
+  ip = DevIP(c->devser);
+  SCPrintf(con, eValue, "%d.%d.%d.%d",
+     (int)(ip & 0xff),
+     (int)((ip >> 8) & 0xff),
+     (int)((ip >> 16) & 0xff),
+     (int)((ip >> 24)  & 0xff));
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static int SctTimeout(pSICSOBJ ccmd, SConnection * con,
                       Hdb * cmdNode, Hdb * par[], int nPar)
 {
@@ -1909,7 +1929,7 @@ static int SctMakeController(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics,
   assert(controller);
   controller->debugConn = NULL;
 
-  ccmd = MakeSICSOBJv(objName, "SctController", HIPNONE, usSpy);
+  ccmd = MakeSICSOBJv(objName, "SctController", HIPTEXT, usSpy);
   controller->node = ccmd->objectNode;
   controller->conn = SCCreateDummyConnection(pServ->pSics);
 
@@ -2006,6 +2026,9 @@ static int SctMakeController(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics,
   cmd = AddSICSHdbPar(controller->node,
                       "hostport", usSpy, MakeSICSFunc(SctHostport));
 
+  cmd = AddSICSHdbPar(controller->node,
+                      "ip", usSpy, MakeSICSFunc(SctIpAddress));
+
   cmd = AddSICSHdbPar(controller->node,
                       "status", usSpy, MakeSICSFunc(SctStatus));
 
diff --git a/secopprot.c b/secopprot.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a141872c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secopprot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <tcl.h>
+#include <json-c/json.h>
+#include "ascon.h"
+#include "ascon.i"
+#include "script.h"
+
+/*
+ * protocol for SECoP
+ *
+ * Markus Zolliker June 2017
+ */
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+int SecopProtHandler(Ascon *a) {
+  int ret;
+  char *result;
+  char *space;
+  char *json;
+  Tcl_Obj *tcllist[3], *tclobj;
+  int l;
+  struct json_object *jobj;
+
+  switch (a->state) {
+  case AsconWriting:
+    /* do not skip garbage (might be a message!) */
+    l = GetDynStringLength(a->wrBuffer) - a->wrPos;
+    ret = AsconWriteChars(a->fd, GetCharArray(a->wrBuffer) + a->wrPos, l);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      AsconError(a, "ASC4", errno); /* sets state to AsconFailed */
+    } else {
+      a->wrPos += ret;
+      if (a->wrPos >= GetDynStringLength(a->wrBuffer)) {
+        a->state = AsconWriteDone;
+      }
+    }
+    return 1;
+  case AsconWriteStart:
+    if (GetDynStringLength(a->wrBuffer) == 0) {
+      /* do not send empty message */
+      a->state = AsconWriteDone;
+      return 1;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  ret = AsconStdHandler(a);
+  switch (a->state) {
+  case AsconReading:
+    if (ret) {
+      if (a->timeout < 1) {
+        /* extend timeout to 1 sec during a message */
+        a->start = DoubleTime() + 1 - a->timeout;
+      }
+    }
+    break;
+  case AsconReadDone:
+    result = GetCharArray(a->rdBuffer);
+    space = strchr(result, ' ');
+    if (space) {
+      json = strchr(space+1, ' ');
+      if (json) {
+        json++;
+        jobj = json_tokener_parse(json);
+        if (jobj) {
+          tcllist[0] = Tcl_NewStringObj(result, space - result);
+          tcllist[1] = Tcl_NewStringObj(space + 1, json - space - 2);
+          tcllist[2] = json2tcl(jobj);
+          tclobj = Tcl_NewListObj(3, tcllist);
+          DynStringCopy(a->rdBuffer, Tcl_GetString(tclobj));
+          json_object_put(jobj); /* free jobj */
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void AddSecopProtocol() {
+  static AsconProtocol secopprot;
+  secopprot.name = "SECoP";
+  secopprot.handler = SecopProtHandler;
+  secopprot.init = AsconStdInit;
+  AsconInsertProtocol(&secopprot);
+}