diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/hmm/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/hmm/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl
index 2527de44..f273ffcd 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/hmm/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/hmm/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# $Revision: 1.5 $
-# $Date: 2007-03-30 07:51:35 $
+# $Revision: 1.6 $
+# $Date: 2007-03-31 01:27:52 $
 # Author: Mark Lesha (mle@ansto.gov.au)
 # Last revision by: $Author: ffr $
 
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
 # System: Histogram Server (sample)
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-MakeHM hmm anstohttp
-hmm configure hmaddress http://das1-[SplitReply [instrument]]:8080
-hmm configure username spy
-hmm configure password 007
-hmm configure hmDataPath ../HMData
+#ffr MakeHM hmm anstohttp, move to inst specific config
 
 namespace eval histogram_memory {
 VarMake hmm_dim0 Int User
@@ -68,6 +64,11 @@ hmm configure hmconfigscript "returnconfigfile $cfPath(hmm)/anstohm_full.xml"
 #
 # Making sure the histogram server is stopped, so we can load configuration.
 proc hmm_initialize {} {
+hmm configure hmaddress http://das1-[SplitReply [instrument]]:8080
+hmm configure username spy
+hmm configure password 007
+hmm configure hmDataPath ../HMData
+
 hmm configure init 0
 hmm init
 hmm stop
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ proc hmm_setup {mode bankNum rankNum nyc nxc ntc} {
 # instead of just stopping it, so we can generate multiple datasets
 # during a scan, or overlap data acquired at different scan stations.
 # It can also terminate either on the counter or any of the histogram objects.
-MakeHMControl_ANSTO hmc bm hmm
+#ffr MakeHMControl_ANSTO hmc bm hmm, move to inst specific config
 
 ##############################################
 # Creating scans and creating/attaching
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
index 5df63c3e..f5d3fe1f 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 MakeHM hmm SIM
-hmm configure HistMode Normal
-hmm configure OverFlowMode    Ceil
-hmm configure dim0 512
-hmm configure dim1 [expr 480 * 8 - 1]
-hmm configure rank 2
-hmm configure BinWidth 4
-#hmm configure BinWidth 1
-hmm preset 100.
-hmm CountMode Timer
-hmm configure Counter counter
-hmm configure init 0
-hmm init
+#MakeHMControl_ANSTO hmc bm hmm
+source $cfPath(hmm)/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl 
 
-#MakeScanCommand hmscan bm scan.hdd recover.bin
-
-namespace eval histogram_memory {
-proc prepare {} {}
-proc finish {} {}
-proc count_bm_controlled  {mode preset} {
-  hmm countmode $mode
-  hmm preset $preset
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmc {_start _preset _mode _pause} {
+  hmm countmode $_mode
+  hmm preset $_preset
   hmm countblock
 }
 
-proc hmm_initialize {} {}
-proc hmm_setup {mode bankNum rankNum nyc nxc ntc} {}
+
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmmdictitemval {histomem dictitem} {
+  array set dict [list stitch_nyc 512 stitch_nxc [expr 480 * 8 - 1] oat_ntc_eff 1 ]
+	return $dict($dictitem);
 }
 
-publish ::histogram_memory::prepare user
-publish ::histogram_memory::finish user
-publish ::histogram_memory::count_bm_controlled user
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmm_initialize {} {
+}
+
+::histogram_memory::hmm_initialize
+::histogram_memory::hmm_setup transparent 7000000 3 stitch_nyc  stitch_nxc oat_ntc_eff
+hmm_start 0
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
index 59876ce8..0fc9e008 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/hrpd/script_validator/config/hmm/hmm_configuration.tcl
@@ -1,44 +1,22 @@
-VarMake hmm_dim0 Int User
-VarMake hmm_dim1 Int User
-VarMake hmm_dim2 Int User
-VarMake hmm_histmode Text User
-VarMake hmm_bank Int User
-VarMake hmm_rank Int User
-VarMake hmm_start Int User
-VarMake hmm_length Int User
-
-hmm_dim0 512
-hmm_dim1 128
 MakeHM hmm SIM
-hmm configure HistMode Normal
-hmm configure OverFlowMode    Ceil
-hmm configure dim0 512
-hmm configure dim1 128
-hmm configure rank 2
-hmm configure BinWidth 4
-#hmm configure BinWidth 1
-hmm preset 100.
-hmm CountMode Timer
-hmm configure Counter counter
-hmm configure init 0
-hmm init
+#MakeHMControl_ANSTO hmc bm hmm
+source $cfPath(hmm)/hmm_configuration_common_1.tcl 
 
-hmm_length [expr {[SplitReply [hmm_dim0]] * [SplitReply [hmm_dim1]]} ]
-#MakeScanCommand hmscan bm scan.hdd recover.bin
-
-namespace eval histogram_memory {
-proc prepare {} {}
-proc finish {} {}
-proc count_bm_controlled  {mode preset} {
-  hmm countmode $mode
-  hmm preset $preset
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmc {_start _preset _mode _pause} {
+  hmm countmode $_mode
+  hmm preset $_preset
   hmm countblock
 }
 
-proc hmm_initialize {} {}
-proc hmm_setup {mode bankNum rankNum nyc nxc ntc} {}
+
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmmdictitemval {histomem dictitem} {
+  array set dict [list oat_nyc_eff 512 oat_nxc_eff 128 oat_ntc_eff 1 ]
+	return $dict($dictitem);
 }
 
-publish ::histogram_memory::prepare user
-publish ::histogram_memory::finish user
-publish ::histogram_memory::count_bm_controlled user
+proc ::histogram_memory::hmm_initialize {} {
+}
+
+::histogram_memory::hmm_initialize
+::histogram_memory::hmm_setup transparent 0 3 oat_nyc_eff  oat_nxc_eff oat_ntc_eff
+hmm_start 0