diff --git a/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c b/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
index d583e43c..a69b7fa7 100644
--- a/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
+++ b/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
@@ -30,19 +30,8 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include "anstoutil.h"
 
-/*
-#include "splint/splint_fortify.h"
-#include "splint/splint_tclDecls.h"
-#include "splint/splint_dynstring.h"
-#include "splint/splint_SCinter.h"
-*/
-
-/*@-incondefs@*/
-/* XXX Should this also free pData */
-#if 0
-int readRS232(prs232 self, /*@out@*/void *data, /*@out@*/int *dataLen);
-int readRS232TillTerm(prs232 self, /*@out@*/void *data, int *datalen);
-#endif
+#define UNITSLEN 256
+#define TEXTPARLEN 1024
 void KillRS232(/*@only@*/ void *pData);
 /*@+incondefs@*/
 
@@ -75,6 +64,8 @@ typedef struct __MoDriv {
   void   (*ListDriverPar)(void *self, char *motorName,
       SConnection *pCon);
   void   (*KillPrivate)(/*@only@*/void *self);
+  int   (*GetDriverTextPar)(void *self, char *name, 
+                                  char *textPar);
 
 
   /* DMC-2280 specific fields */
@@ -1174,6 +1165,23 @@ static int DMC2280Halt(void *pData){
     return 1;
 }
 
+/** \brief Allow motor drivers to return text values like units.
+ *
+ * Refactoring: Should replace this with a function that will
+ * return hdb values.
+ * This is the first step in the refactoring process. */
+int DMC2280GetTextPar(void *pData, char *name, char *textPar) {
+  pDMC2280Driv self = NULL;
+
+  self = (pDMC2280Driv)pData;
+
+  if(strcmp(name,UNITS) == 0) {
+    snprintf(textPar, UNITSLEN, self->units);
+    return 1;
+  } 
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /** \brief Fetches the value of the named parameter,
  * implements the GetDriverPar method in the MotorDriver interface.
  *
@@ -1526,7 +1534,7 @@ static void DMC2280List(void *self, char *name, SConnection *pCon){
   SCWrite(pCon, buffer, eStatus);
   snprintf(buffer, BUFFLEN, "%s.home = %f\n", name, ((pDMC2280Driv)self)->home);
   SCWrite(pCon, buffer, eStatus);
-  snprintf(buffer, BUFFLEN, "%s.units = %s\n", name, ((pDMC2280Driv)self)->units);
+  snprintf(buffer, BUFFLEN, "%s.units = %s\n", name, ((pDMC2280Driv)self)->units); 
   SCWrite(pCon, buffer, eStatus);
   snprintf(buffer, BUFFLEN, "%s.speed = %f\n", name, ((pDMC2280Driv)self)->speed);
   SCWrite(pCon, buffer, eStatus);
@@ -1713,6 +1721,7 @@ static void KillDMC2280(/*@only@*/void *pData){
   pNew->SetDriverPar = DMC2280SetPar;
   pNew->ListDriverPar = DMC2280List;
   pNew->KillPrivate = KillDMC2280;
+  pNew->GetDriverTextPar = DMC2280GetTextPar;
   pNew->blockage_ckInterval = 0.5;
   pNew->blockage_thresh = 0.5;
   pNew->blockage_ratio = 2.0;