diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/commands.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/commands.tcl
index 4c198c7d..8d986538 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/commands.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/commands.tcl
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ float time
 float range
 } {
 catch {
+#ffr Changed 0.5 to 0.2 on 30/06/2014 because
+#    oct hits upper limit switch at about 1.27 degrees
+#    with new "oct oscillate" command.
+   oct oscillate_low [expr -abs($range/2.0) - 0.2]
+   oct oscillate_high [expr abs($range/2.0) + 0.2]
+
    set spd [expr 2.0*$range / $time]
-   oct softlowerlim [expr -abs($range/2.0) - 0.5]
-   oct softupperlim [expr abs($range/2.0) + 0.5]
    oct maxretry 5
    oct accel 0.25
    oct speed 0.25
@@ -73,11 +77,11 @@ int=1:inf reps
    histmem mode unlimited
    newfile HISTOGRAM_XY
    for {set i 0} {$i < $reps} {incr i} {
-        oscmd start $oscno
+        oct oscillate_count $oscno
+        oct oscillate start
  	hmm countblock
       	save $i
    }
-   oscmd stop
 #  RadCollOff
 }
 # RadCollTimed
@@ -116,12 +120,12 @@ int=1:inf oscno
    newfile HISTOGRAM_XY
    for {set i 0} {$i < $numsteps} {incr i} {
       drive $motor [expr $i*$step+$start]
-      oscmd start $oscno
+      oct oscillate_count $oscno
+      oct oscillate start
       hmm countblock
       save $i
    }
 #  RadCollOff
-   oscmd stop
 }
 }
 namespace import ::ajscmds::*