diff --git a/matrix/libmatrix.a b/matrix/libmatrix.a
index 23564feb..9d6aa14e 100644
Binary files a/matrix/libmatrix.a and b/matrix/libmatrix.a differ
diff --git a/mcstas/dmc/vdmcstatus.tcl b/mcstas/dmc/vdmcstatus.tcl
index 96c3854b..b4cea0b8 100644
--- a/mcstas/dmc/vdmcstatus.tcl
+++ b/mcstas/dmc/vdmcstatus.tcl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+exe batchpath ./
+exe syspath ./
 # Motor omegam
 omegam sign 1.000000
 omegam SoftZero 0.000000
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ twothetad ignorefault 0.000000
 twothetad AccessCode 2.000000
 twothetad movecount 10.000000
 # Counter counter
-counter SetPreset 60000000.000000
+counter SetPreset 600000000.000000
 counter SetMode Monitor
 banana CountMode monitor
 banana preset 60000.000000
@@ -227,5 +229,5 @@ email UNKNOWN
 email setAccess 2
 sample_mur 0.000000
 sample_mur setAccess 2
-exe batchpath ./
-exe syspath ./
+lastdatafile UNKNOWN
+lastdatafile setAccess 2
diff --git a/outcode.c b/outcode.c
index e52f6f58..6e9de898 100644
--- a/outcode.c
+++ b/outcode.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
                "event",
                "warning",
                "error",
+               "hdbvalue",
+               "hdbevent",
                NULL };
  static int iNoCodes = 10;
 #endif
diff --git a/sicshipadaba.c b/sicshipadaba.c
index 961116cd..e4609add 100644
--- a/sicshipadaba.c
+++ b/sicshipadaba.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 /*== there can be only hipadaba in SICS, some globals to care for that == */
 static pHdb root = NULL;
 static pSicsPoll poller = NULL;
+typedef enum {
+  normal_protocol,
+  json_protocol,
+} Protocol;
+char *trim(char *str);
 /*=============== common callback functions used for SICS ===========================*/
 static int SICSCheckPermissionCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
     hdbValue v){
@@ -150,50 +155,70 @@ typedef struct {
         commandContext context;
 }HdbCBInfo;
 
-static int isJSON(SConnection *pCon) {
+static Protocol isJSON(SConnection *pCon) {
     char proName[128];
     void *pData;
 
     if(SCinMacro(pCon)){
-    	return 0;
+    	return normal_protocol;
     }
     pData = FindCommandData(pServ->pSics, "protocol","Protocol");
     ProtocolGet(pCon, pData, proName, 128);
     if (strcmp(proName, "json") == 0)
-      return 1;
+      return json_protocol;
     else
-      return 0;
+      return normal_protocol;
 }
 
-int formatNameValue(int jsonSet, char *name, char *value, pDynString result) {
-  if (name == NULL) {
-    if (jsonSet) {
-    } else {
-    }
-  } else if (value == NULL) {
-    if (jsonSet) {
-      DynStringInsert(result,"\": ", 0);
-      DynStringInsert(result,name,0);
-      DynStringInsert(result,"{\"", 0);
-      DynStringConcat(result,"}");
-    } else {
-      DynStringInsert(result," =",0);
-      DynStringInsert(result,name,0);
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (jsonSet) {
-        DynStringCopy(result,"{\"");
-        DynStringConcat(result,name);
-        DynStringConcat(result,"\": ");
-        DynStringConcat(result,value);
-        DynStringConcat(result,"}");
-    } else {
+/* Format a name,value pair according to the given protocol */
+int formatNameValue(Protocol protocol, char *name, char *value, pDynString result, int hdtype) {
+  char *char_arr, *ptr;
+
+    switch(protocol) {
+      case normal_protocol:
         DynStringCopy(result,name);
         DynStringConcat(result," = ");
         DynStringConcat(result,value);
+        break;
+      case json_protocol: 
+        switch(hdtype){
+          case HIPNONE:
+            break;
+          case HIPINT:
+          case HIPFLOAT:
+            DynStringCopy(result,"{\"");
+            DynStringConcat(result,name);
+            DynStringConcat(result,"\": ");
+            DynStringConcat(result,value);
+            DynStringConcat(result,"}");
+            break;
+          case HIPTEXT:
+            DynStringCopy(result,"{\"");
+            DynStringConcat(result,name);
+            DynStringConcat(result,"\": \"");
+            DynStringConcat(result,value);
+            DynStringConcat(result,"\"}");
+            break;
+          case HIPINTAR:
+          case HIPINTVARAR:
+          case HIPFLOATAR:
+          case HIPFLOATVARAR:
+            char_arr = ptr = strdup(trim(value));
+            while(*ptr != '\0') {
+              if (isspace(*ptr))
+                *ptr=',';
+              ptr++; 
+            }
+            DynStringCopy(result,"{\"");
+            DynStringConcat(result,name);
+            DynStringConcat(result,"\": [ ");
+            DynStringConcat(result,char_arr);
+            DynStringConcat(result," ]}");
+            if (char_arr != NULL ) free(char_arr);
+            break;      
+        }
     }
-  }
-  return jsonSet;
+  return protocol;
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -203,7 +228,8 @@ static int SICSNotifyCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
     pDynString printedData = NULL;
     pDynString result = NULL;
     char *pPath = NULL;
-    int protocol = 0, outCode;
+    Protocol protocol = normal_protocol;
+    int outCode;
        
     cbInfo = (HdbCBInfo *)userData;
     pPath = GetHipadabaPath(node);
@@ -224,12 +250,12 @@ static int SICSNotifyCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
             */
             return 1;
         }
-        formatNameValue(protocol, pPath, GetCharArray(printedData), result);
+        formatNameValue(protocol, pPath, GetCharArray(printedData), result, v.dataType);
         SCWriteInContext(cbInfo->pCon,GetCharArray(result),
                     outCode,cbInfo->context);
         DeleteDynString(printedData);
     } else {
-      formatNameValue(protocol,"!!datachange!!", pPath, result);
+      formatNameValue(protocol, pPath,"!!datachange!!", result, HIPTEXT);
         SCWriteInContext(cbInfo->pCon,GetCharArray(result),
                     outCode,cbInfo->context);
     }                
@@ -256,7 +282,8 @@ static int TreeChangeCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
     char *path = NULL;
     char buffer[1024];
     pDynString result = NULL;
-    int protocol = 0, outCode;
+    Protocol protocol = normal_protocol;
+    int outCode;
 
     result = CreateDynString(128,128);
     HdbCBInfo *cbInfo = (HdbCBInfo *)userData;
@@ -267,7 +294,7 @@ static int TreeChangeCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
           outCode = eHdbEvent;
         else
           outCode = eEvent; 
-        formatNameValue(protocol, "treechange", path, result);
+        formatNameValue(protocol, "treechange", path, result, v.dataType);
         SCWriteInContext(cbInfo->pCon,GetCharArray(result),outCode,cbInfo->context);
         DeleteDynString(result);
         free(path);
@@ -1152,7 +1179,6 @@ void SaveSICSHipadaba(FILE *fd, pHdb node, char *prefix){
     currentChild = node->child;
     while(currentChild != NULL){
         if(currentChild->value.dataType != HIPNONE && !isSICSHdbRO(currentChild)){
-            GetHipadabaPar(currentChild,&v,NULL);
             data = formatValue(currentChild->value);
             if(data != NULL){
                 fprintf(fd,"%s%s %s\n", prefix, currentChild->name, GetCharArray(data));
@@ -1742,10 +1768,11 @@ static int GetHdbNode(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
     int argc, char *argv[]){
     pHdb targetNode = NULL;
     hdbValue newValue;
-    pDynString parData = NULL;
+    pDynString parData = NULL, result = NULL;
     char error[512], oriPath[512];;
     int i, status;
-    int protocol = 0, outCode;
+    Protocol protocol = normal_protocol;
+    int outCode;
 
     if(argc < 2) {
         SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: need path to node to print",eError);
@@ -1769,9 +1796,11 @@ static int GetHdbNode(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
     else
       outCode = eEvent;
 
-    formatNameValue(protocol, oriPath, NULL, parData);
-    SCWrite(pCon,GetCharArray(parData),outCode);
+    result = CreateDynString(128,128);
+    formatNameValue(protocol, oriPath, GetCharArray(parData), result, newValue.dataType);
+    SCWrite(pCon,GetCharArray(result),outCode);
     DeleteDynString(parData);
+    DeleteDynString(result);
     ReleaseHdbValue(&newValue);
     
     return 1;  
@@ -2075,7 +2104,8 @@ static int ListHdbNode(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
     pHdb node = NULL;
     int pathArg = 1;
     pDynString listData = NULL;
-    int protocol = 0, outCode;
+    Protocol protocol = normal_protocol;
+    int outCode;
     
     if(argc < 2) {
         SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: need path to node to print",eError);