set sim_mode [SplitReply [counter_simulation]]
if {$sim_mode == "true"} {
  MakeCounter bm SIM 0.0;
} else {
# Make and configure an ANSTO beam monitor counter.
# This must be sourced before the hmm_configuration.tcl until we separate the scan setup from the hmm setup
  MakeCounter bm anstomonitor [ params host "das1-[SplitReply [instrument]]" port "30000" ]
}

source $cfPath(counter)/counter_common_1.tcl
unset sim_mode