diff --git a/libpsi.a b/libpsi.a
index 476d569..c5e0124 100644
Binary files a/libpsi.a and b/libpsi.a differ
diff --git a/sinqhttp.c b/sinqhttp.c
index dcfe91f..f7e3139 100644
--- a/sinqhttp.c
+++ b/sinqhttp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
-  This is a histogram mmeory driver for the 2005-6 version of the
-  histogram mmeory software based on RTAI-Linux and an embedded WWW-server
+  This is a histogram memory driver for the 2005-6 version of the
+  histogram memory software based on RTAI-Linux and an embedded WWW-server
   for communications. For all http work the ghttp library from the gnome 
   project is used.
   
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ extern char *trim(char *);
 ====================================================================*/
 static char startdaq[] = {"/sinqhm/startdaq.egi"}; 
 static char stopdaq[] = {"/sinqhm/stopdaq.egi"}; 
-static char pausedaq[] = {"/sinqhm/stopdaq.egi"}; 
+static char pausedaq[] = {"/sinqhm/pausedaq.egi"}; 
 static char continuedaq[] = {"/sinqhm/continuedaq.egi"}; 
 static char statusdaq[] = {"/sinqhm/textstatus.egi"}; 
 static char gethm[] = {"/sinqhm/readhmdata.egi"}; 
 static char configure[] = {"/sinqhm/configure.egi"}; 
+static char preset[] = {"/sinqhm/presethm.egi"}; 
 /*====================================================================
   error codes
 ======================================================================*/
@@ -42,24 +43,32 @@ static char configure[] = {"/sinqhm/configure.egi"};
 #define NOTIMPLEMENTED -705
 #define SERVERERROR  -706
 #define BADSTATUS    -707
+#define BADAUTH      -708
 /*=====================================================================
      our driver private data structure 
 ======================================================================*/
 typedef struct {
         ghttp_request *syncRequest;
         char hmAddress[512];
+        char userName[132];
+        char passWord[132];
         char hmError[512];
         int errorCode;
-        pStringDict lastStatus;
         int pause;
         int failCount;
+        int asyncRunning;
 }sinqHttp, *pSinqHttp;
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static int sinqHttpGet(pSinqHttp self, char *request){
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int sinqHttpGetPrepare(pSinqHttp self, char *request){
     char url[512];
     ghttp_status httpStatus;
-    char *pPtr = NULL;
-    int len;
+    
+    if(self->asyncRunning){
+        while((httpStatus = ghttp_process(self->syncRequest))
+             == ghttp_not_done){
+        }
+        self->asyncRunning = 0;       
+    }
     
     self->errorCode = 0;
     ghttp_clean(self->syncRequest);
@@ -71,25 +80,59 @@ static int sinqHttpGet(pSinqHttp self, char *request){
         self->errorCode = BADURL;
         return 0;
     }
+    ghttp_set_authinfo(self->syncRequest,self->userName,
+        self->passWord);
+    ghttp_set_sync(self->syncRequest,ghttp_sync);
+    return 1;
+}
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int sinqHttpCheckResponse(pSinqHttp self){
+    char *pPtr = NULL;
+    int len;
+
+    self->failCount = 0;
+    pPtr = ghttp_get_body(self->syncRequest);
+    len = ghttp_get_body_len(self->syncRequest);
+    if(len > 511){
+        len = 510;
+    }
+    if(strstr(pPtr,"ERROR") != NULL){
+        memset(self->hmError,0,512*sizeof(char));
+        strncpy(self->hmError,pPtr, len);
+        self->errorCode = HTTPERROR;
+        return 0;
+    }  else if(strstr(pPtr,"Authentication Error") != NULL){
+        memset(self->hmError,0,512*sizeof(char));
+        strncpy(self->hmError,pPtr, len);
+        self->errorCode = BADAUTH;
+        return 0;
+    } 
+    return 1;
+}
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int sinqHttpGet(pSinqHttp self, char *request){
+    ghttp_status httpStatus;
+    char *pPtr = NULL;
+
+    if(!sinqHttpGetPrepare(self,request)){
+        return 0;
+    }
+    /*
+     * try two times: a reconnect is no error
+     */
     ghttp_prepare(self->syncRequest);
     httpStatus = ghttp_process(self->syncRequest);
     if(httpStatus != ghttp_done){
-        strncpy(self->hmError,ghttp_get_error(self->syncRequest), 511);
-	self->errorCode = SERVERERROR;
-        return 0;
-    } else {
-        self->failCount = 0;
-        pPtr = ghttp_get_body(self->syncRequest);
-        len = ghttp_get_body_len(self->syncRequest);
-        if(len > 511){
-            len = 510;
-        }
-        if(strstr(pPtr,"ERROR") != NULL){
-            memset(self->hmError,0,512*sizeof(char));
-            strncpy(self->hmError,pPtr, len);
-            self->errorCode = HTTPERROR;
+        ghttp_close(self->syncRequest);
+        sinqHttpGetPrepare(self,request);
+        httpStatus = ghttp_process(self->syncRequest);
+    }    
+    if(httpStatus != ghttp_done){
+            strncpy(self->hmError,"Reconnect", 511);
+        	self->errorCode = SERVERERROR;
             return 0;
-        }   
+    } else {
+        return sinqHttpCheckResponse(self);
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -117,6 +160,23 @@ static int SinqHttpConfigure(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon,
         return 0;
    }
    
+   /* 
+    *  looser credentials
+    */
+   if(StringDictGet(pOpt,"username",pPriv->userName, 131) != 1){
+        SCWrite(pCon,
+            "ERROR: required configuration parameter username not found",
+            eError);
+        return 0;
+   }
+   if(StringDictGet(pOpt,"password",pPriv->passWord, 131) != 1){
+        SCWrite(pCon,
+            "ERROR: required configuration parameter password not found",
+            eError);
+        return 0;
+   }
+    
+   
    /* actual configuration. Check for flag INIT in
         options. We do not need to configure, if the HM has configured
         itself already. What is does, these days.
@@ -161,6 +221,9 @@ static int SinqHttpConfigure(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon,
             confData = (char *)Tcl_GetStringResult(pSics->pTcl);
             status = ghttp_set_body(pPriv->syncRequest,confData,
 				    strlen(confData));
+            ghttp_set_authinfo(pPriv->syncRequest, pPriv->userName,
+                pPriv->passWord);
+            ghttp_set_sync(pPriv->syncRequest,ghttp_sync);
             status = ghttp_prepare(pPriv->syncRequest);
             httpStatus = ghttp_process(pPriv->syncRequest);
             confData = (char *)ghttp_get_body(pPriv->syncRequest);
@@ -176,6 +239,11 @@ static int SinqHttpConfigure(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon,
                     SCWrite(pCon,confCommand,eError);
                     return 0;
                 }
+                if(strstr(confData,"Authentication Error") != NULL){
+                    snprintf(confCommand,511,"%s",confData);
+                    SCWrite(pCon,confCommand,eError);
+                    return 0;
+                }
             }           
         }        
    }
@@ -240,10 +308,15 @@ static int SinqHttpContinue(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon){
     return 1;
 }
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static int readStatus(pSinqHttp self){
+static int readStatus(pHistDriver pDriv){
     char *pPtr = NULL, *pLinePtr;
     char line[132];
     char name[80], value[80];
+    pSinqHttp self = NULL;
+    char *daqPtr = NULL, *daqValPtr = NULL;
+    
+    self = (pSinqHttp)pDriv->pPriv;
+    assert(self != NULL);
     
     pPtr = ghttp_get_body(self->syncRequest);
     if(pPtr == NULL){
@@ -256,10 +329,11 @@ static int readStatus(pSinqHttp self){
         pLinePtr = line;
         pLinePtr = stptok(pLinePtr,name,80,":");
         pLinePtr = stptok(pLinePtr,value,80,":");
-        if(StringDictExists(self->lastStatus,trim(name)) == 1){
-            StringDictUpdate(self->lastStatus,trim(name),trim(value));
+        strtolower(name);
+        if(StringDictExists(pDriv->pOption,trim(name)) == 1){
+            StringDictUpdate(pDriv->pOption,trim(name),trim(value));
         } else {
-            StringDictAddPair(self->lastStatus,trim(name),trim(value));
+            StringDictAddPair(pDriv->pOption,trim(name),trim(value));
         }
         pPtr = stptok(pPtr,line,131,"\n");
     }
@@ -268,6 +342,7 @@ static int readStatus(pSinqHttp self){
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int SinqHttpStatus(pHistDriver self,SConnection *pCon){
     pSinqHttp pPriv = NULL;
+    ghttp_status httpStatus;
     char daqStatus[20];
     int status, len;
     char *pPtr = NULL;
@@ -279,17 +354,48 @@ static int SinqHttpStatus(pHistDriver self,SConnection *pCon){
         return HWPause;
     }
 
-    status = sinqHttpGet(pPriv,statusdaq);
-    if(status != 1){
-        return HWFault;
+    if(pPriv->asyncRunning == 0){
+        status = sinqHttpGetPrepare(pPriv,statusdaq);
+        ghttp_set_sync(pPriv->syncRequest,ghttp_async);
+        ghttp_prepare(pPriv->syncRequest);
+        if(status != 1){
+            return HWFault;
+        }
+        pPriv->asyncRunning = 1;
+    }
+    httpStatus = ghttp_process(pPriv->syncRequest);
+    switch(httpStatus){
+        case ghttp_error:
+         ghttp_close(pPriv->syncRequest);
+         sinqHttpGetPrepare(pPriv,statusdaq);
+         ghttp_prepare(pPriv->syncRequest);
+         httpStatus = ghttp_process(pPriv->syncRequest);
+         if(httpStatus != ghttp_done){
+            strncpy(pPriv->hmError,"Reconnect", 511);
+            pPriv->errorCode = SERVERERROR;
+            return HWFault;
+            pPriv->asyncRunning = 0;
+         }           
+         break; 
+         case ghttp_not_done:
+            return HWBusy;
+            break;
+         case ghttp_done:
+            pPriv->asyncRunning = 0;
+            status = sinqHttpCheckResponse(pPriv);
+            if(status != 1){
+                   return HWFault;
+            }
+            break;
     }
     
-    status = readStatus(pPriv);
+    
+    status = readStatus(self);
     if(status != 1){
         return HWFault;
     }
 
-    if(StringDictGet(pPriv->lastStatus,"DAQ",daqStatus,20) != 1){
+    if(StringDictGet(self->pOption,"daq",daqStatus,20) != 1){
         pPriv->errorCode = BADSTATUS;
         strncpy(pPriv->hmError,"ERROR: status does not contain DAQ field",511);
         return HWFault;
@@ -403,6 +509,18 @@ static float SinqHttpGetTime(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon){
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int SinqHttpPreset(pHistDriver self, SConnection *pCon, int val){
+    pSinqHttp pPriv = NULL;
+    int status;
+    char command[512];
+
+    pPriv = (pSinqHttp)self->pPriv;
+    assert(pPriv != NULL);
+
+    snprintf(command,512,"%s?value=%d",preset,val);
+    status = sinqHttpGet(pPriv,command);
+    if(status != 1){
+        return HWFault;
+    }
     return 1;
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -414,9 +532,6 @@ static int SinqHttpFreePrivate(pHistDriver self){
         return 1;
     }
     
-    if(pPriv->lastStatus != NULL){
-        DeleteStringDict(pPriv->lastStatus);
-    }
     if(pPriv->syncRequest != NULL){
         ghttp_request_destroy(pPriv->syncRequest);
     }
@@ -446,9 +561,8 @@ pHistDriver CreateSinqHttpDriver(pStringDict pOption){
     }
     memset(pInternal,0,sizeof(sinqHttp));
     pNew->pPriv = pInternal;
-    pInternal->lastStatus = CreateStringDict();
     pInternal->syncRequest = ghttp_request_new();
-    if(pInternal->lastStatus == NULL && pInternal->syncRequest == NULL){
+    if(pInternal->syncRequest == NULL){
         free(pNew);
         free(pInternal);
         return NULL;