diff --git a/julprot.c b/julprot.c
index 0ca8ac9..fa823d5 100644
--- a/julprot.c
+++ b/julprot.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int JulchoHandler(Ascon * a)
           a->state = AsconTimeout;
         }
       }
+      return 0;
     }
     break;
   default:
diff --git a/phytron.c b/phytron.c
index db4433a..404c809 100644
--- a/phytron.c
+++ b/phytron.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static int PhytronHandler(Ascon * a)
           a->state = AsconTimeout;
         }
       }
+      return 0;
     }
     break;
   default:
diff --git a/pmacprot.c b/pmacprot.c
index 5166106..7d645c1 100644
--- a/pmacprot.c
+++ b/pmacprot.c
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
  * copyright: see file COPYRIGHT
  * 
  * Mark Koennecke, December 2008
+ *
+ * Introduced a delay on read in order to throttle requests
+ *
+ * Mark Koennecke, June 2011
  */
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ascon.h>
@@ -79,8 +83,12 @@ typedef struct {
   char *ptr;
   int bytesToWrite;
   int expectACK;
+  double startTime;
 } PMACPrivate, *pPMACPrivate;
-
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+* wait period before read
+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#define READDELAY .05
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int PMACHandler(Ascon * a)
 {
@@ -123,11 +131,19 @@ static int PMACHandler(Ascon * a)
       a->wrPos += ret;
       if (a->wrPos >= priv->bytesToWrite) {
         a->state = AsconWriteDone;
+        priv->startTime = DoubleTime();
       } else {
         priv->ptr += ret;
       }
     }
     break;
+  case AsconReadStart:
+    DynStringClear(a->rdBuffer);
+    if(DoubleTime() > priv->startTime + READDELAY){
+    	a->start = DoubleTime();
+    	a->state = AsconReading;
+    }
+    break;
   case AsconReading:
     ret = AsconReadChar(a->fd, &chr);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -166,6 +182,7 @@ static int PMACHandler(Ascon * a)
           a->state = AsconTimeout;
         }
       }
+      return 0;
     }
     break;
   default:
diff --git a/polterwrite.c b/polterwrite.c
index c2508c6..cb6d8be 100644
--- a/polterwrite.c
+++ b/polterwrite.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     copyright: see copyright.h
     
     Uwe Filges, November 2001
+
+    Various edits, added rotaion_speed_targtes, Mark Koennecke, 2011
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "polterwrite.h"
 #include "sicsvar.h"
 #include "nxscript.h"
+#include "sicshipadaba.h"
 
 /*
   diaphragm1 - chopper
@@ -128,9 +131,18 @@ static void writePolterdiGlobal(NXhandle hfil, NXdict hdict,
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static void writeChopper(NXhandle hfil, NXdict hdict, SConnection * pCon)
 {
+  pHdb node = NULL;
+  float fVal;
+
   SNXSPutVariable(pServ->pSics, pCon, hfil, hdict, "cname", "choppername");
   SNXSPutDrivable(pServ->pSics, pCon, hfil, hdict, "chopperspeed", "crot");
   SNXSPutDrivable(pServ->pSics, pCon, hfil, hdict, "chopperphase", "cphase");
+
+  node = FindHdbNode(NULL,"/sics/choco/chopper/nspee", NULL);
+  if(node != NULL){
+      fVal = (float)node->value.v.doubleValue;
+	  NXDputalias(hfil,hdict,"crottarget",&fVal);
+  }
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/spss7.c b/spss7.c
index 04f2c1d..3380caf 100644
--- a/spss7.c
+++ b/spss7.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static char *S7WriteHandler(void *actionData, char *reply, int comerror)
 static void UpdateSPSDataBase(pS7Action self)
 {
 	char *pPtr;
-    char name[15], unit[9], description[25], reference[11], error[50];
+    char name[15], unit[9], description[25], reference[11], error[50], alarms[10];
     unsigned char type, alarm;
     unsigned short val;
     int ival;
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ static void UpdateSPSDataBase(pS7Action self)
 			snprintf(error,50,"Alarm %d on par",alarm);
 			SetHdbProperty(node,"geterror", error);
 		}
+		snprintf(alarms,sizeof(alarms),"%d",alarm);
+		SetHdbProperty(node,"alarm", alarms);
 	}
 }
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@ static hdbCallbackReturn S7WriteCallback(pHdb currentNode,
 static void InitializeSPSDataBase(pS7Action self, pHdb parent)
 {
 	char *pPtr;
-    char name[15], unit[9], description[25], reference[11], num[11], error[50];
+    char name[15], unit[9], description[25], reference[11], num[11], error[50], alarms[10];
     unsigned char type, alarm;
     short val;
     int ival;
@@ -364,6 +366,8 @@ static void InitializeSPSDataBase(pS7Action self, pHdb parent)
 			snprintf(error,10,"Alarm %d on par",alarm);
 			SetHdbProperty(node,"geterror", error);
 		}
+		snprintf(alarms,sizeof(alarms),"%d",alarm);
+		SetHdbProperty(node,"alarm", alarms);
 		SetHdbProperty(node,"unit", unit);
 		SetHdbProperty(node,"description", description);
 		SetHdbProperty(node,"reference", reference);