diff --git a/src/main/java/Scienta.java b/src/main/java/Scienta.java
index c5a36b6..b0c30a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Scienta.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Scienta.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class Scienta extends AreaDetector {
     final ChannelDouble acquisitionTime;
     final Stats[] stats;
     final String channelCtrl;
+    int frameTime = 14;
 
     public Scienta(final String name, final String channelPrefix) {
         this(name, channelPrefix + ":cam1", channelPrefix + ":image1");
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public class Scienta extends AreaDetector {
             @Override
             public void onValueChanged(Device device, Object value, Object former) {
                 int time_ms = (int) (((Double) value) * 1000);
-                Integer num_frames = time_ms / 40;
+                int num_frames = time_ms / getFrameTimeMs();
                 if (num_frames != frames.take()){
                     frames.writeAsync(num_frames);
                 }
@@ -136,10 +137,10 @@ public class Scienta extends AreaDetector {
 
             @Override
             public void onValueChanging(Device device, Object value, Object former) throws Exception {
-                //Value must be multiple of 40ms
+                //Value must be multiple of getFrameTimeMs()
                 int val_ms = (int) (((Double) value) * 1000);
-                if ((val_ms % 40) != 0){
-                    throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of 40ms");
+                if ((val_ms % getFrameTimeMs()) != 0){
+                    throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of " + getFrameTimeMs() + "ms");
                 }                                
             }
         });
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ public class Scienta extends AreaDetector {
             @Override
             public void onValueChanged(Device device, Object value, Object former) {
                 int num_frames = (Integer)value;
-                int time_ms = num_frames * 40;
+                int time_ms = num_frames * getFrameTimeMs();
                 Double time = ((double)time_ms) / 1000.0;
                 if (time != stepTime.take()){
                     stepTime.writeAsync(time);
@@ -157,6 +158,14 @@ public class Scienta extends AreaDetector {
             }
         });        
     }
+    
+    public int getFrameTimeMs() {
+        return frameTime;
+    }
+
+    public void setFrameTimeMs(int value) {
+        frameTime = value;
+    }    
 
     public class ScientaSpectrum extends ChannelDoubleArray implements ReadableCalibratedArray<double[]> {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.form b/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.form
index 48e1f67..3c25798 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.form
+++ b/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.form
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
                 </Component>
                 <Component class="ch.psi.pshell.swing.ValueSelection" name="valueTime">
                   <Properties>
-                    <Property name="decimals" type="int" value="2"/>
+                    <Property name="decimals" type="int" value="3"/>
                     <Property name="maxValue" type="double" value="1000.0"/>
                     <Property name="minValue" type="double" value="0.0"/>
                     <Property name="name" type="java.lang.String" value="scienta.stepTime" noResource="true"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.java b/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.java
index 5285c09..05f6a12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ScientaPanel.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import ch.psi.pshell.swing.*;
  */
 public final class ScientaPanel extends DevicePanel {
 
-    LinePlotSeries spectrumSeries;
+    LinePlotSeries spectrumSeries;    
 
     public ScientaPanel() {
         initComponents();
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public final class ScientaPanel extends DevicePanel {
                         getDevice().getHighEnergy().writeAsync(value);
                     } else if (origin == valueTime) {
                         int val_ms = (int) (((Double) value) * 1000);
-                        if ((val_ms % 40) != 0){
-                            throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of 40ms");
+                        if ((val_ms % getDevice().getFrameTimeMs()) != 0){
+                            throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of " + getDevice().getFrameTimeMs() + "ms");
                         }                                
                         getDevice().getStepTime().writeAsync(value);
                     } else if (origin == valueSize) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class ScientaPanel extends DevicePanel {
     public void setShowSpectrum(boolean value) {
         plotSpectrum.setVisible(value);
     }
-
+    
     @Override
     public Scienta getDevice() {
         return (Scienta) super.getDevice();
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ public final class ScientaPanel extends DevicePanel {
         jLabel8.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.TRAILING);
         jLabel8.setText("Time:");
 
-        valueTime.setDecimals(2);
+        valueTime.setDecimals(3);
         valueTime.setMaxValue(1000.0);
         valueTime.setMinValue(0.0);
         valueTime.setName("scienta.stepTime"); // NOI18N
diff --git a/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.form b/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.form
index 823065a..97ae2d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.form
+++ b/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.form
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                           <Component id="jLabel14" alignment="2" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                           <Component id="valueHigh" alignment="2" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                       </Group>
-                      <EmptySpace pref="43" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                      <EmptySpace pref="45" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
                   </Group>
               </Group>
             </DimensionLayout>
diff --git a/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.java b/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.java
index 2516ab4..1d087cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ScientaParametersPanel.java
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public final class ScientaParametersPanel extends DevicePanel {
             if (editing) {
                 try{
                     int val_ms = (int) (((Double) value) * 1000);
-                    if ((val_ms % 40) != 0){
-                        throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of 40ms");
+                    if ((val_ms % getDevice().getFrameTimeMs()) != 0){
+                        throw new IOException("Value must be multiple of " + getDevice().getFrameTimeMs() + "ms");
                     }
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     showException(ex);