diff --git a/plugins/Kollimators.java b/plugins/Kollimators.java
index 29f335e..0319fd0 100644
--- a/plugins/Kollimators.java
+++ b/plugins/Kollimators.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ch.psi.jcae.ChannelException;
 import ch.psi.pshell.device.Device;
 import ch.psi.pshell.device.DeviceAdapter;
 import ch.psi.pshell.epics.ChannelDouble;
+import ch.psi.pshell.epics.ChannelString;
 import ch.psi.utils.State;
 import gov.aps.jca.CAException;
 import gov.aps.jca.Context;
@@ -28,12 +29,35 @@ public class Kollimators extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
     /**
      * Creates new form Kollimators
-     * 
+     * !!!! COMPULSORY FOR THE CALL FROM THE PLUGIN TESTINGLIST !!!!!
+     * .
+     * Called by TestingList when it opens this panel.
      * @param params currently not used
      */
     public Kollimators(String params) {
         initComponents();
     }    
+
+    /**
+     * animate the panel (caget/caset)
+     * !!!! COMPULSORY FOR THE CALL FROM THE PLUGIN TESTINGLIST !!!!!
+     * .
+     * Called from TestingList when it starts animating this panel.
+     * This function MUST EXISTS in every custom panel callable from TestingList
+     * @param deviceName string containing the device name (without pv name, i.e. KMA5 and not KMA5:COM:1)
+     */
+    public void animate(String deviceName) {
+        g_deviceName = deviceName;
+        jLabelDeviceName.setText(deviceName);
+        connectString(deviceName+":STA:2", jTextSta);
+        connect(deviceName+":DIST:2", jTextDist);
+        connect(deviceName+":IST1:1", jTextIst1);
+        connect(deviceName+":IST2:1", jTextIst2);
+        connect(deviceName+":REF1:1", jTextRef1);
+        connect(deviceName+":REF2:1", jTextRef2);
+        connect(deviceName+":IST1:1", jTextDir);//TODO: real channel??
+        connect(deviceName+":STA2:1", jTextRes);//TODO: real channel??
+    }    
     
     ChannelDouble channel;
     String g_deviceName;
@@ -69,26 +93,33 @@ public class Kollimators extends javax.swing.JPanel {
             System.out.println(ex.toString()); 
         }
     } 
-    
-  
+     
     /**
-     * animate the panel (caget/caset). 
-     * Called from TestingList.
-     * This function MUST EXISTS in every custom panel callable from TestingList
-     * @param deviceName string containing the device name (without pv name, i.e. KMA5 and not KMA5:COM:1)
+     * Connect to the PVs.
+     * And animate the corresponding test field on the panel.
+     * 
+     * @param channelName name of the channel to connect to. Example: KMA5:STA2:1
+     * @param textField name of the text field to animate with the value of the channel
      */
-    public void animate(String deviceName) {
-        g_deviceName = deviceName;
-        jLabelDeviceName.setText(deviceName);
-        connect(deviceName+":STA2:1", jTextSta);
-        connect(deviceName+":IST1:1", jTextDist);
-        connect(deviceName+":IST1:1", jTextIst1);
-        connect(deviceName+":IST2:1", jTextIst2);
-        connect(deviceName+":REF1:1", jTextRef1);
-        connect(deviceName+":REF2:1", jTextRef2);
-        connect(deviceName+":IST1:1", jTextDir);
-        connect(deviceName+":STA2:1", jTextRes);
-    }
+    public void connectString(String channelName, JTextField textField) {
+        try {
+            ChannelString channel = new ChannelString(channelName, channelName);
+            channel.setMonitored(true);
+            channel.initialize();                                                            
+            
+            channel.addListener(new DeviceAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onValueChanged(Device channelName, Object value, Object former) {
+                    String val = (String )value;
+                    textField.setText(val);
+                    textField.setToolTipText(channelName.getName());
+                }
+            });            
+            //channel.close();                        
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            System.out.println(ex.toString()); 
+        }
+    } 
     
     /**
      * Send stop command to the motor.
diff --git a/script/tests/tests.properties b/script/tests/tests.properties
index f1f52cf..af0bdd0 100644
--- a/script/tests/tests.properties
+++ b/script/tests/tests.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #TestingList for pshell: configuration properties
-#Wed Dec 02 14:30:21 CET 2015
+#Fri Dec 04 07:57:10 CET 2015
 customPanel=Kollimators
 showEnabledTestsOnly=true
 listFilter=LabTests2