diff --git a/script/camtool.py b/script/camtool.py
index 842b1bd..f34ee88 100644
--- a/script/camtool.py
+++ b/script/camtool.py
@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ class CamTool(DeviceBase):
         if self.latch:
             self.start()
             self.cam_latch.write(1)       
+            time.sleep(3.0)   
             self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",20)
         else:
             print "Wring RUN=1"
             self.cam_run.write(1) 
             time.sleep(5.0)       
-            #self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",20)
-            #self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "image.shape",20)
+            self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",20)
+            self.waitForChannel(self.data_prefix + "image.shape",20)
             print "Connected"
             self.stop()
-        self.timestamp = Channel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",type = 'l', alias = name + " timestamp") #[D1, D2, ...]        
+        self.timestamp = Channel(self.data_prefix + "timestamp",type = 'd', alias = name + " timestamp") #[D1, D2, ...]        
         self.com_x = Channel(self.data_prefix + "x_stats.com", alias = name + " com x")
         self.com_y = Channel(self.data_prefix + "y_stats.com", alias = name + " com y")
         self.profile_x = Channel(self.data_prefix + "profile.x", alias = name + " profile x")
@@ -106,8 +107,7 @@ class CamTool(DeviceBase):
             except Exception as e:
                 print str(e)
                 if time.time() - start > timeout:
-                    raise Excepti
-                    on("Timeout waiting for channel: " + channel)                
+                    raise Exception("Timeout waiting for channel: " + channel)                
             time.sleep(0.5)
         
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if __name__ == "__builtin__":
 """  
 
 #from camtool import CamTool
-camera_tool = CamTool("camtool", latch = False)
+camera_tool = CamTool("camtool", latch = True)
 add_device(camera_tool, True)
 camera_tool.enableBackground(True)