diff --git a/plugins/PhotonEnergy.java b/plugins/PhotonEnergy.java
index 1e10a232..e216e7e9 100644
--- a/plugins/PhotonEnergy.java
+++ b/plugins/PhotonEnergy.java
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ public class PhotonEnergy extends Panel {
         args.put("SENSORS", sensors);
         args.put("VECTOR", getVector());
         args.put("LATENCY", (Double) spinnerLatency.getValue());
+        args.put("MODE", radioSwept.isSelected() ? "swept" :"fixed");
+        args.put("STEP", (Double) spinnerStep.getValue());
         runAsync("PhotonEnergy", args);
         running = true;
     }
diff --git a/script/PhotonEnergy.py b/script/PhotonEnergy.py
index 067d8c64..a14c0210 100644
--- a/script/PhotonEnergy.py
+++ b/script/PhotonEnergy.py
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ Arguments:
 VECTOR (Double[][], Scan vector: Eph,Elow,Ehigh or Eph,Ecenter)
 SENSORS (list)
 LATENCY (double)
+MODE ('fixed' or 'swept')
+STEP (double)
 """
 
+if MODE == "swept":
+    Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Swept)
+    Scienta.getStepSize().write(STEP)
+else:
+    Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Fixed)
 adjust_sensors()
 set_adc_averaging()
-#set_preference(Preference.PLOT_TYPES,{'ImageEnergyDistribution':1})
+set_preference(Preference.PLOT_TYPES,{'ImageEnergyDistribution':1})
+set_preference(Preference.PLOT_TYPES,{'ImageAngleDistribution':1})
 
 if len(VECTOR[0]) == 2:
     #FIXED
@@ -16,5 +24,5 @@ if len(VECTOR[0]) == 2:
 else:
     #SWEPT
     writables = (Eph, Scienta.lowEnergy, Scienta.highEnergy)
-
+print SENSORS
 vscan(writables, SENSORS, VECTOR, True, LATENCY,False, before_read=trig_scienta, after_read = after_readout)