diff --git a/eiger/sf-daq-4/control/start_acquisition.sh b/eiger/sf-daq-4/control/start_acquisition.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:5000"
+SYNC="/write_sync"
+ASYNC="/write_async"
+KILL="/kill"
+HEADER="Content-Type:application/json"
+N_IMAGES=5
+SOURCES="eiger"
+# Define a timestamp function
+timestamp() {
+  date +"%T" # current time
+}
+generate_post_data()
+{
+  cat <<EOF
+{"n_images": 5, "output_file": "$OUTPUT_FILE", "sources": "eiger"}
+EOF
+}
+
+for((i=1;i<=10;i+=1)); do 
+    TIMESTAMP=$(date +%d-%m-%Y_%H-%M-%S)
+    echo "[${TIMESTAMP}] Starting Request ${i}..."
+    OUTPUT_FILE="/home/hax_l/tests/output_"${i}"_"${TIMESTAMP}".h5"
+    # echo "$(generate_post_data)"
+    curl -X POST -H ${HEADER} --data "$(generate_post_data)" ${ENDPOINT}${SYNC}
+    
+    
+done
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diff --git a/eiger/sf-daq-4/control/start_daq.sh b/eiger/sf-daq-4/control/start_daq.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# conda activate
+export PATH=/home/dbe/miniconda3/bin:$PATH
+source /home/dbe/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+conda deactivate
+conda activate sf-daq
+
+# path to build dir
+BUILD_PATH='/home/hax_l/sf_daq_buffer/build/'
+# executables
+UDP_RECV='std_udp_recv'
+UDP_SYNC='std_udp_sync'
+EIGER_ASSEMBLER='eiger_assembler'
+STD_DET_WRITER='std_det_writer'
+
+# default config file
+CONFIG_FILE='/home/hax_l/sf_daq_buffer/eiger/sf-daq-4/config/eiger.json'
+
+HELP_FLAG=0
+
+# CONFIGURATION
+BIT_DEPTH=16
+N_MPI_EXEC=3
+while getopts h:c:b:m: flag
+do
+    case "${flag}" in
+        h ) HELP_FLAG=${OPTARG};;
+        c ) CONFIG_FILE=${OPTARG};;
+        b ) BIT_DEPTH=${OPTARG};;
+        m ) N_MPIT_EXEC=${OPTARG};;
+    esac
+done
+
+# prints help and exits
+if (( ${HELP_FLAG} == 1 )); then
+    echo "Usage : $0 -h <help_flag> -c <config_file> -b <bit_depth>"
+    echo "           help_flag : show this help and exits."
+    echo "           config_file : detector configuration file."
+    echo "           bit_depth : detector bit depth."
+    exit
+fi
+
+if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+    N_UDP_RECVS="`cat ${CONFIG_FILE} | grep -P '"n_modules":' | grep -o '[0-9]\+'`"
+else
+    echo "Something went wrong with the config file... ${CONFIG_FILE}..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+if [ ${N_MPI_EXEC} -gt 0 ]
+then
+    echo "Number of mpi writers: ${N_MPI_EXEC}."
+else
+    echo "Something went wrong with the number of mpi writer processes..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+
+if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+    N_UDP_RECVS="`cat ${CONFIG_FILE} | grep -P '"n_modules":' | grep -o '[0-9]\+'`"
+else
+    echo "Something went wrong with the config file... ${CONFIG_FILE}..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+# Start the receivers
+echo "Starting ${N_UDP_RECVS} udp receivers..."
+COUNTER=0
+if [ -f "${BUILD_PATH}${UDP_RECV}" ]; then
+    if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+        if [ ${BIT_DEPTH} -ne 0 ]; then
+            while [  $COUNTER -lt ${N_UDP_RECVS} ]; do
+                ${BUILD_PATH}${UDP_RECV} ${CONFIG_FILE} ${COUNTER} ${BIT_DEPTH} &
+                let COUNTER=COUNTER+1 
+                sleep 0.5
+            done
+        else
+            echo "Error: ${BIT_DEPTH} can't be zero..."
+            exit
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Something went wrong while starting the ${UDP_RECV}..."
+        exit
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Error: ${UDP_RECV} wasn't found..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+# Start the std-udp-sync
+echo "Starting the ${UDP_SYNC}..."
+COUNTER=0
+if [ -f "${BUILD_PATH}${UDP_SYNC}" ]; then
+    if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+        if [ ${BIT_DEPTH} -ne 0 ]; then
+            ${BUILD_PATH}${UDP_SYNC} ${CONFIG_FILE} ${BIT_DEPTH} &
+            sleep 0.5
+        else
+            echo "Error: ${BIT_DEPTH} can't be zero..."
+            exit
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Something went wrong while starting the ${UDP_SYNC}..."
+        exit
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Error: ${UDP_SYNC} wasn't found..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+# Start the eiger assembler
+echo "Starting the ${EIGER_ASSEMBLER}..."
+if [ -f "${BUILD_PATH}${EIGER_ASSEMBLER}" ]; then
+    if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+        if [ ${BIT_DEPTH} -ne 0 ]; then
+            ${BUILD_PATH}${EIGER_ASSEMBLER} ${CONFIG_FILE} ${BIT_DEPTH} &
+            sleep 0.5
+        else
+            echo "Error: ${BIT_DEPTH} can't be zero..."
+            exit
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Something went wrong while starting the ${EIGER_ASSEMBLER}..."
+        exit
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Error: ${EIGER_ASSEMBLER} wasn't found..."
+    exit
+fi
+
+# Start the eiger writer
+echo "Starting the ${STD_DET_WRITER}..."
+export PATH="/usr/lib64/mpich/bin:${PATH}";
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib64/mpich/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}";
+
+if [ -f "${BUILD_PATH}${STD_DET_WRITER}" ]; then
+    if [ -f "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
+        mpiexec -n ${N_MPI_EXEC} ${BUILD_PATH}${STD_DET_WRITER} ${CONFIG_FILE} ${BIT_DEPTH} &
+        sleep 0.5
+    else
+        echo "Something went wrong while starting the ${STD_DET_WRITER}..."
+        exit
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Error: ${STD_DET_WRITER} wasn't found..."
+    exit
+fi
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