diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 74c7972..07b6e21 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ add_subdirectory(
 
 add_subdirectory("core-buffer")
 add_subdirectory("jf-udp-recv")
-add_subdirectory("jf-buffer-writer")
+#add_subdirectory("jf-buffer-writer")
 add_subdirectory("jf-assembler")
 add_subdirectory("sf-stream")
-add_subdirectory("sf-writer")
+#add_subdirectory("sf-writer")
 
 if(BUILD_JF_LIVE_WRITER)
         add_subdirectory("jf-live-writer")
diff --git a/core-buffer/include/formats.hpp b/core-buffer/include/formats.hpp
index ffc065e..d8de5aa 100644
--- a/core-buffer/include/formats.hpp
+++ b/core-buffer/include/formats.hpp
@@ -40,22 +40,22 @@ struct ModuleFrameBuffer {
     ModuleFrame module[N_MODULES];
 };
 
-#pragma pack(push)
-#pragma pack(1)
-struct BufferBinaryFormat {
-    const char FORMAT_MARKER = 0xBE;
-    ModuleFrame meta;
-    char data[MODULE_N_BYTES];
-};
-#pragma pack(pop)
+//#pragma pack(push)
+//#pragma pack(1)
+//struct BufferBinaryFormat {
+//    const char FORMAT_MARKER = 0xBE;
+//    ModuleFrame meta;
+//    char data[MODULE_N_BYTES];
+//};
+//#pragma pack(pop)
 
-#pragma pack(push)
-#pragma pack(1)
-struct BufferBinaryBlock
-{
-    BufferBinaryFormat frame[buffer_config::BUFFER_BLOCK_SIZE];
-    uint64_t start_pulse_id;
-};
-#pragma pack(pop)
+//#pragma pack(push)
+//#pragma pack(1)
+//struct BufferBinaryBlock
+//{
+//    BufferBinaryFormat frame[buffer_config::BUFFER_BLOCK_SIZE];
+//    uint64_t start_pulse_id;
+//};
+//#pragma pack(pop)
 
 #endif //SF_DAQ_BUFFER_FORMATS_HPP
diff --git a/jf-assembler/src/main.cpp b/jf-assembler/src/main.cpp
index 870f951..9ccf79d 100644
--- a/jf-assembler/src/main.cpp
+++ b/jf-assembler/src/main.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     EigerAssembler assembler(config.n_submodules, bit_depth);
 
     RamBuffer frame_buffer(config.detector_name,
-            sizeof(ModuleFrame), MODULE_N_BYTES, config.n_modules);
+            sizeof(ModuleFrame), MODULE_N_PIXELS * bit_depth, config.n_modules);
 
     RamBuffer image_buffer(config.detector_name + "_" + stream_name,
             sizeof(ImageMetadata), assembler.get_image_n_bytes(), 1);