diff --git a/app_config.py b/app_config.py
index e11bef1..51e2bd6 100644
--- a/app_config.py
+++ b/app_config.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class AppCfg(QSettings):
     if AppCfg.DT_HOST not in keys:
       dflt.append((AppCfg.DT_HOST, 'SAR-CPPM-EXPMX1'))
     if AppCfg.DT_MISC not in keys:
-      dflt.append((AppCfg.DT_MISC,{'show_plots':True, 'vel_scl':1.0, 'pt2pt_time':10.0, 'sync_mode':1, 'sync_flag':3, 'verbose':0xff}))
+      dflt.append((AppCfg.DT_MISC,{'show_plots':True, 'vel_scl':1.0, 'pt2pt_time':10.0, 'time_ofs':0.0, 'sync_mode':1, 'sync_flag':3, 'verbose':0xff}))
 
     if AppCfg.DAQ_DET not in keys:
       dflt.append((AppCfg.DAQ_DET, {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class AppCfg(QSettings):
     if AppCfg.DAQ_LOC not in keys:
       dflt.append((AppCfg.DAQ_LOC, {'end_station':"cristallina", 'p_group':"p20516"}))
     if AppCfg.DAQ_RUN not in keys:
-      dflt.append((AppCfg.DAQ_RUN, {'prefix':'', 'id':0}))
+      dflt.append((AppCfg.DAQ_RUN, {'prefix':'jf', 'padding':10}))
     if AppCfg.DAQ_BS_CH not in keys:
       dflt.append((AppCfg.DAQ_BS_CH, ("SARES30-LSCP1-CRISTA1:CH0:1",))) #list of BS channels
     if AppCfg.DAQ_PV_CH not in keys:
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ verbose bits:
           {'name':'show_plots', 'value':dt_misc['show_plots'], 'type':'bool', 'title':'show plots after collection'},
           {'name':'vel_scl',    'value':dt_misc['vel_scl'],    'type':'float', 'limits':(0, 1), 'step':0.1, 'title':'velocity_scale', 'tip':"scale between smooth(1.0) and stop and go(0.0)"},
           {'name':'pt2pt_time', 'value':dt_misc['pt2pt_time'], 'type':'float', 'step':0.1,'tip':"time in ms from point to point"},
+          {'name':'time_ofs',   'value':dt_misc['time_ofs'],   'type':'float', 'step':0.01,'tip':"time osset of trigger to at position ???"},
           {'name':'sync_mode',  'value':dt_misc['sync_mode'],  'type':'int', 'tip':tip_sync_mode},
           {'name':'sync_flag',  'value':dt_misc['sync_flag'],  'type':'int', 'tip':tip_sync_flag},
           {'name':'verbose',    'value':dt_misc['verbose'],    'type':'int', 'tip':tip_verbose},
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ verbose bits:
         ]},
         {'name':AppCfg.DAQ_RUN, 'title':'location', 'type':'group', 'children':[
           {'name':'prefix', 'value':daq_run['prefix'],   'type':'str',},
-          {'name':'id',     'value':daq_run['id'],       'type':'int'},
+          {'name':'padding','value':daq_run['padding'],  'type':'int'},
         ]},
         {'name':AppCfg.DAQ_BS_CH, 'title':'list of beam-sync channels','value':' '.join(cfg.value(AppCfg.DAQ_BS_CH)), 'type':'str'},
         {'name':AppCfg.DAQ_PV_CH, 'title':'list of PV channels','value':' '.join(cfg.value(AppCfg.DAQ_PV_CH)), 'type':'str'},
diff --git a/psi_device.py b/psi_device.py
index fbba378..e9ba8e2 100644
--- a/psi_device.py
+++ b/psi_device.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class Jungfrau:
     run=cfg.value(AppCfg.DAQ_RUN)
     self._pulse_id_start=int(self._pv_pulse_id.value)
     if self._daq is not None:
-      self._daq.acquire(run['prefix'], n_pulses=n_pulses, wait=False)
+      self._daq.acquire(run['prefix'], n_pulses=n_pulses+run['padding'], wait=False)
       pass
-    run['id']+=1
+    #run['id']+=1
     cfg.setValue(AppCfg.DAQ_RUN,run)
 
   def gather_upload(self):
diff --git a/swissmx.py b/swissmx.py
index df163d6..bd16d3b 100755
--- a/swissmx.py
+++ b/swissmx.py
@@ -2114,6 +2114,9 @@ Author Thierry Zamofing (thierry.zamofing@psi.ch)
     sp.verbose=dt_misc['verbose']
     sp.points=kwargs['points']
     sp.meta['pt2pt_time']=dt_misc['pt2pt_time']
+    sp.meta['sync_mode']=dt_misc['sync_mode']
+    sp.meta['sync_flag']=dt_misc['sync_flag']
+
     with pg.ProgressDialog('Progress', 0, 100) as dlg:
       dlg.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModal)
       #dlg.setRange(0, 0)
@@ -2124,7 +2127,7 @@ Author Thierry Zamofing (thierry.zamofing@psi.ch)
 
       dlg.setLabelText("Setup Gather/Sync");dlg+=5
       sp.setup_gather()
-      sp.setup_sync(verbose=sp.verbose&0x40, timeOfs=0.05)
+      sp.setup_sync(verbose=sp.verbose&0x40, timeOfs=dt_misc['time_ofs'])
       try:
         p=geo._fitPlane
         #X has inverted sign !
@@ -2151,8 +2154,8 @@ Author Thierry Zamofing (thierry.zamofing@psi.ch)
       sp.run()  # start motion program
       sp.wait_armed()  # wait until motors are at first position
 
-      sp.trigger(0.5)  # send a start trigger (if needed) after given time
       jf.acquire(sp.points.shape[0])
+      sp.trigger(0.0)  # send a start trigger (if needed) after given time
       if not dt._comm is None:
         dlg.setLabelText("run motion/acquisition")
         dlg.setMaximum(sp.points.shape[0])