diff --git a/eos/kafka_serializer.py b/eos/kafka_serializer.py
index d09773a..ebc9865 100644
--- a/eos/kafka_serializer.py
+++ b/eos/kafka_serializer.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import numpy as np
 import json
 from time import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
-from streaming_data_types import histogram_hs00
+from streaming_data_types import histogram_hs01
 from confluent_kafka import Producer, Consumer, TopicPartition
 
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class HistogramMessage:
     info: str
 
     def serialize(self):
-        return histogram_hs00.serialise_hs00(asdict(self))
+        return histogram_hs01.serialise_hs01(asdict(self))
 
 @dataclass
 class CommandMessage:
diff --git a/eos/projection.py b/eos/projection.py
index 36b8e1e..d78ee5f 100644
--- a/eos/projection.py
+++ b/eos/projection.py
@@ -544,12 +544,12 @@ class TofZProjection(ProjectionInterface):
             ('err', np.float64),
             ])
 
-    def __init__(self, tau, foldback=False):
+    def __init__(self, tau, foldback=False, combine=1):
         self.z = np.arange(Detector.nBlades*Detector.nWires+1)-0.5
         if foldback:
-            self.tof = np.arange(0, tau, 0.0005)
+            self.tof = np.arange(0, tau, 0.0005*combine)
         else:
-            self.tof = np.arange(0, 2*tau, 0.0005)
+            self.tof = np.arange(0, 2*tau, 0.0005*combine)
         self.data = np.zeros((self.tof.shape[0]-1, self.z.shape[0]-1), dtype=self._dtype).view(np.recarray)
         self.monitor = 0.
 
diff --git a/eos/reduction_kafka.py b/eos/reduction_kafka.py
index 83f33fd..3fd035e 100644
--- a/eos/reduction_kafka.py
+++ b/eos/reduction_kafka.py
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ class KafkaReduction:
         self.event_actions |= eh.ApplyMask()
 
     def reduce(self):
-        last_file_header = AmorHeader(self.current_file)
-
-        self.proj_yz = YZProjection()
-        self.proj_tofz = TofZProjection(last_file_header.timing.tau, foldback=True)
-
+        self.create_projections()
         self.read_data()
         self.add_data()
 
@@ -59,6 +55,11 @@ class KafkaReduction:
 
         self.loop()
 
+    def create_projections(self):
+        file_header = AmorHeader(self.current_file)
+        self.proj_yz = YZProjection()
+        self.proj_tofz = TofZProjection(file_header.timing.tau, foldback=True, combine=2)
+
 
     def read_data(self):
         self.dataset = AmorEventData(self.current_file, max_events=self.config.reduction.max_events)
@@ -82,8 +83,7 @@ class KafkaReduction:
 
         logging.warning(f"Preceding to next file {latest}")
         self.current_file = new_file
-        self.proj_yz.clear()
-        self.proj_tofz.clear()
+        self.create_projections() # need to recreate projections, in case tau changed
         self.read_data()
         self.add_data()
 
diff --git a/nicos_config.md b/nicos_config.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72e85de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nicos_config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+EOS-Service
+===========
+
+EOS can be used as histogram service to send images to the Nicos instrument control software. 
+For that you need to run it on the amor instrument computer:
+
+```bash
+amor-nicos {-vv}
+```
+
+The instrument config in Nicos needs to configure a Kafka JustBinItImage instance 
+for each histogram that should be used:
+
+```python
+hist_yz = device('nicos_sinq.devices.just_bin_it.JustBinItImage',
+        description = 'Detector pixel histogram over all times',
+        hist_topic = 'AMOR_histograms_YZ',
+        data_topic = 'AMOR_detector',
+        command_topic = 'AMOR_histCommands',
+        brokers = ['linkafka01.psi.ch:9092'],
+        unit = 'evts',
+        hist_type = '2-D SANSLLB',
+        det_width = 446,
+        det_height = 64,
+        ),
+hist_tofz = device('nicos_sinq.devices.just_bin_it.JustBinItImage',
+        description = 'Detector time of flight vs. z-pixel histogram over all y-values',
+        hist_topic = 'AMOR_histograms_TofZ',
+        data_topic = 'AMOR_detector',
+        command_topic = 'AMOR_histCommands',
+        brokers = ['linkafka01.psi.ch:9092'],
+        unit = 'evts',
+        hist_type = '2-D SANSLLB',
+        det_width = 118,
+        det_height = 446,
+        ),
+```
+
+These images have then to be set in the detector configuration as _images_ items:
+```                      
+images=['hist_yz', 'hist_tofz'],
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7a88dc9..2c9fa4a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/jochenstahn/amor"
 console_scripts =
     eos = eos.__main__:main
     events2histogram = eos.e2h:main
+    amor-nicos = eos.nicos:main