diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2ffcf636410a2ef1a872e016a746df7bdd4adb4..a345885637c0866685796ec82a290c82713609f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ the server and pulls the data to the client computer.
 
   - *README.md*         this documentation 
   - *mchpa.py*          client program 
-  - *rePosci.py*        a simple oscilloscope and daq client using the mcpha server 
+  - *rePoscidaq.py*     a simple oscilloscope and daq client using the mcpha server 
   - *rpControl.ui*      qt5 tab for *redPosci* application   
   - *mcpha_daq.ui*      qt5 tab for oscilloscope with daq mode
   - *redP_mimocorb.py*  runs *redPoscdaq* as a client of the buffer manager *mimoCoRB*
diff --git a/redPoscdaq.py b/redPoscdaq.py
index 64407bfcb77ced5dfcec37c308d12777a8d1dd16..b8d7298a43be144e8ca461c51463ed63ab811317 100755
--- a/redPoscdaq.py
+++ b/redPoscdaq.py
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ class rpControl(QMainWindow, Ui_MCPHA):
         plt.style.use("default") # set graphics style
 
         self.callback_function = callback
+        # initialize parameters
         self.confd = {} if conf_dict is None else conf_dict
-        self.callback = True if callback is not None else False
-        # get configuration from command line or config dict
+        self.parse_confd()
+        # get configuration from command line
         if conf_dict is None:
              self.parse_args()
-        else:
-            self.parse_confd()
-        
+        self.callback = True if callback is not None else False
+         
         # set physical units (for axis labels)
         self.get_physical_units()
         self.setupUi(self)
@@ -180,35 +180,55 @@ class rpControl(QMainWindow, Ui_MCPHA):
         else:    
             self.addrValue.setStyleSheet("color: darkorange")
 
+    def parse_confd(self):
+        # all relevant parameters are here
+        self.daq_mode = False # True
+        self.ip_address ='192.168.1.100' if "ip_address" not in self.confd \
+            else self.confd["ip_address"]
+        self.sample_size = 2048 if "number_of_samples" not in self.confd \
+            else self.confd["number_of_samples"]
+        self.pretrigger_fraction = 0.05 if "pre_trigger_samples" not in self.confd \
+            else self.confd["pre_trigger_samples"]/self.sample_size
+        self.trigger_mode = 0 if "trigger_mode" not in self.confd \
+            else 1 if self.confd["trigger_mode"] == "auto" else 0
+        self.trigger_source = 0  if "trigger_channel" not in self.confd \
+            else int(self.confd["trigger_channel"])-1
+        self.trigger_level = 500 if "trigger_level" not in self.confd else self.confd["trigger_level"]
+        self.trigger_slope = 0 if "trigger_direction" not in self.confd else\
+            0 if self.confd["trigger_direction"] == "rising" else 1
+        self.decimation_index = 1 if "decimation_index" not in self.confd else \
+            self.confd["decimation_index"]
+        self.invert1 = 0 if "invert_channel1" not in self.confd else self.confd["invert_channel1"]
+        self.invert2 = 0 if "invert_channel2" not in self.confd else self.confd["invert_channel2"]
+        self.readInterval = 1000 # used to control update of oscilloscope display
+        # other parameters
+        self.filename = ''  # file name for data export 
+
     def parse_args(self):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
-        parser.add_argument('-c', '--connect_ip', type=str, default = '192.168.178.109',
+        parser.add_argument('-c', '--connect_ip', type=str, default=self.ip_address,
             help='connect IP address of RedPitaya')
         # for oscilloscope display
-        parser.add_argument('-i', '--interval', type=int, default=500,
+        parser.add_argument('-i', '--interval', type=int, default=self.readInterval,
             help='interval for readout (in ms)')
         # trigger mode
-        parser.add_argument('-t', '--trigger_level', type=int, default=500,
+        parser.add_argument('-t', '--trigger_level', type=int, default=self.trigger_level,
             help='trigger level in ADC counts')
-        parser.add_argument('--trigger_slope', type=str, choices={'rising','falling'},
-                            default='rising', help='trigger slope')
-        parser.add_argument('--trigger_source', type=int, choices={1, 2}, default=1, 
-            help='trigger channel')
-        parser.add_argument('--trigger_mode', type=str, choices={'norm','auto'}, default='norm', 
-            help='trigger mode')
-        parser.add_argument('-s', '--sample_size', type=int, default=2048,
+        parser.add_argument('--trigger_slope', type=str, choices={0, 1},
+                            default=self.trigger_slope, help='trigger slope')
+        parser.add_argument('--trigger_source', type=int, choices={1, 2},
+                            default=self.trigger_source+1, help='trigger channel')
+        parser.add_argument('--trigger_mode', type=str, choices={0 , 1},
+                            default=self.trigger_mode, help='trigger mode')
+        parser.add_argument('-s', '--sample_size', type=int, default=self.sample_size,
             help='size of waveform sample')
-        parser.add_argument('-p', '--pretrigger_fraction', type=float, default=0.05,
-            help='pretrigger fraction')
-        # for daq mode
-        parser.add_argument('--no-daq', dest='daq_mode', action='store_false',
-                            help='do not start in DAQ mode' )
+        parser.add_argument('-p', '--pretrigger_fraction', type=float,
+                            default=self.pretrigger_fraction, help='pretrigger fraction')
         parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', type=str, default='',
                             help='file name')        
         args = parser.parse_args()
         # all relevant parameters are here
         self.ip_address = args.connect_ip
-        self.daq_mode = args.daq_mode
         self.sample_size = args.sample_size
         self.pretrigger_fraction = args.pretrigger_fraction
         self.readInterval = args.interval # used to control oscilloscope display
@@ -218,34 +238,8 @@ class rpControl(QMainWindow, Ui_MCPHA):
         self.trigger_mode = 0 if args.trigger_mode == 'norm' else 1
         self.trigger_slope = 0 if args.trigger_slope == 'rising' else 1
         # other parameters
-        self.invert1 = 0
-        self.invert2 = 0 
-        self.decimation_index = 1
         self.filename = args.file
 
-    def parse_confd(self):
-        # all relevant parameters are here
-        self.daq_mode = False # True
-        if "ip_address" in self.confd:
-            self.ip_address = self.confd["ip_address"]
-        self.sample_size = 2048 if "number_of_samples" in self.confd else self.confd["number_of_samples"]
-        self.pretrigger_fraction = 0.05 if "pre_trigger_samples" in self.confd \
-            else self.confd["pre_trigger_samples"]/self.sample_size
-        self.trigger_mode = 0 if "trigger_mode" not in self.confd else\
-            1 if self.confd["trigger_mode"] == "auto" else 0
-        self.trigger_source = 0  if "trigger_channel" not in self.confd \
-            else int(self.confd["trigger_channel"])-1
-        self.trigger_level = 500 if "trigger_level" not in self.confd else self.confd["trigger_level"]
-        self.trigger_slope = 0 if "trigger_direction" not in self.confd else\
-            0 if self.confd["trigger_direction"] == "rising" else 1
-        self.decimation_index = 1 if "decimation_index" not in self.confd else \
-            self.confd["decimation_index"]
-        self.invert1 = 0 if "invert_channel1" in self.confd else self.confd["invert_channel1"]
-        self.invert2 = 0 if "invert_channel2" in self.confd else self.confd["invert_channel2"]
-        self.readInterval = 1000 # used to control update of oscilloscope display
-        # other parameters
-        self.filename = ''  # file name for data export 
-
         
     def get_physical_units(self):
         """get physical units corresponding to ADC units and channel numbers