diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl.vhd
index e802791e80385d64d2cdfbcd960fa1e5f9a91e3e..a771f00bfca6ab032377cd1987902fec203da70d 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl.vhd
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ ARCHITECTURE str OF ddrctrl IS
   SIGNAL    inp_bsn_adr       : NATURAL;
   SIGNAL    outp_ds           : NATURAL;
   SIGNAL    outp_bsn          : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_dp_stream_bsn_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
+  SIGNAL    data_stopped      : STD_LOGIC;
 
 BEGIN
 
@@ -153,7 +154,8 @@ BEGIN
     out_sosi                  => out_sosi,
     out_adr                   => out_adr,
     out_bsn_ds                => inp_ds,
-    out_bsn_adr               => inp_bsn_adr
+    out_bsn_adr               => inp_bsn_adr,
+    out_data_stopped          => data_stopped
   );
 
   -- functions as a fifo buffer for input data into the sdram stick. also manages input to sdram stick.
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ BEGIN
     inp_adr                   => out_adr,
     inp_ds                    => inp_ds,
     inp_bsn_adr               => inp_bsn_adr,
+    inp_data_stopped          => data_stopped,
     rst_ddrctrl_input         => rst_ddrctrl_input,
 
     -- io_ddr
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_controller.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_controller.vhd
index df90236414b18368ced333370d4287aca3246515..a5b7994fc174ef6139c42b1d38dc6032500252a2 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_controller.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_controller.vhd
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ ENTITY ddrctrl_controller IS
     inp_adr                   : IN  NATURAL;
     inp_ds                    : IN  NATURAL;
     inp_bsn_adr               : IN  NATURAL;
+    inp_data_stopped          : IN  STD_LOGIC;
     rst_ddrctrl_input         : OUT STD_LOGIC;
 
     -- io_ddr
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ ARCHITECTURE rtl OF ddrctrl_controller IS
   stop_adr                    : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_adr_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
   stopped                     : STD_LOGIC;
   rst_ddrctrl_input           : STD_LOGIC;
-  cooling_down                : NATURAL;
 
   -- writing signals
   need_burst                  : STD_LOGIC;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ARCHITECTURE rtl OF ddrctrl_controller IS
   wr_sosi                     : t_dp_sosi;
   END RECORD;
 
-  CONSTANT c_t_reg_init       : t_reg         := (RESET, '0', TO_UVEC(g_max_adr, c_adr_w), '1', '1', 8, '0', 0, (OTHERS => '0'), 0, '0', c_mem_ctlr_mosi_rst, c_dp_sosi_init);
+  CONSTANT c_t_reg_init       : t_reg         := (RESET, '0', TO_UVEC(g_max_adr, c_adr_w), '1', '1', '0', 0, (OTHERS => '0'), 0, '0', c_mem_ctlr_mosi_rst, c_dp_sosi_init);
 
 
   -- signals for readability
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ BEGIN
   q_reg <= d_reg WHEN rising_edge(clk);
 
   -- put the input data into c_v and fill the output vector from c_v
-  p_state : PROCESS(q_reg, rst, inp_of, inp_sosi, inp_adr, inp_ds, inp_bsn_adr, dvr_miso, rd_fifo_usedw, stop_in)
+  p_state : PROCESS(q_reg, rst, inp_of, inp_sosi, inp_adr, inp_ds, inp_bsn_adr, inp_data_stopped, dvr_miso, rd_fifo_usedw, stop_in)
 
     VARIABLE v                : t_reg         := c_t_reg_init;
 
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ BEGIN
         v.stop_adr(c_adr_w-1 DOWNTO c_bitshift_adr) := TO_UVEC(inp_adr+c_pof_ma, c_adr_w)(c_adr_w-1 DOWNTO c_bitshift_adr);
       END IF;
       v.stop_adr(c_bitshift_adr-1 DOWNTO 0)         := c_zeros;
-      v.cooling_down := 8;
 
       -- still a write cyle
       -- if adr mod g_burstsize = 0
@@ -212,16 +211,15 @@ BEGIN
 
     WHEN STOP_WRITING =>
       v.dvr_mosi.burstbegin := '0';
+      v.stopped                               := '1';
       -- wait until the write burst is finished
-      IF NOT (q_reg.cooling_down = 0) THEN
-        v.cooling_down := q_reg.cooling_down-1;
+      IF inp_data_stopped = '0' THEN
         v.state := STOP_WRITING;
-      ELSIF dvr_miso.done = '1' AND q_reg.dvr_mosi.burstbegin = '0' THEN
-        v.stopped                               := '1';
+      ELSIF dvr_miso.done = '1' AND q_reg.dvr_mosi.burstbegin = '0' AND q_reg.need_burst = '0' THEN
         v.wr_sosi.valid                         := '0';
         v.state                                 := START_READING;
       ELSE
-        v.state := STOP_WRITING;
+        v.state                                 := STOP_WRITING;
       END IF;
 
       -- still receiving write data.
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input.vhd
index d4cb0309ce79cdf4a08bcaaeb4ec5c7e1818d9ea..208780472a0e4df9cfc607de8f8f3e87e0ffb783 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input.vhd
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ ENTITY ddrctrl_input IS
     out_sosi          : OUT t_dp_sosi;                                  -- output data
     out_adr           : OUT NATURAL;
     out_bsn_ds        : OUT NATURAL;
-    out_bsn_adr       : OUT NATURAL
+    out_bsn_adr       : OUT NATURAL;
+    out_data_stopped  : OUT STD_LOGIC
   );
 END ddrctrl_input;
 
@@ -72,11 +73,12 @@ ARCHITECTURE str OF ddrctrl_input IS
 
 
   -- signals for connecting the components
-  SIGNAL    sosi_p_rp    : t_dp_sosi  := c_dp_sosi_init;
-  SIGNAL    sosi_rp_ac   : t_dp_sosi  := c_dp_sosi_init;
-  SIGNAL    adr          : NATURAL    := 0;
-  SIGNAL    bsn_ds       : NATURAL    := 0;
-  SIGNAL    valid        : STD_LOGIC  := '0';
+  SIGNAL    sosi_p_rp           : t_dp_sosi   := c_dp_sosi_init;
+  SIGNAL    sosi_rp_ac          : t_dp_sosi   := c_dp_sosi_init;
+  SIGNAL    adr                 : NATURAL     := 0;
+  SIGNAL    bsn_ds              : NATURAL     := 0;
+  SIGNAL    valid               : STD_LOGIC   := '0';
+  SIGNAL    data_stopped_rp_ac  : STD_LOGIC   := '0';
 
 BEGIN
 
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ BEGIN
     in_sosi           => sosi_p_rp,                                     -- input data
     in_stop           => in_stop,
     out_sosi          => sosi_rp_ac,                                    -- output data
-    out_bsn_ds        => bsn_ds                                         -- amount of bits between adr [0] and sosi_arr[0][0] where bsn is assigned to
+    out_bsn_ds        => bsn_ds,                                        -- amount of bits between adr [0] and sosi_arr[0][0] where bsn is assigned to
+    out_data_stopped  => data_stopped_rp_ac
   );
 
   -- creates address by counting input valids
@@ -122,10 +125,12 @@ BEGIN
     rst               => rst,
     in_sosi           => sosi_rp_ac,                                    -- input data
     in_bsn_ds         => bsn_ds,
+    in_data_stopped   => data_stopped_rp_ac,
     out_sosi          => out_sosi,                                      -- output data
     out_adr           => adr,
     out_bsn_adr       => out_bsn_adr,
-    out_bsn_ds        => out_bsn_ds
+    out_bsn_ds        => out_bsn_ds,
+    out_data_stopped  => out_data_stopped
   );
 
 END str;
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_address_counter.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_address_counter.vhd
index 43cb85d273a95ca7e971c36aafc7347959e93a51..dda45ab77071c8e4385e84497e00df11e775e6f1 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_address_counter.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_address_counter.vhd
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ ENTITY ddrctrl_input_address_counter IS
     rst                   : IN  STD_LOGIC;
     in_sosi               : IN  t_dp_sosi;                                                                                                -- input data
     in_bsn_ds             : IN  NATURAL;
+    in_data_stopped       : IN  STD_LOGIC;
     out_sosi              : OUT t_dp_sosi                         := c_dp_sosi_init;                                                      -- output data
     out_adr               : OUT NATURAL;
     out_bsn_adr           : OUT NATURAL;
-    out_bsn_ds            : OUT NATURAL
+    out_bsn_ds            : OUT NATURAL;
+    out_data_stopped      : OUT STD_LOGIC
   );
 END ddrctrl_input_address_counter;
 
@@ -72,12 +74,14 @@ ARCHITECTURE rtl OF ddrctrl_input_address_counter IS
   out_sosi                : t_dp_sosi;
   out_bsn_adr             : NATURAL;
   out_bsn_ds              : NATURAL;
+  out_data_stopped        : STD_LOGIC;
   s_in_sosi               : t_dp_sosi;
   s_in_bsn_ds             : NATURAL;
+  s_in_data_stopped       : STD_LOGIC;
   s_adr                   : NATURAL;
   END RECORD;
 
-  CONSTANT  c_t_reg_init  : t_reg                                 := (RESET, '0', c_dp_sosi_init, 0, 0, c_dp_sosi_init, 0, 0);
+  CONSTANT  c_t_reg_init  : t_reg                                 := (RESET, '0', c_dp_sosi_init, 0, 0, '0', c_dp_sosi_init, 0, '0', 0);
 
 
   -- signals for readability
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ BEGIN
   q_reg <= d_reg WHEN rising_edge(clk);
 
   -- Increments the address each time in_sosi.valid = '1', if address = g_max_adr the address is reset to 0.
-  p_adr : PROCESS(rst, in_sosi, q_reg)
+  p_adr : PROCESS(rst, in_sosi, in_bsn_ds, in_data_stopped, q_reg)
 
   VARIABLE v              : t_reg;
 
@@ -99,8 +103,10 @@ BEGIN
     -- compensate for delay in ddrctrl_input_address_counter
     v.out_sosi                                                    := q_reg.s_in_sosi;
     v.out_bsn_ds                                                  := q_reg.s_in_bsn_ds;
+    v.out_data_stopped                                            := q_reg.s_in_data_stopped;
     v.s_in_sosi                                                   := in_sosi;
     v.s_in_bsn_ds                                                 := in_bsn_ds;
+    v.s_in_data_stopped                                           := in_data_stopped;
 
 
     CASE q_reg.state IS
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ BEGIN
 
 
     WHEN IDLE =>
-    -- after a reset skip the first data block so the ddr memory can calm down.
+    -- after a reset skip the first data block so the ddr memory can initialize.
     IF NOT(q_reg.s_in_sosi.bsn(c_dp_stream_bsn_w-1 DOWNTO 0) = in_sosi.bsn(c_dp_stream_bsn_w-1 DOWNTO 0)) THEN
       v.bsn_passed := '1';
     END IF;
@@ -151,10 +157,11 @@ BEGIN
   END PROCESS;
 
   -- fill outputs
-  out_sosi      <= q_reg.out_sosi;
-  out_adr       <= q_reg.s_adr;
-  out_bsn_adr   <= q_reg.out_bsn_adr;
-  out_bsn_ds    <= q_reg.out_bsn_ds;
-  out_sosi.bsn  <= q_reg.out_sosi.bsn;
+  out_sosi          <= q_reg.out_sosi;
+  out_adr           <= q_reg.s_adr;
+  out_bsn_adr       <= q_reg.out_bsn_adr;
+  out_bsn_ds        <= q_reg.out_bsn_ds;
+  out_sosi.bsn      <= q_reg.out_sosi.bsn;
+  out_data_stopped  <= q_reg.out_data_stopped;
 
 END rtl;
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_repack.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_repack.vhd
index 6bcf139147a7f82a2914cc2b6741897a55f8355b..7b7a3ed0d98c5229929b4d25982b3aa41910a258 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_repack.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/src/vhdl/ddrctrl_input_repack.vhd
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ ENTITY ddrctrl_input_repack IS
     in_stop                 : IN  STD_LOGIC := '0';
     out_sosi                : OUT t_dp_sosi := c_dp_sosi_init;                                                                                -- output data
     out_bsn_ds              : OUT NATURAL   := 0;
-    out_bsn_wr              : OUT STD_LOGIC := '0'
+    out_bsn_wr              : OUT STD_LOGIC := '0';
+    out_data_stopped        : OUT STD_LOGIC := '0'
   );
 END ddrctrl_input_repack;
 
@@ -77,9 +78,10 @@ ARCHITECTURE rtl OF ddrctrl_input_repack IS
   out_data_count            : STD_LOGIC;                                                                                                      -- the amount of times the output data vector has been filled since the last time c_v was filled completely
   out_sosi                  : t_dp_sosi;                                                                                                      -- this is the sosi stream that contains the data
   out_bsn_ds                : NATURAL;                                                                                                        -- this is the amount of bits that the data corresponding to out_bsn is shifted from the first bit in that data word
+  out_data_stopped          : STD_LOGIC;                                                                                                      -- this signal is '1' when there is no more data comming form ddrctrl_input_pack
   END RECORD;
 
-  CONSTANT c_t_reg_init     : t_reg         := (RESET, (OTHERS => '0'), 0, 0, (OTHERS => '0'), '0', 0, 0, 0, '0', c_dp_sosi_init, 0);
+  CONSTANT c_t_reg_init     : t_reg         := (RESET, (OTHERS => '0'), 0, 0, (OTHERS => '0'), '0', 0, 0, 0, '0', c_dp_sosi_init, 0, '0');
 
 
   -- signals for readability
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ BEGIN
       v.s_input_cnt := q_reg.s_input_cnt+1;
       v.out_sosi.sop := '0';
       v.out_sosi.eop := '0';
+      v.out_data_stopped := '0';
 
 
 
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ BEGIN
       v.out_bsn_ds                                  := q_reg.q_out_bsn_ds;
       v.out_sosi.sop                                := q_reg.q_sop;
       v.out_sosi.eop                                := '0';
+      v.out_data_stopped                            := '0';
 
 
       IF rst = '1' THEN
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ BEGIN
       v.q_sop := '0';
       v.out_sosi.sop := '0';
       v.out_sosi.eop := '0';
+      v.out_data_stopped := '0';
 
 
       IF rst = '1' THEN
@@ -242,7 +247,8 @@ BEGIN
 
     WHEN STOP =>
       v.out_sosi.valid    := '0';
-      v.q_sop := '0'; 
+      v.q_sop             := '0';
+      v.out_data_stopped  := '1';
       IF rst = '1' THEN
         v.state := RESET;
       ELSIF in_stop = '1' OR in_sosi.valid = '0' THEN
@@ -263,7 +269,8 @@ BEGIN
   END PROCESS;
 
   -- fill outputs
-  out_sosi    <= q_reg.out_sosi;
-  out_bsn_ds  <= q_reg.out_bsn_ds;
+  out_sosi          <= q_reg.out_sosi;
+  out_bsn_ds        <= q_reg.out_bsn_ds;
+  out_data_stopped  <= q_reg.out_data_stopped;
 
 END rtl;
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/tb/vhdl/tb_ddrctrl.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/tb/vhdl/tb_ddrctrl.vhd
index fb535d7ad956b2600e5a2a5e545cd2aeebdeda85..9689c0450ca13f0d4f6369dcb8a931ccf81977fa 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/tb/vhdl/tb_ddrctrl.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/ddrctrl/tb/vhdl/tb_ddrctrl.vhd
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ BEGIN
     -- wr fifo has delay of 4 clockcylces after reset
 
     -- filling the input data vectors with the corresponding numbers
-    run_multiple_times : FOR K in 0 TO 4 LOOP
+    run_multiple_times : FOR K in 0 TO 3 LOOP
       make_data : FOR J IN 0 TO c_bim*g_block_size-1 LOOP
         in_data_cnt     <= in_data_cnt+1;
         fill_in_sosi_arr : FOR I IN 0 TO g_nof_streams-1 LOOP