diff --git a/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station.fpga.yaml b/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station.fpga.yaml
index 45b59ccbbf6b7fb0fbe7dd498c1c760736014cc4..35ca819e6d42eb2f958e072ed62251d636cd526d 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station.fpga.yaml
+++ b/applications/lofar2/designs/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station.fpga.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ parameters:
   - { name: c_W_beamlet_scale,      value: 16 }
   - { name: c_W_beamlet_resolution, value: 0 - 15 }  # EK: FIXME: support passing on negative values, workaround use 0 - positive
   - { name: c_W_beamlet,            value: 8 }
+  - { name: c_stat_data_sz,         value: 2 }
   - { name: c_nof_clk_per_pps,      value: c_f_adc_MHz * 10**6 }  # = 200000000
 
 peripherals:
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ peripherals:
   
   - peripheral_name: reorder/reorder_col_wide
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: ceil_pow2(c_P_pfb) * ceil_pow2(c_S_sub_bf * c_Q_fft) * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = c_P_pfb, mm_port_span = ceil_pow2(c_S_sub_bf * c_Q_fft) words
     parameter_overrides:
       - { name: g_wb_factor, value: c_P_pfb }
       - { name: g_nof_ch_in, value: c_N_sub * c_Q_fft }
@@ -239,14 +241,13 @@ peripherals:
 
   - peripheral_name: sdp/sdp_bf_weights
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
-    parameter_overrides:
-      - { name: g_nof_instances, value: c_N_pol_bf * c_A_pn }  # A_pn = P_pfb = 6
-      - { name: g_nof_gains, value: c_N_pol * c_S_sub_bf }  # N_pol = Q_fft = 2
+    peripheral_span: ceil_pow2(c_N_pol_bf * c_P_pfb) * ceil_pow2(c_Q_fft * c_S_sub_bf) * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = c_N_pol_bf * c_P_pfb, mm_port_span = ceil_pow2(c_Q_fft * c_S_sub_bf) words
     mm_port_names:
       - RAM_BF_WEIGHTS
 
   - peripheral_name: sdp/sdp_bf_scale
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: 2 * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = 2 words
     parameter_overrides:
       - { name: g_gain_w, value: c_W_beamlet_scale }
       - { name: g_lsb_w, value: 0 - c_W_beamlet_resolution}
@@ -255,11 +256,13 @@ peripherals:
 
   - peripheral_name: sdp/sdp_beamformer_output_hdr_dat
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: 64 * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = 64 words
     mm_port_names:
       - REG_HDR_DAT
 
   - peripheral_name: dp/dp_xonoff
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: 2 * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = 2 words
     parameter_overrides:
       - { name: g_nof_streams, value: 1 }
       - { name: g_combine_streams, value: False }
@@ -267,18 +270,22 @@ peripherals:
       - REG_DP_XONOFF
 
   - peripheral_name: st/st_bst_for_sdp
+    number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: ceil_pow2(c_stat_data_sz * c_S_sub_bf * c_N_pol_bf) * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = ceil_pow2(c_stat_data_sz * c_S_sub_bf * c_N_pol_bf) words
     mm_port_names:
       - RAM_ST_BST
-      
+
   - peripheral_name: common/common_variable_delay
     peripheral_group: bst
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: 2 * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = 2 words
     mm_port_names:
       - REG_STAT_ENABLE_BST
 
   - peripheral_name: sdp/sdp_statistics_offload_hdr_dat_bst
     peripheral_group: bst
     number_of_peripherals: c_N_beamsets
+    peripheral_span: 64 * MM_BUS_SIZE  # number_of_ports = 1, mm_port_span = 64 words
     mm_port_names:
       - REG_STAT_HDR_DAT_BST