diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
index 994f61f..45291ef 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from sensors2osc.common import *
-
+import time
 
 
 def main():
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ def main():
     while 1:
         try:
             data = platform.serial_sock.readline()[:-2]
-            print repr(data)
+            #print repr(data)
         except socket.error, msg:
             # got disconnected?
             print "serial socket error!!!", msg
             platform.reconnect()
 
-        print "got data", repr(data)
+        #print "got data", repr(data)
         try:
             airFlow, emg, temp = data.split(";")
         except ValueError, e:
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def main():
         except socket.error, msg:
             print "cannot connect to chaosc", msg
             continue
+        time.sleep(0.1)
 
 
 
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
index 609bca0..7bc211d 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import time
+
 from sensors2osc.common import *
 
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ def main():
         except socket.error, msg:
             print "cannot connect to chaosc"
             continue
+        time.sleep(0.1)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
index 32cd7c2..a99a31e 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-
+import time
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from sensors2osc.common import *
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def main():
                 except socket.error, msg:
                     print "cannot connect to chaosc"
                     continue
+        time.sleep(0.1)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ehealth_test.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ehealth_test.py
index c14808f..2d75cef 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ehealth_test.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ehealth_test.py
@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@
 # used this line before opening that script
 # socat -d -d PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/pty1,b115200,user=stefan PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/pty2,b115200,user=stefan
 
-import serial
+import serial, sys, time, random, struct
 
 serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-
-serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-serial_sock.port = "/tmp/pty2"
+serial_sock.port = sys.argv[1]
 serial_sock.baudrate = 115200
 serial_sock.timeout = 0
 serial_sock.open()
-import time, random, struct
+
 
 while 1:
     serial_sock.write("%d;%d;%d\r\n" % (random.randint(0,1023), random.randint(0,1023), random.randint(0,1023)))
-    #time.sleep(.5)
+    time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ekg_test.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ekg_test.py
index 4349b09..02a89be 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ekg_test.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_ekg_test.py
@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@
 # used this line before opening that script
 # socat -d -d PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/pty1,b115200,user=stefan PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/pty2,b115200,user=stefan
 
-import serial
+import serial, sys, time, random, struct
 
 serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-
-serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-serial_sock.port = "/tmp/pty2"
+serial_sock.port = sys.argv[1]
 serial_sock.baudrate = 115200
 serial_sock.timeout = 0
 serial_sock.open()
-import time, random, struct
+
 
 while 1:
     serial_sock.write(struct.pack("B", random.randint(0,255)))
-    #time.sleep(.5)
+    time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_pulse_test.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_pulse_test.py
index 1f99269..b27e48a 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_pulse_test.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/socat_pulse_test.py
@@ -23,19 +23,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import time, random
+import serial, time, random, sys, random, struct
 
-import serial
 
 serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-
-serial_sock = serial.Serial()
-serial_sock.port = "/tmp/pty2"
+serial_sock.port = sys.argv[1]
 serial_sock.baudrate = 115200
 serial_sock.timeout = 0
 serial_sock.open()
-import time, random, struct
-
 
 
 class DataGenenerator(object):
@@ -64,4 +59,4 @@ r = DataGenenerator()
 
 while 1:
     serial_sock.write(struct.pack("B", r.read()))
-    time.sleep(0.5)
+    time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/sensors2osc/setup.py b/sensors2osc/setup.py
index f9b4bd8..f4aaaa9 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/setup.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/setup.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ setup(
     author = "Stefan Kögl",
 
     # FIXME: add author email
-    author_email = "",
-    description = "osc filtering application level gateway",
+    author_email = "hotte@ctdo.de",
+    description = "tools for sending osc messages from olimex and ehealth biofeedback platforms to OSC",
 
     # FIXME: add long_description
     long_description = """