diff --git a/src/ganimede/ganimede.vhd b/src/ganimede/ganimede.vhd
index 66e8d75..cf2b667 100644
--- a/src/ganimede/ganimede.vhd
+++ b/src/ganimede/ganimede.vhd
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ use gan_manager.management_types.all;
 library gan_buffer;
 
 entity ganimede_toplevel is
+  generic (
+    tech : integer := 0
+          );
   port (
     clk               : in  std_logic;
     rst               : in  std_logic;
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ begin
   --- INTERNAL CONNECTIONS ---
   ip_to_socbridge_driver.fifo <= buffer_to_socbridge_driver;
   ip_to_socbridge_driver.flush <= ip_to_ganimede.socbridge.flush;
+  ganimede_to_ip.socbridge.used_slots <= 0;
 
   --- DRIVER INSTANTIATION ---
   socbridge_driver_inst: entity gan_socbridge.socbridge_driver
@@ -80,8 +84,8 @@ begin
 
   fifo_buffer_to_ip_inst : entity gan_buffer.fifo_buffer
     generic map (
-      buffer_size => 1024
-      --tech => 60
+      buffer_size => 1024,
+      tech => tech
     )
     port map(
       in_clk => socbridge_clk,
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@ begin
 
   fifo_buffer_from_ip_inst : entity gan_buffer.fifo_buffer
     generic map (
-      buffer_size => 1024
---      tech => 60
+      buffer_size => 1024,
+      tech => tech
     )
     port map(
       in_clk => clk, 
diff --git a/src/socbridge/socbridge_driver.vhd b/src/socbridge/socbridge_driver.vhd
index ef5e904..4db0a4b 100644
--- a/src/socbridge/socbridge_driver.vhd
+++ b/src/socbridge/socbridge_driver.vhd
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ begin
   ext_to_socbridge_driver_rec.clk <= ext_to_socbridge_driver.control(1);
   ext_to_socbridge_driver_rec.parity <= ext_to_socbridge_driver.control(0);
   socbridge_clk <= ext_to_socbridge_driver_rec.clk;
+  socbridge_driver_to_ip.used_slots <= 0;
 
   comb_proc: process(ext_to_socbridge_driver, ip_to_socbridge_driver, 
                      st, controller_to_socbridge_driver, trans_st,