Index: trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp
===================================================================
--- trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1630)
+++ trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1631)
@@ -260,4 +260,7 @@
       _serialOutFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
     }
+
+    _serialPort->setTimeout(3600,0);
+    _serialPort->setFlowControl(FLOW_HARDWARE);
   }
   else {
