diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
index d2bb9595dc794a076a6c3be6d8df97ef6e7bbe42..656e6f183565f6f301709268275f9b68bd720d5c 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         assignstring        % actualizedata specific   
         denanstring         % actualizedata specific
         caststring          % actualizedata specific
-    
         
+        unlinked            % unlinked parameter, no actualization will be performed (this is set via an empty MDS source path)
     end
     
     properties 
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
             obj.modelname=obj.cparser.Results.modelname;
             obj.datadictionary=obj.cparser.Results.datadictname;
             obj.modeltpstruct=obj.cparser.Results.modeltpstruct; 
-            obj.skippable=obj.cparser.Results.skippable;        
+            obj.skippable=obj.cparser.Results.skippable;  
+            if isempty(obj.cparser.Results.srctdimodel)
+                obj.unlinked=1;
+            else
+                obj.unlinked=0;
+            end
         end
         
         function name=getmodelname(obj)
@@ -96,28 +101,34 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         end
         
         function obj=preactualizecommon(obj, shot)
-           % Opening the tree
-           obj.mdsconnect(shot);
-           % Checking if data can be retrieved, updating get command
-           [obj, obj.value]=obj.getdata(shot);
+           if(~obj.unlinked)            
+               % Opening the tree
+               obj.mdsconnect(shot);
+               % Checking if data can be retrieved, updating get command
+               [obj, obj.value]=obj.getdata(shot);
 
-           pointspos=strfind(obj.modelparam,'.');
-           baseparam=obj.modelparam(1:pointspos(1)-1);
-           structparam=obj.modelparam(pointspos(1):end); 
-           obj.assignvar=sprintf('%s.Value%s',baseparam,structparam);
-           obj.assignstring=sprintf('%s=%s;',obj.assignvar,obj.getcommand);
-           obj.denanstring=sprintf('%s(isnan(%s))=0;',obj.assignvar,obj.assignvar);
-           obj.caststring=sprintf('%s=%s;',obj.assignvar,obj.assignvar); 
+               pointspos=strfind(obj.modelparam,'.');
+               baseparam=obj.modelparam(1:pointspos(1)-1);
+               structparam=obj.modelparam(pointspos(1):end); 
+               obj.assignvar=sprintf('%s.Value%s',baseparam,structparam);
+               obj.assignstring=sprintf('%s=%s;',obj.assignvar,obj.getcommand);
+               obj.denanstring=sprintf('%s(isnan(%s))=0;',obj.assignvar,obj.assignvar);
+               obj.caststring=sprintf('%s=%s;',obj.assignvar,obj.assignvar); 
+           end
         end
         
         function obj=postactualizecommon(obj, shot)
-            if obj.verbose==1
-                fprintf('Actualizing parameter: ''%s'' <- ''%s'' (%s, shot %d)\n', obj.modelparam, obj.tdiexprused, obj.classname, shot);
-            end
-
-            evalin('base', obj.assignstring);    
-            evalin('base', obj.denanstring);
-            evalin('base', obj.caststring);
+            if(~obj.unlinked)
+                if obj.verbose==1
+                    fprintf('Actualizing parameter: ''%s'' <- ''%s'' (%s, shot %d)\n', obj.modelparam, obj.tdiexprused, obj.classname, shot);
+                end
+                
+                evalin('base', obj.assignstring);
+                evalin('base', obj.denanstring);
+                evalin('base', obj.caststring);
+            else
+                fprintf('Actualizing parameter: ''%s'', parameter unlinked, SKIPPED!\n', obj.modelparam);
+            end         
         end
         
         function [obj,value]=getdatacommon(obj, shot)
@@ -150,13 +161,19 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         function printinfocommon(obj)
             fprintf('%s (class %s):\n', obj.modelparam, obj.classname);
             fprintf('  Simulink model: ''%s'', data dictionary: ''%s''\n', obj.modelname, obj.datadictionary);
-            fprintf('  MDS+ source server: ''%s'', Tree: ''%s''\n', obj.mdsserver, obj.mdstree);
-            fprintf('  MDS+ TDI expressions, model: ''%s''', obj.tdiexprmodel);
-            if(strcmp(obj.tdiexprmodel, obj.tdiexprshot))
-                fprintf(', shot: same.\n');
+            if(~obj.unlinked)
+                fprintf('  MDS+ source server: ''%s'', Tree: ''%s''\n', obj.mdsserver, obj.mdstree);
+                fprintf('  MDS+ TDI expressions, model: ''%s''', obj.tdiexprmodel);
+                if(strcmp(obj.tdiexprmodel, obj.tdiexprshot))
+                    fprintf(', shot: same.\n');
+                else
+                    fprintf(', shot: ''%s''\n', obj.tdiexprshot);
+                end
+                
             else
-                fprintf(', shot: ''%s''\n', obj.tdiexprshot);
+                fprintf('  UNLINKED!\n');
             end
+            
         end
         
         function out = gettargetparam(obj)
diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC.m
index 93a0b17f6ecfca591931e108815d073fd6165347..817d0e7607e02b5beb9c67c04d9f0af41129f8db 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC.m
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ classdef SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC < SCDclass_task
                 assignin('base','temp',T);
                 assigncmd=sprintf('%s.%s=temp;',obj.workspacedatabasestructure, adcbus.Elements(ii).Name);
                 evalin('base',assigncmd);
-                if obj.verbose==1
+                if obj.verbose==1 && mod(ii,4)==0
                     fprintf('.');
                 end
             end
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ classdef SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC < SCDclass_task
 
                 channelstr=sprintf('\\top.crpprt02.board1.adc_%02d.raw',physical2logical(ii));
                 T.Data(:,ii)=int16(mdsvalue(channelstr));   
-                if obj.verbose==1
+                if obj.verbose==1 && mod(ii,4)==0 
                     fprintf('.');
                 end
             end
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ classdef SCDclass_taskmdsloadprevADC < SCDclass_task
                 %fprintf('Loading channel %d:%d ...\r',2,physical2logical(ii));
                 channelstr=sprintf('\\top.crpprt02.board2.adc_%02d.raw',physical2logical(ii));
                 T.Data(:,ii+96)=int16(mdsvalue(channelstr));
-                if obj.verbose==1
+                if obj.verbose==1 && mod(ii,4)==0
                     fprintf('.');
                 end
             end