diff --git a/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_FlatFields_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_FlatFields_NBC.ipynb
index a72c2e167a89e0d785336ef173354bd241064354..9f4a3351b56b1857bd6f79465aa94b5249a03bd5 100644
--- a/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_FlatFields_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_FlatFields_NBC.ipynb
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
     "use_dir_creation_date = True\n",
     "creation_time = \"\" # To overwrite the measured creation_time. Required Format: YYYY-MM-DD HR:MN:SC.ms e.g. 2019-07-04 11:02:41.00\n",
     "gain_setting = 0.1 # gain setting can have value 0 or 1, Default=0.1 for no (None) gain-setting\n",
-    "karabo_da_control = \"AGIPD1MCTRL00\" # karabo DA for control infromation"
+    "karabo_da_control = \"AGIPD1MCTRL00\" # karabo DA for control infromation\n",
+    "h5path_ctrl = '/CONTROL/{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP_TEST' # path to control information"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -166,9 +167,11 @@
     "if instrument == \"SPB\":\n",
     "    loc = \"SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1\"\n",
     "    dinstance = \"AGIPD1M1\"\n",
+    "    karabo_id_control = \"SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1\"\n",
     "else:\n",
     "    loc = \"MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1\"\n",
     "    dinstance = \"AGIPD1M2\"\n",
+    "    karabo_id_control = \"MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1\"\n",
     "\n",
     "cal_db_interface = get_random_db_interface(cal_db_interface)\n",
     "\n",
@@ -180,8 +183,11 @@
     "run, prop, seq = run_prop_seq_from_path(in_folder)\n",
     "logger = InfluxLogger(detector=\"AGIPD\", instrument=instrument, mem_cells=mem_cells,\n",
     "                      notebook=get_notebook_name(), proposal=prop)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# extract the memory cells and acquisition rate from \n",
+    "# the file of the first module, first sequence and first run\n",
     "channel = 0\n",
-    "fname = fbase.format(runs[0], runs[0].upper(), channel, 0)\n",
+    "fname = fbase.format(runs[0], runs[0].upper(), channel, sequences[0])\n",
     "if acqrate == 0.:\n",
     "    acqrate = get_acq_rate(fname, loc, channel)\n",
     "    \n",
@@ -209,6 +215,10 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "control_fname = f'{in_folder}/{runs[0]}/RAW-{runs[0].upper()}-{karabo_da_control}-S00000.h5'\n",
+    "\n",
+    "if \"{\" in h5path_ctrl:\n",
+    "    h5path_ctrl = h5path_ctrl.format(karabo_id_control)\n",
+    "\n",
     "if gain_setting == 0.1:\n",
     "    if creation_time.replace(tzinfo=None) < dateutil.parser.parse('2020-01-31'):\n",
     "        print(\"Set gain-setting to None for runs taken before 2020-01-31\")\n",