diff --git a/src/control/stat.vhd b/src/control/stat.vhd
index c036489..8dbbce9 100644
--- a/src/control/stat.vhd
+++ b/src/control/stat.vhd
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ begin
     --=============--
 
     reg_data(0)  <=                         RELEASE_YEAR & RELEASE_MONTH & RELEASE_DAY;
-    reg_data(1)  <=                         MAJOR_VERSION & MINOR_VERSION & RELEASE_VERSION & x"0A"; -- MMmmVVXX
+    reg_data(1)  <=                         MAJOR_VERSION & MINOR_VERSION & RELEASE_VERSION & RELEASE_HARDWARE; -- MMmmVVXX
     reg_data(2)  <= (31 downto 3  => '0') &  eprt_mmcm_locked_i & dskw_mmcm_locked_i & mmcms_locked_i;
     reg_data(3)  <= (31 downto 1  => '0') &  sem_critical_i;
     reg_data(4)  <= (31 downto 3  => '0') &  gbt_rxready_i & gbt_rxvalid_i & gbt_txready_i;
diff --git a/src/pkg/param_pkg.vhd b/src/pkg/param_pkg.vhd
index 5666913..d68f83f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/param_pkg.vhd
+++ b/src/pkg/param_pkg.vhd
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ package param_pkg is
 
     constant USE_DEFAULT_GBT_CLK    : boolean := TRUE;
 
-    constant MAJOR_VERSION          : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"02";
-    constant MINOR_VERSION          : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"02";
-    constant RELEASE_VERSION        : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"0F";
+    constant MAJOR_VERSION          : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"03";
+    constant MINOR_VERSION          : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"00";
+    constant RELEASE_VERSION        : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"00";
 
     constant RELEASE_YEAR           : std_logic_vector(15 downto 0) := x"2017";
-    constant RELEASE_MONTH          : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"07";
-    constant RELEASE_DAY            : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0) := x"03";
+    constant RELEASE_MONTH          : std_logic_vector(7 downto  0) := x"10";
+    constant RELEASE_DAY            : std_logic_vector(7 downto  0) := x"06";
+
+    constant RELEASE_HARDWARE       : std_logic_vector(7 downto  0) := x"0A";
 
 end param_pkg;
 
diff --git a/tools/genproms.bat b/tools/genproms.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..201549c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/genproms.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+PAUSE 
+CALL C:\Xilinx\14.7\ISE_DS\settings64.bat
+PAUSE
+xtclsh genproms.tcl    
+PAUSE
diff --git a/tools/genproms.sh b/tools/genproms.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ed45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/genproms.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+xtclsh genproms.tcl    
diff --git a/tools/genproms.tcl b/tools/genproms.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6346729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/genproms.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+set shortname  "OH"
+set top_name   "optohybrid_top"
+set myProject  "OptoHybrid_v3"
+set prom_type  "XCF128X"
+
+set myScript   "genproms.tcl"
+
+set folder [lindex [split [pwd] /] end]
+if { $folder != "tools" } {
+    puts "This script needs to be executed from tools directory"
+    return
+} else {
+    cd ../
+}
+
+set bit_filename   prj/${top_name}.bit
+set mcs_filename   prj/${top_name}.mcs
+set cfi_filename   prj/${top_name}.cfi
+set prm_filename   prj/${top_name}.prm
+set svf_verify     prj/${top_name}_verify.svf
+set svf_noverify   prj/${top_name}_noverify.svf
+set impact_script  prj/${top_name}.impactscript
+set version_file   src/pkg/param_pkg.vhd
+set project_dir    [pwd]/prj
+
+set  MAJOR_VERSION "XX"
+set  MINOR_VERSION "XX"
+set  RELEASE_VERSION "XX"
+
+set  RELEASE_YEAR "XXXX"
+set  RELEASE_MONTH "XX"
+set  RELEASE_DAY "XX"
+set  RELEASE_HARDWARE "XX"
+
+
+# optohybrid version extracting
+set filename ${version_file}
+
+set fid [open $filename r]
+while {[gets $fid line] != -1} {
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- MAJOR_VERSION $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{2}} $vhdl_hex MAJOR_VERSION
+        if { [string range ${MAJOR_VERSION} 0 0] == "0" } {
+            set MAJOR_VERSION [string range ${MAJOR_VERSION} 1 1]
+        }
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- MINOR_VERSION $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{2}} $vhdl_hex MINOR_VERSION
+        if { [string range ${MINOR_VERSION} 0 0] == "0" } {
+            set MINOR_VERSION [string range ${MINOR_VERSION} 1 1]
+        }
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- RELEASE_VERSION $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{2}} $vhdl_hex RELEASE_VERSION
+        if { [string range ${RELEASE_VERSION} 0 0] == "0" } {
+            set RELEASE_VERSION [string range ${RELEASE_VERSION} 1 1]
+        }
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- RELEASE_YEAR $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{4}} $vhdl_hex RELEASE_YEAR
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- RELEASE_MONTH $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{2}} $vhdl_hex RELEASE_MONTH
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- RELEASE_DAY $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9]*\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9]{2}} $vhdl_hex RELEASE_DAY
+    }
+
+    if { [ regexp -all -- RELEASE_HARDWARE $line] } {
+        regexp {x\"[0-9a-fA-F]+\"} $line vhdl_hex
+        regexp {[0-9a-fA-F]+} $vhdl_hex RELEASE_HARDWARE
+        if { [string range ${RELEASE_HARDWARE} 0 0] == "0" } {
+            set RELEASE_HARDWARE [string range ${RELEASE_HARDWARE} 1 1]
+        }
+    }
+}
+close $fid
+
+set datecode ${RELEASE_YEAR}${RELEASE_MONTH}${RELEASE_DAY}
+set releasecode ${MAJOR_VERSION}.${MINOR_VERSION}.${RELEASE_VERSION}.${RELEASE_HARDWARE}
+
+
+puts $datecode
+puts $releasecode
+
+puts "Generating PROM files for firmware version $datecode"
+
+## put out a 'heartbeat' - so we know something's happening.
+puts "\n$myScript: running ($myProject)...\n"
+
+################################################################################
+# synthesis
+################################################################################
+
+# put out a 'heartbeat' - so we know something's happening.
+#puts "\n$myScript: running ($myProject)...\n"
+#
+#if { ! [ open_project ] } {
+#    return false
+#}
+
+#set_process_props
+#
+# Remove the comment characters (#'s) to enable the following commands
+#process run "Synthesize"
+#process run "Translate"
+#process run "Map"
+#process run "Place & Route"
+##
+#set task "Implement Design"
+#if { ! [run_task $task] } {
+#    puts "$myScript: $task run failed, check run output for details."
+#    project close
+#    return
+#}
+#
+#set task "Generate Programming File"
+#if { ! [run_task $task] } {
+#    puts "$myScript: $task run failed, check run output for details."
+#    project close
+#    return
+#}
+
+#puts [exec xst -intstyle ise -ifn ${top_name}.xst -ofn ${top_name}.syr]
+#puts [exec ngdbuild -intstyle ise -dd _ngo -sd ../src/ip_cores -nt timestamp -uc ../src/gtx/gtx_attributes.ucf -uc ../src/ucf/vfat2.ucf -uc ../misc.ucf -uc ../src/ucf/memory.ucf -uc ../src/ucf/clocking.ucf -uc ../src/ucf/gtx.ucf -p xc6vlx130t-ff1156-1 ${top_name}.ngc ${top_name}.ngd]
+#puts [exec map -intstyle ise -p xc6vlx130t-ff1156-1 -w -logic_opt off -ol high -t 1 -xt 0 -register_duplication off -r 4 -global_opt off -mt off -ir off -pr off -lc off -power off -o ${top_name}_map.ncd ${top_name}.ngd ${top_name}.pcf]
+#puts [exec par -w -intstyle ise -ol high -mt off ${top_name}_map.ncd ${top_name}.ncd ${top_name}.pcf ]
+#puts [exec trce -intstyle ise -v 3 -s 1 -n 3 -fastpaths -xml ${top_name}.twx ${top_name}.ncd -o ${top_name}.twr ${top_name}.pcf]
+#puts [exec bitgen -intstyle ise -f ${top_name}.ut ${top_name}.ncd]
+
+
+################################################################################
+puts "Generating mcs file..."
+################################################################################
+
+if {[catch {set f_id [open $impact_script w]} msg]} {
+    puts "Can't create $impact_script"
+    puts $msg
+    return
+}
+
+puts "Opened impact script for writing..."
+
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+
+puts $f_id "addConfigDevice  -name \"${top_name}\" -path \"$project_dir\""
+puts $f_id "setSubmode -pffbpi"
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr multibootBpiType -value \"TYPE_BPI\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr multibootBpiDevice -value \"VIRTEX6\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr multibootBpichainType -value \"PARALLEL\""
+puts $f_id "addDesign -version 0 -name \"0\""
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "addDeviceChain -index 0"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "addDeviceChain -index 0"
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr compressed -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr compressed -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr autoSize -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr fileFormat -value \"mcs\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr fillValue -value \"FF\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr swapBit -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr dir -value \"UP\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr multiboot -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr multiboot -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr spiSelected -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr spiSelected -value \"FALSE\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr ironhorsename -value \"1\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -configdevice -attr flashDataWidth -value \"16\""
+puts $f_id "setCurrentDesign -version 0"
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr RSPin -value \"\""
+puts $f_id "setCurrentDesign -version 0"
+puts $f_id "addPromDevice -p 1 -size 131072 -name 128M"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "addDeviceChain -index 0"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "addDeviceChain -index 0"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setSubmode -pffbpi"
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr RSPin -value \"00\""
+puts $f_id "addDevice -p 1 -file \"${bit_filename}\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr RSPinMsb -value \"1\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr name -value \"0\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr RSPin -value \"00\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr endAddress -value \"53638b\""
+puts $f_id "setAttribute -design -attr endAddress -value \"53638b\""
+puts $f_id "setMode -pff"
+puts $f_id "setSubmode -pffbpi"
+puts $f_id "generate"
+
+################################################################################
+# Build SVF Files
+################################################################################
+
+
+puts $f_id "setCurrentDesign -version 0"
+puts $f_id "setMode -bs"
+puts $f_id "setMode -bs"
+puts $f_id "setMode -bs"
+puts $f_id "setMode -bs"
+
+puts $f_id "setCable -port svf -file \"${svf_verify}\""
+puts $f_id "addDevice -p 1 -file \"$bit_filename\""
+puts $f_id "attachflash -position 1 -bpi $prom_type"
+puts $f_id "assignfiletoattachedflash -position 1 -file \"$mcs_filename\""
+
+puts $f_id "Program -p 1 -dataWidth 16 -rs1 NONE -rs0 NONE -bpionly -e -v -loadfpga "
+
+puts $f_id "setCable -port svf -file \"$svf_noverify\""
+puts $f_id "Program -p 1 -bpionly -e -loadfpga "
+
+################################################################################
+puts $f_id "quit"
+################################################################################
+
+close $f_id
+
+puts "Finished writing impact script..."
+
+set impact_p [open "|impact -batch $impact_script" r]
+#puts [exec impact -batch "${impact_script}"]
+
+
+# echo impact output here:
+while {![eof $impact_p]} { gets $impact_p line ; puts $line }
+
+puts "Finished Creating PROM Files"
+
+# adapted from https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Vivado-TCL-Community/Vivado-TCL-set-generics-based-on-date-git-hash/td-p/426838
+
+# Current date, time, and seconds since epoch
+# 0 = 4-digit year
+# 1 = 2-digit year
+# 2 = 2-digit month
+# 3 = 2-digit day
+# 4 = 2-digit hour
+# 5 = 2-digit minute
+# 6 = 2-digit second
+# 7 = Epoch (seconds since 1970-01-01_00:00:00)
+# Array index                                            0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7
+#set datetime_arr [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%Y %y %m %d %H %M %S %s}]
+
+# Get the datecode in the yyyy-mm-dd format
+#set datecode [lindex $datetime_arr 0]-[lindex $datetime_arr 2]-[lindex $datetime_arr 3]
+
+# Show this in the log
+#puts DATECODE=$datecode
+
+# Get the git hashtag for this project
+#set curr_dir [pwd]
+#set proj_dir [get_property DIRECTORY [current_project]]
+#cd $proj_dir
+#set git_hash [exec git log -1 --pretty='%h']
+# Show this in the log
+#puts HASHCODE=$git_hash
+
+# Set the generics
+#set_property generic "DATE_CODE=32'h$datecode HASH_CODE=32'h$git_hash" [current_fileset]
+
+
+set releasedir     release/${shortname}_${datecode}_${releasecode}
+
+if {![file isdirectory release]} {
+    file mkdir release
+}
+
+if {![file isdirectory $releasedir]} {
+    file mkdir $releasedir
+}
+
+
+ file copy -force $mcs_filename   ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}.mcs
+ file copy -force $bit_filename   ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}.bit
+#file copy -force $svf_verify     ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}_verify.svf
+#file copy -force $svf_noverify   ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}_noverify.svf
+ file copy -force $prm_filename   ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}.prm
+ file copy -force $cfi_filename   ${releasedir}/${shortname}-${datecode}-${releasecode}.cfi