diff --git a/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLArchiTextSpecification.java b/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLArchiTextSpecification.java
index 6d13fb1a7d2d34297f0fb72bc1231abec96775fa..77402c8cb211eca7814d512a50a92485a97dbd58 100755
--- a/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLArchiTextSpecification.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLArchiTextSpecification.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class TMLArchiTextSpecification {
             "maxConsecutiveIdleCycles", "reconfigurationTime", "execiTime", "execcTime", "scheduling", "clockDivider"};
     private String linkparameters[] = {"bus", "node", "priority"};
     private String hwaparameters[] = {"byteDataSize", "execiTime", "execcTime", "clockDivider"};
-    private String busparameters[] = {"byteDataSize", "pipelineSize", "arbitration", "clockDivider"};
+    private String busparameters[] = {"byteDataSize", "pipelineSize", "arbitration", "sliceTime", "clockDivider"};
     private String bridgeparameters[] = {"bufferByteSize", "clockDivider"};
     private String memoryparameters[] = {"byteDataSize", "clockDivider"};
     private String nocparameters[] = {"bufferbytesize", "nocSize", "clockdivider"};
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public class TMLArchiTextSpecification {
                 code += set + "byteDataSize " + bus.byteDataSize + CR;
                 code += set + "pipelineSize " + bus.pipelineSize + CR;
                 code += set + "arbitration " + bus.arbitration + CR;
+                code += set + "sliceTime " + bus.sliceTime + CR;
             }
 
 
@@ -774,6 +775,10 @@ public class TMLArchiTextSpecification {
                     if (_split[2].toUpperCase().equals("CLOCKDIVIDER")) {
                         bus.clockRatio = Integer.decode(_split[3]).intValue();
                     }
+
+                    if (_split[2].toUpperCase().equals("SLICETIME")) {
+                        bus.sliceTime = Integer.decode(_split[3]).intValue();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (node instanceof HwBridge) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLTextSpecification.java b/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLTextSpecification.java
index 4b6cf17bff66119957b0320a23e608153aff7b95..820491a04b0da00672ee1f50045b2b998ed7951a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLTextSpecification.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tmltranslator/TMLTextSpecification.java
@@ -914,13 +914,13 @@ public class TMLTextSpecification<E> {
 
             ch = new TMLChannel(_split[1], null);
             ch.setTypeByName(_split[2]);
+            ch.setMax(tmp);// the capacity already calculated with _split[4]
             try {
                 tmp = Integer.decode(_split[3]).intValue();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 tmp = 4;
             }
             ch.setSize(tmp);
-            ch.setMax(tmp);
 
             for (i = 5 + dec; i < _split.length; i++) {
                 if (i != indexOfIN) {
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/java/tmltranslator/BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest.java b/ttool/src/test/java/tmltranslator/BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest.java
index 6455351e8c21204b93eefd876f8ae45ed6b0be20..3e3084975e776626a3f126442d70be42adfafb0c 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/java/tmltranslator/BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/ttool/src/test/java/tmltranslator/BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest.java
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@ package tmltranslator;
 
 import common.ConfigurationTTool;
 import common.SpecConfigTTool;
-import graph.AUTGraph;
 import myutil.FileUtils;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import req.ebrdd.EBRDD;
 import tepe.TEPE;
+import test.AbstractTest;
 import tmltranslator.tomappingsystemc2.DiploSimulatorFactory;
 import tmltranslator.tomappingsystemc2.IDiploSimulatorCodeGenerator;
 import tmltranslator.tomappingsystemc2.Penalties;
-import ui.AbstractUITest;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -22,11 +21,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
-public class BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest extends AbstractUITest {
+public class BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest extends AbstractTest {
 
     private final String DIR_GEN = "test_diplo_simulator/";
     private final String[] MODELS_BUS_SLICE_TIME = {"bus_rr_preempted", "bus_rr_not_preempted","bus_rrpb_preempted", "bus_rrpb_not_preempted"};
-    private final Integer[] EXPECTED_RESULT = {5, 2, 5, 2};
+    private final String[] EXPECTED_RESULT = {"20 - 2", "10 - 2", "10 - 2", "10 - 2"};
     private String SIM_DIR;
     private static String CPP_DIR = "../../../../simulators/c++2/";
 
@@ -175,16 +174,22 @@ public class BusSliceTimeConfigurationTest extends AbstractUITest {
 
             File graphFile = new File(graphPath + ".txt");
             String graphData = "";
-            String findStr = "Execi";
+            String findStr0 = "Application__Src0: Write";
+            String findStr1 = "Application__Src1: Write";
             try {
                 graphData = FileUtils.loadFileData(graphFile);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 assertTrue(false);
             }
 
-            int countExecI = graphData.split(findStr, -1).length-1;
-            System.out.println("Number of ExecI transactions in model " + s + ": " + countExecI);
-            assertTrue(countExecI == EXPECTED_RESULT[i]);
+            String result = "";
+            int countExecI = graphData.split(findStr0, -1).length-1;
+            System.out.println("Number of Write transactions of Src0 in model " + s + ": " + countExecI);
+            result += countExecI;
+            countExecI = graphData.split(findStr1, -1).length-1;
+            System.out.println("Number of Write transactions of Src1 in model " + s + ": " + countExecI);
+            result += " - " + countExecI;
+            assertTrue(result.equals(EXPECTED_RESULT[i]));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tarchi b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tarchi
index d7d8c5ba4c819687f878c2d726017a455a197328..75e3cafa4f154792683f89f9e9417353c728fb3a 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tarchi
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tarchi
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NODE BUS Bus0
 SET Bus0 byteDataSize 1
 SET Bus0 pipelineSize 1
 SET Bus0 arbitration 0
+SET Bus0 sliceTime 10000
 SET Bus0 clockDivider 1
 
 NODE CPU TGT
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tml b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tml
index c8739d78441bceb38acce48818769f5443c5a4d1..756ed45bddc8140c59f71fc5b2e7c8b6ccace6ed 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tml
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_not_preempted.tml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ TASK Application__Src0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c0 5
+    WRITE Application__c0 200
     EXECI 400
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TASK Application__Src1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c1 5
+    WRITE Application__c1 10
     EXECI 300
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TASK Application__Tgt0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c0 5
+    READ Application__c0 200
 ENDTASK
 
 TASK Application__Tgt1
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ TASK Application__Tgt1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c1 5
+    READ Application__c1 10
 ENDTASK
 
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tarchi b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tarchi
index 97d0344ae109074ada16fb737724ee148e6ce366..2fea812680f112218a551a788a731e9512759c6b 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tarchi
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tarchi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Master clock frequency - in MHz
-MASTERCLOCKFREQUENCY 200
+MASTERCLOCKFREQUENCY 20
 
 NODE MEMORY Memory0
 SET Memory0 byteDataSize 4
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NODE BUS Bus0
 SET Bus0 byteDataSize 1
 SET Bus0 pipelineSize 1
 SET Bus0 arbitration 0
+SET Bus0 sliceTime 1
 SET Bus0 clockDivider 1
 
 NODE CPU TGT
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tml b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tml
index fcb7571789e8e828cb4ed9ba60d3ea954e7e409d..a33ed2cd6718313694c3e21ac57d5d090293c69c 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tml
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rr_preempted.tml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ TASK Application__Src0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c0 5
+    WRITE Application__c0 200
     EXECI 400
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TASK Application__Src1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c1 5
+    WRITE Application__c1 10
     EXECI 300
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TASK Application__Tgt0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c0 5
+    READ Application__c0 200
 ENDTASK
 
 TASK Application__Tgt1
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ TASK Application__Tgt1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c1 5
+    READ Application__c1 10
 ENDTASK
 
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tarchi b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tarchi
index 4ca7e0e889b12596d8bda13b47f064ca3ad5ab1e..b8028606674035baf06e0bc12e861515192b7e2b 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tarchi
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tarchi
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NODE BUS Bus0
 SET Bus0 byteDataSize 1
 SET Bus0 pipelineSize 1
 SET Bus0 arbitration 1
+SET Bus0 sliceTime 10000
 SET Bus0 clockDivider 1
 
 NODE CPU TGT
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tml b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tml
index 9b30d97ee171249f4ec1aa7ea14340a2cad70e39..fe1e4cf636ea1d0c83ca2b2b9c275a1166d09f69 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tml
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_not_preempted.tml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ TASK Application__Src0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c0 5
+    WRITE Application__c0 200
     EXECI 400
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TASK Application__Src1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c1 5
+    WRITE Application__c1 10
     EXECI 300
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TASK Application__Tgt0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c0 5
+    READ Application__c0 200
 ENDTASK
 
 TASK Application__Tgt1
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ TASK Application__Tgt1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c1 5
+    READ Application__c1 10
 ENDTASK
 
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tarchi b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tarchi
index f0bd87bb45e02eaa68daaa7dafe8cb0c83260dfd..2daca434d8638a807e7fe8dea353a349e1e52290 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tarchi
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tarchi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Master clock frequency - in MHz
-MASTERCLOCKFREQUENCY 200
+MASTERCLOCKFREQUENCY 20
 
 NODE MEMORY Memory0
 SET Memory0 byteDataSize 4
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NODE BUS Bus0
 SET Bus0 byteDataSize 1
 SET Bus0 pipelineSize 1
 SET Bus0 arbitration 1
+SET Bus0 sliceTime 1
 SET Bus0 clockDivider 1
 
 NODE CPU TGT
diff --git a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tml b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tml
index f0d06dee590bb236d29ec32877699c161e707765..fddce899a08ee617013c7d94063429e69b00e272 100644
--- a/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tml
+++ b/ttool/src/test/resources/tmltranslator/simulator/bus_rrpb_preempted.tml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ TASK Application__Src0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c0 5
+    WRITE Application__c0 200
     EXECI 400
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TASK Application__Src1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    WRITE Application__c1 5
+    WRITE Application__c1 10
     EXECI 300
 ENDTASK
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TASK Application__Tgt0
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c0 5
+    READ Application__c0 200
 ENDTASK
 
 TASK Application__Tgt1
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ TASK Application__Tgt1
     //Local variables
     
     //Behavior
-    READ Application__c1 5
+    READ Application__c1 10
 ENDTASK