diff --git a/Medicina/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml b/Medicina/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
index 19f94869af329dfcb1cf986bf382912edfdefa0d..7b82f66e96da595bc38a4d915798ad1e73297964 100644
--- a/Medicina/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
+++ b/Medicina/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     LNAPort="10001"   
     VertexIPAddress="192.168.51.2"
     VertexPort="2096"
-    VertexCommand="proc kkc\n"    
+    VertexCommand="proc kkc"    
     WatchDogResponseTime="10000000"
     WatchDogSleepTime="10000000"
     LNASamplingTime="250000"
diff --git a/Medicina/Configuration/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml b/Medicina/Configuration/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
index 22484033b841f8bb3b30b282eec61e29b6d08dcc..6bf968be04b3c2d8524dec615b8712127eada212 100644
--- a/Medicina/Configuration/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
+++ b/Medicina/Configuration/CDB/alma/RECEIVERS/KBandDualFReceiver/KBandDualFReceiver.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     LNAPort="10001"   
     VertexIPAddress="192.168.51.2"
     VertexPort="2096"
-    VertexCommand="proc kkc\n"   
+    VertexCommand="proc kkc"   
     WatchDogResponseTime="10000000"
     WatchDogSleepTime="10000000"
     LNASamplingTime="25000000"
diff --git a/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/include/MedicinaVertex.h b/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/include/MedicinaVertex.h
index 41a3ec9324dba4ddbe4292bad0d05bf1c2c9b64d..522d217c2a2024840f5d0ceb5fdef1fecc21beab 100644
--- a/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/include/MedicinaVertex.h
+++ b/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/include/MedicinaVertex.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public:
 	virtual ~CMedicinaVertex();
 	inline IRA::CString getLastErrorMessage() const { return m_lastErrorMessage; }
 	
-	bool sendTo(const void *buffer,int size);
+	bool sendTo(const IRA::CString& buffer,int size);
 	
 protected:
 	IRA::CString m_vertexAddr;
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ protected:
 
 
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/src/MedicinaVertex.cpp b/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/src/MedicinaVertex.cpp
index c5c7fac17cc20a9c5b7a347383911bb047754f23..2099d340970168db4f8bf5573a85246a00cf910c 100644
--- a/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/src/MedicinaVertex.cpp
+++ b/Medicina/Libraries/MedicinaVertexLibrary/src/MedicinaVertex.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ CMedicinaVertex::~CMedicinaVertex()
 {
 }
 
-bool CMedicinaVertex::sendTo(const void *buffer,int size)
+bool CMedicinaVertex::sendTo(const IRA::CString& buffer,int size)
 {
 	int count;
 	char readout[128];
+	IRA::CString sendBuffer;
+	int sendSize;
 	m_err.Reset();
 	try {
+		sendBuffer=buffer;
+		sendBuffer+=" \n";
+		sendSize=sendBuffer.GetLength();
 		if (m_sock.Create(m_err,IRA::CSocket::STREAM)!=IRA::CSocket::SUCCESS) {
 			m_lastErrorMessage.Format("Cannot create socket with error code %d",m_err.getErrorCode());
 			return false;
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ bool CMedicinaVertex::sendTo(const void *buffer,int size)
 			m_lastErrorMessage.Format("Cannot connect with error code %d",m_err.getErrorCode());
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (m_sock.Send(m_err,buffer,size)!=(int)size) {
+		if (m_sock.Send(m_err,(const char *)sendBuffer,sendSize)!=(int)sendSize) {
 			m_lastErrorMessage.Format("Error code %d while sending data",m_err.getErrorCode());
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -44,4 +49,4 @@ bool CMedicinaVertex::sendTo(const void *buffer,int size)
 		return false;		
 	}
 	return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Medicina/Servers/MedicinaKBandDualFReceiver/src/MedicinaKBandDualFCore.cpp b/Medicina/Servers/MedicinaKBandDualFReceiver/src/MedicinaKBandDualFCore.cpp
index a3908b6727e579a1bac906d44c691f4bc1e20d57..b0be7b241fef0d027c15aa65e2f73f137c522ff9 100644
--- a/Medicina/Servers/MedicinaKBandDualFReceiver/src/MedicinaKBandDualFCore.cpp
+++ b/Medicina/Servers/MedicinaKBandDualFReceiver/src/MedicinaKBandDualFCore.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void MedicinaKBandDualFCore::setMode(const char * mode) throw (
 	setLO(lo); 
 	if (m_medConfig.getVertexCommand()!="") {
 		int size=m_medConfig.getVertexCommand().GetLength();
-		if (!vertex.sendTo((const char *)m_medConfig.getVertexCommand(),size)) {
+		if (!vertex.sendTo(m_medConfig.getVertexCommand(),size)) {
 			ACS_LOG(LM_FULL_INFO,"MedicinaKBandDualFCore::setMode()",
 			  (LM_ERROR,"Vertex Communication Error: %s",(const char *)vertex.getLastErrorMessage()));
 			CUSTOM_LOG(LM_FULL_INFO,"MedicinaKBandDualFCore::setMode()",