diff --git a/doc/specific_iocs/datastreaming/Datastreaming_udp_packet_formats.md b/doc/specific_iocs/datastreaming/Datastreaming_udp_packet_formats.md
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--- a/doc/specific_iocs/datastreaming/Datastreaming_udp_packet_formats.md
+++ b/doc/specific_iocs/datastreaming/Datastreaming_udp_packet_formats.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ trailing zero-padding bytes, but these may be added in future and should be igno
 
 ## Header format
 
-The header is 16 words (64 bytes). 
+The header has an adjustable length with words 0 to 12 have fixed functionality and the final packet will be the DDR checksum.
+Words in between these will be board specific and their functionality defined in the header type.
 
 ### Word 0: marker word
 
@@ -19,47 +20,47 @@ Always `0xFFFFFFFF`.
 ### Word 1: header information
 
 
-- **Bits 0..7**: Length of header, in 32-bit words (max 255 *too many?*)
-- **Bits 8..23**: Header Type (max 65535 *too many?*)
-- **Bits 24..31**: Marker - Always `0xFF` *(think it will be useful to keep extra Fs to show start of header but not sure if necessary?)*
+- **Bits 0..7**: Length of header, in 32-bit words
+- **Bits 8..23**: Header Type
+- **Bits 24..31**: Marker - Always `0xFF` *(This will be useful to keep extra Fs to show start of header but not sure if necessary?)*
 
 ### Word 2: Header Information
 
-- **Bit 0..=7**: Header Flags
-    - **Bit 0**: End of run header marker (active low)
-    - **Bit 1**: Veto frame packet header marker (active low)
-    - **Bit 2**: Pause frame packet header marker (active low)
-    - **Bit 3**: No frame sync (active low) (not implemented)
-    - **Bit 4..=15**: Reserved for future use
-- **Bits 16..=31**: PCB Board Number, encoded as an integer. e.g. for `PC1234M1S`, the board identifier would be `1234`. Ignore any `PC` prefix and any suffix such as `M1S`.
+- **Bit 0..7**: Header Flags
+    - **Bit 0**: End of run header marker
+    - **Bit 1**: Veto frame packet header marker - This show that the frame has been hard vetoed. If a mask is set to cover this corresponding bit this won't be set.
+    - **Bit 2**: Pause frame packet header marker
+    - **Bit 3**: No frame sync (not implemented)
+    - **Bit 4..15**: Reserved for future use
+- **Bits 16..31**: PCB Board Number, encoded as an integer. e.g. for `PC1234M1S`, the board identifier would be `1234`. Ignore any `PC` prefix and any suffix such as `M1S`.
 
 ### Word 3: GPS timestamp
 
-- **Bits 0..=3**: seconds (most significant bits; combine with least significant bits from word 5)
-- **Bits 4..=9**: minutes
-- **Bits 10..=14**: hours
-- **Bits 15..=23**: days
-- **Bits 24..=31**: years (as offset from year 2000)
+- **Bits 0..3**: seconds (most significant bits; combine with least significant bits from word 5)
+- **Bits 4..9**: minutes
+- **Bits 10..14**: hours
+- **Bits 15..23**: days
+- **Bits 24..31**: years (as offset from year 2000)
 
 ### Word 4: GPS timestamp
 
-- **Bits 0..=9**: nanoseconds
-- **Bits 10..=19**: microseconds
-- **Bits 20..=29**: milliseconds
-- **Bits 30..=31**: seconds (least significant bits; combine with most significant bits from word 4)
+- **Bits 0..9**: nanoseconds
+- **Bits 10..19**: microseconds
+- **Bits 20..29**: milliseconds
+- **Bits 30..31**: seconds (least significant bits; combine with most significant bits from word 4)
 
 ### Word 5: Frame number
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: frame number as u32
+- **Bits 0..31**: frame number as u32
 
 ### Word 6: period number
 
-- **Bits 0..=15**: Period number
-- **Bits 16..=31**: Frame repeat number
+- **Bits 0..15**: Period number
+- **Bits 16..31**: Frame repeat number
 
 ### Word 7: events in frame
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: number of neutron events in this frame.
+- **Bits 0..31**: number of neutron events in this frame.
 
 :::{note}
 This is not necessarily the same as the number of events in this UDP message, as the events may be split between
@@ -70,15 +71,16 @@ See header word 8 if looking for length of *this* message.
 
 ### Word 8: packet length & protons-per-pulse
 
-- **Bits 0..=7**: protons-per-pulse in this ISIS frame.
-- **Bits 16..27**: number of 32-bit words from the beginning of this header to the start of the next header.
-- **Bits 28..=31**: unused
+- **Bits 0..7**: protons-per-pulse in this ISIS frame.
+- **Bits 16..27**: number of 32-bit words from the beginning of this header to the start of the next header or till the end of this UDP packet.
+- **Bits 28..31**: unused
 
 To convert to {math}`\mu Ah` delivered during this ISIS frame, multiply by {math}`1.738{\times}10^{-6}`.
 
 {#ds_veto_bit_definitions}
 ### Word 9: vetoes
-- **Bits 0..=15**: Common vetoes
+These values be even if there is a veto mark that corresponds to them
+- **Bits 0..15**: Common vetoes
     - **Bit 0**: Data Overflow veto
     - **Bit 1**: SMP veto
     - **Bit 2**: TS2 pulse veto
@@ -89,32 +91,68 @@ To convert to {math}`\mu Ah` delivered during this ISIS frame, multiply by {math
     - **Bit 7**: Period overflow veto pause veto
     - **Bit 8**: Dwell Period veto
     - **Bit 9**: Status Packet CRC fault veto
-    - **Bits 10..=15**: Reserved for future use
-- **Bits 16..=31**: Instrument Specific Vetoes
-    - **Bits 16..=19**: External vetoes
-    - **Bits 20..=23**: Fast chopper vetoes (Fermi)
-    - **Bits 24..=31**: Reserved for future use
+    - **Bits 10..15**: Reserved for future use
+- **Bits 16..31**: Instrument Specific Vetoes
+    - **Bits 16..19**: External vetoes
+    - **Bits 20..23**: Fast chopper vetoes (Fermi)
+    - **Bits 24..31**: Reserved for future use
 
 ### Word 10: next frame address
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: Address of the next frame, in bytes.
+- **Bits 0..31**: Address of the next frame, in bytes.
 
 ### Word 11: streamed frame number
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: streamed frame number.
+- **Bits 0..31**: streamed frame number.
 
-### Word 12: checksum
+### Word 12: Frame sync delay
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: Pre-DDR checksum
+- **Bits 0..31**: Delay of the frame sync from Time Of Flight pulse.
 
-### Word 13: unused
+### Variable number of board-specific parameters
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: Reserved for future use
+The interpretation of these words depends on the board number. There may be zero or more of these. The number of words of board-specific parameters is "length of header" (from word 1) minus 14.
 
-### Word 14: unused
+See {ref}`ds_board_specific_header_parameters` for interpretation of these words for different board types.
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: Unused
+### Last Word: checksum
 
-### Word 15: unused
+- **Bits 0..31**: Pre-DDR checksum
 
-- **Bits 0..=31**: Unused
+---
+
+{#ds_board_specific_header_parameters}
+## Board-specific parameters
+
+### `pc3544` / `pc3634` / `pc3877`
+
+The scheme used by these boards is for 64-bit neutron events to look like:
+
+```
+1110000T TTTTTTTT TTTTTTTT TTTTTTTT
+CCCxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxDDDDDD DDPPPPPP
+```
+
+Where:
+- `1` is a bit that is *always* set to `1`
+- `0` is a bit that is *always* set to `0`
+- `T` is a bit that forms part of the raw timestamp
+- `C` is a bit that forms part of the channel index
+- `D` is a bit that forms part of 'diagnostic data' (for example pulse height)
+- `P` is a bit that forms part of the 'position' (pixel) that this event corresponds to
+- `x` is an unused bit
+
+The example above has `pos_bits_per_ch = 6`, `diag_bits_per_ch = 8`, `channel_bits = 3`.
+
+The detector ID sent to Kafka then needs to be `detector_id_offset + P + (C * (2^pos_bits_per_ch))`.
+
+#### Word 13: board-specific parameters 0
+
+- **Bits 0..7**: pos_bits_per_ch - how many positional bits needed for each channel (only need 5 bits for 32 bits)
+- **Bits 8..15**: diag_bits_per_ch - how many bits needed diagnostic data for each channel (only need 5 bits for 32 bits) 
+- **Bits 16..23**: channel_bits - how bits for channel (make this the most significant bits)
+- **Bits 24..31**: board_address - which board in the system
+
+#### Word 14: board-specific parameters 1
+
+- **Bits 0..31**: detector_id_offset