/* Number of channels (16 AD and offset)*/
 #define NUMCHANNELS 16
 
+#define USBDUXSIGMA_NUM_AO_CHAN                4
+
 /* Size of one A/D value */
 #define SIZEADIN          ((sizeof(int32_t)))
 
        int32_t *inBuffer;
        /* input buffer for single insn */
        int8_t *insnBuffer;
-       /* output buffer for single DA outputs */
-       int16_t *outBuffer;
+
+       unsigned int ao_readback[USBDUXSIGMA_NUM_AO_CHAN];
 
        unsigned high_speed:1;
        unsigned ai_cmd_running:1;
                len = s->async->cmd.chanlist_len;
                *datap++ = len;
                for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                       unsigned int chan = devpriv->dac_commands[i];
                        short val;
 
-                       if (i >= NUMOUTCHANNELS)
-                               break;
-
                        ret = comedi_buf_get(s->async, &val);
                        if (ret < 0) {
                                dev_err(dev->class_dev, "buffer underflow\n");
                                                     COMEDI_CB_OVERFLOW);
                        }
                        *datap++ = val;
-                       *datap++ = devpriv->dac_commands[i];
+                       *datap++ = chan;
+                       devpriv->ao_readback[chan] = val;
 
                        s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_BLOCK;
                        comedi_event(dev, s);
 
        down(&devpriv->sem);
        for (i = 0; i < insn->n; i++)
-               data[i] = devpriv->outBuffer[chan];
+               data[i] = devpriv->ao_readback[chan];
        up(&devpriv->sem);
 
        return insn->n;
                        up(&devpriv->sem);
                        return ret;
                }
-               devpriv->outBuffer[chan] = data[i];
+               devpriv->ao_readback[chan] = data[i];
        }
        up(&devpriv->sem);
 
        dev->write_subdev = s;
        s->type         = COMEDI_SUBD_AO;
        s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_GROUND | SDF_CMD_WRITE;
-       s->n_chan       = 4;
-       s->len_chanlist = 4;
+       s->n_chan       = USBDUXSIGMA_NUM_AO_CHAN;
+       s->len_chanlist = s->n_chan;
        s->maxdata      = 0x00ff;
        s->range_table  = &range_unipolar2_5;
        s->insn_write   = usbduxsigma_ao_insn_write;
        devpriv->dux_commands = kzalloc(SIZEOFDUXBUFFER, GFP_KERNEL);
        devpriv->inBuffer = kzalloc(SIZEINBUF, GFP_KERNEL);
        devpriv->insnBuffer = kzalloc(SIZEINSNBUF, GFP_KERNEL);
-       devpriv->outBuffer = kzalloc(SIZEOUTBUF, GFP_KERNEL);
        devpriv->urbIn = kcalloc(devpriv->numOfInBuffers, sizeof(*urb),
                                 GFP_KERNEL);
        devpriv->urbOut = kcalloc(devpriv->numOfOutBuffers, sizeof(*urb),
                                  GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!devpriv->dac_commands || !devpriv->dux_commands ||
            !devpriv->inBuffer || !devpriv->insnBuffer ||
-           !devpriv->outBuffer || !devpriv->urbIn || !devpriv->urbOut)
+           !devpriv->urbIn || !devpriv->urbOut)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        for (i = 0; i < devpriv->numOfInBuffers; i++) {
                }
                kfree(devpriv->urbIn);
        }
-       kfree(devpriv->outBuffer);
        kfree(devpriv->insnBuffer);
        kfree(devpriv->inBuffer);
        kfree(devpriv->dux_commands);