diff --git a/matlab/RunOpenEMS_MPI.m b/matlab/RunOpenEMS_MPI.m
index a954c7e..4ca792d 100644
--- a/matlab/RunOpenEMS_MPI.m
+++ b/matlab/RunOpenEMS_MPI.m
@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@ function RunOpenEMS_MPI(Sim_Path, Sim_File, opts, Settings)
 % Run an openEMS simulation with MPI support
 % 
 % % mpi binary path on all nodes needed
-% Settings.MPI.Binary = '~/devel/openEMS/openEMS_MPI';
+% Settings.MPI.Binary = '/opt/openEMS/openEMS';
 % % number of processes to run
-% Settings.MPI.NrProc = 2;
+% Settings.MPI.NrProc = 3;
+% % define the mpi hosts :
+% Settings.MPI.Hosts = {'host1','host2','host3'};
 % 
-% % optional:
-% % define a hostfile and number of host to boot the mpd daemon:
-% Settings.MPI.HostFile = '/home/thorsten/ate-pc9x.hosts';
-% Settings.MPI.TotalNum = 2;
-% 
-% RunOpenEMS_MPI(Sim_Path, Sim_File, NrProc, opts, Settings)
+% RunOpenEMS(Sim_Path, Sim_File, NrProc, opts, Settings)
 %
-% See also WriteOpenEMS, RunOpenEMS
+% See also SetupMPI, WriteOpenEMS, RunOpenEMS
 %
 % openEMS matlab interface
 % -----------------------
diff --git a/matlab/SetupMPI.m b/matlab/SetupMPI.m
index f941609..51d6f65 100644
--- a/matlab/SetupMPI.m
+++ b/matlab/SetupMPI.m
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 function FDTD = SetupMPI(FDTD, varargin)
 % function FDTD = SetupMPI(FDTD, varargin);
 %
-% % example
-% FDTD = SetupMPI(FDTD,'SplitPos_X', '-500,500','SplitPos_Z', '-500,500');
+% % example, split the FDTD mesh in 2 equal parts in x-direction
+% % and split the FDTD mesh in 3 parts in z-direction, split at z=-500 and z=500
+% % this will need a Settings.MPI.NrProc of 2*3=6
+% FDTD = SetupMPI(FDTD,'SplitN_X',2 ,'SplitPos_Z', '-500,500');
+% 
+% See also RunOpenEMS_MPI
 % 
 % openEMS matlab interface
 % -----------------------
diff --git a/openEMS.pro b/openEMS.pro
index 7ea40d5..605cf53 100644
--- a/openEMS.pro
+++ b/openEMS.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH += ../CSXCAD \
     ../fparser \
     ../tinyxml
 LIBS += -L../CSXCAD -lCSXCAD
-CONFIG = debug_and_release
+CONFIG += debug_and_release
 
 ###############################################################################
 # CONFIG SECTION
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ CONFIG = debug_and_release
 # to output length in terms of the drawing unit, uncomment:
 # DEFINES += OUTPUT_IN_DRAWINGUNITS
 
-# enable MPI support
-#!win32:CONFIG += MPI_SUPPORT
-
 # CONFIG SECTION
 ###############################################################################
 
diff --git a/openEMS_MPI.pro b/openEMS_MPI.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d564c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openEMS_MPI.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# enable MPI support
+!win32:CONFIG += MPI_SUPPORT
+
+include(openEMS.pro)
+