diff --git a/DDDetectors/compact/SiD_Limits.xml b/DDDetectors/compact/SiD_Limits.xml
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+++ b/DDDetectors/compact/SiD_Limits.xml
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+<limits>
+  <limitset name="cal_limits">
+    <limit name="step_length_max" particles="*" value="5.0" unit="mm" />
+  </limitset>
+  <limitset name="SiTrackerBarrelRegionLimitSet">
+    <limit name="step_length_max" particles="*" value="5.0" unit="mm" />
+    <limit name="ekin_min" particles="*" value="0.01" unit="MeV" />
+    <limit name="range_min" particles="*" value="5.0" unit="mm" />
+  </limitset>
+</limits>
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_ECAL_Parallel_Readout.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_ECAL_Parallel_Readout.py
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+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_ECAL_Parallel_Readout.py
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+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
+"""
+
+   Subtest using CLICSid showing the usage of the G4Particle gun using
+   the Geant4GeneratorWrapper object.
+
+   @author  M.Frank
+   @version 1.0
+
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+import DDG4
+import CLICSid
+from DDG4 import OutputLevel as Output
+
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def run():
+  import os
+  import time
+  import g4units
+  install_dir = os.environ['DD4hepExamplesINSTALL']
+  file = str("file:" + install_dir + "/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_ECAL_Parallel_Readout.xml");
+  sid    = CLICSid.CLICSid()
+  sid.kernel.loadGeometry(file)
+  sid.kernel.UI = "UI"
+  sid.geant4.setupCshUI()
+  sid.setupField(quiet=False)
+  DDG4.importConstants(sid.kernel.detectorDescription(), debug=False)
+  #
+  sid.geant4.printDetectors()
+  sid.geant4.setupROOTOutput('RootOutput','CLICSiD_'+time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M'))
+  #
+  gun = sid.geant4.setupGun("Gun",
+                            Standalone=True,
+                            particle='e+',
+                            energy=20 * g4units.GeV,
+                            position=(0, 0, 0),
+                            multiplicity=1,
+                            isotrop=True)
+  # =============================================================================
+  #
+  #  Setup the parallel readout for the detector EcalBarrel
+  #
+  # =============================================================================
+  # First use the default definition for the basic setup (and the first sensitive action)
+  det = str('EcalBarrel')
+  typ = sid.geant4.sensitive_types['calorimeter']
+  print(sid.geant4.sensitive_types['calorimeter'])
+  seq = DDG4.SensitiveSequence(sid.kernel, str('Geant4SensDetActionSequence/')+det)
+  seq.enableUI()
+  act = DDG4.SensitiveAction(sid.kernel, str(typ+'/EcalBarrelHandler'), det)
+  act.enableUI()
+  seq.add(act)
+  # Add extra parallel readout action with readout EcalBarrelHits_0
+  act = DDG4.SensitiveAction(sid.kernel, str(typ+'/EcalBarrelHandler_0'), det)
+  act.ReadoutName = 'EcalBarrelHits_0'
+  act.enableUI()
+  seq.add(act)
+  # Add extra parallel readout action with readout EcalBarrelHits_1
+  act = DDG4.SensitiveAction(sid.kernel, str(typ+'/EcalBarrelHandler_1'), det)
+  act.ReadoutName = 'EcalBarrelHits_1'
+  act.enableUI()
+  seq.add(act)
+  # Add extra parallel readout action with readout EcalBarrelHits_2  
+  act = DDG4.SensitiveAction(sid.kernel, str(typ+'/EcalBarrelHandler_2'), det)
+  act.ReadoutName = 'EcalBarrelHits_2'
+  act.enableUI()
+  seq.add(act)
+  # =============================================================================
+  
+  sid.setupPhysics('QGSP_BERT')
+  sid.test_config()
+  sid.kernel.run()
+  sid.kernel.terminate()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  run()