diff --git a/openlane/scan_controller/base.sdc b/openlane/scan_controller/base.sdc
index 2204c60..7324dd0 100644
--- a/openlane/scan_controller/base.sdc
+++ b/openlane/scan_controller/base.sdc
@@ -1,35 +1,44 @@
-# Create main clock
+# SDC file, in TCL
+# declare clocks and relationships between them
+# Create main clock of the scan controller, locally named the same clock
 create_clock [get_ports $::env(CLOCK_PORT)]  -name $::env(CLOCK_PORT)  -period $::env(CLOCK_PERIOD)
 
-# Create our generated clock
+# Create our generated clock that drives the scan chain
+# derived from clk, present on edge 3 5 7 
+# multicycle path, only data transition on falling edge of scan clock
 create_generated_clock -edges {3 5 7} -source $::env(CLOCK_PORT) -name clk_scan_out [get_ports scan_clk_out]
 set_multicycle_path -start -hold -from [get_clocks $::env(CLOCK_PORT)] -to [get_clocks clk_scan_out] 1
 
-# Create feedback clock
+# Create feedback clock - scan_clk_in. we don't know what it will arrive, but we know the period 
 create_clock [get_ports scan_clk_in] -name clk_scan_in -period [expr {$::env(CLOCK_PERIOD) * 2}]
 
 # CDC
+# receiving data into shift register and clocked by clk_scan_in
+# constrain to a reasonable range
 set_min_delay 0.25                              -from [get_clocks clk_scan_in] -to [get_clocks $::env(CLOCK_PORT)]
 set_max_delay [expr {$::env(CLOCK_PERIOD) / 2}] -from [get_clocks clk_scan_in] -to [get_clocks $::env(CLOCK_PORT)]
 
 # IO delays
-
-	# Scan chain input  0.5 ns setup time, 0.5 ns hold time
+# Scan chain input  0.5 ns setup time, 0.5 ns hold time
 set_input_delay  -min  0.5 -clock [get_clocks clk_scan_in]  [get_ports {scan_data_in}]
 set_input_delay  -max  0.5 -clock [get_clocks clk_scan_in]  [get_ports {scan_data_in}]
 
-	# Scan chain output 1.5 ns setup time, 1.5 ns hold time
+# Scan chain output 1.5 ns setup time, 1.5 ns hold time
+# scan_data_out cannot change in this window around clk_scan_out rising edge
 set_output_delay -min -1.5 -clock [get_clocks clk_scan_out] [get_ports {scan_data_out}]
 set_output_delay -max  1.5 -clock [get_clocks clk_scan_out] [get_ports {scan_data_out}]
 
-	# Limit the max output delay on other outputs
+# Limit the max output delay on other outputs
+# Probably not important, but useful because then these paths will be reported
 set_output_delay -max  1.5 -clock [get_clocks $::env(CLOCK_PORT)] [get_ports {scan_select scan_latch_en}]
 
-	# All the other IOs we consider asynchronous so ... no point in constraining
+# All the other IOs we consider asynchronous so ... no point in constraining
+# https://open-source-silicon.slack.com/archives/C02K4RD241Y/p1661983399157329?thread_ts=1661978191.926169&cid=C02K4RD241Y
 set_false_path -from [get_ports {active_select inputs set_clk_div la_* driver_sel}]
 
 
 # Misc
+# most copied from default OpenLane SDC 
 set_max_fanout $::env(SYNTH_MAX_FANOUT) [current_design]
 
 if { ![info exists ::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL)] } {
@@ -40,19 +49,22 @@
     set ::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL_PIN) $::env(SYNTH_DRIVING_CELL_PIN)
 }
 
-set_driving_cell -lib_cell $::env(SYNTH_DRIVING_CELL) -pin $::env(SYNTH_DRIVING_CELL_PIN) [get_ports {}]
-set_driving_cell -lib_cell $::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL) -pin $::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL_PIN) [get_ports {}]
+set_driving_cell -lib_cell $::env(SYNTH_DRIVING_CELL) -pin $::env(SYNTH_DRIVING_CELL_PIN) [get_ports {scan_data_in}]
+set_driving_cell -lib_cell $::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL) -pin $::env(SYNTH_CLK_DRIVING_CELL_PIN) [get_ports "$::env(CLOCK_PORT) scan_clk_in"]
 
 set cap_load [expr $::env(SYNTH_CAP_LOAD) / 1000.0]
 puts "\[INFO\]: Setting load to: $cap_load"
 set_load  $cap_load [all_outputs]
 
+# clock jitter
 puts "\[INFO\]: Setting clock uncertainity to: $::env(SYNTH_CLOCK_UNCERTAINITY)"
 set_clock_uncertainty $::env(SYNTH_CLOCK_UNCERTAINITY) [get_clocks "$::env(CLOCK_PORT) clk_scan_in clk_scan_out"]
 
+# clock slew
 puts "\[INFO\]: Setting clock transition to: $::env(SYNTH_CLOCK_TRANSITION)"
 set_clock_transition $::env(SYNTH_CLOCK_TRANSITION) [get_clocks "$::env(CLOCK_PORT) clk_scan_in clk_scan_out"]
 
-puts "\[INFO\]: Setting timing derate to: [expr {$::env(SYNTH_TIMING_DERATE) * 10}] %"
+# make everything worse by SYNTH_TIMING_DERATE
+puts "\[INFO\]: Setting timing derate to: [expr {$::env(SYNTH_TIMING_DERATE) * 100}] %"
 set_timing_derate -early [expr {1-$::env(SYNTH_TIMING_DERATE)}]
 set_timing_derate -late [expr {1+$::env(SYNTH_TIMING_DERATE)}]