diff --git a/blocks/Xcos/MxGraphParser.py b/blocks/Xcos/MxGraphParser.py
index f985ad28..7360cf10 100755
--- a/blocks/Xcos/MxGraphParser.py
+++ b/blocks/Xcos/MxGraphParser.py
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ def addPort3ForSplit(outroot, splitblockid, sourceVertex, targetVertex, sourceTy
                     else:
                         orderingname = stylename
                     portCount[ParentComponent][orderingname] += 1
-                    ordering = portCount[ParentComponent][orderingname]
+
+                    try:
+                        ordering = attrib['ordering']
+                    except KeyError:
+                        ordering = portCount[ParentComponent][orderingname]
                     geometry = dict(componentGeometry)
                     mxGeometry = cell.find('mxGeometry')
                     if mxGeometry is not None:
diff --git a/blocks/eda-frontend/src/components/SchematicEditor/Helper/ToolbarTools.js b/blocks/eda-frontend/src/components/SchematicEditor/Helper/ToolbarTools.js
index ed4d7c47..cab8e760 100644
--- a/blocks/eda-frontend/src/components/SchematicEditor/Helper/ToolbarTools.js
+++ b/blocks/eda-frontend/src/components/SchematicEditor/Helper/ToolbarTools.js
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ function parseXmlToGraph (xmlDoc, graph) {
   let cells = xmlDoc.documentElement.children[0].children
   let cellslength = cells.length
   let remainingcells = []
+  let portCount
   try {
     console.log('cellslength=', cellslength)
     while (cellslength > 0 && cellslength !== oldcellslength) {
@@ -410,9 +411,17 @@ function parseXmlToGraph (xmlDoc, graph) {
         const cellAttrs = cell.attributes
         const cellChildren = cell.children
         if (cellAttrs.CellType?.value === 'Component') { // is component
+          portCount = {
+            ExplicitInputPort: 0,
+            ImplicitInputPort: 0,
+            ControlPort: 0,
+            ExplicitOutputPort: 0,
+            ImplicitOutputPort: 0,
+            CommandPort: 0
+          }
           const style = cellAttrs.style.value
           const styleObject = styleToObject(style)
-          // console.log(styleObject)
+          console.log(styleObject)
           if (styleObject.rotation === undefined) {
             blockrotation = 0
           } else {
@@ -479,20 +488,23 @@ function parseXmlToGraph (xmlDoc, graph) {
             portrotation = parseInt(styleObject.rotation)
           }
           let rotate = portrotation - blockrotation
-          if (stylename == 'ControlPort' || stylename == 'CommandPort') {
+          if (stylename === 'ControlPort' || stylename === 'CommandPort') {
             rotate -= 90
           }
+          if (rotate < 0) {
+            rotate += 360
+          }
 
           const vertexId = cellAttrs.id.value
           const geom = cellChildren[0].attributes
-
+          console.log('CELLATTR:', cellAttrs)
           let xPos = (geom.x !== undefined) ? Number(geom.x.value) : 0
           let yPos = (geom.y !== undefined) ? Number(geom.y.value) : 0
-          if (rotate != 0) {
-            console.log('Ports:', styleObject)
-            console.log('DIFF:', rotate)
-            console.log(geom, xPos, yPos, portSize)
-          }
+          // if (rotate != 0) {
+          console.log('Ports:', styleObject)
+          console.log('DIFF:', rotate)
+          console.log(geom, xPos, yPos, portSize)
+          // }
           let pointX
           let pointY
 
@@ -540,40 +552,59 @@ function parseXmlToGraph (xmlDoc, graph) {
               pointY = -portSize / 2
               break
           }
-          const xPos_old = xPos
+          const xPosOld = xPos
           switch (rotatename.portdirection) {
             case L2T:
               xPos = yPos
-              yPos = xPos_old
+              yPos = xPosOld
               break
             case L2R:
-              xPos = 1 - xPos_old
-              yPos = yPos
+              xPos = 1 - xPosOld
+              // yPos = yPos
               break
             case L2B:
               xPos = yPos
-              yPos = 1 - xPos_old
+              yPos = 1 - xPosOld
               break
             case T2R:
               xPos = 1 - yPos
-              yPos = xPos_old
+              yPos = xPosOld
               break
             case T2B:
-              xPos = xPos_old
+              xPos = xPosOld
               yPos = 1 - yPos
               break
             case T2L:
               xPos = yPos
-              yPos = xPos_old
+              yPos = xPosOld
               break
           }
 
           const point = new mxPoint(pointX, pointY)
           const vp = graph.insertVertex(v1, vertexId, null, xPos, yPos, portSize, portSize, style)
+
           vp.geometry.relative = true
           vp.geometry.offset = point
           vp.CellType = 'Pin'
+          let orderingname
+          if (stylename === 'ImplicitInputPort') {
+            orderingname = 'ExplicitInputPort'
+          } else if (stylename === 'ImplicitOutputPort') {
+            orderingname = 'ExplicitOutputPort'
+          } else {
+            orderingname = stylename
+          }
+          portCount[orderingname] += 1
+          let ordering
+          if (cellAttrs.ordering) {
+            ordering = cellAttrs.ordering
+          } else {
+            ordering = portCount[orderingname]
+          }
+
+          vp.ordering = ordering
           vp.ParentComponent = v1.id
+          // console.log('vp.ordering =:', cellAttrs.ordering)
         } else if (cellAttrs.edge) { // is edge
           const edgeId = cellAttrs.id.value
 
diff --git a/blocks/xcos2xml/ports/port.xsl b/blocks/xcos2xml/ports/port.xsl
index 1dee1872..435db041 100644
--- a/blocks/xcos2xml/ports/port.xsl
+++ b/blocks/xcos2xml/ports/port.xsl
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="id">
               <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
             </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="ordering">
+              <xsl:value-of select="@ordering" />
+            </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="vertex">1</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="CellType">Pin</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="ParentComponent">
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="tarx">0</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="tary">0</xsl:attribute>
             <mxGeometry>
-              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * position() - 1" />
+              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * @ordering - 1" />
               <xsl:attribute name="y">
                 <xsl:value-of select="$numerator div (2 * number($explicitInputPorts + $implicitInputPorts))"/>
               </xsl:attribute>
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="id">
               <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
             </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="ordering">
+              <xsl:value-of select="@ordering" />
+            </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="vertex">1</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="CellType">Pin</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="ParentComponent">
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="tarx">0</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="tary">0</xsl:attribute>
             <mxGeometry>
-              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * position() - 1" />
+              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * @ordering - 1" />
               <xsl:attribute name="x">1</xsl:attribute>
               <xsl:attribute name="y">
                 <xsl:value-of select="$numerator div (2 * number($explicitOutputPorts + $implicitOutputPorts))"/>
@@ -87,6 +93,9 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="id">
               <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
             </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="ordering">
+              <xsl:value-of select="@ordering" />
+            </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="vertex">1</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="CellType">Pin</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="ParentComponent">
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="tarx">0</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="tary">0</xsl:attribute>
             <mxGeometry>
-              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * position() - 1" />
+              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * @ordering - 1" />
               <xsl:attribute name="x">
                 <xsl:value-of select="$numerator div (2 * number($commandPorts))"/>
               </xsl:attribute>
@@ -120,6 +129,9 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="id">
               <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
             </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="ordering">
+              <xsl:value-of select="@ordering" />
+            </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="vertex">1</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="CellType">Pin</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="ParentComponent">
@@ -130,7 +142,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="tarx">0</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="tary">0</xsl:attribute>
             <mxGeometry>
-              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * position() - 1" />
+              <xsl:variable name="numerator" select="2 * @ordering - 1" />
               <xsl:attribute name="x">
                 <xsl:value-of select="$numerator div (2 * number($controlPorts))"/>
               </xsl:attribute>