diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 7b0b34b1..4d27dbff 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ const uint8_t MEM_OFFSET_SERIAL = MEM_OFFSET_NAME + MEM_LEN_NAME;
 const uint8_t MEM_LEN_SERIAL    = 11;
 const uint8_t MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG = MEM_OFFSET_NAME + MEM_LEN_NAME + MEM_LEN_SERIAL;
 
-const char type[sizeof(MOBIFLIGHT_TYPE)] = MOBIFLIGHT_TYPE;
-char       serial[MEM_LEN_SERIAL]        = MOBIFLIGHT_SERIAL;
-char       name[MEM_LEN_NAME]            = MOBIFLIGHT_NAME;
-const int  MEM_LEN_CONFIG                = MEMLEN_CONFIG;
-uint16_t   configLength                  = 0;
-boolean    configActivated               = false;
+char      serial[MEM_LEN_SERIAL]     = MOBIFLIGHT_SERIAL;
+char      name[MEM_LEN_NAME]         = MOBIFLIGHT_NAME;
+const int MEM_LEN_CONFIG             = MEMLEN_CONFIG;
+char      nameBuffer[MEM_LEN_CONFIG] = "";
+uint16_t  configLength               = 0;
+boolean   configActivated            = false;
 
 void resetConfig();
 void readConfig();
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ void readConfig()
         return;
     uint16_t addreeprom   = MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG; // define first memory location where config is saved in EEPROM
     char     params[6]    = "";
-    char     command      = readUintFromEEPROM(&addreeprom); // read the first value from EEPROM, it's a device definition
-    bool     copy_success = true;                            // will be set to false if reading from eeprom exceeds size
+    uint8_t  command      = readUintFromEEPROM(&addreeprom); // read the first value from EEPROM, it's a device definition
+    bool     copy_success = true;                            // will be set to false if copying input names to nameBuffer exceeds array dimensions
+                                                             // not required anymore when pins instead of names are transferred to the UI
 
     if (command == 0) // just to be sure, configLength should also be 0
         return;
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ void OnGetInfo()
 {
     setLastCommandMillis();
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdStart(kInfo);
-    cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(type);
+    cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(F(MOBIFLIGHT_TYPE));
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(name);
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(serial);
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(VERSION);
@@ -437,16 +438,13 @@ void OnGenNewSerial()
 // ************************************************************
 void storeName()
 {
-    char prefix[] = "#";
-    MFeeprom.write_block(MEM_OFFSET_NAME, prefix, 1);
+    MFeeprom.write_byte(MEM_OFFSET_NAME, '#');
     MFeeprom.write_block(MEM_OFFSET_NAME + 1, name, MEM_LEN_NAME - 1);
 }
 
 void restoreName()
 {
-    char testHasName[1] = "";
-    MFeeprom.read_block(MEM_OFFSET_NAME, testHasName, 1);
-    if (testHasName[0] != '#')
+    if (MFeeprom.read_char(MEM_OFFSET_NAME) != '#')
         return;
 
     MFeeprom.read_block(MEM_OFFSET_NAME + 1, name, MEM_LEN_NAME - 1);
diff --git a/src/MF_Analog/MFAnalog.h b/src/MF_Analog/MFAnalog.h
index 78e02954..2a5d7b2a 100644
--- a/src/MF_Analog/MFAnalog.h
+++ b/src/MF_Analog/MFAnalog.h
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
-#define ADC_MAX_AVERAGE      8 // must be 2^n
-#define ADC_MAX_AVERAGE_LOG2 3 // please calculate LOG2(ADC_MAX_AVERAGE)
+// Following value defines the buffer size for samples; the larger the buffer,
+// the smoother the response (and the larger the delay).
+// Buffer size is 2^ADC_MAX_AVERAGE_LOG2: 3 -> 8 samples, 4 -> 16 samples etc.
+#define ADC_MAX_AVERAGE_LOG2 3
+#define ADC_MAX_AVERAGE      (1 << ADC_MAX_AVERAGE_LOG2)
 
 extern "C" {
 // callback functions