diff --git a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
index 8a7cfcd..9badaed 100644
--- a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
+++ b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ using namespace /*OpenViBE::Plugins::*/Tactilebci;
 
 bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::initialize()
 {
-	m_input0Decoder.initialize(*this, 0);
-	m_output0Encoder.initialize(*this, 0);
+	m_StimDecoder.initialize(*this, 0);
+	m_StimEncoder.initialize(*this, 0);
 	
 	//get Box Settings
 	m_PortName         = FSettingValueAutoCast(*this->getBoxAlgorithmContext(), 0);
 	m_RowBase          = FSettingValueAutoCast(*this->getBoxAlgorithmContext(), 1);
 	m_StartStimulation = FSettingValueAutoCast(*this->getBoxAlgorithmContext(), 2);
 	m_StopStimulation  = FSettingValueAutoCast(*this->getBoxAlgorithmContext(), 3);
+	m_NumberofTactilos = 6; //if this value is specified via box settings this line is not needed
+	//NumberofTactilos = FSettingValueAutoCast(*this->getBoxAlgorithmContext(), 3); //used if this value is set in box settings
 	
 	//open serial port
 	m_Port.open(m_PortName.toASCIIString());
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::initialize()
 
 bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::uninitialize()
 {
-	m_input0Decoder.uninitialize();
-	m_output0Encoder.uninitialize();
+	m_StimDecoder.uninitialize();
+	m_StimEncoder.uninitialize();
 	
 	m_Port.close();
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::process()
             {
                 StimulationID   = StimSet->getStimulationIdentifier(j);
 				
-				if(StimulationID >= m_RowBase && StimulationID < (m_RowBase + NumberofTactilos))
+				if(StimulationID >= m_RowBase && StimulationID < (m_RowBase + m_NumberofTactilos))
 				{				
 					this->getLogManager() << LogLevel_Debug << "Tactilo Nr. " << (StimulationID-m_RowBase+1) << "\n";
 					TactiloNr = StimulationID-m_RowBase+1;
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::process()
 				if(StimulationID == m_StartStimulation || StimulationID == m_StopStimulation)
 				{
 					this->getLogManager() << LogLevel_Debug << "Toggle Tactilo Nr. " << (StimulationID-m_RowBase+1) << "\n";
-					boost::asio::write::async_write(m_Port, boost::asio::buffer(std::to_string(TactiloNr));
+					m_Port.write_some(boost::asio::buffer(std::to_string(TactiloNr)));
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.h b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.h
index a0f6889..67f47c4 100644
--- a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.h
+++ b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ namespace OpenViBE
 
 			protected:
 				// Input decoder:
-				Toolkit::TStimulationDecoder<CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController> m_input0Decoder;
+				Toolkit::TStimulationDecoder<CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController> m_StimDecoder;
 				// Output decoder:
-				Toolkit::TStimulationEncoder<CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController> m_output0Encoder;
+				Toolkit::TStimulationEncoder<CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController> m_StimEncoder;
 				
 			private:
 				//Box Settings
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenViBE
 				uint64_t  m_RowBase;
 				uint64_t  m_StartStimulation;
 				uint64_t  m_StopStimulation;
+				uint64_t  m_NumberofTactilos;
 				
 				//Serial Port
 				boost::asio::io_service m_IO;
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ namespace OpenViBE
 					prototype.addSetting("Row Stimulation Base",OV_TypeId_Stimulation,"OVTK_StimulationId_Label_01");
 					prototype.addSetting("Flash Start Stimulation",OV_TypeId_Stimulation,"OVTK_StimulationId_VisualStimulationStart");
 					prototype.addSetting("Flash Stop Stimulation",OV_TypeId_Stimulation,"OVTK_StimulationId_VisualStimulationStop");
+					//prototype.addSetting("Number of Tactilos",OV_TypeId_Integer,"6"); //used to make this setting accessable in the box settings
+					
 					//prototype.addFlag(Kernel::BoxFlag_CanModifySetting);
 					//prototype.addFlag(Kernel::BoxFlag_CanAddSetting);