diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Solenoid_Config.json b/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Solenoid_Config.json
index 9e3b670..25a255f 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Solenoid_Config.json
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Solenoid_Config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     },
     {
       "address" : 88,
-      "name" : "Out Hole"
+      "name" : "Out Hole",
+      "deactivation_time_milliseconds" : 15
     },
     {
       "address" : 91,
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Sound_Config.json b/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Sound_Config.json
index 655d65d..e3122ff 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Sound_Config.json
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/contrib/json_example/Sound_Config.json
@@ -3,147 +3,147 @@
     "sounds" :
     [
       {
-        "id:": 0,
+        "id" : 0,
         "address" : "22",
         "description" : "Sound 1"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 1,
+        "id" : 1,
         "address" : "23",
         "description" : "Sound 2"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 2,
+        "id" : 2,
         "address" : "24",
         "description" : "Sound 3"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 3,
+        "id" : 3,
         "address" : "25",
         "description" : "Sound 4"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 4,
+        "id" : 4,
         "address" : "26",
         "description" : "Sound 5"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 5,
+        "id" : 5,
         "address" : "27",
         "description" : "Sound 6"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 6,
+        "id" : 6,
         "address" : "28",
         "description" : "Sound 7"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 7,
+        "id" : 7,
         "address" : "29",
         "description" : "Sound 8"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 8,
+        "id" : 8,
         "address" : "30",
         "description" : "Sound 9"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 9,
+        "id" : 9,
         "address" : "31",
         "description" : "Sound 10"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 10,
+        "id" : 10,
         "address" : "32",
         "description" : "Sound 11"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 11,
+        "id" : 11,
         "address" : "33",
         "description" : "Sound 12"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 12,
+        "id" : 12,
         "address" : "34",
         "description" : "Sound 13"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 13,
+        "id" : 13,
         "address" : "35",
         "description" : "Sound 14"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 14,
+        "id" : 14,
         "address" : "36",
         "description" : "Sound 15"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 15,
+        "id" : 15,
         "address" : "37",
         "description" : "Sound 16"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 16,
+        "id" : 16,
         "address" : "38",
         "description" : "Sound 17"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 17,
+        "id" : 17,
         "address" : "39",
         "description" : "Sound 18"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 18,
+        "id" : 18,
         "address" : "40",
         "description" : "Sound 19"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 19,
+        "id" : 19,
         "address" : "41",
         "description" : "Sound 20"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 20,
+        "id" : 20,
         "address" : "42",
         "description" : "Sound 21"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 21,
+        "id" : 21,
         "address" : "43",
         "description" : "Sound 22"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 22,
+        "id" : 22,
         "address" : "44",
         "description" : "Sound 23"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 23,
+        "id" : 23,
         "address" : "45",
         "description" : "Sound 24"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 24,
+        "id" : 24,
         "address" : "46",
         "description" : "Sound 25"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 25,
+        "id" : 25,
         "address" : "47",
         "description" : "Sound 26"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 26,
+        "id" : 26,
         "address" : "48",
         "description" : "Sound 27"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 27,
+        "id" : 27,
         "address" : "49",
         "description" : "Sound 28"
       },
       {
-        "id:": 28,
+        "id" : 28,
         "address" : "50",
         "description" : "Speech 1: \"You're good! But I'm still the Champ!\""
       }
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/OutputDriverFactory.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/OutputDriverFactory.cpp
index ea4220f..ac1d564 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/OutputDriverFactory.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/OutputDriverFactory.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<items::Solenoid> create_solenoid(nlohmann::json &solenoid_json,
   {
     std::string name = solenoid_json.at("name");
     auto address = solenoid_json.at("address").get<uint8_t>();
+
+    if(solenoid_json.find("deactivation_time_milliseconds") != solenoid_json.end())
+    {
+      deactivation_time = get_deactivation_time(solenoid_json);
+    }
+    
     return std::make_shared<items::Solenoid>(output_gpio_interface, address, name, deactivation_time);
   }
   catch(json::type_error &e)
@@ -188,9 +194,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<items::Sound> create_sound(nlohmann::json &sound_json, std::shar
   try
   {
     auto id = sound_json.at("id").get<uint>();
-    std::string name = sound_json.at("name");
+    std::string description = sound_json.at("description");
     auto address = sound_json.at("address").get<uint8_t>();
-    return std::make_shared<items::Sound>(output_gpio_interface, address, name, deactivation_time, id);
+    return std::make_shared<items::Sound>(output_gpio_interface, address, description, deactivation_time, id);
   }
   catch(json::type_error &e)
   {
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/config.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/config.h
index 78af372..189dbdc 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/config.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/config.h
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@
 #define INPUT_SLEEP_DURATION_NANO 800
 
 #define PULLDOWN false
-
-#define VALID_DISPLAY_CHARACTERS [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,\0]