diff --git a/deploy/HyperCon.jar.REMOVED.git-id b/deploy/HyperCon.jar.REMOVED.git-id
index 2ea5f8fc..ce03336a 100644
--- a/deploy/HyperCon.jar.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/deploy/HyperCon.jar.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ada8097cb71b680dd6fa48cf190ff66c8814ad0b
\ No newline at end of file
+6a841c91e85de05d2ed4dfed9955cb1c89a9bf03
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/LedString.java b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/LedString.java
index 0534a6e3..af5c852e 100644
--- a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/LedString.java
+++ b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/LedString.java
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ public class LedString {
 			pJsonBuf.addRawValue("vscan", String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "{ %1$cminimum%1$c : %2$.4f, %1$cmaximum%1$c : %3$.4f }", '"', led.mImageRectangle.getMinY(), led.mImageRectangle.getMaxY()), true);
 			pJsonBuf.stopObject(led.equals(leds.get(leds.size()-1)));
 		}
-		pJsonBuf.stopArray();
+		pJsonBuf.stopArray(false);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/gui/EffectEnginePanel.java b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/gui/EffectEnginePanel.java
index 0526ea7e..26f01025 100644
--- a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/gui/EffectEnginePanel.java
+++ b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/gui/EffectEnginePanel.java
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import javax.swing.GroupLayout;
 import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JSpinner;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
+import javax.swing.SpinnerNumberModel;
+import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
 
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ public class EffectEnginePanel extends JPanel {
 	private JCheckBox mBootSequenceCheck;
 	private JLabel mBootSequenceLabel;
 	private JTextField mBootSequenceField;
-	
+	private JLabel mBootSequenceLengthLabel;
+	private JSpinner mBootSequenceLengthSpinner;
+
 	public EffectEnginePanel(final MiscConfig pMiscConfig) {
 		super();
 		
@@ -125,6 +131,22 @@ public class EffectEnginePanel extends JPanel {
 			});
 			mBootSequencePanel.add(mBootSequenceField);
 			
+			mBootSequenceLengthLabel = new JLabel("Length[ms]: ");
+			mBootSequenceLengthLabel.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(75, 10));
+			mBootSequenceLengthLabel.setEnabled(mMiscConfig.mBootSequenceEnabled);
+			mBootSequencePanel.add(mBootSequenceLengthLabel);
+		
+			mBootSequenceLengthSpinner = new JSpinner(new SpinnerNumberModel(mMiscConfig.mBootSequenceLength_ms, 100, 1500000, 500));
+			mBootSequenceLengthSpinner.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(1024, 20));
+			mBootSequenceLengthSpinner.setEnabled(mMiscConfig.mBootSequenceEnabled);
+			mBootSequenceLengthSpinner.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
+				@Override
+				public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
+					mMiscConfig.mBootSequenceLength_ms = (Integer)mBootSequenceLengthSpinner.getValue();
+				}
+			});
+			mBootSequencePanel.add(mBootSequenceLengthSpinner);
+	
 			GroupLayout layout = new GroupLayout(mBootSequencePanel);
 			mBootSequencePanel.setLayout(layout);
 			
@@ -133,14 +155,20 @@ public class EffectEnginePanel extends JPanel {
 					.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup()
 							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLabel)
 							.addComponent(mBootSequenceField))
+					.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup()
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLengthLabel)
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLengthSpinner))
 					);
 			
-			layout.setHorizontalGroup(layout.createParallelGroup()
-					.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
+			layout.setHorizontalGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
+					.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup()
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceCheck)
 							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLabel)
-							.addComponent(mBootSequenceField))
-					.addComponent(mBootSequenceCheck));
-			
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLengthLabel))
+					.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup()
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceCheck)
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceField)
+							.addComponent(mBootSequenceLengthSpinner)));
 		}
 		return mBootSequencePanel;
 	}
diff --git a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/spec/MiscConfig.java b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/spec/MiscConfig.java
index 21e5971e..e576b470 100644
--- a/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/spec/MiscConfig.java
+++ b/src/config-tool/ConfigTool/src/org/hyperion/hypercon/spec/MiscConfig.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class MiscConfig {
 	public boolean mBootSequenceEnabled = true;
 	/** The effect selected for the boot sequence */
 	public String mBootSequenceEffect = "Rainbow swirl fast";
+	/** The (maximum) length of the boot-sequence */
+	public int mBootSequenceLength_ms = 3000;
 	
 	/** Flag indicating that the Frame Grabber is enabled */
 	public boolean mFrameGrabberEnabled = true;
@@ -68,12 +70,16 @@ public class MiscConfig {
 		for (String effectPath : effectPaths) {
 			strBuf.addArrayElement(effectPath, effectPath == effectPaths[effectPaths.length-1]);
 		}
-		strBuf.stopArray(!mBootSequenceEnabled);
-		strBuf.toggleComment(!mBootSequenceEnabled);
-		strBuf.addValue("bootsequence", mBootSequenceEffect,  true);
-		strBuf.toggleComment(false);
+		strBuf.stopArray(true);
 		strBuf.stopObject();
 
+		strBuf.toggleComment(!mBootSequenceEnabled);
+		strBuf.startObject("Bootsequence");
+		strBuf.addValue("effect", mBootSequenceEffect,  false);
+		strBuf.addValue("duration_ms", mBootSequenceLength_ms, true);
+		strBuf.stopObject();
+		strBuf.toggleComment(false);
+
 		strBuf.newLine();
 		
 		String grabComment =