diff --git a/hardware/LEDborg/78-ledborg.html b/hardware/LEDborg/78-ledborg.html
index 338e77d5..d7f809b8 100644
--- a/hardware/LEDborg/78-ledborg.html
+++ b/hardware/LEDborg/78-ledborg.html
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
-    <div class="form-tips">Expects a msg.payload with PiBorg three digit rgb colour string. 000 -> 222</div>
+    <div class="form-tips">See info panel for the various input options.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="ledborg">
     <p>PiBorg LedBorg LED output node. Expects a <b>msg.payload</b> with a three digit rgb triple, from <b>000</b> to <b>222</b>.</p>
     <p>See <i><a href="http://www.piborg.com/ledborg/install" target="_new">the PiBorg site</a></i> for more information.</p>
-    <p>You can also now use a <b>msg.payload</b> in the standard hex format "#rrggbb". The clip levels are :</p>
+    <p>You can also use a <b>msg.payload</b> in the standard hex format "#rrggbb". The clip levels are :</p>
     <p><pre>0x00 - 0x57 = off<br/>0x58 - 0xA7 = 50%<br/>0xA8 - 0xFF = fully on</pre></p>
     <p>You can also use the @cheerlight colour names - red, amber, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, orange, pink, purple,
        white, warmwhite, black</p>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('ledborg',{
-        category: 'output',
+        category: 'Rapsberry Pi',
         color:"GoldenRod",
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""}
diff --git a/hardware/LEDborg/package.json b/hardware/LEDborg/package.json
index 46ac1c36..fc7919d1 100644
--- a/hardware/LEDborg/package.json
+++ b/hardware/LEDborg/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-ledborg",
-    "version"       : "0.0.1",
+    "version"       : "0.0.2",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to control a PiBorg LedBorg board for a Raspberry Pi.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },
diff --git a/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.html b/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.html
index 126b9c40..bf16002a 100644
--- a/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.html
+++ b/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-  Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+  Copyright 2013,2014 IBM Corp.
 
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="rpi-piface in">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-asterisk"></i> GPIO Pin</label>
+        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i> GPIO Pin</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-pin" style="width: 150px;">
-            <option value="-" disabled>select pin</option>
+            <option value='' disabled selected style='display:none;'>select input</option>
             <option value="Button S1">Button S1</option>
             <option value="Button S2">Button S2</option>
             <option value="Button S3">Button S3</option>
@@ -38,12 +38,18 @@
         </select>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-intype"><i class="fa fa-expand"></i> Resistor?</label>
+        <label for="node-input-intype"><i class="fa fa-level-up"></i> Resistor ?</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-intype" style="width: 150px;">
         <option value="up">pullup</option>
         <option value="tri">none</option>
         </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label>&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-read" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-read" style="width: 70%;">Read initial state of pin on deploy/restart ?</label>
+    </div>
+    <br/>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
@@ -61,12 +67,13 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('rpi-piface in',{
-        category: 'advanced-input',
+        category: 'Raspberry Pi',
         color:"#c6dbef",
         defaults: {
             name: { value:"" },
-            intype: { value: "up" },
             pin: { value:"",required:true},
+            intype: { value: "up" },
+            read: { value:false }
         },
         inputs:0,
         outputs:1,
@@ -83,9 +90,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="rpi-piface out">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-asterisk"></i> GPIO Pin</label>
+        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i> GPIO Pin</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-pin" style="width: 150px;">
-            <option value="-" disabled>select pin</option>
+            <option value='' disabled selected style='display:none;'>select output</option>
             <option value="LED 0 / Relay 0">LED 0 / Relay 0</option>
             <option value="LED 1 / Relay 1">LED 1 / Relay 1</option>
             <option value="LED 2">LED 2</option>
@@ -96,6 +103,19 @@
             <option value="LED 7">LED 7</option>
          </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label>&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-set" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-set" style="width: 70%;">Initialise output state ?</label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row" id="node-set-state">
+        <label for="node-input-level">&nbsp;</label>
+        <select id="node-input-level" style="width: 300px;">
+            <option value="0">initial level of output - off - low - 0</option>
+            <option value="1">initial level of output - on - high - 1</option>
+        </select>
+    </div>
+    <br/>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
@@ -111,11 +131,13 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('rpi-piface out',{
-        category: 'advanced-output',
+        category: 'Raspberry Pi',
         color:"#c6dbef",
         defaults: {
             name: { value:"" },
             pin: { value:"",required:true},
+            set: { value:false },
+            level: { value:"0" }
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:0,
@@ -126,6 +148,15 @@
         },
         labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
+        oneditprepare: function() {
+            $("#node-input-set").change(function() {
+                if ($('#node-input-set').is(":checked")) {
+                    $("#node-set-state").show();
+                } else {
+                    $("#node-set-state").hide();
+                }
+            });
         }
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.js b/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.js
index 6083f259..b206f1cc 100644
--- a/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.js
+++ b/hardware/PiFace/37-rpi-piface.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+ * Copyright 2013,2014 IBM Corp.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.npin = n.pin;
         this.pin = pintable[n.pin];
         this.intype = n.intype;
+        this.read = n.read || false;
+        if (this.read) { this.buttonState = -2; }
         var node = this;
         if (node.pin) {
             exec("gpio -p mode "+node.pin+" "+node.intype, function(err,stdout,stderr) {
@@ -99,6 +101,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.pin = pintable[n.pin];
         var node = this;
         if (node.pin) {
+            if (node.set) {
+                exec("gpio -p write "+node.pin+" "+node.level, function(err,stdout,stderr) {
+                    if (err) { node.error(err); }
+                });
+            }
             node.on("input", function(msg) {
                 if (msg.payload === "true") { msg.payload = true; }
                 if (msg.payload === "false") { msg.payload = false; }
diff --git a/hardware/PiFace/package.json b/hardware/PiFace/package.json
index b98f08ba..784de5c1 100644
--- a/hardware/PiFace/package.json
+++ b/hardware/PiFace/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-piface",
-    "version"       : "0.0.1",
+    "version"       : "0.0.2",
     "description"   : "Node-RED nodes to read from and write to a PiFace Digital Raspberry Pi add-on board",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },
diff --git a/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.html b/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.html
index 0fbc3385..c335c379 100644
--- a/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.html
+++ b/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.html
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="rpi-liter">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-asterisk"></i> Mode</label>
+        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Mode</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-pin" style="width: 350px;">
+            <option value='' disabled selected style='display:none;'>select mode</option>
             <option value="pi-liter">0-255 : one bit per led</option>
             <option value="meter">0-8 : turns on led indicated - needle</option>
             <option value="bar">0-8 : turns on leds up to value - bar</option>
@@ -36,26 +37,26 @@
     <p>Raspberry Pi-LITEr output node. The Pi-LITEr must be fitted.</p>
     <p>Operates in one of 5 different modes :</p>
     <ul>
-    <li>Byte Mode - expects a value between 0 and 255, and each of the LEDs represent 1 bit.</li>
-    <li>Meter Mode - expects a value between 0 and 8, the led lit corresponds to the input value - like a meter needle.</li>
-    <li>Bar Mode - expects a value between 0 and 8, similar to meter - but all the leds up to the value are turned on - like a mini bar chart.</li>
-    <li>Object Mode - expects a object specifying the LED and state eg. <code>{led:3,state:0}</code> to set LED3 off.</li>
-    <li>All LEDs Mode - expects a 1 or 0 - turns on and off ALL the LEDs.</li>
+    <li><b>Byte Mode</b> - expects a value between 0 and 255, and each of the LEDs represent 1 bit.</li>
+    <li><b>Meter Mode</b> - expects a value between 0 and 8, the led lit corresponds to the input value - like a meter needle.</li>
+    <li><b>Bar Mode</b> - expects a value between 0 and 8, similar to meter - but all the leds up to the value are turned on - like a mini bar chart.</li>
+    <li><b>Object Mode</b> - expects a object specifying the LED and state eg. <code>{led:3,state:0}</code> to set LED3 off.</li>
+    <li><b>All LEDs Mode</b> - expects a 1 or 0 - turns on and off ALL the LEDs.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>Requires the WiringPi gpio command in order to work.</p>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('rpi-liter',{
-        category: 'advanced-output',
-        color:"#c6dbef",
+        category: 'Raspberry Pi',
+        color:"GoldenRod",
         defaults: {
             name: { value:"" },
-            pin: { value:"" }
+            pin: { value:"",required:true }
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:0,
-        icon: "rpi.png",
+        icon: "light.png",
         align: "right",
         label: function() {
             return this.name||"Pi-LITEr";
diff --git a/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.js b/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.js
index 22e94f5c..ba3673c5 100644
--- a/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.js
+++ b/hardware/PiLiter/39-rpi-piliter.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     var exec = require('child_process').exec;
     var fs =  require('fs');
 
-    if (!fs.existsSync("/dev/ttyAMA0")) { // unlikely if not on a Pi
-        throw "Info : Ignoring Raspberry Pi specific node.";
-    }
+    //if (!fs.existsSync("/dev/ttyAMA0")) { // unlikely if not on a Pi
+        //throw "Info : Ignoring Raspberry Pi specific node.";
+    //}
 
     if (!fs.existsSync("/usr/local/bin/gpio")) { // gpio command not installed
         throw "Info : Can't find Raspberry Pi wiringPi gpio command.";
diff --git a/hardware/PiLiter/package.json b/hardware/PiLiter/package.json
index 1f9aef51..5c9eef86 100644
--- a/hardware/PiLiter/package.json
+++ b/hardware/PiLiter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-piliter",
-    "version"       : "0.0.1",
+    "version"       : "0.0.2",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to drive a Raspberry Pi Pi-LITEr 8 LED board.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },
diff --git a/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.html b/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.html
index f0f05ba8..a5e52cdb 100644
--- a/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.html
+++ b/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.html
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="rpi-pibrella in">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-asterisk"></i> Input</label>
+        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i> Input</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-pin" style="width: 150px;">
-            <option value="-">select input</option>
+            <option value='' disabled selected style='display:none;'>select input</option>
             <option value="Red Button">Red Button</option>
             <option value="In A">In A</option>
             <option value="In B">In B</option>
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
             <option value="In D">In D</option>
          </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label>&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-read" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-read" style="width: 70%;">Read initial state of pin on deploy/restart ?</label>
+    </div>
+    <br/>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
@@ -41,11 +47,12 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('rpi-pibrella in',{
-        category: 'advanced-input',
+        category: 'Raspberry Pi',
         color:"#c6dbef",
         defaults: {
             name: { value:"" },
-            pin: { value:"",required:true,validate:RED.validators.regex(/ /) }
+            pin: { value:"",required:true,validate:RED.validators.regex(/ /) },
+            read: { value:false }
         },
         inputs:0,
         outputs:1,
@@ -62,9 +69,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="rpi-pibrella out">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-asterisk"></i> Output</label>
+        <label for="node-input-pin"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i> Output</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-pin" style="width: 150px;">
-            <option value="-">select output</option>
+            <option value='' disabled selected style='display:none;'>select output</option>
             <option value="Red LED">Red LED</option>
             <option value="Amber LED">Amber LED</option>
             <option value="Green LED">Green LED</option>
@@ -75,11 +82,24 @@
             <option value="Buzzer ">Buzzer</option>
          </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row" id="node-set-check">
+        <label>&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-set" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-set" style="width: 70%;">Initialise output state ?</label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row" id="node-set-state" hidden>
+        <label for="node-input-level">&nbsp;</label>
+        <select id="node-input-level" style="width: 300px;">
+            <option value="0">initial level of output - off - low - 0</option>
+            <option value="1">initial level of output - on - high - 1</option>
+        </select>
+    </div>
+    <br/>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
-    <div class="form-tips">Buzzer takes <b>msg.payload</b> between 2 (high) and 512 (low), or 0 for off.</div>
+    <div class="form-tips" id="node-buzz-tip">Buzzer takes <b>msg.payload</b> between 2 (high) and 512 (low), or 0 for off.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="rpi-pibrella out">
@@ -91,11 +111,13 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('rpi-pibrella out',{
-        category: 'advanced-output',
+        category: 'Raspberry Pi',
         color:"#c6dbef",
         defaults: {
             name: { value:"" },
-            pin: { value:"",required:true,validate:RED.validators.regex(/ /) }
+            pin: { value:"",required:true,validate:RED.validators.regex(/ /) },
+            set: { value:false },
+            level: { value:"0" }
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:0,
@@ -106,6 +128,25 @@
         },
         labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
+        oneditprepare: function() {
+            $("#node-input-set").change(function() {
+                if ($('#node-input-set').is(":checked")) {
+                    $("#node-set-state").show();
+                } else {
+                    $("#node-set-state").hide();
+                }
+            });
+            $("#node-input-pin").change(function() {
+                if ($('#node-input-pin').val() !== "Buzzer ") {
+                    $("#node-set-check").show();
+                    $("#node-buzz-tip").hide();
+                } else {
+                    $("#node-set-check").hide();
+                    $("#node-buzz-tip").show();
+                }
+                $("#node-input-set").change();
+            });
         }
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.js b/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.js
index eaa8c96e..1ee55643 100644
--- a/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.js
+++ b/hardware/Pibrella/38-rpi-pibrella.js
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.buttonState = -1;
         this.pin = pintable[n.pin];
+        this.read = n.read || false;
+        if (this.read) { this.buttonState = -2; }
         var node = this;
 
         if (node.pin) {
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     function PibrellaOut(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.pin = pintable[n.pin];
+        this.set = n.set || false;
+        this.level = n.level || 0;
         var node = this;
 
         if (node.pin == "1") {
@@ -123,23 +127,26 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             });
         }
         else if (node.pin) {
-            process.nextTick(function() {
-                exec("gpio mode "+node.pin+" out", function(err,stdout,stderr) {
-                    if (err) { node.error(err); }
-                    else {
-                        node.on("input", function(msg) {
-                            if (msg.payload === "true") { msg.payload = true; }
-                            if (msg.payload === "false") { msg.payload = false; }
-                            var out = Number(msg.payload);
-                            if ((out === 0)|(out === 1)) {
-                                exec("gpio write "+node.pin+" "+out, function(err,stdout,stderr) {
-                                    if (err) { node.error(err); }
-                                });
-                            }
-                            else { node.warn("Invalid input - not 0 or 1"); }
+            exec("gpio mode "+node.pin+" out", function(err,stdout,stderr) {
+                if (err) { node.error(err); }
+                else {
+                    if (node.set) {
+                        exec("gpio write "+node.pin+" "+node.level, function(err,stdout,stderr) {
+                            if (err) { node.error(err); }
                         });
                     }
-                });
+                    node.on("input", function(msg) {
+                        if (msg.payload === "true") { msg.payload = true; }
+                        if (msg.payload === "false") { msg.payload = false; }
+                        var out = Number(msg.payload);
+                        if ((out === 0)|(out === 1)) {
+                            exec("gpio write "+node.pin+" "+out, function(err,stdout,stderr) {
+                                if (err) { node.error(err); }
+                            });
+                        }
+                        else { node.warn("Invalid input - not 0 or 1"); }
+                    });
+                }
             });
         }
         else {
diff --git a/hardware/Pibrella/package.json b/hardware/Pibrella/package.json
index 69dc32e2..348b5a6b 100644
--- a/hardware/Pibrella/package.json
+++ b/hardware/Pibrella/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-pibrella",
-    "version"       : "0.0.2",
+    "version"       : "0.0.3",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to read from and write to a Pibrella Raspberry Pi add-on board",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },