diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 259148f..2cbc7ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/EasyNextionLibrary.cpp b/src/EasyNextionLibrary.cpp
index 469598f..5eb6214 100644
--- a/src/EasyNextionLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/EasyNextionLibrary.cpp
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ String EasyNex::readStr(String TextComponent){
   
   String _Textcomp = TextComponent;  
   bool _endOfCommandFound = false;
-  char _tempChar;
+  uint8_t _tempChar;
   
     _tmr1 = millis();  
   while(_serial->available()){                  // Waiting for NO bytes on Serial, 
                                                     // as other commands could be sent in that time.
-    if((millis() - _tmr1) > 1000UL){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
+    if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
       _readString = "ERROR";
       break;                                // Exit from the loop due to timeout. Return ERROR
     }else{
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ String EasyNex::readStr(String TextComponent){
   _tmr1 = millis();  
   while(_serial->available() < 4){                  // Waiting for bytes to come to Serial, an empty Textbox will send 4 bytes 
                                                     // and this the minimmum number that we are waiting for (70 FF FF FF)
-    if((millis() - _tmr1) > 400UL){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
+    if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
        _readString = "ERROR";
        break;                        // Exit the loop due to timeout. Return ERROR
     }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ String EasyNex::readStr(String TextComponent){
         _start_char = _serial->read();
       }
         
-      if((millis() - _tmr1) > 100UL){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
+      if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
         _readString = "ERROR";          // If the 0x70 is not found within the given time, break the while()
                                         // to avoid being stuck inside the while() loop
         break;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ String EasyNex::readStr(String TextComponent){
           }
         }
           
-        if((millis() - _tmr1) > 1000UL){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
+        if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
           _readString = "ERROR";           // If the end of the command is NOT found in the time given,
                                            // break the while
           break;                           
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ uint32_t EasyNex::readNumber(String component){
   
   _comp = component;
   bool _endOfCommandFound = false;
-  char _tempChar;
+  uint8_t _tempChar;
   
     _numberValue = 777777;                      // The function will return this number in case it fails to read the new number
   
     _tmr1 = millis();  
   while(_serial->available()){                  // Waiting for NO bytes on Serial, 
                                                     // as other commands could be sent in that time.
-    if((millis() - _tmr1) > 1000UL){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
+    if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
       _numberValue = 777777;
       break;                                // Exit from the loop due to timeout. Return 777777
     }else{
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ uint32_t EasyNex::readNumber(String component){
     _tmr1 = millis();  
   while(_serial->available() < 8){                  // Waiting for bytes to come to Serial, 
                                                     // we are waiting for 8 bytes
-    if((millis() - _tmr1) > 400UL){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
+    if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){                // Waiting... But not forever...after the timeout 
        _numberValue = 777777;
        break;                                  // Exit the loop due to timeout. Return 777777
     }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ uint32_t EasyNex::readNumber(String component){
         _start_char = _serial->read();
       }
         
-      if((millis() - _tmr1) > 100UL){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
+      if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
         _numberValue = 777777;          // If the 0x71 is not found within the given time, break the while()
                                         // to avoid being stuck inside the while() loop
         break;
@@ -240,19 +240,27 @@ uint32_t EasyNex::readNumber(String component){
       
       while(_endOfCommandFound == false){  // As long as the three 0xFF bytes have NOT been found, run the commands inside the loop
         
-        _tempChar = _serial->read();  // Read the next byte of the Serial
-         
-        if(_tempChar == 0xFF || _tempChar == 0xFFFFFFFF){  // If the read byte is the end command byte, 
-          _endBytes++ ;      // Add one to the _endBytes counter
-          if(_endBytes == 3){  
-            _endOfCommandFound = true;  // If the counter is equal to 3, we have the end command
-          }                         
-        }else{ // If the read byte is NOT the end command byte,
+         _tempChar = _serial->read(); // Read the next byte of the Serial
+
+        if (_tempChar == 0xFFFFFFFF)
+        {                            // If the read byte is the end command byte,
+          _endOfCommandFound = true; // If the counter is equal to 3, we have the end command
+          break;
+        }
+        if (_tempChar == 0xFF)
+        {              // If the read byte is the end command byte,
+          _endBytes++; // Add one to the _endBytes counter
+          if (_endBytes == 3)
+          {
+            _endOfCommandFound = true; // If the counter is equal to 3, we have the end command
+          }
+        }                      
+        else{ // If the read byte is NOT the end command byte,
           _numberValue = 777777;
           break;            
         }
           
-        if((millis() - _tmr1) > 1000UL){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
+        if((millis() - _tmr1) > _readTimeout){     // Waiting... But not forever...... 
           _numberValue = 777777;           // If the end of the command is NOT found in the time given,
                                            // break the while
           break;                           
diff --git a/src/EasyNextionLibrary.h b/src/EasyNextionLibrary.h
index 48bf41b..7b16404 100644
--- a/src/EasyNextionLibrary.h
+++ b/src/EasyNextionLibrary.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class EasyNex {
     uint32_t readNumber(String);
     String readStr(String);
     int readByte();
+    void setReadTimeout(uint32_t timeout) { _readTimeout = timeout; }
     
       //--------------------------------------- 
      // public variables
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class EasyNex {
     HardwareSerial* _serial;
 		void readCommand(void);
     void callTriggerFunction(void);
-    
+
       //----------------------------------------------
      // for function writeNum() (write to numeric attribute)
     //------------------------------------------------
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class EasyNex {
 		String _comp;
 		uint8_t _numericBuffer[4];
 		uint32_t _numberValue;
+    uint32_t _readTimeout = 1000;
     
       //---------------------------------------
 		 // for General functions