diff --git a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
index 940a7b1..0ddf4a9 100644
--- a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
+++ b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
         {
             "name": "ESP32",
             "includePath": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/**",
-                "${vcpkgRoot}/x86-windows/include/**",
+                "${workspaceFolder}\\**",
                 "C:\\Users\\derdoktor667\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\1.0.6\\**"
             ],
             "defines": [
@@ -13,14 +12,13 @@
                 "_UNICODE"
             ],
             "windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.19041.0",
-            "compilerPath": "C:/Qt/Tools/mingw730_32/bin/gcc.exe",
-            "intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x86",
+            "compilerPath": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.28.29910/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
+            "intelliSenseMode": "windows-msvc-x86",
             "cStandard": "c17",
             "cppStandard": "c++14",
             "browse": {
                 "path": [
                     "${workspaceFolder}",
-                    "${vcpkgRoot}/x86-windows/include",
                     "C:\\Users\\derdoktor667\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\1.0.6"
                 ]
             }
diff --git a/examples/dshot300/dshot300.ino b/examples/dshot300/dshot300.ino
index bb7d3ca..4c9bdef 100644
--- a/examples/dshot300/dshot300.ino
+++ b/examples/dshot300/dshot300.ino
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ constexpr auto USB_SERIAL_BAUD = 115200;
 DShotRMT dshot_01(GPIO_NUM_4, RMT_CHANNEL_0);
 
 volatile uint16_t throttle_value = 0x30; // ...sending "48", the first throttle value
+constexpr auto FAILSAVE_THROTTLE = 0x3E7;
 
 void setup() {
     // ...always start the onboard usb support
@@ -19,20 +20,24 @@ void setup() {
 
     // ...start the dshot generation
     dshot_01.begin(DSHOT300);
-
-    // ...stabilize settings
-    vTaskDelay(500);
 }
 
 void loop() {
+    read_SerialThrottle();
+
     dshot_01.send_dshot_value(throttle_value);
+
+    // ...print to console
+    USB_Serial.println(throttle_value);
 }
 
 //
 //
-void read_SerialThrottle() {
+uint16_t read_SerialThrottle() {
 	if (USB_Serial.available() > 0) {
 		auto throttle_input = (USB_Serial.readStringUntil('\n')).toInt();
-		throttle_value = throttle_input;
-	}
+		return throttle_input;
+	} else {
+        return FAILSAVE_THROTTLE;
+    }
 }