diff --git a/usermods/BH1750_v2/readme.md b/usermods/BH1750_v2/readme.md
index 9496dc026..a35077700 100644
--- a/usermods/BH1750_v2/readme.md
+++ b/usermods/BH1750_v2/readme.md
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Copy the example `platformio_override.ini` to the root directory.  This file sho
 
 ### Define Your Options
 
-* `USERMOD_BH1750`                                - define this to have this user mod included wled00\usermods_list.cpp
-* `USERMOD_BH1750_MAX_MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL`       - the max number of milliseconds between measurements, defaults to 10000ms
-* `USERMOD_BH1750_MIN_MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL`       - the min number of milliseconds between measurements, defaults to 500ms
-* `USERMOD_BH1750_FIRST_MEASUREMENT_AT`           - the number of milliseconds after boot to take first measurement, defaults to 10 seconds
-* `USERMOD_BH1750_OFFSET_VALUE`                   - the offset value to report on, defaults to 1
+*   `USERMOD_BH1750`                                - define this to have this user mod included wled00\usermods_list.cpp
+*   `USERMOD_BH1750_MAX_MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL`       - the max number of milliseconds between measurements, defaults to 10000ms
+*   `USERMOD_BH1750_MIN_MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL`       - the min number of milliseconds between measurements, defaults to 500ms
+*   `USERMOD_BH1750_FIRST_MEASUREMENT_AT`           - the number of milliseconds after boot to take first measurement, defaults to 10 seconds
+*   `USERMOD_BH1750_OFFSET_VALUE`                   - the offset value to report on, defaults to 1
 
 All parameters can be configured at runtime using Usermods settings page.
 
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index f89df5ed1..4577961f1 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -638,10 +638,9 @@ void WS2812FX::resetSegments() {
 }
 
 void WS2812FX::makeAutoSegments() {
-  uint16_t segStarts[MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS] = {0};
-  uint16_t segStops [MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS] = {0};
-
   if (autoSegments) { //make one segment per bus
+    uint16_t segStarts[MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS] = {0};
+    uint16_t segStops [MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS] = {0};
     uint8_t s = 0;
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < busses.getNumBusses(); i++) {
       Bus* b = busses.getBus(i);
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 1f704ab74..61284b558 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ bool isAsterisksOnly(const char* str, byte maxLen);
 void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage);
 bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply=true);
 int getNumVal(const String* req, uint16_t pos);
+void parseNumber(const char* str, byte* val, byte minv=0, byte maxv=255);
 bool updateVal(const String* req, const char* key, byte* val, byte minv=0, byte maxv=255);
 
 //udp.cpp
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 159fd21f3..263bc4b81 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@
  * JSON API (De)serialization
  */
 
+bool getVal(JsonVariant elem, byte* val, byte vmin=0, byte vmax=255) {
+  if (elem.is<int>()) {
+    *val = elem;
+    return true;
+  } else if (elem.is<const char*>()) {
+    const char* str = elem;
+    size_t len = strnlen(str, 12);
+    if (len == 0 || len > 10) return false;
+    parseNumber(str, val, vmin, vmax);
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false; //key does not exist
+}
+
 void deserializeSegment(JsonObject elem, byte it, byte presetId)
 {
   byte id = elem["id"] | it;
@@ -62,12 +76,10 @@ void deserializeSegment(JsonObject elem, byte it, byte presetId)
   }
   if (stop > start && seg.offset > len -1) seg.offset = len -1;
 
-  int segbri = elem["bri"] | -1;
-  if (segbri == 0) {
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 0, id);
-  } else if (segbri > 0) {
-    seg.setOpacity(segbri, id);
-    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, 1, id);
+  byte segbri = 0;
+  if (getVal(elem["bri"], &segbri)) {
+    if (segbri > 0) seg.setOpacity(segbri, id);
+    seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, segbri, id);
   }
 
   bool on = elem["on"] | seg.getOption(SEG_OPTION_ON);
@@ -210,7 +222,7 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
   strip.applyToAllSelected = false;
   bool stateResponse = root[F("v")] | false;
 
-  bri = root["bri"] | bri;
+  getVal(root["bri"], &bri);
 
   bool on = root["on"] | (bri > 0);
   if (!on != !bri) toggleOnOff();
@@ -314,18 +326,18 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
 
   usermods.readFromJsonState(root);
 
-  int ps = root[F("psave")] | -1;
+  byte ps = root[F("psave")];
   if (ps > 0) {
     savePreset(ps, true, nullptr, root);
   } else {
-    ps = root[F("pdel")] | -1; //deletion
+    ps = root[F("pdel")]; //deletion
     if (ps > 0) {
       deletePreset(ps);
     }
-    ps = root["ps"] | -1; //load preset (clears state request!)
-    if (ps >= 0) {
+
+    if (getVal(root["ps"], &presetCycCurr, 1, 5)) { //load preset (clears state request!)
       if (!presetId) unloadPlaylist(); //stop playlist if preset changed manually
-      applyPreset(ps, callMode);
+      applyPreset(presetCycCurr, callMode);
       return stateResponse;
     }
 
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 757ae7951..cfd737b95 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -519,20 +519,21 @@ int getNumVal(const String* req, uint16_t pos)
 }
 
 
-//helper to get int value at a position in string
-bool updateVal(const String* req, const char* key, byte* val, byte minv, byte maxv)
+//helper to get int value with in/decrementing support via ~ syntax
+void parseNumber(const char* str, byte* val, byte minv, byte maxv)
 {
-  int pos = req->indexOf(key);
-  if (pos < 1) return false;
-
-  if (req->charAt(pos+3) == '~') {
-    int out = getNumVal(req, pos+1);
+  if (str == nullptr || str[0] == '\0') return;
+  if (str[0] == 'r') {*val = random8(minv,maxv); return;}
+  if (str[0] == '~') {
+    int out = atoi(str +1);
     if (out == 0)
     {
-      if (req->charAt(pos+4) == '-') {
-        *val = (int)(*val -1) < (int)minv ? maxv : min((int)maxv,(*val -1));
+      if (str[1] == '0') return;
+      if (str[1] == '-')
+      {
+        *val = (int)(*val -1) < (int)minv ? maxv : min((int)maxv,(*val -1)); //-1, wrap around
       } else {
-        *val = (int)(*val +1) > (int)maxv ? minv : max((int)minv,(*val +1));
+        *val = (int)(*val +1) > (int)maxv ? minv : max((int)minv,(*val +1)); //+1, wrap around
       }
     } else {
       out += *val;
@@ -542,8 +543,25 @@ bool updateVal(const String* req, const char* key, byte* val, byte minv, byte ma
     }
   } else
   {
-    *val = getNumVal(req, pos);
+    byte p1 = atoi(str);
+    const char* str2 = strchr(str,'~'); //min/max range (for preset cycle, e.g. "1~5~")
+    if (str2) {
+      byte p2 = atoi(str2+1);
+      while (isdigit((str2+1)[0])) str2++;
+      parseNumber(str2+1, val, p1, p2);
+    } else {
+      *val = p1;
+    }
   }
+}
+
+
+bool updateVal(const String* req, const char* key, byte* val, byte minv, byte maxv)
+{
+  int pos = req->indexOf(key);
+  if (pos < 1) return false;
+  if (req->length() < (unsigned int)(pos + 4)) return false;
+  parseNumber(req->c_str() + pos +3, val, minv, maxv);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/wled00/udp.cpp b/wled00/udp.cpp
index f04809d02..bdf3ac71f 100644
--- a/wled00/udp.cpp
+++ b/wled00/udp.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ void sendSysInfoUDP()
   if (!udp2Connected) return;
 
   IPAddress ip = Network.localIP();
+  if (!ip || ip == IPAddress(255,255,255,255)) ip = IPAddress(4,3,2,1);
 
   // TODO: make a nice struct of it and clean up
   //  0: 1 byte 'binary token 255'