diff --git a/CommandStation-EX.ino b/CommandStation-EX.ino
index 3c40bba..7363566 100644
--- a/CommandStation-EX.ino
+++ b/CommandStation-EX.ino
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ void setup()
 
   DIAG(F("License GPLv3 fsf.org (c) dcc-ex.com"));
 
+// Initialise HAL layer before reading EEprom or setting up MotorDrivers 
+  IODevice::begin();
+
   DISPLAY_START (
     // This block is still executed for DIAGS if display not in use
     LCD(0,F("DCC-EX v%S"),F(VERSION));
@@ -96,10 +99,7 @@ void setup()
 #if ETHERNET_ON
   EthernetInterface::setup();
 #endif // ETHERNET_ON
-
-  // Initialise HAL layer before reading EEprom or setting up MotorDrivers 
-  IODevice::begin();
-
+  
   // As the setup of a motor shield may require a read of the current sense input from the ADC,
   // let's make sure to initialise the ADCee class!
   ADCee::begin();
diff --git a/IO_duinoNodes.h b/IO_duinoNodes.h
index 60ef2ea..c764db2 100644
--- a/IO_duinoNodes.h
+++ b/IO_duinoNodes.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     pinMode(_clockPin,OUTPUT);
     pinMode(_dataPin,_pinMap?INPUT_PULLUP:OUTPUT);
     _display();
+    if (!_pinMap) _loopOutput();
   }
 
 // loop called by HAL supervisor 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 399f68d..a8c8bde 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #include "StringFormatter.h"
 
 
-#define VERSION "4.2.40"
+#define VERSION "4.2.41"
+// 4.2.41 - Move HAl startup to ASAP in setup()
+//        - Fix DNOU8 output pin setup to all LOW  
 // 4.2.40 - Automatically detect conflicting default I2C devices and disable
 // 4.2.39 - DFplayer driver now polls device to detect failures and errors.
 // 4.2.38 - Clean up compiler warning when IO_RotaryEncoder.h included