diff --git a/Nodes/General Purpose/__pycache__/identification_overlay.cpython-312.pyc b/Nodes/General Purpose/__pycache__/identification_overlay.cpython-312.pyc
index 5e05c3d..8fbc8dd 100644
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diff --git a/Nodes/General Purpose/identification_overlay.py b/Nodes/General Purpose/identification_overlay.py
index 1510ab6..8bccf67 100644
--- a/Nodes/General Purpose/identification_overlay.py	
+++ b/Nodes/General Purpose/identification_overlay.py	
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Identification Overlay Node:
 - Creates an OCR region in data_collector with a blue overlay.
 - Detects instances of a specified word and draws adjustable overlays.
-- Users can configure offset and margin dynamically.
+- Users can configure offset, margin, and polling frequency dynamically.
 """
 
 import re
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ class IdentificationOverlayNode(BaseNode):
 
         # User-configurable options
         self.add_text_input("search_term", "Search Term", text="Aibatt")
-        self.add_text_input("offset_value", "Offset Value (X,Y)", text="0,0")  # New input
-        self.add_text_input("margin", "Margin", text="5")  # New input
+        self.add_text_input("offset_value", "Offset Value (X,Y)", text="0,0")  # X,Y Offset
+        self.add_text_input("margin", "Margin", text="5")  # Box Margin
+        self.add_text_input("polling_freq", "Polling Frequency (ms)", text="500")  # New input
 
         self.region_id = "identification_overlay"
         data_collector.create_ocr_region(self.region_id, x=250, y=50, w=300, h=200, color=(0, 0, 255))
@@ -34,7 +35,21 @@ class IdentificationOverlayNode(BaseNode):
         # Timer for updating overlays
         self.timer = QTimer()
         self.timer.timeout.connect(self.update_overlay)
-        self.timer.start(500)  # Update every 500ms
+
+        # Set initial polling frequency
+        self.update_polling_frequency()
+
+    def update_polling_frequency(self):
+        """
+        Reads the user-defined polling frequency and updates the timer interval.
+        """
+        polling_text = self.get_property("polling_freq")
+        try:
+            polling_interval = max(100, int(polling_text))  # Minimum 100ms to avoid overloading
+        except ValueError:
+            polling_interval = 500  # Default to 500ms
+
+        self.timer.start(polling_interval)
 
     def update_overlay(self):
         """
@@ -44,6 +59,9 @@ class IdentificationOverlayNode(BaseNode):
         offset_text = self.get_property("offset_value")
         margin_text = self.get_property("margin")
 
+        # Read and apply polling frequency updates
+        self.update_polling_frequency()
+
         # Parse user-defined offset
         try:
             offset_x, offset_y = map(int, offset_text.split(","))