diff --git a/Arduino_Monitor.py b/Arduino_Monitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab356b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Arduino_Monitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""
+Listen to serial, return most recent numeric values
+Lots of help from here:
+http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1093598/pyserial-how-to-read-last-line-sent-from-serial-device
+"""
+from threading import Thread
+import time
+import serial
+import struct
+
+last_received = ''
+profile = []
+
+PI_TS_MIN = 0
+PI_TS_MAX = 1
+PI_TL = 2
+PI_TP = 3
+PI_TIME_MAX = 4
+
+PI_RAMP_UP_MIN = 5
+PI_RAMP_UP_MAX = 6
+PI_RAMP_DOWN_MIN = 7
+PI_RAMP_DOWN_MAX = 8
+
+PI_TS_DURATION_MIN = 9
+PI_TS_DURATION_MAX = 10
+PI_TL_DURATION_MIN = 11
+PI_TL_DURATION_MAX = 12
+PI_TP_DURATION_MIN = 13
+PI_TP_DURATION_MAX = 14
+
+def receiving(ser):
+    global last_received
+    buffer = ''
+    ser.write(chr(255))
+    ser.flush()
+    profile = struct.unpack("hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", ser.read(30))
+    ser.flushInput()
+    while 1:
+        ser.write(chr(254))
+        ser.flush()
+        last_received = ser.read(11)
+        print repr(last_received)
+        ser.flushInput()
+
+
+class SerialData(object):
+    def __init__(self, init=50):
+        try:
+            self.ser = ser = serial.Serial(
+                port='/dev/ttyUSB0',
+                baudrate=9600, timeout=2)
+        except serial.serialutil.SerialException:
+            #no serial connection
+            self.ser = None
+        else:
+            Thread(target=receiving, args=(self.ser,)).start()
+
+    def next(self):
+        if not self.ser:
+            return 100 #return anything so we can test when Arduino isn't connected
+
+        try:
+          return int(struct.unpack("hhhhhb", last_received)[1])
+        except Exception, e:
+          print e
+          return 0
+
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        if self.ser:
+            self.ser.close()
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    s = SerialData()
+    for i in range(500):
+        time.sleep(1)
+        print s.next()
diff --git a/libs/oven_control.cpp b/libs/oven_control.cpp
index ae42812..bb7b231 100644
--- a/libs/oven_control.cpp
+++ b/libs/oven_control.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Profile _profile;
 OvenCtl::OvenCtl() {
 
   time = 0;
-  temperature = 0;
-  last_temperature = 0;
+  temperature = 1;
+  last_temperature = 1;
   actual_dt = 0;
   // timestamps of event beginnings/ends
   Ts_time_start = 0;
diff --git a/libs/profile.cpp b/libs/profile.cpp
index aee0968..1db9e35 100644
--- a/libs/profile.cpp
+++ b/libs/profile.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Profile::Profile() :
     180,
     60,
     150,
-    1,
+    20,
     40}),
   config_index(0),
   config_state(0),
diff --git a/plot.py b/plot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6748b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+GP:
+Changed datasource, title, and refresh interval to use
+as a poor man's Arduino oscilliscope.
+
+This demo demonstrates how to draw a dynamic mpl (matplotlib)
+plot in a wxPython application.
+
+It allows "live" plotting as well as manual zooming to specific
+regions.
+
+Both X and Y axes allow "auto" or "manual" settings. For Y, auto
+mode sets the scaling of the graph to see all the data points.
+For X, auto mode makes the graph "follow" the data. Set it X min
+to manual 0 to always see the whole data from the beginning.
+
+Note: press Enter in the 'manual' text box to make a new value
+affect the plot.
+
+Eli Bendersky (eliben@gmail.com)
+License: this code is in the public domain
+Last modified: 31.07.2008
+"""
+
+
+import os
+import pprint
+import random
+import sys
+import wx
+
+REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
+
+# The recommended way to use wx with mpl is with the WXAgg
+# backend.
+#
+import matplotlib
+matplotlib.use('WXAgg')
+from matplotlib.figure import Figure
+from matplotlib.backends.backend_wxagg import \
+    FigureCanvasWxAgg as FigCanvas, \
+    NavigationToolbar2WxAgg as NavigationToolbar
+from matplotlib.path import Path
+import matplotlib.patches as patches
+
+import numpy as np
+import pylab
+#Data comes from here
+from Arduino_Monitor import SerialData as DataGen
+
+
+class BoundControlBox(wx.Panel):
+    """ A static box with a couple of radio buttons and a text
+        box. Allows to switch between an automatic mode and a
+        manual mode with an associated value.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parent, ID, label, initval):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, ID)
+
+        self.value = initval
+
+        box = wx.StaticBox(self, -1, label)
+        sizer = wx.StaticBoxSizer(box, wx.VERTICAL)
+
+        self.radio_auto = wx.RadioButton(self, -1,
+            label="Auto", style=wx.RB_GROUP)
+        self.radio_manual = wx.RadioButton(self, -1,
+            label="Manual")
+        self.manual_text = wx.TextCtrl(self, -1,
+            size=(35,-1),
+            value=str(initval),
+            style=wx.TE_PROCESS_ENTER)
+
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_UPDATE_UI, self.on_update_manual_text, self.manual_text)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_ENTER, self.on_text_enter, self.manual_text)
+
+        manual_box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        manual_box.Add(self.radio_manual, flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        manual_box.Add(self.manual_text, flag=wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+
+        sizer.Add(self.radio_auto, 0, wx.ALL, 10)
+        sizer.Add(manual_box, 0, wx.ALL, 10)
+        self.radio_auto.SetValue(False);
+        self.radio_manual.SetValue(True);
+
+        self.SetSizer(sizer)
+        sizer.Fit(self)
+
+    def on_update_manual_text(self, event):
+        self.manual_text.Enable(self.radio_manual.GetValue())
+
+    def on_text_enter(self, event):
+        self.value = self.manual_text.GetValue()
+
+    def is_auto(self):
+        return self.radio_auto.GetValue()
+
+    def manual_value(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class GraphFrame(wx.Frame):
+    """ The main frame of the application
+    """
+    title = 'Demo: dynamic matplotlib graph'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, -1, self.title)
+
+        self.datagen = DataGen()
+        self.data = [self.datagen.next()]
+        self.paused = False
+
+        self.create_menu()
+        self.create_status_bar()
+        self.create_main_panel()
+
+        self.redraw_timer = wx.Timer(self)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.on_redraw_timer, self.redraw_timer)
+        self.redraw_timer.Start(REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS)
+
+    def create_menu(self):
+        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
+
+        menu_file = wx.Menu()
+        m_expt = menu_file.Append(-1, "&Save plot\tCtrl-S", "Save plot to file")
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_save_plot, m_expt)
+        menu_file.AppendSeparator()
+        m_exit = menu_file.Append(-1, "E&xit\tCtrl-X", "Exit")
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_exit, m_exit)
+
+        self.menubar.Append(menu_file, "&File")
+        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
+
+    def create_main_panel(self):
+        self.panel = wx.Panel(self)
+
+        self.init_plot()
+        self.canvas = FigCanvas(self.panel, -1, self.fig)
+
+        self.xmin_control = BoundControlBox(self.panel, -1, "X min", 0)
+        self.xmax_control = BoundControlBox(self.panel, -1, "X max", 250)
+        self.ymin_control = BoundControlBox(self.panel, -1, "Y min", 0)
+        self.ymax_control = BoundControlBox(self.panel, -1, "Y max", 280)
+
+        self.pause_button = wx.Button(self.panel, -1, "Pause")
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.on_pause_button, self.pause_button)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_UPDATE_UI, self.on_update_pause_button, self.pause_button)
+
+        self.cb_grid = wx.CheckBox(self.panel, -1,
+            "Show Grid",
+            style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.on_cb_grid, self.cb_grid)
+        self.cb_grid.SetValue(True)
+
+        self.cb_xlab = wx.CheckBox(self.panel, -1,
+            "Show X labels",
+            style=wx.ALIGN_RIGHT)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.on_cb_xlab, self.cb_xlab)
+        self.cb_xlab.SetValue(True)
+
+        self.hbox1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        self.hbox1.Add(self.pause_button, border=5, flag=wx.ALL | wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        self.hbox1.AddSpacer(5)
+        self.hbox1.Add(self.cb_grid, border=5, flag=wx.ALL | wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+        self.hbox1.AddSpacer(5)
+        self.hbox1.Add(self.cb_xlab, border=5, flag=wx.ALL | wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)
+
+        self.hbox2 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+        self.hbox2.Add(self.xmin_control, border=5, flag=wx.ALL)
+        self.hbox2.Add(self.xmax_control, border=5, flag=wx.ALL)
+        self.hbox2.AddSpacer(24)
+        self.hbox2.Add(self.ymin_control, border=5, flag=wx.ALL)
+        self.hbox2.Add(self.ymax_control, border=5, flag=wx.ALL)
+
+        self.vbox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        self.vbox.Add(self.canvas, 1, flag=wx.LEFT | wx.TOP | wx.GROW)
+        self.vbox.Add(self.hbox1, 0, flag=wx.ALIGN_LEFT | wx.TOP)
+        self.vbox.Add(self.hbox2, 0, flag=wx.ALIGN_LEFT | wx.TOP)
+
+        self.panel.SetSizer(self.vbox)
+        self.vbox.Fit(self)
+
+    def create_status_bar(self):
+        self.statusbar = self.CreateStatusBar()
+
+    def init_plot(self):
+        self.dpi = 100
+        self.fig = Figure((3.0, 3.0), dpi=self.dpi)
+
+        self.axes = self.fig.add_subplot(111)
+        self.axes.set_axis_bgcolor('black')
+        self.axes.set_title(u'Reflow Temperature', size=12)
+        self.axes.set_xlabel(u'Time / seconds', size=12)
+        self.axes.set_ylabel(u'Temperature / °C', size=12)
+
+        pylab.setp(self.axes.get_xticklabels(), fontsize=8)
+        pylab.setp(self.axes.get_yticklabels(), fontsize=8)
+
+        # plot the data as a line series, and save the reference
+        # to the plotted line series
+        #
+
+        ts_min_x_min = Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TS_MIN] / Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_RAMP_UP_MAX]
+        ts_min_y_min = ts_min
+
+        ts_max_x_min = ts_min_x_min + Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TS_DURATION_MIN]
+        ts_max_y_min = ts_max
+
+        ts_max_x_max = ts_min_x_min + Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TS_DURATION_MAX]
+        ts_max_y_max = ts_max
+
+        ts_min_x_max = ts_max_x_max - (ts_max_y_max - ts_min_y) / Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_RAMP_UP_MAX])
+        ts_min_y_max = ts_min
+
+        tl_x_min = ts_max_x_min + (Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL] - Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TS_MAX]) / Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_RAMP_UP_MAX]
+        tl_x_min = Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL]
+
+        tl_x_min = ts_max_x_min + (Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL] - Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TS_MAX]) / Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_RAMP_UP_MAX]
+        tl_y_min = Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL]
+
+        tl_x_max = tl_x_min + Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL_DURATION_MIN]
+        tl_y_max = Arduino_Monitor.profile[Arduino_Monitor.PI_TL]
+
+        verts = [
+          [  0.0,   0.0],
+          [ 75.0, 150.0],
+          [100.0, 200.0],
+          [108.5, 217.0],
+          [130.0, 260.0],
+          [170.0, 260.0],
+          [300.0,   0.0],
+          [  0.0,   0.0]]
+
+        codes = [Path.MOVETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.LINETO,
+          Path.CLOSEPOLY]
+
+        self.plot_data = self.axes.plot(
+            self.data,
+            linewidth=1,
+            color=(1, 1, 0),
+            )[0]
+
+
+        path = Path(verts, codes)
+        self.patch = patches.PathPatch(path, edgecolor="red", facecolor='orange', lw=2)
+        self.axes.add_patch(self.patch)
+
+    def draw_plot(self):
+        """ Redraws the plot
+        """
+        # when xmin is on auto, it "follows" xmax to produce a
+        # sliding window effect. therefore, xmin is assigned after
+        # xmax.
+        #
+        if self.xmax_control.is_auto():
+            xmax = len(self.data) if len(self.data) > 50 else 50
+        else:
+            xmax = int(self.xmax_control.manual_value())
+
+        if self.xmin_control.is_auto():
+            xmin = xmax - 50
+        else:
+            xmin = int(self.xmin_control.manual_value())
+
+        #xmax = 480
+
+        # for ymin and ymax, find the minimal and maximal values
+        # in the data set and add a mininal margin.
+        #
+        # note that it's easy to change this scheme to the
+        # minimal/maximal value in the current display, and not
+        # the whole data set.
+        #
+        if self.ymin_control.is_auto():
+            ymin = round(min(self.data), 0) - 1
+        else:
+            ymin = int(self.ymin_control.manual_value())
+
+        if self.ymax_control.is_auto():
+            ymax = round(max(self.data), 0) + 1
+        else:
+            ymax = int(self.ymax_control.manual_value())
+
+        #ymax = 300
+
+        self.axes.set_xbound(lower=xmin, upper=xmax)
+        self.axes.set_ybound(lower=ymin, upper=ymax)
+
+        # anecdote: axes.grid assumes b=True if any other flag is
+        # given even if b is set to False.
+        # so just passing the flag into the first statement won't
+        # work.
+        #
+        if self.cb_grid.IsChecked():
+            self.axes.grid(True, color='gray')
+        else:
+            self.axes.grid(False)
+
+        # Using setp here is convenient, because get_xticklabels
+        # returns a list over which one needs to explicitly
+        # iterate, and setp already handles this.
+        #
+        pylab.setp(self.axes.get_xticklabels(),
+            visible=self.cb_xlab.IsChecked())
+
+        self.plot_data.set_xdata(np.arange(len(self.data)))
+        self.plot_data.set_ydata(np.array(self.data))
+
+        self.canvas.draw()
+
+    def on_pause_button(self, event):
+        self.paused = not self.paused
+
+    def on_update_pause_button(self, event):
+        label = "Resume" if self.paused else "Pause"
+        self.pause_button.SetLabel(label)
+
+    def on_cb_grid(self, event):
+        self.draw_plot()
+
+    def on_cb_xlab(self, event):
+        self.draw_plot()
+
+    def on_save_plot(self, event):
+        file_choices = "PNG (*.png)|*.png"
+
+        dlg = wx.FileDialog(
+            self,
+            message="Save plot as...",
+            defaultDir=os.getcwd(),
+            defaultFile="plot.png",
+            wildcard=file_choices,
+            style=wx.SAVE)
+
+        if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
+            path = dlg.GetPath()
+            self.canvas.print_figure(path, dpi=self.dpi)
+            self.flash_status_message("Saved to %s" % path)
+
+    def on_redraw_timer(self, event):
+        # if paused do not add data, but still redraw the plot
+        # (to respond to scale modifications, grid change, etc.)
+        #
+        if not self.paused:
+            self.data.append(self.datagen.next())
+
+        self.draw_plot()
+
+    def on_exit(self, event):
+        self.Destroy()
+
+    def flash_status_message(self, msg, flash_len_ms=1500):
+        self.statusbar.SetStatusText(msg)
+        self.timeroff = wx.Timer(self)
+        self.Bind(
+            wx.EVT_TIMER,
+            self.on_flash_status_off,
+            self.timeroff)
+        self.timeroff.Start(flash_len_ms, oneShot=True)
+
+    def on_flash_status_off(self, event):
+        self.statusbar.SetStatusText('')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = wx.PySimpleApp()
+    app.frame = GraphFrame()
+    app.frame.Show()
+    app.MainLoop()