diff --git a/ProgressCircle.qml b/ProgressCircle.qml
index cecc11d..c32679b 100644
--- a/ProgressCircle.qml
+++ b/ProgressCircle.qml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Item {
 
     property int size: 200               // The size of the circle in pixel
     property real arcBegin: 0            // start arc angle in degree
-    property real arcEnd: 270            // end arc angle in degree
+    property real arcEnd: 1              // end arc angle in degree
     property real arcOffset: 0           // rotation
     property bool isPie: false           // paint a pie instead of an arc
     property bool showBackground: false  // a full circle as a background of the arc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Item {
     property alias beginAnimation: animationArcBegin.enabled
     property alias endAnimation: animationArcEnd.enabled
 
-    property int animationDuration: 20
+    property int animationDuration: 50
 
     onArcBeginChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
     onArcEndChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ Item {
 
     Behavior on opacity {
         NumberAnimation {
-            duration: 100
+            duration: 200
         }
     }
 
+
+
     Canvas {
         id: canvas
         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/SettingsDialog.qml b/SettingsDialog.qml
index fdf44d3..3d15e71 100644
--- a/SettingsDialog.qml
+++ b/SettingsDialog.qml
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ Popup {
     y: startButt.y
     width: startButt.width
     height: startButt.height
-    modal: false
-    enabled: false
+    modal: true
+    dim: false
 
     enter: Transition {
-        NumberAnimation { properties: "scale"; from: 0; to: 1; duration: 500; easing.type: Easing.InCubic }
+        NumberAnimation { properties: "scale"; from: 0; to: 1; duration: 300; easing.type: Easing.InCubic }
     }
 
     exit: Transition {
-        NumberAnimation { properties: "scale"; from: 1; to: 0; duration: 500; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
+        NumberAnimation { properties: "scale"; from: 1; to: 0; duration: 300; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
     }
 
     function delay(delayTime, cb) {
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ Popup {
             }
 
             onClicked: {
-                root.modal = true
                 root.closePolicy = Popup.NoAutoClose
+                connect_del.opacity = 0
+                prog.arcEnd = 0
                 prog.colorCircle = "grey"
                 prog.opacity = 1
                 prog.text = "connecting..."
@@ -118,14 +119,11 @@ Popup {
                 connect_del.enabled = false
 
                 if(_cppBuzzerConn.connect()){
-                    prog.arcEnd = 360
                     prog.colorCircle = "green"
                     prog.text = "success!"
                 }
                 else {
-                    prog.arcEnd = 360
                     prog.colorCircle = "red"
-                    prog.colorBackground = "red"
                     prog.text = "error!"
                 }
 
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ Popup {
                 onTriggered: {
                     connect_del.enabled = true;
                     prog.opacity = 0;
-                    root.modal = false;
+                    connect_del.opacity = 1;
                     root.closePolicy = Popup.CloseOnPressOutside;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/buzzerconn.cpp b/buzzerconn.cpp
index 1c46fca..6856441 100644
--- a/buzzerconn.cpp
+++ b/buzzerconn.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ bool BuzzerConn::connect()
     if(times[0] == 200.0){
         this->connected = true;
         this->latest_button_pressed = times[2];
-        for(int i=0;i<100;i++){
+        for(int i=0;i<=100;i++){
             this->connection_progress = i;
             if(!calcoffset()){
+                this->connection_progress = 100;
                 return(false);
             }
         }
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ bool BuzzerConn::connect()
 bool BuzzerConn::calcoffset()
 {
     QList<double> times = gettimes();
-    qDebug() << times[0];
+    if(times.length() != 3){
+        return(false);
+    }
     if(times[0] == 200.0 && this->connected){
         double offset = date->currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - times[1];
         if(this->latest_offsets.length()>=100){
@@ -46,12 +49,7 @@ bool BuzzerConn::calcoffset()
         for(int i=0;i<latest_offsets.length();i++){
             mem += latest_offsets[i];
         }
-        //this->offset = mem / double(latest_offsets.length());
-        this->offset = latest_offsets[latest_offsets.length()-1];
-//        qDebug() << latest_offsets.length();
-//        qDebug() << this->latest_offsets;
-//        qDebug() << latest_offsets[latest_offsets.length()-1];
-//        qDebug() << mem / double(latest_offsets.length());
+        this->offset = mem / double(latest_offsets.length());
         qDebug("%20f", this->offset);
         return(true);
     }
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index a39b0e4..0be6c5b 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -58,19 +58,15 @@ Window {
             interval: 1
 
             onTriggered: {
-                //root.stoppedTime = (root.last_button_pressed + root.buzzer_offset) - root.startTime
-                //console.log("STOPPED: "+root.stoppedTime)
-                //time.text = ( root.stoppedTime / 1000 ).toFixed(3) + " sec"
                 if(_cppBuzzerConn.buzzer_triggered()){
-
+                    //the buzzer was pushed
                     root.buzzer_offset = _cppBuzzerConn.get("offset")
                     root.last_button_pressed = _cppBuzzerConn.get("lastpressed")
-                    console.log(root.startTime);
-                    console.log(root.buzzer_offset);
                     root.stoppedTime = (root.last_button_pressed + root.buzzer_offset) - root.startTime
-                    time.text = ( root.stoppedTime / 1000 ).toFixed(3) + " sec"
-                    console.log("STOPPED: "+root.stoppedTime)
                     root.state = "STOPPED"
+                    //time.text = ( root.stoppedTime / 1000 ).toFixed(3) + " sec"
+                    console.log("STOPPED: "+root.stoppedTime)
+
                 }
                 if(root.state === "RUNNING"){
                     running_refresh_timer.start()
@@ -306,14 +302,7 @@ Window {
                 }
 
                 onClicked: {
-                    if(settingsDialog.enabled === false){
-                        settingsDialog.open()
-                        settingsDialog.enabled = true
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        settingsDialog.enabled = false
-                        settingsDialog.close()
-                    }
+                   settingsDialog.open()
                 }
 
                 background: Rectangle {
@@ -359,13 +348,6 @@ Window {
                 }
 
                 onClicked: {
-                    var theUrl = "http://192.168.4.1";
-                    var xmlHttp = null;
-
-                    xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-                    xmlHttp.open( "GET", theUrl, false );
-                    xmlHttp.send( null );
-                    console.log(xmlHttp.responseText)
                 }
 
                 background: Rectangle {