0.83.1

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test(toolbar): added reference pngs for spinner for Darwin
2026-04-09 18:20:55 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 17:09:51 +00:00 · 2024-07-14 16:49:33 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 16:49:04 +02:00 · 2024-07-10 15:36:32 +02:00 · 2024-07-10 15:36:06 +02:00
203 changed files with 9912 additions and 5754 deletions
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ tests:
      coverage_report:
        coverage_format: cobertura
        path: coverage.xml
+    paths:
+      - tests/reference_failures/
+    when: always

 test-matrix:
  parallel:
@@ -154,7 +157,6 @@ test-matrix:
          - "3.12"
        QT_PCKG:
          - "pyside6"
-          - "pyqt5"
          - "pyqt6"

  stage: AdditionalTests
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
 # be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
 # run arbitrary code.
-extension-pkg-allow-list=PyQt5, pyqtgraph
+extension-pkg-allow-list=PyQt6, PySide6, pyqtgraph

 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
 # be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,176 +1,143 @@
 # CHANGELOG

-
-
-## v0.63.2 (2024-06-14)
+## v0.83.1 (2024-07-14)

 ### Fix

-* fix: do not import &#34;server&#34; in client, prevents from having trouble with QApplication creation order
+* fix(toolbar): default transparent background ([`eab7883`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/eab78839792f175b7ac127ca603385c6baa5ff15))

-Like with QtWebEngine ([`6f96498`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6f96498de66358b89f3a2035627eed2e02dde5a1))
+* fix: use apply_theme ([`2d4249e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2d4249e73a792fed1c2c7ab79bb8aec38c57466c))

-### Unknown
+* fix: spinner: update reference image for widget test, use apply_theme ([`63db135`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/63db1352ee883d35670b3a692dbe51d6d01872ae))

-* Reapply &#34;feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout&#34;
-
-This reverts commit fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a. ([`836b6e6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/836b6e64f694916d6b6f909dedf11a4a6d2c86a4))
-
-
-## v0.63.1 (2024-06-13)
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: just terminate the remote process in close() instead of communicating
-
-The proper finalization sequence will be executed by the remote process
-on SIGTERM ([`9263f8e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9263f8ef5c17ae7a007a1a564baf787b39061756))
-
-
-## v0.63.0 (2024-06-13)
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: add documentation ([`bc709c4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bc709c4184c985d4e721f9ea7d1b3dad5e9153a7))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: add textbox widget ([`d9d4e3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d9d4e3c9bf73ab2a5629c2867b50fc91e69489ec))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: add pydantic config, add change_theme ([`6b8432f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b8432f5b20a71175a3537b5f6832b76e3b67d73))
+* fix: replace pyqtdarktheme by qdarkstyle, add &#39;apply_theme&#39; function (in utils/colors.py) ([`8308115`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8308115f3646245d825fc47ab57297d3460bbcf5))

 ### Test

-* test: add test for text box ([`b49462a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b49462abeb186e56bac79d2ef0b0add1ef28a1a5))
+* test(toolbar): added reference pngs for spinner for Darwin ([`11a7204`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/11a7204c98e0bf211a8721d296b45d24a3102b97))

-### Unknown
-
-* Revert &#34;feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout&#34;
-
-This reverts commit abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3 ([`fe04dd8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fe04dd80e59a0e74f7fdea603e0642707ecc7c2a))
-
-
-## v0.62.0 (2024-06-12)
+## v0.83.0 (2024-07-08)

 ### Feature

-* feat: implement non-polling, interruptible waiting of gui instruction response with timeout ([`abc6caa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/abc6caa2d0b6141dfbe1f3d025f78ae14deddcb3))
+* feat: added reference utils to compare renderings of widgets ([`2988fd3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2988fd387e6b8076fffec1d57e3ccab89ddb2aeb))

-### Unknown
+* feat(widgets): added device box with spinner ([`1b017ed`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1b017edfad8e78fa079210486123976695b8915c))

-* doc: add documentation about creating custom GUI applications embedding BEC Widgets ([`17a0068`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/17a00687579f5efab1990cd83862ec0e78198633))
-
-
-## v0.61.0 (2024-06-12)
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(widgets/stop_button): General stop button added ([`61ba08d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/61ba08d0b8df9f48f5c54c7c2b4e6d395206e7e6))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: improve labe of auto_update script ([`40b5688`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/40b568815893cd41af3531bb2e647ca1e2e315f4))
-
-
-## v0.60.0 (2024-06-08)
-
-### Ci
-
-* ci: added git fetch for target branch ([`fc4f4f8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fc4f4f81ad1be99cf5112f2188a46c5bed2679ee))
-
-* ci: fixed pylint-check ([`6b1d582`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6b1d5827d6599f06a3acd316060a8d25f0686d54))
-
-* ci: cleanup ([`11173b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/11173b9c0a7dc4b36e35962042e5b86407da49f1))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat: added isort to bw-generate-cli ([`f0391f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f0391f59c9eb0a51b693fccfe2e399e869d35dda))
-
-* feat: added entry point for bw-generate-cli ([`1c7f491`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1c7f4912ce5998e666276969bf4af8656d619a91))
-
-* feat(cli): auto-discover rpc-enabled widgets ([`df1be10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/df1be10057a5e85a3f35bef1c1b27366b6727276))
+* feat(designer): added option to skip the widget validation for DesignerPluginGenerator ([`41bcb80`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/41bcb801674ab6c4d6069bba34ffee09c9e665db))

 ### Fix

-* fix: removed BECConnector from rpc client interface ([`6428e38`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6428e38ab94c15a2c904e75cc6404bb6d0394e04))
+* fix(terminal): added default args to avoid designer crashes on startup ([`360d171`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/360d17135573e44b80ab517756da3c0b31daab0f))

-* fix: added bec_ipython_client as dependency; needed for jupyter widget ([`006a089`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/006a0894b85cba3b2773737ed6fe3e92c81cdee0))
+* fix(widget): fixed widget cleanup routine ([`2b29e34`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2b29e34b52d056349647bb2fcf649b749a60d292))

-* fix(BECFigure): removed duplicated user access for plot ([`954c576`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/954c576131f7deac669ddf9f51eeb1d41b6f92b7))
+* fix(bec_widget): added cleanup method to bec widget base class ([`fd8766e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fd8766ed87770661da6591aeb4df5abdaf38afc7))

-* fix(bec_connector): field validator should be a classmethod ([`867720a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/867720a897b6713bd0df9af71ffdd11a6a380f7d))
-
-### Refactor
-
-* refactor: minor cleanup ([`3adf6cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3adf6cfd586355c8b8ce7fdc9722f868e22287c5))
-
-* refactor: disabled pylint for auto-gen client ([`b15816c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b15816ca9fd3e4ae87cca5fcfe029b4dfca570ca))
-
-* refactor(isort): added bec_widgets as known first party package ([`9c5a471`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9c5a471234ed2928e4527b079436db2a807c5f6f))
-
-* refactor(dock): parent_dock_area changed to orig_area (native for pyqtgraph) ([`2b40602`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2b40602bdc593ece0447ec926c2100414bd5cf67))
+* fix(website): fixed dummy input ([`903ce7d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/903ce7d46b5d37d40486d0fda92d3694d3faca62))

 ### Test

-* test: added missing pylint statement to header ([`f662985`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f6629852ebc2b4ee239fa560cc310a5ae2627cf7))
+* test(vscode): fixed vscode tests for new cleanup routine ([`eb26e2a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/eb26e2a11b229a52efe2e6d4fb28d760d3740136))

+* test(vscode): improved vscode test ([`5de8804`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5de8804da1e41eafad2472344904b3324438c13b))

-## v0.59.1 (2024-06-07)
+## v0.82.2 (2024-07-08)

 ### Fix

-* fix(curve): set_color_map_z typo fixed in user access ([`e7838b0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e7838b0f2fc23b0a232ed7d68fbd7f3493a91b9e))
+* fix(rpc_server): pass cli config to server ([`90178e2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/90178e2f61fa9dac7d82c0d0db40a9767bb133e6))

-
-## v0.59.0 (2024-06-07)
-
-### Build
-
-* build: added webengine dependency ([`d56c549`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d56c5493cd28f379d04a79d90b01c73b0760da1b))
-
-### Ci
-
-* ci: merged additional tests to parallel matrix job ([`178fe4d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/178fe4d2da3a959f7cd90e7ea0f47314dc1ef4ed))
-
-* ci: added webengine dependencies ([`2d79ef8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2d79ef8fe5e52c61f4a78782770377cd6b41958b))
-
-### Documentation
-
-* docs: added website docs ([`cf6e5a4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/cf6e5a40fc8320e9898a446a5bf14b77e94ef013))
-
-### Feature
-
-* feat(widget): added simple website widget with rpc ([`64abd67`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/64abd67b9b416bff9c89880b248d6e8639aa1e70))
-
-
-## v0.58.1 (2024-06-07)
+## v0.82.1 (2024-07-07)

 ### Fix

-* fix(dock): new dock can be detached upon creation ([`02a2608`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/02a26086c4540127a11c235cba30afc4fd712007))
+* fix(motor_map): bug where motors without limits were selected ([`c78cd89`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c78cd898f203f950d7cb589eb5609feaa88062cf))

+### Refactor

-## v0.58.0 (2024-06-07)
+* refactor(setting_dialog): moved to qt_utils ([`3826bb3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/3826bb3d9e870e85709b5b20ef09a4d22641280c))

-### Feature
-
-* feat(utils.colors): general color validators ([`3094632`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/30946321348abc349fb4003dc39d0232dc19606c))
-
-### Fix
-
-* fix: bar colormap dynamic setting ([`67fd5e8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/67fd5e8581f60fe64027ac57f1f12cefa4d28343))
-
-* fix: formatting isort ([`bf699ec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bf699ec1fbe2aacd31854e84fb0438c336840fcf))
-
-* fix(curve): 2D scatter updated if color_map_z is changed ([`6985ff0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/6985ff0fcef9791b53198206ec8cbccd1d65ef99))
-
-* fix(curve): color_map_z setting works ([`33f7be4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/33f7be42c512402dab3fdd9781a8234e3ec5f4ba))
+* refactor(toolbar): toolbar moved from widgets to qt_utils ([`7ffc06f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7ffc06f3c7ddd86a1681408a75221b9bbadb236b))

 ### Test

-* test(color): validation tests added ([`c0ddece`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c0ddeceeeabacbf33019a8f24b18821926dc17ac))
+* test(setting_dialog): tests added ([`74a249b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/74a249bd065d01006cb532bfff2a9bfedb34b592))

+### Unknown

-## v0.57.7 (2024-06-07)
+* tests(motor_map_widget): tests added ([`734f4c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/734f4c77507a1edafd477d81b5f7401d8e759be2))
+
+* feat(settings_dialog):apply button ([`2020953`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/2020953b933b6fcad61ecc770588d39518c26fdd))
+
+## v0.82.0 (2024-07-07)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(toggle): added angular component-like toggle ([`b9bff38`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b9bff38b64b86f06b3bc047922ef9df0c7d32e71))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor(device_input): DeviceComboBox and DeviceLineEdit moved to top layer of widgets ([`f048629`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f04862933f049030554086adef3ec9e1aebd3eda))
+
+* refactor(stop_button): moved to top layer, plugin added ([`f5b8375`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f5b8375fd36e3bb681de571da86a6c0bdb3cb6f0))
+
+* refactor(motor_map_widget): removed restriction of only PySide6 for widget ([`db1cdf4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/db1cdf42806fef6d7c6d2db83528f32df3f9751d))
+
+* refactor(color_button): ColorButton moved to top level of widgets ([`fa1e86f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fa1e86ff07b25d2c47c73117b00765b8e2f25da4))
+
+## v0.81.2 (2024-07-07)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(waveform): scan_history error check for IndexError ([`dd1875e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/dd1875ea5cc18bcef9aad743347a8accf144c08d))
+
+## v0.81.1 (2024-07-07)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(motor_control): temporary remove of motor control widgets ([`99114f1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/99114f14f62202e1fd8bf145616fa8c69937ada4))
+
+## v0.81.0 (2024-07-06)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(color_button): can get colors in RGBA or HEX ([`9594be2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9594be260680d11c8550ff74ffb8d679e5a5b8f6))
+
+## v0.80.1 (2024-07-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix(entry_validator): check for entry == &#34;&#34; ([`61de7e9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/61de7e9e221c766b9fb3ec23246da6a11c96a986))
+
+## v0.80.0 (2024-07-06)
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat(qt5): dropped support for qt5; pyside2 and pyqt5 ([`fadbf77`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fadbf77866903beff6580802bc203d53367fc7e7))
+
+* feat(plugins): moved plugin dict to dataclass and container ([`03819a3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/03819a3d902b4a51f3e882d52aedd971b2a8e127))
+
+* feat(plugins): added support for pyqt6 ui files ([`d6d0777`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d6d07771135335cb78dc648508ce573b8970261a))
+
+* feat(plugins): added bec widgets base class ([`1aa83e0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1aa83e0ef1ffe45b01677b0b4590535cb0ca1cff))
+
+## v0.79.3 (2024-07-05)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: changed inheritance to adress qt designer bug in rendering ([`e403870`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e403870874bd5e45840a034d6f1b3dd576d9c846))
+
+* fix: add designer plugin classes ([`1586ce2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1586ce2d6cba2bb086b2ef596e724bb9e40ab4f2))
+
+### Refactor
+
+* refactor: simplify logic in bec_status_box ([`576353c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/576353cfe8c6fd64db561f0b6e2bc951300643d3))
+
+## v0.79.2 (2024-07-04)
+
+### Fix
+
+* fix: overwrite closeEvent and call super class ([`bc0ef78`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bc0ef7893ef100b71b62101c459655509b534a56))
+
+## v0.79.1 (2024-07-03)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cd bec_widgets
 pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
 ```

-BEC Widgets currently supports both PyQt5 and PyQt6, however, no default distribution is specified. As a result, users must install one of the supported
+BEC Widgets currently supports both Pyside6 and PyQt6, however, no default distribution is specified. As a result, users must install one of the supported
 Python Qt distributions manually.

 To select a specific Python Qt distribution, install the package with an additional tag:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pip install bec_widgets[pyqt6]
 or 

 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets[pyqt5]
+pip install bec_widgets[pyside6]
 ```
 ## Documentation

--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import importlib
 import importlib.metadata as imd
+import json
 import os
 import select
 import subprocess
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import isinstance_based_on_class_name, lazy_import, lazy_import_from
 from qtpy.QtCore import QEventLoop, QSocketNotifier, QTimer

@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
 MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
 BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))

+logger = bec_logger.logger
+

 def rpc_call(func):
    """
@@ -63,45 +67,66 @@ def rpc_call(func):
    return wrapper


-def _get_output(process) -> None:
+def _get_output(process, logger) -> None:
+    log_func = {process.stdout: logger.debug, process.stderr: logger.error}
+    stream_buffer = {process.stdout: [], process.stderr: []}
    try:
        os.set_blocking(process.stdout.fileno(), False)
        os.set_blocking(process.stderr.fileno(), False)
        while process.poll() is None:
            readylist, _, _ = select.select([process.stdout, process.stderr], [], [], 1)
-            if process.stdout in readylist:
-                output = process.stdout.read(1024)
+            for stream in (process.stdout, process.stderr):
+                buf = stream_buffer[stream]
+                if stream in readylist:
+                    buf.append(stream.read(4096))
+                output, _, remaining = "".join(buf).rpartition("\n")
                if output:
-                    print(output, end="")
-            if process.stderr in readylist:
-                error_output = process.stderr.read(1024)
-                if error_output:
-                    print(error_output, end="", file=sys.stderr)
+                    log_func[stream](output)
+                    buf.clear()
+                    buf.append(remaining)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error reading process output: {str(e)}")


-def _start_plot_process(gui_id, gui_class, config) -> None:
+def _start_plot_process(gui_id: str, gui_class: type, config: dict | str, logger=None) -> None:
    """
    Start the plot in a new process.
+
+    Logger must be a logger object with "debug" and "error" functions,
+    or it can be left to "None" as default. None means output from the
+    process will not be captured.
    """
    # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    command = [
-        "bec-gui-server",
-        "--id",
-        gui_id,
-        "--config",
-        config,
-        "--gui_class",
-        gui_class.__name__,
-    ]
+    command = ["bec-gui-server", "--id", gui_id, "--gui_class", gui_class.__name__]
+    if config:
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            config = json.dumps(config)
+        command.extend(["--config", config])
+
    env_dict = os.environ.copy()
    env_dict["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
+    if logger is None:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
+    else:
+        stdout_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+        stderr_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
+
    process = subprocess.Popen(
-        command, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env_dict
+        command,
+        text=True,
+        start_new_session=True,
+        stdout=stdout_redirect,
+        stderr=stderr_redirect,
+        env=env_dict,
    )
-    process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(target=_get_output, args=(process,))
-    process_output_processing_thread.start()
+    if logger is None:
+        process_output_processing_thread = None
+    else:
+        process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=_get_output, args=(process, logger)
+        )
+        process_output_processing_thread.start()
    return process, process_output_processing_thread


@@ -113,13 +138,16 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        self.auto_updates = self._get_update_script()
        self._target_endpoint = MessageEndpoints.scan_status()
        self._selected_device = None
-        self.stderr_output = []

    def _get_update_script(self) -> AutoUpdates | None:
        eps = imd.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.auto_updates")
        for ep in eps:
            if ep.name == "plugin_widgets_update":
                try:
+                    spec = importlib.util.find_spec(ep.module)
+                    # if the module is not found, we skip it
+                    if spec is None:
+                        continue
                    return ep.load()(gui=self)
                except Exception as e:
                    print(f"Error loading auto update script from plugin: {str(e)}")
@@ -165,7 +193,7 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:
        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
            self._start_update_script()
            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
-                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.redis
+                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.config
            )
        while not self.gui_is_alive():
            print("Waiting for GUI to start...")
@@ -173,23 +201,18 @@ class BECGuiClientMixin:

    def close(self) -> None:
        """
-        Close the figure.
-        """
-        self._client.shutdown()
-        if self._process:
-            self._process.terminate()
-            self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
-            self._process = None
-
-    def print_log(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Print the log of the plot process.
+        Close the gui window.
        """
        if self._process is None:
            return
-        print("".join(self.stderr_output))
-        # Flush list
-        self.stderr_output.clear()
+
+        self._client.shutdown()
+        if self._process:
+            self._process.terminate()
+            if self._process_output_processing_thread:
+                self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
+            self._process.wait()
+            self._process = None


 class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

 import argparse
-import importlib
 import inspect
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import Literal

 import black
 import isort
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget

-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginGenerator
+from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import BECClassContainer, get_rpc_classes

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
    from typing import get_overloads
@@ -41,17 +39,20 @@ from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import RPCBase, rpc_call, BECGuiClientMixin

        self.content = ""

-    def generate_client(
-        self, published_classes: dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]
-    ):
+    def generate_client(self, class_container: BECClassContainer):
        """
        Generate the client for the published classes.

        Args:
-            published_classes(dict): A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
+            class_container: The class container with the classes to generate the client for.
        """
-        self.write_client_enum(published_classes["top_level_classes"])
-        for cls in published_classes["connector_classes"]:
+        rpc_top_level_classes = class_container.rpc_top_level_classes
+        rpc_top_level_classes.sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
+        connector_classes = class_container.connector_classes
+        connector_classes.sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
+
+        self.write_client_enum(rpc_top_level_classes)
+        for cls in connector_classes:
            self.content += "\n\n"
            self.generate_content_for_class(cls)

@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):"""
        else:
            self.content += f"""
 class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
+        if not cls.USER_ACCESS:
+            self.content += """...
+    """
        for method in cls.USER_ACCESS:
            obj = getattr(cls, method)
            if isinstance(obj, property):
@@ -138,50 +142,6 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
        with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
            file.write(formatted_content)

-    @staticmethod
-    def get_rpc_classes(
-        repo_name: str,
-    ) -> dict[Literal["connector_classes", "top_level_classes"], list[type]]:
-        """
-        Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
-
-        Args:
-            repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
-        """
-        connector_classes = []
-        top_level_classes = []
-        anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
-        directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
-        for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
-            for file in files:
-                if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
-                    continue
-
-                path = os.path.join(root, file)
-                subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
-                if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
-                    module_name = file.split(".")[0]
-                else:
-                    module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
-
-                module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
-
-                for name in dir(module):
-                    obj = getattr(module, name)
-                    if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
-                        continue
-                    if isinstance(obj, type) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
-                        connector_classes.append(obj)
-                        if len(subs) == 1 and (
-                            issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
-                        ):
-                            top_level_classes.append(obj)
-
-        return {"connector_classes": connector_classes, "top_level_classes": top_level_classes}
-

 def main():
    """
@@ -197,13 +157,32 @@ def main():
        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
        client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")

-        rpc_classes = ClientGenerator.get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
-        rpc_classes["connector_classes"].sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
+        rpc_classes = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")

        generator = ClientGenerator()
        generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
        generator.write(client_path)

+        for cls in rpc_classes.plugins:
+            plugin = DesignerPluginGenerator(cls)
+            if not hasattr(plugin, "info"):
+                continue
+
+            # if the class directory already has a register, plugin and pyproject file, skip
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"register_{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
+            ):
+                continue
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
+            ):
+                continue
+            if os.path.exists(
+                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
+            ):
+                continue
+            plugin.run()
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
    sys.argv = ["generate_cli.py", "--core"]
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
@@ -1,22 +1,37 @@
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
-from bec_widgets.widgets.spiral_progress_bar.spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
-from bec_widgets.widgets.text_box.text_box import TextBox
-from bec_widgets.widgets.website.website import WebsiteWidget


 class RPCWidgetHandler:
    """Handler class for creating widgets from RPC messages."""

-    widget_classes = {
-        "BECFigure": BECFigure,
-        "SpiralProgressBar": SpiralProgressBar,
-        "Website": WebsiteWidget,
-        "TextBox": TextBox,
-    }
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._widget_classes = None

-    @staticmethod
-    def create_widget(widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
+    @property
+    def widget_classes(self):
+        """
+        Get the available widget classes.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The available widget classes.
+        """
+        if self._widget_classes is None:
+            self.update_available_widgets()
+        return self._widget_classes
+
+    def update_available_widgets(self):
+        """
+        Update the available widgets.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
+
+        clss = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
+        self._widget_classes = {cls.__name__: cls for cls in clss.top_level_classes}
+
+    def create_widget(self, widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
        """
        Create a widget from an RPC message.

@@ -27,7 +42,12 @@ class RPCWidgetHandler:
        Returns:
            widget(BECConnector): The created widget.
        """
-        widget_class = RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.get(widget_type)
+        if self._widget_classes is None:
+            self.update_available_widgets()
+        widget_class = self._widget_classes.get(widget_type)
        if widget_class:
            return widget_class(**kwargs)
        raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget type: {widget_type}")
+
+
+widget_handler = RPCWidgetHandler()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import inspect
+import json
+import signal
+import sys
+from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
 from typing import Union

 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
 from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
 from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer

 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector
 from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure

 messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
+logger = bec_logger.logger


 class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        dispatcher: BECDispatcher = None,
        client=None,
        config=None,
-        gui_class: Union["BECFigure", "BECDockArea"] = BECFigure,
+        gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea] = BECFigure,
    ) -> None:
        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=config) if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
        self.client = self.dispatcher.client if client is None else client
@@ -40,7 +50,7 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
        self._shutdown_event = False
        self._heartbeat_timer = QTimer()
        self._heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(self.emit_heartbeat)
-        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)  # Emit heartbeat every 1 seconds
+        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)

    def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
        request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
@@ -105,19 +115,57 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
            self.client.connector.set(
                MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self.gui_id),
                messages.StatusMessage(name=self.gui_id, status=1, info={}),
-                expire=10,
+                expire=1,
            )

    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
        self._shutdown_event = True
        self._heartbeat_timer.stop()
+        self.gui.close()
        self.client.shutdown()


+class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
+    def __init__(self, log_func):
+        self._log_func = log_func
+
+    def write(self, buffer):
+        for line in buffer.rstrip().splitlines():
+            line = line.rstrip()
+            if line:
+                self._log_func(line)
+
+    def flush(self):
+        return
+
+    def close(self):
+        return
+
+
+def _start_server(gui_id: str, gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea], config: str | None = None):
+    if config:
+        try:
+            config = json.loads(config)
+            service_config = ServiceConfig(config=config)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            service_config = ServiceConfig(config_path=config)
+    else:
+        # if no config is provided, use the default config
+        service_config = ServiceConfig()
+
+    bec_logger.configure(
+        service_config.redis,
+        QtRedisConnector,
+        service_name="BECWidgetsCLIServer",
+        service_config=service_config.service_config,
+    )
+    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=gui_id, config=service_config, gui_class=gui_class)
+    return server
+
+
 def main():
    import argparse
    import os
-    import sys

    from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
    from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
@@ -125,16 +173,6 @@ def main():

    import bec_widgets

-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
-    module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "bec_widgets_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-
-    win = QMainWindow()
-    win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")
-
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC Widgets CLI Server")
    parser.add_argument("--id", type=str, help="The id of the server")
    parser.add_argument(
@@ -142,7 +180,7 @@ def main():
        type=str,
        help="Name of the gui class to be rendered. Possible values: \n- BECFigure\n- BECDockArea",
    )
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config to connect to redis.")
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config file or config string.")

    args = parser.parse_args()

@@ -157,15 +195,38 @@ def main():
        )
        gui_class = BECFigure

-    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=args.id, config=args.config, gui_class=gui_class)
+    with redirect_stdout(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.debug)):
+        with redirect_stderr(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.error)):
+            app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+            app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
+            module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
+            icon = QIcon()
+            icon.addFile(
+                os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "bec_widgets_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48)
+            )
+            app.setWindowIcon(icon)

-    gui = server.gui
-    win.setCentralWidget(gui)
-    win.resize(800, 600)
-    win.show()
+            win = QMainWindow()
+            win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")

-    app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
+            server = _start_server(args.id, gui_class, args.config)
+
+            gui = server.gui
+            win.setCentralWidget(gui)
+            win.resize(800, 600)
+            win.show()
+
+            app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
+
+            def sigint_handler(*args):
+                # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
+                print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
+                app.quit()
+
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
+
+            sys.exit(app.exec())


 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from .motor_movement import (
-    MotorControlApp,
-    MotorControlMap,
-    MotorControlPanel,
-    MotorControlPanelAbsolute,
-    MotorControlPanelRelative,
-    MotorCoordinateTable,
-    MotorThread,
-)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import qdarktheme
 from qtconsole.inprocess import QtInProcessKernelManager
 from qtconsole.rich_jupyter_widget import RichJupyterWidget
 from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
@@ -10,25 +9,11 @@ from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QVBoxLayout, QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher, UILoader
-from bec_widgets.widgets import BECFigure
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
 from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
 from bec_widgets.widgets.jupyter_console.jupyter_console import BECJupyterConsole

-# class JupyterConsoleWidget(RichJupyterWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
-#     def __init__(self):
-#         super().__init__()
-#
-#         self.kernel_manager = QtInProcessKernelManager()
-#         self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(show_banner=False)
-#         self.kernel_client = self.kernel_manager.client()
-#         self.kernel_client.start_channels()
-#
-#         self.kernel_manager.kernel.shell.push({"np": np, "pg": pg})
-#
-#     def shutdown_kernel(self):
-#         self.kernel_client.stop_channels()
-#         self.kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
-

 class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
    """A widget that contains a Jupyter console linked to BEC Widgets with full API access (contains Qt and pyqtgraph API)."""
@@ -55,12 +40,14 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
                    "w1": self.w1,
                    "w2": self.w2,
                    "w3": self.w3,
+                    "w1_c": self.w1_c,
+                    "w2_c": self.w2_c,
+                    "w3_c": self.w3_c,
+                    "w4": self.w4,
                    "d0": self.d0,
                    "d1": self.d1,
                    "d2": self.d2,
-                    "fig0": self.fig0,
-                    "fig1": self.fig1,
-                    "fig2": self.fig2,
+                    "plt": self.plt,
                    "bar": self.bar,
                }
            )
@@ -89,17 +76,37 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
        self.figure.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="cividis")
        self.figure.motor_map("samx", "samy")
        self.figure.image("eiger", color_map="viridis", vrange=(0, 100))
-        self.figure.add_plot(x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="magma")
+        self.figure.plot(
+            x_name="samx", y_name="samy", z_name="bpm4i", color_map_z="magma", new=True
+        )

        self.figure.change_layout(2, 2)

        self.w1 = self.figure[0, 0]
        self.w2 = self.figure[0, 1]
        self.w3 = self.figure[1, 0]
+        self.w4 = self.figure[1, 1]
+
+        # Plot Customisation
+        self.w1.set_title("Waveform 1")
+        self.w1.set_x_label("Motor Position (samx)")
+        self.w1.set_y_label("Intensity A.U.")
+
+        # Image Customisation
+        self.w3.set_title("Eiger Image")
+        self.w3.set_x_label("X")
+        self.w3.set_y_label("Y")
+
+        # Configs to try to pass
+        self.w1_c = self.w1._config_dict
+        self.w2_c = self.w2._config_dict
+        self.w3_c = self.w3._config_dict

        # curves for w1
        self.c1 = self.w1.get_config()

+        self.fig_c = self.figure._config_dict
+
    def _init_dock(self):

        self.d0 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_0")
@@ -115,8 +122,9 @@ class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:

        self.d2 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_2", position="bottom")
        self.fig2 = self.d2.add_widget("BECFigure", row=0, col=0)
-        self.fig2.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i")
-        self.bar = self.d2.add_widget("SpiralProgressBar", row=0, col=1)
+        self.plt = self.fig2.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm3a")
+        self.plt.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i", dap="GaussianModel")
+        self.bar = self.d2.add_widget("RingProgressBar", row=0, col=1)
        self.bar.set_diameter(200)

        self.dock.save_state()
@@ -139,7 +147,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    app.setApplicationName("Jupyter Console")
    app.setApplicationDisplayName("Jupyter Console")
-    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+    apply_theme("dark")
    icon = QIcon()
    icon.addFile(os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "terminal_icon.png"), size=QSize(48, 48))
    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from .motor_control_compilations import (
-    MotorControlApp,
-    MotorControlMap,
-    MotorControlPanel,
-    MotorControlPanelAbsolute,
-    MotorControlPanelRelative,
-    MotorCoordinateTable,
-    MotorThread,
-)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_control_compilations.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_control_compilations.py
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-class-docstring, missing-module-docstring
-
-import qdarktheme
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QSplitter, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_control import MotorThread
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_table.motor_table import MotorCoordinateTable
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.movement_absolute.movement_absolute import (
-    MotorControlAbsolute,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.movement_relative.movement_relative import (
-    MotorControlRelative,
-)
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.selection.selection import MotorControlSelection
-
-CONFIG_DEFAULT = {
-    "motor_control": {
-        "motor_x": "samx",
-        "motor_y": "samy",
-        "step_size_x": 3,
-        "step_size_y": 3,
-        "precision": 4,
-        "step_x_y_same": False,
-        "move_with_arrows": False,
-    },
-    "plot_settings": {
-        "colormap": "Greys",
-        "scatter_size": 5,
-        "max_points": 1000,
-        "num_dim_points": 100,
-        "precision": 2,
-        "num_columns": 1,
-        "background_value": 25,
-    },
-    "motors": [
-        {
-            "plot_name": "Motor Map",
-            "x_label": "Motor X",
-            "y_label": "Motor Y",
-            "signals": {
-                "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
-                "y": [{"name": "samy", "entry": "samy"}],
-            },
-        }
-    ],
-}
-
-
-class MotorControlApp(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Widgets
-        self.motor_control_panel = MotorControlPanel(client=self.client, config=self.config)
-        # Create MotorMap
-        # self.motion_map = MotorMap(client=self.client, config=self.config)
-        # Create MotorCoordinateTable
-        self.motor_table = MotorCoordinateTable(client=self.client, config=self.config)
-
-        # Create the splitter and add MotorMap and MotorControlPanel
-        splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
-        # splitter.addWidget(self.motion_map)
-        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_control_panel)
-        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_table)
-
-        # Set the main layout
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        layout.addWidget(splitter)
-        self.setLayout(layout)
-
-        # Connecting signals and slots
-        # self.motor_control_panel.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(
-        #     lambda x, y: self.motion_map.change_motors(x, y, 0)
-        # )
-        self.motor_control_panel.absolute_widget.coordinates_signal.connect(
-            self.motor_table.add_coordinate
-        )
-        self.motor_control_panel.relative_widget.precision_signal.connect(
-            self.motor_table.set_precision
-        )
-        self.motor_control_panel.relative_widget.precision_signal.connect(
-            self.motor_control_panel.absolute_widget.set_precision
-        )
-
-        # self.motor_table.plot_coordinates_signal.connect(self.motion_map.plot_saved_coordinates)
-
-
-class MotorControlMap(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Widgets
-        self.motor_control_panel = MotorControlPanel(client=self.client, config=self.config)
-        # Create MotorMap
-        # self.motion_map = MotorMap(client=self.client, config=self.config)
-
-        # Create the splitter and add MotorMap and MotorControlPanel
-        splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
-        # splitter.addWidget(self.motion_map)
-        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_control_panel)
-
-        # Set the main layout
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        layout.addWidget(splitter)
-        self.setLayout(layout)
-
-        # Connecting signals and slots
-        # self.motor_control_panel.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(
-        #     lambda x, y: self.motion_map.change_motors(x, y, 0)
-        # )
-
-
-class MotorControlPanel(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.config = config
-
-        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
-
-        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
-            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-        self.relative_widget = MotorControlRelative(
-            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-        self.absolute_widget = MotorControlAbsolute(
-            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-
-        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
-        layout.addWidget(self.relative_widget)
-        layout.addWidget(self.absolute_widget)
-
-        # Connecting signals and slots
-        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.relative_widget.change_motors)
-        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.absolute_widget.change_motors)
-
-        # Set the window to a fixed size based on its contents
-        # self.layout().setSizeConstraint(layout.SetFixedSize)
-
-
-class MotorControlPanelAbsolute(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.config = config
-
-        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
-
-        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
-            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-        self.absolute_widget = MotorControlAbsolute(
-            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
-        layout.addWidget(self.absolute_widget)
-
-        # Connecting signals and slots
-        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.absolute_widget.change_motors)
-
-
-class MotorControlPanelRelative(QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.config = config
-
-        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
-
-        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
-            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-        self.relative_widget = MotorControlRelative(
-            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
-        )
-
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
-        layout.addWidget(self.relative_widget)
-
-        # Connecting signals and slots
-        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.relative_widget.change_motors)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import argparse
-    import sys
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run various Motor Control Widgets compositions.")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-v",
-        "--variant",
-        type=str,
-        choices=["app", "map", "panel", "panel_abs", "panel_rel"],
-        help="Select the variant of the motor control to run. "
-        "'app' for the full application, "
-        "'map' for MotorMap, "
-        "'panel' for the MotorControlPanel, "
-        "'panel_abs' for MotorControlPanel with absolute control, "
-        "'panel_rel' for MotorControlPanel with relative control.",
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    app = QApplication([])
-    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
-
-    if args.variant == "app":
-        window = MotorControlApp(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-    elif args.variant == "map":
-        window = MotorControlMap(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-    elif args.variant == "panel":
-        window = MotorControlPanel(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-    elif args.variant == "panel_abs":
-        window = MotorControlPanelAbsolute(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-    elif args.variant == "panel_rel":
-        window = MotorControlPanelRelative(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-    else:
-        print("Please specify a valid variant to run. Use -h for help.")
-        print("Running the full application by default.")
-        window = MotorControlApp(client=client)  # , config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
-
-    window.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
@@ -1,926 +0,0 @@
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-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>1561</width>
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-   </rect>
-  </property>
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-   </size>
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-  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="8,5,8">
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-      </property>
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-       <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorSelection">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
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-          <height>145</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="title">
-         <string>Motor Selection</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-         <item row="2" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Motor Y</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="1">
-          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_x"/>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="1">
-          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_y"/>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Motor X</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_connecMotors">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Connect Motors</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeType">
-         <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>20</width>
-          <height>18</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>261</width>
-          <height>339</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="title">
-         <string>Motor Relative</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_enableArrows">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Move with arrow keys</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_same_xy">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Step [X] = Step [Y]</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="step_grid">
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-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Decimal</string>
-             </property>
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-           <item row="1" column="1">
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-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>110</width>
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-             <property name="alignment">
-              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
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-           <property name="text">
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-      </item>
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-   </item>
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-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
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-         </property>
-         <property name="selectionBehavior">
-          <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
-         </property>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Show</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Move</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Tag</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>X</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Y</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-         <item row="1" column="1">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_resize_table">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Resize Table</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="1">
-          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_resize_auto">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Resize Auto</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="checked">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_importCSV">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Import CSV</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="0">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_exportCSV">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Export CSV</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="0">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_help">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Help</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="1">
-          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_duplicate">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Duplicate Last Entry</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_settings">
-      <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Settings</string>
-      </attribute>
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorLimits">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Motor Limits</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-          <item row="2" column="1">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_updateLimits">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Update</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_Y_max">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>+ Y</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="4" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_Y_min">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>- Y</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_min">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>- X</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="2">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_max">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>+ X</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_max">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="1">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_min">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_min">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="2">
-           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_max">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Plotting Options</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
-          <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_max_points">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>10000</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>5000</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Max Points</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_scatter_size">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>1</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>15</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>5</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Scatter Size</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_update_config">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Update Settings</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
-           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_num_dim_points">
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>10</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>1000</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <number>10</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>100</number>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>N dim</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
-           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_enableGUI">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Enable Control GUI</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_queue">
-      <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Queue</string>
-      </attribute>
-      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Work in progress</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="alignment">
-          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_5">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Reset Queue</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_2">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>queueID</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>scan_id</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>is_scan</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>type</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>scan_number</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-         <column>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>IQ status</string>
-          </property>
-         </column>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
-   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
-   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+"""PySide6 port of the Qt Designer taskmenuextension example from Qt v6.x"""
+
+import sys
+
+from bec_ipython_client.main import BECIPythonClient
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    window = TicTacToe()
+    window.state = "-X-XO----"
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoeplugin import TicTacToePlugin
+
+# Set PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS to point to this directory and load the plugin
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(TicTacToePlugin())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "files": ["tictactoe.py", "main.py", "registertictactoe.py", "tictactoeplugin.py",
+    "tictactoetaskmenu.py"]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+EMPTY = "-"
+CROSS = "X"
+NOUGHT = "O"
+DEFAULT_STATE = "---------"
+
+
+class TicTacToe(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(200, 200)
+
+    def setState(self, new_state):
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        for position in range(min(9, len(new_state))):
+            mark = new_state[position]
+            if mark == CROSS or mark == NOUGHT:
+                self._turn_number += 1
+                self._change_state_at(position, mark)
+            position += 1
+        self.update()
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._state
+
+    @Slot()
+    def clear_board(self):
+        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
+        self._turn_number = 0
+        self.update()
+
+    def _change_state_at(self, pos, new_state):
+        self._state = self._state[:pos] + new_state + self._state[pos + 1 :]
+
+    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
+        if self._turn_number == 9:
+            self.clear_board()
+            return
+        for position in range(9):
+            cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+            if cell.contains(event.position().toPoint()):
+                if self._state[position] == EMPTY:
+                    new_state = CROSS if self._turn_number % 2 == 0 else NOUGHT
+                    self._change_state_at(position, new_state)
+                    self._turn_number += 1
+                    self.update()
+
+    def paintEvent(self, event):
+        with QPainter(self) as painter:
+            painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkGreen, 1))
+            painter.drawLine(self._cell_width(), 0, self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(2 * self._cell_width(), 0, 2 * self._cell_width(), self.height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, self._cell_height(), self.width(), self._cell_height())
+            painter.drawLine(0, 2 * self._cell_height(), self.width(), 2 * self._cell_height())
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkBlue, 2))
+
+            for position in range(9):
+                cell = self._cell_rect(position)
+                if self._state[position] == CROSS:
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topLeft(), cell.bottomRight())
+                    painter.drawLine(cell.topRight(), cell.bottomLeft())
+                elif self._state[position] == NOUGHT:
+                    painter.drawEllipse(cell)
+
+            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.yellow, 3))
+
+            for position in range(0, 8, 3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 1] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 2] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    y = self._cell_rect(position).center().y()
+                    painter.drawLine(0, y, self.width(), y)
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            for position in range(3):
+                if (
+                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
+                    and self._state[position + 3] == self._state[position]
+                    and self._state[position + 6] == self._state[position]
+                ):
+                    x = self._cell_rect(position).center().x()
+                    painter.drawLine(x, 0, x, self.height())
+                    self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[0] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[0]
+                and self._state[8] == self._state[0]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, 0, self.width(), self.height())
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+            if (
+                self._state[2] != EMPTY
+                and self._state[4] == self._state[2]
+                and self._state[6] == self._state[2]
+            ):
+                painter.drawLine(0, self.height(), self.width(), 0)
+                self._turn_number = 9
+
+    def _cell_rect(self, position):
+        h_margin = self.width() / 30
+        v_margin = self.height() / 30
+        row = int(position / 3)
+        column = position - 3 * row
+        pos = QPoint(column * self._cell_width() + h_margin, row * self._cell_height() + v_margin)
+        size = QSize(self._cell_width() - 2 * h_margin, self._cell_height() - 2 * v_margin)
+        return QRect(pos, size)
+
+    def _cell_width(self):
+        return self.width() / 3
+
+    def _cell_height(self):
+        return self.height() / 3
+
+    state = Property(str, state, setState)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+from tictactoetaskmenu import TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='TicTacToe' name='ticTacToe'>
+        <property name='geometry'>
+            <rect>
+                <x>0</x>
+                <y>0</y>
+                <width>200</width>
+                <height>200</height>
+            </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name='state'>
+            <string>-X-XO----</string>
+        </property>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class TicTacToePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = TicTacToe(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "tictactoe"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+        manager = form_editor.extensionManager()
+        iid = TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid()
+        manager.registerExtensions(TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(manager), iid)
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "TicTacToe"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Tic Tac Toe Example, demonstrating class QDesignerTaskMenuExtension (Python)"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QExtensionFactory, QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension
+from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout
+from tictactoe import TicTacToe
+
+
+class TicTacToeDialog(QDialog):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self._ticTacToe = TicTacToe(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self._ticTacToe)
+        button_box = QDialogButtonBox(
+            QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel | QDialogButtonBox.Reset
+        )
+        button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+        reset_button = button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Reset)
+        reset_button.clicked.connect(self._ticTacToe.clear_board)
+        layout.addWidget(button_box)
+
+    def set_state(self, new_state):
+        self._ticTacToe.setState(new_state)
+
+    def state(self):
+        return self._ticTacToe.state
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenu(QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension):
+    def __init__(self, ticTacToe, parent):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._ticTacToe = ticTacToe
+        self._edit_state_action = QAction("Edit State...", None)
+        self._edit_state_action.triggered.connect(self._edit_state)
+
+    def taskActions(self):
+        return [self._edit_state_action]
+
+    def preferredEditAction(self):
+        return self._edit_state_action
+
+    @Slot()
+    def _edit_state(self):
+        dialog = TicTacToeDialog(self._ticTacToe)
+        dialog.set_state(self._ticTacToe.state)
+        if dialog.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
+            self._ticTacToe.state = dialog.state()
+
+
+class TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(QExtensionFactory):
+    def __init__(self, extension_manager):
+        super().__init__(extension_manager)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def task_menu_iid():
+        return "org.qt-project.Qt.Designer.TaskMenu"
+
+    def createExtension(self, object, iid, parent):
+        if iid != TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid():
+            return None
+        if object.__class__.__name__ != "TicTacToe":
+            return None
+        return TicTacToeTaskMenu(object, parent)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/settings_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/settings_dialog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+
+class SettingWidget(QWidget):
+    """
+    Abstract class for a settings widget to enforce the implementation of the accept_changes and display_current_settings.
+    Can be used for toolbar actions to display the settings of a widget.
+
+    Args:
+        target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the settings will be taken from and applied to.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.target_widget = None
+
+    def set_target_widget(self, target_widget: QWidget):
+        self.target_widget = target_widget
+
+    @Slot()
+    def accept_changes(self):
+        """
+        Accepts the changes made in the settings widget and applies them to the target widget.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def display_current_settings(self, config_dict: dict):
+        """
+        Displays the current settings of the target widget in the settings widget.
+
+        Args:
+            config_dict(dict): The current settings of the target widget.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
+    """
+    Dialog to display and edit the settings of a widget with accept and cancel buttons.
+
+    Args:
+        parent (QWidget): The parent widget of the dialog.
+        target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the settings will be taken from and applied to.
+        settings_widget (SettingWidget): The widget that will display the settings.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        settings_widget: SettingWidget = None,
+        window_title: str = "Settings",
+        config: dict = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.setModal(False)
+
+        self.setWindowTitle(window_title)
+
+        self.widget = settings_widget
+        self.widget.set_target_widget(parent)
+        if config is None:
+            config = parent.get_config()
+
+        self.widget.display_current_settings(config)
+
+        self.button_box = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel)
+
+        self.apply_button = QPushButton("Apply")
+
+        button_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        button_layout.addWidget(self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Cancel))
+        button_layout.addWidget(self.apply_button)
+        button_layout.addWidget(self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Ok))
+
+        self.button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
+        self.button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
+        self.apply_button.clicked.connect(self.apply_changes)
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.widget)
+        self.layout.addLayout(button_layout)
+
+        ok_button = self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
+        ok_button.setDefault(True)
+        ok_button.setAutoDefault(True)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def accept(self):
+        """
+        Accept the changes made in the settings widget and close the dialog.
+        """
+        self.widget.accept_changes()
+        super().accept()
+
+    @Slot()
+    def apply_changes(self):
+        """
+        Apply the changes made in the settings widget without closing the dialog.
+        """
+        self.widget.accept_changes()
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/toolbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/toolbar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QToolBar, QWidget
+
+
+class ToolBarAction(ABC):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
+        """Adds an action or widget to a toolbar.
+
+        Args:
+            toolbar (QToolBar): The toolbar to add the action or widget to.
+            target (QWidget): The target widget for the action.
+        """
+
+
+class ModularToolBar(QToolBar):
+    """Modular toolbar with optional automatic initialization.
+    Args:
+        parent (QWidget, optional): The parent widget of the toolbar. Defaults to None.
+        actions (list[ToolBarAction], optional): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar. Defaults to None.
+        target_widget (QWidget, optional): The widget that the actions will target. Defaults to None.
+        color (str, optional): The background color of the toolbar. Defaults to "black".
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, parent=None, actions=None, target_widget=None, color: str = "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)"
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.widgets = defaultdict(dict)
+        self.set_background_color(color)
+
+        if actions is not None and target_widget is not None:
+            self.populate_toolbar(actions, target_widget)
+
+    def populate_toolbar(self, actions: dict, target_widget):
+        """Populates the toolbar with a set of actions.
+
+        Args:
+            actions (list[ToolBarAction]): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar.
+            target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the actions will target.
+        """
+        self.clear()
+        for action_id, action in actions.items():
+            action.add_to_toolbar(self, target_widget)
+            self.widgets[action_id] = action
+
+    def set_background_color(self, color: str):
+        self.setStyleSheet(f"QToolBar {{ background: {color}; }}")
+        self.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
+        self.setMovable(False)
+        self.setFloatable(False)
+        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
+
 from .bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 from .bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
 from .bec_table import BECTable
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
 from __future__ import annotations

+import os
 import time
-from typing import Optional, Type
+import uuid
+from typing import Optional

-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import, lazy_import_from
+import yaml
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, Signal
 from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot

 from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
+from bec_widgets.utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, load_yaml_gui, save_yaml, save_yaml_gui

 BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))

@@ -33,10 +39,35 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
        return v


-class BECConnector:
+class WorkerSignals(QObject):
+    progress = Signal(dict)
+    completed = Signal()
+
+
+class Worker(QRunnable):
+    """
+    Worker class to run a function in a separate thread.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.signals = WorkerSignals()
+        self.func = func
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Run the specified function in the thread.
+        """
+        self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        self.signals.completed.emit()
+
+
+class BECConnector(BECWidget):
    """Connection mixin class for all BEC widgets, to handle BEC client and device manager"""

-    USER_ACCESS = ["config_dict", "get_all_rpc"]
+    USER_ACCESS = ["_config_dict", "_get_all_rpc"]

    def __init__(self, client=None, config: ConnectionConfig = None, gui_id: str = None):
        # BEC related connections
@@ -63,23 +94,60 @@ class BECConnector:
        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)

-    def get_all_rpc(self) -> dict:
+        self._thread_pool = QThreadPool.globalInstance()
+
+    def submit_task(self, fn, *args, on_complete: pyqtSlot = None, **kwargs) -> Worker:
+        """
+        Submit a task to run in a separate thread. The task will run the specified
+        function with the provided arguments and emit the completed signal when done.
+
+        Use this method if you want to wait for a task to complete without blocking the
+        main thread.
+
+        Args:
+            fn: Function to run in a separate thread.
+            *args: Arguments for the function.
+            on_complete: Slot to run when the task is complete.
+            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the function.
+
+        Returns:
+            worker: The worker object that will run the task.
+
+        Examples:
+            >>> def my_function(a, b):
+            >>>     print(a + b)
+            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2)
+
+            >>> def my_function(a, b):
+            >>>     print(a + b)
+            >>> def on_complete():
+            >>>     print("Task complete")
+            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2, on_complete=on_complete)
+
+        """
+        worker = Worker(fn, *args, **kwargs)
+        if on_complete:
+            worker.signals.completed.connect(on_complete)
+        self._thread_pool.start(worker)
+        return worker
+
+    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> dict:
        """Get all registered RPC objects."""
        all_connections = self.rpc_register.list_all_connections()
        return dict(all_connections)

    @property
-    def rpc_id(self) -> str:
+    def _rpc_id(self) -> str:
        """Get the RPC ID of the widget."""
        return self.gui_id

-    @rpc_id.setter
-    def rpc_id(self, rpc_id: str) -> None:
+    @_rpc_id.setter
+    def _rpc_id(self, rpc_id: str) -> None:
        """Set the RPC ID of the widget."""
        self.gui_id = rpc_id

    @property
-    def config_dict(self) -> dict:
+    def _config_dict(self) -> dict:
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -88,8 +156,8 @@ class BECConnector:
        """
        return self.config.model_dump()

-    @config_dict.setter
-    def config_dict(self, config: BaseModel) -> None:
+    @_config_dict.setter
+    def _config_dict(self, config: BaseModel) -> None:
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.

@@ -98,6 +166,60 @@ class BECConnector:
        """
        self.config = config

+    def apply_config(self, config: dict, generate_new_id: bool = True) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply the configuration to the widget.
+
+        Args:
+            config(dict): Configuration settings.
+            generate_new_id(bool): If True, generate a new GUI ID for the widget.
+        """
+        self.config = ConnectionConfig(**config)
+        if generate_new_id is True:
+            gui_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+            self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
+            self.set_gui_id(gui_id)
+            self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
+        else:
+            self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id
+
+    def load_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
+        """
+        Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.
+
+        Args:
+            path(str): Path to the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
+            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to load the configuration file.
+        """
+        if gui is True:
+            config = load_yaml_gui(self)
+        else:
+            config = load_yaml(path)
+
+        if config is not None:
+            if config.get("widget_class") != self.__class__.__name__:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Configuration file is not for {self.__class__.__name__}. Got configuration for {config.get('widget_class')}."
+                )
+            self.apply_config(config)
+
+    def save_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
+        """
+        Save the configuration of the widget to YAML.
+
+        Args:
+            path(str): Path to save the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
+            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to save the configuration file.
+        """
+        if gui is True:
+            save_yaml_gui(self, self._config_dict)
+        else:
+            if path is None:
+                path = os.getcwd()
+            file_path = os.path.join(path, f"{self.__class__.__name__}_config.yaml")
+
+            save_yaml(file_path, self._config_dict)
+
    @pyqtSlot(str)
    def set_gui_id(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
        """
@@ -165,7 +287,10 @@ class BECConnector:
        all_connections = self.rpc_register.list_all_connections()
        if len(all_connections) == 0:
            print("No more connections. Shutting down GUI BEC client.")
+            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_all()
            self.client.shutdown()
+        if hasattr(super(), "cleanup"):
+            super().cleanup()

    # def closeEvent(self, event):
    #     self.cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import importlib.metadata
+import json
+import os
+import site
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+if PYSIDE6:
+    from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
+        _extend_path_var,
+        init_virtual_env,
+        qt_tool_wrapper,
+        is_pyenv_python,
+        is_virtual_env,
+        ui_tool_binary,
+    )
+
+import bec_widgets
+
+
+def list_editable_packages() -> set[str]:
+    """
+    List all editable packages in the environment.
+
+    Returns:
+        set: A set of paths to editable packages.
+    """
+
+    editable_packages = set()
+
+    # Get site-packages directories
+    site_packages = site.getsitepackages()
+    if hasattr(site, "getusersitepackages"):
+        site_packages.append(site.getusersitepackages())
+
+    for dist in importlib.metadata.distributions():
+        location = dist.locate_file("").resolve()
+        is_editable = all(not str(location).startswith(site_pkg) for site_pkg in site_packages)
+
+        if is_editable:
+            editable_packages.add(str(location))
+
+    for packages in site_packages:
+        # all dist-info directories in site-packages that contain a direct_url.json file
+        dist_info_dirs = Path(packages).rglob("*.dist-info")
+        for dist_info_dir in dist_info_dirs:
+            direct_url = dist_info_dir / "direct_url.json"
+            if not direct_url.exists():
+                continue
+            # load the json file and get the path to the package
+            with open(direct_url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                path = data.get("url", "")
+                if path.startswith("file://"):
+                    path = path[7:]
+                    editable_packages.add(path)
+
+    return editable_packages
+
+
+def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+
+    init_virtual_env()
+
+    major_version = sys.version_info[0]
+    minor_version = sys.version_info[1]
+    os.environ["PY_MAJOR_VERSION"] = str(major_version)
+    os.environ["PY_MINOR_VERSION"] = str(minor_version)
+
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        if is_virtual_env():
+            _extend_path_var("PATH", os.fspath(Path(sys._base_executable).parent), True)
+    else:
+        if sys.platform == "linux":
+            suffix = f"{sys.abiflags}.so"
+            env_var = "LD_PRELOAD"
+        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+            suffix = ".dylib"
+            env_var = "DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported platform: {sys.platform}")
+        version = f"{major_version}.{minor_version}"
+        library_name = f"libpython{version}{suffix}"
+        lib_path = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
+        os.environ[env_var] = lib_path
+
+        if is_pyenv_python() or is_virtual_env():
+            # append all editable packages to the PYTHONPATH
+            editable_packages = list_editable_packages()
+            for pckg in editable_packages:
+                _extend_path_var("PYTHONPATH", pckg, True)
+    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), sys.argv[1:])
+
+
+def find_plugin_paths(base_path: Path):
+    """
+    Recursively find all directories containing a .pyproject file.
+    """
+    plugin_paths = []
+    for path in base_path.rglob("*.pyproject"):
+        plugin_paths.append(str(path.parent))
+    return plugin_paths
+
+
+def set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths):
+    """
+    Set the PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS environment variable with the given plugin paths.
+    """
+    current_paths = os.environ.get("PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS", "")
+    if current_paths:
+        current_paths = current_paths.split(os.pathsep)
+    else:
+        current_paths = []
+
+    current_paths.extend(plugin_paths)
+    os.environ["PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS"] = os.pathsep.join(current_paths)
+
+
+# Patch the designer function
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
+        return
+    base_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)).resolve()
+    plugin_paths = find_plugin_paths(base_dir)
+    set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)
+
+    patch_designer()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

-import argparse
 import collections
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import redis
 from bec_lib.client import BECClient
 from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
 from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject
+from qtpy.QtCore import PYQT6, PYSIDE6, QCoreApplication, QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -66,6 +65,11 @@ class QtRedisConnector(RedisConnector):
            cb(msg.content, msg.metadata)


+class BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(BECClient):
+    def _initialize_logger(self):
+        return
+
+
 class BECDispatcher:
    """Utility class to keep track of slots connected to a particular redis connector"""

@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ class BECDispatcher:
            cls._initialized = False
        return cls._instance

-    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str = None):
+    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str | ServiceConfig = None):
        if self._initialized:
            return

@@ -91,13 +95,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:

        if self.client is None:
            if config is not None:
-                host, port = config.split(":")
-                redis_config = {"host": host, "port": port}
-                self.client = BECClient(
-                    config=ServiceConfig(redis=redis_config), connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                if not isinstance(config, ServiceConfig):
+                    # config is supposed to be a path
+                    config = ServiceConfig(config)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    config=config, connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
                )  # , forced=True)
            else:
-                self.client = BECClient(connector_cls=QtRedisConnector)  # , forced=True)
+                self.client = BECClientWithoutLoggerInit(
+                    connector_cls=QtRedisConnector
+                )  # , forced=True)
        else:
            if self.client.started:
                # have to reinitialize client to use proper connector
@@ -116,6 +123,16 @@ class BECDispatcher:
        cls._instance = None
        cls._initialized = False

+        if not cls.qapp:
+            return
+
+        # shutdown QCoreApp if it exists
+        if PYQT6:
+            cls.qapp.exit()
+        elif PYSIDE6:
+            cls.qapp.shutdown()
+        cls.qapp = None
+
    def connect_slot(
        self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[EndpointInfo, str, list[Union[EndpointInfo, str]]]
    ) -> None:
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_widget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class BECWidget:
+    """Base class for all BEC widgets."""
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        if hasattr(self, "cleanup"):
+            self.cleanup()
+        if hasattr(super(), "closeEvent"):
+            super().closeEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
+import itertools
 import re
 from typing import Literal

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
+import qdarkstyle
 from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
+from qdarkstyle import DarkPalette, LightPalette
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+CURRENT_THEME = "dark"
+
+
+def get_theme_palette():
+    return DarkPalette if CURRENT_THEME == "dark" else LightPalette
+
+
+def apply_theme(theme: Literal["dark", "light"]):
+    global CURRENT_THEME
+    CURRENT_THEME = theme
+
+    app = QApplication.instance()
+    # go through all pyqtgraph widgets and set background
+    children = itertools.chain.from_iterable(
+        top.findChildren(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget) for top in app.topLevelWidgets()
+    )
+    for pg_widget in children:
+        pg_widget.setBackground("k" if theme == "dark" else "w")
+
+    # now define stylesheet according to theme and apply it
+    style = qdarkstyle.load_stylesheet(palette=get_theme_palette())
+    app.setStyleSheet(style)


 class Colors:
@@ -67,6 +94,44 @@ class Colors:
                raise ValueError("Unsupported format. Please choose 'RGB', 'HEX', or 'QColor'.")
        return colors

+    @staticmethod
+    def hex_to_rgba(hex_color: str, alpha=255) -> tuple:
+        """
+        Convert HEX color to RGBA.
+
+        Args:
+            hex_color(str): HEX color string.
+            alpha(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple: RGBA color tuple (r, g, b, a).
+        """
+        hex_color = hex_color.lstrip("#")
+        if len(hex_color) == 6:
+            r, g, b = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
+        elif len(hex_color) == 8:
+            r, g, b, a = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4, 6))
+            return (r, g, b, a)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("HEX color must be 6 or 8 characters long.")
+        return (r, g, b, alpha)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def rgba_to_hex(r: int, g: int, b: int, a: int = 255) -> str:
+        """
+        Convert RGBA color to HEX.
+
+        Args:
+            r(int): Red value (0-255).
+            g(int): Green value (0-255).
+            b(int): Blue value (0-255).
+            a(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
+
+        Returns:
+            hec_color(str): HEX color string.
+        """
+        return "#{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}".format(r, g, b, a)
+
    @staticmethod
    def validate_color(color: tuple | str) -> tuple | str:
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/entry_validator.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/entry_validator.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class EntryValidator:
        device = self.devices[name]
        description = device.describe()

-        if entry is None:
+        if entry is None or entry == "":
            entry = next(iter(device._hints), name) if hasattr(device, "_hints") else name
        if entry not in description:
            raise ValueError(f"Entry '{entry}' not found in device '{name}' signals")
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import inspect
+import os
+import re
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
+
+EXCLUDED_PLUGINS = ["BECConnector", "BECDockArea", "BECDock"]
+
+
+class DesignerPluginInfo:
+    def __init__(self, plugin_class):
+        self.plugin_class = plugin_class
+        self.plugin_name_pascal = plugin_class.__name__
+        self.plugin_name_snake = self.pascal_to_snake(self.plugin_name_pascal)
+        self.widget_import = f"from {plugin_class.__module__} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}"
+        plugin_module = (
+            ".".join(plugin_class.__module__.split(".")[:-1]) + f".{self.plugin_name_snake}_plugin"
+        )
+        self.plugin_import = f"from {plugin_module} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}Plugin"
+
+        # first sentence / line of the docstring is used as tooltip
+        self.plugin_tooltip = (
+            plugin_class.__doc__.split("\n")[0].strip().replace('"', "'")
+            if plugin_class.__doc__
+            else self.plugin_name_pascal
+        )
+
+        self.base_path = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(plugin_class))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Convert PascalCase to snake_case.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): The name to be converted.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The converted name.
+        """
+        s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
+        s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
+        return s2.lower()
+
+
+class DesignerPluginGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, widget: type):
+        self._excluded = False
+        self.widget = widget
+        self.info = DesignerPluginInfo(widget)
+        if widget.__name__ in EXCLUDED_PLUGINS:
+
+            self._excluded = True
+            return
+
+        self.templates = {}
+        self.template_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "plugin_templates"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, validate=True):
+        if self._excluded:
+            print(f"Plugin {self.widget.__name__} is excluded from generation.")
+            return
+        if validate:
+            self._check_class_validity()
+        self._load_templates()
+        self._write_templates()
+
+    def _check_class_validity(self):
+
+        # Check if the widget is a QWidget subclass
+        if not issubclass(self.widget, QObject):
+            return
+
+        # Check if the widget class has parent as the first argument. This is a strict requirement of Qt!
+        signature = list(inspect.signature(self.widget.__init__).parameters.values())
+        if len(signature) == 1 or signature[1].name != "parent":
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must have parent as the first argument."
+            )
+
+        base_cls = [val for val in self.widget.__bases__ if issubclass(val, QObject)]
+        if not base_cls:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must inherit from a QObject subclass."
+            )
+
+        # Check if the widget class calls the super constructor with parent argument
+        init_source = inspect.getsource(self.widget.__init__)
+        cls_init_found = (
+            bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent=parent") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent)") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent,") > 0)
+        )
+        super_init_found = (
+            bool(
+                init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent=parent") > 0
+            )
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent,") > 0)
+            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent)") > 0)
+        )
+        if issubclass(self.widget.__bases__[0], QObject) and not super_init_found:
+            super_init_found = (
+                bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent=parent") > 0)
+                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent,") > 0)
+                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent)") > 0)
+            )
+
+        if not cls_init_found and not super_init_found:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must call the super constructor with parent."
+            )
+
+    def _write_templates(self):
+        self._write_register()
+        self._write_plugin()
+        self._write_pyproject()
+
+    def _write_register(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"register_{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(self.templates["register"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
+
+    def _write_plugin(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(self.templates["plugin"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
+
+    def _write_pyproject(self):
+        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
+        out = {"files": [f"{self.info.plugin_class.__module__.split('.')[-1]}.py"]}
+        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(str(out))
+
+    def _load_templates(self):
+        for file in os.listdir(self.template_path):
+            if not file.endswith(".template"):
+                continue
+            with open(os.path.join(self.template_path, file), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                self.templates[file.split(".")[0]] = f.read()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    # from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.spinner.spinner import SpinnerWidget
+
+    generator = DesignerPluginGenerator(SpinnerWidget)
+    generator.run(validate=False)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+{widget_import}
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='{plugin_name_pascal}' name='{plugin_name_snake}'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class {plugin_name_pascal}Plugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = {plugin_name_pascal}(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "{plugin_name_snake}"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "{plugin_name_pascal}"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "{plugin_tooltip}"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    {plugin_import}
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget({plugin_name_pascal}Plugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import importlib
 import inspect
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass

 from bec_lib.plugin_helper import _get_available_plugins
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget


 def get_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, BECConnector]:
@@ -38,3 +43,116 @@ def get_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, BECConnector]:

 def _filter_plugins(obj):
    return inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BECClassInfo:
+    name: str
+    module: str
+    file: str
+    obj: type
+    is_connector: bool = False
+    is_widget: bool = False
+    is_top_level: bool = False
+
+
+class BECClassContainer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._collection = []
+
+    def add_class(self, class_info: BECClassInfo):
+        """
+        Add a class to the collection.
+
+        Args:
+            class_info(BECClassInfo): The class information
+        """
+        self.collection.append(class_info)
+
+    @property
+    def collection(self):
+        """
+        Get the collection of classes.
+        """
+        return self._collection
+
+    @property
+    def connector_classes(self):
+        """
+        Get all connector classes.
+        """
+        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_connector]
+
+    @property
+    def top_level_classes(self):
+        """
+        Get all top-level classes.
+        """
+        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_top_level]
+
+    @property
+    def plugins(self):
+        """
+        Get all plugins. These are all classes that are on the top level and are widgets.
+        """
+        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_widget and info.is_top_level]
+
+    @property
+    def widgets(self):
+        """
+        Get all widgets. These are all classes inheriting from BECWidget.
+        """
+        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_widget]
+
+    @property
+    def rpc_top_level_classes(self):
+        """
+        Get all top-level classes that are RPC-enabled. These are all classes that users can choose from.
+        """
+        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_top_level and info.is_connector]
+
+
+def get_rpc_classes(repo_name: str) -> BECClassContainer:
+    """
+    Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
+
+    Args:
+        repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
+    """
+    collection = BECClassContainer()
+    anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
+    directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
+    for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
+        for file in files:
+            if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
+                continue
+
+            path = os.path.join(root, file)
+            subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
+            if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
+                module_name = file.split(".")[0]
+            else:
+                module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
+
+            module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
+
+            for name in dir(module):
+                obj = getattr(module, name)
+                if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(obj, type):
+                    class_info = BECClassInfo(name=name, module=module_name, file=path, obj=obj)
+                    if issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
+                        class_info.is_connector = True
+                    if issubclass(obj, BECWidget):
+                        class_info.is_widget = True
+                    if len(subs) == 1 and (
+                        issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
+                    ):
+                        class_info.is_top_level = True
+                    collection.add_class(class_info)
+
+    return collection
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/reference_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/reference_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageChops
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPixmap
+
+import bec_widgets
+
+REFERENCE_DIR = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)), "tests/references"
+)
+REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)), "tests/reference_failures"
+)
+
+
+def compare_images(image1_path: str, reference_image_path: str):
+    """
+    Load two images and compare them pixel by pixel
+
+    Args:
+        image1_path(str): The path to the first image
+        reference_image_path(str): The path to the reference image
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the images are different
+    """
+    image1 = Image.open(image1_path)
+    image2 = Image.open(reference_image_path)
+    if image1.size != image2.size:
+        raise ValueError("Image size has changed")
+    diff = ImageChops.difference(image1, image2)
+    if diff.getbbox():
+        # copy image1 to the reference directory to upload as artifact
+        os.makedirs(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, exist_ok=True)
+        image_name = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, os.path.basename(image1_path))
+        image1.save(image_name)
+        print(f"Image saved to {image_name}")
+
+        raise ValueError("Images are different")
+
+
+def snap_and_compare(widget: any, output_directory: str, suffix: str = ""):
+    """
+    Save a rendering of a widget and compare it to a reference image
+
+    Args:
+        widget(any): The widget to render
+        output_directory(str): The directory to save the image to
+        suffix(str): A suffix to append to the image name
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the images are different
+
+    Examples:
+        snap_and_compare(widget, tmpdir, suffix="started")
+
+    """
+
+    if not isinstance(output_directory, str):
+        output_directory = str(output_directory)
+
+    os_suffix = sys.platform
+
+    name = (
+        f"{widget.__class__.__name__}_{suffix}_{os_suffix}.png"
+        if suffix
+        else f"{widget.__class__.__name__}_{os_suffix}.png"
+    )
+
+    # Save the widget to a pixmap
+    test_image_path = os.path.join(output_directory, name)
+    pixmap = QPixmap(widget.size())
+    widget.render(pixmap)
+    pixmap.save(test_image_path)
+
+    try:
+        reference_path = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR, f"{widget.__class__.__name__}")
+        reference_image_path = os.path.join(reference_path, name)
+
+        if not os.path.exists(reference_image_path):
+            raise ValueError(f"Reference image not found: {reference_image_path}")
+
+        compare_images(test_image_path, reference_image_path)
+
+    except ValueError:
+        image = Image.open(test_image_path)
+        os.makedirs(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, exist_ok=True)
+        image_name = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, name)
+        image.save(image_name)
+        print(f"Image saved to {image_name}")
+        raise
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
@@ -1,27 +1,45 @@
-from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+import os
+
+from qtpy import PYQT6, PYSIDE6, QT_VERSION
 from qtpy.QtCore import QFile, QIODevice

+from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginInfo
+from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
+
+if PYSIDE6:
+    from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
+
+    class CustomUiLoader(QUiLoader):
+        def __init__(self, baseinstance, custom_widgets: dict = None):
+            super().__init__(baseinstance)
+            self.custom_widgets = custom_widgets or {}
+
+            self.baseinstance = baseinstance
+
+        def createWidget(self, class_name, parent=None, name=""):
+            if class_name in self.custom_widgets:
+                widget = self.custom_widgets[class_name](parent)
+                widget.setObjectName(name)
+                return widget
+            return super().createWidget(class_name, parent, name)
+

 class UILoader:
-    """Universal UI loader for PyQt5, PyQt6, PySide2, and PySide6."""
+    """Universal UI loader for PyQt6 and PySide6."""

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        self.parent = parent
-        if QT_VERSION.startswith("5"):
-            # PyQt5 or PySide2
-            from qtpy import uic

-            self.loader = uic.loadUi
-        elif QT_VERSION.startswith("6"):
-            # PyQt6 or PySide6
-            try:
-                from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
+        widgets = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets").top_level_classes

-                self.loader = self.load_ui_pyside6
-            except ImportError:
-                from PyQt6.uic import loadUi
+        self.custom_widgets = {widget.__name__: widget for widget in widgets}

-                self.loader = loadUi
+        if PYSIDE6:
+            self.loader = self.load_ui_pyside6
+        elif PYQT6:
+            self.loader = self.load_ui_pyqt6
+        else:
+            raise ImportError("No compatible Qt bindings found.")

    def load_ui_pyside6(self, ui_file, parent=None):
        """
@@ -33,9 +51,8 @@ class UILoader:
        Returns:
            QWidget: The loaded widget.
        """
-        from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader

-        loader = QUiLoader(parent)
+        loader = CustomUiLoader(parent, self.custom_widgets)
        file = QFile(ui_file)
        if not file.open(QIODevice.ReadOnly):
            raise IOError(f"Cannot open file: {ui_file}")
@@ -43,6 +60,71 @@ class UILoader:
        file.close()
        return widget

+    def load_ui_pyqt6(self, ui_file, parent=None):
+        """
+        Specific loader for PyQt6 using loadUi.
+        Args:
+            ui_file(str): Path to the .ui file.
+            parent(QWidget): Parent widget.
+
+        Returns:
+            QWidget: The loaded widget.
+        """
+        from PyQt6.uic.Loader.loader import DynamicUILoader
+
+        class CustomDynamicUILoader(DynamicUILoader):
+            def __init__(self, package, custom_widgets: dict = None):
+                super().__init__(package)
+                self.custom_widgets = custom_widgets or {}
+
+            def _handle_custom_widgets(self, el):
+                """Handle the <customwidgets> element."""
+
+                def header2module(header):
+                    """header2module(header) -> string
+
+                    Convert paths to C++ header files to according Python modules
+                    >>> header2module("foo/bar/baz.h")
+                    'foo.bar.baz'
+                    """
+
+                    if header.endswith(".h"):
+                        header = header[:-2]
+
+                    mpath = []
+                    for part in header.split("/"):
+                        # Ignore any empty parts or those that refer to the current
+                        # directory.
+                        if part not in ("", "."):
+                            if part == "..":
+                                # We should allow this for Python3.
+                                raise SyntaxError(
+                                    "custom widget header file name may not contain '..'."
+                                )
+
+                            mpath.append(part)
+
+                    return ".".join(mpath)
+
+                for custom_widget in el:
+                    classname = custom_widget.findtext("class")
+                    header = custom_widget.findtext("header")
+                    if header:
+                        header = self._translate_bec_widgets_header(header)
+                    self.factory.addCustomWidget(
+                        classname,
+                        custom_widget.findtext("extends") or "QWidget",
+                        header2module(header),
+                    )
+
+            def _translate_bec_widgets_header(self, header):
+                for name, value in self.custom_widgets.items():
+                    if header == DesignerPluginInfo.pascal_to_snake(name):
+                        return value.__module__
+                return header
+
+        return CustomDynamicUILoader("", self.custom_widgets).loadUi(ui_file, parent)
+
    def load_ui(self, ui_file, parent=None):
        """
        Universal UI loader method.
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ class ComboBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
    def get_value(self, widget: QComboBox) -> int:
        return widget.currentIndex()

-    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int) -> None:
-        widget.setCurrentIndex(value)
+    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int | str) -> None:
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            value = widget.findText(value)
+        if isinstance(value, int):
+            widget.setCurrentIndex(value)


 class TableWidgetHandler(WidgetHandler):
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ class WidgetIO:
            widget: Widget instance.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(widget)
        if handler_class:
            return handler_class().get_value(widget)  # Instantiate the handler
        if not ignore_errors:
@@ -136,12 +139,48 @@ class WidgetIO:
            value: Value to set.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(widget)
        if handler_class:
            handler_class().set_value(widget, value)  # Instantiate the handler
        elif not ignore_errors:
            raise ValueError(f"No handler for widget type: {type(widget)}")

+    @staticmethod
+    def check_and_adjust_limits(spin_box: QDoubleSpinBox, number: float):
+        """
+        Check if the new limits are within the current limits, if not adjust the limits.
+
+        Args:
+            number(float): The new value to check against the limits.
+        """
+
+        min_value = spin_box.minimum()
+        max_value = spin_box.maximum()
+
+        # Calculate the new limits
+        new_limit = number + 5 * number
+
+        if number < min_value:
+            spin_box.setMinimum(new_limit)
+        elif number > max_value:
+            spin_box.setMaximum(new_limit)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_handler(widget):
+        """
+        Find the appropriate handler for the widget by checking its base classes.
+
+        Args:
+            widget: Widget instance.
+
+        Returns:
+            handler_class: The handler class if found, otherwise None.
+        """
+        for base in type(widget).__mro__:
+            if base in WidgetIO._handlers:
+                return WidgetIO._handlers[base]
+        return None
+

 ################## for exporting and importing widget hierarchies ##################

--- a/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import yaml
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFileDialog


-def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
+def load_yaml_gui(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    """
    Load YAML file from disk.

@@ -20,12 +20,25 @@ def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
        instance, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )
+    config = load_yaml(file_path)
+    return config

+
+def load_yaml(file_path: str) -> Union[dict, None]:
+    """
+    Load YAML file from disk.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Configuration data loaded from the YAML file.
+    """
    if not file_path:
        return None
    try:
        with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+            config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
        return config

    except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -38,7 +51,7 @@ def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
        print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")


-def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
+def save_yaml_gui(instance, config: dict) -> None:
    """
    Save YAML file to disk.

@@ -51,6 +64,17 @@ def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
        instance, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )

+    save_yaml(file_path, config)
+
+
+def save_yaml(file_path: str, config: dict) -> None:
+    """
+    Save YAML file to disk.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
+        config(dict): Configuration data to be saved.
+    """
    if not file_path:
        return
    try:
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-from .buttons import StopButton
-from .dock import BECDock, BECDockArea
-from .figure import BECFigure, FigureConfig
-from .scan_control import ScanControl
-from .spiral_progress_bar import SpiralProgressBar
+
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/device_input_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/device_input_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+
+
+class DeviceInputConfig(ConnectionConfig):
+    device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None
+    default: str | None = None
+    arg_name: str | None = None
+
+
+class DeviceInputBase(BECConnector):
+    """
+    Mixin class for device input widgets. This class provides methods to get the device list and device object based
+    on the current text of the widget.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
+        if config is None:
+            config = DeviceInputConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(config, dict):
+                config = DeviceInputConfig(**config)
+            self.config = config
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+
+        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
+        self._device_filter = None
+        self._devices = []
+
+    @property
+    def devices(self) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Get the list of devices.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[str]: List of devices.
+        """
+        return self._devices
+
+    @devices.setter
+    def devices(self, value: list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the list of devices.
+
+        Args:
+            value: List of devices.
+        """
+        self._devices = value
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter(str): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        self.validate_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.config.device_filter = device_filter
+        self._device_filter = device_filter
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device(str): Default device name.
+        """
+        self.validate_device(default_device)
+        self.config.default = default_device
+
+    def get_device_list(self, filter: str | list[str] | None = None) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Get the list of device names based on the filter of current BEC client.
+
+        Args:
+            filter(str|None): Class name filter to apply on the device list.
+
+        Returns:
+            devices(list[str]): List of device names.
+        """
+        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
+        if filter is not None:
+            self.validate_device_filter(filter)
+            if isinstance(filter, str):
+                filter = [filter]
+            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices if device.__class__.__name__ in filter]
+        else:
+            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices]
+        return devices
+
+    def get_available_filters(self):
+        """
+        Get the available device classes which can be used as filters.
+        """
+        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
+        filters = {device.__class__.__name__ for device in all_devices}
+        return filters
+
+    def validate_device_filter(self, filter: str | list[str]) -> None:
+        """
+        Validate the device filter if the class name is present in the current BEC instance.
+
+        Args:
+            filter(str|list[str]): Class name to use as a device filter.
+        """
+        if isinstance(filter, str):
+            filter = [filter]
+        available_filters = self.get_available_filters()
+        for f in filter:
+            if f not in available_filters:
+                raise ValueError(f"Device filter {f} is not valid.")
+
+    def validate_device(self, device: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Validate the device if it is present in current BEC instance.
+
+        Args:
+            device(str): Device to validate.
+        """
+        if device not in self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter):
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device} is not valid.")
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        super().cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHeaderView, QTableWidget, QTableWidgetItem, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
+
+
+class BECQueue(BECConnector, QTableWidget):
+    """
+    Widget to display the BEC queue.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent: QWidget | None = None,
+        client=None,
+        config: ConnectionConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client, config, gui_id)
+        QTableWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.setColumnCount(3)
+        self.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["Scan Number", "Type", "Status"])
+        header = self.horizontalHeader()
+        header.setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.Stretch)
+        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.update_queue, MessageEndpoints.scan_queue_status())
+        self.reset_content()
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def update_queue(self, content, _metadata):
+        """
+        Update the queue table with the latest queue information.
+
+        Args:
+            content (dict): The queue content.
+            _metadata (dict): The metadata.
+        """
+        # only show the primary queue for now
+        queue_info = content.get("queue", {}).get("primary", {}).get("info", [])
+        self.setRowCount(len(queue_info))
+        self.clearContents()
+
+        if not queue_info:
+            self.reset_content()
+            return
+
+        for index, item in enumerate(queue_info):
+            blocks = item.get("request_blocks", [])
+            scan_types = []
+            scan_numbers = []
+            status = item.get("status", "")
+            for request_block in blocks:
+                scan_type = request_block.get("content", {}).get("scan_type", "")
+                if scan_type:
+                    scan_types.append(scan_type)
+                scan_number = request_block.get("scan_number", "")
+                if scan_number:
+                    scan_numbers.append(str(scan_number))
+            if scan_types:
+                scan_types = ", ".join(scan_types)
+            if scan_numbers:
+                scan_numbers = ", ".join(scan_numbers)
+            self.set_row(index, scan_numbers, scan_types, status)
+
+    def format_item(self, content: str) -> QTableWidgetItem:
+        """
+        Format the content of the table item.
+
+        Args:
+            content (str): The content to be formatted.
+
+        Returns:
+            QTableWidgetItem: The formatted item.
+        """
+        item = QTableWidgetItem(content)
+        item.setTextAlignment(Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+        return item
+
+    def set_row(self, index: int, scan_number: str, scan_type: str, status: str):
+        """
+        Set the row of the table.
+
+        Args:
+            index (int): The index of the row.
+            scan_number (str): The scan number.
+            scan_type (str): The scan type.
+            status (str): The status.
+        """
+
+        self.setItem(index, 0, self.format_item(scan_number))
+        self.setItem(index, 1, self.format_item(scan_type))
+        self.setItem(index, 2, self.format_item(status))
+
+    def reset_content(self):
+        """
+        Reset the content of the table.
+        """
+
+        self.setRowCount(1)
+        self.set_row(0, "", "", "")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    widget = BECQueue()
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['bec_queue.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/bec_queue_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='BECQueue' name='bec_queue'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class BECQueuePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = BECQueue(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "bec_queue"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECQueue"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Widget to display the BEC queue."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/register_bec_queue.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_queue/register_bec_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue_plugin import BECQueuePlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECQueuePlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+"""This module contains the BECStatusBox widget, which displays the status of different BEC services in a collapsible tree widget.
+The widget automatically updates the status of all running BEC services, and displays their status.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QTimer, Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.status_item import StatusItem
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_lib.client import BECClient
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BECServiceInfoContainer:
+    """Container to store information about the BEC services."""
+
+    service_name: str
+    status: str
+    info: dict
+    metrics: dict | None
+
+
+class BECServiceStatusMixin(QObject):
+    """Mixin to receive the latest service status from the BEC server and emit it via services_update signal.
+
+    Args:
+        client (BECClient): The client object to connect to the BEC server.
+    """
+
+    services_update = Signal(dict, dict)
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, client: BECClient):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.client = client
+        self._service_update_timer = QTimer()
+        self._service_update_timer.timeout.connect(self._get_service_status)
+        self._service_update_timer.start(1000)
+
+    def _get_service_status(self):
+        """Get the latest service status from the BEC server."""
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        self.client._update_existing_services()
+        self.services_update.emit(self.client._services_info, self.client._services_metric)
+
+
+class BECStatusBox(BECConnector, QWidget):
+    """An autonomous widget to display the status of BEC services.
+
+    Args:
+        parent Optional : The parent widget for the BECStatusBox. Defaults to None.
+        box_name Optional(str): The name of the top service label. Defaults to "BEC Server".
+        client Optional(BECClient): The client object to connect to the BEC server. Defaults to None
+        config Optional(BECStatusBoxConfig | dict): The configuration for the status box. Defaults to None.
+        gui_id Optional(str): The unique id for the widget. Defaults to None.
+    """
+
+    CORE_SERVICES = ["DeviceServer", "ScanServer", "SciHub", "ScanBundler", "FileWriterManager"]
+
+    service_update = Signal(BECServiceInfoContainer)
+    bec_core_state = Signal(str)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        box_name: str = "BEC Server",
+        client: BECClient = None,
+        bec_service_status_mixin: BECServiceStatusMixin = None,
+        gui_id: str = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.tree = QTreeWidget(self)
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
+
+        self.box_name = box_name
+        self.status_container = defaultdict(lambda: {"info": None, "item": None, "widget": None})
+
+        if not bec_service_status_mixin:
+            bec_service_status_mixin = BECServiceStatusMixin(self, client=self.client)
+        self.bec_service_status = bec_service_status_mixin
+
+        self.init_ui()
+        self.bec_service_status.services_update.connect(self.update_service_status)
+        self.bec_core_state.connect(self.update_top_item_status)
+        self.tree.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self.on_tree_item_double_clicked)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.tree)
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Init the UI for the BECStatusBox widget, should only take place once."""
+        self.init_ui_tree_widget()
+        top_label = self._create_status_widget(self.box_name, status=BECStatus.IDLE)
+        tree_item = QTreeWidgetItem()
+        tree_item.setExpanded(True)
+        tree_item.setDisabled(True)
+        self.status_container[self.box_name].update({"item": tree_item, "widget": top_label})
+        self.tree.addTopLevelItem(tree_item)
+        self.tree.setItemWidget(tree_item, 0, top_label)
+        self.service_update.connect(top_label.update_config)
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    def init_ui_tree_widget(self) -> None:
+        """Initialise the tree widget for the status box."""
+        self.tree.setHeaderHidden(True)
+        # TODO probably here is a problem still with setting the stylesheet
+        self.tree.setStyleSheet(
+            "QTreeWidget::item:!selected "
+            "{ "
+            "border: 1px solid gainsboro; "
+            "border-left: none; "
+            "border-top: none; "
+            "}"
+            "QTreeWidget::item:selected {}"
+        )
+
+    def _create_status_widget(
+        self, service_name: str, status=BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> StatusItem:
+        """Creates a StatusItem (QWidget) for the given service, and stores all relevant
+        information about the service in the status_container.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info Optional(dict): The information about the service. Default is {}
+            metric Optional(dict): Metrics for the respective service. Default is None
+
+        Returns:
+            StatusItem: The status item widget.
+        """
+        if info is None:
+            info = {}
+        self._update_status_container(service_name, status, info, metrics)
+        item = StatusItem(parent=self, config=self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+        return item
+
+    @Slot(str)
+    def update_top_item_status(self, status: BECStatus) -> None:
+        """Method to update the status of the top item in the tree widget.
+        Gets the status from the Signal 'bec_core_state' and updates the StatusItem via the signal 'service_update'.
+
+        Args:
+            status (BECStatus): The state of the core services.
+        """
+        self.status_container[self.box_name]["info"].status = status
+        self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[self.box_name]["info"])
+
+    def _update_status_container(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update the status_container with the newest status and metrics for the BEC service.
+        If information about the service already exists, it will create a new entry.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info (dict): The information about the service.
+            metrics (dict): The metrics of the service.
+        """
+        container = self.status_container[service_name].get("info", None)
+
+        if container:
+            container.status = status.name
+            container.info = info
+            container.metrics = metrics
+            return
+        service_info_item = BECServiceInfoContainer(
+            service_name=service_name,
+            status=status.name if isinstance(status, BECStatus) else status,
+            info=info,
+            metrics=metrics,
+        )
+        self.status_container[service_name].update({"info": service_info_item})
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def update_service_status(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> None:
+        """Callback function services_metric from BECServiceStatusMixin.
+        It updates the status of all services.
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status for all running BEC services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics for all running BEC services.
+        """
+        checked = [self.box_name]
+        services_info = self.update_core_services(services_info, services_metric)
+        checked.extend(self.CORE_SERVICES)
+
+        for service_name, msg in sorted(services_info.items()):
+            checked.append(service_name)
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            if service_name in self.status_container:
+                if not msg:
+                    self.add_tree_item(service_name, "NOTCONNECTED", {}, metrics)
+                    continue
+                self._update_status_container(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+                self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+                continue
+
+            self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+        self.check_redundant_tree_items(checked)
+
+    def update_core_services(self, services_info: dict, services_metric: dict) -> dict:
+        """Update the core services of BEC, and emit the updated status to the BECStatusBox.
+
+        Args:
+            services_info (dict): A dictionary containing the service status of different services.
+            services_metric (dict): A dictionary containing the service metrics of different services.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: The services_info dictionary after removing the info updates related to the CORE_SERVICES
+        """
+        core_state = BECStatus.RUNNING
+        for service_name in sorted(self.CORE_SERVICES):
+            metric_msg = services_metric.get(service_name, None)
+            metrics = metric_msg.metrics if metric_msg else None
+            msg = services_info.pop(service_name, None)
+            if service_name not in self.status_container:
+                if not msg:
+                    self.add_tree_item(service_name, "NOTCONNECTED", {}, metrics)
+                    continue
+                self.add_tree_item(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+                continue
+            if not msg:
+                self.status_container[service_name]["info"].status = "NOTCONNECTED"
+                core_state = None
+            else:
+                self._update_status_container(service_name, msg.status, msg.info, metrics)
+                if core_state:
+                    core_state = msg.status if msg.status.value < core_state.value else core_state
+
+            self.service_update.emit(self.status_container[service_name]["info"])
+
+        self.bec_core_state.emit(core_state.name if core_state else "NOTCONNECTED")
+        return services_info
+
+    def check_redundant_tree_items(self, checked: list) -> None:
+        """Utility method to check and remove redundant objects from the BECStatusBox.
+
+        Args:
+            checked (list): A list of services that are currently running.
+        """
+        to_be_deleted = [key for key in self.status_container if key not in checked]
+
+        for key in to_be_deleted:
+            obj = self.status_container.pop(key)
+            item = obj["item"]
+            self.status_container[self.box_name]["item"].removeChild(item)
+
+    def add_tree_item(
+        self, service_name: str, status: BECStatus, info: dict = None, metrics: dict = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Method to add a new QTreeWidgetItem together with a StatusItem to the tree widget.
+
+        Args:
+            service_name (str): The name of the service.
+            status (BECStatus): The status of the service.
+            info (dict): The information about the service.
+            metrics (dict): The metrics of the service.
+        """
+        item_widget = self._create_status_widget(service_name, status, info, metrics)
+        item = QTreeWidgetItem()
+        self.service_update.connect(item_widget.update_config)
+        self.status_container[self.box_name]["item"].addChild(item)
+        self.tree.setItemWidget(item, 0, item_widget)
+        self.status_container[service_name].update({"item": item, "widget": item_widget})
+
+    @Slot(QTreeWidgetItem, int)
+    def on_tree_item_double_clicked(self, item: QTreeWidgetItem, column: int) -> None:
+        """Callback function for double clicks on individual QTreeWidgetItems in the collapsed section.
+
+        Args:
+            item (QTreeWidgetItem): The item that was double clicked.
+            column (int): The column that was double clicked.
+        """
+        for _, objects in self.status_container.items():
+            if objects["item"] == item:
+                objects["widget"].show_popup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        """Upon closing the widget, clean up the BECStatusBox and the QWidget.
+
+        Args:
+            event: The close event.
+        """
+        super().cleanup()
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main method to run the BECStatusBox widget."""
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    apply_theme("dark")
+    main_window = BECStatusBox()
+    main_window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['bec_status_box.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/bec_status_box_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box import BECStatusBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='BECStatusBox' name='bec_status_box'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class BECStatusBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = BECStatusBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "bec_status_box"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECStatusBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "An autonomous widget to display the status of BEC services."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/register_bec_status_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/register_bec_status_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_status_box.bec_status_box_plugin import BECStatusBoxPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(BECStatusBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_status_box/status_item.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+""" Module for a StatusItem widget to display status and metrics for a BEC service.
+The widget is bound to be used with the BECStatusBox widget."""
+
+import enum
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QStyle, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+# TODO : Put normal imports back when Pydantic gets faster
+BECStatus = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.messages", ("BECStatus",))
+
+
+class IconsEnum(enum.Enum):
+    """Enum class for icons in the status item widget."""
+
+    RUNNING = "SP_DialogApplyButton"
+    BUSY = "SP_BrowserReload"
+    IDLE = "SP_MessageBoxWarning"
+    ERROR = "SP_DialogCancelButton"
+    NOTCONNECTED = "SP_TitleBarContextHelpButton"
+
+
+class StatusItem(QWidget):
+    """A widget to display the status of a service.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: The parent widget.
+        config (dict): The configuration for the service, must be a BECServiceInfoContainer.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget = None, config=None):
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        if config is None:
+            # needed because we need parent to be the first argument for QT Designer
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Please initialize the StatusItem with a BECServiceInfoContainer for config, received None."
+            )
+        self.config = config
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.layout = None
+        self._label = None
+        self._icon = None
+        self.icon_size = (24, 24)
+
+        self._popup_label_ref = {}
+        self.init_ui()
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Init the UI for the status item widget."""
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+        self._label = QLabel()
+        self._icon = QLabel()
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._label)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._icon)
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def update_config(self, config) -> None:
+        """Update the config of the status item widget.
+
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Config updates from parent widget, must be a BECServiceInfoContainer.
+        """
+        if self.config is None or config.service_name != self.config.service_name:
+            return
+        self.config = config
+        self.update_ui()
+
+    def update_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Update the UI of the labels, and popup dialog."""
+        if self.config is None:
+            return
+        self.set_text()
+        self.set_status()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+
+    def set_text(self) -> None:
+        """Set the text of the QLabel basae on the config."""
+        service = self.config.service_name
+        status = self.config.status
+        if len(service.split("/")) > 1 and service.split("/")[0].startswith("BEC"):
+            service = service.split("/", maxsplit=1)[0] + "/..." + service.split("/")[1][-4:]
+        if status == "NOTCONNECTED":
+            status = "NOT CONNECTED"
+        text = f"{service} is {status}"
+        self._label.setText(text)
+
+    def set_status(self) -> None:
+        """Set the status icon for the status item widget."""
+        icon_name = IconsEnum[self.config.status].value
+        icon = self.style().standardIcon(getattr(QStyle.StandardPixmap, icon_name))
+        self._icon.setPixmap(icon.pixmap(*self.icon_size))
+        self._icon.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
+
+    def show_popup(self) -> None:
+        """Method that is invoked when the user double clicks on the StatusItem widget."""
+        dialog = QDialog(self)
+        dialog.setWindowTitle(f"{self.config.service_name} Details")
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        popup_label = self._make_popup_label()
+        self._set_popup_text()
+        layout.addWidget(popup_label)
+        dialog.setLayout(layout)
+        dialog.finished.connect(self._cleanup_popup_label)
+        dialog.exec()
+
+    def _make_popup_label(self) -> QLabel:
+        """Create a QLabel for the popup dialog.
+
+        Returns:
+            QLabel: The label for the popup dialog.
+        """
+        label = QLabel()
+        label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self._popup_label_ref.update({"label": label})
+        return label
+
+    def _set_popup_text(self) -> None:
+        """Compile the metrics text for the status item widget."""
+        if self._popup_label_ref.get("label") is None:
+            return
+        metrics_text = (
+            f"<b>SERVICE:</b> {self.config.service_name}<br><b>STATUS:</b> {self.config.status}<br>"
+        )
+        if self.config.metrics:
+            for key, value in self.config.metrics.items():
+                if key == "create_time":
+                    value = datetime.fromtimestamp(value).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                metrics_text += f"<b>{key.upper()}:</b> {value}<br>"
+        self._popup_label_ref["label"].setText(metrics_text)
+
+    def _cleanup_popup_label(self) -> None:
+        """Cleanup the popup label."""
+        self._popup_label_ref.clear()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/buttons/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/assets/color_button.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/assets/color_button.png
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Literal
+
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+
+
+class ColorButton(pg.ColorButton):
+    """
+    A ColorButton that opens a dialog to select a color. Inherits from pyqtgraph.ColorButton.
+    Patches event loop of the ColorDialog, if opened in another QDialog.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def selectColor(self):
+        self.origColor = self.color()
+        self.colorDialog.setCurrentColor(self.color())
+        self.colorDialog.open()
+        self.colorDialog.exec()
+
+    def get_color(self, format: Literal["RGBA", "HEX"] = "RGBA") -> tuple | str:
+        """
+        Get the color of the button in the specified format.
+
+        Args:
+            format(Literal["RGBA", "HEX"]): The format of the returned color.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple|str: The color in the specified format.
+        """
+        if format == "RGBA":
+            return self.color().getRgb()
+        if format == "HEX":
+            return self.color().name()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['color_button.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/color_button_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.color_button.color_button import ColorButton
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='ColorButton' name='color_button'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class ColorButtonPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = ColorButton(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC Buttons"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        icon_path = os.path.join(current_path, "assets", "color_button.png")
+        return QIcon(icon_path)
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "color_button"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "ColorButton"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "ColorButton which opens a color dialog."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/register_color_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/color_button/register_color_button.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.color_button.color_button_plugin import ColorButtonPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(ColorButtonPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/console/console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+"""
+BECConsole is a Qt widget that runs a Bash shell. The widget can be used and
+embedded like any other Qt widget.
+
+BECConsole is powered by Pyte, a Python based terminal emulator
+(https://github.com/selectel/pyte).
+"""
+
+import fcntl
+import html
+import os
+import pty
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+
+import pyte
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, QSocketNotifier, Qt
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QClipboard, QTextCursor
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QScrollBar, QSizePolicy
+
+ansi_colors = {
+    "black": "#000000",
+    "red": "#CD0000",
+    "green": "#00CD00",
+    "brown": "#996633",  # Brown, replacing the yellow
+    "blue": "#0000EE",
+    "magenta": "#CD00CD",
+    "cyan": "#00CDCD",
+    "white": "#E5E5E5",
+    "brightblack": "#7F7F7F",
+    "brightred": "#FF0000",
+    "brightgreen": "#00FF00",
+    "brightyellow": "#FFFF00",
+    "brightblue": "#5C5CFF",
+    "brightmagenta": "#FF00FF",
+    "brightcyan": "#00FFFF",
+    "brightwhite": "#FFFFFF",
+}
+
+control_keys_mapping = {
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_A: b"\x01",  # Ctrl-A
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_B: b"\x02",  # Ctrl-B
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_C: b"\x03",  # Ctrl-C
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_D: b"\x04",  # Ctrl-D
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_E: b"\x05",  # Ctrl-E
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F: b"\x06",  # Ctrl-F
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_G: b"\x07",  # Ctrl-G (Bell)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_H: b"\x08",  # Ctrl-H (Backspace)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_I: b"\x09",  # Ctrl-I (Tab)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_J: b"\x0A",  # Ctrl-J (Line Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_K: b"\x0B",  # Ctrl-K (Vertical Tab)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_L: b"\x0C",  # Ctrl-L (Form Feed)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_M: b"\x0D",  # Ctrl-M (Carriage Return)
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_N: b"\x0E",  # Ctrl-N
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_O: b"\x0F",  # Ctrl-O
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_P: b"\x10",  # Ctrl-P
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Q: b"\x11",  # Ctrl-Q
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_R: b"\x12",  # Ctrl-R
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_S: b"\x13",  # Ctrl-S
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_T: b"\x14",  # Ctrl-T
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_U: b"\x15",  # Ctrl-U
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_V: b"\x16",  # Ctrl-V
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_W: b"\x17",  # Ctrl-W
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_X: b"\x18",  # Ctrl-X
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Y: b"\x19",  # Ctrl-Y
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Z: b"\x1A",  # Ctrl-Z
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape: b"\x1B",  # Ctrl-Escape
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backslash: b"\x1C",  # Ctrl-\
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Underscore: b"\x1F",  # Ctrl-_
+}
+
+normal_keys_mapping = {
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Return: b"\n",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Space: b" ",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Enter: b"\n",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Tab: b"\t",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Backspace: b"\x08",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Home: b"\x47",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_End: b"\x4f",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Left: b"\x02",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Up: b"\x10",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Right: b"\x06",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_Down: b"\x0E",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageUp: b"\x49",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_PageDown: b"\x51",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F1: b"\x1b\x31",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F2: b"\x1b\x32",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F3: b"\x1b\x33",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F4: b"\x1b\x34",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F5: b"\x1b\x35",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F6: b"\x1b\x36",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F7: b"\x1b\x37",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F8: b"\x1b\x38",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F9: b"\x1b\x39",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F10: b"\x1b\x30",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F11: b"\x45",
+    QtCore.Qt.Key_F12: b"\x46",
+}
+
+
+def QtKeyToAscii(event):
+    """
+    Convert the Qt key event to the corresponding ASCII sequence for
+    the terminal. This works fine for standard alphanumerical characters, but
+    most other characters require terminal specific control sequences.
+
+    The conversion below works for TERM="linux" terminals.
+    """
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        # special case for MacOS
+        # /!\ Qt maps ControlModifier to CMD
+        # CMD-C, CMD-V for copy/paste
+        # CTRL-C and other modifiers -> key mapping
+        if event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.MetaModifier:
+            if event.key() == Qt.Key_Backspace:
+                return control_keys_mapping.get(Qt.Key_W)
+            return control_keys_mapping.get(event.key())
+        elif event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
+            if event.key() == Qt.Key_C:
+                # copy
+                return "copy"
+            elif event.key() == Qt.Key_V:
+                # paste
+                return "paste"
+            return None
+        else:
+            return normal_keys_mapping.get(event.key(), event.text().encode("utf8"))
+    if event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier:
+        return control_keys_mapping.get(event.key())
+    else:
+        return normal_keys_mapping.get(event.key(), event.text().encode("utf8"))
+
+
+class Screen(pyte.HistoryScreen):
+    def __init__(self, stdin_fd, numColumns, numLines, historyLength):
+        super().__init__(numColumns, numLines, historyLength, ratio=1 / numLines)
+        self._fd = stdin_fd
+
+    def write_process_input(self, data):
+        """Response to CPR request for example"""
+        os.write(self._fd, data.encode("utf-8"))
+
+
+class Backend(QtCore.QObject):
+    """
+    Poll Bash.
+
+    This class will run as a qsocketnotifier (started in ``_TerminalWidget``) and poll the
+    file descriptor of the Bash terminal.
+    """
+
+    # Signals to communicate with ``_TerminalWidget``.
+    startWork = pyqtSignal()
+    dataReady = pyqtSignal(object)
+
+    def __init__(self, fd, numColumns, numLines):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        # File descriptor that connects to Bash process.
+        self.fd = fd
+
+        # Setup Pyte (hard coded display size for now).
+        self.screen = Screen(self.fd, numColumns, numLines, 10000)
+        self.stream = pyte.ByteStream()
+        self.stream.attach(self.screen)
+
+        self.notifier = QSocketNotifier(fd, QSocketNotifier.Read)
+        self.notifier.activated.connect(self._fd_readable)
+
+    def _fd_readable(self):
+        """
+        Poll the Bash output, run it through Pyte, and notify the main applet.
+        """
+        # Read the shell output until the file descriptor is closed.
+        try:
+            out = os.read(self.fd, 2**16)
+        except OSError:
+            return
+
+        # Feed output into Pyte's state machine and send the new screen
+        # output to the GUI
+        self.stream.feed(out)
+        self.dataReady.emit(self.screen)
+
+
+class BECConsole(QtWidgets.QScrollArea):
+    """Container widget for the terminal text area"""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, numLines=50, numColumns=125):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.innerWidget = QtWidgets.QWidget(self)
+        QHBoxLayout(self.innerWidget)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.term = _TerminalWidget(self.innerWidget, numLines, numColumns)
+        self.term.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Fixed, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().addWidget(self.term)
+
+        self.scroll_bar = QScrollBar(Qt.Vertical, self.term)
+        self.innerWidget.layout().addWidget(self.scroll_bar)
+
+        self.term.set_scroll(self.scroll_bar)
+
+        self.setWidget(self.innerWidget)
+
+    def start(self, cmd=["bec", "--nogui"], deactivate_ctrl_d=True):
+        self.term._cmd = cmd
+        self.term.start(deactivate_ctrl_d=deactivate_ctrl_d)
+
+    def push(self, text):
+        """Push some text to the terminal"""
+        return self.term.push(text)
+
+
+class _TerminalWidget(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit):
+    """
+    Start ``Backend`` process and render Pyte output as text.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, numColumns=125, numLines=50, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        # file descriptor to communicate with the subprocess
+        self.fd = None
+        self.backend = None
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        # command to execute
+        self._cmd = None
+        # should ctrl-d be deactivated ? (prevent Python exit)
+        self._deactivate_ctrl_d = False
+
+        # Specify the terminal size in terms of lines and columns.
+        self.numLines = numLines
+        self.numColumns = numColumns
+        self.output = [""] * numLines
+
+        # Use Monospace fonts and disable line wrapping.
+        self.setFont(QtGui.QFont("Courier", 9))
+        self.setFont(QtGui.QFont("Monospace"))
+        self.setLineWrapMode(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit.NoWrap)
+
+        # Disable vertical scrollbar (we use our own, to be set via .set_scroll())
+        self.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
+
+        fmt = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self.font())
+        self._char_width = fmt.width("w")
+        self._char_height = fmt.height()
+        self.setCursorWidth(self._char_width)
+        # self.setStyleSheet("QPlainTextEdit { color: #ffff00; background-color: #303030; } ");
+
+    def start(self, deactivate_ctrl_d=False):
+        self._deactivate_ctrl_d = deactivate_ctrl_d
+
+        # Start the Bash process
+        self.fd = self.forkShell()
+
+        # Create the ``Backend`` object
+        self.backend = Backend(self.fd, self.numColumns, self.numLines)
+        self.backend.dataReady.connect(self.dataReady)
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self):
+        width = self._char_width * self.numColumns
+        height = self._char_height * self.numLines
+        return QSize(width, height + 20)
+
+    def set_scroll(self, scroll):
+        self.scroll = scroll
+        self.scroll.setMinimum(0)
+        self.scroll.valueChanged.connect(self.scroll_value_change)
+
+    def scroll_value_change(self, value, old={"value": 0}):
+        if value <= old["value"]:
+            # scroll up
+            # value is number of lines from the start
+            nlines = old["value"] - value
+            # history ratio gives prev_page == 1 line
+            for i in range(nlines):
+                self.backend.screen.prev_page()
+        else:
+            # scroll down
+            nlines = value - old["value"]
+            for i in range(nlines):
+                self.backend.screen.next_page()
+        old["value"] = value
+        self.dataReady(self.backend.screen, reset_scroll=False)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(object)
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
+        """
+        Redirect all keystrokes to the terminal process.
+        """
+        # Convert the Qt key to the correct ASCII code.
+        if (
+            self._deactivate_ctrl_d
+            and event.modifiers() == QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier
+            and event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_D
+        ):
+            return None
+
+        code = QtKeyToAscii(event)
+        if code == "copy":
+            # MacOS only: CMD-C handling
+            self.copy()
+        elif code == "paste":
+            # MacOS only: CMD-V handling
+            self._push_clipboard()
+        elif code is not None:
+            os.write(self.fd, code)
+
+    def push(self, text):
+        """
+        Write 'text' to terminal
+        """
+        os.write(self.fd, text.encode("utf-8"))
+
+    def contextMenuEvent(self, event):
+        menu = self.createStandardContextMenu()
+        for action in menu.actions():
+            # remove all actions except copy and paste
+            if "opy" in action.text():
+                # redefine text without shortcut
+                # since it probably clashes with control codes (like CTRL-C etc)
+                action.setText("Copy")
+                continue
+            if "aste" in action.text():
+                # redefine text without shortcut
+                action.setText("Paste")
+                # paste -> have to insert with self.push
+                action.triggered.connect(self._push_clipboard)
+                continue
+            menu.removeAction(action)
+        menu.exec_(event.globalPos())
+
+    def _push_clipboard(self):
+        clipboard = QApplication.instance().clipboard()
+        self.push(clipboard.text())
+
+    def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
+        if event.button() == Qt.MiddleButton:
+            # push primary selection buffer ("mouse clipboard") to terminal
+            clipboard = QApplication.instance().clipboard()
+            if clipboard.supportsSelection():
+                self.push(clipboard.text(QClipboard.Selection))
+            return None
+        elif event.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
+            # left button click
+            textCursor = self.textCursor()
+            if textCursor.selectedText():
+                # mouse was used to select text -> nothing to do
+                pass
+            else:
+                # a simple 'click', make cursor going to end
+                textCursor.setPosition(0)
+                textCursor.movePosition(
+                    QTextCursor.Down, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, self.backend.screen.cursor.y
+                )
+                textCursor.movePosition(
+                    QTextCursor.Right, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, self.backend.screen.cursor.x
+                )
+                self.setTextCursor(textCursor)
+                self.ensureCursorVisible()
+                return None
+        return super().mouseReleaseEvent(event)
+
+    def dataReady(self, screenData, reset_scroll=True):
+        """
+        Render the new screen as text into the widget.
+
+        This method is triggered via a signal from ``Backend``.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            # Clear the widget
+            self.clear()
+
+            # Prepare the HTML output
+            for line_no in screenData.dirty:
+                line = text = ""
+                style = old_style = ""
+                for ch in screenData.buffer[line_no].values():
+                    style = f"{'background-color:%s;' % ansi_colors.get(ch.bg, ansi_colors['black']) if ch.bg!='default' else ''}{'color:%s;' % ansi_colors.get(ch.fg, ansi_colors['white']) if ch.fg!='default' else ''}{'font-weight:bold;' if ch.bold else ''}{'font-style:italic;' if ch.italics else ''}"
+                    if style != old_style:
+                        if old_style:
+                            line += f"<span style={repr(old_style)}>{html.escape(text, quote=True)}</span>"
+                        else:
+                            line += html.escape(text, quote=True)
+                        text = ""
+                        old_style = style
+                    text += ch.data
+                if style:
+                    line += f"<span style={repr(style)}>{html.escape(text, quote=True)}</span>"
+                else:
+                    line += html.escape(text, quote=True)
+                self.output[line_no] = line
+            # fill the text area with HTML contents in one go
+            self.appendHtml(f"<pre>{chr(10).join(self.output)}</pre>")
+            # done updates, all clean
+            screenData.dirty.clear()
+
+            # Activate cursor
+            textCursor = self.textCursor()
+            textCursor.setPosition(0)
+            textCursor.movePosition(QTextCursor.Down, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, screenData.cursor.y)
+            textCursor.movePosition(QTextCursor.Right, QTextCursor.MoveAnchor, screenData.cursor.x)
+            self.setTextCursor(textCursor)
+            self.ensureCursorVisible()
+
+            # manage scroll
+            if reset_scroll:
+                self.scroll.valueChanged.disconnect(self.scroll_value_change)
+                tmp = len(self.backend.screen.history.top) + len(self.backend.screen.history.bottom)
+                self.scroll.setMaximum(tmp if tmp > 0 else 0)
+                self.scroll.setSliderPosition(len(self.backend.screen.history.top))
+                self.scroll.valueChanged.connect(self.scroll_value_change)
+
+    # def resizeEvent(self, event):
+    #    with self.lock:
+    #        self.numColumns = int(self.width() / self._char_width)
+    #        self.numLines = int(self.height() / self._char_height)
+    #        self.output = [""] * self.numLines
+    #        print("RESIZING TO", self.numColumns, "x", self.numLines)
+    #        self.backend.screen.resize(self.numLines, self.numColumns)
+
+    def wheelEvent(self, event):
+        y = event.angleDelta().y()
+        if y > 0:
+            self.backend.screen.prev_page()
+        else:
+            self.backend.screen.next_page()
+        self.dataReady(self.backend.screen, reset_scroll=False)
+
+    def forkShell(self):
+        """
+        Fork the current process and execute bec in shell.
+        """
+        try:
+            pid, fd = pty.fork()
+        except (IOError, OSError):
+            return False
+        if pid == 0:
+            # Safe way to make it work under BSD and Linux
+            try:
+                ls = os.environ["LANG"].split(".")
+            except KeyError:
+                ls = []
+            if len(ls) < 2:
+                ls = ["en_US", "UTF-8"]
+            try:
+                os.putenv("COLUMNS", str(self.numColumns))
+                os.putenv("LINES", str(self.numLines))
+                os.putenv("TERM", "linux")
+                os.putenv("LANG", ls[0] + ".UTF-8")
+                if isinstance(self._cmd, str):
+                    os.execvp(self._cmd, self._cmd)
+                else:
+                    os.execvp(self._cmd[0], self._cmd)
+                # print "child_pid", child_pid, sts
+            except (IOError, OSError):
+                pass
+            # self.proc_finish(sid)
+            os._exit(0)
+        else:
+            # We are in the parent process.
+            # Set file control
+            fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, os.O_NONBLOCK)
+            print("Spawned Bash shell (PID {})".format(pid))
+            return fd
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy import QtGui, QtWidgets
+
+    # Terminal size in characters.
+    numLines = 25
+    numColumns = 100
+
+    # Create the Qt application and QBash instance.
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
+    mainwin = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
+    title = "BECConsole ({}x{})".format(numColumns, numLines)
+    mainwin.setWindowTitle(title)
+
+    console = BECConsole(mainwin, numColumns, numLines)
+    mainwin.setCentralWidget(console)
+    console.start()
+
+    # Show widget and launch Qt's event loop.
+    mainwin.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+import os
+import uuid
+
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.messages import ScanQueueMessage
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+
+
+class DeviceBox(BECConnector, QWidget):
+    device_changed = Signal(str, str)
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, device=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
+        self._device = ""
+        self._limits = None
+
+        self.init_ui()
+
+        if device is not None:
+            self.device = device
+            self.init_device()
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+        self.device_changed.connect(self.on_device_change)
+
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        self.ui = UILoader(self).loader(os.path.join(current_path, "device_box.ui"))
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.ui)
+        self.layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        # fix the size of the device box
+        db = self.ui.device_box
+        db.setFixedHeight(234)
+        db.setFixedWidth(224)
+
+        self.ui.step_size.setStepType(QDoubleSpinBox.AdaptiveDecimalStepType)
+        self.ui.stop.clicked.connect(self.on_stop)
+        self.ui.tweak_right.clicked.connect(self.on_tweak_right)
+        self.ui.tweak_right.setToolTip("Tweak right")
+        self.ui.tweak_left.clicked.connect(self.on_tweak_left)
+        self.ui.tweak_left.setToolTip("Tweak left")
+        self.ui.setpoint.returnPressed.connect(self.on_setpoint_change)
+
+        self.setpoint_validator = QDoubleValidator()
+        self.ui.setpoint.setValidator(self.setpoint_validator)
+        self.ui.spinner_widget.start()
+
+    def init_device(self):
+        if self.device in self.dev:
+            data = self.dev[self.device].read()
+            self.on_device_readback({"signals": data}, {})
+
+    @Property(str)
+    def device(self):
+        return self._device
+
+    @device.setter
+    def device(self, value):
+        if not value or not isinstance(value, str):
+            return
+        old_device = self._device
+        self._device = value
+        self.device_changed.emit(old_device, value)
+
+    @Slot(str, str)
+    def on_device_change(self, old_device: str, new_device: str):
+        if new_device not in self.dev:
+            print(f"Device {new_device} not found in the device list")
+            return
+        print(f"Device changed from {old_device} to {new_device}")
+        self.init_device()
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback(old_device)
+        )
+        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+            self.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback(new_device)
+        )
+        self.ui.device_box.setTitle(new_device)
+        self.ui.readback.setToolTip(f"{self.device} readback")
+        self.ui.setpoint.setToolTip(f"{self.device} setpoint")
+        self.ui.step_size.setToolTip(f"Step size for {new_device}")
+
+        precision = self.dev[new_device].precision
+        if precision is not None:
+            self.ui.step_size.setDecimals(precision)
+            self.ui.step_size.setValue(10**-precision * 10)
+
+    @Slot(dict, dict)
+    def on_device_readback(self, msg_content: dict, metadata: dict):
+        signals = msg_content.get("signals", {})
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        hinted_signals = self.dev[self.device]._hints
+        precision = self.dev[self.device].precision
+
+        readback_val = None
+        setpoint_val = None
+
+        if len(hinted_signals) == 1:
+            signal = hinted_signals[0]
+            readback_val = signals.get(signal, {}).get("value")
+
+        if f"{self.device}_setpoint" in signals:
+            setpoint_val = signals.get(f"{self.device}_setpoint", {}).get("value")
+
+        if f"{self.device}_motor_is_moving" in signals:
+            is_moving = signals.get(f"{self.device}_motor_is_moving", {}).get("value")
+            if is_moving:
+                self.ui.spinner_widget.start()
+                self.ui.spinner_widget.setToolTip("Device is moving")
+            else:
+                self.ui.spinner_widget.stop()
+                self.ui.spinner_widget.setToolTip("Device is idle")
+
+        if readback_val is not None:
+            self.ui.readback.setText(f"{readback_val:.{precision}f}")
+
+        if setpoint_val is not None:
+            self.ui.setpoint.setText(f"{setpoint_val:.{precision}f}")
+
+        limits = self.dev[self.device].limits
+        self.update_limits(limits)
+        if limits is not None and readback_val is not None and limits[0] != limits[1]:
+            pos = (readback_val - limits[0]) / (limits[1] - limits[0])
+            self.ui.position_indicator.on_position_update(pos)
+
+    def update_limits(self, limits):
+        if limits == self._limits:
+            return
+        self._limits = limits
+        if limits is not None and limits[0] != limits[1]:
+            self.ui.position_indicator.setToolTip(f"Min: {limits[0]}, Max: {limits[1]}")
+            self.setpoint_validator.setRange(limits[0], limits[1])
+        else:
+            self.ui.position_indicator.setToolTip("No limits set")
+            self.setpoint_validator.setRange(float("-inf"), float("inf"))
+
+    @Slot()
+    def on_stop(self):
+        request_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        params = {
+            "device": self.device,
+            "rpc_id": request_id,
+            "func": "stop",
+            "args": [],
+            "kwargs": {},
+        }
+        msg = ScanQueueMessage(
+            scan_type="device_rpc",
+            parameter=params,
+            queue="emergency",
+            metadata={"RID": request_id, "response": False},
+        )
+        self.client.connector.send(MessageEndpoints.scan_queue_request(), msg)
+
+    @property
+    def step_size(self):
+        return self.ui.step_size.value()
+
+    @Slot()
+    def on_tweak_right(self):
+        self.dev[self.device].move(self.step_size, relative=True)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def on_tweak_left(self):
+        self.dev[self.device].move(-self.step_size, relative=True)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def on_setpoint_change(self):
+        self.ui.setpoint.clearFocus()
+        setpoint = self.ui.setpoint.text()
+        self.dev[self.device].move(float(setpoint), relative=False)
+        self.ui.tweak_left.setToolTip(f"Tweak left by {self.step_size}")
+        self.ui.tweak_right.setToolTip(f"Tweak right by {self.step_size}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    apply_theme("light")
+    widget = DeviceBox(device="samx")
+
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'files': ['device_box.py']}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>251</width>
+    <height>289</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="minimumSize">
+   <size>
+    <width>0</width>
+    <height>192</height>
+   </size>
+  </property>
+  <property name="maximumSize">
+   <size>
+    <width>16777215</width>
+    <height>16777215</height>
+   </size>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="device_box">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Device Name</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowstretch="0,0,0,0,0">
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <item row="3" column="1">
+       <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="step_size"/>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="2">
+       <widget class="QToolButton" name="tweak_right">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>50</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>50</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>...</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="iconSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>30</width>
+          <height>30</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="arrowType">
+         <enum>Qt::ArrowType::RightArrow</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="setpoint"/>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QToolButton" name="tweak_left">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>50</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>50</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>...</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="iconSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>30</width>
+          <height>30</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="arrowType">
+         <enum>Qt::ArrowType::LeftArrow</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="stop">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Stop</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeType">
+             <enum>QSizePolicy::Policy::Expanding</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>40</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="SpinnerWidget" name="spinner_widget">
+            <property name="minimumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>25</width>
+              <height>25</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>25</width>
+              <height>25</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="PositionIndicator" name="position_indicator"/>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="readback">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Position</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="alignment">
+           <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SpinnerWidget</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>spinner_widget</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>PositionIndicator</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>position_indicator</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/device_box_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_box.device_box import DeviceBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceBox' name='device_box'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "Device Control"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_box"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "A widget for controlling a single positioner. "
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/register_device_box.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_box/register_device_box.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_box.device_box_plugin import DeviceBoxPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/assets/device_combobox_icon.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/assets/device_combobox_icon.png
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QComboBox
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.base_classes.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase, DeviceInputConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.base_classes.device_input_base import DeviceInputConfig
+
+
+class DeviceComboBox(DeviceInputBase, QComboBox):
+    """
+    Line edit widget for device input with autocomplete for device names.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: Parent widget.
+        client: BEC client object.
+        config: Device input configuration.
+        gui_id: GUI ID.
+        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
+        default: Default device name.
+        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        client=None,
+        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        device_filter: str | None = None,
+        default: str | None = None,
+        arg_name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        QComboBox.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+
+        self.populate_combobox()
+
+        if arg_name is not None:
+            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
+        if device_filter is not None:
+            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default)
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter(str): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        super().set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.populate_combobox()
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device(str): Default device name.
+        """
+        super().set_default_device(default_device)
+        self.setCurrentText(default_device)
+
+    def populate_combobox(self):
+        """Populate the combobox with the devices."""
+        self.devices = self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter)
+        self.clear()
+        self.addItems(self.devices)
+
+    def get_device(self) -> object:
+        """
+        Get the selected device object.
+
+        Returns:
+            object: Device object.
+        """
+        device_name = self.currentText()
+        device_obj = getattr(self.dev, device_name.lower(), None)
+        if device_obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
+        return device_obj
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup the widget."""
+        super().cleanup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        super().cleanup()
+        return QComboBox.closeEvent(self, event)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_combobox.py"]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/device_combobox_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_combobox.device_combobox import DeviceComboBox
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceComboBox' name='device_combobox'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceComboBoxPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceComboBox(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC Device Inputs"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        icon_path = os.path.join(current_path, "assets", "device_combobox_icon.png")
+        return QIcon(icon_path)
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_combobox"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceComboBox"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device ComboBox Example for BEC Widgets"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_combobox/register_device_combobox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_combobox.device_combobox_plugin import DeviceComboBoxPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceComboBoxPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/assets/line_edit_icon.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/assets/line_edit_icon.png
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCompleter, QLineEdit, QSizePolicy
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.base_classes.device_input_base import DeviceInputBase, DeviceInputConfig
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.base_classes.device_input_base import DeviceInputConfig
+
+
+class DeviceLineEdit(DeviceInputBase, QLineEdit):
+    """
+    Line edit widget for device input with autocomplete for device names.
+
+    Args:
+        parent: Parent widget.
+        client: BEC client object.
+        config: Device input configuration.
+        gui_id: GUI ID.
+        device_filter: Device filter, name of the device class.
+        default: Default device name.
+        arg_name: Argument name, can be used for the other widgets which has to call some other function in bec using correct argument names.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        client=None,
+        config: DeviceInputConfig = None,
+        gui_id: str | None = None,
+        device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None,
+        default: str | None = None,
+        arg_name: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent=parent)
+        DeviceInputBase.__init__(self, client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+
+        self.completer = QCompleter(self)
+        self.setCompleter(self.completer)
+        self.populate_completer()
+
+        if arg_name is not None:
+            self.config.arg_name = arg_name
+            self.arg_name = arg_name
+        if device_filter is not None:
+            self.set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        if default is not None:
+            self.set_default_device(default)
+
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        self.setMinimumSize(QSize(100, 0))
+
+    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
+        """
+        Set the device filter.
+
+        Args:
+            device_filter (str | list[str]): Device filter, name of the device class.
+        """
+        super().set_device_filter(device_filter)
+        self.populate_completer()
+
+    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
+        """
+        Set the default device.
+
+        Args:
+            default_device (str): Default device name.
+        """
+        super().set_default_device(default_device)
+        self.setText(default_device)
+
+    def populate_completer(self):
+        """Populate the completer with the devices."""
+        self.devices = self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter)
+        self.completer.setModel(self.create_completer_model(self.devices))
+
+    def create_completer_model(self, devices: list[str]):
+        """Create a model for the completer."""
+        from qtpy.QtCore import QStringListModel
+
+        return QStringListModel(devices, self)
+
+    def get_device(self) -> object:
+        """
+        Get the selected device object.
+
+        Returns:
+            object: Device object.
+        """
+        device_name = self.text()
+        device_obj = getattr(self.dev, device_name.lower(), None)
+        if device_obj is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Device {device_name} is not found.")
+        return device_obj
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup the widget."""
+        super().cleanup()
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        super().cleanup()
+        return QLineEdit.closeEvent(self, event)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit.pyproject
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "files": ["device_line_edit.py"]
+}
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/device_line_edit_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.device_line_edit.device_line_edit import DeviceLineEdit
+
+DOM_XML = """
+<ui language='c++'>
+    <widget class='DeviceLineEdit' name='device_line_edit'>
+    </widget>
+</ui>
+"""
+
+
+class DeviceLineEditPlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._form_editor = None
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        t = DeviceLineEdit(parent)
+        return t
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return DOM_XML
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC Device Inputs"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        icon_path = os.path.join(current_path, "assets", "line_edit_icon.png")
+        return QIcon(icon_path)
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "device_line_edit"
+
+    def initialize(self, form_editor):
+        self._form_editor = form_editor
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._form_editor is not None
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "DeviceLineEdit"
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "Device LineEdit Example for BEC Widgets with autocomplete."
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/device_line_edit/register_device_line_edit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
+
+    if not PYSIDE6:
+        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
+        return
+    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
+
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.device_line_edit.device_line_edit_plugin import DeviceLineEditPlugin
+
+    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(DeviceLineEditPlugin())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, Optional
 from pydantic import Field
 from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock

-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_wigdet_handler import RPCWidgetHandler
+from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_wigdet_handler import widget_handler
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig, GridLayoutManager

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

-    from bec_widgets.widgets import BECDockArea
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.dock import BECDockArea


 class DockConfig(ConnectionConfig):
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class DockConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
-        "rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
        "widget_list",
        "show_title_bar",
        "hide_title_bar",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
        Returns:
            list: The list of eligible widgets.
        """
-        return list(RPCWidgetHandler.widget_classes.keys())
+        return list(widget_handler.widget_classes.keys())

    def add_widget(
        self,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class BECDock(BECConnector, Dock):
            self.layout_manager.shift_widgets(shift, start_row=row)

        if isinstance(widget, str):
-            widget = RPCWidgetHandler.create_widget(widget)
+            widget = widget_handler.create_widget(widget)
        else:
            widget = widget

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock_area.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/dock/dock_area.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DockAreaConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECDockArea(BECConnector, DockArea):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_config_dict",
        "panels",
        "save_state",
        "remove_dock",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BECDockArea(BECConnector, DockArea):
        "clear_all",
        "detach_dock",
        "attach_all",
-        "get_all_rpc",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
        "temp_areas",
    ]

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/figure.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import qdarktheme
-from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 from typeguard import typechecked

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig, WidgetContainerUtils
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow, ImageConfig
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.motor_map.motor_map import BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
@@ -30,16 +30,36 @@ class FigureConfig(ConnectionConfig):
        {}, description="The list of widgets to be added to the figure widget."
    )

+    @field_validator("widgets", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_widgets(cls, v):
+        """Validate the widgets configuration."""
+        widget_class_map = {
+            "BECWaveform": Waveform1DConfig,
+            "BECImageShow": ImageConfig,
+            "BECMotorMap": MotorMapConfig,
+        }
+        validated_widgets = {}
+        for key, widget_config in v.items():
+            if "widget_class" not in widget_config:
+                raise ValueError(f"Widget config for {key} does not contain 'widget_class'.")
+            widget_class = widget_config["widget_class"]
+            if widget_class not in widget_class_map:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget_class '{widget_class}' for widget '{key}'.")
+            config_class = widget_class_map[widget_class]
+            validated_widgets[key] = config_class(**widget_config)
+        return validated_widgets
+

 class WidgetHandler:
    """Factory for creating and configuring BEC widgets for BECFigure."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.widget_factory = {
-            "PlotBase": (BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig),
-            "Waveform1D": (BECWaveform, Waveform1DConfig),
-            "ImShow": (BECImageShow, ImageConfig),
-            "MotorMap": (BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig),
+            "BECPlotBase": (BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig),
+            "BECWaveform": (BECWaveform, Waveform1DConfig),
+            "BECImageShow": (BECImageShow, ImageConfig),
+            "BECMotorMap": (BECMotorMap, MotorMapConfig),
        }

    def create_widget(
@@ -90,13 +110,11 @@ class WidgetHandler:

 class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
+        "_get_all_rpc",
        "axes",
        "widgets",
-        "add_plot",
-        "add_image",
-        "add_motor_map",
        "plot",
        "image",
        "motor_map",
@@ -104,9 +122,15 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        "change_layout",
        "change_theme",
        "clear_all",
-        "get_all_rpc",
        "widget_list",
    ]
+    subplot_map = {
+        "PlotBase": BECPlotBase,
+        "BECWaveform": BECWaveform,
+        "BECImageShow": BECImageShow,
+        "BECMotorMap": BECMotorMap,
+    }
+    widget_method_map = {"BECWaveform": "plot", "BECImageShow": "image", "BECMotorMap": "motor_map"}

    clean_signal = pyqtSignal()

@@ -122,8 +146,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        else:
            if isinstance(config, dict):
                config = FigureConfig(**config)
-            self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
+        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
        pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget.__init__(self, parent)

        self.widget_handler = WidgetHandler()
@@ -133,6 +156,8 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):

        # Container to keep track of the grid
        self.grid = []
+        # Create config and apply it
+        self.apply_config(config)

    def __getitem__(self, key: tuple | str):
        if isinstance(key, tuple) and len(key) == 2:
@@ -147,6 +172,24 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                "Key must be a string (widget id) or a tuple of two integers (grid coordinates)"
            )

+    def apply_config(self, config: dict | FigureConfig):  # ,generate_new_id: bool = False):
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            try:
+                config = FigureConfig(**config)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                print(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
+                return
+        self.config = config
+        self.change_theme(self.config.theme)
+
+        # widget_config has to be reset for not have each widget config twice when added to the figure
+        widget_configs = [config for config in self.config.widgets.values()]
+        self.config.widgets = {}
+        for widget_config in widget_configs:
+            getattr(self, self.widget_method_map[widget_config.widget_class])(
+                config=widget_config.model_dump(), row=widget_config.row, col=widget_config.col
+            )
+
    @property
    def widget_list(self) -> list[BECPlotBase]:
        """
@@ -195,11 +238,12 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        z_entry: str = None,
        x: list | np.ndarray = None,
        y: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        color: Optional[str] = None,
-        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
-        label: Optional[str] = None,
+        color: str | None = None,
+        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
+        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
-    ):
+        dap: str | None = None,
+    ) -> BECWaveform:
        """
        Configure the waveform based on the provided parameters.

@@ -217,6 +261,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z (str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label (str): The label of the curve.
            validate (bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            dap (str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
        """
        if x is not None and y is None:
            if isinstance(x, np.ndarray):
@@ -240,7 +285,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            return waveform
        # User wants to add scan curve -> 1D Waveform
        if x_name is not None and y_name is not None and z_name is None and x is None and y is None:
-            waveform.add_curve_scan(
+            waveform.plot(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
                x_entry=x_entry,
@@ -248,6 +293,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                validate=validate,
                color=color,
                label=label,
+                dap=dap,
            )
        # User wants to add scan curve -> 2D Waveform Scatter
        if (
@@ -257,7 +303,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            and x is None
            and y is None
        ):
-            waveform.add_curve_scan(
+            waveform.plot(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
                z_name=z_name,
@@ -268,6 +314,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
                color_map_z=color_map_z,
                label=label,
                validate=validate,
+                dap=dap,
            )
        # User wants to add custom curve
        elif x is not None and y is not None and x_name is None and y_name is None:
@@ -275,73 +322,6 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):

        return waveform

-    def add_plot(
-        self,
-        x: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        y: list | np.ndarray = None,
-        x_name: str = None,
-        y_name: str = None,
-        z_name: str = None,
-        x_entry: str = None,
-        y_entry: str = None,
-        z_entry: str = None,
-        color: Optional[str] = None,
-        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
-        label: Optional[str] = None,
-        validate: bool = True,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECWaveform:
-        """
-        Add a Waveform1D plot to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            x(list | np.ndarray): Custom x data to plot.
-            y(list | np.ndarray): Custom y data to plot.
-            x_name(str): The name of the device for the x-axis.
-            y_name(str): The name of the device for the y-axis.
-            z_name(str): The name of the device for the z-axis.
-            x_entry(str): The name of the entry for the x-axis.
-            y_entry(str): The name of the entry for the y-axis.
-            z_entry(str): The name of the entry for the z-axis.
-            color(str): The color of the curve.
-            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
-            label(str): The label of the curve.
-            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs(dict): Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-        """
-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        waveform = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="Waveform1D",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
-        )
-
-        waveform = self._init_waveform(
-            waveform=waveform,
-            x=x,
-            y=y,
-            x_name=x_name,
-            y_name=y_name,
-            z_name=z_name,
-            x_entry=x_entry,
-            y_entry=y_entry,
-            z_entry=z_entry,
-            color=color,
-            color_map_z=color_map_z,
-            label=label,
-            validate=validate,
-        )
-        return waveform
-
    @typechecked
    def plot(
        self,
@@ -357,6 +337,11 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        dap: str | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,  # TODO make logic more transparent
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> BECWaveform:
        """
@@ -375,20 +360,23 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            dap(str): The DAP model to use for the curve.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECWaveform widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECWaveform: The waveform plot widget.
        """
-        waveform = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECWaveform, can_fail=True
+        waveform = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECWaveform", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
-        if waveform is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                waveform.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            waveform = self.add_plot(**axis_kwargs)
+        if config is not None:
+            return waveform

+        # Passing args to init_waveform
        waveform = self._init_waveform(
            waveform=waveform,
            x=x,
@@ -403,8 +391,8 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map_z=color_map_z,
            label=label,
            validate=validate,
+            dap=dap,
        )
-        # TODO remove repetition from .plot method
        return waveform

    def _init_image(
@@ -451,6 +439,10 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        color_map: str = "magma",
        data: np.ndarray = None,
        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,
        **axis_kwargs,
    ) -> BECImageShow:
        """
@@ -462,78 +454,22 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
-            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.
-
-        Returns:
-            BECImageShow: The image widget.
-        """
-        image = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECImageShow, can_fail=True
-        )
-        if image is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                image.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            image = self.add_image(color_bar=color_bar, **axis_kwargs)
-
-        image = self._init_image(
-            image=image,
-            monitor=monitor,
-            color_bar=color_bar,
-            color_map=color_map,
-            data=data,
-            vrange=vrange,
-        )
-        return image
-
-    def add_image(
-        self,
-        monitor: str = None,
-        color_bar: Literal["simple", "full"] = "full",
-        color_map: str = "magma",
-        data: np.ndarray = None,
-        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
-        row: int = None,
-        col: int = None,
-        config=None,
-        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECImageShow:
-        """
-        Add an image to the figure at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor to display.
-            color_bar(Literal["simple","full"]): The type of color bar to display.
-            color_map(str): The color map to use for the image.
-            data(np.ndarray): Custom data to display.
-            vrange(tuple[float, float]): The range of values to display.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECImageShow: The image widget.
        """

-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if config is None:
-            config = ImageConfig(
-                widget_class="BECImageShow",
-                gui_id=widget_id,
-                parent_id=self.gui_id,
-                color_map=color_map,
-                color_bar=color_bar,
-                vrange=vrange,
-            )
-        image = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="ImShow",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
+        image = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECImageShow", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
+        if config is not None:
+            return image
+
        image = self._init_image(
            image=image,
            monitor=monitor,
@@ -544,76 +480,99 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        )
        return image

-    def motor_map(self, motor_x: str = None, motor_y: str = None, **axis_kwargs) -> BECMotorMap:
+    def motor_map(
+        self,
+        motor_x: str = None,
+        motor_y: str = None,
+        new: bool = False,
+        row: int | None = None,
+        col: int | None = None,
+        config: dict | None = None,
+        **axis_kwargs,
+    ) -> BECMotorMap:
        """
        Add a motor map to the figure. Always access the first motor map widget in the figure.

        Args:
            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
+            new(bool): If True, create a new plot instead of using the first plot.
+            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
+            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
+            config(dict): Recreates the whole BECImageShow widget from provided configuration.
            **axis_kwargs: Additional axis properties to set on the widget after creation.

        Returns:
            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
        """
-        motor_map = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
-            self._widgets, BECMotorMap, can_fail=True
+        motor_map = self.subplot_factory(
+            widget_type="BECMotorMap", config=config, row=row, col=col, new=new, **axis_kwargs
        )
-        if motor_map is not None:
-            if axis_kwargs:
-                motor_map.set(**axis_kwargs)
-        else:
-            motor_map = self.add_motor_map(**axis_kwargs)
+        if config is not None:
+            return motor_map

        if motor_x is not None and motor_y is not None:
            motor_map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y)

        return motor_map

-    def add_motor_map(
+    def subplot_factory(
        self,
-        motor_x: str = None,
-        motor_y: str = None,
+        widget_type: Literal[
+            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap"
+        ] = "BECPlotBase",
        row: int = None,
        col: int = None,
        config=None,
+        new: bool = False,
        **axis_kwargs,
-    ) -> BECMotorMap:
-        """
-
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): The name of the motor for the X axis.
-            motor_y(str): The name of the motor for the Y axis.
-            row(int): The row coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty row will be used.
-            col(int): The column coordinate of the widget in the figure. If not provided, the next empty column will be used.
-            config(dict): Additional configuration for the widget.
-            **axis_kwargs:
-
-        Returns:
-            BECMotorMap: The motor map widget.
-        """
-        widget_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if config is None:
-            config = MotorMapConfig(
-                widget_class="BECMotorMap", gui_id=widget_id, parent_id=self.gui_id
+    ) -> BECPlotBase:
+        # Case 1 - config provided, new plot, possible to define coordinates
+        if config is not None:
+            widget_cls = config["widget_class"]
+            if widget_cls != widget_type:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Widget type '{widget_type}' does not match the provided configuration ({widget_cls})."
+                )
+            widget = self.add_widget(
+                widget_type=widget_type, config=config, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs
            )
-        motor_map = self.add_widget(
-            widget_type="MotorMap",
-            widget_id=widget_id,
-            row=row,
-            col=col,
-            config=config,
-            **axis_kwargs,
-        )
+            return widget

-        if motor_x is not None and motor_y is not None:
-            motor_map.change_motors(motor_x, motor_y)
+        # Case 2 - find first plot or create first plot if no plot available, no config provided, no coordinates
+        if new is False and (row is None or col is None):
+            widget = WidgetContainerUtils.find_first_widget_by_class(
+                self._widgets, self.subplot_map[widget_type], can_fail=True
+            )
+            if widget is not None:
+                if axis_kwargs:
+                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
+            else:
+                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, **axis_kwargs)
+            return widget

-        return motor_map
+        # Case 3 - modifying existing plot wit coordinates provided
+        if new is False and (row is not None and col is not None):
+            try:
+                widget = self.axes(row, col)
+            except ValueError:
+                widget = None
+            if widget is not None:
+                if axis_kwargs:
+                    widget.set(**axis_kwargs)
+            else:
+                widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
+            return widget
+
+        # Case 4 - no previous plot or new plot, no config provided, possible to define coordinates
+        widget = self.add_widget(widget_type=widget_type, row=row, col=col, **axis_kwargs)
+        return widget

    def add_widget(
        self,
-        widget_type: Literal["PlotBase", "Waveform1D", "ImShow"] = "PlotBase",
+        widget_type: Literal[
+            "BECPlotBase", "BECWaveform", "BECImageShow", "BECMotorMap"
+        ] = "BECPlotBase",
        widget_id: str = None,
        row: int = None,
        col: int = None,
@@ -644,6 +603,9 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            config=config,
            **axis_kwargs,
        )
+        # has to be changed manually to ensure unique id, if config is copied from existing widget, the id could be
+        # used otherwise multiple times
+        widget.set_gui_id(widget_id)

        # Check if position is occupied
        if row is not None and col is not None:
@@ -708,9 +670,14 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
        Args:
            theme(Literal["dark","light"]): The theme to set for the figure widget.
        """
-        qdarktheme.setup_theme(theme)
-        self.setBackground("k" if theme == "dark" else "w")
        self.config.theme = theme
+        apply_theme(theme)
+        for plot in self.widget_list:
+            plot.set_x_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("bottom").label.toPlainText())
+            plot.set_y_label(plot.plot_item.getAxis("left").label.toPlainText())
+            if plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text:
+                plot.set_title(plot.plot_item.titleLabel.text)
+            plot.set_legend_label_size()

    def _remove_by_coordinates(self, row: int, col: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -741,6 +708,7 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            self._reindex_grid()
            if widget_id in self.config.widgets:
                self.config.widgets.pop(widget_id)
+            widget.deleteLater()
        else:
            raise ValueError(f"Widget with ID '{widget_id}' does not exist.")

@@ -861,6 +829,6 @@ class BECFigure(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
            widget_class=self.__class__.__name__, gui_id=self.gui_id, theme=theme
        )

-    def cleanup(self):
-        self.clear_all()
-        super().cleanup()
+    # def cleanup(self):
+    #     self.clear_all()
+    #     super().cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+
+
+class AxisSettings(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "axis_settings.ui"), self)
+
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.ui)
+
+        # Hardcoded values for best appearance
+        self.setMinimumHeight(280)
+        self.setMaximumHeight(280)
+        self.resize(380, 280)
+
+    @Slot(dict)
+    def display_current_settings(self, axis_config: dict):
+        # Top Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.plot_title, axis_config["title"])
+
+        # X Axis Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_label, axis_config["x_label"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_scale, axis_config["x_scale"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_grid, axis_config["x_grid"])
+        if axis_config["x_lim"] is not None:
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_min, axis_config["x_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.x_max, axis_config["x_lim"][1])
+
+        # Y Axis Box
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_label, axis_config["y_label"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_scale, axis_config["y_scale"])
+        WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_grid, axis_config["y_grid"])
+        if axis_config["y_lim"] is not None:
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.check_and_adjust_limits(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_min, axis_config["y_lim"][0])
+            WidgetIO.set_value(self.ui.y_max, axis_config["y_lim"][1])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    apply_theme("dark")
+    window = AxisSettings()
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/axis_settings.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+    <class>Form</class>
+    <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+        <property name="geometry">
+            <rect>
+                <x>0</x>
+                <y>0</y>
+                <width>417</width>
+                <height>250</height>
+            </rect>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>250</height>
+            </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+            <size>
+                <width>16777215</width>
+                <height>278</height>
+            </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="windowTitle">
+            <string>Form</string>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+            <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
+                <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+                    <item>
+                        <widget class="QLabel" name="plot_title_label">
+                            <property name="text">
+                                <string>Plot Title</string>
+                            </property>
+                        </widget>
+                    </item>
+                    <item>
+                        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="plot_title"/>
+                    </item>
+                </layout>
+            </item>
+            <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+                <widget class="Line" name="line_H">
+                    <property name="orientation">
+                        <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
+                    </property>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="0">
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="x_axis_box">
+                    <property name="title">
+                        <string>X Axis</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+                        <item row="3" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_scale_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Scale</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_min">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_min_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Min</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="x_max">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="3" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="x_scale">
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>linear</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>log</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_max_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Max</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="x_label"/>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_label_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Label</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="x_grid">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string/>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="x_grid_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Grid</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                    </layout>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="1">
+                <widget class="Line" name="line_V">
+                    <property name="orientation">
+                        <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
+                    </property>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="2" column="2">
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="y_axis_box">
+                    <property name="title">
+                        <string>Y Axis</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
+                        <item row="3" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QComboBox" name="y_scale">
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>linear</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                                <item>
+                                    <property name="text">
+                                        <string>log</string>
+                                    </property>
+                                </item>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_max">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_min_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Min</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="1" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="y_min">
+                                <property name="alignment">
+                                    <set>Qt::AlignmentFlag::AlignCenter</set>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="minimum">
+                                    <double>-9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="maximum">
+                                    <double>9999.000000000000000</double>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="y_label"/>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="3" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_scale_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Scale</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="0" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_label_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Label</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="2" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_max_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Max</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="2">
+                            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="y_grid">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string/>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                        <item row="4" column="0">
+                            <widget class="QLabel" name="y_grid_label">
+                                <property name="text">
+                                    <string>Grid</string>
+                                </property>
+                            </widget>
+                        </item>
+                    </layout>
+                </widget>
+            </item>
+        </layout>
+    </widget>
+    <resources/>
+    <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image.py
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, Optional

 import numpy as np
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationError
 from qtpy.QtCore import QThread
 from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import EntryValidator
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_item import BECImageItem, ImageItemConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ImageProcessor, ProcessorWorker
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import (
+    ImageProcessor,
+    ImageStats,
+    ProcessorWorker,
+)
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig


@@ -25,16 +29,15 @@ class ImageConfig(SubplotConfig):

 class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "add_image_by_config",
-        "get_image_config",
-        "get_image_dict",
        "add_monitor_image",
        "add_custom_image",
        "set_vrange",
        "set_color_map",
        "set_autorange",
+        "set_autorange_mode",
        "set_monitor",
        "set_processing",
        "set_image_properties",
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        "set_log",
        "set_rotation",
        "set_transpose",
-        "toggle_threading",
        "set",
        "set_title",
        "set_x_label",
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        # Connect signals and slots
        thread.started.connect(lambda: worker.process_image(device, image))
        worker.processed.connect(self.update_image)
+        worker.stats.connect(self.update_vrange)
        worker.finished.connect(thread.quit)
        worker.finished.connect(thread.wait)
        worker.finished.connect(worker.deleteLater)
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        self.apply_axis_config()
        self._images = defaultdict(dict)

-        # TODO extend by adding image by config
+        for image_id, image_config in config.images.items():
+            self.add_image_by_config(image_config)

    def change_gui_id(self, new_gui_id: str):
        """
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        self,
        monitor: str,
        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "simple",
+        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
                f"Monitor with ID '{monitor}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'."
            )

-        monitor = self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
+        # monitor = self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)

        image_config = ImageItemConfig(
            widget_class="BECImageItem",
@@ -245,12 +249,13 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            downsample=downsample,
            opacity=opacity,
            vrange=vrange,
+            source=image_source,
+            monitor=monitor,
            # post_processing=post_processing,
            **kwargs,
        )

        image = self._add_image_object(source=image_source, name=monitor, config=image_config)
-        self._connect_device_monitor(monitor)
        return image

    def add_custom_image(
@@ -258,16 +263,17 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        name: str,
        data: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
        color_map: Optional[str] = "magma",
-        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "simple",
+        color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = "full",
        downsample: Optional[bool] = True,
        opacity: Optional[float] = 1.0,
        vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
        # post_processing: Optional[PostProcessingConfig] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ):
-        image_source = "device_monitor"
+        image_source = "custom"
+        # image_source = "device_monitor"

-        image_exits = self._check_curve_id(name, self._images)
+        image_exits = self._check_image_id(name, self._images)
        if image_exits:
            raise ValueError(f"Monitor with ID '{name}' already exists in widget '{self.gui_id}'.")

@@ -284,7 +290,9 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            **kwargs,
        )

-        image = self._add_image_object(source=image_source, config=image_config, data=data)
+        image = self._add_image_object(
+            source=image_source, name=name, config=image_config, data=data
+        )
        return image

    def apply_setting_to_images(
@@ -307,6 +315,7 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            for source, images in self._images.items():
                for _, image in images.items():
                    getattr(image, setting_method_name)(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.refresh_image()

    def set_vrange(self, vmin: float, vmax: float, name: str = None):
        """
@@ -341,6 +350,17 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        """
        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange", args=[enable], kwargs={}, image_id=name)

+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"], name: str = None):
+        """
+        Set the autoscale mode of the image, that decides how the vrange of the color bar is scaled.
+        Choose betwen 'max' -> min/max of the data, 'mean' -> mean +/- fudge_factor*std of the data (fudge_factor~2).
+
+        Args:
+            mode(str): The autoscale mode of the image.
+            name(str): The name of the image. If None, apply to all images.
+        """
+        self.apply_setting_to_images("set_autorange_mode", args=[mode], kwargs={}, image_id=name)
+
    def set_monitor(self, monitor: str, name: str = None):
        """
        Set the monitor of the image.
@@ -443,6 +463,27 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        if self.use_threading is False and self.thread.isRunning():
            self.cleanup()

+    def process_image(self, device: str, image: BECImageItem, data: np.ndarray):
+        """
+        Process the image data.
+
+        Args:
+            device(str): The name of the device - image_id of image.
+            image(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
+            data(np.ndarray): The image data to be processed.
+
+        Returns:
+            np.ndarray: The processed image data.
+        """
+        processing_config = image.config.processing
+        self.processor.set_config(processing_config)
+        if self.use_threading:
+            self._create_thread_worker(device, data)
+        else:
+            data = self.processor.process_image(data)
+            self.update_image(device, data)
+            self.update_vrange(device, self.processor.config.stats)
+
    @pyqtSlot(dict)
    def on_image_update(self, msg: dict):
        """
@@ -453,14 +494,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        """
        data = msg["data"]
        device = msg["device"]
-        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
-        processing_config = image_to_update.config.processing
-        self.processor.set_config(processing_config)
-        if self.use_threading:
-            self._create_thread_worker(device, data)
-        else:
-            data = self.processor.process_image(data)
-            self.update_image(device, data)
+        image = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
+        self.process_image(device, image, data)

    @pyqtSlot(str, np.ndarray)
    def update_image(self, device: str, data: np.ndarray):
@@ -474,6 +509,27 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
        image_to_update.updateImage(data, autoLevels=image_to_update.config.autorange)

+    @pyqtSlot(str, ImageStats)
+    def update_vrange(self, device: str, stats: ImageStats):
+        """
+        Update the scaling of the image.
+
+        Args:
+            stats(ImageStats): The statistics of the image.
+        """
+        image_to_update = self._images["device_monitor"][device]
+        if image_to_update.config.autorange:
+            image_to_update.auto_update_vrange(stats)
+
+    def refresh_image(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the image.
+        """
+        for source, images in self._images.items():
+            for image_id, image in images.items():
+                data = image.get_data()
+                self.process_image(image_id, image, data)
+
    def _connect_device_monitor(self, monitor: str):
        """
        Connect to the device monitor.
@@ -486,16 +542,18 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
            previous_monitor = image_item.config.monitor
        except AttributeError:
            previous_monitor = None
-        if previous_monitor != monitor:
-            if previous_monitor:
-                self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(previous_monitor)
-                )
-            if monitor:
-                self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
-                    self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(monitor)
-                )
-                image_item.set_monitor(monitor)
+        if previous_monitor and image_item.connected is True:
+            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(previous_monitor)
+            )
+            image_item.connected = False
+        if monitor and image_item.connected is False:
+            self.entry_validator.validate_monitor(monitor)
+            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+                self.on_image_update, MessageEndpoints.device_monitor(monitor)
+            )
+            image_item.set_monitor(monitor)
+            image_item.connected = True

    def _add_image_object(
        self, source: str, name: str, config: ImageItemConfig, data=None
@@ -504,6 +562,8 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
        image = BECImageItem(config=config, parent_image=self)
        self.plot_item.addItem(image)
        self._images[source][name] = image
+        if source == "device_monitor":
+            self._connect_device_monitor(config.monitor)
        self.config.images[name] = config
        if data is not None:
            image.setImage(data)
@@ -528,23 +588,6 @@ class BECImageShow(BECPlotBase):
                    return True
        return False

-    def _validate_monitor(self, monitor: str, validate_bec: bool = True):
-        """
-        Validate the monitor name.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): The name of the monitor.
-            validate_bec(bool): Whether to validate the monitor name with BEC.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the monitor name is valid, False otherwise.
-        """
-        if not monitor or monitor == "":
-            return False
-        if validate_bec:
-            return monitor in self.dev
-        return True
-
    def cleanup(self):
        """
        Clean up the widget.
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_item.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_item.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pyqtgraph as pg
 from pydantic import Field

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ProcessingConfig
+from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image_processor import ImageStats, ProcessingConfig

 if TYPE_CHECKING:
    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.image.image import BECImageShow
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ class ImageItemConfig(ConnectionConfig):
    color_map: Optional[str] = Field("magma", description="The color map of the image.")
    downsample: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to downsample the image.")
    opacity: Optional[float] = Field(1.0, description="The opacity of the image.")
-    vrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = Field(
+    vrange: Optional[tuple[float | int, float | int]] = Field(
        None, description="The range of the color bar. If None, the range is automatically set."
    )
    color_bar: Optional[Literal["simple", "full"]] = Field(
        "simple", description="The type of the color bar."
    )
    autorange: Optional[bool] = Field(True, description="Whether to autorange the color bar.")
+    autorange_mode: Optional[Literal["max", "mean"]] = Field(
+        "mean", description="Whether to use the mean of the image for autoscaling."
+    )
    processing: ProcessingConfig = Field(
        default_factory=ProcessingConfig, description="The post processing of the image."
    )
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ class ImageItemConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_fft",
        "set_log",
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        "set_transpose",
        "set_opacity",
        "set_autorange",
+        "set_autorange_mode",
        "set_color_map",
        "set_auto_downsample",
        "set_monitor",
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        self.apply_config()
        if kwargs:
            self.set(**kwargs)
+        self.connected = False

    def apply_config(self):
        """
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            - log
            - rot
            - transpose
+            - autorange_mode
        """
        method_map = {
            "downsample": self.set_auto_downsample,
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            "log": self.set_log,
            "rot": self.set_rotation,
            "transpose": self.set_transpose,
+            "autorange_mode": self.set_autorange_mode,
        }
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            if key in method_map:
@@ -175,9 +182,18 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            autorange(bool): Whether to autorange the color bar.
        """
        self.config.autorange = autorange
-        if self.color_bar is not None:
+        if self.color_bar and autorange:
            self.color_bar.autoHistogramRange()

+    def set_autorange_mode(self, mode: Literal["max", "mean"] = "mean"):
+        """
+        Set the autorange mode to scale the vrange of the color bar. Choose between min/max or mean +/- std.
+
+        Args:
+            mode(Literal["max","mean"]): Max for min/max or mean for mean +/- std.
+        """
+        self.config.autorange_mode = mode
+
    def set_color_map(self, cmap: str = "magma"):
        """
        Set the color map of the image.
@@ -212,7 +228,29 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
        """
        self.config.monitor = monitor

-    def set_vrange(self, vmin: float = None, vmax: float = None, vrange: tuple[int, int] = None):
+    def auto_update_vrange(self, stats: ImageStats) -> None:
+        """Auto update of the vrange base on the stats of the image.
+
+        Args:
+            stats(ImageStats): The stats of the image.
+        """
+        fumble_factor = 2
+        if self.config.autorange_mode == "mean":
+            vmin = max(stats.mean - fumble_factor * stats.std, 0)
+            vmax = stats.mean + fumble_factor * stats.std
+            self.set_vrange(vmin, vmax, change_autorange=False)
+            return
+        if self.config.autorange_mode == "max":
+            self.set_vrange(max(stats.minimum, 0), stats.maximum, change_autorange=False)
+            return
+
+    def set_vrange(
+        self,
+        vmin: float = None,
+        vmax: float = None,
+        vrange: tuple[float, float] = None,
+        change_autorange: bool = True,
+    ):
        """
        Set the range of the color bar.

@@ -224,11 +262,13 @@ class BECImageItem(BECConnector, pg.ImageItem):
            vmin, vmax = vrange
        self.setLevels([vmin, vmax])
        self.config.vrange = (vmin, vmax)
-        self.config.autorange = False
+        if change_autorange:
+            self.config.autorange = False
        if self.color_bar is not None:
            if self.config.color_bar == "simple":
                self.color_bar.setLevels(low=vmin, high=vmax)
            elif self.config.color_bar == "full":
+                # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
                self.color_bar.setLevels(min=vmin, max=vmax)
                self.color_bar.setHistogramRange(vmin - 0.1 * vmin, vmax + 0.1 * vmax)

--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_processor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/image/image_processor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Optional

 import numpy as np
@@ -7,6 +8,16 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal, Slot


+@dataclass
+class ImageStats:
+    """Container to store stats of an image."""
+
+    maximum: float
+    minimum: float
+    mean: float
+    std: float
+
+
 class ProcessingConfig(BaseModel):
    fft: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Whether to perform FFT on the monitor data.")
    log: Optional[bool] = Field(False, description="Whether to perform log on the monitor data.")
@@ -20,6 +31,10 @@ class ProcessingConfig(BaseModel):
        None, description="The rotation angle of the monitor data before displaying."
    )
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
+    stats: ImageStats = Field(
+        ImageStats(maximum=0, minimum=0, mean=0, std=0),
+        description="The statistics of the image data.",
+    )


 class ImageProcessor:
@@ -97,6 +112,18 @@ class ImageProcessor:
    # def center_of_mass(self, data: np.ndarray) -> tuple:  # TODO check functionality
    #     return np.unravel_index(np.argmax(data), data.shape)

+    def update_image_stats(self, data: np.ndarray) -> None:
+        """Get the statistics of the image data.
+
+        Args:
+            data(np.ndarray): The image data.
+
+        """
+        self.config.stats.maximum = np.max(data)
+        self.config.stats.minimum = np.min(data)
+        self.config.stats.mean = np.mean(data)
+        self.config.stats.std = np.std(data)
+
    def process_image(self, data: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
        """
        Process the data according to the configuration.
@@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ class ImageProcessor:
            data = self.transpose(data)
        if self.config.log:
            data = self.log(data)
+        self.update_image_stats(data)
        return data


@@ -124,6 +152,7 @@ class ProcessorWorker(QObject):
    """

    processed = Signal(str, np.ndarray)
+    stats = Signal(str, ImageStats)
    stopRequested = Signal()
    finished = Signal()

@@ -147,6 +176,7 @@ class ProcessorWorker(QObject):
        self._isRunning = False
        if not self._isRunning:
            self.processed.emit(device, processed_image)
+            self.stats.emit(self.processor.config.stats)
            self.finished.emit()

    def stop(self):
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/motor_map/motor_map.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/motor_map/motor_map.py
@@ -6,37 +6,51 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from pydantic import Field
+from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
+from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

-from bec_widgets.utils import EntryValidator
+from bec_widgets.utils import Colors, EntryValidator
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.plot_base import BECPlotBase, SubplotConfig
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure.plots.waveform.waveform import Signal, SignalData


 class MotorMapConfig(SubplotConfig):
    signals: Optional[Signal] = Field(None, description="Signals of the motor map")
-    color_map: Optional[str] = Field(
-        "Greys", description="Color scheme of the motor position gradient."
-    )  # TODO decide if useful for anything, or just keep GREYS always
+    color: Optional[str | tuple] = Field(
+        (255, 255, 255, 255), description="The color of the last point of current position."
+    )
    scatter_size: Optional[int] = Field(5, description="Size of the scatter points.")
-    max_points: Optional[int] = Field(1000, description="Maximum number of points to display.")
+    max_points: Optional[int] = Field(5000, description="Maximum number of points to display.")
    num_dim_points: Optional[int] = Field(
        100,
        description="Number of points to dim before the color remains same for older recorded position.",
    )
    precision: Optional[int] = Field(2, description="Decimal precision of the motor position.")
    background_value: Optional[int] = Field(
-        25, description="Background value of the motor map."
-    )  # TODO can be percentage from 255 calculated
+        25, description="Background value of the motor map. Has to be between 0 and 255."
+    )
+
+    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
+
+    _validate_color = field_validator("color")(Colors.validate_color)
+
+    @field_validator("background_value")
+    def validate_background_value(cls, value):
+        if not 0 <= value <= 255:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "wrong_value", f"'{value}' hs to be between 0 and 255.", {"wrong_value": value}
+            )
+        return value


 class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "change_motors",
        "set_max_points",
        "set_precision",
@@ -44,6 +58,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        "set_background_value",
        "set_scatter_size",
        "get_data",
+        "remove",
+        "reset_history",
    ]

    # QT Signals
@@ -67,31 +83,45 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
        self.entry_validator = EntryValidator(self.dev)

+        # connect update signal to update plot
+        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_plot
+        )
+        self.apply_config(self.config)
+
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict | MotorMapConfig):
+        """
+        Apply the config to the motor map.
+
+        Args:
+            config(dict|MotorMapConfig): Config to be applied.
+        """
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            try:
+                config = MotorMapConfig(**config)
+            except ValidationError as e:
+                print(f"Error in applying config: {e}")
+                return
+
+        self.config = config
+        self.plot_item.clear()
+
        self.motor_x = None
        self.motor_y = None
        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
        self.plot_components = defaultdict(dict)  # container for plot components

-        # connect update signal to update plot
-        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_plot
-        )
+        self.apply_axis_config()

-    # TODO decide if needed to implement, maybe there will be no children widgets for motormap for now...
-    # def find_widget_by_id(self, item_id: str) -> BECCurve:
-    #     """
-    #     Find the curve by its ID.
-    #     Args:
-    #         item_id(str): ID of the curve.
-    #
-    #     Returns:
-    #         BECCurve: The curve object.
-    #     """
-    #     for curve in self.plot_item.curves:
-    #         if curve.gui_id == item_id:
-    #             return curve
+        if self.config.signals is not None:
+            self.change_motors(
+                motor_x=self.config.signals.x.name,
+                motor_y=self.config.signals.y.name,
+                motor_x_entry=self.config.signals.x.entry,
+                motor_y_entry=self.config.signals.y.entry,
+            )

-    @pyqtSlot(str, str, str, str, bool)
+    @Slot(str, str, str, str, bool)
    def change_motors(
        self,
        motor_x: str,
@@ -110,6 +140,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            motor_y_entry(str): Motor entry for the Y axis.
            validate_bec(bool, optional): If True, validate the signal with BEC. Defaults to True.
        """
+        self.plot_item.clear()
+
        motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry = self._validate_signal_entries(
            motor_x, motor_y, motor_x_entry, motor_y_entry, validate_bec
        )
@@ -127,19 +159,42 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        # reconnect the signals
        self._connect_motor_to_slots()

+        self.database_buffer = {"x": [], "y": []}
+
        # Redraw the motor map
        self._make_motor_map()

    def get_data(self) -> dict:
        """
        Get the data of the motor map.
+
        Returns:
            dict: Data of the motor map.
        """
        data = {"x": self.database_buffer["x"], "y": self.database_buffer["y"]}
        return data

-    # TODO setup all visual properties
+    def reset_history(self):
+        """
+        Reset the history of the motor map.
+        """
+        self.database_buffer["x"] = [self.database_buffer["x"][-1]]
+        self.database_buffer["y"] = [self.database_buffer["y"][-1]]
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
+    def set_color(self, color: str | tuple):
+        """
+        Set color of the motor trace.
+
+        Args:
+            color(str|tuple): Color of the motor trace. Can be HEX(str) or RGBA(tuple).
+        """
+        if isinstance(color, str):
+            color = Colors.validate_color(color)
+            color = Colors.hex_to_rgba(color, 255)
+        self.config.color = color
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
    def set_max_points(self, max_points: int) -> None:
        """
        Set the maximum number of points to display.
@@ -148,6 +203,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            max_points(int): Maximum number of points to display.
        """
        self.config.max_points = max_points
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -157,6 +213,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            precision(int): Decimal precision of the motor position.
        """
        self.config.precision = precision
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_num_dim_points(self, num_dim_points: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -166,6 +223,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            num_dim_points(int): Number of dim points.
        """
        self.config.num_dim_points = num_dim_points
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def set_background_value(self, background_value: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -175,6 +233,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            background_value(int): Background value of the motor map.
        """
        self.config.background_value = background_value
+        self._swap_limit_map()

    def set_scatter_size(self, scatter_size: int) -> None:
        """
@@ -184,6 +243,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            scatter_size(int): Size of the scatter points.
        """
        self.config.scatter_size = scatter_size
+        self.update_signal.emit()

    def _disconnect_current_motors(self):
        """Disconnect the current motors from the slots."""
@@ -208,6 +268,16 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):

        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_device_readback, endpoints)

+    def _swap_limit_map(self):
+        """Swap the limit map."""
+        self.plot_item.removeItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
+        if self.config.signals.x.limits is not None and self.config.signals.y.limits is not None:
+            self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(
+                self.config.signals.x.limits, self.config.signals.y.limits
+            )
+            self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)
+            self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
+
    def _make_motor_map(self):
        """
        Create the motor map plot.
@@ -215,9 +285,10 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        # Create limit map
        motor_x_limit = self.config.signals.x.limits
        motor_y_limit = self.config.signals.y.limits
-        self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(motor_x_limit, motor_y_limit)
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
-        self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)
+        if motor_x_limit is not None or motor_y_limit is not None:
+            self.plot_components["limit_map"] = self._make_limit_map(motor_x_limit, motor_y_limit)
+            self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_components["limit_map"])
+            self.plot_components["limit_map"].setZValue(-1)

        # Create scatter plot
        scatter_size = self.config.scatter_size
@@ -247,6 +318,8 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
        # Set default labels for the plot
        self.set(x_label=f"Motor X ({self.motor_x})", y_label=f"Motor Y ({self.motor_y})")

+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
    def _add_coordinantes_crosshair(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
        """
        Add crosshair to the plot to highlight the current position.
@@ -369,21 +442,34 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            print(f"The device '{motor}' does not have defined limits.")
            return None

+    @Slot()
    def _update_plot(self):
        """Update the motor map plot."""
+        # If the number of points exceeds max_points, delete the oldest points
+        if len(self.database_buffer["x"]) > self.config.max_points:
+            self.database_buffer["x"] = self.database_buffer["x"][-self.config.max_points :]
+            self.database_buffer["y"] = self.database_buffer["y"][-self.config.max_points :]
+
        x = self.database_buffer["x"]
        y = self.database_buffer["y"]

        # Setup gradient brush for history
        brushes = [pg.mkBrush(50, 50, 50, 255)] * len(x)

+        # RGB color
+        r, g, b, a = self.config.color
+
        # Calculate the decrement step based on self.num_dim_points
        num_dim_points = self.config.num_dim_points
        decrement_step = (255 - 50) / num_dim_points
+
        for i in range(1, min(num_dim_points + 1, len(x) + 1)):
            brightness = max(60, 255 - decrement_step * (i - 1))
-            brushes[-i] = pg.mkBrush(brightness, brightness, brightness, 255)
-        brushes[-1] = pg.mkBrush(255, 255, 255, 255)  # Newest point is always full brightness
+            dim_r = int(r * (brightness / 255))
+            dim_g = int(g * (brightness / 255))
+            dim_b = int(b * (brightness / 255))
+            brushes[-i] = pg.mkBrush(dim_r, dim_g, dim_b, a)
+        brushes[-1] = pg.mkBrush(r, g, b, a)  # Newest point is always full brightness
        scatter_size = self.config.scatter_size

        # Update the scatter plot
@@ -406,7 +492,7 @@ class BECMotorMap(BECPlotBase):
            f"Motor position: ({round(float(current_x),precision)}, {round(float(current_y),precision)})"
        )

-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
+    @Slot(dict)
    def on_device_readback(self, msg: dict) -> None:
        """
        Update the motor map plot with the new motor position.
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/plot_base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFont, QFontDatabase, QFontInfo
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget

 from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
@@ -12,8 +14,14 @@ from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig

 class AxisConfig(BaseModel):
    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The title of the axes.")
+    title_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the title.")
    x_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the x-axis.")
+    x_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the x-axis label.")
    y_label: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The label for the y-axis.")
+    y_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="The font size of the y-axis label.")
+    legend_label_size: Optional[int] = Field(
+        None, description="The font size of the legend labels."
+    )
    x_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the x-axis.")
    y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = Field("linear", description="The scale of the y-axis.")
    x_lim: Optional[tuple] = Field(None, description="The limits of the x-axis.")
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ class SubplotConfig(ConnectionConfig):

 class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "config_dict",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_title",
        "set_x_label",
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
        "set_grid",
        "lock_aspect_ratio",
        "remove",
+        "set_legend_label_size",
    ]

    def __init__(
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
            - y_scale: Literal["linear", "log"]
            - x_lim: tuple
            - y_lim: tuple
+            - legend_label_size: int
        """
        # Mapping of keywords to setter methods
        method_map = {
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):
            "y_scale": self.set_y_scale,
            "x_lim": self.set_x_lim,
            "y_lim": self.set_y_lim,
+            "legend_label_size": self.set_legend_label_size,
        }
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            if key in method_map:
@@ -116,34 +127,79 @@ class BECPlotBase(BECConnector, pg.GraphicsLayout):

        self.set(**{k: v for k, v in config_mappings.items() if v is not None})

-    def set_title(self, title: str):
+    def set_legend_label_size(self, size: int = None):
+        """
+        Set the font size of the legend.
+
+        Args:
+            size(int): Font size of the legend.
+        """
+        if not self.plot_item.legend:
+            return
+        if self.config.axis.legend_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.legend_label_size = size
+                scale = (
+                    size / 9
+                )  # 9 is the default font size of the legend, so we always scale it against 9
+                self.plot_item.legend.setScale(scale)
+
+    def get_text_color(self):
+        return "#FFF" if self.figure.config.theme == "dark" else "#000"
+
+    def set_title(self, title: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the title of the plot widget.

        Args:
            title(str): Title of the plot widget.
+            size(int): Font size of the title.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setTitle(title)
+        if self.config.axis.title_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.title_size = size
+            style = {"color": self.get_text_color(), "size": f"{self.config.axis.title_size}pt"}
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setTitle(title, **style)
        self.config.axis.title = title

-    def set_x_label(self, label: str):
+    def set_x_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the label of the x-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the x-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", label)
+        if self.config.axis.x_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.x_label_size = size
+            style = {
+                "color": self.get_text_color(),
+                "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.x_label_size}pt",
+            }
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setLabel("bottom", label, **style)
        self.config.axis.x_label = label

-    def set_y_label(self, label: str):
+    def set_y_label(self, label: str, size: int = None):
        """
        Set the label of the y-axis.

        Args:
            label(str): Label of the y-axis.
+            size(int): Font size of the label.
        """
-        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", label)
+        if self.config.axis.y_label_size or size:
+            if size:
+                self.config.axis.y_label_size = size
+            color = self.get_text_color()
+            style = {"color": color, "font-size": f"{self.config.axis.y_label_size}pt"}
+        else:
+            style = {}
+        self.plot_item.setLabel("left", label, **style)
        self.config.axis.y_label = label

    def set_x_scale(self, scale: Literal["linear", "log"] = "linear"):
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

+import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import Any, Literal, Optional

 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
+from bec_lib import messages
 from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
 from bec_lib.scan_data import ScanData
 from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
@@ -33,15 +35,15 @@ class Waveform1DConfig(SubplotConfig):

 class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
    USER_ACCESS = [
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "plot",
+        "add_dap",
+        "get_dap_params",
        "remove_curve",
        "scan_history",
        "curves",
        "get_curve",
-        "get_curve_config",
-        "apply_config",
        "get_all_data",
        "set",
        "set_title",
@@ -54,8 +56,10 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        "set_grid",
        "lock_aspect_ratio",
        "remove",
+        "set_legend_label_size",
    ]
    scan_signal_update = pyqtSignal()
+    dap_params_update = pyqtSignal(dict)

    def __init__(
        self,
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        )

        self._curves_data = defaultdict(dict)
+        self.old_scan_id = None
        self.scan_id = None

        # Scan segment update proxy
@@ -79,6 +84,9 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            self.scan_signal_update, rateLimit=25, slot=self._update_scan_segment_plot
        )

+        self.proxy_update_dap = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.scan_signal_update, rateLimit=25, slot=self.refresh_dap
+        )
        # Get bec shortcuts dev, scans, queue, scan_storage, dap
        self.get_bec_shortcuts()

@@ -212,6 +220,8 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        color_map_z: str | None = "plasma",
        label: str | None = None,
        validate: bool = True,
+        dap: str | None = None,  # TODO add dap custom curve wrapper
+        **kwargs,
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
        Plot a curve to the plot widget.
@@ -228,14 +238,17 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
            label(str): The label of the curve.
            validate(bool): If True, validate the device names and entries.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve. If not specified, none will be added.

        Returns:
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """

        if x is not None and y is not None:
-            return self.add_curve_custom(x=x, y=y, label=label, color=color)
+            return self.add_curve_custom(x=x, y=y, label=label, color=color, **kwargs)
        else:
+            if dap:
+                self.add_dap(x_name=x_name, y_name=y_name, dap=dap)
            return self.add_curve_scan(
                x_name=x_name,
                y_name=y_name,
@@ -247,6 +260,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
                color_map_z=color_map_z,
                label=label,
                validate_bec=validate,
+                **kwargs,
            )

    def add_curve_custom(
@@ -255,6 +269,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        y: list | np.ndarray,
        label: str = None,
        color: str = None,
+        curve_source: str = "custom",
        **kwargs,
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
@@ -265,12 +280,13 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            y(list|np.ndarray): Y data of the curve.
            label(str, optional): Label of the curve. Defaults to None.
            color(str, optional): Color of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            curve_source(str, optional): Tag for source of the curve. Defaults to "custom".
            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the curve configuration.

        Returns:
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """
-        curve_source = "custom"
+        curve_source = curve_source
        curve_id = label or f"Curve {len(self.plot_item.curves) + 1}"

        curve_exits = self._check_curve_id(curve_id, self._curves_data)
@@ -313,10 +329,12 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        color_map_z: Optional[str] = "plasma",
        label: Optional[str] = None,
        validate_bec: bool = True,
+        source: str = "scan_segment",
+        dap: Optional[str] = None,
        **kwargs,
    ) -> BECCurve:
        """
-        Add a curve to the plot widget from the scan segment.
+        Add a curve to the plot widget from the scan segment. #TODO adapt docs to DAP

        Args:
            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
@@ -334,7 +352,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            BECCurve: The curve object.
        """
        # Check if curve already exists
-        curve_source = "scan_segment"
+        curve_source = source

        # Get entry if not provided and validate
        x_entry, y_entry, z_entry = self._validate_signal_entries(
@@ -370,12 +388,74 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
                x=SignalData(name=x_name, entry=x_entry),
                y=SignalData(name=y_name, entry=y_entry),
                z=SignalData(name=z_name, entry=z_entry) if z_name else None,
+                dap=dap,
            ),
            **kwargs,
        )
        curve = self._add_curve_object(name=label, source=curve_source, config=curve_config)
        return curve

+    def add_dap(
+        self,
+        x_name: str,
+        y_name: str,
+        x_entry: Optional[str] = None,
+        y_entry: Optional[str] = None,
+        color: Optional[str] = None,
+        dap: str = "GaussianModel",
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> BECCurve:
+        """
+        Add LMFIT dap model curve to the plot widget.
+
+        Args:
+            x_name(str): Name of the x signal.
+            x_entry(str): Entry of the x signal.
+            y_name(str): Name of the y signal.
+            y_entry(str): Entry of the y signal.
+            color(str, optional): Color of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            color_map_z(str): The color map to use for the z-axis.
+            label(str, optional): Label of the curve. Defaults to None.
+            dap(str): The dap model to use for the curve.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the curve configuration.
+
+        Returns:
+            BECCurve: The curve object.
+        """
+        x_entry, y_entry, _ = self._validate_signal_entries(
+            x_name, y_name, None, x_entry, y_entry, None
+        )
+        label = f"{y_name}-{y_entry}-{dap}"
+        curve = self.add_curve_scan(
+            x_name=x_name,
+            y_name=y_name,
+            x_entry=x_entry,
+            y_entry=y_entry,
+            color=color,
+            label=label,
+            source="DAP",
+            dap=dap,
+            pen_style="dash",
+            symbol="star",
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)
+        self.refresh_dap()
+        return curve
+
+    def get_dap_params(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get the DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: DAP parameters of all DAP curves.
+        """
+        params = {}
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            params[curve_id] = curve.dap_params
+        return params
+
    def _add_curve_object(
        self,
        name: str,
@@ -401,6 +481,7 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        self.config.curves[name] = curve.config
        if data is not None:
            curve.setData(data[0], data[1])
+        self.set_legend_label_size()
        return curve

    def _validate_signal_entries(
@@ -526,13 +607,75 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
            return

        if current_scan_id != self.scan_id:
+            self.old_scan_id = self.scan_id
            self.scan_id = current_scan_id
            self.scan_segment_data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(
                self.scan_id
            )  # TODO do scan access through BECFigure
+            self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)

        self.scan_signal_update.emit()

+    def setup_dap(self, old_scan_id, new_scan_id):
+        """
+        Setup DAP for the new scan.
+
+        Args:
+            old_scan_id(str): old_scan_id, used to disconnect the previous dispatcher connection.
+            new_scan_id(str): new_scan_id, used to connect the new dispatcher connection.
+
+        """
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(old_scan_id)
+        )
+        if len(self._curves_data["DAP"]) > 0:
+            self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+                self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(new_scan_id)
+            )
+
+    def refresh_dap(self):
+        """
+        Refresh the DAP curves with the latest data from the DAP model MessageEndpoints.dap_response().
+        """
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            x_name = curve.config.signals.x.name
+            y_name = curve.config.signals.y.name
+            x_entry = curve.config.signals.x.entry
+            y_entry = curve.config.signals.y.entry
+            model_name = curve.config.signals.dap
+            model = getattr(self.dap, model_name)
+
+            msg = messages.DAPRequestMessage(
+                dap_cls="LmfitService1D",
+                dap_type="on_demand",
+                config={
+                    "args": [self.scan_id, x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry],
+                    "kwargs": {},
+                    "class_args": model._plugin_info["class_args"],
+                    "class_kwargs": model._plugin_info["class_kwargs"],
+                },
+                metadata={"RID": self.scan_id},
+            )
+            self.client.connector.set_and_publish(MessageEndpoints.dap_request(), msg)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def update_dap(self, msg, metadata):
+        self.msg = msg
+        scan_id, x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry = msg["dap_request"].content["config"]["args"]
+        model = msg["dap_request"].content["config"]["class_kwargs"]["model"]
+
+        curve_id_request = f"{y_name}-{y_entry}-{model}"
+
+        for curve_id, curve in self._curves_data["DAP"].items():
+            if curve_id == curve_id_request:
+                if msg["data"] is not None:
+                    x = msg["data"][0]["x"]
+                    y = msg["data"][0]["y"]
+                    curve.setData(x, y)
+                    curve.dap_params = msg["data"][1]["fit_parameters"]
+                    self.dap_params_update.emit(curve.dap_params)
+                break
+
    def _update_scan_segment_plot(self):
        """Update the plot with the data from the scan segment."""
        data = self.scan_segment_data.data
@@ -562,14 +705,15 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
                data_y = data[y_name][y_entry].val
                if curve.config.signals.z:
                    data_z = data[z_name][z_entry].val
-                    color_z = self._make_z_gradient(
-                        data_z, curve.config.color_map_z
-                    )  # TODO decide how to implement custom gradient
+                    color_z = self._make_z_gradient(data_z, curve.config.color_map_z)
            except TypeError:
                continue

            if data_z is not None and color_z is not None:
-                curve.setData(x=data_x, y=data_y, symbolBrush=color_z)
+                try:
+                    curve.setData(x=data_x, y=data_y, symbolBrush=color_z)
+                except:
+                    return
            else:
                curve.setData(data_x, data_y)

@@ -607,13 +751,21 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
        if scan_index is not None and scan_id is not None:
            raise ValueError("Only one of scan_id or scan_index can be provided.")

+        # Reset DAP connector
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(self.scan_id)
+        )
        if scan_index is not None:
-            self.scan_id = self.queue.scan_storage.storage[scan_index].scan_id
-            data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data
+            try:
+                self.scan_id = self.queue.scan_storage.storage[scan_index].scan_id
+            except IndexError:
+                print(f"Scan index {scan_index} out of range.")
+                return
        elif scan_id is not None:
            self.scan_id = scan_id
-            data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data

+        self.setup_dap(self.old_scan_id, self.scan_id)
+        data = self.queue.scan_storage.find_scan_by_ID(self.scan_id).data
        self._update_scan_curves(data)

    def get_all_data(self, output: Literal["dict", "pandas"] = "dict") -> dict | pd.DataFrame:
@@ -659,6 +811,9 @@ class BECWaveform(BECPlotBase):
    def cleanup(self):
        """Cleanup the widget connection from BECDispatcher."""
        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(self.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
+        self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+            self.update_dap, MessageEndpoints.dap_response(self.scan_id)
+        )
        for curve in self.curves:
            curve.cleanup()
        super().cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/figure/plots/waveform/waveform_curve.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Signal(BaseModel):
    x: SignalData  # TODO maybe add metadata for config gui later
    y: SignalData
    z: Optional[SignalData] = None
+    dap: Optional[str] = None
    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}


@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ class CurveConfig(ConnectionConfig):
 class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
    USER_ACCESS = [
        "remove",
-        "rpc_id",
-        "config_dict",
+        "dap_params",
+        "_rpc_id",
+        "_config_dict",
        "set",
        "set_data",
        "set_color",
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
        "set_pen_width",
        "set_pen_style",
        "get_data",
+        "dap_params",
    ]

    def __init__(
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):

        self.parent_item = parent_item
        self.apply_config()
+        self.dap_params = None
        if kwargs:
            self.set(**kwargs)

@@ -119,6 +123,14 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):
            self.setSymbolSize(self.config.symbol_size)
            self.setSymbol(self.config.symbol)

+    @property
+    def dap_params(self):
+        return self._dap_params
+
+    @dap_params.setter
+    def dap_params(self, value):
+        self._dap_params = value
+
    def set_data(self, x, y):
        if self.config.source == "custom":
            self.setData(x, y)
@@ -241,5 +253,6 @@ class BECCurve(BECConnector, pg.PlotDataItem):

    def remove(self):
        """Remove the curve from the plot."""
-        self.parent_item.removeItem(self)
+        # self.parent_item.removeItem(self)
+        self.parent_item.remove_curve(self.name())
        self.cleanup()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_control.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_control.py
@@ -1,252 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
-from enum import Enum
-
-from bec_lib.alarm_handler import AlarmBase
-from bec_lib.device import Positioner
-from qtpy.QtCore import QThread
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
-
-CONFIG_DEFAULT = {
-    "motor_control": {
-        "motor_x": "samx",
-        "motor_y": "samy",
-        "step_size_x": 3,
-        "step_size_y": 50,
-        "precision": 4,
-        "step_x_y_same": False,
-        "move_with_arrows": False,
-    }
-}
-
-
-class MotorControlWidget(QWidget):
-    """Base class for motor control widgets."""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, motor_thread=None, config=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.client = client
-        self.motor_thread = motor_thread
-        self.config = config
-
-        self.motor_x = None
-        self.motor_y = None
-
-        if not self.client:
-            bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-            self.client = bec_dispatcher.client
-
-        if not self.motor_thread:
-            self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
-
-        self._load_ui()
-
-        if self.config is None:
-            print(f"No initial config found for {self.__class__.__name__}")
-            self._init_ui()
-        else:
-            self.on_config_update(self.config)
-
-    def _load_ui(self):
-        """Load the UI from the .ui file."""
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        """Initialize the UI components specific to the widget."""
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config):
-        """Handle configuration updates."""
-        self.config = config
-        self._init_ui()
-
-
-class MotorControlErrors:
-    """Class for displaying formatted error messages."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def display_error_message(error_message: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Display a critical error message.
-        Args:
-            error_message(str): Error message to display.
-        """
-        # Create a QMessageBox
-        msg = QMessageBox()
-        msg.setIcon(QMessageBox.Critical)
-        msg.setWindowTitle("Critical Error")
-
-        # Format the message
-        formatted_message = MotorControlErrors._format_error_message(error_message)
-        msg.setText(formatted_message)
-
-        # Display the message box
-        msg.exec_()
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _format_error_message(error_message: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Format the error message.
-        Args:
-            error_message(str): Error message to format.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Formatted error message.
-        """
-        # Split the message into lines
-        lines = error_message.split("\n")
-        formatted_lines = [
-            f"<b>{line.strip()}</b>" if i == 0 else line.strip()
-            for i, line in enumerate(lines)
-            if line.strip()
-        ]
-
-        # Join the lines with double breaks for empty lines in between
-        formatted_message = "<br><br>".join(formatted_lines)
-
-        return formatted_message
-
-
-class MotorActions(Enum):
-    """Enum for motor actions."""
-
-    MOVE_ABSOLUTE = "move_absolute"
-    MOVE_RELATIVE = "move_relative"
-
-
-class MotorThread(QThread):
-    """
-    QThread subclass for controlling motor actions asynchronously.
-
-    Signals:
-        coordinates_updated (pyqtSignal): Signal to emit current coordinates.
-        motor_error (pyqtSignal): Signal to emit when there is an error with the motors.
-        lock_gui (pyqtSignal): Signal to lock/unlock the GUI.
-    """
-
-    coordinates_updated = pyqtSignal(float, float)  # Signal to emit current coordinates
-    motor_error = pyqtSignal(str)  # Signal to emit when there is an error with the motors
-    lock_gui = pyqtSignal(bool)  # Signal to lock/unlock the GUI
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
-        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
-        self.scans = self.client.scans
-        self.queue = self.client.queue
-        self.action = None
-
-        self.motor = None
-        self.motor_x = None
-        self.motor_y = None
-        self.target_coordinates = None
-        self.value = None
-
-    def get_all_motors_names(self) -> list:
-        """
-        Get all the motors names.
-        Returns:
-            list: List of all the motors names.
-        """
-        all_devices = self.client.device_manager.devices.enabled_devices
-        all_motors_names = [motor.name for motor in all_devices if isinstance(motor, Positioner)]
-        return all_motors_names
-
-    def get_coordinates(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str) -> tuple:
-        """
-        Get the current coordinates of the motors.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): Motor X to get positions from.
-            motor_y(str): Motor Y to get positions from.
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple: Current coordinates of the motors.
-        """
-        x = self.dev[motor_x].readback.get()
-        y = self.dev[motor_y].readback.get()
-        return x, y
-
-    def move_absolute(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str, target_coordinates: tuple) -> None:
-        """
-        Wrapper for moving the motor to the target coordinates.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): Motor X to move.
-            motor_y(str): Motor Y to move.
-            target_coordinates(tuple): Target coordinates.
-        """
-        self.action = MotorActions.MOVE_ABSOLUTE
-        self.motor_x = motor_x
-        self.motor_y = motor_y
-        self.target_coordinates = target_coordinates
-        self.start()
-
-    def move_relative(self, motor: str, value: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Wrapper for moving the motor relative to the current position.
-        Args:
-            motor(str): Motor to move.
-            value(float): Value to move.
-        """
-        self.action = MotorActions.MOVE_RELATIVE
-        self.motor = motor
-        self.value = value
-        self.start()
-
-    def run(self):
-        """
-        Run the thread.
-        Possible actions:
-            - Move to coordinates
-            - Move relative
-        """
-        if self.action == MotorActions.MOVE_ABSOLUTE:
-            self._move_motor_absolute(self.motor_x, self.motor_y, self.target_coordinates)
-        elif self.action == MotorActions.MOVE_RELATIVE:
-            self._move_motor_relative(self.motor, self.value)
-
-    def _move_motor_absolute(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str, target_coordinates: tuple) -> None:
-        """
-        Move the motor to the target coordinates.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): Motor X to move.
-            motor_y(str): Motor Y to move.
-            target_coordinates(tuple): Target coordinates.
-        """
-        self.lock_gui.emit(False)
-        try:
-            status = self.scans.mv(
-                self.dev[motor_x],
-                target_coordinates[0],
-                self.dev[motor_y],
-                target_coordinates[1],
-                relative=False,
-            )
-            status.wait()
-        except AlarmBase as e:
-            self.motor_error.emit(str(e))
-        finally:
-            self.lock_gui.emit(True)
-
-    def _move_motor_relative(self, motor, value: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Move the motor relative to the current position.
-        Args:
-            motor(str): Motor to move.
-            value(float): Value to move.
-        """
-        self.lock_gui.emit(False)
-        try:
-            status = self.scans.mv(self.dev[motor], value, relative=True)
-            status.wait()
-        except AlarmBase as e:
-            self.motor_error.emit(str(e))
-        finally:
-            self.lock_gui.emit(True)
-
-    def stop_movement(self):
-        self.queue.request_scan_abortion()
-        self.queue.request_queue_reset()
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/motor_table.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/motor_table.py
@@ -1,484 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator, QKeySequence
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QCheckBox,
-    QLineEdit,
-    QMessageBox,
-    QPushButton,
-    QShortcut,
-    QTableWidget,
-    QTableWidgetItem,
-)
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_control import MotorControlWidget
-
-
-class MotorCoordinateTable(MotorControlWidget):
-    """
-    Widget to save coordinates from motor, display them in the table and move back to them.
-    There are two modes of operation:
-        - Individual: Each row is a single coordinate.
-        - Start/Stop: Each pair of rows is a start and end coordinate.
-    Signals:
-        plot_coordinates_signal (pyqtSignal(list, str, str)): Signal to plot the coordinates in the MotorMap.
-    Slots:
-        add_coordinate (pyqtSlot(tuple)): Slot to add a coordinate to the table.
-        mode_switch (pyqtSlot): Slot to switch between individual and start/stop mode.
-    """
-
-    plot_coordinates_signal = pyqtSignal(list, str, str)
-
-    def _load_ui(self):
-        """Load the UI for the coordinate table."""
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "motor_table.ui"), self)
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        """Initialize the UI"""
-        # Setup table behaviour
-        self._setup_table()
-        self.ui.table.setSelectionBehavior(QTableWidget.SelectRows)
-
-        # for tag columns default tag
-        self.tag_counter = 1
-
-        # Connect signals and slots
-        self.ui.checkBox_resize_auto.stateChanged.connect(self.resize_table_auto)
-        self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.mode_switch)
-
-        # Keyboard shortcuts for deleting a row
-        self.delete_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_Delete), self.ui.table)
-        self.delete_shortcut.activated.connect(self.delete_selected_row)
-        self.backspace_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt.Key_Backspace), self.ui.table)
-        self.backspace_shortcut.activated.connect(self.delete_selected_row)
-
-        # Warning message for mode switch enable/disable
-        self.warning_message = True
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Update config dict
-        Args:
-            config(dict): New config dict
-        """
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Get motor names
-        self.motor_x, self.motor_y = (
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"],
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"],
-        )
-
-        # Decimal precision of the table coordinates
-        self.precision = self.config["motor_control"].get("precision", 3)
-
-        # Mode switch default option
-        self.mode = self.config["motor_control"].get("mode", "Individual")
-
-        # Set combobox to default mode
-        self.ui.comboBox_mode.setCurrentText(self.mode)
-
-        self._init_ui()
-
-    def _setup_table(self):
-        """Setup the table with appropriate headers and configurations."""
-        mode = self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentText()
-
-        if mode == "Individual":
-            self._setup_individual_mode()
-        elif mode == "Start/Stop":
-            self._setup_start_stop_mode()
-            self.start_stop_counter = 0  # TODO: remove this??
-
-        self.wipe_motor_map_coordinates()
-
-    def _setup_individual_mode(self):
-        """Setup the table for individual mode."""
-        self.ui.table.setColumnCount(5)
-        self.ui.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["Show", "Move", "Tag", "X", "Y"])
-        self.ui.table.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
-
-    def _setup_start_stop_mode(self):
-        """Setup the table for start/stop mode."""
-        self.ui.table.setColumnCount(8)
-        self.ui.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(
-            [
-                "Show",
-                "Move [start]",
-                "Move [end]",
-                "Tag",
-                "X [start]",
-                "Y [start]",
-                "X [end]",
-                "Y [end]",
-            ]
-        )
-        self.ui.table.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
-        # Set flag to track if the coordinate is stat or the end of the entry
-        self.is_next_entry_end = False
-
-    def mode_switch(self):
-        """Switch between individual and start/stop mode."""
-        last_selected_index = self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentIndex()
-
-        if self.ui.table.rowCount() > 0 and self.warning_message is True:
-            msgBox = QMessageBox()
-            msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox.Critical)
-            msgBox.setText(
-                "Switching modes will delete all table entries. Do you want to continue?"
-            )
-            msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok | QMessageBox.Cancel)
-            returnValue = msgBox.exec()
-
-            if returnValue is QMessageBox.Cancel:
-                self.ui.comboBox_mode.blockSignals(True)  # Block signals
-                self.ui.comboBox_mode.setCurrentIndex(last_selected_index)
-                self.ui.comboBox_mode.blockSignals(False)  # Unblock signals
-                return
-
-        # Wipe table
-        self.wipe_motor_map_coordinates()
-
-        # Initiate new table with new mode
-        self._setup_table()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(tuple)
-    def add_coordinate(self, coordinates: tuple):
-        """
-        Add a coordinate to the table.
-        Args:
-            coordinates(tuple): Coordinates (x,y) to add to the table.
-        """
-        tag = f"Pos {self.tag_counter}"
-        self.tag_counter += 1
-        x, y = coordinates
-        self._add_row(tag, x, y)
-
-    def _add_row(self, tag: str, x: float, y: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Add a row to the table.
-        Args:
-            tag(str): Tag of the coordinate.
-            x(float): X coordinate.
-            y(float): Y coordinate.
-        """
-
-        mode = self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentText()
-        if mode == "Individual":
-            checkbox_pos = 0
-            button_pos = 1
-            tag_pos = 2
-            x_pos = 3
-            y_pos = 4
-            coordinate_reference = "Individual"
-            color = "green"
-
-            # Add new row -> new entry
-            row_count = self.ui.table.rowCount()
-            self.ui.table.insertRow(row_count)
-
-            # Add Widgets
-            self._add_widgets(
-                tag,
-                x,
-                y,
-                row_count,
-                checkbox_pos,
-                tag_pos,
-                button_pos,
-                x_pos,
-                y_pos,
-                coordinate_reference,
-                color,
-            )
-
-        if mode == "Start/Stop":
-            # These positions are always fixed
-            checkbox_pos = 0
-            tag_pos = 3
-
-            if self.is_next_entry_end is False:  # It is the start position of the entry
-                print("Start position")
-                button_pos = 1
-                x_pos = 4
-                y_pos = 5
-                coordinate_reference = "Start"
-                color = "blue"
-
-                # Add new row -> new entry
-                row_count = self.ui.table.rowCount()
-                self.ui.table.insertRow(row_count)
-
-                # Add Widgets
-                self._add_widgets(
-                    tag,
-                    x,
-                    y,
-                    row_count,
-                    checkbox_pos,
-                    tag_pos,
-                    button_pos,
-                    x_pos,
-                    y_pos,
-                    coordinate_reference,
-                    color,
-                )
-
-                # Next entry will be the end of the current entry
-                self.is_next_entry_end = True
-
-            elif self.is_next_entry_end is True:  # It is the end position of the entry
-                print("End position")
-                row_count = self.ui.table.rowCount() - 1  # Current row
-                button_pos = 2
-                x_pos = 6
-                y_pos = 7
-                coordinate_reference = "Stop"
-                color = "red"
-
-                # Add Widgets
-                self._add_widgets(
-                    tag,
-                    x,
-                    y,
-                    row_count,
-                    checkbox_pos,
-                    tag_pos,
-                    button_pos,
-                    x_pos,
-                    y_pos,
-                    coordinate_reference,
-                    color,
-                )
-                self.is_next_entry_end = False  # Next entry will be the start of the new entry
-
-        # Auto table resize
-        self.resize_table_auto()
-
-    def _add_widgets(
-        self,
-        tag: str,
-        x: float,
-        y: float,
-        row: int,
-        checkBox_pos: int,
-        tag_pos: int,
-        button_pos: int,
-        x_pos: int,
-        y_pos: int,
-        coordinate_reference: str,
-        color: str,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Add widgets to the table.
-        Args:
-            tag(str): Tag of the coordinate.
-            x(float): X coordinate.
-            y(float): Y coordinate.
-            row(int): Row of the QTableWidget where to add the widgets.
-            checkBox_pos(int): Column where to put CheckBox.
-            tag_pos(int): Column where to put Tag.
-            button_pos(int): Column where to put Move button.
-            x_pos(int): Column where to link x coordinate.
-            y_pos(int): Column where to link y coordinate.
-            coordinate_reference(str): Reference to the coordinate for MotorMap.
-            color(str): Color of the coordinate for MotorMap.
-        """
-        # Add widgets
-        self._add_checkbox(row, checkBox_pos, x_pos, y_pos)
-        self._add_move_button(row, button_pos, x_pos, y_pos)
-        self.ui.table.setItem(row, tag_pos, QTableWidgetItem(tag))
-        self._add_line_edit(x, row, x_pos, x_pos, y_pos, coordinate_reference, color)
-        self._add_line_edit(y, row, y_pos, x_pos, y_pos, coordinate_reference, color)
-
-        # # Emit the coordinates to be plotted
-        self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos, y_pos, coordinate_reference, color)
-
-        # Connect item edit to emit coordinates
-        self.ui.table.itemChanged.connect(
-            lambda: print(f"item changed from {coordinate_reference} slot \n {x}-{y}-{color}")
-        )
-        self.ui.table.itemChanged.connect(
-            lambda: self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos, y_pos, coordinate_reference, color)
-        )
-
-    def _add_checkbox(self, row: int, checkBox_pos: int, x_pos: int, y_pos: int):
-        """
-        Add a checkbox to the table.
-        Args:
-            row(int): Row of QTableWidget where to add the checkbox.
-            checkBox_pos(int): Column where to put CheckBox.
-            x_pos(int): Column where to link x coordinate.
-            y_pos(int): Column where to link y coordinate.
-        """
-        show_checkbox = QCheckBox()
-        show_checkbox.setChecked(True)
-        show_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(lambda: self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos, y_pos))
-        self.ui.table.setCellWidget(row, checkBox_pos, show_checkbox)
-
-    def _add_move_button(self, row: int, button_pos: int, x_pos: int, y_pos: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Add a move button to the table.
-        Args:
-            row(int): Row of QTableWidget where to add the move button.
-            button_pos(int): Column where to put move button.
-            x_pos(int): Column where to link x coordinate.
-            y_pos(int): Column where to link y coordinate.
-        """
-        move_button = QPushButton("Move")
-        move_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.handle_move_button_click(x_pos, y_pos))
-        self.ui.table.setCellWidget(row, button_pos, move_button)
-
-    def _add_line_edit(
-        self,
-        value: float,
-        row: int,
-        line_pos: int,
-        x_pos: int,
-        y_pos: int,
-        coordinate_reference: str,
-        color: str,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Add a QLineEdit to the table.
-        Args:
-            value(float): Initial value of the QLineEdit.
-            row(int): Row of QTableWidget where to add the QLineEdit.
-            line_pos(int): Column where to put QLineEdit.
-            x_pos(int): Column where to link x coordinate.
-            y_pos(int): Column where to link y coordinate.
-            coordinate_reference(str): Reference to the coordinate for MotorMap.
-            color(str): Color of the coordinate for MotorMap.
-        """
-        # Adding validator
-        validator = QDoubleValidator()
-        validator.setDecimals(self.precision)
-
-        # Create line edit
-        edit = QLineEdit(str(f"{value:.{self.precision}f}"))
-        edit.setValidator(validator)
-        edit.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
-
-        # Add line edit to the table
-        self.ui.table.setCellWidget(row, line_pos, edit)
-        edit.textChanged.connect(
-            lambda: self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos, y_pos, coordinate_reference, color)
-        )
-
-    def wipe_motor_map_coordinates(self):
-        """Wipe the motor map coordinates."""
-        try:
-            self.ui.table.itemChanged.disconnect()  # Disconnect all previous connections
-        except TypeError:
-            print("No previous connections to disconnect")
-        self.ui.table.setRowCount(0)
-        reference_tags = ["Individual", "Start", "Stop"]
-        for reference_tag in reference_tags:
-            self.plot_coordinates_signal.emit([], reference_tag, "green")
-
-    def handle_move_button_click(self, x_pos: int, y_pos: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Handle the move button click.
-        Args:
-            x_pos(int): X position of the coordinate.
-            y_pos(int): Y position of the coordinate.
-        """
-        button = self.sender()
-        row = self.ui.table.indexAt(button.pos()).row()
-
-        x = self.get_coordinate(row, x_pos)
-        y = self.get_coordinate(row, y_pos)
-        self.move_motor(x, y)
-
-    def emit_plot_coordinates(self, x_pos: float, y_pos: float, reference_tag: str, color: str):
-        """
-        Emit the coordinates to be plotted.
-        Args:
-            x_pos(float): X position of the coordinate.
-            y_pos(float): Y position of the coordinate.
-            reference_tag(str): Reference tag of the coordinate.
-            color(str): Color of the coordinate.
-        """
-        print(
-            f"Emitting plot coordinates: x_pos={x_pos}, y_pos={y_pos}, reference_tag={reference_tag}, color={color}"
-        )
-        coordinates = []
-        for row in range(self.ui.table.rowCount()):
-            show = self.ui.table.cellWidget(row, 0).isChecked()
-            x = self.get_coordinate(row, x_pos)
-            y = self.get_coordinate(row, y_pos)
-
-            coordinates.append((x, y, show))  # (x, y, show_flag)
-        self.plot_coordinates_signal.emit(coordinates, reference_tag, color)
-
-    def get_coordinate(self, row: int, column: int) -> float:
-        """
-        Helper function to get the coordinate from the table QLineEdit cells.
-        Args:
-            row(int): Row of the table.
-            column(int): Column of the table.
-        Returns:
-            float: Value of the coordinate.
-        """
-        edit = self.ui.table.cellWidget(row, column)
-        value = float(edit.text()) if edit and edit.text() != "" else None
-        if value:
-            return value
-
-    def delete_selected_row(self):
-        """Delete the selected row from the table."""
-        selected_rows = self.ui.table.selectionModel().selectedRows()
-        for row in selected_rows:
-            self.ui.table.removeRow(row.row())
-        if self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentText() == "Start/Stop":
-            self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos=4, y_pos=5, reference_tag="Start", color="blue")
-            self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos=6, y_pos=7, reference_tag="Stop", color="red")
-            self.is_next_entry_end = False
-        elif self.ui.comboBox_mode.currentText() == "Individual":
-            self.emit_plot_coordinates(x_pos=3, y_pos=4, reference_tag="Individual", color="green")
-
-    def resize_table_auto(self):
-        """Resize the table to fit the contents."""
-        if self.ui.checkBox_resize_auto.isChecked():
-            self.ui.table.resizeColumnsToContents()
-
-    def move_motor(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Move the motor to the target coordinates.
-        Args:
-            x(float): Target x coordinate.
-            y(float): Target y coordinate.
-        """
-        self.motor_thread.move_absolute(self.motor_x, self.motor_y, (x, y))
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str, str)
-    def change_motors(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Change the active motors and update config.
-        Can be connected to the selected_motors_signal from MotorControlSelection.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): New motor X to be controlled.
-            motor_y(str): New motor Y to be controlled.
-        """
-        self.motor_x = motor_x
-        self.motor_y = motor_y
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"] = motor_x
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"] = motor_y
-
-    @pyqtSlot(int)
-    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the precision of the coordinates.
-        Args:
-            precision(int): Precision of the coordinates.
-        """
-        self.precision = precision
-        self.config["motor_control"]["precision"] = precision
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/motor_table.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/motor_table/motor_table.ui
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>676</width>
-    <height>667</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Motor Coordinates Table</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-     <item>
-      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_resize_auto">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Resize Auto</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checked">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_editColumns">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Edit Custom Column</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Entries Mode:</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_mode">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Individual</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-       <item>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Start/Stop</string>
-        </property>
-       </item>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QTableWidget" name="table">
-     <property name="gridStyle">
-      <enum>Qt::SolidLine</enum>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_importCSV">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Import CSV</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_exportCSV">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Export CSV</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/movement_absolute.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/movement_absolute.py
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_control import MotorControlErrors, MotorControlWidget
-
-
-class MotorControlAbsolute(MotorControlWidget):
-    """
-    Widget for controlling the motors to absolute coordinates.
-
-    Signals:
-        coordinates_signal (pyqtSignal(tuple)): Signal to emit the coordinates.
-    Slots:
-        change_motors (pyqtSlot): Slot to change the active motors.
-        enable_motor_controls (pyqtSlot(bool)): Slot to enable/disable the motor controls.
-    """
-
-    coordinates_signal = pyqtSignal(tuple)
-
-    def _load_ui(self):
-        """Load the UI from the .ui file."""
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "movement_absolute.ui"), self)
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        """Initialize the UI."""
-
-        # Check if there are any motors connected
-        if self.motor_x is None or self.motor_y is None:
-            self.ui.motorControl_absolute.setEnabled(False)
-            return
-
-        # Move to absolute coordinates
-        self.ui.pushButton_go_absolute.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.move_motor_absolute(
-                self.ui.spinBox_absolute_x.value(), self.ui.spinBox_absolute_y.value()
-            )
-        )
-
-        self.ui.pushButton_set.clicked.connect(self.save_absolute_coordinates)
-        self.ui.pushButton_save.clicked.connect(self.save_current_coordinates)
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.clicked.connect(self.motor_thread.stop_movement)
-
-        # Enable/Disable GUI
-        self.motor_thread.lock_gui.connect(self.enable_motor_controls)
-
-        # Error messages
-        self.motor_thread.motor_error.connect(
-            lambda error: MotorControlErrors.display_error_message(error)
-        )
-
-        # Keyboard shortcuts
-        self._init_keyboard_shortcuts()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """Update config dict"""
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Get motor names
-        self.motor_x, self.motor_y = (
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"],
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"],
-        )
-
-        # Update step precision
-        self.precision = self.config["motor_control"]["precision"]
-
-        self._init_ui()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(bool)
-    def enable_motor_controls(self, enable: bool) -> None:
-        """
-        Enable or disable the motor controls.
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): True to enable, False to disable.
-        """
-
-        # Disable or enable all controls within the motorControl_absolute group box
-        for widget in self.ui.motorControl_absolute.findChildren(QWidget):
-            widget.setEnabled(enable)
-
-        # Enable the pushButton_stop if the motor is moving
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setEnabled(True)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str, str)
-    def change_motors(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str):
-        """
-        Change the active motors and update config.
-        Can be connected to the selected_motors_signal from MotorControlSelection.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): New motor X to be controlled.
-            motor_y(str): New motor Y to be controlled.
-        """
-        self.motor_x = motor_x
-        self.motor_y = motor_y
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"] = motor_x
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"] = motor_y
-
-    @pyqtSlot(int)
-    def set_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the precision of the coordinates.
-        Args:
-            precision(int): Precision of the coordinates.
-        """
-        self.precision = precision
-        self.config["motor_control"]["precision"] = precision
-        self.ui.spinBox_absolute_x.setDecimals(precision)
-        self.ui.spinBox_absolute_y.setDecimals(precision)
-
-    def move_motor_absolute(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Move the motor to the target coordinates.
-        Args:
-            x(float): Target x coordinate.
-            y(float): Target y coordinate.
-        """
-        # self._enable_motor_controls(False)
-        target_coordinates = (x, y)
-        self.motor_thread.move_absolute(self.motor_x, self.motor_y, target_coordinates)
-        if self.ui.checkBox_save_with_go.isChecked():
-            self.save_absolute_coordinates()
-
-    def _init_keyboard_shortcuts(self):
-        """Initialize the keyboard shortcuts."""
-        # Go absolute button
-        self.ui.pushButton_go_absolute.setShortcut("Ctrl+G")
-        self.ui.pushButton_go_absolute.setToolTip("Ctrl+G")
-
-        # Set absolute coordinates
-        self.ui.pushButton_set.setShortcut("Ctrl+D")
-        self.ui.pushButton_set.setToolTip("Ctrl+D")
-
-        # Save Current coordinates
-        self.ui.pushButton_save.setShortcut("Ctrl+S")
-        self.ui.pushButton_save.setToolTip("Ctrl+S")
-
-        # Stop Button
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setShortcut("Ctrl+X")
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setToolTip("Ctrl+X")
-
-    def save_absolute_coordinates(self):
-        """Emit the setup coordinates from the spinboxes"""
-
-        x, y = round(self.ui.spinBox_absolute_x.value(), self.precision), round(
-            self.ui.spinBox_absolute_y.value(), self.precision
-        )
-        self.coordinates_signal.emit((x, y))
-
-    def save_current_coordinates(self):
-        """Emit the current coordinates from the motor thread"""
-        x, y = self.motor_thread.get_coordinates(self.motor_x, self.motor_y)
-        self.coordinates_signal.emit((round(x, self.precision), round(y, self.precision)))
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/movement_absolute.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_absolute/movement_absolute.ui
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>220</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="minimumSize">
-   <size>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>220</height>
-   </size>
-  </property>
-  <property name="maximumSize">
-   <size>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>220</height>
-   </size>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Move Movement Absolute</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl_absolute">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>261</width>
-       <height>195</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="maximumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>261</width>
-       <height>195</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Move Movement Absolute</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_save_with_go">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Save position with Go</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_absolute_y">
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>-500.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>500.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="singleStep">
-           <double>0.100000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_absolute_x">
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>-500.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>500.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="singleStep">
-           <double>0.100000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Y</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>X</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_save">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Save</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_set">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Set</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_go_absolute">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Go</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_stop">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Stop Movement</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/movement_relative.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/movement_relative.py
@@ -1,230 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtGui import QKeySequence
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox, QShortcut, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_control import MotorControlWidget
-
-
-class MotorControlRelative(MotorControlWidget):
-    """
-    Widget for controlling the motors to relative coordinates.
-
-    Signals:
-        precision_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to emit the precision of the coordinates.
-    Slots:
-        change_motors (pyqtSlot(str,str)): Slot to change the active motors.
-        enable_motor_controls (pyqtSlot): Slot to enable/disable the motor controls.
-    """
-
-    precision_signal = pyqtSignal(int)
-
-    def _load_ui(self):
-        """Load the UI from the .ui file."""
-        # Loading UI
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader().load_ui(os.path.join(current_path, "movement_relative.ui"), self)
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        """Initialize the UI."""
-        self._init_ui_motor_control()
-        self._init_keyboard_shortcuts()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Update config dict
-        Args:
-            config(dict): New config dict
-        """
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Get motor names
-        self.motor_x, self.motor_y = (
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"],
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"],
-        )
-
-        # Update step precision
-        self.precision = self.config["motor_control"]["precision"]
-        self.ui.spinBox_precision.setValue(self.precision)
-
-        # Update step sizes
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_x.setValue(self.config["motor_control"]["step_size_x"])
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_y.setValue(self.config["motor_control"]["step_size_y"])
-
-        # Checkboxes for keyboard shortcuts and x/y step size link
-        self.ui.checkBox_same_xy.setChecked(self.config["motor_control"]["step_x_y_same"])
-        self.ui.checkBox_enableArrows.setChecked(self.config["motor_control"]["move_with_arrows"])
-
-        self._init_ui()
-
-    def _init_ui_motor_control(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the motor control elements"""
-
-        # Connect checkbox and spinBoxes
-        self.ui.checkBox_same_xy.stateChanged.connect(self._sync_step_sizes)
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_x.valueChanged.connect(self._update_step_size_x)
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_y.valueChanged.connect(self._update_step_size_y)
-
-        self.ui.toolButton_right.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.move_motor_relative(self.motor_x, "x", 1)
-        )
-        self.ui.toolButton_left.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.move_motor_relative(self.motor_x, "x", -1)
-        )
-        self.ui.toolButton_up.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.move_motor_relative(self.motor_y, "y", 1)
-        )
-        self.ui.toolButton_down.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.move_motor_relative(self.motor_y, "y", -1)
-        )
-
-        # Switch between key shortcuts active
-        self.ui.checkBox_enableArrows.stateChanged.connect(self._update_arrow_key_shortcuts)
-        self._update_arrow_key_shortcuts()
-
-        # Enable/Disable GUI
-        self.motor_thread.lock_gui.connect(self.enable_motor_controls)
-
-        # Precision update
-        self.ui.spinBox_precision.valueChanged.connect(lambda x: self._update_precision(x))
-
-        # Error messages
-        self.motor_thread.motor_error.connect(
-            lambda error: MotorControlErrors.display_error_message(error)
-        )
-
-        # Stop Button
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.clicked.connect(self.motor_thread.stop_movement)
-
-    def _init_keyboard_shortcuts(self) -> None:
-        """Initialize the keyboard shortcuts"""
-
-        # Increase/decrease step size for X motor
-        increase_x_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+A"), self)
-        decrease_x_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Z"), self)
-        increase_x_shortcut.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self._change_step_size(self.ui.spinBox_step_x, 2)
-        )
-        decrease_x_shortcut.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self._change_step_size(self.ui.spinBox_step_x, 0.5)
-        )
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_x.setToolTip("Increase step size: Ctrl+A\nDecrease step size: Ctrl+Z")
-
-        # Increase/decrease step size for Y motor
-        increase_y_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+A"), self)
-        decrease_y_shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Alt+Z"), self)
-        increase_y_shortcut.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self._change_step_size(self.ui.spinBox_step_y, 2)
-        )
-        decrease_y_shortcut.activated.connect(
-            lambda: self._change_step_size(self.ui.spinBox_step_y, 0.5)
-        )
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_y.setToolTip("Increase step size: Alt+A\nDecrease step size: Alt+Z")
-
-        # Stop Button
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setShortcut("Ctrl+X")
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setToolTip("Ctrl+X")
-
-    def _update_arrow_key_shortcuts(self) -> None:
-        """Update the arrow key shortcuts based on the checkbox state."""
-        if self.ui.checkBox_enableArrows.isChecked():
-            # Set the arrow key shortcuts for motor movement
-            self.ui.toolButton_right.setShortcut(Qt.Key_Right)
-            self.ui.toolButton_left.setShortcut(Qt.Key_Left)
-            self.ui.toolButton_up.setShortcut(Qt.Key_Up)
-            self.ui.toolButton_down.setShortcut(Qt.Key_Down)
-        else:
-            # Clear the shortcuts
-            self.ui.toolButton_right.setShortcut("")
-            self.ui.toolButton_left.setShortcut("")
-            self.ui.toolButton_up.setShortcut("")
-            self.ui.toolButton_down.setShortcut("")
-
-    def _update_precision(self, precision: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the precision of the coordinates.
-        Args:
-            precision(int): Precision of the coordinates.
-        """
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_x.setDecimals(precision)
-        self.ui.spinBox_step_y.setDecimals(precision)
-        self.precision_signal.emit(precision)
-
-    def _change_step_size(self, spinBox: QDoubleSpinBox, factor: float) -> None:
-        """
-        Change the step size of the spinbox.
-        Args:
-            spinBox(QDoubleSpinBox): Spinbox to change the step size.
-            factor(float): Factor to change the step size.
-        """
-        old_step = spinBox.value()
-        new_step = old_step * factor
-        spinBox.setValue(new_step)
-
-    def _sync_step_sizes(self):
-        """Sync step sizes based on checkbox state."""
-        if self.ui.checkBox_same_xy.isChecked():
-            value = self.ui.spinBox_step_x.value()
-            self.ui.spinBox_step_y.setValue(value)
-
-    def _update_step_size_x(self):
-        """Update step size for x if checkbox is checked."""
-        if self.ui.checkBox_same_xy.isChecked():
-            value = self.ui.spinBox_step_x.value()
-            self.ui.spinBox_step_y.setValue(value)
-
-    def _update_step_size_y(self):
-        """Update step size for y if checkbox is checked."""
-        if self.ui.checkBox_same_xy.isChecked():
-            value = self.ui.spinBox_step_y.value()
-            self.ui.spinBox_step_x.setValue(value)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str, str)
-    def change_motors(self, motor_x: str, motor_y: str):
-        """
-        Change the active motors and update config.
-        Can be connected to the selected_motors_signal from MotorControlSelection.
-        Args:
-            motor_x(str): New motor X to be controlled.
-            motor_y(str): New motor Y to be controlled.
-        """
-        self.motor_x = motor_x
-        self.motor_y = motor_y
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"] = motor_x
-        self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"] = motor_y
-
-    @pyqtSlot(bool)
-    def enable_motor_controls(self, disable: bool) -> None:
-        """
-        Enable or disable the motor controls.
-        Args:
-            disable(bool): True to disable, False to enable.
-        """
-
-        # Disable or enable all controls within the motorControl_absolute group box
-        for widget in self.ui.motorControl.findChildren(QWidget):
-            widget.setEnabled(disable)
-
-        # Enable the pushButton_stop if the motor is moving
-        self.ui.pushButton_stop.setEnabled(True)
-
-    def move_motor_relative(self, motor, axis: str, direction: int) -> None:
-        """
-        Move the motor relative to the current position.
-        Args:
-            motor: Motor to move.
-            axis(str): Axis to move.
-            direction(int): Direction to move. 1 for positive, -1 for negative.
-        """
-        if axis == "x":
-            step = direction * self.ui.spinBox_step_x.value()
-        elif axis == "y":
-            step = direction * self.ui.spinBox_step_y.value()
-        self.motor_thread.move_relative(motor, step)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/movement_relative.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/movement_relative/movement_relative.ui
@@ -1,298 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>405</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="minimumSize">
-   <size>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>405</height>
-   </size>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Motor Control Relative</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>261</width>
-       <height>394</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Motor Control Relative</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_enableArrows">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Move with arrow keys</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_same_xy">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Step [X] = Step [Y]</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="step_grid">
-        <item row="2" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_y">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>111</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Step [Y]</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>111</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Decimal</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_x">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>110</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>99.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="singleStep">
-           <double>0.100000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="value">
-           <double>1.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_x">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>111</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Step [X]</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_y">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>110</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="minimum">
-           <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <double>99.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="singleStep">
-           <double>0.100000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-          <property name="value">
-           <double>1.000000000000000</double>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_precision">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>110</width>
-            <height>19</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="alignment">
-           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-          </property>
-          <property name="maximum">
-           <number>8</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="value">
-           <number>2</number>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="direction_grid">
-        <property name="sizeConstraint">
-         <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
-        </property>
-        <item row="1" column="2" alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_up">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>26</width>
-            <height>26</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>...</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="arrowType">
-           <enum>Qt::UpArrow</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="4">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="3" column="2" alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_down">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>26</width>
-            <height>26</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>...</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="arrowType">
-           <enum>Qt::DownArrow</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_left">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>26</width>
-            <height>26</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>...</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="arrowType">
-           <enum>Qt::LeftArrow</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="2">
-         <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>40</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="3">
-         <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_right">
-          <property name="minimumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>26</width>
-            <height>26</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>...</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="arrowType">
-           <enum>Qt::RightArrow</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="0">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="4" column="2">
-         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>40</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_stop">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Stop Movement</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/selection.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/selection.py
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
-import os
-
-from qtpy import uic
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QComboBox
-
-from bec_widgets.widgets.motor_control.motor_control import MotorControlWidget
-
-
-class MotorControlSelection(MotorControlWidget):
-    """
-    Widget for selecting the motors to control.
-
-    Signals:
-        selected_motors_signal (pyqtSignal(str,str)): Signal to emit the selected motors.
-    Slots:
-        get_available_motors (pyqtSlot): Slot to populate the available motors in the combo boxes and set the index based on the configuration.
-        enable_motor_controls (pyqtSlot(bool)): Slot to enable/disable the motor controls GUI.
-        on_config_update (pyqtSlot(dict)): Slot to update the config dict.
-    """
-
-    selected_motors_signal = pyqtSignal(str, str)
-
-    def _load_ui(self):
-        """Load the UI from the .ui file."""
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "selection.ui"), self)
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        """Initialize the UI."""
-        # Lock GUI while motors are moving
-        self.motor_thread.lock_gui.connect(self.enable_motor_controls)
-
-        self.pushButton_connecMotors.clicked.connect(self.select_motor)
-        self.get_available_motors()
-
-        # Connect change signals to change color
-        self.comboBox_motor_x.currentIndexChanged.connect(
-            lambda: self.set_combobox_style(self.comboBox_motor_x, "#ffa700")
-        )
-        self.comboBox_motor_y.currentIndexChanged.connect(
-            lambda: self.set_combobox_style(self.comboBox_motor_y, "#ffa700")
-        )
-
-    @pyqtSlot(dict)
-    def on_config_update(self, config: dict) -> None:
-        """
-        Update config dict
-        Args:
-            config(dict): New config dict
-        """
-        self.config = config
-
-        # Get motor names
-        self.motor_x, self.motor_y = (
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_x"],
-            self.config["motor_control"]["motor_y"],
-        )
-
-        self._init_ui()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(bool)
-    def enable_motor_controls(self, enable: bool) -> None:
-        """
-        Enable or disable the motor controls.
-        Args:
-            enable(bool): True to enable, False to disable.
-        """
-        self.motorSelection.setEnabled(enable)
-
-    @pyqtSlot()
-    def get_available_motors(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Slot to populate the available motors in the combo boxes and set the index based on the configuration.
-        """
-        # Get all available motors
-        self.motor_list = self.motor_thread.get_all_motors_names()
-
-        # Populate the combo boxes
-        self.comboBox_motor_x.addItems(self.motor_list)
-        self.comboBox_motor_y.addItems(self.motor_list)
-
-        # Set the index based on the config if provided
-        if self.config:
-            index_x = self.comboBox_motor_x.findText(self.motor_x)
-            index_y = self.comboBox_motor_y.findText(self.motor_y)
-            self.comboBox_motor_x.setCurrentIndex(index_x if index_x != -1 else 0)
-            self.comboBox_motor_y.setCurrentIndex(index_y if index_y != -1 else 0)
-
-    def set_combobox_style(self, combobox, color: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Set the combobox style to a specific color.
-        Args:
-            combobox(QComboBox): Combobox to change the color.
-            color(str): Color to set the combobox to.
-        """
-        combobox.setStyleSheet(f"QComboBox {{ background-color: {color}; }}")
-
-    def select_motor(self):
-        """Emit the selected motors"""
-        motor_x = self.comboBox_motor_x.currentText()
-        motor_y = self.comboBox_motor_y.currentText()
-
-        # Reset the combobox color to normal after selection
-        self.set_combobox_style(self.comboBox_motor_x, "")
-        self.set_combobox_style(self.comboBox_motor_y, "")
-
-        self.selected_motors_signal.emit(motor_x, motor_y)
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/selection.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/motor_control/selection/selection.ui
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>156</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="minimumSize">
-   <size>
-    <width>285</width>
-    <height>156</height>
-   </size>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Motor Control Selection</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorSelection">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>261</width>
-       <height>145</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Motor Selection</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-      <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Motor X</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
-       <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_x"/>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Motor Y</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_connecMotors">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Connect Motors</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_y"/>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>
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semantic-release	edc19bdff8	0.83.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-14 17:09:51 +00:00
wyzula-jan	11a7204c98	test(toolbar): added reference pngs for spinner for Darwin	2024-07-14 16:49:33 +02:00
wyzula-jan	eab7883979	fix(toolbar): default transparent background	2024-07-14 16:49:04 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	2d4249e73a	fix: use apply_theme	2024-07-10 15:36:32 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	63db1352ee	fix: spinner: update reference image for widget test, use apply_theme	2024-07-10 15:36:06 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	8308115f36	fix: replace pyqtdarktheme by qdarkstyle, add 'apply_theme' function (in utils/colors.py)	2024-07-10 15:36:06 +02:00
semantic-release	02fce838db	0.83.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-08 22:48:46 +00:00
wakonig_k	360d171355	fix(terminal): added default args to avoid designer crashes on startup	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	eb26e2a11b	test(vscode): fixed vscode tests for new cleanup routine	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	2b29e34b52	fix(widget): fixed widget cleanup routine	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	fd8766ed87	fix(bec_widget): added cleanup method to bec widget base class	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	5de8804da1	test(vscode): improved vscode test	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	2988fd387e	feat: added reference utils to compare renderings of widgets	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	1b017edfad	feat(widgets): added device box with spinner	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	903ce7d46b	fix(website): fixed dummy input	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
wakonig_k	41bcb80167	feat(designer): added option to skip the widget validation for DesignerPluginGenerator	2024-07-09 00:40:15 +02:00
semantic-release	d3f85060ca	0.82.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-08 14:24:06 +00:00
wakonig_k	90178e2f61	fix(rpc_server): pass cli config to server	2024-07-07 23:25:45 +02:00
semantic-release	b9f9a003a2	0.82.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-07 21:12:19 +00:00
wyzula-jan	734f4c7750	tests(motor_map_widget): tests added	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
wyzula-jan	c78cd898f2	fix(motor_map): bug where motors without limits were selected	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
wyzula-jan	74a249bd06	test(setting_dialog): tests added	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
wyzula-jan	2020953b93	feat(settings_dialog):apply button	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
wyzula-jan	3826bb3d9e	refactor(setting_dialog): moved to qt_utils	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
wyzula-jan	7ffc06f3c7	refactor(toolbar): toolbar moved from widgets to qt_utils	2024-07-07 22:59:02 +02:00
semantic-release	eea1a75d4a	0.82.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-07 20:58:30 +00:00
wakonig_k	b9bff38b64	feat(toggle): added angular component-like toggle	2024-07-07 22:50:25 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f04862933f	refactor(device_input): DeviceComboBox and DeviceLineEdit moved to top layer of widgets	2024-07-07 18:53:32 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f5b8375fd3	refactor(stop_button): moved to top layer, plugin added	2024-07-07 18:53:32 +02:00
wyzula-jan	db1cdf4280	refactor(motor_map_widget): removed restriction of only PySide6 for widget	2024-07-07 18:42:51 +02:00
wyzula-jan	fa1e86ff07	refactor(color_button): ColorButton moved to top level of widgets	2024-07-07 18:42:51 +02:00
semantic-release	9a95454723	0.81.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-07 16:28:57 +00:00
wyzula-jan	dd1875ea5c	fix(waveform): scan_history error check for IndexError	2024-07-07 18:21:08 +02:00
semantic-release	df4fabb32a	0.81.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-07 11:45:09 +00:00
wyzula-jan	99114f14f6	fix(motor_control): temporary remove of motor control widgets	2024-07-07 11:41:07 +02:00
semantic-release	fc3a69bbb0	0.81.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-06 12:24:27 +00:00
wyzula-jan	9594be2606	feat(color_button): can get colors in RGBA or HEX	2024-07-06 12:31:29 +02:00
semantic-release	96fd239608	0.80.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-06 10:24:27 +00:00
wyzula-jan	61de7e9e22	fix(entry_validator): check for entry == ""	2024-07-06 12:16:29 +02:00
semantic-release	24c4cdc39f	0.80.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-06 10:14:47 +00:00
wakonig_k	fadbf77866	feat(qt5): dropped support for qt5; pyside2 and pyqt5	2024-07-06 12:00:35 +02:00
wakonig_k	03819a3d90	feat(plugins): moved plugin dict to dataclass and container	2024-07-06 12:00:35 +02:00
wakonig_k	d6d0777113	feat(plugins): added support for pyqt6 ui files	2024-07-05 22:50:19 +02:00
wakonig_k	1aa83e0ef1	feat(plugins): added bec widgets base class	2024-07-05 21:22:51 +02:00
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appel_c	e403870874	fix: changed inheritance to adress qt designer bug in rendering	2024-07-05 08:06:10 +02:00
appel_c	1586ce2d6c	fix: add designer plugin classes	2024-07-05 08:05:20 +02:00
appel_c	576353cfe8	refactor: simplify logic in bec_status_box	2024-07-05 08:05:20 +02:00
semantic-release	cefc415c98	0.79.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-04 22:45:13 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	bc0ef7893e	fix: overwrite closeEvent and call super class	2024-07-04 17:27:29 +02:00
semantic-release	0e802d8194	0.79.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-03 09:34:03 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	d7718d4dcb	fix: use libdir env var to preload Python library, also for Linux platform	2024-07-03 11:07:30 +02:00
semantic-release	4c2e02e912	0.79.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-03 08:45:07 +00:00
wyzula-jan	b8774e0b0b	fix(toolbar): change default color to black to match BECFigure theme	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6e75642090	feat(motor_map_widget): standalone MotorMap Widget with toolbar + plugin	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	aaa0d1003d	fix(motor_map): fixed bug with residual trace after changing motors	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	5960918137	feat(motor_map): method to reset history trace	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	3dc0532df0	fix(widget_io): widget handler adjusted for spinboxes and comboboxes	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
wyzula-jan	96863adf53	refactor(toolbar): cleanup and adjusted colors	2024-07-03 10:34:05 +02:00
semantic-release	08425a623e	0.78.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 21:06:54 +00:00
wyzula-jan	b787759f44	fix(ui_loader): ui loader is compatible with bec plugins	2024-07-02 22:07:24 +02:00
semantic-release	25ef7c05e6	0.78.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 20:03:45 +00:00
wyzula-jan	c36bb80d6a	feat(color_button): patched ColorButton from pyqtgraph to be able to be opened in another QDialog	2024-07-02 20:54:39 +02:00
semantic-release	c069f3e1b3	0.77.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-07-02 11:00:18 +00:00
wyzula-jan	215d59c8bf	fix(waveform): scatter 2D brush error	2024-07-02 12:43:56 +02:00
wyzula-jan	008a33a9b1	fix(figure): API cleanup	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	3e787234c7	fix(figure): if/else logic corrected in subplot_factory	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1173510105	fix(image): processing of already displayed data; closes #106	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a391f3018c	feat(bec_connector): export config to yaml	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b6e1e20b7c	fix(bec_figure): full reconstruction with config from other bec figure	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	572f2fb811	feat(utils): colors added convertor for rgba to hex	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	2e2d422910	fix(motor_map): API changes updates current visualisation; motor_map can be initialised from config	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f0556e4411	fix(image): image add_custom_image fixed, closes #225	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4a97105e4b	fix(figure): subplot methods consolidated; added subplot factory	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	797f73c39a	fix(image): image can be fully reconstructed from config	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b8f796fd3f	fix(image_item): vrange added int for pydantic model check	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
wyzula-jan	78673ea11a	fix(bec_figure): waveforms can be initialised from the config; widgets are deleteLater after removal	2024-07-02 12:43:38 +02:00
guijar_m	c6a14c0768	Resolve "add VT100 console executing BEC as a widget"	2024-07-01 15:11:09 +02:00
semantic-release	70a966d8dc	0.76.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-29 12:17:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	c42511dd44	fix(plugins): fixes and tests for auto-gen plugins	2024-06-28 13:49:12 +02:00
semantic-release	db62f9e998	0.76.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-28 10:20:18 +00:00
wakonig_k	0610d2f9f0	fix: fixed qwidget inheritance for ring progress bar	2024-06-28 12:12:18 +02:00
wakonig_k	c1dd0ee190	feat(designer): added support for creating designer plugins automatically	2024-06-28 12:12:18 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a45c407568	fix:parent set as first kwarg TextBox and WebsiteWidget	2024-06-27 17:47:08 +02:00
semantic-release	813f57861c	0.75.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-26 19:38:24 +00:00
wakonig_k	3faee98ec8	feat(widgets): added simple bec queue widget	2024-06-26 20:42:37 +02:00
wakonig_k	ca02132c8d	refactor(dispatcher): cleanup	2024-06-26 20:42:37 +02:00
semantic-release	cb4ef25b73	0.74.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-26 13:10:06 +00:00
wyzula-jan	c8b7367815	fix(rings): rings properties updated right after setting	2024-06-26 11:46:21 +02:00
wyzula-jan	a268caaa30	test(bec_figure): tests for removing widgets with rpc e2e	2024-06-26 11:41:29 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6b25abff70	fix(motor_map): motor map can be removed from BECFigure with .remove()	2024-06-26 11:24:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	21c807f358	chore: sorted dependencies alphabetically	2024-06-26 10:27:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	56fdae4275	build: added missing pytest-bec-e2e dependency; closes #219	2024-06-26 10:24:25 +02:00
wakonig_k	e6a06c9f43	build: fixed dependency ranges; closes #135	2024-06-26 10:09:48 +02:00
wakonig_k	f979a63d3d	docs: fixed doc string	2024-06-26 09:46:14 +02:00
semantic-release	327bc54e22	0.74.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 16:44:56 +00:00
wyzula-jan	a51b15da3f	docs(becfigure): docs added	2024-06-25 18:37:23 +02:00
wyzula-jan	7271b422f9	test(waveform1d): dap e2e test added	2024-06-25 18:37:23 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1866ba66c8	feat(waveform1d): dap LMFit model can be added to plot	2024-06-25 18:37:20 +02:00
semantic-release	6175a04a90	0.73.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 16:24:11 +00:00
wakonig_k	7120f3e93b	fix(vscode): only run terminate if the process is still alive	2024-06-25 18:17:02 +02:00
wakonig_k	acc13183e2	fix(rpc): trigger shutdown of server when gui is terminated	2024-06-25 16:45:39 +02:00
wyzula-jan	f75fc19c5b	fix(rpc): remove of calling "close" and waiting for gui_is_alive	2024-06-25 15:22:29 +02:00
semantic-release	2650c8b8cf	0.73.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 10:25:13 +00:00
wakonig_k	1de3cbf65a	fix(ringprogressbar): removed hard-coded endpoint strings	2024-06-25 12:18:14 +02:00
semantic-release	4a9d0c9e44	0.73.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 10:05:53 +00:00
appel_c	88ecd05b95	test: add test for imageitem	2024-06-25 11:58:55 +02:00
appel_c	df812eaad5	feat: add new default scaling of image_item	2024-06-25 11:58:55 +02:00
semantic-release	d62da494c8	0.72.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-25 09:23:32 +00:00
wakonig_k	e631fc15d8	fix(designer): fixed designer for pyenv and venv; closes #237	2024-06-24 18:38:53 +02:00
semantic-release	ecbf1ce0c8	0.72.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-24 14:42:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	e5c0087c9a	fix: renamed spiral progress bar to ring progress bar; closes #235	2024-06-24 16:37:36 +02:00
appel_c	4348ed1bb2	test: bugfix to prohibit leackage of mock	2024-06-24 14:04:42 +02:00
semantic-release	5c11fde0a9	0.72.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-24 11:47:52 +00:00
wakonig_k	4ca1efeeb8	feat(connector): added threadpool wrapper	2024-06-24 13:41:10 +02:00
wyzula-jan	aa7ce2ea27	tests(status_box_test): temporary disabled tests for status_box due to high rate of failures	2024-06-24 13:15:59 +02:00
semantic-release	174f0cdcb6	0.71.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-23 15:30:25 +00:00
wakonig_k	860517a321	fix: don't print exception if the auto-update module cannot be found in plugins	2024-06-23 17:23:39 +02:00
semantic-release	66daae6d9e	0.71.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-23 12:33:09 +00:00
wyzula-jan	83001a0d82	test(scan_control):e2e tests added	2024-06-23 12:53:15 +02:00
wyzula-jan	1b7921a7f2	doc(scan_control): docs added	2024-06-23 12:12:22 +02:00
wyzula-jan	8badb6adc1	fix(cleanup): cleanup added to device_input widgets and scan_control	2024-06-23 12:12:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	37682e7b8a	fix(scan_group_box): added row counter based on widgets	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	56e74a0e7d	test(scan_control): tests added	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	ec4574ed5c	fix(scan_control): added default min limit for args bundle if specified	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	21d20e0fc7	fix(device_line_edit):SizePolicy fixed for 100 horizontal	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	7ce3a83c58	fix(scan_control): argbox delete later added to prevent overlapping gui if scan changed	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	6dff1879c4	fix(scan_control): only scans with defined gui_config are allowed	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	c09644b29d	tests WIP	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	d8cf44134c	feat(scan_group_box): scan box for args and kwargs separated from ScanControlGUI code	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	ca856384f3	fix(WidgetIO): find handlers within base classes	2024-06-23 12:11:30 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4e2c9df6a4	refactor(device_line_edit): renamed default_device to default	2024-06-23 12:11:27 +02:00
wyzula-jan	8b822e0fa8	fix(scan_control): adapted widget to scan BEC gui config	2024-06-23 12:10:33 +02:00
wyzula-jan	67d398caf7	fix(scan_control): scan_control.py combatible with the newest BEC versions, test disabled	2024-06-23 12:10:33 +02:00
semantic-release	c2c27f8279	0.70.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 17:22:25 +00:00
wyzula-jan	50b3422528	fix(bec-desiger+plugins): imports fixed, PYSIDE6 check to not enable run plugins with pyqt6	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	4639eee0b9	feat(bec-designer): automatic plugin discovery	2024-06-21 18:34:20 +02:00
wyzula-jan	b4b27aea3d	feat(device_line_edit): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:40:53 +02:00
wyzula-jan	e483b282db	feat(device_combobox): plugin added to bec-designer	2024-06-21 17:30:02 +02:00
wakonig_k	36391db607	feat: added entry point for bec-designer	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
wyzula-jan	5362334ff3	feat(utils/bec-designer): added startup script to launched QtDesigner compatible with conda environments	2024-06-21 16:46:04 +02:00
appel_c	fdf11d8147	docs: fix typo in link	2024-06-21 14:44:50 +02:00
semantic-release	204f653b72	0.69.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 12:25:10 +00:00
wakonig_k	48ae950d57	feat(widgets): added vscode widget	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
wakonig_k	925c893f3f	fix(generate_cli): fixed rpc generate for classes without user access; closes #226	2024-06-21 13:47:05 +02:00
semantic-release	b54423a151	0.68.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 11:35:42 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	ce374163ca	fix: ignore GUI server output (any output will go to log file) If a logger is given to log `_start_log_process`, the server stdout and stderr streams will be redirected as log entries with levels DEBUG or ERROR in their parent process	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	3644f344da	feat: properly handle SIGINT (ctrl-c) in BEC GUI server -> calls qapplication.quit()	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	d1266a1ce1	feat: bec-gui-server: redirect stdout and stderr (if any) as proper debug and error log entries	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	f7d0b0768a	fix: do not create 'BECClient' logger when instantiating BECDispatcher	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
Mathias Guijarro	630616ec72	feat: add logger for BEC GUI server	2024-06-21 12:32:59 +02:00
semantic-release	7f7bef7581	0.67.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-21 08:42:15 +00:00
appel_c	d2f2b206bb	refactor: Change inheritance to QTreeWidget from QWidget	2024-06-21 10:27:15 +02:00
appel_c	6fa1c06053	docs: add widget to documentation	2024-06-21 10:26:14 +02:00
appel_c	5d4ca816cd	test: add test suite for bec_status_box and status_item	2024-06-20 18:08:26 +02:00
appel_c	443b6c1d7b	feat: introduce BECStatusBox Widget	2024-06-20 17:45:44 +02:00
wakonig_k	505a5ec833	Update file requirements.txt	2024-06-20 17:28:53 +02:00
semantic-release	3a7289bf5e	0.66.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 14:49:13 +00:00
wakonig_k	2718bc6247	fix: fixed shutdown for pyside	2024-06-20 16:31:16 +02:00
semantic-release	515d2651bf	0.66.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:19:39 +00:00
wakonig_k	ef25f56380	feat(rpc): discover widgets automatically	2024-06-20 14:04:30 +02:00
semantic-release	5b280ccc1e	0.65.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 12:04:07 +00:00
wakonig_k	cbbd23aa33	fix(pyqt): webengine must be imported before qcoreapplication	2024-06-20 13:50:44 +02:00
semantic-release	860d0ad014	0.65.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 08:15:53 +00:00
Mathias Guijarro	fa344a5799	fix: prevent segfault by closing the QCoreApplication, if any	2024-06-20 10:05:23 +02:00
semantic-release	3919de5bd5	0.65.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-20 07:36:53 +00:00
wyzula-jan	1a0a98a453	test(device_input): tests added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	d79f7e9ccd	fix(device_input_base): bug with setting config and overwriting default device and filter	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	50e41ff261	feat(device_input): DeviceLineEdit with QCompleter added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
wyzula-jan	430b282039	feat(device_combobox): DeviceInputBase and DeviceComboBox added	2024-06-20 09:25:43 +02:00
semantic-release	17133771bb	0.64.2 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 14:50:20 +00:00
wyzula-jan	e5a7d47b21	fix(client_utils): added close rpc command to shutdown of gui from bec_ipython_client	2024-06-19 16:36:05 +02:00
semantic-release	71ec61e27b	0.64.1 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 11:54:08 +00:00
wakonig_k	b3575eb068	test: moved rpc_classes test	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	216511b951	fix(widgets): removed widget module import of sub widgets	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
wakonig_k	6dabbf874f	refactor(utils): moved get_rpc_widgets to plugin_utils	2024-06-19 13:38:46 +02:00
semantic-release	d5aad06c88	0.64.0 Automatically generated by python-semantic-release	2024-06-19 11:35:37 +00:00
wyzula-jan	5d6672069e	fix(plot_base): font size is set with setScale which is scaling the whole legend window	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	140ad83380	test: add tests	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	ea805d1362	feat: add option to change size of the fonts	2024-06-19 13:26:10 +02:00
appel_c	9e16f2faf9	docs: fix links in developer section	2024-06-14 14:34:26 +02:00
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				`from .stop_button.stop_button import StopButton`