diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/xray_eye/x_ray_eye.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/xray_eye/x_ray_eye.py
index 521ce2f..5460f2b 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/xray_eye/x_ray_eye.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/xray_eye/x_ray_eye.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QGridLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QSizePolicy, QFrame
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
         # Connection to redis endpoints
         self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.device_updates,MessageEndpoints.device_readback("omny_xray_gui"))
         self.connect_motors()
+        QTimer.singleShot(0,self._init_gui_trigger)
+        
     def _init_ui(self):
         self.core_layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
 
@@ -95,7 +97,6 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.step_size_vertical.setValue(1.0)
         # Submit button
         self.submit_button = QPushButton("Submit", parent=self)
-        self.submit_button.setStyleSheet("""background-color: #4CAF50; color: white; padding: 5px 10px; border: none; border-radius: 4px;""")
         # Add to layout form
         step_size_form.addWidget(QLabel("Horizontal", parent=self),0,0)
         step_size_form.addWidget(self.step_size_horizontal,0,1)
@@ -149,6 +150,10 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
         sep.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
         sep.setLineWidth(1)
         return sep
+
+    def _init_gui_trigger(self):
+        self.dev.omny_xray_gui.read()
+
     ################################################################################
     # Device Connection logic
     ################################################################################
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
             if motor in self.dev:
                 self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.on_tomo_angle_readback,MessageEndpoints.device_readback(motor))   
                 logger.info(f"Succesfully connected to {motor}")
+
     ################################################################################
     # Properties ported from the original OmnyAlignment, can be adjusted as needed
     ################################################################################
@@ -239,6 +245,18 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
     def set_message(self, msg: str):
         self.message_line_edit.setText(msg)
 
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def set_sample_name(self, msg: str):
+        self.sample_name_line_edit.setText(msg)
+
+    @SafeSlot(int)
+    def enable_submit_button(self, enable: int):
+        """If -1 disable else enable"""
+        if enable == -1:
+            self.submit_button.setEnabled(False)
+        else:
+            self.submit_button.setEnabled(True) 
+
     @SafeSlot(bool,bool)
     def on_tomo_angle_readback(self,data:dict,meta:dict):
         print(f"data: {data}")
@@ -255,22 +273,27 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.on_motors_enable(bool(enable_x_motor),bool(enable_y_motor))
 
 
-        #TODO check if all data are passed correctly
+        # Signals from epics gui device
         # send message
         send_message = signals.get("omny_xray_gui_send_message").get('value')
         self.set_message(send_message)
-
+        # sample name
+        sample_message = signals.get("omny_xray_gui_sample_name").get('value')
+        self.set_sample_name(sample_message)
         # enable frame acquisition
         update_frame_acq = signals.get("omny_xray_gui_update_frame_acq").get('value')
         self.on_live_view_enabled(bool(update_frame_acq))
+        # enable submit button
+        enable_submit_button = signals.get("omny_xray_gui_submit").get('value')
+        self.enable_submit_button(enable_submit_button)
 
-        print(f"signals: {signals}")
-        print(f"data: {data}")
-        print(f"meta: {meta}")
 
     @SafeSlot()
     def submit(self):
         """Execute submit action by submit button."""
+        if self.roi_manager.single_active_roi is None:
+            logger.warning("No active ROI")
+            return
         roi_coordinates = self.roi_manager.single_active_roi.get_coordinates()
         roi_center_x = roi_coordinates['center_x']
         roi_center_y = roi_coordinates['center_y']
@@ -279,15 +302,22 @@ class XRayEye(BECWidget, QWidget):
             roi_width = roi_coordinates['width']
             roi_height = roi_coordinates['height']
         elif isinstance(self.roi_manager.single_active_roi,CircularROI):
-            roi_diameter = roi_coordinates['diameter']
-            roi_radius = roi_coordinates['radius']
-        elif isinstance(self.roi_manager.single_active_roi,EllipticalROI):
-            roi_major = roi_coordinates['major']
-            roi_minor = roi_coordinates['minor']
+            roi_width =  roi_coordinates['diameter']
+            roi_height =roi_coordinates['radius']
         else:
             logger.warning("Unsupported ROI type for submit action.")
             return
-        #TODO submit angles somewhere
+        
+        print(f"current roi: {roi_center_x},{roi_center_y}, {roi_width},{roi_height}")
+        # submit roi coordinates
+        step = int(self.dev.omny_xray_gui.step.read().get("omny_xray_gui_step").get('value'))
+
+        xval_x = getattr(self.dev.omny_xray_gui.xval_x,f"xval_x_{step}").set(roi_center_x)
+        xval_y = getattr(self.dev.omny_xray_gui.yval_y,f"yval_y_{step}").set(roi_center_y)
+        width_x = getattr(self.dev.omny_xray_gui.width_x,f"width_x_{step}").set(roi_width)
+        width_y = getattr(self.dev.omny_xray_gui.width_y,f"width_y_{step}").set(roi_height)
+        self.dev.omny_xray_gui.submit.set(1)
+        
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":