diff --git a/mqtt_flipdot_simulator/mqtt_flipdot_simulator.pde b/mqtt_flipdot_simulator/mqtt_flipdot_simulator.pde
index 0e18380..455ad46 100644
--- a/mqtt_flipdot_simulator/mqtt_flipdot_simulator.pde
+++ b/mqtt_flipdot_simulator/mqtt_flipdot_simulator.pde
@@ -11,26 +11,42 @@ static float pixelborderweight=1;
 
 color colorWhite=color(240,255,150);
 color colorBlack=color(50,50,50);
+color colorBG=color(127,127,127);
 
 String lastDataReceived=""; 
+int lastDataReceivedTime=0;
 
 PGraphics pg;
 
+PFont smallfont;
+// The font must be located in the sketch's 
+// "data" directory to load successfully
+
+
 void setup() {
   size(1300,300);
+  smooth(0);
   pg = createGraphics(int(displaywidth*pixeldistance+pixelborderweight/2),int(displayheight*pixeldistance+pixelborderweight/2));
-  background(127);
+  background(colorBG);
+  
+  //printArray(PFont.list());
+  smallfont = createFont("Monospaced.plain", 12);
+  
+
+
   client = new MQTTClient(this);
   client.connect("mqtt://192.168.1.6", "processing-flipdot");
 }
 
 void draw() {
+  fill(colorBG);
+  rect(0,0,width,height);
   pg.beginDraw();
   pg.clear();
   for (int y=0;y<displayheight;y++){
     for (int x=0;x<displaywidth;x++){
       pg.strokeWeight(pixelborderweight);
-      if (int(random(3))==0) {
+      if (getPixelFromString(x,y)) {
         pg.stroke(0,0,0);
         pg.fill(colorWhite);
       }else{
@@ -42,10 +58,25 @@ void draw() {
   }
   pg.endDraw();
   image(pg,5,5);
+  
+  textFont(smallfont);
+  fill(255,255,255);
+  int showFirstData=100;
+  int showLastData=32;
+  text(lastDataReceived.substring(0,min(showFirstData,lastDataReceived.length()))+"..",5,pg.height+16);
+  text(".."+lastDataReceived.substring(max(lastDataReceived.length()-showLastData,0),lastDataReceived.length()), (showFirstData+2)*7.3 ,pg.height+16);
+  text("length="+lastDataReceived.length(), (showFirstData+2)*7.3+(showLastData+2)*7.3 ,pg.height+16);
+  
+  text((millis()-lastDataReceivedTime)/1000.0+"s", 5,pg.height+16+16);
+  
 }
 
 boolean getPixelFromString(int x,int y){
-  return lastDataReceived.charAt(x*displayheight+y)=='1';
+  if (lastDataReceived.length()>x*displayheight+y){
+    return lastDataReceived.charAt(x*displayheight+y)=='1';
+  }else{
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 void clientConnected() {
@@ -58,6 +89,7 @@ void messageReceived(String topic, byte[] payload) {
   //println("new message: " + topic + " - " + new String(payload));
   println("new message: " + topic + " len= " + (new String(payload)).length());
   lastDataReceived=new String(payload);
+  lastDataReceivedTime=millis();
 }
 
 void connectionLost() {