diff --git a/src/widgets/plotwidget.h b/src/widgets/plotwidget.h
--- a/src/widgets/plotwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/plotwidget.h
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
      * @brief Create a new plot
      * @param name p_name: plot name
      */
-    void newPlot(const QString &name);
+    void addPlot(const QString &name);
 
     /**
      * @brief Delete plot with name
      * @param name p_name: name
      */
-    void deletePlot(const QString &name);
+    void removePlot(const QString &name);
 
     /**
      * @brief Append point to plot
@@ -57,9 +57,23 @@
     void appendPoint(const QString &name, float value);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Update plot list, need to run after ALL plots added
+     * @brief plots
+     * @return List of all named plots
      */
-    void update();
+    QStringList plots();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief set The Maximum Number of points per series the plot widget stores
+     * @param newMax: new maximum Number (default:24)
+     */
+    void setMaximumPoints(uint newMax);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief set the maximum temperature shown on the plot
+     * @param maxTemp : number greater then 0
+     */
+    void setMaximumTemperature(uint maxTemp);
+
 private:
     class plot
     {
@@ -105,10 +119,16 @@
         QLineSeries *_series;
         QString _name;
     };
+    /**
+     * @brief Update plot list, need to run after ALL plots added
+     */
+    void update();
+
     QChartView *_chart;
     QDateTimeAxis *_axisX;
     QValueAxis *_axisY;
 
     QHash<QString, int> _name2Index;
     QVector<plot> _plots;
+    int m_maximumPoints;
 };
diff --git a/src/widgets/plotwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/plotwidget.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/plotwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/plotwidget.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@
 #include <QChart>
 
 PlotWidget::PlotWidget(QWidget *parent) :
-    QWidget(parent),
-    _chart(new QChartView()),
-    _axisX(new QDateTimeAxis()),
-    _axisY(new QValueAxis())
+    QWidget(parent)
+    , _chart(new QChartView())
+    , _axisX(new QDateTimeAxis())
+    , _axisY(new QValueAxis())
+    , m_maximumPoints(24)
 {
     QHBoxLayout *mainLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
     mainLayout->addWidget(_chart);
@@ -45,16 +46,9 @@
     if (palette().text().color().value() >= QColor(Qt::lightGray).value()) {
         _chart->chart()->setTheme(QChart::ChartThemeDark);
     }
-
-    newPlot(tr("Actual Bed"));
-    newPlot(tr("Target Bed"));
-    // The extruder need to be added after some signal emitted (ExtruderCountChanged)
-    newPlot(tr("Actual Ext.1"));
-    newPlot(tr("Target Ext.1"));
-
 }
 
-void PlotWidget::newPlot(const QString &name)
+void PlotWidget::addPlot(const QString &name)
 {
     _name2Index[name] = _plots.size();
     plot _newPlot;
@@ -65,22 +59,41 @@
     _plots.append(_newPlot);
 }
 
-void PlotWidget::deletePlot(const QString &name)
+void PlotWidget::removePlot(const QString &name)
 {
     _plots.remove(_name2Index[name]);
     _name2Index.remove(name);
 }
 
 void PlotWidget::appendPoint(const QString &name, float value)
 {
+    if (_plots[_name2Index[name]].serie()->count() > m_maximumPoints) {
+        _plots[_name2Index[name]].serie()->remove(0);
+    }
     _plots[_name2Index[name]].pushPoint(value);
+    update();
 }
 
 void PlotWidget::update()
 {
     _chart->chart()->axisX()->setRange(QDateTime::currentDateTime().addSecs(-120), QDateTime::currentDateTime());
 }
 
+QStringList PlotWidget::plots()
+{
+    return _name2Index.keys();
+}
+
+void PlotWidget::setMaximumPoints(uint newMax)
+{
+    m_maximumPoints = newMax;
+}
+
+void PlotWidget::setMaximumTemperature(uint maxTemp)
+{
+    _chart->chart()->axisY()->setRange(0, maxTemp);
+}
+
 PlotWidget::~PlotWidget()
 {
 }
diff --git a/testclient/mainwindow.cpp b/testclient/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/testclient/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/testclient/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -52,29 +52,7 @@
 
     connect(core, &AtCore::stateChanged, this, &MainWindow::printerStateChanged);
     connect(core, &AtCore::portsChanged, this, &MainWindow::locateSerialPort);
-
     connect(core, &AtCore::sdCardFileListChanged, sdWidget, &SdWidget::updateFilelist);
-
-    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::bedTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
-        checkTemperature(0x00, 0, temp);
-        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Actual Bed"), temp);
-        plotWidget->update();
-    });
-    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::bedTargetTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
-        checkTemperature(0x01, 0, temp);
-        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Target Bed"), temp);
-        plotWidget->update();
-    });
-    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::extruderTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
-        checkTemperature(0x02, 0, temp);
-        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Actual Ext.1"), temp);
-        plotWidget->update();
-    });
-    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::extruderTargetTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
-        checkTemperature(0x03, 0, temp);
-        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Target Ext.1"), temp);
-        plotWidget->update();
-    });
 }
 
 void MainWindow::initMenu()
@@ -192,6 +170,31 @@
 void MainWindow::makeTempTimelineDock()
 {
     plotWidget = new PlotWidget;
+    //make and connect our plots in the widget.
+    plotWidget->addPlot(tr("Actual Bed"));
+    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::bedTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
+        checkTemperature(0x00, 0, temp);
+        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Actual Bed"), temp);
+    });
+
+    plotWidget->addPlot(tr("Target Bed"));
+    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::bedTargetTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
+        checkTemperature(0x01, 0, temp);
+        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Target Bed"), temp);
+    });
+
+    plotWidget->addPlot(tr("Actual Ext.1"));
+    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::extruderTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
+        checkTemperature(0x02, 0, temp);
+        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Actual Ext.1"), temp);
+    });
+
+    plotWidget->addPlot(tr("Target Ext.1"));
+    connect(&core->temperature(), &Temperature::extruderTargetTemperatureChanged, [ this ](float temp) {
+        checkTemperature(0x03, 0, temp);
+        plotWidget->appendPoint(tr("Target Ext.1"), temp);
+    });
+
     tempTimelineDock = new QDockWidget(tr("Temperature Timeline"), this);
     tempTimelineDock->setWidget(plotWidget);
     menuView->insertAction(nullptr, tempTimelineDock->toggleViewAction());