diff --git a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
index e31bdca..184d8f0 100644
--- a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,21 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     ui->setupUi(this);
     this->server = new UdpLedServer ();
 
-    this->mOffscreenDiagram = new QImage(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT, QImage::Format_RGB32);
-    this->mOffscreenDiagram->fill(COLOR_BACKGROUND);
+    this->mOffscreenPanel = new QImage(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+    this->mOffscreenPanel->fill(COLOR_BACKGROUND);
 
+    /* draw inital screen */
+    QPainter painter(this->mOffscreenPanel);
+    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
+    painter.setPen(QPen(COLOR_FOREGROUND, 1));
+    painter.setBrush(COLOR_FOREGROUND);
+    for(int x=0; x < (PANEL_WIDTH * MAXIMUM_PANELSIZE); x++) {
+        for(int y=0; y < PANEL_HEIGHT; y++) {
+            painter.drawEllipse(LED_DIAMETER/2 + (x* LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER/2 + (y * LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER, LED_DIAMETER);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this->drawImage(this->mOffscreenPanel);
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
diff --git a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
index b0ad118..eec930b 100644
--- a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
+++ b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 #define PANEL_WIDTH 32
 #define PANEL_HEIGHT 40
 
-#define LED_DIAMETER 5
-#define LED_DISTANCE (LED_DIAMETER + 2)
+#define LED_DIAMETER 8
+#define LED_DISTANCE (LED_DIAMETER + 3)
 
 #define DEFAULT_WIDTH   (LED_DISTANCE * MAXIMUM_PANELSIZE * PANEL_WIDTH)
 #define DEFAULT_HEIGHT  (LED_DISTANCE * PANEL_HEIGHT)
 
 
 #define COLOR_BACKGROUND    Qt::black
-#define COLOR_FOREGROUND    Qt::orange
+#define COLOR_FOREGROUND    QColor(255, 127, 0, 255)
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 namespace Ui { class MainWindow; }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 private:
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
     UdpLedServer *server;
-    QImage       *mOffscreenDiagram;
+    QImage       *mOffscreenPanel;
     void drawImage(QImage *image);
 };
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H