diff --git a/qt_gui/calculator.cpp b/qt_gui/calculator.cpp
index b47851e..ee4e56b 100644
--- a/qt_gui/calculator.cpp
+++ b/qt_gui/calculator.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ Calculator::Calculator(QObject *parent) :
 	m_lcdText("calculator initial text"),
 	m_timer(this)
 {
-	NewKeyEmpty = 1;
 	qDebug() << "Starting calculator thread";
 	calc_thread.start();
 	qDebug() << "calculator thread started";
 
 	QObject::connect(&m_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &Calculator::updateLcd);
-	m_timer.start(50);
+	m_timer.start(200);
+
+	updateLcd();
 }
 
 Calculator::~Calculator(){
@@ -51,16 +52,21 @@ void Calculator::updateLcd() {
 	QString tmp("lcd text:\n");
 	const char* lcd_buf = get_lcd_buf();
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_ROWS; i++){
+		tmp += "|";
 		for (int j = 0; j < MAX_CHARS_PER_LINE; j++){
 			tmp += lcd_buf[j + i*MAX_CHARS_PER_LINE];
 		}
-		tmp += '\n';
+		tmp += "|\n";
 	}
 //	qDebug() << "update lcd:" << tmp.toStdString().c_str();
 
 	setLcdText(tmp);
 }
 
+void Calculator::setLcdText(const QString &lcdText){
+	m_lcdText = lcdText;
+	emit lcdTextChanged();
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/qt_gui/calculator.h b/qt_gui/calculator.h
index 3faec15..3de2395 100644
--- a/qt_gui/calculator.h
+++ b/qt_gui/calculator.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 	~Calculator();
 
 	inline QString lcdText(){return m_lcdText;}
-	inline void setLcdText(const QString &lcdText){m_lcdText = lcdText;}
+	void setLcdText(const QString &lcdText);
 
 signals:
 	void lcdTextChanged();
diff --git a/qt_gui/main.cpp b/qt_gui/main.cpp
index 7b0e294..2ed7d21 100644
--- a/qt_gui/main.cpp
+++ b/qt_gui/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <QObject>
+#include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include "calculator.h"
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
 	QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
-	qmlRegisterType<Calculator>("calculator.lcd", 1, 0, "CLcd");
-
 	QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 	engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:/main.qml")));
 	
 	Calculator calculator;
 	engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("_calculator", &calculator);
 
+	QFont fixedFont = QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont);
+	fixedFont.setStyleHint(QFont::TypeWriter);
+	engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("_fixedFont", fixedFont);
+
 	return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/qt_gui/main.qml b/qt_gui/main.qml
index aac8e6e..3eee92a 100644
--- a/qt_gui/main.qml
+++ b/qt_gui/main.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
-import calculator.lcd 1.0
 
 ApplicationWindow
 {
@@ -27,11 +26,6 @@ ApplicationWindow
 				anchors.fill: parent
 			}
 		}
-
-		//lcd text from C++
-		CLcd {
-			id: clcd
-		}
 		
 		//LCD
 		Rectangle {
@@ -41,10 +35,9 @@ ApplicationWindow
 			height: 200
 			Text {
 				objectName: "lcd_text";
-				text: clcd.lcdText
+				text: _calculator.lcdText
+				font: _fixedFont
 				anchors.centerIn: parent
-
-				onTextChanged: clcd.lcdText = text
 			}
 		}