diff --git a/gui.c b/gui.c
index ec3cc22c..510514a4 100644
--- a/gui.c
+++ b/gui.c
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 #include "glcd.h"
 #include "touchpad.h"
 
-volatile uint16_t x, y;
+uint16_t x, y;
+unsigned char buffer[32];
 
-static msg_t buttonThread(struct button_t *a) {
+static void buttonThread(struct button_t *a) {
 	uint16_t x0, y0, x1, y1;
 
 	x0 = a->x0;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ static msg_t buttonThread(struct button_t *a) {
 	}
 }
 
-static msg_t TouchPadThread(uint16_t updateInterval) {
+static void TouchPadThread(uint16_t updateInterval) {
 	chRegSetThreadName("GUI");
 
 	while(TRUE) {
@@ -35,6 +36,32 @@ static msg_t TouchPadThread(uint16_t updateInterval) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void barThread(struct bar_t *a) {
+	uint16_t percent = 0, value = 0, value_old = 0;
+
+	while(TRUE) {
+		percent = *(a->percent);
+		if(percent > 100)
+			percent = 100;	
+
+		if(a->orientation == horizontal) {
+			value = ((((a->x1)-(a->x0)) * percent) / 100);
+			if(value_old > value || value == 0)
+				lcdFillArea(a->x0+1, a->y0+1, a->x1, a->y1, a->bkColor);
+			else
+				lcdDrawRect(a->x0+1, a->y0+1, a->x0+value, a->y1, filled, a->valueColor);	
+		} else if(a->orientation == vertical) {
+			value = ((((a->y1)-(a->y0)) * percent) / 100);
+			if(value_old > value || value == 0)
+				lcdFillArea(a->x0+1, a->y0+1, a->x1, a->y1, a->bkColor);
+			else
+				lcdDrawRect(a->x0+1, a->y0+1, a->x1, a->y0+value, filled, a->valueColor);
+		}
+
+		value_old = value;
+		chThdSleepMilliseconds(a->interval);
+	}
+}
 
 void guiInit(uint16_t updateInterval) {
 	Thread *tp = NULL;
@@ -54,8 +81,29 @@ Thread *guiDrawButton(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, unsign
 	button->interval = interval;
 
 	lcdDrawRectString(x0, y0, x1, y1, str, fontColor, buttonColor);
-	tp = chThdCreateFromHeap(NULL, THD_WA_SIZE(512), NORMALPRIO, buttonThread, button);
+	tp = chThdCreateFromHeap(NULL, THD_WA_SIZE(64), NORMALPRIO, buttonThread, button);
 
 	return tp;
 }
 
+Thread *guiDrawBarGraph(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, uint16_t orientation, uint16_t frameColor, uint16_t bkColor, uint16_t valueColor, uint16_t interval, uint16_t *percent) {
+	struct bar_t *bar;
+	Thread *tp = NULL;
+
+	bar = chHeapAlloc(NULL, sizeof(struct bar_t));
+	bar->x0 = x0;
+	bar->y0 = y0;
+	bar->x1 = x1;
+	bar->y1 = y1;
+	bar->orientation = orientation;
+	bar->frameColor = frameColor;
+	bar->bkColor = bkColor;
+	bar->valueColor = valueColor;
+	bar->percent = percent;
+	bar->interval = interval;
+
+	lcdDrawRect(x0, y0, x1, y1, frame, frameColor);
+	tp = chThdCreateFromHeap(NULL, THD_WA_SIZE(64), NORMALPRIO, barThread, bar);
+
+	return tp;
+}
diff --git a/gui.h b/gui.h
index 443f31b3..488f1120 100644
--- a/gui.h
+++ b/gui.h
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ struct button_t {
 	uint16_t interval;
 };
 
+struct bar_t {
+	uint16_t x0;
+	uint16_t y0;
+	uint16_t x1;
+	uint16_t y1;
+	uint16_t orientation;
+	uint16_t frameColor;
+	uint16_t bkColor;
+	uint16_t valueColor;
+	uint16_t interval;
+	uint8_t *percent;
+};
+
+enum {horizontal, vertical};
+
 /*
  * Description: starts main GUI thread which keeps X and Y coordinates of touchpad updated for guiDraw() threads
  *
@@ -28,11 +43,28 @@ void guiInit(uint16_t updateIntervl);
  *		- str:				string written centered into button
  *		- fontColor:		color of string
  *		- buttonColor:		color of button
+ *		- interval:			interval in ms which updates state
  *		- state:			pointer to variable which keeps state (1 = pressed, 0 = unpressed)
  *
  * return: pointer to created thread
  */
 Thread *guiDrawButton(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, unsigned char *str, uint16_t fontColor, uint16_t buttonColor, uint16_t inverval, uint8_t *state);
 
+/*
+ * Description: draws a bar graph and updates it's value
+ *
+ * param:
+ *		- x0, y0, x1, y1:	coordinates where bar graph gets drawn
+ *		- orientation:		horizontal or vertical
+ *		- frameColor:		color of the frame
+ *		- bkColor:			color of piece inside bar with is not set
+ *		- valueColor:		color of value that will be drawn into bar
+ *		- interval:			interval in ms which updates percentage
+ *		- percent:			pointer value from 0 to 100 percent
+ *
+ * return : pointer to created thread
+ */
+Thread *guiDrawBarGraph(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1, uint16_t orientation, uint16_t frameColor, uint16_t bkColor, uint16_t valueColor, uint16_t interval, uint16_t *percent);
+
 #endif