diff --git a/config/machine_settings/defaults.ini b/config/machine_settings/defaults.ini
index 673f63b..35b065f 100644
--- a/config/machine_settings/defaults.ini
+++ b/config/machine_settings/defaults.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [hardware_config]
 ; archive_synchronizer: present
 ; galaxy_camera: present
+; uvc_camera: absent
 ; label_printer: present
 ; multicomp: present
 ; neo_pixels: present
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ balance_red: 1.85
 balance_green: 1.0
 balance_blue: 1.5
 
+[uvc_camera]
+horizontal_resolution: 2448
+vertical_resolution: 2048
+exposure_time: 10000
+focus: 100
+
 [vision_saver]
 time_format: %Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S
 path: ./data/images
diff --git a/config/machine_settings/hostnames.ini b/config/machine_settings/hostnames.ini
index 6ca9b6d..9ffbc45 100644
--- a/config/machine_settings/hostnames.ini
+++ b/config/machine_settings/hostnames.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [hostnames]
 DESKTOP-VOCOB38: vm
 mino: mino
-neodl-MS-7A62: stten3
+neodl-MS-7A62: stten1
 ST-TEN-1: stten1
 ST-TEN-2: stten2
 stten3: stten3
diff --git a/config/machine_settings/stten1.ini b/config/machine_settings/stten1.ini
index 3a4564a..8b44655 100644
--- a/config/machine_settings/stten1.ini
+++ b/config/machine_settings/stten1.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [hardware_config]
 archive_synchronizer: absent
-galaxy_camera: present
+#galaxy_camera: present
+uvc_camera: present
 label_printer: present
 neo_pixels: present
 remote_api: absent
diff --git a/src/components/neo-ringlight/neo-ringlight.ino b/src/components/neo-ringlight/neo-ringlight.ino
index eca4221..41d769d 100644
--- a/src/components/neo-ringlight/neo-ringlight.ino
+++ b/src/components/neo-ringlight/neo-ringlight.ino
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ void setup() {
   set_color(-1, 0, 0, 0);
   delay(1000);
   set_color(-1, 255, 255, 255);
+  delay(2000);
+  for(int cnt=255;cnt>=0;cnt--){
+    set_color(-1, cnt, cnt,cnt);
+    delay(20);   
+  }
 }
 
 uint8_t parse_message(uint8_t *message, Address *address, Color color) {
diff --git a/src/components/uvc_camera.py b/src/components/uvc_camera.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfc04a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/uvc_camera.py
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import pathlib
+import sys
+from itertools import cycle
+
+import cv2
+import imutils
+import numpy as np
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QMutex, Qt, QThread, pyqtSignal
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QImage, QPixmap
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QDialog, QFormLayout, QLabel, QMessageBox,
+                             QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QSlider)
+
+
+if "--sim-camera" in sys.argv:
+    from components.dummies.gxpy import DummyCamera
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from .component import Component
+
+
+class UVCCamera(Component):
+    _edits_new_frame = pyqtSignal(object)
+
+    def __init__(self, config=None, name=None, period=1, lazy=True, paused=False, threaded=True, registers=None):
+        super().__init__(config=config, name=name, period=period, lazy=lazy, paused=paused, threaded=threaded)
+        self.lock = QMutex()
+        self.simulate = "--sim-camera" in sys.argv
+        self._last_frame = None
+
+    def config_changed(self):
+        if self.simulate:
+            self.device_manager = None
+            self.camera = DummyCamera()
+            self.sim_imgs = cycle(sorted(pathlib.Path("data/simulation_images/").glob("*.png")))
+        else:
+            self.camera = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
+
+        self.resolution = {
+            "w": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name]["horizontal_resolution"])),
+            "h": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name]["vertical_resolution"])),
+        }
+        self._period = int(self.config[self.name].get("frame_time_ms", 300)) / 1000
+        self.exposure_time = int(self.config[self.name]["exposure_time"])
+        self.roi = {
+            "x": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name].get("horizontal_crop_offset", 0))),
+            "w": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name].get("horizontal_crop_resolution", self.resolution["w"]))),
+            "y": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name].get("vertical_crop_offset", 0))),
+            "h": int(self.round_4(self.config[self.name].get("vertical_crop_resolution", self.resolution["h"]))),
+            "r": int(self.config[self.name].get("rotate_90_clockwise_times", 0)),
+        }
+        self.auto_white_balance = self.config[self.name].get("auto_white_balance", "").lower() in {"on", "1", "y", "yes", "true", "enable", "enabled", }
+        self.balance = {
+            "r": float(self.config[self.name].get("balance_red", 1)),
+            "g": float(self.config[self.name].get("balance_green", 1)),
+            "b": float(self.config[self.name].get("balance_blue", 1)),
+        }
+        self.lock.lock()
+
+        self.edits = None
+        self.lock.unlock()
+        self.edits_enabled = "--camera-edits" in sys.argv
+        if self.edits_enabled:
+            self.init_edits()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def round_4(x):
+        return 4 * round(int(x) / 4)
+
+    @Component.reconfig_on_error
+    def _get(self):
+        frame = None
+        self.lock.lock()
+        if self.simulate:
+            img_path = next(self.sim_imgs)
+            self.log.debug(f"loading image {img_path}")
+            frame = cv2.cvtColor(cv2.imread(str(img_path)), cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
+            QThread.msleep(1000)
+        else:
+            self.camera.TriggerSoftware.send_command()
+            frame = self.camera.read()
+            if frame is not None:
+                    frame = np.rot90(frame, self.roi["r"])
+        self.lock.unlock()
+        if frame is None:
+            self.log.error("failed to get frame")
+        elif self.edits_enabled:
+            frame = self.edit(frame, self.edits)
+            self._edits_new_frame.emit([frame])
+        super()._get([frame])
+
+    def __del__(self, event=None):
+        if self.camera is not None:
+            self.camera.stream_off()
+            self.camera.close_device()
+
+    def init_edits(self):
+        self.edits_enabled = True
+        self.edits_dialog = EditsDialog(self.roi)
+        self.edits_dialog.edits_changed.connect(self.set_edits)
+        self._edits_new_frame.connect(self.edits_dialog.save_and_show_edits_new_frame)
+        self.edits_dialog.edits_pause.connect(self.toggle_paused)
+
+    def toggle_paused(self):
+        if self.running:
+            self.pause()
+        else:
+            self.resume()
+
+    def set_edits(self, edits=None):
+        self.edits = edits
+
+    def edit(self, img, edits=None):
+        if edits is None:
+            return img
+        # BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST
+        contrast = float(edits.get("contrast", 0))
+        brightness = float(edits.get("brightness", 0))
+        if not (contrast == 0 and brightness == 0):
+            img = imutils.adjust_brightness_contrast(img, brightness=brightness, contrast=contrast / 255 * 500)
+        # ROTATE AND SCALE
+        rotation = -float(edits.get("rotation", 0))
+        scale = float(edits.get("scale", 1))
+        if not (rotation == 0 and scale == 1):
+            img = imutils.rotate(img, rotation, scale=scale)
+        # TRANSLATE
+        translation_x = float(edits.get("translation_x", 0))
+        translation_y = float(edits.get("translation_y", 0))
+        if not (translation_x == 0 and translation_y == 0):
+            img = imutils.translate(img, translation_x, translation_y)
+        return img
+
+
+class EditsDialog(QDialog):
+    edits_changed = pyqtSignal(object)
+    edits_pause = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, roi):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.frame = None
+        self.edits = {
+            "brightness": 0,
+            "contrast": 0,
+            "rotation": 0,
+            "scale": 1,
+            "translation_x": 0,
+            "translation_y": 0,
+        }
+        self.edits_specs = {
+            "brightness": [[-255, 255], 1, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+            "contrast": [[-255, 255], 1, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+            "rotation": [[-180, 180], 1, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+            "scale": [[0, 5], 100, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+            "translation_x": [[-roi["w"], roi["w"]], 1, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+            "translation_y": [[-roi["h"], roi["h"]], 1, QSlider(Qt.Horizontal), QLabel()],
+        }
+        layout = QFormLayout()
+        self.edits_frame_l = QLabel()
+        self.edits_frame_l.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+        layout.addRow(self.edits_frame_l)
+        self.edits_pause_b = QPushButton("toggle paused")
+        layout.addRow(self.edits_pause_b)
+        self.edits_pause_b.clicked.connect(self.edits_pause)
+        for edit, limits in self.edits_specs.items():
+            limit, multiplier, slider, label = limits
+            slider.setRange(limit[0] * multiplier, limit[1] * multiplier)
+            slider.setSingleStep(1)
+            slider.setValue(self.edits[edit] * multiplier)
+            label.setText(f"{edit}: {self.edits[edit]}")
+            layout.addRow(label, slider)
+            slider.valueChanged.connect(self.update_edits)
+        self.edits_save_frame_b = QPushButton("save frame")
+        layout.addRow(self.edits_save_frame_b)
+        self.edits_save_frame_b.clicked.connect(self.edits_save_frame)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+        self.update_edits()
+        self.show()
+
+    def update_edits(self):
+        for edit, limits in self.edits_specs.items():
+            limit, multiplier, slider, label = limits
+            self.edits[edit] = slider.value() / multiplier
+            label.setText(f"{edit}: {self.edits[edit]}")
+        self.edits_changed.emit(self.edits)
+
+    def save_and_show_edits_new_frame(self, frame):
+        self.frame = frame[0]
+        if self.frame is not None:
+            self.edits_frame_l.setPixmap(
+                QPixmap.fromImage(
+                    QImage(
+                        self.frame.data,
+                        self.frame.shape[1],  # width
+                        self.frame.shape[0],  # height
+                        self.frame.shape[2] * self.frame.shape[1],  # width * channels
+                        QImage.Format_RGB888
+                    )
+                ).scaled(
+                    max(self.edits_frame_l.width(), 640),
+                    max(self.edits_frame_l.height(), 480),
+                    Qt.KeepAspectRatio,
+                    Qt.SmoothTransformation
+                )
+            )
+
+    def edits_save_frame(self):
+        if self.frame is None:
+            return
+        out_path = f"./{datetime.now().isoformat()}.png"
+        self.log.info(f"saving frame: {out_path!r}")
+        img = cv2.cvtColor(self.frame, cv2.COLOR_RGB2BGR)
+        cv2.imwrite(out_path, img)
+        return out_path
diff --git a/src/test/camera_windows.py b/src/test/galaxy_camera_windows.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/test/camera_windows.py
rename to src/test/galaxy_camera_windows.py
diff --git a/src/test/uvc_camera.py b/src/test/uvc_camera.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e11efb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/uvc_camera.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import time
+
+import cv2
+from PIL import Image
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Initializing......")
+
+    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
+    num = 10
+    for i in range(num):
+        # Capture frame-by-frame
+        ret, numpy_image = cap.read()
+        img = Image.fromarray(numpy_image, 'RGB')
+        img.show()
+
+
+    cap.release()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()