diff --git a/src/gui/widgets.py b/src/gui/widgets.py
index c9d3b8b..9d447a9 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets.py
+++ b/src/gui/widgets.py
@@ -928,11 +928,11 @@ class UartMonitorWindow(ctk.CTkToplevel):
         threading.Thread(target=_bg_open, daemon=True).start()
 
     def _on_open_success(self) -> None:
-        """Serial port opened — enable Start button."""
+        """Serial port opened — auto-start monitoring."""
         self._is_opening = False
         self._start_btn.configure(state="normal")
-        self._update_status(ACCENT_PENDING, "Ready")
-        self._log(f"[{self._port}] Port ready. Click Start to begin monitoring.\n")
+        self._log(f"[{self._port}] Port ready, auto-starting monitor...\n")
+        self._on_start()
 
     def _show_unavailable(self, reason: str) -> None:
         """Show UART unavailable state."""
diff --git a/vivado.jou b/vivado.jou
index 46f9370..7a8da9a 100644
--- a/vivado.jou
+++ b/vivado.jou
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 # SW Build 4029153 on Fri Oct 13 20:13:54 MDT 2023
 # IP Build 4028589 on Sat Oct 14 00:45:43 MDT 2023
 # SharedData Build 4025554 on Tue Oct 10 17:18:54 MDT 2023
-# Start of session at: Wed Jun 10 15:02:25 2026
-# Process ID: 1790665
+# Start of session at: Wed Jun 10 15:05:14 2026
+# Process ID: 1792267
 # Current directory: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher
-# Command line: vivado -mode batch -source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1789776.tcl
+# Command line: vivado -mode batch -source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1791893.tcl
 # Log file: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher/vivado.log
 # Journal file: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher/vivado.jou
-# Running On: mkb, OS: Linux, CPU Frequency: 5073.251 MHz, CPU Physical cores: 32, Host memory: 134146 MB
+# Running On: mkb, OS: Linux, CPU Frequency: 5053.205 MHz, CPU Physical cores: 32, Host memory: 134146 MB
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
-source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1789776.tcl
+source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1791893.tcl
diff --git a/vivado_1790665.backup.jou b/vivado_1790665.backup.jou
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f9370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vivado_1790665.backup.jou
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+# Vivado v2023.2 (64-bit)
+# SW Build 4029153 on Fri Oct 13 20:13:54 MDT 2023
+# IP Build 4028589 on Sat Oct 14 00:45:43 MDT 2023
+# SharedData Build 4025554 on Tue Oct 10 17:18:54 MDT 2023
+# Start of session at: Wed Jun 10 15:02:25 2026
+# Process ID: 1790665
+# Current directory: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher
+# Command line: vivado -mode batch -source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1789776.tcl
+# Log file: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher/vivado.log
+# Journal file: /data/work/prj/Zynq_Flasher/vivado.jou
+# Running On: mkb, OS: Linux, CPU Frequency: 5073.251 MHz, CPU Physical cores: 32, Host memory: 134146 MB
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+source /tmp/zynq_jtag_check_1789776.tcl
diff --git a/xicom_zynq_bin1792777 b/xicom_zynq_bin1792777
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12f3be4
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