diff --git a/src/FrequencyPlotGUI.vb b/src/FrequencyPlotGUI.vb
index 03e10b0..5da1f34 100644
--- a/src/FrequencyPlotGUI.vb
+++ b/src/FrequencyPlotGUI.vb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Public Class FrequencyPlotGUI
         For n As Integer = 3 To 14
             NFFT.Items.Add((2 ^ n).ToString)
         Next
-        NFFT.SelectedIndex = 8
+
 
         'set up list view
         RegisterList.View = View.Details
@@ -62,12 +62,18 @@ Public Class FrequencyPlotGUI
         'initialize variables
         selectedRegList = New List(Of RegClass)
         btn_stopPlot.Enabled = False
-
-        'set DR triggered register reads
-        m_TopGUI.FX3.DrActive = True
-
         plotYLabel = "FFT Magnitude"
 
+        'Load settings
+        NFFT.SelectedText = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.SamplesPerFFT
+        FFT_Averages.Text = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.FFTAverages
+        input_3db_min.Text = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.MinPassband
+        input_3db_max.Text = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.MaxPassband
+        check_DCNull.Checked = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.NullDC
+        logXaxis.Checked = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.LogX
+        logYaxis.Checked = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.LogY
+        check_sciLabel.Checked = m_TopGUI.plotSettings.ScientificLabels
+
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub Shutdown() Handles Me.Closing
@@ -80,6 +86,17 @@ Public Class FrequencyPlotGUI
         m_FFTStream.Dispose()
         m_TopGUI.FFTPlotWidth = Width
         m_TopGUI.FFTPlotHeight = Height
+
+        'save settings
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.SamplesPerFFT = NFFT.SelectedText
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.FFTAverages = FFT_Averages.Text
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.MinPassband = input_3db_min.Text
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.MaxPassband = input_3db_max.Text
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.NullDC = check_DCNull.Checked
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.LogX = logXaxis.Checked
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.LogY = logYaxis.Checked
+        m_TopGUI.plotSettings.ScientificLabels = check_sciLabel.Checked
+
         'save register list
         m_TopGUI.dataPlotRegs.Clear()
         For Each reg In selectedRegList
diff --git a/src/HelperClasses/PlotterSettings.vb b/src/HelperClasses/PlotterSettings.vb
index 4068886..c235a3a 100644
--- a/src/HelperClasses/PlotterSettings.vb
+++ b/src/HelperClasses/PlotterSettings.vb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Public Class PlotterSettings
 
     End Sub
 
+    'Time domain plotter settings
+
     Public UpdateRate As String = "20"
 
     Public SamplesRendered As String = "200"
@@ -28,4 +30,22 @@ Public Class PlotterSettings
 
     Public Timestamp As Boolean = False
 
+    'FFT plotter settings
+
+    Public SamplesPerFFT As String = "4096"
+
+    Public FFTAverages As String = "1"
+
+    Public MinPassband As String = "10"
+
+    Public MaxPassband As String = "100"
+
+    Public NullDC As Boolean = False
+
+    Public LogX As Boolean = True
+
+    Public LogY As Boolean = True
+
+    Public ScientificLabels As Boolean = False
+
 End Class