diff --git a/editor.html b/editor.html
index c86a2fd..cace70d 100644
--- a/editor.html
+++ b/editor.html
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
   <div class="row appheader" style="align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:6px 14px; margin-bottom:8px">
     <h1 style="margin:0">PM_E‑1 <span style="font-weight:400; opacity:.75">PolyMeter Editor</span></h1>
     <div class="appheader-ctrls" style="display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px">
+      <span id="devBadge" title="USB-MIDI link to a PM_K-1 / PM_X-1 (Chrome/Edge/Firefox). Click to connect." style="cursor:pointer; font-size:12px; padding:3px 9px; border-radius:7px; border:1px solid var(--edge); color:var(--muted); white-space:nowrap">◎ connect device</span>
       <button id="helpBtn" title="keyboard shortcuts (?)">?</button>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@
             <div class="big" id="bpmDisplay">120</div>
             <div class="dtimers" id="dtimers">
               <span title="elapsed (stopwatch)">⏱ <span id="elapsedVal">0:00</span></span>
+              <span id="rampWrap" class="tval" title="tempo ramp" hidden></span>
               <span id="countWrap" title="time countdown" hidden>⏳ <span id="countVal" class="tval">0:00</span></span>
               <span id="barWrap" title="bars remaining in this segment" hidden>▦ <span id="barVal" class="tval">0</span></span>
             </div>
@@ -1201,7 +1203,13 @@ async function _ensureMidi() {        // MIDI access WITH SysEx (needed to send/
   _midiAccess.onstatechange = _wireMidi; _wireMidi();
   return true;
 }
-function _wireMidi() { for (const inp of _midiInputs()) inp.onmidimessage = onDeviceMidi; updateMidiBtn(); }
+function _wireMidi() { for (const inp of _midiInputs()) inp.onmidimessage = onDeviceMidi; updateMidiBtn(); updateDevBadge(); }
+function updateDevBadge() {   // header badge: lights green while a PM_K-1 / PM_X-1 is connected over USB-MIDI
+  const el = $("devBadge"); if (!el) return;
+  const dev = _midiAccess ? [..._midiOutputs(), ..._midiInputs()].filter(_isDevicePort) : [];
+  if (dev.length) { el.textContent = "● " + (dev[0].name || "device").slice(0, 18); el.style.color = "#2fe07a"; el.style.borderColor = "#2fe07a"; }
+  else { el.textContent = _midiAccess ? "◎ no device" : "◎ connect device"; el.style.color = "var(--muted)"; el.style.borderColor = "var(--edge)"; }
+}
 function onDeviceMidi(e) {
   const d = e.data; if (!d) return;
   if (d[0] === 0xF0 && d[1] === 0x7D) {                            // our SysEx reply
@@ -1403,9 +1411,9 @@ function tickTimers() {
   const now = Date.now();
   const dt = timers.last ? Math.min(now - timers.last, 1000) : 0;   // clamp so backgrounded gaps don't jump
   timers.last = now;
-  if (timersOn && state.running) {
-    timers.elapsedMs += dt;
-    if (timers.totalMs > 0) {
+  if (state.running) {
+    timers.elapsedMs += dt;                          // elapsed stopwatch always runs while playing (like the device)
+    if (timersOn && timers.totalMs > 0) {
       const before = timers.remainingMs;
       timers.remainingMs -= dt;
       // time countdown hit 0 → auto-advance (smooth). Bar-length segments use the
@@ -1420,10 +1428,12 @@ function tickTimers() {
   renderTimers();
 }
 function renderTimers() {
-  $("dtimers").hidden = !timersOn;
-  if (!timersOn) return;
+  $("dtimers").hidden = false;                                                           // elapsed + ramp always visible (like the device)
   $("elapsedVal").textContent = fmtClock(timers.elapsedMs);
-  const off = timers.totalMs <= 0;
+  const rw = $("rampWrap");                                                              // tempo-ramp indicator (matches the device's ramp arrow)
+  if (ramp.on) { rw.hidden = false; rw.textContent = (ramp.amount < 0 ? "↘ " : "↗ ") + (ramp.amount >= 0 ? "+" : "") + ramp.amount + "/" + ramp.everyBars + "b"; }
+  else rw.hidden = true;
+  const off = !timersOn || timers.totalMs <= 0;
   $("countWrap").hidden = off;                                                           // hide time countdown when off
   if (!off) {
     const cd = $("countVal");
@@ -1576,6 +1586,7 @@ $("saveDeviceBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true
 $("loadDeviceBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true; loadFromDevice(); });
 $("updateFwBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true; updateFirmware(); });
 $("midiBtn").addEventListener("click", toggleDeviceAudio);
+$("devBadge").addEventListener("click", () => { _ensureMidi().then(updateDevBadge); });
 $("clearLogBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true; clearLog(); });
 $("resetAllBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true; resetAll(); });
 $("shareSettingsBtn").addEventListener("click", () => { $("trayMenu").hidden = true; shareSettings(); });
@@ -1663,6 +1674,10 @@ updateCtx();
 refreshFeatureBoxes();
 $("continueMode").checked = continueMode;
 $("timersOn").checked = timersOn;
+// Connect to a PM_K-1 / PM_X-1 over USB-MIDI on load so the header badge reflects the link
+// (Chrome remembers the grant; first visit prompts once). updateDevBadge runs via _wireMidi.
+if (navigator.requestMIDIAccess) _ensureMidi().then(updateDevBadge).catch(() => updateDevBadge());
+else updateDevBadge();
 requestAnimationFrame(drawLoop);
 /*@BUILD:include:src/chrome.js@*/
 </script>