diff --git a/src/bin/graphs/BinLevelOverTime.tsx b/src/bin/graphs/BinLevelOverTime.tsx
index cefb99e..8aabf93 100644
--- a/src/bin/graphs/BinLevelOverTime.tsx
+++ b/src/bin/graphs/BinLevelOverTime.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Bin } from "models";
 import moment, { Moment } from "moment";
 import { pond, quack } from "protobuf-ts/pond";
 import { useBinAPI, useGlobalState } from "providers";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Legend } from "recharts";
 import { getGrainUnit } from "utils";
 
@@ -31,24 +31,13 @@ export default function BinLevelOverTime(props: Props) {
   const { bin, fertilizerBin, colour, startDate, endDate, customHeight } = props;
   const binAPI = useBinAPI();
   const [{as}] = useGlobalState();
-  const [showCable, setShowCable] = useState(false);
-  const [manualData, setManualData] = useState<BarData[]>([]);
-  const [cableData, setCableData] = useState<BarData[]>([]);
+  const [data, setData] = useState<BarData[]>([]);
   const [modeAreas, setModeAreas] = useState<RefArea[]>([]);
-  // const defaultDateRange = GetDefaultDateRange();
-  // const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState<Moment>(defaultDateRange.start);
-  // const [endDate, setEndDate] = useState<Moment>(defaultDateRange.end);
   const [dataLoading, setDataLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [cableDataLoading, setCableDataLoading] = useState(false);
   const [capacity, setCapacity] = useState<number | undefined>();
-
-  // const updateDateRange = (newStartDate: any, newEndDate: any) => {
-  //   let range = GetDefaultDateRange();
-  //   range.start = newStartDate;
-  //   range.end = newEndDate;
-  //   setStartDate(newStartDate);
-  //   setEndDate(newEndDate);
-  // };
+  
+  const [modeData, setModeData] = useState<BarData[]>([]);
+  const [histDataLoading, setHistDataLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const getFill = (mode: pond.BinMode) => {
     let fill = "";
@@ -72,8 +61,8 @@ export default function BinLevelOverTime(props: Props) {
     return fill;
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (dataLoading || bin.key() === "") return;
+  //loads the data from the bin history table
+  const loadHistoryData = useCallback(() => {
     setDataLoading(true);
     let cap = bin.settings.specs?.bushelCapacity;
     if (fertilizerBin && cap) {
@@ -146,48 +135,125 @@ export default function BinLevelOverTime(props: Props) {
             fill: getFill(bin.settings.mode)
           });
         }
-        setManualData(data);
+        setData(data);
         setModeAreas(modeAreas);
       })
       .finally(() => {
         setDataLoading(false);
       });
-  }, [binAPI, bin, startDate, endDate, fertilizerBin]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  },[startDate, endDate, bin, fertilizerBin])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (cableDataLoading || bin.key() === "") return;
-    setCableDataLoading(true);
+  //loads the data from the measuremnts table as a unit measurement
+  const loadMeasurementData = useCallback(() => {
+    setDataLoading(true);
+    let cap = bin.settings.specs?.bushelCapacity;
+    if (fertilizerBin && cap) {
+      cap = cap * 35.239;
+    }
+    if (getGrainUnit() === pond.GrainUnit.GRAIN_UNIT_WEIGHT && cap) {
+      cap = cap / bin.bushelsPerTonne();
+    }
+    setCapacity(cap);
+    let autoBarData: BarData[] = [];
+
+    //load the measurment data to build the bushel bars
     binAPI
-      .listBinMeasurements(bin.key(), startDate, endDate, 500, 0, "asc", undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, as)
+      .listBinMeasurements(bin.key(), startDate, endDate, 500, 0, "asc")
       .then(resp => {
+        let lastBushels = -1;
+
         resp.data.measurements.forEach(objMeasurement => {
           //set the bushel cable measurements
           let m = pond.UnitMeasurementsForObject.fromObject(objMeasurement);
-          if (m.measurementType === quack.MeasurementType.MEASUREMENT_TYPE_BUSHEL_CABLE) {
-            let cableBarData: BarData[] = [];
-            let lastBushels = -1;
 
-            //val will be an array of only a single number since this is not a measurement that involves nodes
-            m.values.forEach((val, i) => {
-              if (val.values[0] && m.timestamps[i]) {
-                if (lastBushels !== val.values[0]) {
-                  cableBarData.push({
-                    value: val.values[0],
-                    timestamp: moment(m.timestamps[i]).valueOf()
-                  });
-                  lastBushels = val.values[0];
-                }
+          //val will be an array of only a single number since this is not a measurement that involves nodes
+          m.values.forEach((val, i) => {
+            if (val.values[0] && m.timestamps[i]) {
+              if (lastBushels !== val.values[0]) {
+                autoBarData.push({
+                  value: val.values[0],
+                  timestamp: moment(m.timestamps[i]).valueOf(),
+                });
+                lastBushels = val.values[0];
               }
-            });
-            setCableData(cableBarData);
-          }
+            }
+          });
         });
+        if (autoBarData.length === 0) {
+          let bushels = bin.settings.inventory?.grainBushels ?? 0;
+          let currentTime = moment().valueOf();
+          autoBarData.push({
+            value: fertilizerBin
+              ? Math.round(bushels * 35.239)
+              : getGrainUnit() === pond.GrainUnit.GRAIN_UNIT_WEIGHT
+              ? Math.round((bushels / bin.bushelsPerTonne()) * 100) / 100
+              : bushels,
+            timestamp: currentTime
+          });
+        }
+        setData(autoBarData);
       })
       .catch(err => {})
       .finally(() => {
-        setCableDataLoading(false);
+        setDataLoading(false);
       });
-  }, [binAPI, bin, startDate, endDate, fertilizerBin, as]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  },[startDate, endDate, bin, fertilizerBin])
+
+  const modeDataFromHistory = useCallback(()=>{
+    if (histDataLoading) return;
+    setHistDataLoading(true)
+    binAPI
+      .listHistoryBetween(bin.key(), 500, startDate.toISOString(), endDate.toISOString())
+      .then(resp => {
+        //loop through the history finding all the times the bin mode changed
+        let currentMode: pond.BinMode | undefined = undefined
+        let modeData: BarData[] = []
+        resp.data.history.forEach(hist => {
+          let histBin = Bin.create()
+          histBin.settings = hist.settings ?? pond.BinSettings.create()
+          if(hist.settings && currentMode !== hist.settings.mode){
+            currentMode = hist.settings.mode
+            modeData.push({
+              timestamp: moment(hist.timestamp).valueOf(),
+              value: 1,
+              fill: getFill(currentMode)
+            })
+          }
+        })
+        setModeData(modeData)
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+
+      })
+      .finally(()=>{
+        setHistDataLoading(false)
+      })
+  },[bin, startDate, endDate])
+
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    //dont call a load function if loading is already in progress
+    if (dataLoading || bin.key() === "") return;
+    //check what is controlling the bin inventory
+    let control = bin.inventoryControl()
+    //for automatic lidar and cables get the data from measurements as an object measurement
+    if(control === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_AUTOMATIC_LIDAR ||
+       control === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_AUTOMATIC
+    ){
+      //load the measurement data for the bar graph
+      loadMeasurementData()
+      //load the data for the storage mode changes
+      modeDataFromHistory()
+      
+      //for manual and hybrid (lidar or in the future, cables) get the data from bin_history
+    }else if(control === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_MANUAL ||
+      control === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_HYBRID_LIDAR ||
+      control === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_UNKNOWN
+    ){
+      loadHistoryData()
+    }
+
+  },[bin, loadMeasurementData, loadHistoryData])
 
   const legend = () => {
     return (
@@ -203,15 +269,16 @@ export default function BinLevelOverTime(props: Props) {
     );
   };
 
-  const manualChart = () => {
+  const inventoryChart = () => {
     return (
       <BarGraph
         customHeight={customHeight}
-        data={manualData}
+        data={data}
         refAreas={modeAreas}
         barColour={colour}
         yMax={capacity}
-        graphLegend={legend()}
+        yMin={0}
+        graphLegend={modeAreas.length > 0 ? legend() : undefined}
         labelColour="white"
         labels
         useGradient
@@ -219,62 +286,28 @@ export default function BinLevelOverTime(props: Props) {
     );
   };
 
-  const cableChart = () => {
-    if (cableData.length === 0) {
-      return (
-        <Box height={customHeight} paddingTop={"25%"}>
-          <Typography style={{ textAlign: "center", fontSize: 25, fontWeight: 650 }}>
-            No cable estimates for selected time frame
-          </Typography>
-        </Box>
-      );
-    }
+  const autoBinModeChart = () => {
     return (
-      <BarGraph
-        customHeight={customHeight}
-        data={cableData}
-        //refAreas={modeAreas}
-        barColour={colour}
-        yMax={capacity}
-        yMin={0}
+      <BarGraph 
+        data={modeData}
+        customHeight={100}
+        hideYAxis
         graphLegend={legend()}
-        labelColour="white"
-        labels
-        useGradient
+        yMax={1}
+        yMin={0}
       />
-    );
-  };
+    )
+  }
 
   return (
     <Card raised style={{ padding: 5 }}>
-      <Grid
-        container
-        direction="row"
-        alignContent="center"
-        alignItems="center"
-        justifyContent="space-between">
-        <Grid>
-          <Typography style={{ fontSize: 25, fontWeight: 650, marginLeft: 20 }}>
-            Grain Levels Over Time
-          </Typography>
-        </Grid>
-        <Grid>
-          <FormControlLabel
-            control={
-              <Switch
-                checked={showCable}
-                onChange={(_, checked) => {
-                  setShowCable(checked);
-                }}
-                color="primary"
-              />
-            }
-            label="Cable Estimates"
-          />
-        </Grid>
-      </Grid>
-
-      {dataLoading ? <CircularProgress /> : showCable ? cableChart() : manualChart()}
+      <Typography style={{ fontSize: 25, fontWeight: 650, marginLeft: 20 }}>
+        Grain Levels Over Time
+      </Typography>
+      {dataLoading ? <CircularProgress /> : inventoryChart()}
+      {/* when using auto will need to make a new chart just for the bin modes since the auto inventory comes from another place */}
+      {(bin.inventoryControl() === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_AUTOMATIC_LIDAR ||
+        bin.inventoryControl() === pond.BinInventoryControl.BIN_INVENTORY_CONTROL_AUTOMATIC) && autoBinModeChart()}
     </Card>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/charts/BarGraph.tsx b/src/charts/BarGraph.tsx
index 8e0ab82..f8bd48e 100644
--- a/src/charts/BarGraph.tsx
+++ b/src/charts/BarGraph.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 export interface BarData {
   timestamp: number;
   value: number;
+  fill?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RefArea {
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ export interface AxisLabel {
 
 interface Props {
   data: BarData[];
-  barColour: string;
+  barColour?: string;
   refAreas?: RefArea[];
+  hideYAxis?: boolean;
   yMin?: number;
   yMax?: number;
   graphLegend?: JSX.Element;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export default function BarGraph(props: Props) {
     data,
     barColour,
     refAreas,
+    hideYAxis,
     yMin,
     yMax,
     graphLegend,
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ export default function BarGraph(props: Props) {
         {graphLegend}
         <YAxis
           domain={[yMin ?? "dataMin", yMax ?? "auto"]}
+          hide={hideYAxis}
           interval="preserveStartEnd"
           scale={"linear"}
           label={yLabel}