diff --git a/state2gantt/plot_response.r b/state2gantt/plot_response.r
index 988cd80..9f272ea 100755
--- a/state2gantt/plot_response.r
+++ b/state2gantt/plot_response.r
@@ -9,12 +9,25 @@ QEMU_SHIFT<-5
 TIMESCALE<-1000000
 
 # Function to create a Gantt chart with dots on short segments
-create_gantt_chart <- function(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format = NULL) {
+create_gantt_chart <- function(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format = NULL, startpoint, endpoint) {
   # Read the CSV file
   df <- read_csv(csv_file_a)
   # df_b <- read_csv(csv_file_b)
   df_b <- read_csv(csv_file_b, col_types = cols(.default = "d", name = col_character()))
   # df <- df %>% bind_rows(df_b)
+
+  # Cut out everything outside the range
+  df <- df %>%
+    filter(end >= startpoint & start <= endpoint) %>% rowwise %>% mutate(end = min(end, endpoint), start = max(start, startpoint))
+
+  df_b <- df_b %>%
+    filter(end >= startpoint & start <= endpoint) %>% rowwise %>% mutate(end = min(end, endpoint), start = max(start, startpoint))
+
+  # Add a placeholder for all tasks that don't have job instances in the range
+  s <- min(df$start)
+  placeholder <- df_b %>% mutate(start = s, end = s)
+  df <- df %>% bind_rows(placeholder)
+  
   
   # Ensure start and end columns are treated as integers
   df <- df %>%
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ create_gantt_chart <- function(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format
                       color = "blue", size = 2)
 
   # Add dots on segments shorter than MIN_WIDTH
-  p <- p + geom_point(data = df %>% filter(width < MIN_WIDTH), 
+  p <- p + geom_point(data = df %>% filter(width < MIN_WIDTH & width > 0), 
                       aes(x = start, y = name), 
                       color = "red", size = 1)
   
@@ -73,17 +86,24 @@ create_gantt_chart <- function(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format
 
 # Main execution
 args <- commandArgs(trailingOnly = TRUE)
-if (length(args) < 2 || length(args) > 3) {
-  stop("Usage: Rscript script.R <csv_file> <csv_file> [output_format]")
+if (length(args) < 2 || length(args) > 5) {
+  stop("Usage: Rscript script.R <csv_file> <csv_file> [output_format] [<strt> <end>]")
 } else {
   csv_file_a <- args[1]
   csv_file_b <- args[2]
-  if (length(args) == 3) {
+  if (length(args) >= 3) {
     output_format <- args[3]
   } else {
     output_format <- NULL
   }
+  if (length(args) >= 5) {
+    start <- as.integer(args[4])
+    end <- as.integer(args[5])
+  } else {
+    start <- 0
+    end <- Inf
+  }
 }
 
 MIN_WIDTH <- 500 # You can set your desired minimum width here
-create_gantt_chart(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format)
+create_gantt_chart(csv_file_a, csv_file_b, MIN_WIDTH, output_format, start, end)
diff --git a/state2gantt/src/main.rs b/state2gantt/src/main.rs
index bcc9420..8be131e 100644
--- a/state2gantt/src/main.rs
+++ b/state2gantt/src/main.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn main() {
     let mut level_per_task : HashMap<&String, u32> = HashMap::new();
 
 
-    let trace : (Vec<ExecInterval>, HashMap<u64, ReducedFreeRTOSSystemState>, Vec<(u64, u64, String)>) = ron::from_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&raw_input)).expect("Can not parse HashMap");
+    let mut trace : (Vec<ExecInterval>, HashMap<u64, ReducedFreeRTOSSystemState>, Vec<(u64, u64, String)>) = ron::from_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&raw_input)).expect("Can not parse HashMap");
     for s in &trace.0 {
         if s.level == 0 {
             level_per_task.insert(&trace.1[&s.start_state].current_task.task_name,trace.1[&s.start_state].current_task.priority);
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     activation_file.as_mut().map(|x| writeln!(x,"start,end,prio,name").expect("Could not write to file"));
-    for s in trace.0 {
-        if limits.as_ref().map(|x| !x.contains(&s.start_tick) && !x.contains(&s.end_tick) ).unwrap_or(false) {
-            continue;
+    for s in trace.0.iter_mut() {
+        if let Some(l) = &limits {
+            if s.start_tick > l.end || s.end_tick < l.start {
+                continue;
+            }
+            s.start_tick = s.start_tick.max(l.start);
+            s.end_tick = s.end_tick.min(l.end);
         }
         if s.level == 0 {
             activation_file.as_mut().map(|x| writeln!(x,"{},{},{},{}",s.start_tick,s.end_tick,trace.1[&s.start_state].current_task.priority,trace.1[&s.start_state].current_task.task_name).expect("Could not write to file"));
@@ -77,10 +81,17 @@ fn main() {
 
     if let Some(mut file) = instance_file {
         writeln!(file,"start,end,prio,name").expect("Could not write to file");
-        for s in trace.2 {
+        for s in trace.2.iter_mut() {
             if limits.as_ref().map(|x| !x.contains(&s.0) && !x.contains(&s.1) ).unwrap_or(false) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if let Some(l) = &limits {
+                if s.0 > l.end || s.1 < l.start {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                s.0 = s.0.max(l.start);
+                s.1 = s.1.min(l.end);
+            }
             writeln!(file,"{},{},{},{}",s.0,s.1,level_per_task[&s.2],s.2).expect("Could not write to file");
         }
     }