diff --git a/components/UVCStream/UVCStream/UVCStream.cpp b/components/UVCStream/UVCStream/UVCStream.cpp
index f97db5f..d5667d0 100644
--- a/components/UVCStream/UVCStream/UVCStream.cpp
+++ b/components/UVCStream/UVCStream/UVCStream.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ static void UVCStreamHelpers::camera_fb_return_cb(uvc_fb_t *fb, void *cb_ctx)
 
 esp_err_t UVCStreamManager::setup()
 {
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_WIRED_MODE
+  ESP_LOGE(UVC_STREAM_TAG, "The board does not support UVC, please, setup WiFi connection.");
+  return;
+#endif
+
   ESP_LOGI(UVC_STREAM_TAG, "Setting up UVC Stream");
 
   uvc_buffer = static_cast<uint8_t *>(malloc(UVC_MAX_FRAMESIZE_SIZE));
diff --git a/components/usb_device_uvc/idf_component.yml b/components/usb_device_uvc/idf_component.yml
index 4456f24..b0276a2 100644
--- a/components/usb_device_uvc/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/usb_device_uvc/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dependencies:
   cmake_utilities:
-    version: '*'
+    version: "*"
   espressif/tinyusb:
-    version: '>=0.15.0~10'
+    version: "=0.15.0~10"
   idf:
-    version: '>=5.0'
+    version: ">=5.0"
 description: USB Device UVC, Streaming Video to Host
 documentation: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-iot-solution/en/latest/usb/usb_device/usb_device_uvc.html
 issues: https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution/issues
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ repository_info:
   commit_sha: e2529ce3b0aa6362663b4c53d7e9ba21ff307f49
   path: components/usb/usb_device_uvc
 targets:
-- esp32s2
-- esp32s3
-- esp32p4
+  - esp32s2
+  - esp32s3
+  - esp32p4
 url: https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution/tree/master/components/usb/usb_device_uvc
 version: 1.1.0
diff --git a/dependencies.lock b/dependencies.lock
index 2d73027..c56cb65 100644
--- a/dependencies.lock
+++ b/dependencies.lock
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ dependencies:
       type: service
     version: 1.1.1
   espressif/esp32-camera:
-    component_hash: a82de4ee0b383bd34695935385c6a6c720129084580c2bbb55dce76eb2a3788f
+    component_hash: c3eb05fbeeae884a23bed9b17d48d5f0da8872beadae0c0e747d2fbea6094f06
     dependencies: []
     source:
       registry_url: https://components.espressif.com/
       type: service
-    version: 2.0.13
+    version: 2.0.15
   espressif/led_strip:
     component_hash: 28c6509a727ef74925b372ed404772aeedf11cce10b78c3f69b3c66799095e2d
     dependencies:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
       type: service
     version: 2.5.5
   espressif/mdns:
-    component_hash: af6306fe65d637a3683d1cf671508fcedd6b05f9ca029a8815abeab64001fb8d
+    component_hash: 3ec0af5f6bce310512e90f482388d21cc7c0e99668172d2f895356165fc6f7c5
     dependencies:
     - name: idf
       require: private
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ dependencies:
     source:
       registry_url: https://components.espressif.com/
       type: service
-    version: 1.4.0
+    version: 1.8.2
   espressif/tinyusb:
-    component_hash: 10703da2c3cd39a944711ee3d320c6dda54debabf13b4b933a7c90daf102372b
+    component_hash: 214989d502fc168241a4a4f83b097d8ac44a93cd6f1787b4ac10069a8b3bebd3
     dependencies:
     - name: idf
       require: private
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies:
     - esp32s2
     - esp32s3
     - esp32p4
-    version: 0.18.0~2
+    version: 0.15.0~10
   idf:
     source:
       type: idf
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ direct_dependencies:
 - espressif/mdns
 - espressif/tinyusb
 - idf
-manifest_hash: 1f812e7723bfe7dc357c54a3f01b77580502ba368553b7d186d3a0fbc2a82bab
+manifest_hash: b8a462b847225cdc561c820962ae0cb021d5ff7d688964bd6786f78b99dfa205
 target: esp32s3
 version: 2.0.0
diff --git a/main/openiris_main.cpp b/main/openiris_main.cpp
index 688e2c3..e5e9744 100644
--- a/main/openiris_main.cpp
+++ b/main/openiris_main.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void initNVSStorage() {
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
 }
 
-int test_log(const char *format, va_list args) {
+int websocket_logger(const char *format, va_list args) {
     webSocketLogger.log_message(format, args);
     return vprintf(format, args);
 }
@@ -77,24 +77,31 @@ void disable_serial_manager_task(TaskHandle_t serialManagerHandle) {
 // After setting everything up, we start a 30s timer with this as a callback
 // if we get anything on the serial, we stop the timer and reset it after the commands are done
 // this is done to ensure the user has enough time to configure the board if need be
-//
-// todo: check the initial PR by Summer and port the device mode from that, should be useful
-// but we'll have to rethink it
 void start_video_streaming(void *arg) {
-    if (!deviceConfig->getWifiConfigs().empty() || strcmp(CONFIG_WIFI_SSID, "") != 0) {
-        // make sure the server runs on a separate core
-        ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "WiFi setup detected, starting WiFi streaming.");
-        streamServer.startStreamServer();
-    } else {
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRED_MODE
-        ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "UVC setup detected, starting UVC streaming.");
-        uvcStream.setup();
-#else
-        ESP_LOGE("[MAIN]", "The board does not support UVC, please, setup WiFi connection.");
-#endif
+    // if we're in auto-mode, we can decide which streaming helper to start based on the
+    // presence of Wi-Fi credentials
+    ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "Setup window expired, starting streaming services, quitting serial manager.");
+    switch (deviceConfig->getDeviceMode().mode) {
+        case StreamingMode::AUTO:
+            if (!deviceConfig->getWifiConfigs().empty() || strcmp(CONFIG_WIFI_SSID, "") != 0) {
+                // todo make sure the server runs on a separate core
+                ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "WiFi setup detected, starting WiFi streaming.");
+                streamServer.startStreamServer();
+            } else {
+                ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "UVC setup detected, starting UVC streaming.");
+                uvcStream.setup();
+            }
+            break;
+        case StreamingMode::UVC:
+            ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "Device set to UVC Mode, starting UVC streaming.");
+            uvcStream.setup();
+            break;
+        case StreamingMode::WIFI:
+            ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "Device set to Wi-Fi mode, starting WiFi streaming.");
+            streamServer.startStreamServer();
+            break;
     }
 
-    ESP_LOGI("[MAIN]", "Setup window expired, started streaming services, quitting serial manager.");
     const auto serialTaskHandle = static_cast<TaskHandle_t>(arg);
     disable_serial_manager_task(serialTaskHandle);
 }
@@ -151,13 +158,13 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void) {
 
     // rethink led manager - we need to move the state change sending into a queue and rethink the state lighting logic - DONE
     // also, the entire led manager needs to be moved to a task - DONE
-    // with that, I couuld use vtaskdelayuntil to advance and display states
-    // and with that, I should rethink how state management works
+    // with that, I couuld use vtaskdelayuntil to advance and display states - DONE
+    // and with that, I should rethink how state management works - DONE
 
     // rethink state management - DONE
 
-    // port serial manager - DONE - needs rewrite
-    // instead of the UVCCDC thing - give the board 30s for serial commands and then determine if we should reboot into UVC
+    // port serial manager - DONE
+    // instead of the UVCCDC thing - give the board 30s for serial commands and then determine if we should reboot into UVC - DONE
 
     // add endpoint to check firmware version
     // add firmware version somewhere
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void) {
     Logo::printASCII();
     initNVSStorage();
 
-    // esp_log_set_vprintf(&test_log);
+    // esp_log_set_vprintf(&websocket_logger);
     ledManager->setup();
 
     xTaskCreate(