diff --git a/vulpes/src/main.cpp b/vulpes/src/main.cpp
index 1df078e..556e796 100644
--- a/vulpes/src/main.cpp
+++ b/vulpes/src/main.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ int yourInputNtransmitters;
 int step_length = 10000; // 10 secs
 int cycle_id = 1; // number of this transmitter in cycle
 int n_transmitters = 2; //number of transmitters total
+long previousMillis = 0; 
+long start_millis = 0;
+long stop_millis = 0;
+long pause_millis = 0;
 
 // HTML web page to handle 3 input fields (inputString, inputSend, inputFloat)
 const char index_html[] PROGMEM = R"rawliteral(
@@ -609,7 +613,6 @@ void setup() {
 void loop() {
     // Timers
   timer.tick();
-
   //morses_sequence_blink_test->Forever().Update();
 
 // See which message we are sending
@@ -677,6 +680,14 @@ void loop() {
     // auto morses_sequence_blink = JLedSequence(JLedSequence::eMode::SEQUENCE, morses_blink);
     //morses_sequence_blink.Forever().Update();
     Serial.println("Start sending");
+
+    //int period = morse_cycle.Period() + word_space_ms;
+    //int repeats = step_length / period;
+    //int remainder_wait = step_length - (period * repeats);
+    //int total_wait = ((step_length * (n_transmitters - 1)));
+    start_millis = millis();
+    stop_millis = start_millis + step_length;
+    pause_millis = stop_millis + step_length;
     sender.startSending(); //arduinomorse
     programRunning = true;
     startProgram = false;
@@ -709,11 +720,21 @@ void loop() {
     //morseToSend_blink.Reset().Update();
     //morses_sequence_blink.Reset();
     //Serial.println("Start up cycle");
-      if (!sender.continueSending())
-      {
-        // Set the internal counters to the message's beginning.
-        // Here, this results in repeating the message indefinitely.
-        sender.startSending();
+    // if(currentMillis - previousMillis > step_length) {
+      if((millis() > start_millis) & (millis() < stop_millis)){
+        // save the last time you started sending 
+        // previousMillis = currentMillis;  
+        if (!sender.continueSending()){
+          // Set the internal counters to the message's beginning.
+          // Here, this results in repeating the message indefinitely.
+          sender.startSending();
+          }
+      } else if((millis() > stop_millis) & (millis() < pause_millis)){
+        // do nothing
+      } else if((millis() > pause_millis)){
+        startProgram = true;
+        //start_millis = millis() + step_length;
+        //stop_millis = start_millis + step_length;
       }
   // if the cycle program is not running
   } else if((yourInputSend == 2) & (programRunning == false)){
@@ -721,13 +742,13 @@ void loop() {
     //morses_sequence_blink.Stop();
     //sender.setMessage(String(""));
   // if you don't want to send code
-  } else {
+  } else if(yourInputSend == 0){
     //Serial.println("Stop sending");
     // stop sending and make sure the pin is off
     // morseToSend.Stop(JLed::eStopMode::FULL_OFF).Update();
     // morseToSend_blink.Stop(JLed::eStopMode::FULL_OFF).Update();
     //morses_sequence_blink.Stop();
-    //sender.setMessage(String(""));
+    sender.setMessage(String(""));
   }
   //morseToSend.Update();
   //sender.continueSending();