diff --git a/app/data/cfg.json b/app/data/cfg.json
index 0bbadb6..4df2057 100644
--- a/app/data/cfg.json
+++ b/app/data/cfg.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "ext_port": 1111,
   "profiles": {
     "mcopy": {
diff --git a/app/package-lock.json b/app/package-lock.json
index f0580b1..2ba925e 100644
--- a/app/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcopy-app",
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 096db1b..ab64d0a 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcopy-app",
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "description": "GUI for the mcopy small gauge film optical printer platform",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/data/cfg.json b/data/cfg.json
index 0bbadb6..4df2057 100644
--- a/data/cfg.json
+++ b/data/cfg.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "ext_port": 1111,
   "profiles": {
     "mcopy": {
diff --git a/ino/components/mcopy_light_neopixel/mcopy_light_neopixel.ino b/ino/components/mcopy_light_neopixel/mcopy_light_neopixel.ino
index 496bafc..ce12d7f 100644
--- a/ino/components/mcopy_light_neopixel/mcopy_light_neopixel.ino
+++ b/ino/components/mcopy_light_neopixel/mcopy_light_neopixel.ino
@@ -7,19 +7,57 @@
 
 Adafruit_NeoPixel pixels = Adafruit_NeoPixel(NUM, PIN, NEO_GRBW + NEO_KHZ800);
 
+
+String strR = "000";
+String strG = "000";
+String strB = "000";
+String strW = "000"; //w = brightness
+
+volatile int r = 0;
+volatile int g = 0;
+volatile int b = 0;
+volatile int w = 0;
+
 float brightness  = 0.2;
-int b = floor(brightness * 255.0f);
 
 void setup() {
+	w = floor(brightness * 255.0f);
 	Serial.begin(56700);
 	pixels.begin();
-	pixels.setBrightness(b);
+	pixels.setBrightness(w);
 	pixels.fill( 0xFFFFFF);
 	pixels.show();
 	Serial.print("brightness: ");
-	Serial.println(b);
+	Serial.println(w);
+}
+
+void setColor (int r, int g, int b, int w) {
+	pixels.setBrightness(w);
+	pixels.fill(pixels.Color(r, g, b));
+	pixels.show();
 }
 
 void loop () {
 	pixels.show();
+	//delay(1000);
+	r = 255; 
+	g = 161; 
+	b = 72;
+/*	int i = random(0, 3);
+	uint16_t total = 230 * 3;
+	if (i == 0) {
+		r = random(205, 256);
+		g = random(205, 256);
+		b = total - r - g;
+;	} else if (i == 1) {
+		r = random(205, 256);
+		b = random(205, 256);
+		g = total - r - b;
+	} else if (i == 2) {
+		b = random(205, 256);
+		g = random(205, 256);
+		r = total - g - b;
+	}*/
+	setColor(r, g, b, w); 
+	//delay(1000);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 028cb90..e018146 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mcopy",
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mcopy",
-      "version": "1.8.163",
+      "version": "1.8.164",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "alert": "file:app/lib/alert",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a731ac..bb246ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcopy",
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "description": "Small gauge film optical printer platform",
   "main": "build.js",
   "directories": {
diff --git a/processing/mcopy/cfg.json b/processing/mcopy/cfg.json
index 0bbadb6..4df2057 100644
--- a/processing/mcopy/cfg.json
+++ b/processing/mcopy/cfg.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.8.163",
+  "version": "1.8.164",
   "ext_port": 1111,
   "profiles": {
     "mcopy": {