   strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
 
   //initialize the stepper
-  AFMS.begin();  // create with the default frequency 1.6KHz
-  myMotor->setSpeed(100);  // 100 rpm - to get faster need to change code
+  // speed in RPM - keep it below 25
+  stepper.setSpeed(10);
 
   //initilizes the audio pin
   pinMode(upPin,OUTPUT);

  digitalWrite(upPin, HIGH);

  //*******Stepper section
  myMotor->step(1000, FORWARD, SINGLE);

  //*******cleanup section
  counter = 1;
  stateTracker = 1;
  Serial.println("Startup complete");
  
}

  digitalWrite(downPin, HIGH);
  //this is for the on ping reset
  pingTracker = 0;

  //*****LED section
  // turns off neopixels
  strip.setPixelColor(0, 0, 0, 0); //pixel number, r,g,b
  strip.show();
  

  //*****stepper section
  // goes down STEPS steps (down because it is negative)
  stepper.step(-STEPS);


  
  //*****cleanup section
  counter = 0;
