   lcd.begin(16, 2);
   printStatus();
   
-  /*
-  * temporary
-  */
-  pinMode(armingPin, INPUT);
-  
   // set the armedPin to OUTPUT
   pinMode(armedPin, OUTPUT);
   

  lcd.setCursor(15, 0);
  lcd.print(" ");
  
  sendData();
}

/*
* temporay - print system state to lcd display
*/
void printStatus() {
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("Sys. armed:  ");
  lcd.print(systemArmed);
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);

// countdown timer = 5 seconds
const long interval = 5000;

// contains the last data received or sent over the i2c bus
int inCode;
int outCode;

void setup() {
  // start I2C slave
