 }
 
 void loop() {
+  Serial.println("\nENTERING LOOP\n");
+    digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
+  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
+  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
+
 
   // check start button
   curstatus = CheckStartButton();

  // Serial.print(curtemp);
  // Serial.print(" ");
  // curtemp = curtemp / numActiveThermocouples;
  Serial.println(curtemp);
  
  // if the temp has incremented, update temp

int curstatus = OFF;

// current temperature in Fahrenheit
int curtemp = -1;
int prevtemp = -1;
int curtempflag = 0;
int tempThreshold = 5; // determines whether one or two heaters on/off
int thermStatus[5] = {0}; 
