diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 98b1517..59d5147 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
     });
 
     //pattern management
+    let mut ticks = 0;
     loop {
         thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(LOOP_WAIT));
         let c_lock = Arc::clone(&lock);
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ fn main() {
         for p in *data {
             //let c_lock = Arc::clone(&lock);
             //let mut lights = c_lock.write().unwrap();
-            p.execute(&mut lights);
+            p.execute(&mut lights, ticks);
         }
+        ticks++;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/lights.rs b/src/util/lights.rs
index a7df178..754f3fc 100644
--- a/src/util/lights.rs
+++ b/src/util/lights.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rs_ws281x::WS2811Error;
 // use std::{thread, time};
 
 pub fn run_lights(controller: &mut Controller, values: &[RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]) -> Result<(), WS2811Error> {
-    println!("Value: {:?}", values[0]);
+    // println!("Value: {:?}", values[0]);
     //thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(10));
     let channels: Vec<usize> = controller.channels();
     let strip = controller.leds_mut(channels[0]);
diff --git a/src/util/pattern.rs b/src/util/pattern.rs
index 561d7f0..d051d4c 100644
--- a/src/util/pattern.rs
+++ b/src/util/pattern.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::sync::RwLockWriteGuard;
 pub type ParseError = Box<dyn std::error::Error>;
 
 pub trait Pattern: Send {
-    fn execute(&self, values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>);
+    fn execute(&self, values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>, ticks: u64);
     fn parse(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<Self, ParseError> where Self: Sized;
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Vec<String>> for Box<dyn Pattern> {
 
 struct Unit;
 impl Pattern for Unit {
-    fn execute(&self, _values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>) {}
+    fn execute(&self, _values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>, ticks: u64) {}
     fn parse(_args: Vec<String>) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
         Ok(Unit {})
     }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct Value {
 }
 
 impl Pattern for Value {
-    fn execute(&self, values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>) {
+    fn execute(&self, values: &mut RwLockWriteGuard<'_, [RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]>, ticks: u64) {
         for i in 0..crate::LED_SIZE {
             let mut color: RawColor = (*values)[i];
             if self.r.is_some() {