diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5e1cc7f..066d41a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,114 @@ uint32_t t;
 #define SP_US(_str,_a) Serial.print(_str); Serial.print(" took: "); Serial.print(_a); Serial.println("µs")
 #define TIMEIF_US(_str,_f, _l) t=micros(); _f; t=micros()-t; if(t > _l) { SP_US(_str, t); }
 
+uint8_t softstart_led(uint8_t led, uint16_t startval, uint16_t stopval, uint8_t factor){
+    static uint8_t lastled = 255;
+    static uint8_t current_pwm = 0;
+    
+    if(led != lastled){
+      pwmController.setChannelPWM(led, startval);
+      lastled = led;
+      current_pwm = startval;
+      return 1;
+    }
+    
+    if(current_pwm == stopval){
+      return 0;
+    } 
+
+    else if(startval > stopval){
+      current_pwm -= 1;
+    }
+    else {
+      current_pwm += 1;
+    }
+    pwmController.setChannelPWM(led, current_pwm*factor);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+#define LEDCOUNT 13
+
+void ledsequence(uint8_t direction, uint8_t onoff, uint8_t factor){
+  static int8_t led = 0;
+  static uint8_t brightness = 0;
+  static uint8_t lastbrightness = 0;
+  static uint8_t finish = 1;
+  static uint32_t status = 0;
+  uint32_t status_build = 0;
+  status_build |= direction << 16;
+  status_build |= onoff << 8;
+  status_build |= factor;
+  if(status_build != status){                 // check if any parameter changed
+    finish = 0;                               // set state unfinished -> start action
+    if(direction) led = 0;                    // reset led counter depending of direction
+    else          led = LEDCOUNT-1;
+    if(onoff)     brightness = 127;           // set brightness value depending of on/off
+    else          brightness = 0;
+    status = status_build;                    // set parameter memory
+    Serial.println("----Status Changed!");
+  }
+  if(!finish){                                // finish == 0 -> action pending
+      if(!softstart_led(led,lastbrightness, brightness, factor)){
+        Serial.print("one LED finished, new set led: ");
+        Serial.print(led);
+        Serial.print(" last: ");
+        Serial.print(lastbrightness);
+        Serial.print(" curr: ");
+        Serial.println(brightness);
+        if(direction){
+          led++;
+          if(led >= LEDCOUNT) {
+            finish = 1;
+            lastbrightness = brightness;
+            }
+        } 
+        else{
+           led--;
+           if(led < 0){
+             lastbrightness = brightness;
+             finish = 1;
+            }
+        }
+      }
+  }
+}
+
+
 void loop() {
-  TIMEIF_US("OTA", ArduinoOTA.handle(), 20000);
-  
+  static uint32_t dimmtimer = 0; 
+ /* static uint8_t led = 0;
+  static uint16_t brightness = 127;
+  static uint16_t lastbrightness = 0;
+
+  if(millis() - dimmtimer > 2){
+    if(softstart_led(led, lastbrightness, brightness)){
+      // do nothing
+    }
+    else{
+      if(led < LEDCOUNT-1)     led++;
+      else {
+        led = 0;
+        uint16_t mem = lastbrightness;
+        lastbrightness = brightness;
+        brightness = mem;
+      }
+      softstart_led((led), lastbrightness, brightness);
+    }
+    if(led >= LEDCOUNT){
+      //led = 0;
+      //uint16_t mem = lastbrightness;
+      //lastbrightness = brightness;
+     // brightness = mem;
+    }
+    dimmtimer = millis();
+  }*/
+
+  static uint8_t direction = 1;
+  static uint8_t onoff = 1;
+  if(millis() - dimmtimer > 2){
+    ledsequence(direction, onoff, 4);
+  }
+  if(millis() > 25000) onoff = 0;
+  TIMEIF_US("OTA", ArduinoOTA.handle(), 20000);  
   TIMEIF_US("HTTP", server.handleClient(), 20000);
 }
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