diff --git a/thk_ledstrip_controller.cpp b/thk_ledstrip_controller.cpp
index 6f441f1b477b978e8754cbd4e1d1ba23e5394893..6ac5fc0da03619b3097b66f3240ac6294b1a510d 100644
--- a/thk_ledstrip_controller.cpp
+++ b/thk_ledstrip_controller.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ void thk_LedStripController::init() {
     show();
 }
 
+void thk_LedStripController::set_brightness(uint8_t brightness) {
+    ptrStrip->setBrightness(brightness);
+}
+
 void thk_LedStripController::clear() {
     ptrStrip->clear();
 }
@@ -27,6 +31,11 @@ void thk_LedStripController::set_pixel_color(uint16_t start_index, uint16_t amou
     ptrStrip->fill(color, start_index, amount);
 }
 
+uint32_t thk_LedStripController::get_pixel_color(uint16_t index) {
+    uint32_t pixel_color = ptrStrip->getPixelColor(index);
+    return pixel_color;
+}
+
 void thk_LedStripController::show() {
     ptrStrip->show();
 }
@@ -120,7 +129,6 @@ void thk_LedStripController::running_light(unsigned long wait_time, uint8_t leng
             ptrStrip->show();   // Send the updated pixel colors to the hardware.
 
             delay(wait_time); // Pause before next pass through loop
-            Serial.println(last_pixel);
         }
         clear();
         show();
diff --git a/thk_ledstrip_controller.h b/thk_ledstrip_controller.h
index eb8f6c1df2ea277962aeda9dfa305459a9dc9a0b..9db21be734d572ebe5a5ed3a767db728ab867195 100644
--- a/thk_ledstrip_controller.h
+++ b/thk_ledstrip_controller.h
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ class thk_LedStripController {
         thk_LedStripController(const uint16_t MAX_LED_NUMBER, const uint16_t DATA_PIN, uint8_t brightness = 64);
         void init();
         void clear();
+        void set_brightness(uint8_t brightness);
         static uint32_t Color(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue) { return Adafruit_NeoPixel::Color(red, green, blue);};
         void set_pixel_color(uint32_t color);
         void set_pixel_color(uint16_t index, uint32_t color);
         void set_pixel_color(uint16_t index, uint16_t amount, uint32_t color);
+        uint32_t get_pixel_color(uint16_t index);
         void show();
         uint32_t color_hsv(int pixelHue);
         uint32_t gamma(int pixelHue);