diff --git a/hydrobot.py b/hydrobot.py
--- a/hydrobot.py
+++ b/hydrobot.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import time
 import _thread
 import ast
 import configparser
+import datetime
 from canard import can, messaging
 from canard.hw import socketcan
 from canard.file import jsondb
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ from apscheduler.schedulers.background i
 #fix temperature offset
 #database series helper
 #database time interval logging
-#add system name to database
 
 config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value = True)
 config.read("hydrobot.conf")
@@ -136,8 +136,64 @@ class CanBus:
     def set_output(self, module, output, state):
         msg = self.msgdb.lookup_message(module)
         msg.lookup_signal(output).value = state
-        print(msg)
+        #print(msg)
         self.dev.send(msg.encode())
+        
+class Scheduler:
+    
+    def __init__(self, canbus):
+        self.canbus = canbus
+        self.apscheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+        
+    def start(self):
+        self.apscheduler.start()
+        
+        for section in config.sections():
+            if "timer" in section:
+                items = config.items(section)
+                for item in items:
+                    if item[0] == 'trigger':
+                        trigger = item[1]
+                    if item[0] == 'module':
+                        module = item[1]
+                    if item[0] == 'output':
+                        output = item[1]
+                    if item[0] == 'on_time':
+                        on_time = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
+                    if item[0] == 'off_time':
+                        off_time = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
+                    if item[0] == 'on_duration':
+                        on_duration = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
+                    if item[0] == 'off_duration':
+                        off_duration = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
+                if trigger == 'cron':
+                    self.apscheduler.add_job(self.canbus.set_output, trigger, [module, output, 1], day = on_time[0], day_of_week = on_time[1], hour = on_time[2], minute = on_time[3], second = on_time[4])
+                    self.apscheduler.add_job(self.canbus.set_output, trigger, [module, output, 0], day = off_time[0], day_of_week = off_time[1], hour = off_time[2], minute = off_time[3], second = off_time[4])
+                if trigger == 'interval':
+                    self.apscheduler.add_job(self.interval_off, trigger, [module, output, section + "_off", section + "_on", on_duration], id = section + "_off", weeks = off_duration[0], days = off_duration[1], hours = off_duration[2], minutes = off_duration[3], seconds = off_duration[4])
+                    timer = self.apscheduler.add_job(self.interval_on, trigger, [module, output, section + "_off", section + "_on", off_duration], id = section + "_on", weeks = on_duration[0], days = on_duration[1], hours = on_duration[2], minutes = on_duration[3], seconds = on_duration[4])
+                    timer.pause()
+                    print(off_duration[4])
+                    print(on_duration[4])
+        
+        
+    def interval_off(self, module, output, timer_off, timer_on, on_duration):
+        self.canbus.set_output(module, output, 1)
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_on).reschedule("interval", weeks = on_duration[0], days = on_duration[1], hours = on_duration[2], minutes = on_duration[3], seconds = on_duration[4])
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_on).resume()
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_off).pause()
+        print("turning on " + timer_on + "! " + str(datetime.datetime.now().time()))
+        
+    def interval_on(self, module, output, timer_off, timer_on, off_duration):
+        self.canbus.set_output(module, output, 0)
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_off).reschedule("interval", weeks = off_duration[0], days = off_duration[1], hours = off_duration[2], minutes = off_duration[3], seconds = off_duration[4])
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_off).resume()
+        self.apscheduler.get_job(timer_on).pause()
+        print("turning off " + timer_off + "! " + str(datetime.datetime.now().time()))
+    
+def func():
+    print(1)
+    
 
 def main():
     
@@ -146,30 +202,7 @@ def main():
     canbus.start()
     canbus.start_receive()
     
-    scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
-    
-    for section in config.sections():
-        if "timer" in section:
-            items = config.items(section)
-            for item in items:
-                if item[0] == 'trigger':
-                    trigger = item[1]
-                if item[0] == 'module':
-                    module = item[1]
-                if item[0] == 'output':
-                    output = item[1]
-                if item[0] == 'on_time':
-                    on_time = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
-                if item[0] == 'off_time':
-                    off_time = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
-                if item[0] == 'on_duration':
-                    on_duration = ast.literal_eval(item[1])
-            if trigger == 'cron':
-                scheduler.add_job(canbus.set_output, trigger, [module, output, 1], day = on_time[0], day_of_week = on_time[1], hour = on_time[2], minute = on_time[3], second = on_time[4])
-                scheduler.add_job(canbus.set_output, trigger, [module, output, 0], day = off_time[0], day_of_week = off_time[1], hour = off_time[2], minute = off_time[3], second = off_time[4])
-            if trigger == 'interval':
-                scheduler.add_job(canbus.set_output, trigger, [module, output, 1], weeks = on_duration[0], days = on_duration[1], hours = on_duration[2], minutes = on_duration[3], seconds = on_duration[4])
-    
+    scheduler = Scheduler(canbus)
     scheduler.start()
 
     while True:
diff --git a/hydrobot_example.conf b/hydrobot_example.conf
--- a/hydrobot_example.conf
+++ b/hydrobot_example.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ off_time: [None, None, None, None, 30]
 [timer2]
 module: RelayDriveOut
 output: Output2
-trigger: cron
-#day(1-31), weekday(0-6), hour(0-23), minute(0-59), second(0-59)
-on_time: [None, None, None, None, 0]
-off_time: [None, None, None, None, 15]
+trigger: interval
+#weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds
+on_duration: [0, 0, 0, 0, 20]
+off_duration: [0, 0, 0, 0, 10]