diff --git a/src/buttons.c b/src/buttons.c
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-/*
- * buttons.c
- *
- *  Created on: Oct 22, 2016
- *      Author: Nicholas Orlando
- */
-
-#include "stm32f3xx_hal.h"
-#include "stm32f3xx.h"
-#include "gpio.h"
-#include "ssd1306.h"
-#include "buttons.h"
-#include <math.h>
-
-
-uint32_t last_button_debounce_time = 0;		// the system time at which the button values were last checked
-uint32_t debounce_resolution = 5;	// period in which to check pin state in milliseconds
-float filter_fraction = 0.2;	// a number between 0 and 1, which adjusts the heaviness of the filter.
-								// 0 = never changes and 1 = no filter at all.
-uint8_t l_thresh = 20; //lower threshold for when then button is considered pressed vs not pressed.
-uint8_t u_thresh = 80; //upper threshold for when then button is considered pressed vs not pressed.
-
-uint8_t temp_counter = 0; // temporary counter for testing purposes
-
-float sw_btn_avg = 0; // some sort of running average
-uint8_t sw_btn_state = NOT_PRESSED; // the state of the pin after filtering
-uint8_t sw_btn_old_state = NOT_PRESSED; // the state of the pin after filtering
-
-void freaking_debounce(void)
-{
-	if(HAL_GetTick() - last_button_debounce_time > debounce_resolution)
-	{
-		char buffer[256]; // needed for writing stuff to screen
-
-		//averaging to filter button presses
-		if(HAL_GPIO_ReadPin(SW_BTN) == GPIO_PIN_RESET)
-		{
-			sw_btn_avg = sw_btn_avg + filter_fraction * (100 - sw_btn_avg);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			sw_btn_avg = sw_btn_avg + filter_fraction * (0 - sw_btn_avg);
-		}
-
-		// check to see if the btn average value has crossed a threshold
-		if(sw_btn_avg < l_thresh)
-		{
-			sw_btn_state = NOT_PRESSED;
-//			snprintf(buffer, 256, "NOT_PRESSED");
-//			ssd1306_drawstring(buffer, 1, 0);
-		}
-		if(sw_btn_avg > u_thresh)
-		{
-			sw_btn_state = PRESSED;
-//			snprintf(buffer, 256, "PRESSED    ");
-//			ssd1306_drawstring(buffer, 1, 0);
-		}
-
-		// do something when state has changed
-		if((sw_btn_state == PRESSED) && (sw_btn_old_state == NOT_PRESSED))
-		{
-//			temp_counter++;
-//			snprintf(buffer, 256, "%i", temp_counter);
-//			ssd1306_drawstring(buffer, 1, 0);
-		}
-
-
-//		snprintf(buffer, 256, "sw-btn-avg: %.1f", sw_btn_avg);
-//		ssd1306_drawstring(buffer, 2, 0);
-
-		// save previous button states
-		sw_btn_old_state = sw_btn_state;
-
-		last_button_debounce_time = HAL_GetTick();
-	}
-}