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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/qolab/hardware/i_server/i800.py b/qolab/hardware/i_server/i800.py
index 2b3f55f..b7b2fc9 100644
--- a/qolab/hardware/i_server/i800.py
+++ b/qolab/hardware/i_server/i800.py
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ class I800(BasicInstrument):
s.send(qstr.encode('ascii'))
reply = s.recv(100).decode('ascii')
s.close()
+ rlist=reply.split(); # occasionally there is more than one reply, it also removes \r
+ reply=rlist[-1]; # we will use the last one
if reply[0:5] != f'{modbus_cmnd}':
# check the proper echo response
print(f'Warning: expected {modbus_cmnd} but got {reply[0:5]}')
if trials > 0:
return self.query(cmnd, trials -1 )
return None
- return reply[5:-1] # last symbol is '\r'
+ return reply[5:]
@BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
@cached(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=TTL_MEASURED))
@@ -72,11 +74,11 @@ class I800(BasicInstrument):
elif raw & (0b100 << 20):
scale = 100
else:
- print('Error: unknown decimal point position')
- return None
+ print(f'Error: unknown decimal point position in decoded {spStr}')
+ return float('nan')
val = raw & 0xFFFFF
- return(sign*val/scale)
+ return float(sign*val/scale)
@BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
@cached(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=TTL_SEATABLES))