BF: Need to send X without eol as otherwise box will ignore next command

psychopy · Jul 10, 2024 · af1d8e5 · af1d8e5
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commit af1d8e5
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/psychopy_bbtk/tpad.py b/psychopy_bbtk/tpad.py
@@ -521,11 +521,11 @@ def setMode(self, mode):
         # store requested mode
         self._mode = mode
         # exit out of whatever mode we're in (effectively set it to 0)
-        self.sendMessage("X")
+        self.com.write(b"X")
+        # send an eol to make sure that X isn't stuck in the buffer
+        self.sendMessage("")
         self.awaitResponse()
         if mode > 0:
-            # the box needs to pause after resetting in order to then be set again
-            self.pause()
             # set mode
             self.sendMessage(f"MOD{mode}")
             self.awaitResponse()