BF: Sleep after threshold change needs to be longer than time to mess…

…age back
psychopy · Jul 18, 2024 · e1f4891 · e1f4891
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diff --git a/psychopy_bbtk/tpad.py b/psychopy_bbtk/tpad.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import serial
 import re
 import sys
+import time
 
 # possible values for self.channel
 channelCodes = {
@@ -106,7 +107,9 @@ def _setThreshold(self, threshold, channel):
         self.parent.setMode(0)
         # send command to set threshold
         self.parent.sendMessage(f"AAO{channel+1} {int(threshold)}")
-        self.parent.pause()
+        # force a sleep for diode to settle
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        # get 0 or 1 according to light level
         resp = self.parent.awaitResponse(timeout=0.1)
         # with this threshold, is the photodiode returning True?
         measurement = None