Updated TimeBase worker for command necessary to update parameters in Sweep mode.

TimeBaseAOMDriver/blacs_workers.py

@@ -33,25 +33,18 @@ class TimeBaseWorker(Worker):
         with h5py.File(h5file,"r") as file:
             group = file[f"devices/{device_name}"]
             for channel in group:
+                any_changed = False
                 for attr,value in group[channel].attrs.items():
                     if self.smart_cache[channel].get(attr) != group[channel].attrs[attr] or fresh:
-                        # Disable sweep mode, if it was in use.
-                        # This is necessary is update the sweep mode parameters.
-                        if self.smart_cache[channel].get("Sswpm") != 0:
-                            print(f"Programming {channel}, Sswpm=0")
-                            self.client.send(f"{channel}|Sswpm:0\r\n".encode())
-                            self.smart_cache[channel]["Sswpm"] = 0
-                            time.sleep(0.01)
-                        if attr == "Sswpm":
-                            # Skip sweep mode, becasue I want to enable it only after
-                            # setting all other values 
-                            continue
+                        any_changed = True
                         print(f"Programming {channel}, {attr}")
                         self.client.send(f"{channel}|{attr}:{value:.0f}\r\n".encode())
                         self.smart_cache[channel][attr] = group[channel].attrs[attr]
                         time.sleep(0.01) # TODO: What's the best time here? Do we need to wait at all? According to the DIM-3000 manual the rate is 10 commands per second, it seems router can also handle faster times?
-                # Program actual value of sweep mode
-                if group[channel].attrs["Sswpm"] != 0:
+                if group[channel].attrs["Sswpm"] != 0 and any_changed:
+                    # Set the value of sweep mode (again)
+                    # This has to be done after changing any of the sweep parameters.
+                    # For simplicity I do that if any parameter was programmed.
                     print(f"Programming {channel}, Sswpm")
                     self.client.send(f"{channel}|Sswpm:{group[channel].attrs['Sswpm']}\r\n".encode())
                     self.smart_cache[channel]["Sswpm"] = {group[channel].attrs['Sswpm']}