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Source code in src\eConEXG\triggerBox\triggerbox.py 
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class triggerBoxWireless:
    def __init__(self, port: str = None):
        """
        Args:
            port: The serial port of the trigger box. If not given,
                the function will try to find the trigger box automatically.

        Raises:
            Exception: If the trigger box is not found.
        """
        from serial import Serial
        from serial.tools.list_ports import comports

        if not port:
            for ports in comports():
                if ports.pid == 0x6001 and ports.vid == 0x0403:
                    port = ports.device
                    break
            else:
                raise Exception("Trigger box not found")
        self.dev = Serial(port, baudrate=115200, timeout=1)
        self.__last_timestamp = time.perf_counter()
        self.__warn = "Marker interval too short, amplifier may fail to receive it. Suggested interval is above 50ms"
        time.sleep(0.1)

    def sendMarker(self, marker: int):
        """
        Send a marker to the trigger box.

        Args:
            marker: range from `1` to `255`, `13` is not available and reserved for internal use.

        Raises:
            Exception: If the marker is invalid.
        """
        if time.perf_counter() - self.__last_timestamp < 0.04:
            print(self.__warn)
        if not isinstance(marker, int):
            marker = int(marker)
        if marker == 13 or marker <= 0 or marker > 255:
            raise Exception("Invalid marker")
        marker = marker.to_bytes(length=1, byteorder="big", signed=False)
        self.dev.write(marker + b"\x55\x66\x0d")
        self.__last_timestamp = time.perf_counter()

    def close_dev(self):
        self.dev.close()

__init__(port=None)

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
port str

The serial port of the trigger box. If not given, the function will try to find the trigger box automatically.

 None

Raises:

Type Description
Exception

If the trigger box is not found.
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def __init__(self, port: str = None):
    """
    Args:
        port: The serial port of the trigger box. If not given,
            the function will try to find the trigger box automatically.

    Raises:
        Exception: If the trigger box is not found.
    """
    from serial import Serial
    from serial.tools.list_ports import comports

    if not port:
        for ports in comports():
            if ports.pid == 0x6001 and ports.vid == 0x0403:
                port = ports.device
                break
        else:
            raise Exception("Trigger box not found")
    self.dev = Serial(port, baudrate=115200, timeout=1)
    self.__last_timestamp = time.perf_counter()
    self.__warn = "Marker interval too short, amplifier may fail to receive it. Suggested interval is above 50ms"
    time.sleep(0.1)

sendMarker(marker)

Send a marker to the trigger box.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
marker int

range from 1 to 255, 13 is not available and reserved for internal use.

 required

Raises:

Type Description
Exception

If the marker is invalid.
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def sendMarker(self, marker: int):
    """
    Send a marker to the trigger box.

    Args:
        marker: range from `1` to `255`, `13` is not available and reserved for internal use.

    Raises:
        Exception: If the marker is invalid.
    """
    if time.perf_counter() - self.__last_timestamp < 0.04:
        print(self.__warn)
    if not isinstance(marker, int):
        marker = int(marker)
    if marker == 13 or marker <= 0 or marker > 255:
        raise Exception("Invalid marker")
    marker = marker.to_bytes(length=1, byteorder="big", signed=False)
    self.dev.write(marker + b"\x55\x66\x0d")
    self.__last_timestamp = time.perf_counter()