Update CML protocol documentation and improve command handling; adjust motion_capture setting to false

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/api_layers/protocols/mark10.py b/api_layers/protocols/mark10.py
index b7dacb4..a209232 100644
--- a/api_layers/protocols/mark10.py
+++ b/api_layers/protocols/mark10.py
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Commands (sent with CR terminator):
 
 Response format: "+0.1234 kgF" (sign, value, space, unit suffix)
 
+Replies are read up to CR with Serial.read_until(b"\\r") rather than
+readline(), since pyserial's readline() looks for LF by default and the
+gauge only terminates with CR — readline() would otherwise block for the
+full serial timeout on every poll.
+
 Channels exposed:
   force      — current force reading (in instrument's selected unit)
   unit_code  — numeric index into UNITS list (lb=0, kgF=1, N=2, ozF=3)
@@ -44,8 +49,10 @@ class Mark10Layer(BaseProtocol):
     def _poll(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
         try:
             with self._io_lock:
+                self._ser.reset_input_buffer()
                 self._ser.write(b"?\r")
-                resp = self._ser.readline().decode(errors="replace").strip()
+                self._ser.flush()
+                resp = self._ser.read_until(b"\r").decode(errors="replace").strip()
             return self._parse(resp)
         except Exception:
             return {}