blink function

myGUI.py

@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ class GuiMainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(self.piezoA866.name), 1, 0), self.layout866.addWidget(self.piezoA866.sb, 1, 1)
         self.layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(self.piezoB866.name), 2, 0), self.layout866.addWidget(self.piezoB866.sb, 2, 1)
         self.layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(self.shutter866.name), 3, 0), self.layout866.addWidget(self.shutter866.cb, 3, 1)
+        self.layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Blink"), 3, 2), self.layout866.addWidget(self.shutter866.blink_cb, 3, 3)
+        
         
         self.layout866_scan.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('866 Scan piezo B'), 0, 0)
         self.layout866_scan.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('start'), 1, 0), self.layout866_scan.addWidget(self.piezoB866.scan_sb_start, 1, 1)

myWidgets.py

@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ class digital_control_signal(QWidget):
         self.cb = QtGui.QCheckBox()
         self.cb.stateChanged.connect(self.whenChangeDigital)
         
+        self.blink_cb = QtGui.QCheckBox()
+        self.blink_cb.stateChanged.connect(self.blink)
+        
+        self.blink_timer = QTimer()
+        self.blink_timer.timeout.connect(self._blinkEvent)
+        self.blink_variable = True
+        
     def set_name(self, name):
         self.name = name
     
@@ -202,6 +209,23 @@ class digital_control_signal(QWidget):
     def whenChangeDigital(self):
         self.DO.set_out(not self.cb.isChecked())
         
+    def blink(self):
+        
+        if self.blink_cb.isChecked():
+            self.blink_variable = self.cb.isChecked()
+            self.blink_timer.start(1000)
+            print("starting blinkin")
+        else:
+            self.blink_timer.stop()
+            self.DO.set_out( self.cb.isChecked() )
+            print("finishing blink")
+
+    def _blinkEvent(self):
+        self.blink_variable = not self.blink_variable
+        self.DO.set_out(self.blink_variable)
+        
+        
+        
         
 class activation_button(QWidget):