Make timeout configurable

track_doppler.py

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def doppler_harm_mb(sky_coordinate, time, tracking_frequency, location):
 def track_doppler(lo=None, dt=None,
                   tracking_frequency=freq_hi,
                   doppler_function=doppler_harm_bl,
-                  exit_event=None):
+                  exit_event=None,
+                  timeout=0.5):
     """Sets the Local Oscillator to a frequency to correct for Doppler shift
     
     Args:
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def track_doppler(lo=None, dt=None,
             Defaults to None, in this case one will be created
         doppler_function (function): a function that computes the doppler frequency.
             This function gets a SkyCoord and a time (float), and should return a frequency Quantity
+        timeout (float): timeout between updates of the Local Oscillator
     """
 
     if not lo:
@@ -70,4 +72,4 @@ def track_doppler(lo=None, dt=None,
         freq_doppler = doppler_function(sky_coordinate, Time.now(), tracking_frequency, dt_loc)
         dfreq = 1*u.GHz + tracking_frequency - freq_doppler
         lo.frequency = dfreq
-        exit_event.wait(timeout=0.5)
+        exit_event.wait(timeout=timeout)