Fix for MAXH2O-41. PLC Write function was not firing

rigpump/python-driver/config.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 "driverFileName":"rigpump.py",
 "deviceName":"rigpump",
 "driverId":"0150",
-"releaseVersion":"5",
+"releaseVersion":"7",
 "files": {
 	"file1":"rigpump.py",
 	"file2":"Channel.py",

rigpump/python-driver/rigpump.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ except Exception:
     persist = {}
 
 PLC_IP_ADDRESS = "192.168.1.10"
+WATCHDOG_SEND_PERIOD = 3600  # seconds
 
 
 def reverse_map(value, map_):
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
         deviceBase.__init__(self, name=name, number=number, mac=mac, Q=Q, mcu=mcu, companyId=companyId, offset=offset, mqtt=mqtt, Nodes=Nodes)
 
         self.daemon = True
-        self.version = "5"
+        self.version = "7"
         self.finished = threading.Event()
         self.forceSend = False
         threading.Thread.start(self)
@@ -73,13 +74,14 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
         # after its booted up assuming that M1 is now reading modbus data
         # we can replace the reference made to this device name to the M1 driver with this
         # driver. The 01 in the 0199 below is the device number you referenced in the modbus wizard
-        # self.nodes["rigpump_0199"] = self
+        self.nodes["rigpump_0199"] = self
 
         public_ip_address = get_public_ip_address()
         self.sendtodbDev(1, 'public_ip_address', public_ip_address, 0, 'rigpump')
 
         watchdog = self.rigpump_watchdog()
         self.sendtodbDev(1, 'watchdog', watchdog, 0, 'rigpump')
+        watchdog_send_timestamp = time.time()
 
         send_loops = 0
         watchdog_loops = 0
@@ -104,8 +106,9 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
             watchdog_loops += 1
             if (watchdog_loops >= watchdog_check_after):
                 test_watchdog = self.rigpump_watchdog()
-                if not test_watchdog == watchdog:
+                if test_watchdog != watchdog or (time.time() - watchdog_send_timestamp) > WATCHDOG_SEND_PERIOD:
                     self.sendtodbDev(1, 'watchdog', test_watchdog, 0, 'rigpump')
+                    watchdog_send_timestamp = time.time()
                     watchdog = test_watchdog
 
                 test_public_ip = get_public_ip_address()