resolved #2

tangods_phymotion/PhyMotionAxis.py

@@ -636,12 +636,6 @@ def abort(self):
     def reset_errors(self):
         self.send_cmd("SEC")
 
-    @command(dtype_out=str)
-    def write_to_eeprom(self):
-        self._send_cmd("SA")
-        self.info_stream("parameters written to EEPROM")
-        return "parameters written to EEPROM"
-
     @command()
     def read_all_parameters(self):
         self._all_parameters = {}

tangods_phymotion/PhyMotionCtrl.py

@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ def delete_device(self):
 
     @command(dtype_in=str, dtype_out=str)
     def write_read(self, cmd):
+        """
+        see phymotion reference for command syntax (page 12)
+        address is always 0 (except for rotary switch)
+        then the command follows
+        :XX is the flag to skip the checksum-verify
+        """
         cmd = self.__STX + "0" + cmd + ":XX" + self.__ETX
         self.debug_stream("write command: {:s}".format(cmd))
         self.con.send(cmd.encode("utf-8"))
@@ -64,6 +70,10 @@ def write_read(self, cmd):
             # no acknowledgment in response
             return self.__NACK
 
+    @command
+    def dump_to_eprom(self):
+        self.write_read("SA")
+
     def is_write_allowed(self):
         if self.get_state() in [DevState.FAULT, DevState.OFF]:
             return False