def temp_alert(self, data):
"""
Method that instantiates Alert object and calls its method for sending alert email to a specified address.
:param data: Data about the state of the instrument
:type data: dict
:return:
:rtype: NoneType
"""
alert = Alert(self.settings["receiver"], self.settings["sender"],
self.settings["username"], self.settings["password"])
sleep(5)
alert.send_msg(*alert.format_temperature_alert_msg(data))
