def _write(self,command,useSRQ=False,timeout=3000):
if type(self._deviceHandle).__name__ == 'GpibInstrument':
if useSRQ:
ScpiDevice._write(self,command + '; RQ')
self._deviceHandle.wait_for_srq(timeout)
else:
ScpiDevice._write(self,command)
elif type(self._deviceHandle).__name__ == 'SerialInstrument':
ScpiDevice._write(self,command)
else:
raise ValueError('Device handle of type ' + type(self._deviceHandle).__name__ + ' not supported')
