Index: dialin/dg/dialysate_generator.py
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diff -u -r1b2e845397cd3f595eaaf743567f09742c737a6d -r1ab15a50a984c98b85eb63b7dd843fda51f4a412
--- dialin/dg/dialysate_generator.py	(.../dialysate_generator.py)	(revision 1b2e845397cd3f595eaaf743567f09742c737a6d)
+++ dialin/dg/dialysate_generator.py	(.../dialysate_generator.py)	(revision 1ab15a50a984c98b85eb63b7dd843fda51f4a412)
@@ -236,11 +236,12 @@
         self.dg_operation_mode = mode[0]
         self.dg_operation_sub_mode = smode[0]
 
-    def cmd_log_in_to_dg(self):
+    def cmd_log_in_to_dg(self, resend: bool = False):
         """
         Constructs and sends a login command via CAN bus.  Login required before \n
         other commands can be sent to the DG.
 
+        @param resend: (bool) if False (default), try to login once. Otherwise, tries to login indefinitely
         @return: 1 if logged in, 0 if log in failed
         """
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@
         self.logger.info("Logging in to the DG...")
 
         # Send message
-        received_message = self.can_interface.send(message)
+        received_message = self.can_interface.send(message, resend=resend)
 
         if received_message is not None:
             if received_message['message'][DenaliMessage.PAYLOAD_START_INDEX] == 1:
Index: dialin/hd/alarms.py
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diff -u -r18c04cbcd10619250868cec39470a2b29c86121b -r1ab15a50a984c98b85eb63b7dd843fda51f4a412
--- dialin/hd/alarms.py	(.../alarms.py)	(revision 18c04cbcd10619250868cec39470a2b29c86121b)
+++ dialin/hd/alarms.py	(.../alarms.py)	(revision 1ab15a50a984c98b85eb63b7dd843fda51f4a412)
@@ -185,14 +185,6 @@
         """
         return self.alarms_flags
 
-    def get_alarm_ids(self):
-        """
-        Returns a dictionary of the alarm short name and the corresponding id
-
-        @return: OrderedDict of the alarm ids
-        """
-        return self.ids
-
     @_publish(["alarms_state", "alarm_top", "alarms_silence_expires_in", "alarms_escalates_in", "alarms_flags"])
     def _handler_alarms_status_sync(self, message):
         """