Index: sources/device/DeviceController.h
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diff -u -re2dc7bd9995a3bb410aa472a1f95c1cc9ba3136d -re8262d170bb94046ddb767074a31530bdf4a2319
--- sources/device/DeviceController.h	(.../DeviceController.h)	(revision e2dc7bd9995a3bb410aa472a1f95c1cc9ba3136d)
+++ sources/device/DeviceController.h	(.../DeviceController.h)	(revision e8262d170bb94046ddb767074a31530bdf4a2319)
@@ -33,12 +33,18 @@
 
 namespace Device {
 
+/*!
+ * \brief   The TimedProcess class
+ * \details This is a timed process class which has a timeout
+ *          and will kill the process if it can't be finished within the given timeout
+ *          in milliseconds.
+ */
 class TimedProcess : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
     explicit TimedProcess(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) { }
     int          _id        = 0;
-    int          _interval  = 0;
+    int          _timeout  = 0;
     QProcess    *_process   = nullptr;
     QString      _command   = "";
 
@@ -50,13 +56,13 @@
         deleteLater();
     }
 public:
-    TimedProcess(QProcess *vProcess, const QString &vCommand, int vInterval)
-        : QObject(), _interval(vInterval), _process(vProcess), _command(vCommand) {
+    TimedProcess(QProcess *vProcess, const QString &vCommand, int vTimeout)
+        : QObject(), _timeout(vTimeout), _process(vProcess), _command(vCommand) {
         connect(_process, SIGNAL(  finished(int)),
                 this    ,   SLOT(onFinish  (int)));
     }
     void start() {
-        _id = startTimer(_interval);
+        _id = startTimer(_timeout);
         _process->start(_command);
     }