Index: DialityCoreCanProtocol.py
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diff -u -re0254e59354475c1e7c95ac4c0ff033a33d98fd7 -r678ba7efb2e019c266a119500e572ae5c27b369c
--- DialityCoreCanProtocol.py	(.../DialityCoreCanProtocol.py)	(revision e0254e59354475c1e7c95ac4c0ff033a33d98fd7)
+++ DialityCoreCanProtocol.py	(.../DialityCoreCanProtocol.py)	(revision 678ba7efb2e019c266a119500e572ae5c27b369c)
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 
 class DenaliCanMessenger:
     START_BYTE = DenaliMessage.START_BYTE
+    DIALIN_MSG_RESP_TO = 1       # number of seconds to wait for a response to a sent command
 
     def __init__(self, can_interface='can0'):
         """
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@
         else:
             self.__sync_response_dictionary[channel_id] = {message_id: function}
 
-    def send(self, built_message, time_out=1):
+    def send(self, built_message, time_out=DIALIN_MSG_RESP_TO):
         """
         sends can_packet to channel_id.
 
@@ -547,6 +548,8 @@
 
             if self.__dialinCommandResponseMessage is not None:
                 msg_sent = True
+            elif time_out == 0:
+                msg_sent = True
             else:
                 print("No response.  Re-sending message.")