Index: leahi_dialin/dd/modules/balancing_chamber.py
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diff -u -r4c11f61e1e328407ed98a1b81a3e8b0adb278bd5 -rba415df9f8e76d6b0f21e8f69ba99346e42f7b09
--- leahi_dialin/dd/modules/balancing_chamber.py	(.../balancing_chamber.py)	(revision 4c11f61e1e328407ed98a1b81a3e8b0adb278bd5)
+++ leahi_dialin/dd/modules/balancing_chamber.py	(.../balancing_chamber.py)	(revision ba415df9f8e76d6b0f21e8f69ba99346e42f7b09)
@@ -49,17 +49,115 @@
                                                                        message_id = MsgIds.MSG_ID_DD_BAL_CHAMBER_DATA.value,
                                                                        function = self._handler_balancing_chamber_sync)
         
-        self.execution_state = 0                                #: The Execution state
-        self.switching_state = 0                                #: The Switching state
-        self.switching_frequency = 0.0                          #: The Switching frequency of the balancing chamber
-        self.is_spent_fill_complete = 0                         #: Is Spent fill complete or not
-        self.current_bal_chamber_switching_counter = 0          #: The Balancing Chamber's switching counter
-        self.is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill = 0             #: Is pressure stabilized during fill or not
-        self.bal_chamber_switch_only_state = 0                  #: The balancing chamber's switch only state
-        self.is_bal_chamber_switching_active = 0                #: Is balancing chamber switching active
+        self.execution_state = 0
+        self.switching_state = 0
+        self.switching_frequency = 0.0
+        self.is_spent_fill_complete = False
+        self.current_bal_chamber_switching_counter = 0
+        self.is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill = False
+        self.bal_chamber_switch_only_state = False
+        self.is_bal_chamber_switching_active = False
         self.dd_bal_chamber_timestamp = 0                       #: The timestamp of the last message
 
 
+# ============================================================ Properties ============================================================
+    @property
+    def execution_state(self) -> int:
+        """
+        The Execution State
+        """
+        return self._execution_state
+
+    @execution_state.setter
+    def execution_state(self, value: int):
+        self._execution_state = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def switching_state(self) -> int:
+        """
+        The Switching State
+        """
+        return self._switching_state
+
+    @switching_state.setter
+    def switching_state(self, value: int):
+        self._switching_state = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def switching_frequency(self) -> float:
+        """
+        The Switching frequency of the balancing chamber
+        """
+        return self._switching_frequency
+
+    @switching_frequency.setter
+    def switching_frequency(self, value: float):
+        self._switching_frequency = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def is_spent_fill_complete(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Is Spent fill complete or not
+        """
+        return self._is_spent_fill_complete
+
+    @is_spent_fill_complete.setter
+    def is_spent_fill_complete(self, value: bool):
+        self._is_spent_fill_complete = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Is pressure stabilized during fill or not
+        """
+        return self._is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill
+
+    @is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill.setter
+    def is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill(self, value: bool):
+        self._is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def bal_chamber_switch_only_state(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        The balancing chamber's switch only state
+        """
+        return self._switch_only_state
+
+    @bal_chamber_switch_only_state.setter
+    def bal_chamber_switch_only_state(self, value: bool):
+        self._switch_only_state = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def is_bal_chamber_switching_active(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Is balancing chamber switching active
+        """
+        return self._is_bal_chamber_switching_active
+
+    @is_bal_chamber_switching_active.setter
+    def is_bal_chamber_switching_active(self, value: bool):
+        self._is_bal_chamber_switching_active = value
+
+
+    @property
+    def current_bal_chamber_switching_counter(self) -> int:
+        """
+        The Balancing Chamber's switching counter
+        """
+        return self._current_bal_chamber_switching_counter
+
+    @current_bal_chamber_switching_counter.setter
+    def current_bal_chamber_switching_counter(self, value: int):
+        self._current_bal_chamber_switching_counter = value
+
+
+# ============================================================ Handlers ============================================================
     @publish(["msg_id_dd_bal_chamber_data",
               "execution_state", "switching_state",
               "switching_frequency",
@@ -75,21 +173,21 @@
         @return: None
         """
         msg_list = []
-        msg_list.append(('self.execution_state',                        DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.switching_state',                        DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.switching_frequency',                    DataTypes.F32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.is_spent_fill_complete',                 DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.current_bal_chamber_switching_counter',  DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill',     DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.bal_chamber_switch_only_state',          DataTypes.U32))
-        msg_list.append(('self.is_bal_chamber_switching_active',        DataTypes.U32))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).execution_state,                        DataTypes.U32))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).switching_state,                        DataTypes.U32))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).switching_frequency,                    DataTypes.F32))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).is_spent_fill_complete,                 DataTypes.BOOL))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).current_bal_chamber_switching_counter,  DataTypes.U32))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).is_pressure_stabilized_during_fill,     DataTypes.BOOL))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).bal_chamber_switch_only_state,          DataTypes.BOOL))
+        msg_list.append((type(self).is_bal_chamber_switching_active,        DataTypes.BOOL))
 
-        self.process_into_vars(decoder_list = msg_list,
-                               message = message)
-
+        self.process_into_vars(decoder_list = msg_list, message = message)
         self.dd_bal_chamber_timestamp = timestamp
 
 
+
+# ============================================================ Overrides and Requests ============================================================
     def cmd_balancing_chamber_broadcast_interval_override(self, ms: int, reset: int = NO_RESET) -> int:
         """
         Constructs and sends the balancing chamber data broadcast interval override command