From 946130df9f266d8f31433dff18d6ce8e421cae39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan David Mol <mol@astron.nl>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:58:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] L2SS-497: Improved comments

---
 tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
index e271dcf04..203bfeac0 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam.py
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ class Beam(lofar_device):
     @DebugIt()
     @log_exceptions()
     def download_measures(self):
-        """ Download new measures into /opt/IERS.
+        """ Download new measures tables into /opt/IERS.
         
-            NOTE: This may take a while to complete. """
+            NOTE: This may take a while to complete. You are advised to increase
+                  the timeout of the proxy using `my_device.set_timeout_millis(10000)`. """
 
         return download_measures()
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class Beam(lofar_device):
     @DebugIt()
     @log_exceptions()
     def use_measures(self, newdir):
-        """ Activate a new measures directory.
+        """ Activate an installed set of measures tables.
         
             NOTE: This will turn off and restart this device!! """
 
-- 
GitLab