Taya Snijder
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/attribute_wrapper.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/attribute_wrapper.py
-            def read_RW(device):
-                # print("read_RW {}, {}x{}, {}, {}".format(me.name, me.dim_x, me.dim_y, me.attr_type, me.value))
-                """
-                read_RW returns the value that was last written to the attribute
-                """
-                try:
-                    return device.value_dict[self]
-                except Exception as e:
-                    raise Exception(f"Attribute read_RW function error, attempted to read value_dict with key: `{self}`, are you sure this exists?") from e
-
-            @only_in_states([DevState.STANDBY, DevState.ON], log=False)
-            @fault_on_error()
-            def write_RW(device, value):
+            def write_func_wrapper(device, value):
                """
                _write_RW writes a value to this attribute
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/attribute_wrapper.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/clients/attribute_wrapper.py
-            """ if the attribute is of READ type, assign the read function to it"""
+        """ Assign the read function to the attribute"""

-            @only_in_states([DevState.STANDBY, DevState.ON], log=False)
-            @fault_on_error()
-            def read_R(device):
-                """
-                _read_R reads the attribute value, stores it and returns it"
-                """
-                device.value_dict[self] = self.read_function()
-                return device.value_dict[self]
+        @only_in_states([DevState.STANDBY, DevState.ON], log=False)
+        @fault_on_error()
+        def read_func_wrapper(device):
+            """
+            _read_R reads the attribute value, stores it and returns it"