update status at daemon start

diff --git a/door_daemon.py b/door_daemon.py
index fefc6cd..8df0761 100755 (executable)
--- a/door_daemon.py
+++ b/door_daemon.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class ArduinoUSBThread ( threading.Thread ):
     self.cv_updatestatus = threading.Condition(); #lock ist automatically created withing condition
     self.file_dev_ttyusb=file_dev_ttyusb
     #self.fh = open(self.file_dev_ttyusb,"w+")
-    self.fh = os.fdopen(os.open(self.file_dev_ttyusb, os.O_RDWR | os.O_NONBLOCK),"r+")
+    self.fh = os.fdopen(os.open(self.file_dev_ttyusb, os.O_RDWR | os.O_NONBLOCK),"r+") 
+    #pythons sucks just like perl: we need nonblock or we can't write to FileHandle while we block reading on same filehandle
     self.statusdisplay = StatusDisplay()
     threading.Thread.__init__(self)
     
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ arduino.start()
 ctrlfifo = ControlFIFOThread(fifofile,arduino)
 ctrlfifo.start()
 
+arduino.send_statusrequest()
+
 def exit_handler(signum, frame):
   global arduino, ctrlfifo
   logging.info("Door Daemon stopping")