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+import random
+
+
+print("Testing Time Presets")
+successful_counts = 0
+for _ in range(5000):
+    preset_time = round(0.5 + random.random() / 3, 2)
+    count(t=preset_time)
+    if elapsedtime()[0] < (preset_time - 1e-6) or ch1()[0] < 1:
+        print(f'Failed Test with preset {preset_time} and elapsed {elapsedtime()[0]}')
+        raise Exception('Failed')
+
+    successful_counts += 1
+    print(f'completed {successful_counts} counts')
+
+
+print("Testing Count Presets")
+successful_counts = 0
+for _ in range(5000):
+    preset_count = 10 + random.randint(-2,2)
+    count(ch1 = preset_count)
+    if ch1()[0] != preset_count:
+        print(f'CH1 was {ch1()[0]} and preset was {preset_count}')
+        raise Exception('Failed')
+    
+    successful_counts += 1
+    print(f'completed {successful_counts} counts')