diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index e546572..a1eeccf 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ from ch.psi.pshell.modbus import ModbusTCP
 
 
 class RobotTCP(TcpDevice):
-    def __init__(self, name, server):
-         TcpDevice.__init__(self, name, server)
+    def __init__(self, name, server, timeout = 1000, retries = 1):
+         TcpDevice.__init__(self, name, server) 
+         self.timeout =  timeout       
+         self.retries = retries
 
     def execute(self, system, command, *argv):
         #print "Done"
@@ -19,15 +21,16 @@ class RobotTCP(TcpDevice):
         cmd = cmd + "\n"
         ret = ""
         try:        
-            ret = self.write(cmd)
+            ret = sendReceive(cmd, self.timeout, self.retries)
         finally:
             self.getLogger().info(cmd + " ret = " + str(ret))
         return ret
 
+
     def mount(self, puck, sample):
         return self.execute('1', '1', puck, sample)
 #add_device(RobotTCP("robot_tcp", "127.0.0.1:3333"), force = True)   
-add_device(RobotTCP("robot_tcp", "129.129.109.114:1000"), force = True)   
+add_device(RobotTCP("robot_tcp", "129.129.126.100:1000"), force = True)