import time 

c='X07MB-OP2:TOTAL-CYCLES'
c='X07MB-OP2:SMPL'
c='X07MB-OP2:SMPL'
c='X07MB-OP-WV1:WT_SET'
c='X07MB-OP-MO:E-SET.OUT'
c='X07MB-OP2:SMPL'

c='X07MB-OP-KEITH3:setGain'
c='X07MB-OP2:START-CSMPL'
c='X07MB-OP2:SMPL-DONE'
C=Channel(c)  
print(c)
d=C.get()
print('read as such' ,d)
print(type(d))
C=Channel(c,type='i')  
d=C.get()
print('as int',d)
print(type(d))
C=Channel(c,type='d')  
d=C.get()
print('as double',d)
print(c)