From a807b1b1ef93853f66caadfd6e999b026da1af47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Martin <cpm@charlesmartin.com.au>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:52:32 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] try to encode some serial port recovery

---
 impsy/impsio.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/impsy/impsio.py b/impsy/impsio.py
index 3ac291e..8430b48 100644
--- a/impsy/impsio.py
+++ b/impsy/impsio.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ def send(self, output_values) -> None:
         # click.secho(f"Serial out: {output_message}")
         if self.serial is not None:
             self.serial.write(output_message.encode())
-    
+        else: 
+            # try to reconnect -- may as well, alternative is just never working.
+            self.connect()
+
 
     def handle(self) -> None:
         """read in the serial bytes and process lines into value lists for IMPSY"""