Merge pull request #17 from jposada202020/adding_waitingtime_as_option

Adding waiting time as option

Author: ladyada

adafruit_bmp3xx.py

@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@
 
 **Hardware:**
 
-* `Adafruit BMP388 <https://www.adafruit.com/product/3966>`_
+* `Adafruit BMP388 - Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter
+  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/3966>`_ (Product ID: 3966)
 
 **Software and Dependencies:**
 
 * Adafruit CircuitPython firmware for the supported boards:
-  https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases
+  https://circuitpython.org/downloads
+
+* Adafruit's Bus Device library:
+  https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice
 
-# * Adafruit's Bus Device library: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice
 """
 
 import time
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._read_coefficients()
         self.reset()
         self.sea_level_pressure = 1013.25
+        self._wait_time = 0.002  # change this value to have faster reads if needed
         """Sea level pressure in hPa."""
 
     @property
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ def _read(self):
 
         # Wait for *both* conversions to complete
         while self._read_byte(_REGISTER_STATUS) & 0x60 != 0x60:
-            time.sleep(0.002)
+            time.sleep(self._wait_time)
 
         # Get ADC values
         data = self._read_register(_REGISTER_PRESSUREDATA, 6)