Fixed timing issue (hopefully). Still need to update this and terasco…

…n_logic (and cfg) to note that you can use finer resolutions now for the integration time.

src/qudi/hardware/timetagger/swabian_tagger.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 """
 
 import numpy as np
+import time
 import TimeTagger as tt
 from typing import Dict
 
@@ -75,8 +76,9 @@ def on_activate(self):
         self.statusvar = 0
 
         self.__timer = QtCore.QTimer()
-        self.__timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self.__timer.setSingleShot(False)
         self.__timer.timeout.connect(self.__update_data)
+        self.__timer.start(0) # call as often as possible
 
     def get_constraints(self):
         """ Retrieve the hardware constrains from the Fast counting device.
@@ -180,9 +182,8 @@ def start_measure(self):
         """ Start the fast counter. """
         self.module_state.lock()
         self.counter.clear()
-        self.counter.start()
+        self.counter.startFor(self._bin_width * 1000) # in ps, should be stored as such #TODO
 
-        self.__timer.start(int(self._record_length_s*1000))
         self.sigScanStarted.emit()
 
         self.statusvar = 2
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ def continue_measure(self):
         If fast counter is in pause state, then fast counter will be continued.
         """
         if self.module_state() == 'locked':
-            self.counter.start()
+            self.counter.startFor(self._bin_width * 1000) # in ps, should be stored as such #TODO
             self.statusvar = 2
         return 0
 
@@ -260,5 +261,10 @@ def get_binwidth(self):
 
     def __update_data(self):
         with self._thread_lock:
-            self.__timer.start(int(self._record_length_s*1000))
-            self.sigScanFinished.emit(np.squeeze(self.get_data_trace()))
+            if self.module_state() == 'locked':
+                self.counter.waitUntilFinished(self._bin_width * 1e-6 * 100) # in ms, should never reach this limit, but just in case
+                self.sigScanFinished.emit(
+                    np.array([time.time(), np.squeeze(self.get_data_trace())])
+                )
+
+                self.counter.startFor(self._bin_width * 1000) # in ps, should be stored as such #TODO