https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib/blob/master/micropython/usb/usb-device-cdc/usb/device/cdc.py#L368 and same for read function. ```python # check for timeout if time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start) >= self._timeout: return len(buf) - len(mv) machine.idle() ``` should be something like this: ```python if isinstance(self._timeout, int) and time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start) >= self._timeout: