Sends a command and an (optional) sequence of arguments through to the
        delegated serial interface. Note that the arguments are passed through
        as data.

def command(self, cmd, *args):
        """
        Sends a command and an (optional) sequence of arguments through to the
        delegated serial interface. Note that the arguments are passed through
        as data.
        """
        self._serial_interface.command(cmd)
        if len(args) > 0:
            self._serial_interface.data(list(args))