def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    reset Tektronix AWG to first sequence
    """
    tries = 0
    while self.awg.get_seq_position() != 1:
        if tries > 30:
            logging.error('Tektronix AWG does not respond. Aborting.')
            raise ValueError('AWG did not reset to first waveform after %i iterations. There is something seriously going wrong. Check if AWG can enter run mode!'%tries)
        tries += 1
        self.awg.stop()
        self.awg.wait()
        self.awg.run()
        #self.awg.wait()
        time.sleep(0.05*seq_it)
    if tries > 4:
        print('Tektronix AWG reached first waveform after %d iterations.'%tries)