code: def _send_config(self):
          
          serialized = self._generate_config()
          self._log.debug("Configuration has been serialized")
          try:
              self._conn.flushInput()
              self._conn.flushOutput()
              self._conn.write(serialized)
              return True
          except Exception as e:
              self._log.error(e)
              raise Exception(e)
docs: Send configuration data to the hottop.
  
          :returns: bool
          :raises: Generic exceptions if an error is identified.