code: def get_state(self) -> str:
          
          xdoc = self.connection.soap_action('/ws/ControllerService',
                                             'getState', "")
          if xdoc:
              return xdoc.find('./SOAP-ENV:Body/ns1:getState1/ns1:state',
                               IHCSoapClient.ihcns).text
          return False
docs: Get the controller state