Revised Machine Room Debug Code

local radar, currentSecond, lastInput = peripheral.wrap('radar_0'), 0, 0

function initiate()
    while true do
        loop()
        currentSecond = currentSecond + 1
        sleep(1)
    end
end

function loop()
    -- Every 2 Seconds to reduce amount of sensor calls and potentially limit lag
    if ( currentSecond % 1 == 0 ) then
        -- Probe Sensors
print('starting second')
local isInside
print('checking radar')
  local players = radar.getPlayers()
  if ( type(players) ~= 'table' ) then
  return
  end
        for index, player in ipairs(players) do
            if ( player.distance < 5.5 ) then
print('found player '..player.name)
isInside = true
            end
        end
  local power = (isInside and 0 or math.random(5,15))
print('ended radar')
print('setting state of output to '..tostring(not isInside))
if ( lastInput ~= isInside ) then
    term.setCursorBlink(true)
    rs.setAnalogOutput('right', power)
    term.setCursorBlink(false)
  print('completed state change '..tostring(not isInside)..':'..tostring(rs.getOutput('right')))
  lastInput = isInside
end
term.setCursorBlink(not isInside)
    end
end

initiate()