as root:

yum install libXScrnSaver

as user:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip  setuptools wheel

python -m  pip install Cheetah3

python -m  pip install xlrd==2.0.1

python -m  pip install openpyxl

python -m pip install pandas (it could be already installed)

python -m pip install pysimplegui

Install pyGen:

git clone git@git.ia2.inaf.it:gino.tosti/pygen.git

source install.sh

set enviroment variable:
export $PYGEN=/home/<your_account>/pyGen 

To test the generator from command line (this allow to create multiple devices components from a single ICD):

$>cd $PYGEN/test

$>python genDevice.py -f <your ICD file .xls/xlsx> -p astrima -m tcs

To test the generator with the GUI (only single device component generation is supported)

$>cd $PYGEN/test

$>python runGenDeviceGUI.py

<NEWS - 07/07/21>

It is now possible to generate an ICD in word (using the standard ASTRI document format) starting from open ecxel file format (.xlsx). 
To use this feature you have to install:
pip install --user docx
pip install --user docxtpl

To run the converter

$>cd $PYGEN/test
$>python icd_converter.py -f <your ICD file (xlsx format)>

es. 
$>python icd_converter.py -f $SHAREDIR/ICD/icdExample.xlsx
.....
.....
The generated .Docx file is: ..../ICD/icdExample.docx

<NEWS - 01/07/21>

An experimental simulation OPC-UA server written in python can be also generatedwith this version of pyGen. Arrays are not supported at present, then to play with it use ICD that do not include arrays.

Before to use it you need to install some libraries:

———Python OPCUA support libraries —-
the ACS environment  must be active
library needed by Qt
from root /sudo 
yum install libxcb
yum install xcb-util-wm
yum install xcb-util-image
yum install xcb-util-keysyms
yum install xcb-util-renderutil

from user account:
Install pyQT
 pip3 install --user PyQt5
 pip3 install --user pyqtgraph

Install python opcua https://github.com/FreeOpcUa/python-opcua

 pip3 install --user opcua
 pip3 install --user opcua-client

The documentation on python opcua is here:
https://github.com/FreeOpcUa/python-opcua

--------Simulation server generation----------
$>cd $PYGEN/test
$>python makeTestOPCUAServer.py -f <your ICD file .xls/xlsx> -o <ServerOutputDir> 
the input ICD file  shall be the same used to generate the ACS component.The default output dir is "./SimulationOPCUAserver"
in the output you have someting like:
....
....
Working on: ['MyDevice']
File: /home/astrisw/pyGen/test/SimulationOPCUAserver/MyDeviceServerModel.xml  created
File: /home/astrisw/pyGen/test/SimulationOPCUAserver/MyDevice_opcuaServer.py  created
The Simulation server can be reached at: opc.tcp://127.0.0.1:52523/OPCUA/hwSimulator

$>cd ServerOutputDir
$>python <DeviceName>_upcuaServer.py

you should see something like this output:

Server Started!
Python 3.6.9 (default, Sep  3 2020, 15:28:31) 
Type 'copyright', 'credits' or 'license' for more information
IPython 7.8.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. Type '?' for help.

In [1]:

Insert exit at the In[1] prompt above.

To check the server open another terminal and insert the command:
$>opcua-client
Insert for example:"opc.tcp://127.0.0.1:52523/OPCUA/hwSimulator" in the input box on top left of the client and click on the "Connect button". You can play with the servers nodes now.