add tests for win32
authorgreg
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:34:48 +0200
changeset 229 8bc65076e290
parent 228 848da15cf513
child 230 38feaca5f06b
add tests for win32
fixed bug for win32
Beremiz.py
plugins/svgui/svgui.py
runtime/PLCObject.py
targets/Linux/__init__.py
targets/Win32/plc_Win32_main.c
--- a/Beremiz.py	Thu Aug 28 15:08:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/Beremiz.py	Thu Aug 28 16:34:48 2008 +0200
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@
                                            "%s %s -p %s -i localhost %s"%(sys.executable,
                                                        Bpath("Beremiz_service.py"),
                                                        runtime_port,
-                                                       self.local_runtime_tmpdir))
+                                                       self.local_runtime_tmpdir),
+                                                       no_gui=False)
         
         # Add beremiz's icon in top left corner of the frame
         self.SetIcon(wx.Icon(Bpath( "images", "brz.ico"), wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ICO))
--- a/plugins/svgui/svgui.py	Thu Aug 28 15:08:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/plugins/svgui/svgui.py	Thu Aug 28 16:34:48 2008 +0200
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@
         Gen_C_file = os.path.join(buildpath, progname+".cpp" )
         
         if wx.Platform == '__WXMSW__':
-            cxx_flags = "-I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.7.1\\bld\\lib\\wx\\include\\msw-unicode-release-2.8 -I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.7.1\\include -I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.7.1\\contrib\\include -I..\\..\\matiec\\lib -DWXUSINGDLL -D__WXMSW__ -mthreads"
-            libs = "\"..\\lib\\libwxsvg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libwxsvg_agg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libagg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libaggplatformwin32.a\" \"..\\lib\\libaggfontwin32tt.a\" -L..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.7.1\\bld\\lib -mno-cygwin -mwindows -mthreads  -mno-cygwin -mwindows -Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows -lwx_mswu_richtext-2.8 -lwx_mswu_aui-2.8 -lwx_mswu_xrc-2.8 -lwx_mswu_qa-2.8 -lwx_mswu_html-2.8 -lwx_mswu_adv-2.8 -lwx_mswu_core-2.8 -lwx_baseu_xml-2.8 -lwx_baseu_net-2.8 -lwx_baseu-2.8"
+            cxx_flags = "-I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.8.1\\bld\\lib\\wx\\include\\msw-unicode-release-2.8 -I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.8.1\\include -I..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.8.1\\contrib\\include -I..\\..\\matiec\\lib -DWXUSINGDLL -D__WXMSW__ -mthreads"
+            libs = "\"..\\lib\\libwxsvg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libwxsvg_agg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libagg.a\" \"..\\lib\\libaggplatformwin32.a\" \"..\\lib\\libaggfontwin32tt.a\" -L..\\..\\wxPython-src-2.8.8.1\\bld\\lib -mno-cygwin -mwindows -mthreads  -mno-cygwin -mwindows -Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows -lwx_mswu_richtext-2.8 -lwx_mswu_aui-2.8 -lwx_mswu_xrc-2.8 -lwx_mswu_qa-2.8 -lwx_mswu_html-2.8 -lwx_mswu_adv-2.8 -lwx_mswu_core-2.8 -lwx_baseu_xml-2.8 -lwx_baseu_net-2.8 -lwx_baseu-2.8"
         else:
             status, result, err_result = ProcessLogger(self.logger, "wx-config --cxxflags", no_stdout=True).spin()
             if status:
--- a/runtime/PLCObject.py	Thu Aug 28 15:08:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/runtime/PLCObject.py	Thu Aug 28 16:34:48 2008 +0200
@@ -1,295 +1,295 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-#This file is part of Beremiz, a Integrated Development Environment for
-#programming IEC 61131-3 automates supporting plcopen standard and CanFestival. 
-#
-#Copyright (C) 2007: Edouard TISSERANT and Laurent BESSARD
-#
-#See COPYING file for copyrights details.
-#
-#This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-#modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
-#License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-#version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-#General Public License for more details.
-#
-#You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
-#License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-#Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
-
-import Pyro.core as pyro
-from threading import Timer
-import ctypes, os, commands
-
-if os.name == ("nt", "ce"):
-    from _ctypes import LoadLibrary as dlopen
-    from _ctypes import FreeLibrary as dlclose
-elif os.name == "posix":
-    from _ctypes import dlopen, dlclose
-
-import os,sys,traceback
-
-lib_ext ={
-     "linux2":".so",
-     "win32":".dll",
-     }.get(sys.platform, "")
-
-class PLCObject(pyro.ObjBase):
-    def __init__(self, workingdir, daemon, argv):
-        pyro.ObjBase.__init__(self)
-        self.argv = [workingdir] + argv # force argv[0] to be "path" to exec...
-        self.workingdir = workingdir
-        self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
-        self.PLClibraryHandle = None
-        # Creates fake C funcs proxies
-        self._FreePLC()
-        self.daemon = daemon
-        
-        # Get the last transfered PLC if connector must be restart
-        try:
-            self.CurrentPLCFilename=open(
-                             self._GetMD5FileName(),
-                             "r").read().strip() + lib_ext
-        except Exception, e:
-            self.PLCStatus = "Empty"
-            self.CurrentPLCFilename=None
-
-    def _GetMD5FileName(self):
-        return os.path.join(self.workingdir, "lasttransferedPLC.md5")
-
-    def _GetLibFileName(self):
-        return os.path.join(self.workingdir,self.CurrentPLCFilename)
-
-
-    def _LoadNewPLC(self):
-        """
-        Load PLC library
-        Declare all functions, arguments and return values
-        """
-        print "Load PLC"
-        try:
-            self._PLClibraryHandle = dlopen(self._GetLibFileName())
-            self.PLClibraryHandle = ctypes.CDLL(self.CurrentPLCFilename, handle=self._PLClibraryHandle)
-    
-            self._startPLC = self.PLClibraryHandle.startPLC
-            self._startPLC.restype = ctypes.c_int
-            self._startPLC.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_char_p)]
-            
-            self._stopPLC = self.PLClibraryHandle.stopPLC
-            self._stopPLC.restype = None
-    
-            self._ResetDebugVariables = self.PLClibraryHandle.ResetDebugVariables
-            self._ResetDebugVariables.restype = None
-    
-            self._RegisterDebugVariable = self.PLClibraryHandle.ResetDebugVariables
-            self._RegisterDebugVariable.restype = None
-    
-            self._IterDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.IterDebugData
-            self._IterDebugData.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
-            self._IterDebugData.argtypes = [ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_char_p)]
-    
-            self._FreeDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.FreeDebugData
-            self._FreeDebugData.restype = None
-            
-            self._WaitDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.WaitDebugData
-            self._WaitDebugData.restype = ctypes.c_int  
-            return True
-        except:
-            print traceback.format_exc()
-            return False
-
-    def _FreePLC(self):
-        """
-        Unload PLC library.
-        This is also called by __init__ to create dummy C func proxies
-        """
-        # Forget all refs to library
-        self._startPLC = lambda:None
-        self._stopPLC = lambda:None
-        self._ResetDebugVariables = lambda:None
-        self._RegisterDebugVariable = lambda x:None
-        self._IterDebugData = lambda x,y:None
-        self._FreeDebugData = lambda:None
-        self.PLClibraryHandle = None
-        # Unload library explicitely
-        if getattr(self,"_PLClibraryHandle",None) is not None:
-            print "Unload PLC"
-            dlclose(self._PLClibraryHandle)
-            res = self._DetectDirtyLibs()
-        else:
-            res = False
-
-        self._PLClibraryHandle = None
-
-        return res
-
-    def _DetectDirtyLibs(self):
-        # Detect dirty libs
-        # Get lib dependencies (for dirty lib detection)
-        if os.name == "posix":
-            # parasiting libs listed with ldd
-            badlibs = [ toks.split()[0] for toks in commands.getoutput(
-                            "ldd "+self._GetLibFileName()).splitlines() ]
-            for badlib in badlibs:
-                if badlib[:6] in ["libwx_",
-                                  "libwxs",
-                                  "libgtk",
-                                  "libgdk",
-                                  "libatk",
-                                  "libpan",
-                                  "libX11",
-                                  ]:
-                    #badhandle = dlopen(badlib, dl.RTLD_NOLOAD)
-                    print "Dirty lib detected :" + badlib
-                    #dlclose(badhandle)
-                    return True
-        return False
-
-    
-    def StartPLC(self):
-        print "StartPLC"
-        if self.CurrentPLCFilename is not None and self.PLCStatus == "Stopped":
-            c_argv = ctypes.c_char_p * len(self.argv)
-            if self._LoadNewPLC() and self._startPLC(len(self.argv),c_argv(*self.argv)) == 0:
-                self.PLCStatus = "Started"
-                return True
-            else:
-                print "_StartPLC did not return 0 !"
-                self._DoStopPLC()
-        return False
-
-    def _DoStopPLC(self):
-        self._stopPLC()
-        self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
-        if self._FreePLC():
-            self.PLCStatus = "Dirty"
-        return True
-
-    def StopPLC(self):
-        if self.PLCStatus == "Started":
-            self._DoStopPLC()
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def _Reload(self):
-        self.daemon.shutdown(True)
-        self.daemon.sock.close()
-        os.execv(sys.executable,[sys.executable]+sys.argv[:])
-        # never reached
-        return 0
-
-    def ForceReload(self):
-        # respawn python interpreter
-        Timer(0.1,self._Reload).start()
-        return True
-
-    def GetPLCstatus(self):
-        return self.PLCStatus
-    
-    def NewPLC(self, md5sum, data, extrafiles):
-        print "NewPLC (%s)"%md5sum
-        if self.PLCStatus in ["Stopped", "Empty", "Dirty"]:
-            NewFileName = md5sum + lib_ext
-            extra_files_log = os.path.join(self.workingdir,"extra_files.txt")
-            try:
-                os.remove(os.path.join(self.workingdir,
-                                       self.CurrentPLCFilename))
-                for filename in file(extra_files_log, "r").readlines() + extra_files_log:
-                    try:
-                        os.remove(os.path.join(self.workingdir, filename))
-                    except:
-                        pass
-            except:
-                pass
-                        
-            try:
-                # Create new PLC file
-                open(os.path.join(self.workingdir,NewFileName),
-                     'wb').write(data)
-        
-                # Store new PLC filename based on md5 key
-                open(self._GetMD5FileName(), "w").write(md5sum)
-        
-                # Then write the files
-                log = file(extra_files_log, "w")
-                for fname,fdata in extrafiles:
-                    fpath = os.path.join(self.workingdir,fname)
-                    open(fpath, "wb").write(fdata)
-                    log.write(fname+'\n')
-
-                # Store new PLC filename
-                self.CurrentPLCFilename = NewFileName
-            except:
-                print traceback.format_exc()
-                return False
-            if self.PLCStatus == "Empty":
-                self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def MatchMD5(self, MD5):
-        try:
-            last_md5 = open(self._GetMD5FileName(), "r").read()
-            return last_md5 == MD5
-        except:
-            return False
-    
-    def SetTraceVariablesList(self, idxs):
-        """
-        Call ctype imported function to append 
-        these indexes to registred variables in PLC debugger
-        """
-        # keep a copy of requested idx
-        self._Idxs = idxs[:]
-        self._ResetDebugVariables()
-        for idx in idxs:
-            self._RegisterDebugVariable(idx)
-    
-    TypeTranslator = {"BOOL" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "STEP" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "TRANSITION" : ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "ACTION" :     ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "SINT" :       ctypes.c_int8,
-                      "USINT" :      ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "BYTE" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
-                      "STRING" :     None, #TODO
-                      "INT" :        ctypes.c_int16,
-                      "UINT" :       ctypes.c_uint16,
-                      "WORD" :       ctypes.c_uint16,
-                      "WSTRING" :    None, #TODO
-                      "DINT" :       ctypes.c_int32,
-                      "UDINT" :      ctypes.c_uint32,
-                      "DWORD" :      ctypes.c_uint32,
-                      "LINT" :       ctypes.c_int64,
-                      "ULINT" :      ctypes.c_uint64,
-                      "LWORD" :      ctypes.c_uint64,
-                      "REAL" :       ctypes.c_float,
-                      "LREAL" :      ctypes.c_double,
-                      } 
-                           
-    def GetTraceVariables(self):
-        """
-        Return a list of variables, corresponding to the list of requiered idx
-        """
-        tick = self._WaitDebugData()
-        idx = ctypes.c_int()
-        typename = ctypes.c_char_p()
-        res = []
-
-        for idx in self._Idxs:
-            buffer=self._IterDebugData(ctypes.byref(idx), ctypes.byref(typename))
-            c_type = TypeTranslator.get(s.value, None)
-            if c_type is not None:
-                res += cast(buffer, POINTER(c_type)).value
-            else:
-                res += None
-        self._FreeDebugData()
-        return res
-        
-
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+#This file is part of Beremiz, a Integrated Development Environment for
+#programming IEC 61131-3 automates supporting plcopen standard and CanFestival. 
+#
+#Copyright (C) 2007: Edouard TISSERANT and Laurent BESSARD
+#
+#See COPYING file for copyrights details.
+#
+#This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+#License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+#version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#General Public License for more details.
+#
+#You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+#License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+#Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+import Pyro.core as pyro
+from threading import Timer
+import ctypes, os, commands
+
+if os.name in ("nt", "ce"):
+    from _ctypes import LoadLibrary as dlopen
+    from _ctypes import FreeLibrary as dlclose
+elif os.name == "posix":
+    from _ctypes import dlopen, dlclose
+
+import os,sys,traceback
+
+lib_ext ={
+     "linux2":".so",
+     "win32":".dll",
+     }.get(sys.platform, "")
+
+class PLCObject(pyro.ObjBase):
+    def __init__(self, workingdir, daemon, argv):
+        pyro.ObjBase.__init__(self)
+        self.argv = [workingdir] + argv # force argv[0] to be "path" to exec...
+        self.workingdir = workingdir
+        self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
+        self.PLClibraryHandle = None
+        # Creates fake C funcs proxies
+        self._FreePLC()
+        self.daemon = daemon
+        
+        # Get the last transfered PLC if connector must be restart
+        try:
+            self.CurrentPLCFilename=open(
+                             self._GetMD5FileName(),
+                             "r").read().strip() + lib_ext
+        except Exception, e:
+            self.PLCStatus = "Empty"
+            self.CurrentPLCFilename=None
+
+    def _GetMD5FileName(self):
+        return os.path.join(self.workingdir, "lasttransferedPLC.md5")
+
+    def _GetLibFileName(self):
+        return os.path.join(self.workingdir,self.CurrentPLCFilename)
+
+
+    def _LoadNewPLC(self):
+        """
+        Load PLC library
+        Declare all functions, arguments and return values
+        """
+        print "Load PLC"
+        try:
+            self._PLClibraryHandle = dlopen(self._GetLibFileName())
+            self.PLClibraryHandle = ctypes.CDLL(self.CurrentPLCFilename, handle=self._PLClibraryHandle)
+    
+            self._startPLC = self.PLClibraryHandle.startPLC
+            self._startPLC.restype = ctypes.c_int
+            self._startPLC.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_char_p)]
+            
+            self._stopPLC = self.PLClibraryHandle.stopPLC
+            self._stopPLC.restype = None
+    
+            self._ResetDebugVariables = self.PLClibraryHandle.ResetDebugVariables
+            self._ResetDebugVariables.restype = None
+    
+            self._RegisterDebugVariable = self.PLClibraryHandle.ResetDebugVariables
+            self._RegisterDebugVariable.restype = None
+    
+            self._IterDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.IterDebugData
+            self._IterDebugData.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
+            self._IterDebugData.argtypes = [ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_char_p)]
+    
+            self._FreeDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.FreeDebugData
+            self._FreeDebugData.restype = None
+            
+            self._WaitDebugData = self.PLClibraryHandle.WaitDebugData
+            self._WaitDebugData.restype = ctypes.c_int  
+            return True
+        except:
+            print traceback.format_exc()
+            return False
+
+    def _FreePLC(self):
+        """
+        Unload PLC library.
+        This is also called by __init__ to create dummy C func proxies
+        """
+        # Forget all refs to library
+        self._startPLC = lambda:None
+        self._stopPLC = lambda:None
+        self._ResetDebugVariables = lambda:None
+        self._RegisterDebugVariable = lambda x:None
+        self._IterDebugData = lambda x,y:None
+        self._FreeDebugData = lambda:None
+        self.PLClibraryHandle = None
+        # Unload library explicitely
+        if getattr(self,"_PLClibraryHandle",None) is not None:
+            print "Unload PLC"
+            dlclose(self._PLClibraryHandle)
+            res = self._DetectDirtyLibs()
+        else:
+            res = False
+
+        self._PLClibraryHandle = None
+
+        return res
+
+    def _DetectDirtyLibs(self):
+        # Detect dirty libs
+        # Get lib dependencies (for dirty lib detection)
+        if os.name == "posix":
+            # parasiting libs listed with ldd
+            badlibs = [ toks.split()[0] for toks in commands.getoutput(
+                            "ldd "+self._GetLibFileName()).splitlines() ]
+            for badlib in badlibs:
+                if badlib[:6] in ["libwx_",
+                                  "libwxs",
+                                  "libgtk",
+                                  "libgdk",
+                                  "libatk",
+                                  "libpan",
+                                  "libX11",
+                                  ]:
+                    #badhandle = dlopen(badlib, dl.RTLD_NOLOAD)
+                    print "Dirty lib detected :" + badlib
+                    #dlclose(badhandle)
+                    return True
+        return False
+
+    
+    def StartPLC(self):
+        print "StartPLC"
+        if self.CurrentPLCFilename is not None and self.PLCStatus == "Stopped":
+            c_argv = ctypes.c_char_p * len(self.argv)
+            if self._LoadNewPLC() and self._startPLC(len(self.argv),c_argv(*self.argv)) == 0:
+                self.PLCStatus = "Started"
+                return True
+            else:
+                print "_StartPLC did not return 0 !"
+                self._DoStopPLC()
+        return False
+
+    def _DoStopPLC(self):
+        self._stopPLC()
+        self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
+        if self._FreePLC():
+            self.PLCStatus = "Dirty"
+        return True
+
+    def StopPLC(self):
+        if self.PLCStatus == "Started":
+            self._DoStopPLC()
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def _Reload(self):
+        self.daemon.shutdown(True)
+        self.daemon.sock.close()
+        os.execv(sys.executable,[sys.executable]+sys.argv[:])
+        # never reached
+        return 0
+
+    def ForceReload(self):
+        # respawn python interpreter
+        Timer(0.1,self._Reload).start()
+        return True
+
+    def GetPLCstatus(self):
+        return self.PLCStatus
+    
+    def NewPLC(self, md5sum, data, extrafiles):
+        print "NewPLC (%s)"%md5sum
+        if self.PLCStatus in ["Stopped", "Empty", "Dirty"]:
+            NewFileName = md5sum + lib_ext
+            extra_files_log = os.path.join(self.workingdir,"extra_files.txt")
+            try:
+                os.remove(os.path.join(self.workingdir,
+                                       self.CurrentPLCFilename))
+                for filename in file(extra_files_log, "r").readlines() + extra_files_log:
+                    try:
+                        os.remove(os.path.join(self.workingdir, filename))
+                    except:
+                        pass
+            except:
+                pass
+                        
+            try:
+                # Create new PLC file
+                open(os.path.join(self.workingdir,NewFileName),
+                     'wb').write(data)
+        
+                # Store new PLC filename based on md5 key
+                open(self._GetMD5FileName(), "w").write(md5sum)
+        
+                # Then write the files
+                log = file(extra_files_log, "w")
+                for fname,fdata in extrafiles:
+                    fpath = os.path.join(self.workingdir,fname)
+                    open(fpath, "wb").write(fdata)
+                    log.write(fname+'\n')
+
+                # Store new PLC filename
+                self.CurrentPLCFilename = NewFileName
+            except:
+                print traceback.format_exc()
+                return False
+            if self.PLCStatus == "Empty":
+                self.PLCStatus = "Stopped"
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def MatchMD5(self, MD5):
+        try:
+            last_md5 = open(self._GetMD5FileName(), "r").read()
+            return last_md5 == MD5
+        except:
+            return False
+    
+    def SetTraceVariablesList(self, idxs):
+        """
+        Call ctype imported function to append 
+        these indexes to registred variables in PLC debugger
+        """
+        # keep a copy of requested idx
+        self._Idxs = idxs[:]
+        self._ResetDebugVariables()
+        for idx in idxs:
+            self._RegisterDebugVariable(idx)
+    
+    TypeTranslator = {"BOOL" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "STEP" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "TRANSITION" : ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "ACTION" :     ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "SINT" :       ctypes.c_int8,
+                      "USINT" :      ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "BYTE" :       ctypes.c_uint8,
+                      "STRING" :     None, #TODO
+                      "INT" :        ctypes.c_int16,
+                      "UINT" :       ctypes.c_uint16,
+                      "WORD" :       ctypes.c_uint16,
+                      "WSTRING" :    None, #TODO
+                      "DINT" :       ctypes.c_int32,
+                      "UDINT" :      ctypes.c_uint32,
+                      "DWORD" :      ctypes.c_uint32,
+                      "LINT" :       ctypes.c_int64,
+                      "ULINT" :      ctypes.c_uint64,
+                      "LWORD" :      ctypes.c_uint64,
+                      "REAL" :       ctypes.c_float,
+                      "LREAL" :      ctypes.c_double,
+                      } 
+                           
+    def GetTraceVariables(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of variables, corresponding to the list of requiered idx
+        """
+        tick = self._WaitDebugData()
+        idx = ctypes.c_int()
+        typename = ctypes.c_char_p()
+        res = []
+
+        for idx in self._Idxs:
+            buffer=self._IterDebugData(ctypes.byref(idx), ctypes.byref(typename))
+            c_type = TypeTranslator.get(s.value, None)
+            if c_type is not None:
+                res += cast(buffer, POINTER(c_type)).value
+            else:
+                res += None
+        self._FreeDebugData()
+        return res
+        
+
+
--- a/targets/Linux/__init__.py	Thu Aug 28 15:08:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/targets/Linux/__init__.py	Thu Aug 28 16:34:48 2008 +0200
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 class Linux_target(toolchain_gcc):
     extension = ".so"
-    CustomLDFLAGS = ["-shared"]
+    CustomLDFLAGS = ["-shared", "-lrt"]
--- a/targets/Win32/plc_Win32_main.c	Thu Aug 28 15:08:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/targets/Win32/plc_Win32_main.c	Thu Aug 28 16:34:48 2008 +0200
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 HANDLE PLC_timer = NULL;
 void PLC_SetTimer(long long next, long long period)
 {
-	LARGE_INTEGER liDueTime;		
+	LARGE_INTEGER liDueTime;
 	/* arg 2 of SetWaitableTimer take 100 ns interval*/
 	liDueTime.QuadPart =  next / (-100);
 	
@@ -43,18 +43,45 @@
     {
         printf("SetWaitableTimer failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
     }
+}
+
+/* Variable used to stop plcloop thread */
+int runplcloop;
+void PlcLoop()
+{
+	runplcloop = 1;
+	while(runplcloop)
+	{
+	// Set a timer
+	PLC_SetTimer(Ttick,Ttick);
 	if (WaitForSingleObject(PLC_timer, INFINITE) != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
 	{
 		printf("WaitForSingleObject failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
 	}
 	PLC_timer_notify();
+	}
 }
 
-int main(int argc,char **argv)
+HANDLE DebugLock;
+HANDLE PLC_thread;
+
+int startPLC(int argc,char **argv)
 {
+	unsigned long thread_id = 0;
 	/* Translate PLC's microseconds to Ttick nanoseconds */
 	Ttick = 1000000 * maxval(common_ticktime__,1);
 
+	DebugLock = CreateMutex( 
+	        	NULL,              // default security attributes
+	        	FALSE,             // initially not owned
+	        	NULL);             // unnamed mutex
+
+    if (DebugLock == NULL) 
+    {
+        printf("CreateMutex error: %d\n", GetLastError());
+        return;
+    }
+	
 	/* Create a waitable timer */
     PLC_timer = CreateWaitableTimer(NULL, FALSE, "WaitableTimer");
     if(NULL == PLC_timer)
@@ -62,24 +89,40 @@
         printf("CreateWaitableTimer failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
-
     if( __init(argc,argv) == 0 )
     {
     	printf("Tick Time : %d ms\n", common_ticktime__);
-    	while(1)
-    	{
-    		// Set a timer
-    		PLC_SetTimer(Ttick,Ttick);
-    		if (kbhit())
-    		{
-    			printf("Finishing\n");
-    		    break;
-            }
-    	}
-    	PLC_SetTimer(0,0);
+    	PLC_thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)PlcLoop, NULL, 0, &thread_id);
     }
-    __cleanup();
-    CloseHandle(PLC_timer);
-    		
+    else{
+    	return 1;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
+
+int stopPLC()
+{
+	runplcloop = 0;
+	WaitForSingleObject(PLC_thread, INFINITE);
+	CloseHandle(PLC_thread);
+	CloseHandle(DebugLock);
+    CloseHandle(PLC_timer);
+    __cleanup();
+}
+
+/* from plc_debugger.c */
+void WaitDebugData()
+{
+	DWORD dwWaitResult;
+	dwWaitResult = WaitForSingleObject( 
+					DebugLock,  // handle to mutex
+					INFINITE);  // no time-out interval
+}
+ 
+/* Called by PLC thread when debug_publish finished
+ * This is supposed to unlock debugger thread in WaitDebugData*/
+void InitiateDebugTransfer()
+{
+    /* signal debugger thread to continue*/
+	ReleaseMutex(DebugLock);
+}