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+#!/usr/bin/python 
+#******************************************************************************
+
+#    OpenAirInterface 
+#    Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Eurecom
+
+#    OpenAirInterface 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 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+
+
+#    OpenAirInterface 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 OpenAirInterface.The full GNU General Public License is 
+#   included in this distribution in the file called "COPYING". If not, 
+#   see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#  Contact Information
+#  OpenAirInterface Admin: openair_admin@eurecom.fr
+#  OpenAirInterface Tech : openair_tech@eurecom.fr
+#  OpenAirInterface Dev  : openair4g-devel@lists.eurecom.fr
+  
+#  Address      : Eurecom, Campus SophiaTech, 450 Route des Chappes, CS 50193 - 06904 Biot Sophia Antipolis cedex, FRANCE
+
+# *******************************************************************************/
+# \author Navid Nikaein, Rohit Gupta
+
+import time
+import serial
+import os
+from pyroute2 import IPRoute
+import sys
+import re
+import threading
+import signal
+import traceback
+import os
+import commands
+
+# configure the serial connections (the parameters differs on the device you are connecting to)
+#First we find an open port to work with
+serial_port=''
+openair_dir = os.environ.get('OPENAIR_DIR')
+if openair_dir == None:
+  print "Error getting OPENAIR_DIR environment variable"
+  sys.exit(1)
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.expandvars('$OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/'))
+
+from lib_autotest import *
+
+#Stop the USB BUS of USRPB210
+def stop_usrpb210():
+  stringIdBandrich='National Instruments Corp.'
+  status, out = commands.getstatusoutput('lsusb | grep -i \'' + stringIdBandrich + '\'')
+  if (out == '') :
+     print "USRP B210 not found. Exiting now..."
+     sys.exit()
+  p=re.compile('Bus\s*(\w+)\s*Device\s*(\w+):\s*ID\s*(\w+):(\w+)')
+  res=p.findall(out)
+  BusId=res[0][0]
+  DeviceId=res[0][1]
+  VendorId=res[0][2]
+  ProductId=res[0][3]
+  usb_dir= find_usb_path(VendorId, ProductId)
+  print "USRP B210 found in..." + usb_dir
+  cmd = "sudo sh -c \"echo 0 > " + usb_dir + "/authorized\""
+  os.system(cmd)
+
+#Start the USB bus of USRP B210
+def start_usrpb210():
+  stringIdBandrich='National Instruments Corp.'  
+  status, out = commands.getstatusoutput('lsusb | grep -i \'' + stringIdBandrich + '\'')
+  if (out == '') :
+     print "USRP B210 not found. Exiting now..."
+     sys.exit()
+  p=re.compile('Bus\s*(\w+)\s*Device\s*(\w+):\s*ID\s*(\w+):(\w+)')
+  res=p.findall(out)
+  BusId=res[0][0]
+  DeviceId=res[0][1]
+  VendorId=res[0][2]
+  ProductId=res[0][3]
+  usb_dir= find_usb_path(VendorId, ProductId)
+  print "USRP B210 found in..." + usb_dir
+  cmd = "sudo sh -c \"echo 1 > " + usb_dir + "/authorized\""
+  os.system(cmd)
+
+i=1
+while i <  len(sys.argv):
+    arg=sys.argv[i]
+    if arg == '--start-usrpb210' :
+        start_usrpb210()
+    elif arg == '--stop-usrpb210' :
+        stop_usrpb210()
+    elif arg == '-h' :
+        print "--stop-usrpb210:  Stop the USRP B210. It cannot be found in uhd_find_devices" 
+        print "--start-usrpb210:  Start the USRP B210. It can now be found in uhd_find_devices"
+    else :
+        print " Script called with wrong arguments, arg = " + arg
+        sys.exit()
+    i = i +1
+
+