diff --git a/test/hamlib-test.py b/test/hamlib-test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+import ctypes
+from ctypes import *
+import pathlib
+
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class DEBUGLEVEL(Enum):
+    RIG_DEBUG_NONE = 0
+    RIG_DEBUG_BUG = 1
+    RIG_DEBUG_ERR = 2
+    RIG_DEBUG_WARN = 3
+    RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE = 4
+    RIG_DEBUG_TRACE = 5
+    RIG_DEBUG_CACHE = 6
+
+class RETCODE(Enum):
+    RIG_OK = 0
+    RIG_EINVAL = 1
+    RIG_ECONF = 2
+    RIG_ENOMEM = 3
+    RIG_ENIMPL = 4	
+    RIG_ETIMEOUT = 5	
+    RIG_EIO = 6
+    RIG_EINTERNAL = 7 	
+    RIG_EPROTO = 8
+    RIG_ERJCTED = 9
+    RIG_ETRUNC = 10
+    RIG_ENAVAIL = 11
+    RIG_ENTARGET = 12
+    RIG_BUSERROR = 13
+    RIG_BUSBUSY = 14
+    RIG_EARG = 15
+    RIG_EVFO = 16
+    RIG_EDOM = 17
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+libname = pathlib.Path("../tnc/lib/hamlib/linux/libhamlib.so")
+hamlib = ctypes.CDLL(libname)
+
+
+class SERIAL(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("data_bits", ctypes.c_int),
+        ("stop_bits", ctypes.c_int),
+        ("rate", ctypes.c_int),
+    ]
+    
+class PARM(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("serial", SERIAL),
+    ]
+    
+class RIGPORT(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("pathname", ctypes.c_float),
+        ("parm", PARM),
+    ]
+    
+class STATE(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        ("rigport", RIGPORT),
+
+
+    ]
+
+class MY_RIG(ctypes.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [
+        #("Nc", ctypes.c_int),
+        #("snr_est", ctypes.c_float),
+        #("rx_symbols", (ctypes.c_float * MODEM_STATS_NR_MAX)*MODEM_STATS_NC_MAX),
+        #("nr", ctypes.c_int),
+        #("sync", ctypes.c_int),
+        #("foff", ctypes.c_float),
+        #("rx_timing", ctypes.c_float),
+        #("clock_offset", ctypes.c_float),
+        #("sync_metric", ctypes.c_float),
+        ("pathname", ctypes.c_uchar),
+        ("state", STATE),
+
+    ]
+    
+    
+'''    
+        myport.type.rig = RIG_PORT_SERIAL;
+        myport.parm.serial.rate = 9600;
+        myport.parm.serial.data_bits = 8;
+        myport.parm.serial.stop_bits = 1;
+        myport.parm.serial.parity = RIG_PARITY_NONE;
+        myport.parm.serial.handshake = RIG_HANDSHAKE_NONE;
+        strncpy(myport.pathname, SERIAL_PORT, HAMLIB_FILPATHLEN - 1);''
+'''        
+
+
+hamlib.rig_set_debug(6) #6
+
+model = 3085 #3085 = ICOM 6 = DUMMY
+my_rig = MY_RIG()
+my_rig.state.rigport.parm.serial.data_bits = 7
+
+#rig = hamlib.rig_init(my_rig)
+
+#hamlib.serial_setup()
+#hamlib.serial_open('dev12')
+
+retcode = hamlib.rig_open(my_rig)
+
+
+
+hamlib.rig_close(rig)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#riginfo = create_string_buffer(1024)
+#retcode = hamlib.rig_get_rig_info(rig, riginfo, 1024);
+
+'''
+char riginfo[1024];
+retcode = rig_get_rig_info(rig, riginfo, sizeof(riginfo));
+'''
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