first cut at sim

WTC_toolbox/sim.py

@@ -8,3 +8,42 @@
 # under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
 # CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+# Try to call the DLL
+from ctypes import byref, cdll, c_int, POINTER, c_float, c_char_p, c_double, create_string_buffer, c_int32
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.ctypeslib import ndpointer
+
+# PARAMETERS
+DT = 0.1
+num_blade = 3
+
+# discon = cdll.LoadLibrary('./DISCON_glin64.so')
+
+discon = cdll.LoadLibrary('/Users/pfleming/Desktop/git_tools/floating/DRC_Fortran/DISCON//DISCON_glin64.so')
+num_item = 500
+# avrSWAP = (c_float * num_item)()
+
+# AVR SWAP FILLING
+avrSWAP = np.zeros(200)
+avrSWAP[2] = DT
+avrSWAP[60] = num_blade
+
+
+# Put some values in
+avrSWAP[48] = 9
+avrSWAP[49] = 1000
+avrSWAP[50] = 1000
+
+aviFAIL = c_int32() # 1
+accINFILE ='DISCON.In'.encode('utf-8')
+avcOUTNAME = create_string_buffer(1000) # 'DEMO'.encode('utf-8')
+avcMSG = create_string_buffer(1000)
+print(avrSWAP)
+
+discon.DISCON.argtypes = [ndpointer(c_double, flags="C_CONTIGUOUS"), POINTER(c_int32), c_char_p, c_char_p, c_char_p] # (all defined by ctypes)
+discon.DISCON(avrSWAP, byref(aviFAIL), accINFILE, avcOUTNAME, avcMSG)
+
+
+#discon.DISCON.argtypes = [POINTER(c_float), c_int, c_char_p, c_char_p, c_char_p] # (all defined by ctypes)
+# discon.DISCON(byref(avrSWAP), aviFAIL, accINFILE, avcOUTNAME, avcMSG)