CIMverter

CIMverter is a tool for converting power grid topology files based on CIM-XML-RDF into Modelica system models.

Dependencies:

• cmake >=3.5
• clang
• Boost >= 1.60.0
• ctemplate >= 2.3
• libconifg++
• as submodule: libcimpp with arabica
• (Doxygen)

Installation

Installation of depenencies

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cmake clang build-essential g++ python-dev autotools-dev libicu-dev build-essential libbz2-dev libboost-all-dev libctemplate-dev doxygen graphviz libconfig++-dev

Get CIMverter

git clone --recurse-submodules <CIMverter's Git URL>

Build CIMverter with all submodules

mkdir build
cd build/
cmake ..
make -j4

Generate doxygen documentation (optional)

make document

Usage

There are two possibilitys to execute CIMverter. First:

cd bin
./CIMverter --help

Second:

export CIMVERTER_HOME=your/path/to/build/bin/
./bin/CIMverter --help

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For developers:

To update the latest submodules enter the respective submodule directory pull the needed version:

1. cd submodule directory
2. git checkout master or git checkout release
3. git pull
4. git submodule update

To use CIMverter in Debug mode, change the build version to Debug:

cd build/
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..

We recommend using clion IDE with cmake build system:

• Makefile will not be used any more because arabica xml parser

Known Errors

Authority problems

If your project Folder has authority problems, change the owner of it:

sudo chown -R [your account username] CIMverter/

setDependencyCheckOff() should be added right now before bug fixed of the CIM Parser

see line 133 in main.cpp

Solve Eclipse CDT indexer unresolve inclusion problem:

• Right click Project-> Properties-> Paths and Symbols -> Includes in GNU c++:

  • add GeneratedCode Path ../GeneratedCode and ../GeneratedCode/IEC61970
  • add glib-2.0 Path /usr/include/glib-2.0
  • add glibmm-2.4 Path /usr/include/glibmm-2.4

• If Eclipse CDT indexer does not know c++11 containers, try:

  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17131745/eclipse-cdt-indexer-does-not-know-c12-containers