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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+import time
+import serial
+from pprint import pprint
+
+TIC_STX     = b'\x02'
+TIC_ETX     = b'\x03'
+TIC_SGR     = b'\x0a'
+TIC_SEP_STD = b'\x09'
+TIC_SEP_HIS = b'\x20'
+TIC_EGR     = b'\x0d'
+
+
+class TicDevice:
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self._is_serial = False
+        try:
+            self.device = serial.Serial(name,
+                                        baudrate=9600,
+                                        bytesize=serial.SEVENBITS,
+                                        parity=serial.PARITY_EVEN,
+                                        stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
+                                        timeout=2.0)
+            self._is_serial = True
+        except serial.serialutil.SerialException:
+            self.device = open(name, 'rb')
+
+    def set_baudrate(self, rate):
+        if self._is_serial:
+            self.device.baudrate = rate
+
+    def get_char(self):
+        return self.device.read(1)
+
+class Tic:
+    def __init__(self, input):
+        self.input = input
+        self.device = TicDevice(input)
+        self.mode = None
+
+    def detect_mode(self):
+        print("tring speed 9600bps")
+        self.device.set_baudrate(9600)
+        if self._detect_mode():
+            return
+        print("tring speed 1200bps")
+        self.device.set_baudrate(1200)
+        if self._detect_mode():
+            return
+        return None
+
+    def _detect_mode(self):
+        ok_mask = 0x00
+        tic_map = { TIC_STX:     0x01,
+                    TIC_ETX:     0x02,
+                    TIC_SGR:     0x04,
+                    TIC_EGR:     0x08,
+                    TIC_SEP_STD: 0x10 }
+
+        nb_reset = 0
+        while c := self.device.get_char():
+            ok = tic_map.get(c, 0)
+            if ok_mask or ok == 0x01:
+                ok_mask = ok_mask | ok
+            if ok_mask == 0x1f:
+                print(f"Standard mode detected")
+                return 'std'
+            if ok_mask == 0x0f:
+                print(f"Historiqual mode detected")
+                return 'hist'
+            if not ok and (c < b' ' or c > b'\x7f'):
+                #print(f"bad char: {c}")
+                ok_mask = 0x00
+                nb_reset = nb_reset + 1
+                if nb_reset >= 20:
+                    break
+        print("Timeout/EOF")
+        return None
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="tic2mqtt",
+                                     description="MQTT client for Linky Electricity Meters installed by Enedis in France.")
+    #parser.add_argument('input', nargs='?', type=argparse.FileType('rb', bufsize=0), default='-',
+    #                    help="input file or device to read TIC messages (stdin by default)")
+    parser.add_argument('input', nargs='?', default='/dev/stdin',
+                        help="input file or device to read TIC messages (stdin by default)")
+    parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode', choices=['auto', 'historique', 'standard'], default='auto',
+                        help='select TIC mode')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    tic = Tic(args.input)
+    tic.detect_mode()
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+