diff --git a/tools/chakana/test_template/run_test.py b/tools/chakana/test_template/run_test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import errno
+import optparse
+import os
+import re
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+
+sys.path[:0] = [(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), "../.."))]
+
+import chakana.threads
+import chakana.event
+import chakana.harness
+import chakana.utils
+
+from chakana.debug import *
+
+def main(argv):
+  sys.stdout = chakana.utils.UnbufferedFile(sys.stdout)
+  make_option = optparse.make_option
+  parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+    usage = os.path.basename(argv[0]) +
+    """ [options]""",
+    option_list = [
+    make_option("-c", "--cooja-timeout", action = "store", type = "int",
+                default = 300,
+                help = "Timeout waiting for COOJA to start"),
+    make_option("-q", "--quiet", action = "count", default = 0,
+                help = "Decrease verbosity"),
+    make_option("-t", "--timeout", action = "store", type = "int",
+                default = 3600,
+                help = "Timeout before aborting the whole test"),
+    make_option("-v", "--verbose", action = "count", default = 0,
+                help = "Increase verbosity"),
+    make_option("-s", "--showCOOJA", action = "store", type = "str",
+                default = "False",
+                help = "Show COOJA GUI"),
+    make_option("-x", "--compileCOOJA", action = "store", type = "str",
+                default = "True",
+                help = "Compile COOJA before test"),
+    ])
+  (options, args) = parser.parse_args(argv)
+  debugStream.increaseLevel(options.verbose - options.quiet)
+  debugStream.cleanLog()
+  debugStream.pushTransformer(threadPrefix)
+
+  testDir = os.path.dirname(argv[0])
+  chakanaRoot = os.path.join(testDir, "..")
+  harness = chakana.harness.Harness(chakanaRoot, options.cooja_timeout, doCompile=options.compileCOOJA, withGUI=options.showCOOJA)
+
+
+  ## TEST START ##
+  # Start test examples:
+  # > ./run_test.py
+  # > ./run_test.py -v 1
+  # > ./run_test.py -v 1 --compileCOOJA=False --showCOOJA=True
+  
+  
+  
+  # Test configuration (read from file?)
+  totalSimulationRuns = 5
+  randomSeed = 12345 # Initial random seed
+  logFilename = "test.log"
+  logFile = open(logFilename, 'w')
+  debug(MajorEvent, "Configuration read")
+
+  # Create log file
+  title = 'TEST STARTED AT: ' + time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time()))
+  logFile.write(title + '\n')
+  logFile.write(''.zfill(len(title)).replace("0", "-") + '\n\n') 
+  logFile.write('Log file: ' + logFilename + '\n') 
+  logFile.write('Simulation runs: ' + str(totalSimulationRuns) + '\n') 
+  logFile.write('Initial random seed: ' + str(randomSeed) + '\n') 
+  logFile.write('\n') 
+  logFile.close()
+  debug(MajorEvent, "Log file created")
+  
+  try:
+    try:
+      nrSimulationRuns = 0
+      while nrSimulationRuns < totalSimulationRuns:
+
+        ## TEST RUN START ##
+
+        # If not the first test run, shut down COOJA
+        if nrSimulationRuns > 0:
+          harness.quit()
+          harness.waitForAllThreads(options.timeout)
+          randomSeed = randomSeed + 1
+          debug(MajorEvent, "Simulation removed and COOJA shut down")
+
+        # Log current test run
+        nrSimulationRuns = nrSimulationRuns + 1
+        logFile = open(logFilename, 'a')                    
+        logFile.write('\nTest run: ' + str(nrSimulationRuns) + '\n')
+        logFile.write('Random seed: ' + str(randomSeed) + '\n') 
+        logFile.close() 
+
+        # Start COOJA
+        # This may include compiling COOJA
+        harness.start()
+        shepherd = harness.shepherd()
+
+        # Create new simulation from stripped COOJA simulation config
+        # The XML contents are generated by creating a simulation in COOJA, 
+        # saving it to file (.csc), and finally extracting the simulation specifics.
+        xmlContent = chakana.utils.readFile(os.path.join(testDir, "simple_simulation.csc"))
+        xmlContent = xmlContent.replace("[RANDOMSEED]", str(randomSeed))
+        shepherd.loadConfigurationXML(xmlContent)
+        debug(MajorEvent, "COOJA started, and simulation created")
+
+        # Create and wait for a simple time monitor (100 sec)
+        def waitTime(monitor, delay=1000):
+          startTime = shepherd.getSimulationInfo(type = "time")
+          debug(MajorEvent, "Waiting " + str(delay) + " ms, starting at " + str(startTime))
+          monitor.waitFor(chakana.event.TimeEventpoint(shepherd, startTime + delay))
+          debug(MajorEvent, "Waiting finished at " + str(startTime + delay))
+
+        waitMon = shepherd.newMonitor(waitTime, 100000)
+        waitMon.startMonitor()
+        waitMon.waitMonitor()
+
+        logFile = open(logFilename, 'a')
+        logFile.write('Test run ended\n')
+        logFile.close()
+
+        ## TEST RUN END ##
+
+    except:
+      debug(Debug, "Exception detected:\n" + exceptionDump(sys.exc_info()))
+      harness.killAllProcesses()
+      raise
+
+  finally:
+    harness.quit()
+    harness.waitForAllThreads(options.timeout)
+    debug(MajorEvent, "Simulation removed and COOJA shut down")
+    harness.waitForAllThreads(options.timeout)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
diff --git a/tools/chakana/test_template/simple_simulation.csc b/tools/chakana/test_template/simple_simulation.csc
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+    <title>A very simple simulation</title>
+    <delaytime>0</delaytime>
+    <ticktime>1</ticktime>
+    <randomseed>[RANDOMSEED]</randomseed>
+    <nrticklists>1</nrticklists>
+    <motedelay>0</motedelay>
+    <radiomedium>
+      se.sics.cooja.radiomediums.UDGM
+      <transmitting_range>50.0</transmitting_range>
+      <interference_range>100.0</interference_range>
+      <using_random>false</using_random>
+    </radiomedium>
+    
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