diff --git a/tools/create_comp_h.py b/tools/create_comp_h.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import re
+import sys
+import file_updater
+
+infile = sys.argv[2]
+with open(sys.argv[2]) as f: # TODO raise error if file cannot be opened instead of silently succeeding
+    pins = []
+    comp_name = ''
+    comp_file = infile.split("/")[-1].split(".")[0]
+    for line in f:
+        comp = re.search('COMP\((\w*)\);', line)
+        if comp:
+            comp_name = comp.groups()[0]
+        pin = re.search('HAL_PIN\((\w*)\)', line)
+        if pin:
+            pins.append((pin.groups()[0], int(1)))
+        pin = re.search('HAL_PINA\((\w*),\s*(\d*)\)', line)
+        if pin:
+            pins.append((pin.groups()[0], int(pin.groups()[1])))
+
+    header = file_updater.FileUpdater(sys.argv[1])
+    header.write("#pragma once\n")
+    header.write("//generated by " + sys.argv[0] + " DO NOT EDIT\n\n")
+    header.write("#include \"hal.h\"\n")
+    header.write("struct " + comp_name + "_pin_ctx_t{ // found in " + infile + "\n")
+    header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t rt_prio;\n")
+    header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t frt_prio;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t rt_calc_time;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t rt_start_time;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t frt_calc_time;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t frt_start_time;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t nrt_calc_time;\n")
+    # header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t nrt_start_time;\n")
+
+    for (p, i) in pins:
+        if i > 1:
+            header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t " + p + "[" + str(i) + "]" + ";\n")
+        else:
+            header.write("   hal_pin_inst_t " + p + ";\n")
+    header.write("};\n")
+    header.close()