diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/include/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/include/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f2a928d4bf6afaceb9be5440d1a5d36dafdc9dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/include/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#ifndef _GAIABOARDCOMMANDLIBRARY_H
+#define _GAIABOARDCOMMANDLIBRARY_H
+
+/**
+ * GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h
+ * 2022/02/25
+ * Giuseppe Carboni (giuseppe.carboni@inaf.it)
+ */
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+#define HEADER  "#"
+#define TAIL    "\n"
+
+/**
+ * GAIA Board Command Library
+ *
+ * This class features static functions used to build commands to be sent to the GAIA Boards
+ */
+class GAIABoardCommandLibrary
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to ask some info about the GAIA Board and its firmware
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string idn();
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to turn on the Low Noise Amplifiers
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string enable(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the gate tension
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string getvg(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the drain tension
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string getvd(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the drain current draw
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string getid(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the reference tensions
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string getref(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the temperature of the analog to digital converter
+     * @param channel the channel the command will be sent to
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string getemp(unsigned int channel);
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the command used to retrieve the name of the GAIA Board
+     * @return the composed message
+     */
+    static std::string name();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.cpp b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..583e80abe2d50d314a6fd0a0b6168770acb6da7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/GAIABoardCommandLibrary.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ * GAIABoardCommandLibrary.cpp
+ * 2022/02/25
+ * Giuseppe Carboni (giuseppe.carboni@inaf.it)
+ */
+
+#include "GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h"
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::idn()
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "IDN?" << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::enable(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "ENABLE " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getvg(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "GETVG " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getvd(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "GETVD " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getid(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "GETID " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getref(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "GETREF " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getemp(unsigned int channel)
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "GETEMP " << channel << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
+
+std::string GAIABoardCommandLibrary::name()
+{
+    std::stringstream command;
+    command << HEADER << "NAME?" << TAIL;
+    return command.str();
+}
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/Makefile b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b9ebdc1a26d8300f3602fdf1c157d39254d81014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/src/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+
+#*******************************************************************************
+# PPPPPPPP
+#
+# "@(#) $Id$"
+#
+# Makefile of ........
+#
+# who       when      what
+# --------  --------  ----------------------------------------------
+# discos  30/10/20  created
+#
+
+# ALMA - Atacama Large Millimeter Array
+# Copyright (c) ESO - European Southern Observatory, 2014
+# (in the framework of the ALMA collaboration).
+# All rights reserved.
+# 
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
+#*******************************************************************************
+
+#*******************************************************************************
+# This Makefile follows ALMA/ACS Standards (see Makefile(5) for more).
+#*******************************************************************************
+# REMARKS
+#    None
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#
+# user definable C-compilation flags
+#USER_CFLAGS = 
+
+#
+# additional include and library search paths
+#USER_INC = 
+#USER_LIB = 
+
+#
+# MODULE CODE DESCRIPTION:
+# ------------------------
+# As a general rule:  public file are "cleaned" and "installed"  
+#                     local (_L) are not "installed".
+
+#
+# C programs (public and local)
+# -----------------------------
+EXECUTABLES     =
+EXECUTABLES_L   =
+
+#
+# <brief description of xxxxx program>
+xxxxx_OBJECTS   =
+xxxxx_LDFLAGS   =
+xxxxx_LIBS      =
+
+#
+# special compilation flags for single c sources
+#yyyyy_CFLAGS   = 
+
+#
+# Includes (.h) files (public only)
+# ---------------------------------
+INCLUDES        =
+
+#
+# Libraries (public and local)
+# ----------------------------
+LIBRARIES       = GAIABoardCommandLibrary
+LIBRARIES_L     =
+
+#
+# <brief description of lllll library>
+GAIABoardCommandLibrary_OBJECTS = GAIABoardCommandLibrary
+GAIABoardCommandLibrary_LIBS	=
+
+#
+# Scripts (public and local)
+# ----------------------------
+SCRIPTS         =
+SCRIPTS_L       =
+
+#
+# TCL scripts (public and local)
+# ------------------------------
+TCL_SCRIPTS     =
+TCL_SCRIPTS_L   =
+
+#
+# Python stuff (public and local)
+# ----------------------------
+PY_SCRIPTS         =
+PY_SCRIPTS_L       =
+
+PY_MODULES         =
+PY_MODULES_L       =
+
+PY_PACKAGES        =
+PY_PACKAGES_L      =
+pppppp_MODULES	   =
+
+#
+# <brief description of tttttt tcl-script>
+tttttt_OBJECTS  =
+tttttt_TCLSH    = 
+tttttt_LIBS     = 
+
+#
+# TCL libraries (public and local)
+# ------------------------------
+TCL_LIBRARIES   =
+TCL_LIBRARIES_L =
+
+#
+# <brief description of tttlll library>
+tttlll_OBJECTS  = 
+
+#
+# Configuration Database Files
+# ----------------------------
+CDB_SCHEMAS =
+
+# 
+# IDL Files and flags
+# 
+IDL_FILES = 
+TAO_IDLFLAGS =
+USER_IDL =
+#
+# Jarfiles and their directories
+#
+JARFILES= 
+jjj_DIRS=
+jjj_EXTRAS=
+# For expressing dependencies between jarfiles (parallel builds)
+jjj_JLIBS= 
+#
+# java sources in Jarfile on/off
+DEBUG= 
+#
+# ACS XmlIdl generation on/off
+#
+XML_IDL= 
+#
+# Java Component Helper Classes generation on/off
+#
+COMPONENT_HELPERS=
+#
+# Java Entity Classes generation on/off
+#
+XSDBIND=
+#
+# Schema Config files for the above
+#
+XSDBIND_INCLUDE=
+# man pages to be done
+# --------------------
+MANSECTIONS =
+MAN1 =
+MAN3 =
+MAN5 =
+MAN7 =
+MAN8 =
+
+#
+# local man pages
+# ---------------
+MANl =
+
+#
+# ASCII file to be converted into Framemaker-MIF
+# --------------------
+ASCII_TO_MIF = 
+
+#
+# other files to be installed
+#----------------------------
+INSTALL_FILES =
+
+#
+# list of all possible C-sources (used to create automatic dependencies)
+# ------------------------------
+CSOURCENAMES = \
+	$(foreach exe, $(EXECUTABLES) $(EXECUTABLES_L), $($(exe)_OBJECTS)) \
+	$(foreach rtos, $(RTAI_MODULES) , $($(rtos)_OBJECTS)) \
+	$(foreach lib, $(LIBRARIES) $(LIBRARIES_L), $($(lib)_OBJECTS))
+
+#
+#>>>>> END OF standard rules
+
+#
+# INCLUDE STANDARDS
+# -----------------
+
+MAKEDIRTMP := $(shell searchFile include/acsMakefile)
+ifneq ($(MAKEDIRTMP),\#error\#)
+   MAKEDIR := $(MAKEDIRTMP)/include
+   include $(MAKEDIR)/acsMakefile
+endif
+
+#
+# TARGETS
+# -------
+all:	do_all
+	@echo " . . . 'all' done" 
+
+clean : clean_all 
+	@echo " . . . clean done"
+
+clean_dist : clean_all clean_dist_all 
+	@echo " . . . clean_dist done"
+
+man   : do_man 
+	@echo " . . . man page(s) done"
+
+install : install_all
+	@echo " . . . installation done"
+
+
+#___oOo___
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/.discos b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/.discos
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ada672a94fe0bc0155145468f693b3e4180735b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/.discos
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This file is here to differentiate between ACS style test directory and discos-style test. 
+
+This is a discos test directory
+
+DO NOT REMOVE THIS FILE
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/Makefile b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e06575c78dfabbb1a7392f30f0739c517f68ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# CPP UNIT TESTING SETUP
+#--------------
+GTEST_HOME=/usr/local/include/gtest
+GMOCK_HOME=/usr/local/include/gmock
+GTEST_LIBS=gtest gtest_main
+
+USER_INC=-I$(GTEST_HOME) -I$(GMOCK_HOME)
+# END OF CPP UNIT TESTING SETUP
+#---------------------
+
+# DEFINE YOUR CPP UNIT TEST EXECUTABLES HERE as:
+#
+# EXECTUABLES_L = unittest
+# unittest_OBJECTS = unittest
+# unittest_LIBS = $(GTEST_LIBS) <ComponentNameImpl>
+
+EXECUTABLES_L = unittest
+unittest_OBJECTS = unittest
+unittest_LIBS = $(GTEST_LIBS) GAIABoardCommandLibrary
+unittest_LDFLAGS = -lstdc++ -lpthread
+
+# END OF CUSTOMIZATION
+# do not edit below this line
+#----------------------------
+
+CSOURCENAMES = \
+	$(foreach exe, $(EXECUTABLES) $(EXECUTABLES_L), $($(exe)_OBJECTS)) \
+	$(foreach rtos, $(RTAI_MODULES) , $($(rtos)_OBJECTS)) \
+	$(foreach lib, $(LIBRARIES) $(LIBRARIES_L), $($(lib)_OBJECTS))
+
+MAKEDIRTMP := $(shell searchFile include/acsMakefile)
+ifneq ($(MAKEDIRTMP),\#error\#)
+   MAKEDIR := $(MAKEDIRTMP)/include
+   include $(MAKEDIR)/acsMakefile
+endif
+
+# TEST TARGETS
+#TODO: unittest(2) discover pyunit
+
+do_unit: all
+	@echo "running cpp unit tests"
+	../bin/unittest --gtest_output=xml:results/cppunittest.xml
+
+do_pyunit:
+	@echo "running python unit tests"
+	python -m unittest pyunit
+
+do_functional:
+	@echo "running python functional tests"
+	python -m unittest functional
+
+do_external:
+	@echo "running python external tests"
+	python -m unittest external
+
+clean_test:
+	rm -f results/*.xml
+	rm -f functional/*.pyc
+	rm -f pyunit/*.pyc
+	rm -f external/*.pyc
+
+unit: do_unit
+	@echo " . . . 'unit' done"
+
+pyunit: do_pyunit
+	@echo " . . . 'pyunit' done"
+
+functional: do_functional
+	@echo " . . . 'functional' done"
+
+external: do_external
+	@echo " . . . 'external' done"
+
+# TARGETS
+# -------
+all:	do_all
+	@echo " . . . 'all' done" 
+
+clean : clean_all clean_test
+	@echo " . . . clean done"
+
+clean_dist : clean_all clean_dist_all clean_test
+	@echo " . . . clean_dist done"
+
+man   : do_man 
+	@echo " . . . man page(s) done"
+
+install : install_all
+	@echo " . . . installation done"
+
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/external/__init__.py b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/external/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/functional/__init__.py b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/functional/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/pyunit/__init__.py b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/pyunit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/unittest.cpp b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/unittest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ba815b7193818c43e158c711534faddc1db6799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SRT/Libraries/GAIABoardCommandLibrary/tests/unittest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "GAIABoardCommandLibrary.h"
+
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, idn)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::idn(), "#IDN?\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, enable)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::enable(0), "#ENABLE 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, getvg)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getvg(0), "#GETVG 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, getvd)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getvd(0), "#GETVD 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, getid)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getid(0), "#GETID 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, getref)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getref(0), "#GETREF 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, getemp)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::getemp(0), "#GETEMP 0\n");
+}
+TEST(GAIABoardCommandLibraryTest, name)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GAIABoardCommandLibrary::name(), "#NAME?\n");
+}