Index: tst_AlarmStatusData/test.py
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diff -u -r4becb22543b290e42c8663e4d9ad59323bdec355 -rcea6eac6a05f57e3317b45762a470eb18b314ab3
--- tst_AlarmStatusData/test.py	(.../test.py)	(revision 4becb22543b290e42c8663e4d9ad59323bdec355)
+++ tst_AlarmStatusData/test.py	(.../test.py)	(revision cea6eac6a05f57e3317b45762a470eb18b314ab3)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import names
 from dialin.ui import utils
 from dialin import HDSimulator
-HDSimulator = HDSimulator()
+hd_sim = HDSimulator()
 
 
 # buttons position/definition in alarm flags
@@ -201,29 +201,29 @@
                     alarm_buttons_Resume_End             ,
                     alarm_buttons_RinseBack_End          ,               
                     alarm_buttons_Resume_RinseBack_End   ):
-        HDSimulator.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 1, 0, 0, buttons)
+        hd_sim.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 1, 0, 0, buttons)
         test_buttons                 (            buttons)
 
 
     ## -------------------- Alarm Dialog/Bar: test silence
     # --------------------- Alarm Dialog/Bar: not muted
     for mute_timeout in (0, 40, 40, 60, 75, 75):
-        HDSimulator.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 1 ,0, mute_timeout, alarm_flag_unmute)
+        hd_sim.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 1 ,0, mute_timeout, alarm_flag_unmute)
         test_silence                 (         mute_timeout, alarm_flag_unmute)
 
     
     # --------------------- Alarm Dialog/Bar: muted
     mouseClick(waitForObject(names.o_alarm_button_mute))
     for mute_timeout in (0, 10, 20, 30, 30, 100):
-        HDSimulator.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 2 ,0, mute_timeout, alarm_flag_mute)
+        hd_sim.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, 2 ,0, mute_timeout, alarm_flag_mute)
         test_silence                 (         mute_timeout, alarm_flag_mute)
 
 
     ## -------------------- Alarm Dialog/Bar: test alarm messages
     mouseClick(waitForObject(names.o_alarm_button_mute)) 
     for alarm_id in (5, 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, alarm_id_outofrange, alarm_id_outofrange, alarm_id_noalarm, alarm_id_noalarm): 
         # not all of alarms are required to be tested.
-        HDSimulator.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, alarm_id, 0, 0, 0)
+        hd_sim.alarms_simulator.cmd_activate_alarm_id(1, alarm_id, 0, 0, 0)
         test_messages                (   alarm_id         )