diff --git a/tools/create_from_spreadsheet.py b/tools/create_from_spreadsheet.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+This is meant to take the fronius provided spreadsheet and munge it into
+a list of FroniusRegisters and ScaledFroniusRegisters
+"""
+
+import pandas
+import argparse
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+
+
+
+def main():
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="create_from_spreadsheet",
+        description="Generate python registers from the given spreadsheet")
+
+    parser.add_argument('filename')
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    input_file = Path(args.filename)
+
+    if args.output is None:
+        output_file = Path(input_file.stem + '.py')
+    else:
+        output_file = Path(args.output)
+
+    input_df = pandas.read_excel(open(input_file, 'rb'), header=0, skiprows=2)
+
+    # Coerce strings to ints so we can sort
+    input_df = input_df[input_df['Start'].apply(lambda x: isinstance(x, (int)))]
+
+    # sort on Start register
+
+    
+    print(input_df.columns)    
+    print(input_df.sort_values(['Start']))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+