diff --git a/devices/examples/HW_device_template.py b/devices/examples/HW_device_template.py
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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# This file wraps around a tango device class and provides a number of abstractions useful for hardware devices. It works together
-#
-# Distributed under the terms of the APACHE license.
-# See LICENSE.txt for more info.
-
-"""
-
-"""
-
-# PyTango imports
-from tango.server import run
-from tango import AttrWriteType
-# Additional import
-
-<<<<<<< HEAD:devices/HW_device_template.py
-from src.attribute_wrapper import *
-from src.hardware_device import *
-=======
-from util.attribute_wrapper import attribute_wrapper
-from util.hardware_device import hardware_device
->>>>>>> master:devices/examples/HW_device_template.py
-
-__all__ = ["HW_dev"]
-
-
-class HW_dev(hardware_device):
-    """
-    This class is the minimal (read empty) implementation of a class using 'hardware_device'
-    """
-
-    # ----------
-    # Attributes
-    # ----------
-    """
-    attribute wrapper objects can be declared here. All attribute wrapper objects will get automatically put in a list (attr_list) for easy access
-
-    example = attribute_wrapper(comms_annotation="this is an example", datatype=numpy.double, dims=(8, 2), access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE)
-    ...
-
-    """
-
-    def always_executed_hook(self):
-        """Method always executed before any TANGO command is executed."""
-        pass
-
-    def delete_device(self):
-        """Hook to delete resources allocated in init_device.
-
-        This method allows for any memory or other resources allocated in the
-        init_device method to be released.  This method is called by the device
-        destructor and by the device Init command (a Tango built-in).
-        """
-        self.debug_stream("Shutting down...")
-
-        self.Off()
-        self.debug_stream("Shut down.  Good bye.")
-
-    # --------
-    # overloaded functions
-    # --------
-    def fault(self):
-        """ user code here. is called when the state is set to FAULT """
-        pass
-
-    def off(self):
-        """ user code here. is called when the state is set to OFF """
-        pass
-
-    def on(self):
-        """ user code here. is called when the state is set to ON """
-
-        pass
-
-    def standby(self):
-        """ user code here. is called when the state is set to STANDBY """
-        pass
-
-    def initialise(self):
-        """ user code here. is called when the sate is set to INIT """
-        pass
-
-
-# ----------
-# Run server
-# ----------
-def main(args=None, **kwargs):
-    """Main function of the hardware device module."""
-    return run((HW_dev,), args=args, **kwargs)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()