diff --git a/include/villas/nodes/gtwif.h b/include/villas/nodes/gtwif.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91c8555bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/villas/nodes/gtwif.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/** Node type: GTWIF - RSCAD protocol for RTDS
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup gtwif GTWIF protocol for RTDS node type
+ * @ingroup node
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "node.h"
+#include "list.h"
+
+struct gtwif {
+	
+};
+
+/** @} */
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diff --git a/lib/Makefile.villas.inc b/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
index 414f3f5ee..7666411ce 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
+++ b/lib/Makefile.villas.inc
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ ifeq ($(shell $(PKGCONFIG) libnl-route-3.0; echo $$?),0)
 endif
 endif
 
+# Enable GTWIF node type
+ifndef WITHOUT_GTWIF
+	LIB_SRCS    += lib/nodes/gtwif.c
+endif
+
 # Enable nanomsg node type when libnanomsg is available
 ifndef WITHOUT_NANOMSG
 ifeq ($(shell $(PKGCONFIG) nanomsg; echo $$?),0)
diff --git a/lib/nodes/gtwif.c b/lib/nodes/gtwif.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..462450df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/nodes/gtwif.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/** Node type: GTWIF - RSCAD protocol for RTDS
+ *
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "nodes/gtwif.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "msg.h"
+
+int gtwif_reverse(struct node *n)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gtwif_parse(struct node *n, config_setting_t *cfg)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char * gtwif_print(struct node *n)
+{
+	char *buf = NULL;
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
+int gtwif_start(struct node *n)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gtwif_stop(struct node *n)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gtwif_deinit()
+{
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gtwif_read(struct node *n, struct sample *smps[], unsigned cnt)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int gtwif_write(struct node *n, struct sample *smps[], unsigned cnt)
+{
+	struct gtwif *g __attribute__((unused)) = n->_vd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct plugin p = {
+	.name		= "gtwif",
+	.description	= "GTWIF - RSCAD protocol for RTDS",
+	.type		= PLUGIN_TYPE_NODE,
+	.node		= {
+		.vectorize	= 0,
+		.size		= sizeof(struct gtwif),
+		.reverse	= gtwif_reverse,
+		.parse		= gtwif_parse,
+		.print		= gtwif_print,
+		.start		= gtwif_start,
+		.stop		= gtwif_stop,
+		.deinit		= gtwif_deinit,
+		.read		= gtwif_read,
+		.write		= gtwif_write,
+		.instances	= LIST_INIT()
+	}
+};
+
+REGISTER_PLUGIN(&p)
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