diff --git a/bal_release/scripts/maple_start_stop b/bal_release/scripts/maple_start_stop
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/bal_release/scripts/maple_start_stop
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Start/Stop Maple
+#
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+  	echo -e  "Checking if svk_init.sh calls trx_init.sh\n"
+  	cd /opt/bcm68620
+  	if [ ! -e trx_init.sh ]; then
+  	    echo "trx_init.sh not present" && cd - && exit 1
+  	fi
+  	if [ -z "`grep "./bcm_user_appl < trx_init.sh" svk_init.sh`" ]; then
+  	    echo "svk_init.sh does not call trx_init.sh" && cd - && exit 1
+  	elif [[ ! -z "`grep "./bcm_user_appl < trx_init.sh" svk_init.sh | grep "^\s*#\s*"`" ]]; then
+  	    echo "call to trx_init.sh is commented out in svk_init.sh" && cd - && exit 1
+  	fi
+
+        echo -n "Starting MAPLE: "
+        cd /opt/bcm68620 && ./svk_init.sh --proxy 40000
+ 	;;
+  stop)
+        echo -n "Stopping Maple: "
+        pkill -f bcm_user_appl
+        if [ ! -z "`lsmod | grep -m 1 coop_dba_linux`" ]; then
+	    rmmod coop_dba_linux
+        fi
+        if [ ! -z "`lsmod | grep -m 1 bcm_dev_ctrl_linux`" ]; then
+	    rmmod bcm_dev_ctrl_linux
+        fi
+        if [ ! -z "`lsmod | grep -m 1 i2c_devs`" ]; then
+	    rmmod i2c_devs.ko
+        fi
+        if [ ! -z "`lsmod | grep -m 1 os_linux`" ]; then
+	    rmmod os_linux.ko
+        fi
+        if [ ! -z "`lsmod | grep -m 1 ll_pcie`" ]; then
+	    rmmod ll_pcie.ko
+        fi
+        if [ -e /dev/maple_dev_ctrl ]; then
+	    rm /dev/maple_dev_ctrl
+        fi
+        LOCK_DIR_INIT=/tmp/bcm68620_svk_init
+        LOCK_DIR_KERNEL_LOG_OWNED=/tmp/bcm68620_kernel_log_owned
+        rm -fr $LOCK_DIR_INIT
+        rm -fr $LOCK_DIR_KERNEL_LOG_OWNED
+        echo "OK"
+	;;
+  restart|reload)
+        "$0" stop
+        "$0" start
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $?