added initialize file and some functions

the initialize file is just a sequence of functions from pypos.py

currently the VCS_ClearFault function gets hung up at line 127.
Recreating this line in the ipython shell shows no strange behavior.
Strange.
convert HANDLE to a pointer

converting the handle to a pointer allowed me to get settings using
VCS_GetProtocolStackSettings. Previously it was just an int. Starting to
get ahold of this pointer business.