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+#
+# flexible debug message for development purposes
+# developers can use this to get debug information from devices
+# for production use this can be replaced with a domain specific message
+#
+uint8[<=15] u8
+uint16[<=15] u16
+uint32[<=15] u32
+float32[<=15] f32
+
+