Base types

Types are used throughout the communication database. They convey how the data can be serialized to binary data and how that binary can be parsed back to its original value. They also define the size of the data in the binary format.

The database allows to define complex combined and nested types, but they must all define a base typ. These are the base type and their attributes currently supported:

Name	Binary Size [Byte]	Min Value	Max Value	C Type	Python Type	Description
int8	1	-128	127	int8_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for small numbers.
uint8	1	0	255	uint8_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for small unsigned numbers.
bool	1			bool	bool	This is a type, that has only two values: True and False.
int16	2	-32768	32767	int16_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for small numbers.
uint16	2	0	65535	uint16_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for small unsigned numbers.
int32	4	-2147483648	2147483647	int32_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for numbers.
uint32	4	0	4294967295	uint32_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for unsigned numbers.
int64	8	-9223372036854775808	9223372036854775807	int64_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for large numbers.
uint64	8	0	18446744073709551615	uint64_t	int	This is the mapping of the C type for large unsigned numbers.
float	4	-3.4e+38	3.4e+38	float	float	A type for small floating point values. WARNING: This type does not have a standard size in C. If the size is not 4 bytes for a platform, the generated code will not compile.
double	8	-1.7e+308	1.7e+308	double	float	A type for larger floating point values with higher precision. WARNING: This type does not have a standard size in C. If the size is not 8 bytes for a platform, the generated code will not compile.
char	1			char	bytes	This type represents a character. It is usually used as an array to represent a string.
bytes	1			uint8_t	bytes	This type is similar to the char type, but it is used to represent a byte.