Index: firmware/App/Common.h
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diff -u -rfc4f469fe234371e8f2b9a0625acc66faa6899de -rba60692a9ecaf59cb5cb8490f4276917f43bcd01
--- firmware/App/Common.h	(.../Common.h)	(revision fc4f469fe234371e8f2b9a0625acc66faa6899de)
+++ firmware/App/Common.h	(.../Common.h)	(revision ba60692a9ecaf59cb5cb8490f4276917f43bcd01)
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #define MASK_OFF_LSB                          0xFF00      ///< Bits to mask off the least significant byte of a 2-byte word
 #define SHIFT_8_BITS_FOR_BYTE_SHIFT           8           ///< Number of bits to shift in order to shift a byte
 
+#define GET_LSB_OF_WORD(w)              ((U08)((w) & MASK_OFF_MSB))                             ///< Macro returns the least signficant byte of a 2-byte word
+#define GET_MSB_OF_WORD(w)              ((U08)(((w) >> SHIFT_8_BITS_FOR_BYTE_SHIFT) & MASK_OFF_MSB))  ///< Macro returns the most signficant byte of a 2-byte word
+#define MAKE_WORD_OF_BYTES(h, l)        ((((U16)(h) << SHIFT_8_BITS_FOR_BYTE_SHIFT) & MASK_OFF_LSB) | ((U16)(l) & MASK_OFF_MSB))    ///< Macro merges two bytes into a 2-byte word
+#define INC_WRAP(v, l, u)               ((v) >= (u) ? (l) : ((v) + 1))                          ///< Macro increments a value and wraps to a minimum when a maximum is reached
+
+
 // **** Types ****
 
 typedef float                    F32;               ///< 32-bit floating point type