Index: leahi_dialin/utils/conversions.py
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diff -u -r6a318bab36cd1e28b42a0683abd5052b63ed5f20 -ree914de19a46c34d2103b56072640895779728ec
--- leahi_dialin/utils/conversions.py	(.../conversions.py)	(revision 6a318bab36cd1e28b42a0683abd5052b63ed5f20)
+++ leahi_dialin/utils/conversions.py	(.../conversions.py)	(revision ee914de19a46c34d2103b56072640895779728ec)
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
 # https://docs.python.org/3/library/struct.html#format-characters
 
 
+def string_to_bytearray(val: str) -> bytes:
+    """
+    Converts a string value into a byte array (little endian)
+
+    @param val: (str) string to convert to byte array
+    @return: byte array
+    """
+    return struct.pack(f"{len(val)}s", val.encode('ascii'))
+
+
 def byte_to_bytearray(val: int) -> bytes:
     """
     Converts a byte value into a byte array (little endian)