def METHOD_NAME(bit):
    """
    Decodes string describing a bit. Returns a tuple (frame, bit, value)
    """
    match = re.match("^(!?)([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)$", bit)
    assert match != None, bit
    val = int(match.group(1) != "!")
    frm = int(match.group(2))
    bit = int(match.group(3))
    return frm, bit, val