text: // MESSAGE DATA16 PACKING
  
  #define MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16 169
  
  typedef struct __mavlink_data16_t
  {
   uint8_t type; ///< data type
   uint8_t len; ///< data length
   uint8_t data[16]; ///< raw data
  } mavlink_data16_t;
  
  #define MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16_LEN 18
  #define MAVLINK_MSG_ID_169_LEN 18
  
  #define MAVLINK_MSG_DATA16_FIELD_DATA_LEN 16
  
  #define MAVLINK_MESSAGE_INFO_DATA16 { \
  	"DATA16", \
  	3, \
  	{  { "type", NULL, MAVLINK_TYPE_UINT8_T, 0, 0, offsetof(mavlink_data16_t, type) }, \
           { "len", NULL, MAVLINK_TYPE_UINT8_T, 0, 1, offsetof(mavlink_data16_t, len) }, \
           { "data", NULL, MAVLINK_TYPE_UINT8_T, 16, 2, offsetof(mavlink_data16_t, data) }, \
           } \
  }
  
  
  /**
   * @brief Pack a data16 message
   * @param system_id ID of this system
   * @param component_id ID of this component (e.g. 200 for IMU)
   * @param msg The MAVLink message to compress the data into
   *
   * @param type data type
   * @param len data length
   * @param data raw data
   * @return length of the message in bytes (excluding serial stream start sign)
   */
  static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_data16_pack(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, mavlink_message_t* msg,
  						       uint8_t type, uint8_t len, const uint8_t *data)
  {
  #if MAVLINK_NEED_BYTE_SWAP || !MAVLINK_ALIGNED_FIELDS
  	char buf[18];
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 0, type);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 1, len);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t_array(buf, 2, data, 16);
          memcpy(_MAV_PAYLOAD_NON_CONST(msg), buf, 18);
  #else
  	mavlink_data16_t packet;
  	packet.type = type;
  	packet.len = len;
  	mav_array_memcpy(packet.data, data, sizeof(uint8_t)*16);
          memcpy(_MAV_PAYLOAD_NON_CONST(msg), &packet, 18);
  #endif
  
  	msg->msgid = MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16;
  	return mavlink_finalize_message(msg, system_id, component_id, 18, 234);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Pack a data16 message on a channel
   * @param system_id ID of this system
   * @param component_id ID of this component (e.g. 200 for IMU)
   * @param chan The MAVLink channel this message was sent over
   * @param msg The MAVLink message to compress the data into
   * @param type data type
   * @param len data length
   * @param data raw data
   * @return length of the message in bytes (excluding serial stream start sign)
   */
  static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_data16_pack_chan(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, uint8_t chan,
  							   mavlink_message_t* msg,
  						           uint8_t type,uint8_t len,const uint8_t *data)
  {
  #if MAVLINK_NEED_BYTE_SWAP || !MAVLINK_ALIGNED_FIELDS
  	char buf[18];
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 0, type);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 1, len);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t_array(buf, 2, data, 16);
          memcpy(_MAV_PAYLOAD_NON_CONST(msg), buf, 18);
  #else
  	mavlink_data16_t packet;
  	packet.type = type;
  	packet.len = len;
  	mav_array_memcpy(packet.data, data, sizeof(uint8_t)*16);
          memcpy(_MAV_PAYLOAD_NON_CONST(msg), &packet, 18);
  #endif
  
  	msg->msgid = MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16;
  	return mavlink_finalize_message_chan(msg, system_id, component_id, chan, 18, 234);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Encode a data16 struct into a message
   *
   * @param system_id ID of this system
   * @param component_id ID of this component (e.g. 200 for IMU)
   * @param msg The MAVLink message to compress the data into
   * @param data16 C-struct to read the message contents from
   */
  static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_data16_encode(uint8_t system_id, uint8_t component_id, mavlink_message_t* msg, const mavlink_data16_t* data16)
  {
  	return mavlink_msg_data16_pack(system_id, component_id, msg, data16->type, data16->len, data16->data);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Send a data16 message
   * @param chan MAVLink channel to send the message
   *
   * @param type data type
   * @param len data length
   * @param data raw data
   */
  #ifdef MAVLINK_USE_CONVENIENCE_FUNCTIONS
  
  static inline void mavlink_msg_data16_send(mavlink_channel_t chan, uint8_t type, uint8_t len, const uint8_t *data)
  {
  #if MAVLINK_NEED_BYTE_SWAP || !MAVLINK_ALIGNED_FIELDS
  	char buf[18];
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 0, type);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t(buf, 1, len);
  	_mav_put_uint8_t_array(buf, 2, data, 16);
  	_mav_finalize_message_chan_send(chan, MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16, buf, 18, 234);
  #else
  	mavlink_data16_t packet;
  	packet.type = type;
  	packet.len = len;
  	mav_array_memcpy(packet.data, data, sizeof(uint8_t)*16);
  	_mav_finalize_message_chan_send(chan, MAVLINK_MSG_ID_DATA16, (const char *)&packet, 18, 234);
  #endif
  }
  
  #endif
  
  // MESSAGE DATA16 UNPACKING
  
  
  /**
   * @brief Get field type from data16 message
   *
   * @return data type
   */
  static inline uint8_t mavlink_msg_data16_get_type(const mavlink_message_t* msg)
  {
  	return _MAV_RETURN_uint8_t(msg,  0);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Get field len from data16 message
   *
   * @return data length
   */
  static inline uint8_t mavlink_msg_data16_get_len(const mavlink_message_t* msg)
  {
  	return _MAV_RETURN_uint8_t(msg,  1);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Get field data from data16 message
   *
   * @return raw data
   */
  static inline uint16_t mavlink_msg_data16_get_data(const mavlink_message_t* msg, uint8_t *data)
  {
  	return _MAV_RETURN_uint8_t_array(msg, data, 16,  2);
  }
  
  /**
   * @brief Decode a data16 message into a struct
   *
   * @param msg The message to decode
   * @param data16 C-struct to decode the message contents into
   */
  static inline void mavlink_msg_data16_decode(const mavlink_message_t* msg, mavlink_data16_t* data16)
  {
  #if MAVLINK_NEED_BYTE_SWAP
  	data16->type = mavlink_msg_data16_get_type(msg);
  	data16->len = mavlink_msg_data16_get_len(msg);
  	mavlink_msg_data16_get_data(msg, data16->data);
  #else
  	memcpy(data16, _MAV_PAYLOAD(msg), 18);
  #endif
  }
  