cosmos 4.5.0 → 5.0.2.pre.beta2

data/spec/packets/binary_accessor_spec.rb

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-# encoding: ascii-8bit
-
-# Copyright 2014 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can modify and/or redistribute it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-# as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 with
-# attribution addendums as found in the LICENSE.txt
-
-require 'spec_helper'
-require 'cosmos'
-require 'cosmos/packets/binary_accessor'
-
-module Cosmos
-
-  describe BinaryAccessor do
-
-    describe "read only" do
-
-      before(:each) do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unrecognized data types" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, 32, :BLOB, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "data_type BLOB is not recognized")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about bit_offsets before the beginning of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(-((@data.length * 8) + 8), 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "#{@data.length} byte buffer insufficient to read STRING at bit_offset #{-((@data.length * 8) + 8)} with bit_size 32")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about a negative bit_offset and zero bit_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(-8, 0, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero bit_sizes (0) cannot be given with negative bit_offsets (-8)")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about a negative bit_offset and negative bit_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(-8, -8, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero bit_sizes (-8) cannot be given with negative bit_offsets (-8)")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about negative bit_sizes larger than the size of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, -((@data.length * 8) + 8), :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "#{@data.length} byte buffer insufficient to read STRING at bit_offset 0 with bit_size #{-((@data.length * 8) + 8)}")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about negative or zero bit_sizes with data_types other than STRING and BLOCK" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, -8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, -8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, -8, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-      end
-
-      it "reads aligned strings" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          if (bit_offset / 8) <= 7
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[(bit_offset / 8)..7])
-          elsif (bit_offset / 8) == 8
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql('')
-          else
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[(bit_offset / 8)..-1])
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "reads variable length strings with a zero and negative bit_size" do
-        0.step(-(@data.length * 8), -8) do |bit_size|
-          if (bit_size / 8) >= -8
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[0..7])
-          else
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[0..((bit_size / 8) - 1)])
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "reads strings with negative bit_offsets" do
-        expect(BinaryAccessor.read(-16, 16, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[-2..-1])
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned strings" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(1, 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type STRING")
-      end
-
-      it "reads aligned blocks" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[(bit_offset / 8)..-1])
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "reads variable length blocks with a zero and negative bit_size" do
-        0.step(-(@data.length * 8), -8) do |bit_size|
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[0..((bit_size / 8) - 1)])
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "reads blocks with negative bit_offsets" do
-        expect(BinaryAccessor.read(-16, 16, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data[-2..-1])
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned blocks" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(7, 16, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 7 is not byte aligned for data_type BLOCK")
-      end
-
-      it "complains if read exceeds the size of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.read(8, 800, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "16 byte buffer insufficient to read STRING at bit_offset 8 with bit_size 800")
-      end
-
-      it "reads aligned 8-bit unsigned integers" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(@data.getbyte(bit_offset / 8))
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "reads aligned 8-bit signed integers" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          expected = @data.getbyte(bit_offset / 8)
-          expected = expected - 256 if expected >= 128
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe "given big endian data" do
-
-        it "reads 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x1, 0x0]
-          bit_size = 1
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 1-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x1, 0x0]
-          bit_size = 1
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x40, 0x02]
-          bit_size = 7
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(3, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 7-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x40, 0x02]
-          bit_size = 7
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(3, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 13-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x1C24, 0x20]
-          bit_size = 13
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(30, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(1,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 13-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x1C24, 0x20]
-          bit_size = 13
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(30, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(1,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 16, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**16 if expected >= 2**15
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 16, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 32, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**32 if expected >= 2**31
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 32, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-1.189360e-038, -3.139169e-036, 8.301067e-040, 1.086646e-031]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-038).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-036).of(expected_array[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-040).of(expected_array[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-031).of(expected_array[3])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 37-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x8182838485 >> 3, 0x00090A0B0C]
-          bit_size = 37
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(67, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 37-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x8182838485 >> 3, 0x00090A0B0C]
-          bit_size = 37
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(67, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 63-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x8081828384858687 >> 1, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          bit_size = 63
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(65, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 63-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x8081828384858687 >> 1, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          bit_size = 63
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(65, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 67-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x808182838485868700 >> 5, 0x8700090A0B0C0D0E0F >> 5]
-          bit_size = 67
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(56, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 67-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x808182838485868700 >> 5, 0x8700090A0B0C0D0E0F >> 5]
-          bit_size = 67
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(56, bit_size, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 64, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**64 if expected >= 2**63
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 64, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-3.116851e-306, 1.257060e-308]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-306).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-308).of(expected_array[1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read(17, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 17 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, 33, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 33 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # given big endian data
-
-      describe "given little endian data" do
-
-        it "complains about ill-defined little endian bitfields" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read(3, 7, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "LITTLE_ENDIAN bitfield with bit_offset 3 and bit_size 7 is invalid")
-        end
-
-        it "reads 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x1, 0x0]
-          bit_size = 1
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 1-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x1, 0x0]
-          bit_size = 1
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x40, 0x60]
-          bit_size = 7
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(15, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 7-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x40, 0x60]
-          bit_size = 7
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(8, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(15, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 13-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x038281 >> 5, 0x0180 >> 2]
-          bit_size = 13
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(30, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 13-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x038281 >> 5, 0x0180 >> 2]
-          bit_size = 13
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(30, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(9,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 16, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**16 if expected >= 2**15
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 16, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 32, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**32 if expected >= 2**31
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 32, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-7.670445e-037, -2.024055e-034, 2.658460e-032, 7.003653e-030]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-037).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-034).of(expected_array[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-032).of(expected_array[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-030).of(expected_array[3])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 37-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x8584838281 >> 3, 0x0F0E0D0C0B]
-          bit_size = 37
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(40,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(123, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 37-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x8584838281 >> 3, 0x0F0E0D0C0B]
-          bit_size = 37
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(40,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(123, bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 63-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900 >> 1, 0x0786858483828180]
-          bit_size = 63
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(120,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(57, bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 63-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900 >> 1, 0x0786858483828180]
-          bit_size = 63
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(120,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(57,   bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[1])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 67-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x0F0E0D0C0B0A090087 >> 5]
-          bit_size = 67
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(120,  bit_size, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-        end
-
-        it "reads 67-bit signed integers" do
-          expected = [0x0F0E0D0C0B0A090087 >> 5]
-          bit_size = 67
-          expected.each_with_index { |value, index| expected[index] = value - 2**bit_size if value >= 2**(bit_size - 1) }
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(120,  bit_size, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0])
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 64, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected_array[index])
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**64 if expected >= 2**63
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read(bit_offset, 64, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-            index += 1
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-2.081577e-272, 3.691916e-236]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-272).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-236).of(expected_array[1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read(1, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read(0, 65, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 65 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # little endian
-    end # describe 'read'
-
-    describe "read_array" do
-
-      before(:each) do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-      end
-
-      it "complains with unknown data_type" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :BLAH, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "data_type BLAH is not recognized")
-      end
-
-      describe "given little endian data" do
-
-        it "complains about negative bit sizes" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, -8, :UINT, @data.length*8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for arrays")
-        end
-
-        context "when positive or zero bit_offset" do
-          it "reads the given array_size amount of items" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :UINT, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data[0..3])
-          end
-
-          it "reads the given array_size amount of items" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(32, 8, :UINT, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data[4..7])
-          end
-
-          it "reads the total buffer given array_size = buffer size" do
-            data = @data.unpack('c*')
-
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :INT, @data.length*8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-          end
-
-          it "complains with an array_size not a multiple of bit_size" do
-            @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :UINT, 10, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "array_size 10 not a multiple of bit_size 8")
-          end
-
-          it "reads as many items as possible with a zero array_size" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-          end
-
-          it "excludes the remaining bits if array_size is negative" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :UINT, -32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data[0..-5])
-          end
-
-          it "returns an empty array if the offset equals the negative array size" do
-            @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(@data.length*8-32, 8, :UINT, -32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql([])
-          end
-
-          it "complains if the offset is greater than the negative array size" do
-            @data.unpack('C*')
-            offset = @data.length * 8 - 16
-            expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(offset, 8, :UINT, -32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "16 byte buffer insufficient to read UINT at bit_offset #{offset} with bit_size 8")
-          end
-        end
-
-        context "when negative bit_offset" do
-          it "reads an array of aligned 8 bit unsigned integers" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(-32, 8, :UINT, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data[-4..-1])
-          end
-
-          it "reads an array if the negative offset is the size of the array" do
-            data = @data.unpack('C*')
-            expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(-(@data.length*8), 8, :UINT, @data.length*8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-          end
-
-          it "complains if the offset is larger than the buffer" do
-            expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(-(@data.length*8+1), 8, :UINT, @data.length*8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "#{@data.length} byte buffer insufficient to read #{:UINT} at bit_offset -#{@data.length*8+1} with bit_size 8")
-          end
-
-          it "complains with zero array_size" do
-            expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(-32, 8, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero array_size (0) cannot be given with negative bit_offset (-32)")
-          end
-
-          it "complains with negative array_size" do
-            expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(-32, 8, :UINT, -8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero array_size (-8) cannot be given with negative bit_offset (-32)")
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "complains about accessing data from a buffer which is too small" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 256, :STRING, 256, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "16 byte buffer insufficient to read STRING at bit_offset 0 with bit_size 256")
-        end
-
-        it "returns an empty array when passed a zero length buffer" do
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :UINT, 32, "", :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql([])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned strings" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(1, 32, :STRING, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type STRING")
-        end
-
-        it "reads a single STRING item" do
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 128, :STRING, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql([@data[0..7]])
-        end
-
-        it "reads a single BLOCK item" do
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 128, :BLOCK, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql([@data])
-        end
-
-        it "reads BLOCK items" do
-          data = BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 8, :BLOCK, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-          data.each_with_index {|val, i| expect(val).to eql(@data[i]) }
-        end
-
-        it "reads 1-bit integers" do
-          expected = [0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 1, :INT, 4, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 1, :INT, 2, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected[0..1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about little endian bit-fields greater than 1-bit" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(8, 7, :UINT, 21, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "read_array does not support little endian bit fields with bit_size greater than 1-bit")
-        end
-
-        it "reads 16 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 16, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 16 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 15)) - (x & (1 << 15)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 16, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 32 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 32 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 31)) - (x & (1 << 31)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 64 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 64 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 63)) - (x & (1 << 63)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-7.670445e-037, -2.024055e-034, 2.658460e-032, 7.003653e-030]
-          actual = BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-          actual.each_with_index do |val, index|
-            expect(val).to be_within(1.0e-030).of(expected_array[index])
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-2.081577e-272, 3.691916e-236]
-          actual = BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-          actual.each_with_index do |val, index|
-            expect(val).to be_within(1.0e-236).of(expected_array[index])
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(1, 32, :FLOAT, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 65, :FLOAT, 65, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 65 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-      end # given little endian data
-
-      describe "given big endian data" do
-
-        it "reads 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected = [0x40, 0x60, 0x50]
-          bit_size = 7
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(8, bit_size, :UINT, 21, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(expected)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 16 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 16, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 16 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 15)) - (x & (1 << 15)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 16, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 32 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 32 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 31)) - (x & (1 << 31)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 64 bit UINT items" do
-          data = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads 64 bit INT items" do
-          data = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 63)) - (x & (1 << 63)) } # convert to negative
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql(data)
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-1.189360e-038, -3.139169e-036, 8.301067e-040, 1.086646e-031]
-          actual = BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 32, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          actual.each_with_index do |val, index|
-            expect(val).to be_within(1.0e-030).of(expected_array[index])
-          end
-        end
-
-        it "reads aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-3.116851e-306, 1.257060e-308]
-          actual = BinaryAccessor.read_array(0, 64, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          actual.each_with_index do |val, index|
-            expect(val).to be_within(1.0e-236).of(expected_array[index])
-          end
-        end
-      end # given big endian data
-    end # describe "read_array"
-
-    describe "write only" do
-
-      before(:each) do
-        @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        @baseline_data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unrecognized data types" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0, 0, 32, :BLOB, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "data_type BLOB is not recognized")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about bit_offsets before the beginning of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write('', -((@data.length * 8) + 8), 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "#{@data.length} byte buffer insufficient to write STRING at bit_offset #{-((@data.length * 8) + 8)} with bit_size 32")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about a negative bit_offset and zero bit_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write('', -8, 0, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero bit_sizes (0) cannot be given with negative bit_offsets (-8)")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about a negative bit_offset and negative bit_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write('', -8, -8, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero bit_sizes (-8) cannot be given with negative bit_offsets (-8)")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about negative or zero bit_sizes with data_types other than STRING and BLOCK" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0, 0, -8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0, 0, -8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0, 0, -8, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for data types other than :STRING and :BLOCK")
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned strings" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = @baseline_data.clone
-          first_byte_index = bit_offset / 8
-          if first_byte_index > 0
-            @expected_data[0..(first_byte_index - 1)] = "\x00" * first_byte_index
-          end
-          BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data[first_byte_index..-1], bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length strings with a zero and negative bit_size" do
-        0.step(-(@baseline_data.length * 8), -8) do |bit_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = @baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(bit_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data, 0, bit_size, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes strings with negative bit_offsets" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data[14..15], -16, 16, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(("\x00" * 14) + @baseline_data[14..15])
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned strings" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write('', 1, 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type STRING")
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned blocks" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = @baseline_data.clone
-          first_byte_index = bit_offset / 8
-          if first_byte_index > 0
-            @expected_data[0..(first_byte_index - 1)] = "\x00" * first_byte_index
-          end
-          BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data[first_byte_index..-1], bit_offset, (@data.length * 8) - bit_offset, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length blocks with a zero and negative bit_size" do
-        0.step(-(@data.length * 8), -8) do |bit_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = @baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(bit_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data, 0, bit_size, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      context "when negative bit size" do
-        it "writes a block to an empty buffer" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          buffer = ""
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(data, 0, -16, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "0 byte buffer insufficient to write BLOCK at bit_offset 0 with bit_size -16")
-        end
-
-        it "handles a huge bit offset with small buffer" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          buffer = ""
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(data, 1024, 0, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "0 byte buffer insufficient to write BLOCK at bit_offset 1024 with bit_size 0")
-        end
-
-        it "handles an edge case bit offset" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          buffer = "\x00" * 127
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(data, 1024, 0, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "127 byte buffer insufficient to write BLOCK at bit_offset 1024 with bit_size 0")
-        end
-
-        it "writes a block to a small buffer preserving the end" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          preserve = [0xBEEF].pack("n")
-          buffer = preserve.clone # Should preserve this
-          BinaryAccessor.write(data, 0, -16, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(buffer[0..-3]).to eql data
-          expect(buffer[-2..-1]).to eql preserve
-          data = BinaryAccessor.read(0, data.length*8 + 16, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(data).to eql buffer
-        end
-
-        it "writes a block to another small buffer preserving the end" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          preserve = [0xBEEF0123].pack("N")
-          buffer = "\x00\x01" + preserve.clone # Should preserve this
-          BinaryAccessor.write(data, 16, -32, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(buffer[0..1]).to eql "\x00\x01"
-          expect(buffer[2..-5]).to eql data
-          expect(buffer[-4..-1]).to eql preserve
-          data = BinaryAccessor.read(0, 16 + data.length*8 + 32, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(data).to eql buffer
-        end
-
-        it "writes a block to a small buffer overwriting the end" do
-          data = ''
-          512.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          preserve = [0xBEEF].pack("n")
-          buffer = [0xDEAD].pack("n") # Should write over this
-          buffer << preserve.clone # Should preserve this
-          BinaryAccessor.write(data, 0, -16, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(buffer[0..-3]).to eql data
-          expect(buffer[-2..-1]).to eql preserve
-          data = BinaryAccessor.read(0, data.length*8 + 16, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(data).to eql buffer
-        end
-
-        it "writes a smaller block in the middle of a buffer" do
-          data = ''
-          buffer = ''
-          256.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          512.times do
-            buffer << [0xDEAD].pack("n")
-          end
-          expected = buffer.clone
-          BinaryAccessor.write(data, 128*8, -128*8, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(buffer.length).to eql (128 + 512 + 128)
-          expect(buffer[0...128]).to eql expected[0...128]
-          expect(buffer[128...-128]).to eql data
-          expect(buffer[-128..-1]).to eql expected[0...128]
-        end
-
-        it "writes a larger block in the middle of a buffer" do
-          data = ''
-          buffer = ''
-          256.times do |index|
-            data << [index].pack("n")
-          end
-          512.times do
-            buffer << [0xDEAD].pack("n")
-          end
-          expected = buffer.clone
-          BinaryAccessor.write(data, 384*8, -384*8, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(buffer.length).to eql (384 + 512 + 384)
-          expect(buffer[0...384]).to eql expected[0...384]
-          expect(buffer[384...-384]).to eql data
-          expect(buffer[-384..-1]).to eql expected[0...384]
-        end
-
-        it "complains when the negative index exceeds the buffer length" do
-          data = "\x01"
-          buffer = ''
-          16.times do
-            buffer << [0xDEAD].pack("n")
-          end
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(data, 0, -2024*8, :BLOCK, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "32 byte buffer insufficient to write BLOCK at bit_offset 0 with bit_size -16192")
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes blocks with negative bit_offsets" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data[0..1], -16, 16, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data[-2..-1]).to eql(@baseline_data[0..1])
-      end
-
-      it "writes a blank string with zero bit size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write('', 0, 0, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql('')
-      end
-
-      it "writes a blank block with zero bit size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write('', 0, 0, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql('')
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter string with zero bit size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00", 0, 0, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter block with zero bit size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00", 0, 0, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter string and zero fill to the given bit size" do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08", 0, 128, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter block and zero fill to the given bit size" do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08", 0, 128, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned blocks" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data, 7, 16, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 7 is not byte aligned for data_type BLOCK")
-      end
-
-      it "complains if write exceeds the size of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data, 8, 800, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "16 byte buffer insufficient to write STRING at bit_offset 8 with bit_size 800")
-      end
-
-      it "truncates the buffer for 0 bitsize" do
-        expect(@data.length).to eql 16
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x01\x02\x03", 8, 0, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x01\x02\x03")
-        expect(@data.length).to eql 4
-      end
-
-      it "expands the buffer for 0 bitsize" do
-        expect(@data.length).to eql 16
-        BinaryAccessor.write("\x01\x02\x03", (14 * 8), 0, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x02\x03")
-        expect(@data.length).to eql 17
-      end
-
-      it "writes a frozen string" do
-        buffer = "BLANKxxxWORLD"
-        string = "HELLO".freeze
-        # Specify 3 more bytes than given to exercise the padding logic
-        string = BinaryAccessor.write(string, 0, (string.length + 3)*8, :STRING, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(buffer).to eql("HELLO\x00\x00\x00WORLD")
-        expect(string).to eql("HELLO")
-        expect(string.frozen?).to be true
-      end
-
-      it "complains about writing a frozen buffer" do
-        buffer = "BLANK WORLD".freeze
-        string = "HELLO"
-        expect {BinaryAccessor.write(string, 0, string.length*8, :STRING, buffer, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, /can't modify frozen String/)
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned 8-bit unsigned integers" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          byte_index = bit_offset / 8
-          BinaryAccessor.write(@baseline_data.getbyte(byte_index), bit_offset, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data[byte_index..byte_index]).to eq(@baseline_data[byte_index..byte_index])
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned 8-bit signed integers" do
-        0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 8) do |bit_offset|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          byte_index = bit_offset / 8
-          value = @baseline_data.getbyte(byte_index)
-          value = value - 256 if value >= 128
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, bit_offset, 8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data[byte_index..byte_index]).to eql(@baseline_data[byte_index..byte_index])
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "converts floats when writing integers" do
-        @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        BinaryAccessor.write(1.0, 0, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        BinaryAccessor.write(2.5, 8, 8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        BinaryAccessor.write(4.99, 16, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "converts integer strings when writing integers" do
-        @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        BinaryAccessor.write("1", 0, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        BinaryAccessor.write("2", 8, 8, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        BinaryAccessor.write("4", 16, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about non-integer strings when writing integers" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write("1.0", 0, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write("abc123", 0, 8, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      end
-
-      describe "given big endian data" do
-
-        it "writes 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 8, 1, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 9, 1, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 10, 1, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 1-bit signed integers" do
-          @data[1] = "\x55"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 8, 1, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 9, 1, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 10, 1, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 11, 1, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA5\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x40, 8, 7, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x20, 3, 7, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 7-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(-64, 8, 7, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(32, 3, 7, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 13-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1C24, 30, 13, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x03\x84\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0020, 1,  13, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 13-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(-988, 30, 13, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x03\x84\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(32, 1,  13, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 16, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**16 if expected >= 2**15
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected, bit_offset, 16, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 32, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**32 if expected >= 2**31
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 32, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit negative integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(-2147483648, 0, 32, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-1.189360e-038, -3.139169e-036, 8.301067e-040, 1.086646e-031]
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[0], 0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[1], 32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[2], 64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[3], 96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-038).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-036).of(expected_array[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-040).of(expected_array[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-031).of(expected_array[3])
-        end
-
-        it "writes 37-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x8182838485 >> 3, 8,  37, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x00090A0B0C, 67, 37, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x81\x82\x83\x84\x80\x00\x00\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 37-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write((0x8182838485 >> 3) - 2**37, 8,  37, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x00090A0B0C, 67, 37, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x81\x82\x83\x84\x80\x00\x00\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 63-bit unsigned integers" do
-          @data[-1] = "\xFF"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x8081828384858687 >> 1, 0,  63, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x86\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF")
-          @data[0] = "\xFF"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x08090A0B0C0D0E0F, 65, 63, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\xFF\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x86\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 63-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write((0x8081828384858687 >> 1) - 2**63, 0,  63, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F, 65, 63, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x86\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 67-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x8081828384858687FF >> 5, 0,  67, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\xE0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 67-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write((0x8081828384858687FF >> 5) - 2**67, 0,  67, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\xE0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 64, :UINT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**64 if expected >= 2**63
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 64, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-3.116851e-306, 1.257060e-308]
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[0], 0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[1], 64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-306).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-308).of(expected_array[1])
-        end
-
-        it "converts integers to floats" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(1, 0, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          value = BinaryAccessor.read(0, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(value).to eql(1.0)
-          expect(value).to be_a(Float)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(4, 32, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          value = BinaryAccessor.read(32, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(value).to eql(4.0)
-          expect(value).to be_a(Float)
-        end
-
-        it "converts strings when writing floats" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write("1", 0, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          value = BinaryAccessor.read(0, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(value).to eql(1.0)
-          expect(value).to be_a(Float)
-          BinaryAccessor.write("4.5", 32, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          value = BinaryAccessor.read(32, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)
-          expect(value).to eql(4.5)
-          expect(value).to be_a(Float)
-        end
-
-        it "complains about non-float strings when writing floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write("abc123", 0, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0.0, 17, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 17 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0.0, 0, 33, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 33 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # given big endian data
-
-      describe "given little endian data" do
-
-        it "complains about ill-defined little endian bitfields" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 3, 7, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "LITTLE_ENDIAN bitfield with bit_offset 3 and bit_size 7 is invalid")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          @data[1] = "\x55"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 8, 1, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 9, 1, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 10, 1, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 11, 1, :INT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA5\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 1-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 8, 1, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0, 9, 1, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1, 10, 1, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x40, 8, 7, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x7F, 11, 7, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\xC0\x1F\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 7-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(-64, 8, 7, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(32, 11, 7, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 13-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1C24, 30, 13, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x84\x03\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0020, 9,  13, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 13-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(-988, 30, 13, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x80\x84\x03\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          BinaryAccessor.write(32, 9,  13, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 16, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 16) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**16 if expected >= 2**15
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected, bit_offset, 16, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 32, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 32) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**32 if expected >= 2**31
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 32, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-7.670445e-037, -2.024055e-034, 2.658460e-032, 7.003653e-030]
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[0], 0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[1], 32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[2], 64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[3], 96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-037).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-034).of(expected_array[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-032).of(expected_array[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-030).of(expected_array[3])
-        end
-
-        it "writes 37-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1584838281, 43,  37, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0C0B0A0900 >> 3, 96, 37, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x81\x82\x83\x84\x15\x00\x00\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 37-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x1584838281 - 2**37, 43,  37, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0C0B0A0900 >> 3, 96, 37, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x81\x82\x83\x84\x15\x00\x00\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 63-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x4786858483828180, 57,  63, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900 >> 1, 120, 63, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x47\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 63-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x4786858483828180 - 2**63, 57,  63, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900 >> 1, 120, 63, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x47\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 67-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900FF >> 5, 120, 67, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xE0\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 67-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write(0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900FF >> 5, 120, 67, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xE0\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 64, :UINT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          expected_array = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          index = 0
-          0.step((@data.length - 1) * 8, 64) do |bit_offset|
-            expected = expected_array[index]
-            expected = expected - 2**64 if expected >= 2**63
-            BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[index], bit_offset, 64, :INT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-            index += 1
-          end
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          expected_array = [-2.081577e-272, 3.691916e-236]
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[0], 0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          BinaryAccessor.write(expected_array[1], 64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-272).of(expected_array[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-236).of(expected_array[1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0.0, 1, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(0.0, 0, 65, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 65 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # given little endian data
-
-      describe "should support overflow types" do
-        before(:each) do
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of STRING" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write("abcde", 0, 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of 5 bytes does not fit into 4 bytes for data_type STRING")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of BLOCK" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write("abcde", 0, 32, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of 5 bytes does not fit into 4 bytes for data_type BLOCK")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -(value + 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -(value + 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -(value + 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -(value + 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -(value + 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -1
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -1
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -1
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -1
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-          value = -1
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "truncates STRING" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write("abcde", 0, 32, :STRING, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(@data[0..4]).to eql "abcd\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "truncates BLOCK" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write("abcde", 0, 32, :BLOCK, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(@data[0..4]).to eql "abcd\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -(value + 1); saturated_value = value + 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -(value + 1); saturated_value = value + 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -(value + 1); saturated_value = value + 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -(value + 1); saturated_value = value + 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -(value + 1); saturated_value = value + 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -1; saturated_value = 0
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -1; saturated_value = 0
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -1; saturated_value = 0
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -1; saturated_value = 0
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-          value = -1; saturated_value = 0
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write(value, 0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-      end
-
-    end # describe "write"
-
-    describe "write_array" do
-      before(:each) do
-        @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        @data_array = []
-        @data.length.times {|i| @data_array << @data[i] }
-        @baseline_data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-        @baseline_data_array = []
-        @baseline_data.length.times {|i| @baseline_data_array << @baseline_data[i] }
-      end
-
-      it "complains about value other than Array" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array("", 0, 32, :STRING, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "values must be an Array type class is String")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unrecognized data types" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0], 0, 32, :BLOB, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "data_type BLOB is not recognized")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about bit_offsets before the beginning of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([''], -((@data.length * 8) + 8), 32, :STRING, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "#{@data.length} byte buffer insufficient to write STRING at bit_offset #{-((@data.length * 8) + 8)} with bit_size 32")
-      end
-
-      it "writes if a negative bit_offset is equal to length of buffer" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, -(@data.length * 8), 8, :BLOCK, @baseline_data_array.length*8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql @baseline_data
-      end
-
-      it "complains about a negative or zero bit_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([''], 0, 0, :STRING, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size 0 must be positive for arrays")
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([''], 0, -8, :STRING, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size -8 must be positive for arrays")
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned strings with fixed array_size" do
-        data = @data.clone
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, 0, 8, :STRING, @baseline_data_array.length*8, data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned strings with zero array_size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, 0, 8, :STRING, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-      end
-
-      it "writes strings with negative bit_offsets" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array[14..15], -16, 8, :STRING, 16, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(("\x00" * 14) + @baseline_data[14..15])
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned strings" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([], 1, 32, :STRING, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type STRING")
-      end
-
-      it "complains if pass more values than the given array_size can hold" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, 0, 8, :BLOCK, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "too many values #{@baseline_data_array.length} for given array_size 32 and bit_size 8")
-      end
-
-      it "writes blocks with fixed array_size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, 0, 8, :BLOCK, @baseline_data_array.length*8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-      end
-
-      it "zeros fill if array_size > number of values passed" do
-        data = @baseline_data.clone
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(["\x01","\x02","\x03","\x04"], 0, 8, :BLOCK, 64, @baseline_data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@baseline_data).to eql("\x01\x02\x03\x04" + "\x00" * 4 + data[8..-1])
-      end
-
-      it "writes blocks with fixed array_size at non zero offset" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array[0..-5], 32, 8, :BLOCK, @baseline_data_array.length*8-32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(("\x00" * 4) + @baseline_data[0..-5])
-      end
-
-      it "writes blocks with zero array_size" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array, 0, 8, :BLOCK, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-      end
-
-      it "writes blocks with negative bit_offsets" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(["\x80\x81","\x82\x83"], -32, 16, :BLOCK, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(("\x00" * 12) + @baseline_data[0..3])
-      end
-
-      it "complains with an array_size not a multiple of bit_size" do
-        @data.unpack('C*')
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], 0, 8, :UINT, 10, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "array_size 10 not a multiple of bit_size 8")
-      end
-
-      it "complains with an array_size not a multiple of bit_size" do
-        @data.unpack('C*')
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], 0, 8, :UINT, -10, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "array_size -10 not a multiple of bit_size 8")
-      end
-
-      it "excludes the remaining bits if array_size is negative" do
-        data = @data.clone
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array[0..-5], 0, 8, :BLOCK, -32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data[0..-5] + data[-4..-1])
-      end
-
-      it "does not write if the offset equals the negative array size" do
-        data = @data.clone
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([], @data.length*8-32, 8, :BLOCK, -32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(data)
-      end
-
-      it "expands the buffer to handle negative array size" do
-        @data = "\x00\x01\x02\x00\x03"
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2,3,4], 0, 32, :UINT, -8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x04\x03")
-      end
-
-      it "shrinks the buffer when handling negative array size" do
-        # Start with one array item
-        @data = "\x00\x01\x02\x00\x03"
-        # Goto 4 array items array item
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2,3,4], 0, 32, :UINT, -8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x04\x03")
-        # Goto 2 array items
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], 0, 32, :UINT, -8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x03")
-        # Goto 0 array items
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([], 0, 32, :UINT, -8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x03")
-        # Go back to 1 array items
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([1], 0, 32, :UINT, -8, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x00\x00\x01\x03")
-      end
-
-      it "complain when passed a zero length buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2,3], 0, 8, :UINT, 32, "", :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
-      end
-
-      it "expands the buffer if the offset is greater than the negative array size" do
-        offset = @data.length * 8 - 16
-        data = @data.clone
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], offset, 8, :UINT, -32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql(data[0..-3] + "\x01\x02" + data[-4..-1])
-      end
-
-      it "complains with negative bit_offset and zero array_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], -32, 8, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero array_size (0) cannot be given with negative bit_offset (-32)")
-      end
-
-      it "complains with negative array_size" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,2], -32, 8, :UINT, -8, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "negative or zero array_size (-8) cannot be given with negative bit_offset (-32)")
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter string and zero fill to the given bit size" do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(["\x01\x02","\x01\x02","\x01\x02","\x01\x02"], 0, 32, :STRING, 128, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes a shorter string and zero fill to the given bit size" do
-        @data = "\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x00\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F"
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(["\x01\x02","\x01\x02","\x01\x02","\x01\x02"], 0, 32, :BLOCK, 128, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00\x01\x02\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned blocks" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array(@baseline_data_array[0..1], 7, 16, :BLOCK, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 7 is not byte aligned for data_type BLOCK")
-      end
-
-      it "complains if write exceeds the size of the buffer" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([], 8, 800, :STRING, 800, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "16 byte buffer insufficient to write STRING at bit_offset 8 with bit_size 800")
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned 8-bit unsigned integers" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([0,1,2,3,4,5,255,255], 0, 8, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\xFF\xFF")
-      end
-
-      it "writes aligned 8-bit signed integers" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array([0,1,2,3,4,5,-1,127], 0, 8, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\xFF\x7F")
-      end
-
-      it "complains about unaligned strings" do
-        expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array(['X'], 1, 32, :STRING, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type STRING")
-      end
-
-      it "writes STRING items" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(['a'], 0, 64, :STRING, 0, @baseline_data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@baseline_data).to eql("a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes BLOCK items" do
-        BinaryAccessor.write_array(["\x01","\x02","\x03","\x04"], 0, 32, :BLOCK, 0, @baseline_data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-        expect(@baseline_data).to eql("\x01\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00")
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length arrays with a zero and negative array_size" do
-        baseline_data_array_uint8 = []
-        @baseline_data.length.times {|i| baseline_data_array_uint8 << @baseline_data[i].ord }
-        0.step(-(@baseline_data.length * 8), -8) do |array_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = @baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(array_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(baseline_data_array_uint8, 0, 8, :UINT, array_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length arrays or 32-bit UINTS with a zero and negative array_size" do
-        baseline_data = "\x01\x01\x01\x01\x02\x02\x02\x02\x03\x03\x03\x03\x04\x04\x04\x04"
-        data_array_uint32 = [0x01010101, 0x02020202, 0x03030303, 0x04040404]
-        0.step(-(baseline_data.length * 8), -8) do |array_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(array_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data_array_uint32, 0, 32, :UINT, array_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length arrays of 32-bit UINTS with a zero and negative array_size and non-zero bit offset" do
-        baseline_data = "\x01\x01\x01\x01\x02\x02\x02\x02\x03\x03\x03\x03\x04\x04\x04\x04"
-        data_array_uint32 = [0x01010101, 0x02020202, 0x03030303, 0x04040404]
-        0.step(-(baseline_data.length * 8), -8) do |array_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" + baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(array_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data_array_uint32, 128, 32, :UINT, array_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      it "writes variable length arrays of 32-bit UINTS with a zero and negative array_size and non-zero bit offset and grow the buffer" do
-        baseline_data = "\x01\x01\x01\x01\x02\x02\x02\x02\x03\x03\x03\x03\x04\x04\x04\x04"
-        data_array_uint32 = [0x01010101, 0x02020202, 0x03030303, 0x04040404]
-        0.step(-(baseline_data.length * 8), -8) do |array_size|
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-          @expected_data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" + baseline_data.clone + ("\x00" * -(array_size / 8))
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data_array_uint32, 128, 32, :UINT, array_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@expected_data)
-        end
-      end
-
-      describe "given big endian data" do
-
-        it "writes 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,0,1], 8, 1, :UINT, 3, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 1-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,0,1], 8, 1, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 7-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([0x40,0x60,0x50], 8, 7, :UINT, 21, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\x81\x82\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 16, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          data = [0x8081, 0x8283, 0x8485, 0x8687, 0x0009, 0x0A0B, 0x0C0D, 0x0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 15)) - (x & (1 << 15)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 16, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          data = [0x80818283, 0x84858687, 0x00090A0B, 0x0C0D0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 31)) - (x & (1 << 31)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          data = [-1.189360e-038, -3.139169e-036, 8.301067e-040, 1.086646e-031]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-038).of(data[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-036).of(data[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-040).of(data[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-031).of(data[3])
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 64, :UINT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          data = [0x8081828384858687, 0x00090A0B0C0D0E0F]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 63)) - (x & (1 << 63)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 64, :INT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          data = [-3.116851e-306, 1.257060e-308]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0,  64, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-306).of(data[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-308).of(data[1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0.0], 17, 32, :FLOAT, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 17 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0.0], 0, 33, :FLOAT, 33, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 33 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # given big endian data
-
-      describe "given little endian data" do
-
-        it "writes 1-bit unsigned integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,0,1], 8, 1, :UINT, 3, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00")
-        end
-
-        it "writes 1-bit signed integers" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([1,0,1], 8, 1, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql("\x00\xA0")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about little endian bit-fields greater than 1-bit" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0x40,0x60,0x50], 8, 7, :UINT, 21, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "write_array does not support little endian bit fields with bit_size greater than 1-bit")
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 16, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 16-bit signed integers" do
-          data = [0x8180, 0x8382, 0x8584, 0x8786, 0x0900, 0x0B0A, 0x0D0C, 0x0F0E]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 15)) - (x & (1 << 15)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 16, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit signed integers" do
-          data= [0x83828180, 0x87868584, 0x0B0A0900, 0x0F0E0D0C]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 31)) - (x & (1 << 31)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 32-bit floats" do
-          data = [-7.670445e-037, -2.024055e-034, 2.658460e-032, 7.003653e-030]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 32, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-037).of(data[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(32, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-034).of(data[1])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-032).of(data[2])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(96, 32, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-030).of(data[3])
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit unsigned integers" do
-          data = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 64, :UINT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit signed integers" do
-          data = [0x8786858483828180, 0x0F0E0D0C0B0A0900]
-          data.map! {|x| (x & ~(1 << 63)) - (x & (1 << 63)) } # convert to negative
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 64, :INT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(@data).to eql(@baseline_data)
-        end
-
-        it "writes aligned 64-bit floats" do
-          data = [-2.081577e-272, 3.691916e-236]
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(data, 0, 64, :FLOAT, 0, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0,  64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-272).of(data[0])
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(64, 64, :FLOAT, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN)).to be_within(1.0e-236).of(data[1])
-        end
-
-        it "complains about unaligned floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0.0], 1, 32, :FLOAT, 32, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_offset 1 is not byte aligned for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-        it "complains about mis-sized floats" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([0.0], 0, 65, :FLOAT, 65, @data, :LITTLE_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "bit_size is 65 but must be 32 or 64 for data_type FLOAT")
-        end
-
-      end # given little endian data
-
-      describe "should support overflow types" do
-        before(:each) do
-          @data = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of STRING" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array(["abcde"], 0, 32, :STRING, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of 5 bytes does not fit into 4 bytes for data_type STRING")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of BLOCK" do
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array(["abcde"], 0, 32, :BLOCK, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of 5 bytes does not fit into 4 bytes for data_type BLOCK")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1)
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "prevents overflow of 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size
-          expect { BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "value of #{value} invalid for #{bit_size}-bit #{data_type}")
-        end
-
-        it "truncates STRING" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(["abcde"], 0, 32, :STRING, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(@data[0..4]).to eql "abcd\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "truncates BLOCK" do
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array(["abcde"], 0, 32, :BLOCK, 32, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(@data[0..4]).to eql "abcd\x00"
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); truncated_value = -value
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "truncates 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size + 1; truncated_value = 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :TRUNCATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql truncated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** (bit_size - 1); saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 8-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 16-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 32-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 64-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "saturates 3-bit UINT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :UINT; value = 2 ** bit_size; saturated_value = value - 1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :SATURATE)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql saturated_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 8-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 8; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 16-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 16; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 32-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 32; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 64-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 64; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-        it "allows hex value entry of 3-bit INT" do
-          bit_size = 3; data_type = :INT; value = 2 ** bit_size - 1; allowed_value = -1
-          BinaryAccessor.write_array([value], 0, bit_size, data_type, bit_size, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN, :ERROR_ALLOW_HEX)
-          expect(BinaryAccessor.read(0, bit_size, data_type, @data, :BIG_ENDIAN)).to eql allowed_value
-        end
-
-      end
-
-    end # describe "write_array"
-
-  end # describe BinaryAccessor
-
-end # module Cosmos