+void num_to_bytebits(uint64_t n, size_t len, uint8_t *dest);
+void num_to_bytebitsLSBF(uint64_t n, size_t len, uint8_t *dest);
+char * printBits(size_t const size, void const * const ptr);
+uint8_t *SwapEndian64(const uint8_t *src, const size_t len, const uint8_t blockSize);
+void SwapEndian64ex(const uint8_t *src, const size_t len, const uint8_t blockSize, uint8_t *dest);
+
+char param_getchar(const char *line, int paramnum);
+int param_getptr(const char *line, int *bg, int *en, int paramnum);
+uint8_t param_get8(const char *line, int paramnum);
+uint8_t param_get8ex(const char *line, int paramnum, int deflt, int base);
+uint32_t param_get32ex(const char *line, int paramnum, int deflt, int base);
+uint64_t param_get64ex(const char *line, int paramnum, int deflt, int base);
+uint8_t param_getdec(const char *line, int paramnum, uint8_t *destination);
+uint8_t param_isdec(const char *line, int paramnum);
+int param_gethex(const char *line, int paramnum, uint8_t * data, int hexcnt);
+int param_gethex_ex(const char *line, int paramnum, uint8_t * data, int *hexcnt);
+int param_getstr(const char *line, int paramnum, char * str);
+
+ int hextobinarray( char *target, char *source);
+ int hextobinstring( char *target, char *source);
+ int binarraytohex( char *target, char *source, int length);
+void binarraytobinstring(char *target, char *source, int length);
+uint8_t GetParity( uint8_t *string, uint8_t type, int length);
+void wiegand_add_parity(uint8_t *target, uint8_t *source, uint8_t length);
+
+void xor(unsigned char *dst, unsigned char *src, size_t len);
+int32_t le24toh(uint8_t data[3]);
+uint32_t le32toh (uint8_t *data);
+void rol(uint8_t *data, const size_t len);