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+/**
+ * @file   atoh.h
+ * @brief  Convert a hex formatted ASCII hex string to hex. Seems like the 
+ *  std library should include this... maybe it does. Just couldn't find it
+ * @author  sam grove
+ * @version 1.0
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ 
+#ifndef ATOH_H
+#define ATOH_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/** Convert a hex formatted ASCII string to it's binary equivenent
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * @code
+ *  #include "mbed.h"
+ *  #include "atoh.h"
+ * 
+ *  int main()
+ *  {
+ *      uint64_t result = atoh <uint64_t> ("0123456789abcdef" );
+ *      uint32_t lo = result & 0x00000000ffffffff;
+ *      uint32_t hi = (result >> 32);
+ *      printf( "0x%08X%08X\n", hi, lo );
+ *      printf( "0x%08X\n", atoh <uint32_t> ( "12345678" ) );
+ *      printf( "0x%04X\n", atoh <uint16_t> ( "1234" ) );
+ *      printf( "0x%02X\n", atoh <uint8_t> ( "12" ) );
+ *  }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+
+/** A templated method for ascii to hex conversions. Supported types are:
+ *  uint8_t, uint16_t, uint32_t and uint64_t
+ *  @param string - An ascii string of hex digits
+ *  @returns The binary equivelant of the string
+ */
+template<typename T>
+T atoh( char const *string );
+
+#endif
+