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# Concatenate DEU-B Last 1553 cmd words  #
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VAR_rawMSB := NDMT0070.raw;
VAR_rawLSB := NDMT0071.raw;

# Masks and shifts to be performed
VAR_MSB_SHIFT := 16;

# Mask and shift MSB
VAR_MSB := (VAR_rawMSB << VAR_MSB_SHIFT);

# Add and return the result
return (VAR_MSB + VAR_rawLSB);