Parameters
----------
name : str
    String identifier for the field. The name specified how you may
    call upon this data later.
data_type : {'uint', 'int', 'float', 'str', 'fill'}
    Data type of the field.
bit_length : int
    Number of bits contained in the field.
array_shape : int, tuple of ints, str, 'expand'
    Shape of the array as a tuple. For a 1-dimensional array, a single integer
    can be supplied. To use another field's value, pass the name of that field. To
    grow to fill the packet, use "expand". For details on variable length fields, see
    the :py:class:`~ccsdspy.VariableLength` class.
array_order  {'C', 'F'}
    Row-major (C-style) or column-major (Fortran-style) order.
bit_offset : int, optional
    Bit offset into packet, including the primary header which is 48 bits long.
    If this is not specified, than the bit offset will the be calculated automatically
    from its position inside the packet definition.
byte_order : {'big', 'little'}, optional
    Byte order of the field. Defaults to big endian.

Raises
------
TypeError
     If one of the arguments is not of the correct type.
ValueError
     array_shape, array_order, data_type, or byte_order is invalid

Definition at line 105 of file packet_fields.py.