returns a value in bits
    :param length: length of signal in bits
    :param is_float: value is float
    :param value: value to encode
    :param signed: value is signed
    :return:

def pack_bitstring(length, is_float, value, signed):
    """
    returns a value in bits
    :param length: length of signal in bits
    :param is_float: value is float
    :param value: value to encode
    :param signed: value is signed
    :return:
    """
    if is_float:
        types = {
            32: '>f',
            64: '>d'
        }

        float_type = types[length]
        x = bytearray(struct.pack(float_type, value))
        bitstring = ''.join('{:08b}'.format(b) for b in x)
    else:
        b = '{:0{}b}'.format(int((2<<length )+ value), length)
        bitstring = b[-length:]

    return bitstring