DataDescriptor makeAssociatedField(int bitWidth) {
    DataDescriptor assDD = new DataDescriptor();
    assDD.name = name + "_associated_field";
    assDD.units = "";
    assDD.refVal = 0;
    assDD.scale = 0;
    assDD.bitWidth = bitWidth;
    assDD.type = 0;

    assDD.f = 0;
    assDD.x = 31;
    assDD.y = 22;
    assDD.fxy =  (short) ((f << 14) + (x << 8) + (y));

    return assDD;
  }
DataDescriptor makeAssociatedField ( int bitWidth ) { DataDescriptor assDD = new DataDescriptor ( ) ; assDD . name = name + "_associated_field" ; assDD . units = "" ; assDD . refVal = 0 ; assDD . scale = 0 ; assDD . bitWidth = bitWidth ; assDD . type = 0 ; assDD . f = 0 ; assDD . x = 31 ; assDD . y = 22 ; assDD . fxy = ( short ) ( ( f << 14 ) + ( x << 8 ) + ( y ) ) ; return assDD ; }
for associated fields