diff --git a/lib/common/byteorder.h b/lib/common/byteorder.h
index 4b58a45658958e168b8b0dab51ee21eeba6a5d6a..634e184324ffbac06efd89a41d7f563bbd51b6c5 100644
--- a/lib/common/byteorder.h
+++ b/lib/common/byteorder.h
@@ -53,16 +53,30 @@
 #undef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__sparc__)
 #ifndef __BIG_ENDIAN
-#define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
-#endif
+#  if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && defined(__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+#    define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+#  elif defined(__clang__) && __BIG_ENDIAN__
+#    define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+#  elif defined(__sparc__)
+#    define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+#  endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 #ifndef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#  if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && defined(__ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#    define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#  elif defined(__clang__) && __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+#    define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#  elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (_M_AMD64 || _M_IX86)
+#    define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#  elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+#    define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#  endif
 #endif
+
+#if defined(__BIG_ENDIAN) == defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+#error "Unknown byte order!"
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/lib/common/cmp_data_types.c b/lib/common/cmp_data_types.c
index bba86c89ddf92ea9191cc6f37b004ec8f8a4d19d..f548702fb487d89d68b8f3dae91c63c724afaa02 100644
--- a/lib/common/cmp_data_types.c
+++ b/lib/common/cmp_data_types.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ int be_to_cpu_data_type(void *data, uint32_t data_size_byte, enum cmp_data_type
 	}
 	samples = data_size_byte / sample_size;
 
-#if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	switch (data_type) {
 	case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE:
 	case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ int be_to_cpu_data_type(void *data, uint32_t data_size_byte, enum cmp_data_type
 		return -1;
 	/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
 	}
-#endif /*__BYTE_ORDER__ */
+#endif /* __LITTLE_ENDIAN */
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/common/cmp_debug.c b/lib/common/cmp_debug.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..db1645d40c8a4bef8d44cb91c91949fa33dded0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/cmp_debug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * @file   cmp_debug.c
+ * @author Dominik Loidolt (dominik.loidolt@univie.ac.at)
+ * @date   2024
+ *
+ * @copyright GPLv2
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * @brief compression/decompression debugging printing functions
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef ICU_ASW
+#  include <stdio.h>
+#endif
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "cmp_debug.h"
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "vsnprintf.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief outputs a debug string
+ *
+ * This function outputs a string for debugging purposes
+ *
+ * @param str The string to output
+ */
+
+static void cmp_debug_puts(const char *str)
+{
+#ifdef ICU_ASW
+	/* XXX adapt it to your needs */
+	/* asw_puts(str); */
+	(void)str;
+#else
+	fputs(str, stderr);
+	fputs("\n", stderr);
+#endif
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief implements debug printing
+ *
+ * This function formats a string and prints it for debugging. It uses a static
+ * buffer to format the string
+ *
+ * @param fmt	pointer to a null-terminated byte string specifying how to
+ *		interpret the data
+ * @param ...	arguments specifying data to print
+ */
+
+void cmp_debug_print_impl(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	static char print_buffer[PRINT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	int len;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	len = my_vsnprintf(print_buffer, sizeof(print_buffer)-1, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	if (len < 0) {
+		const char str[] = "my_snprintf is broken";
+
+		compile_time_assert(sizeof(str) <= sizeof(print_buffer), CMP_DEBUG_PRINT_BUFFER_SIZE_TO_SMALL);
+		memcpy(print_buffer, str, sizeof(str));
+	}
+	if ((size_t)len >= sizeof(print_buffer)-1) {
+		const char str[] =  "cmp_debug print_buffer too small";
+
+		compile_time_assert(sizeof(str) <= sizeof(print_buffer), CMP_DEBUG_PRINT_BUFFER_SIZE_TO_SMALL);
+		memcpy(print_buffer, str, sizeof(str));
+	}
+
+	cmp_debug_puts(print_buffer);
+}
diff --git a/lib/common/cmp_debug.h b/lib/common/cmp_debug.h
index f95dc2e96964cef2ba81c41f8d1675740606c42a..df599117bf614d4f09b377e0e8d74c84db94d52d 100644
--- a/lib/common/cmp_debug.h
+++ b/lib/common/cmp_debug.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
  * more details.
  *
- * @brief compression/decompression debugging defines
+ * @brief compression/decompression debugging printing functions
  */
 
 #ifndef CMP_DEBUG_H
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@
 #  define DEBUGLEVEL 0
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(ICU_ASW) && (defined(DEBUG) || DEBUGLEVEL > 0)
-	#include <stdio.h>
-	__extension__
-	#define debug_print(...)			\
-		do {					\
-			fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__);	\
-			fprintf(stderr, "\n");		\
-		} while (0)
+
+#define PRINT_BUFFER_SIZE 256
+
+__extension__
+#if (defined(DEBUG) || DEBUGLEVEL > 0)
+#  define debug_print(...) cmp_debug_print_impl(__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
-	#define debug_print(...) \
-		do {} while (0)
+#  define debug_print(...) do {} while (0)
 #endif
 
+void cmp_debug_print_impl(const char *fmt, ...);
+
 #endif /* CMP_DEBUG_H */
diff --git a/lib/common/cmp_entity.c b/lib/common/cmp_entity.c
index 46df7e957266a35fa69606ac94a8969527455ec0..73f91679fff990a72c93aa0b34da6c586c8ffac3 100644
--- a/lib/common/cmp_entity.c
+++ b/lib/common/cmp_entity.c
@@ -1863,23 +1863,7 @@ int cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(struct cmp_entity *ent, const struct cmp_cfg *cfg,
 		if (cmp_ent_set_ima_golomb_par(ent, cfg->golomb_par))
 			return -1;
 		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_OFFSET:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_OFFSET:
-	case DATA_TYPE_BACKGROUND:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND:
-	case DATA_TYPE_SMEARING:
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_NCOB:
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_NCOB:
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_NCOB:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_CHUNK:
 		if (cmp_ent_set_non_ima_cmp_par1(ent, cfg->cmp_par_1))
 			return -1;
 		if (cmp_ent_set_non_ima_spill1(ent, cfg->spill_par_1))
@@ -1911,6 +1895,24 @@ int cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(struct cmp_entity *ent, const struct cmp_cfg *cfg,
 			return -1;
 
 		break;
+	/* the compression entity data type field only supports imagette or chunk data types*/
+	case DATA_TYPE_OFFSET:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_OFFSET:
+	case DATA_TYPE_BACKGROUND:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND:
+	case DATA_TYPE_SMEARING:
+	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_NCOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_NCOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_NCOB:
+	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
 	case DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
 	default:
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/common/compiler.h b/lib/common/compiler.h
index 983ffa46d046fa6bafbf102a8271387741ea0c6c..dc6e7a90ab577f01f4918d82576bba0144a54ffa 100644
--- a/lib/common/compiler.h
+++ b/lib/common/compiler.h
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-/**
- * Compile time check usable outside of function scope.
- * Stolen from Linux (hpi_internal.h)
- */
-#define compile_time_assert(cond, msg) typedef char ASSERT_##msg[(cond) ? 1 : -1]
-
-
 /**
  * same with the stuff below
  */
@@ -127,7 +120,7 @@
  * It also tries to prevent the actual use of the "unused" variables.
  */
 
-#if GNUC_PREREQ(4, 5)
+#if GNUC_PREREQ(4, 5) || defined(__clang__)
 #define UNUSED __attribute__((unused)) \
 	__attribute__((deprecated ("parameter declared as UNUSED")))
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
@@ -154,4 +147,11 @@
 #endif
 
 
+/**
+ * Compile time check usable outside of function scope.
+ * Stolen from Linux (hpi_internal.h)
+ */
+#define compile_time_assert(cond, msg) UNUSED typedef char ASSERT_##msg[(cond) ? 1 : -1]
+
+
 #endif /* COMPILER_H */
diff --git a/lib/common/leon_inttypes.h b/lib/common/leon_inttypes.h
index 694af3e1e217129e775ee5d7a5ba5656be2b206a..7374e27465c58a0fae6367cd0a3d21eceb2e6619 100644
--- a/lib/common/leon_inttypes.h
+++ b/lib/common/leon_inttypes.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #  define PRIX32 "lX"
 #endif /*PRIX32*/
 
+#if 0
+/* sparc-elf-gcc (BCC 4.4.2 release 1.0.50) does not support printf for long long types */
 #ifndef PRId64
 #  define PRId64 "lld"
 #endif /*PRId64*/
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 #ifndef PRIX64
 #  define PRIX64 "llX"
 #endif /*PRIX64*/
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __sparc__ */
 
diff --git a/lib/common/meson.build b/lib/common/meson.build
index c4d8b68cca24c0148eddfc042604639d236760dd..f24b91bfd2db2b20694b5f6fd2312f2a448e26a9 100644
--- a/lib/common/meson.build
+++ b/lib/common/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 common_sources = files([
   'cmp_data_types.c',
+  'cmp_debug.c',
   'cmp_entity.c',
   'cmp_max_used_bits.c',
-  'cmp_support.c'
+  'cmp_support.c',
+  'vsnprintf.c'
 ])
diff --git a/lib/common/vsnprintf.c b/lib/common/vsnprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef5cc57887f13a8a4ae200ea77043c11992efd6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/vsnprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,885 @@
+/*
+ * @author (c) Marco Paland (info@paland.com)
+ *             2014-2019, PALANDesign Hannover, Germany
+ *
+ * @license The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * @brief Tiny vsnprintf implementation, optimized for speed on embedded systems
+ *        with a very limited resources. These routines are thread safe and
+ *        reentrant!
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include "vsnprintf.h"
+
+#define PRINTF_DISABLE_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL
+
+/*
+ * define this globally (e.g. gcc -DPRINTF_INCLUDE_CONFIG_H ...) to include the
+ * printf_config.h header file
+ * default: undefined
+ */
+#ifdef PRINTF_INCLUDE_CONFIG_H
+#include "printf_config.h"
+#endif
+
+
+/*
+ * 'ntoa' conversion buffer size, this must be big enough to hold one converted
+ * numeric number including padded zeros (dynamically created on stack)
+ * default: 32 byte
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE
+#define PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE    32U
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * 'ftoa' conversion buffer size, this must be big enough to hold one converted
+ * float number including padded zeros (dynamically created on stack)
+ * default: 32 byte
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE
+#define PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE    32U
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * support for the floating point type (%f)
+ * default: activated
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_DISABLE_SUPPORT_FLOAT
+#define PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * support for exponential floating point notation (%e/%g)
+ * default:
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_DISABLE_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL
+#define PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * define the default floating point precision
+ * default: 6 digits
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_DEFAULT_FLOAT_PRECISION
+#define PRINTF_DEFAULT_FLOAT_PRECISION  6U
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * define the largest float suitable to print with %f
+ * default: 1e9
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_MAX_FLOAT
+#define PRINTF_MAX_FLOAT  1e9
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * support for the long long types (%llu or %p)
+ * default: activated
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_DISABLE_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG
+#define PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * support for the ptrdiff_t type (%t)
+ * ptrdiff_t is normally defined in <stddef.h> as long or long long type
+ * default: activated
+ */
+#ifndef PRINTF_DISABLE_SUPPORT_PTRDIFF_T
+#define PRINTF_SUPPORT_PTRDIFF_T
+#endif
+
+
+/* internal flag definitions */
+#define FLAGS_ZEROPAD   (1U <<  0U)
+#define FLAGS_LEFT      (1U <<  1U)
+#define FLAGS_PLUS      (1U <<  2U)
+#define FLAGS_SPACE     (1U <<  3U)
+#define FLAGS_HASH      (1U <<  4U)
+#define FLAGS_UPPERCASE (1U <<  5U)
+#define FLAGS_CHAR      (1U <<  6U)
+#define FLAGS_SHORT     (1U <<  7U)
+#define FLAGS_LONG      (1U <<  8U)
+#define FLAGS_LONG_LONG (1U <<  9U)
+#define FLAGS_PRECISION (1U << 10U)
+#define FLAGS_ADAPT_EXP (1U << 11U)
+
+
+/* import float.h for DBL_MAX */
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT)
+#include <float.h>
+#endif
+
+
+/* output function type */
+typedef void (*out_fct_type)(char character, void* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen);
+
+
+/* wrapper (used as buffer) for output function type */
+typedef struct {
+	void  (*fct)(char character, void* arg);
+	void* arg;
+} out_fct_wrap_type;
+
+
+/* internal buffer output */
+static inline void _out_buffer(char character, void* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	if (idx < maxlen) {
+		((char*)buffer)[idx] = character;
+	}
+}
+
+/* internal null output */
+static inline void _out_null(char character, void* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	(void)character; (void)buffer; (void)idx; (void)maxlen;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * internal secure strlen
+ * @returns The length of the string (excluding the terminating 0) limited by 'maxsize'
+ */
+static inline unsigned int _strnlen_s(const char* str, size_t maxsize)
+{
+	const char* s;
+	for (s = str; *s && maxsize--; ++s);
+	return (unsigned int)(s - str);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * internal test if char is a digit (0-9)
+ * @returns true if char is a digit
+ */
+static inline bool _is_digit(char ch)
+{
+	return (ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9');
+}
+
+
+/* internal ASCII string to unsigned int conversion */
+static unsigned int _atoi(const char** str)
+{
+	unsigned int i = 0U;
+	while (_is_digit(**str)) {
+		i = i * 10U + (unsigned int)(*((*str)++) - '0');
+	}
+	return i;
+}
+
+
+/* output the specified string in reverse, taking care of any zero-padding */
+static size_t _out_rev(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, const char* buf, size_t len, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	const size_t start_idx = idx;
+
+	/* pad spaces up to given width */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_LEFT) && !(flags & FLAGS_ZEROPAD)) {
+		size_t i;
+		for (i = len; i < width; i++) {
+			out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* reverse string */
+	while (len) {
+		out(buf[--len], buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+	}
+
+	/* append pad spaces up to given width */
+	if (flags & FLAGS_LEFT) {
+		while (idx - start_idx < width) {
+			out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return idx;
+}
+
+
+/* internal itoa format */
+static size_t _ntoa_format(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, char* buf, size_t len, bool negative, unsigned int base, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	/* pad leading zeros */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_LEFT)) {
+		if (width && (flags & FLAGS_ZEROPAD) && (negative || (flags & (FLAGS_PLUS | FLAGS_SPACE)))) {
+			width--;
+		}
+		while ((len < prec) && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = '0';
+		}
+		while ((flags & FLAGS_ZEROPAD) && (len < width) && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = '0';
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* handle hash */
+	if (flags & FLAGS_HASH) {
+		if (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) && len && ((len == prec) || (len == width))) {
+			len--;
+			if (len && (base == 16U)) {
+				len--;
+			}
+		}
+		if ((base == 16U) && !(flags & FLAGS_UPPERCASE) && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = 'x';
+		}
+		else if ((base == 16U) && (flags & FLAGS_UPPERCASE) && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = 'X';
+		}
+		else if ((base == 2U) && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = 'b';
+		}
+		if (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+			buf[len++] = '0';
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		if (negative) {
+			buf[len++] = '-';
+		}
+		else if (flags & FLAGS_PLUS) {
+			buf[len++] = '+';  /* ignore the space if the '+' exists */
+		}
+		else if (flags & FLAGS_SPACE) {
+			buf[len++] = ' ';
+		}
+	}
+
+	return _out_rev(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, buf, len, width, flags);
+}
+
+
+/* internal itoa for 'long' type */
+static size_t _ntoa_long(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, unsigned long value, bool negative, unsigned long base, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	char buf[PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	size_t len = 0U;
+
+	/* no hash for 0 values */
+	if (!value) {
+		flags &= ~FLAGS_HASH;
+	}
+
+	/* write if precision != 0 and value is != 0 */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) || value) {
+		do {
+			const char digit = (char)(value % base);
+			buf[len++] = digit < 10 ? '0' + digit : (flags & FLAGS_UPPERCASE ? 'A' : 'a') + digit - 10;
+			value /= base;
+		} while (value && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE));
+	}
+
+	return _ntoa_format(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, buf, len, negative, (unsigned int)base, prec, width, flags);
+}
+
+
+/* internal itoa for 'long long' type */
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG)
+static size_t _ntoa_long_long(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, unsigned long long value, bool negative, unsigned long long base, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	char buf[PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	size_t len = 0U;
+
+	/* no hash for 0 values */
+	if (!value) {
+		flags &= ~FLAGS_HASH;
+	}
+
+	/* write if precision != 0 and value is != 0 */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) || value) {
+		do {
+			const char digit = (char)(value % base);
+			buf[len++] = digit < 10 ? '0' + digit : (flags & FLAGS_UPPERCASE ? 'A' : 'a') + digit - 10;
+			value /= base;
+		} while (value && (len < PRINTF_NTOA_BUFFER_SIZE));
+	}
+
+	return _ntoa_format(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, buf, len, negative, (unsigned int)base, prec, width, flags);
+}
+#endif  /* PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG */
+
+
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT)
+
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL)
+/* forward declaration so that _ftoa can switch to exp notation for values > PRINTF_MAX_FLOAT */
+static size_t _etoa(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, double value, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags);
+#endif
+
+
+/* internal ftoa for fixed decimal floating point */
+static size_t _ftoa(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, double value, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	char buf[PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	size_t len  = 0U;
+	double diff = 0.0;
+	bool negative = false;
+	int whole;
+	double tmp;
+	unsigned long frac;
+
+	/* powers of 10 */
+	static const double pow10[] = { 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, 10000000, 100000000, 1000000000 };
+
+	/* test for special values */
+	if (isnan(value))
+		return _out_rev(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, "nan", 3, width, flags);
+	if (value < -DBL_MAX)
+		return _out_rev(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, "fni-", 4, width, flags);
+	if (value > DBL_MAX)
+		return _out_rev(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (flags & FLAGS_PLUS) ? "fni+" : "fni", (flags & FLAGS_PLUS) ? 4U : 3U, width, flags);
+
+	/* test for very large values */
+	/* standard printf behavior is to print EVERY whole number digit -- which could be 100s of characters overflowing your buffers == bad */
+	if ((value > PRINTF_MAX_FLOAT) || (value < -PRINTF_MAX_FLOAT)) {
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL)
+		return _etoa(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, value, prec, width, flags);
+#else
+		return 0U;
+#endif
+	}
+
+	/* test for negative */
+	if (value < 0) {
+		negative = true;
+		value = 0 - value;
+	}
+
+	/* set default precision, if not set explicitly */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION)) {
+		prec = PRINTF_DEFAULT_FLOAT_PRECISION;
+	}
+	/* limit precision to 9, cause a prec >= 10 can lead to overflow errors */
+	while ((len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) && (prec > 9U)) {
+		buf[len++] = '0';
+		prec--;
+	}
+
+	whole = (int)value;
+	tmp = (value - whole) * pow10[prec];
+	frac = (unsigned long)tmp;
+	diff = tmp - (double)frac;
+
+	if (diff > 0.5) {
+		++frac;
+		/* handle rollover, e.g. case 0.99 with prec 1 is 1.0 */
+		if ((double)frac >= pow10[prec]) {
+			frac = 0;
+			++whole;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (diff < 0.5) {
+	}
+	else if ((frac == 0U) || (frac & 1U)) {
+		/* if halfway, round up if odd OR if last digit is 0 */
+		++frac;
+	}
+
+	if (prec == 0U) {
+		diff = value - (double)whole;
+		if ((!(diff < 0.5) || (diff > 0.5)) && (whole & 1)) {
+			/* exactly 0.5 and ODD, then round up */
+			/* 1.5 -> 2, but 2.5 -> 2 */
+			++whole;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		unsigned int count = prec;
+		/* now do fractional part, as an unsigned number */
+		while (len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+			--count;
+			buf[len++] = (char)(48U + (frac % 10U));
+			if (!(frac /= 10U)) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		/* add extra 0s */
+		while ((len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) && (count-- > 0U)) {
+			buf[len++] = '0';
+		}
+		if (len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+			/* add decimal */
+			buf[len++] = '.';
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* do whole part, number is reversed */
+	while (len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		buf[len++] = (char)(48 + (whole % 10));
+		if (!(whole /= 10)) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* pad leading zeros */
+	if (!(flags & FLAGS_LEFT) && (flags & FLAGS_ZEROPAD)) {
+		if (width && (negative || (flags & (FLAGS_PLUS | FLAGS_SPACE)))) {
+			width--;
+		}
+		while ((len < width) && (len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+			buf[len++] = '0';
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (len < PRINTF_FTOA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		if (negative) {
+			buf[len++] = '-';
+		}
+		else if (flags & FLAGS_PLUS) {
+			buf[len++] = '+';  /* ignore the space if the '+' exists */
+		}
+		else if (flags & FLAGS_SPACE) {
+			buf[len++] = ' ';
+		}
+	}
+
+	return _out_rev(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, buf, len, width, flags);
+}
+
+
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL)
+/* internal ftoa variant for exponential floating-point type, contributed by Martijn Jasperse <m.jasperse@gmail.com> */
+static size_t _etoa(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, size_t idx, size_t maxlen, double value, unsigned int prec, unsigned int width, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	const bool negative = value < 0;
+	union {
+		uint64_t U;
+		double   F;
+	} conv;
+	int exp2, expval;
+	double z, z2;
+	unsigned int minwidth, fwidth;
+	size_t start_idx;
+
+	/* check for NaN and special values */
+	if ((value != value || (value > DBL_MAX) || (value < -DBL_MAX)) {
+	    return _ftoa(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, value, prec, width, flags);
+	    }
+
+	    /* determine the sign */
+	    if (value < 0) {
+	    value = -value;
+	    }
+
+	    /* default precision */
+	    if (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION)) {
+	    prec = PRINTF_DEFAULT_FLOAT_PRECISION;
+	    }
+
+	    /* determine the decimal exponent */
+	    /* based on the algorithm by David Gay (https://www.ampl.com/netlib/fp/dtoa.c) */
+	    conv.F = value;
+	    exp2 = (int)((conv.U >> 52U) & 0x07FFU) - 1023;           /* effectively log2 */
+	    conv.U = (conv.U & ((1ULL << 52U) - 1U)) | (1023ULL << 52U);  /* drop the exponent so conv.F is now in [1,2) */
+	    /* now approximate log10 from the log2 integer part and an expansion of ln around 1.5 */
+	    expval = (int)(0.1760912590558 + exp2 * 0.301029995663981 + (conv.F - 1.5) * 0.289529654602168);
+	    /* now we want to compute 10^expval but we want to be sure it won't overflow */
+	    exp2 = (int)(expval * 3.321928094887362 + 0.5);
+	    z  = expval * 2.302585092994046 - exp2 * 0.6931471805599453;
+	    z2 = z * z;
+	    conv.U = (uint64_t)(exp2 + 1023) << 52U;
+	    /* compute exp(z) using continued fractions, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_function#Continued_fractions_for_ex */
+	    conv.F *= 1 + 2 * z / (2 - z + (z2 / (6 + (z2 / (10 + z2 / 14)))));
+	    /* correct for rounding errors */
+	    if (value < conv.F) {
+		    expval--;
+		    conv.F /= 10;
+	    }
+
+	    /* the exponent format is "%+03d" and largest value is "307", so set aside 4-5 characters */
+	    minwidth = ((expval < 100) && (expval > -100)) ? 4U : 5U;
+
+	    /* in "%g" mode, "prec" is the number of *significant figures* not decimals */
+	    if (flags & FLAGS_ADAPT_EXP) {
+		    /* do we want to fall-back to "%f" mode? */
+		    if ((value >= 1e-4) && (value < 1e6)) {
+			    if ((int)prec > expval) {
+				    prec = (unsigned)((int)prec - expval - 1);
+			    }
+			    else {
+				    prec = 0;
+			    }
+			    flags |= FLAGS_PRECISION;   /* make sure _ftoa respects precision */
+			    /* no characters in exponent */
+			    minwidth = 0U;
+			    expval   = 0;
+		    }
+		    else {
+			    /* we use one sigfig for the whole part */
+			    if ((prec > 0) && (flags & FLAGS_PRECISION)) {
+				    --prec;
+			    }
+		    }
+	    }
+
+	    /* will everything fit? */
+	    fwidth = width;
+	    if (width > minwidth) {
+		    /* we didn't fall-back so subtract the characters required for the exponent */
+		    fwidth -= minwidth;
+	    } else {
+		    /* not enough characters, so go back to default sizing */
+		    fwidth = 0U;
+	    }
+	    if ((flags & FLAGS_LEFT) && minwidth) {
+		    /* if we're padding on the right, DON'T pad the floating part */
+		    fwidth = 0U;
+	    }
+
+	    /* rescale the float value */
+	    if (expval) {
+		    value /= conv.F;
+	    }
+
+	    /* output the floating part */
+	    start_idx = idx;
+	    idx = _ftoa(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, negative ? -value : value, prec, fwidth, flags & ~FLAGS_ADAPT_EXP);
+
+	    /* output the exponent part */
+	    if (minwidth) {
+		    /* output the exponential symbol */
+		    out((flags & FLAGS_UPPERCASE) ? 'E' : 'e', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+		    /* output the exponent value */
+		    idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (expval < 0) ? -expval : expval, expval < 0, 10, 0, minwidth-1, FLAGS_ZEROPAD | FLAGS_PLUS);
+		    /* might need to right-pad spaces */
+		    if (flags & FLAGS_LEFT) {
+			    while (idx - start_idx < width) out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+		    }
+	    }
+	    return idx;
+}
+#endif  /* PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL */
+#endif  /* PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT */
+
+
+/* internal vsnprintf */
+static int _vsnprintf(out_fct_type out, char* buffer, const size_t maxlen, const char* format, va_list va)
+{
+	unsigned int flags, width, precision, n;
+	size_t idx = 0U;
+
+	if (!buffer) {
+		/* use null output function */
+		out = _out_null;
+	}
+
+	while (*format)
+	{
+		/* format specifier?  %[flags][width][.precision][length] */
+		if (*format != '%') {
+			/* no */
+			out(*format, buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+			format++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		else {
+			/* yes, evaluate it */
+			format++;
+		}
+
+		/* evaluate flags */
+		flags = 0U;
+		do {
+			switch (*format) {
+			case '0': flags |= FLAGS_ZEROPAD; format++; n = 1U; break;
+			case '-': flags |= FLAGS_LEFT;    format++; n = 1U; break;
+			case '+': flags |= FLAGS_PLUS;    format++; n = 1U; break;
+			case ' ': flags |= FLAGS_SPACE;   format++; n = 1U; break;
+			case '#': flags |= FLAGS_HASH;    format++; n = 1U; break;
+			default :                                   n = 0U; break;
+			}
+		} while (n);
+
+		/* evaluate width field */
+		width = 0U;
+		if (_is_digit(*format)) {
+			width = _atoi(&format);
+		}
+		else if (*format == '*') {
+			const int w = va_arg(va, int);
+			if (w < 0) {
+				flags |= FLAGS_LEFT;    /* reverse padding */
+				width = (unsigned int)-w;
+			}
+			else {
+				width = (unsigned int)w;
+			}
+			format++;
+		}
+
+		/* evaluate precision field */
+		precision = 0U;
+		if (*format == '.') {
+			flags |= FLAGS_PRECISION;
+			format++;
+			if (_is_digit(*format)) {
+				precision = _atoi(&format);
+			}
+			else if (*format == '*') {
+				const int prec = (int)va_arg(va, int);
+				precision = prec > 0 ? (unsigned int)prec : 0U;
+				format++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* evaluate length field */
+		switch (*format) {
+		case 'l' :
+			flags |= FLAGS_LONG;
+			format++;
+			if (*format == 'l') {
+				flags |= FLAGS_LONG_LONG;
+				format++;
+			}
+			break;
+		case 'h' :
+			flags |= FLAGS_SHORT;
+			format++;
+			if (*format == 'h') {
+				flags |= FLAGS_CHAR;
+				format++;
+			}
+			break;
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_PTRDIFF_T)
+		case 't' :
+			flags |= (sizeof(ptrdiff_t) == sizeof(long) ? FLAGS_LONG : FLAGS_LONG_LONG);
+			format++;
+			break;
+#endif
+		case 'j' :
+			flags |= (sizeof(intmax_t) == sizeof(long) ? FLAGS_LONG : FLAGS_LONG_LONG);
+			format++;
+			break;
+		case 'z' :
+			flags |= (sizeof(size_t) == sizeof(long) ? FLAGS_LONG : FLAGS_LONG_LONG);
+			format++;
+			break;
+		default :
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* evaluate specifier */
+		switch (*format) {
+		case 'd' :
+		case 'i' :
+		case 'u' :
+		case 'x' :
+		case 'X' :
+		case 'o' :
+		case 'b' : {
+			/* set the base */
+			unsigned int base;
+			if (*format == 'x' || *format == 'X') {
+				base = 16U;
+			}
+			else if (*format == 'o') {
+				base =  8U;
+			}
+			else if (*format == 'b') {
+				base =  2U;
+			}
+			else {
+				base = 10U;
+				flags &= ~FLAGS_HASH;   /* no hash for dec format */
+			}
+			/* uppercase */
+			if (*format == 'X') {
+				flags |= FLAGS_UPPERCASE;
+			}
+
+			/* no plus or space flag for u, x, X, o, b */
+			if ((*format != 'i') && (*format != 'd')) {
+				flags &= ~(FLAGS_PLUS | FLAGS_SPACE);
+			}
+
+			/* ignore '0' flag when precision is given */
+			if (flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) {
+				flags &= ~FLAGS_ZEROPAD;
+			}
+
+			/* convert the integer */
+			if ((*format == 'i') || (*format == 'd')) {
+				/* signed */
+				if (flags & FLAGS_LONG_LONG) {
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG)
+					const long long value = va_arg(va, long long);
+					idx = _ntoa_long_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (unsigned long long)(value > 0 ? value : 0 - value), value < 0, base, precision, width, flags);
+#endif
+				}
+				else if (flags & FLAGS_LONG) {
+					const long value = va_arg(va, long);
+					idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (unsigned long)(value > 0 ? value : 0 - value), value < 0, base, precision, width, flags);
+				}
+				else {
+					const int value = (flags & FLAGS_CHAR) ? (char)va_arg(va, int) : (flags & FLAGS_SHORT) ? (short int)va_arg(va, int) : va_arg(va, int);
+					idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (unsigned int)(value > 0 ? value : 0 - value), value < 0, base, precision, width, flags);
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				/* unsigned */
+				if (flags & FLAGS_LONG_LONG) {
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG)
+					idx = _ntoa_long_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, va_arg(va, unsigned long long), false, base, precision, width, flags);
+#endif
+				}
+				else if (flags & FLAGS_LONG) {
+					idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, va_arg(va, unsigned long), false, base, precision, width, flags);
+				}
+				else {
+					const unsigned int value = (flags & FLAGS_CHAR) ? (unsigned char)va_arg(va, unsigned int) : (flags & FLAGS_SHORT) ? (unsigned short int)va_arg(va, unsigned int) : va_arg(va, unsigned int);
+					idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, value, false, base, precision, width, flags);
+				}
+			}
+			format++;
+			break;
+		}
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT)
+		case 'f' :
+		case 'F' :
+			if (*format == 'F') flags |= FLAGS_UPPERCASE;
+			idx = _ftoa(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, va_arg(va, double), precision, width, flags);
+			format++;
+			break;
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL)
+		case 'e':
+		case 'E':
+		case 'g':
+		case 'G':
+			if ((*format == 'g')||(*format == 'G')) flags |= FLAGS_ADAPT_EXP;
+			if ((*format == 'E')||(*format == 'G')) flags |= FLAGS_UPPERCASE;
+			idx = _etoa(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, va_arg(va, double), precision, width, flags);
+			format++;
+			break;
+#endif  /* PRINTF_SUPPORT_EXPONENTIAL */
+#endif  /* PRINTF_SUPPORT_FLOAT */
+		case 'c' : {
+			unsigned int l = 1U;
+			/* pre padding */
+			if (!(flags & FLAGS_LEFT)) {
+				while (l++ < width) {
+					out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+				}
+			}
+			/* char output */
+			out((char)va_arg(va, int), buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+			/* post padding */
+			if (flags & FLAGS_LEFT) {
+				while (l++ < width) {
+					out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+				}
+			}
+			format++;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case 's' : {
+			const char* p = va_arg(va, char*);
+			unsigned int l = _strnlen_s(p, precision ? precision : (size_t)-1);
+			/* pre padding */
+			if (flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) {
+				l = (l < precision ? l : precision);
+			}
+			if (!(flags & FLAGS_LEFT)) {
+				while (l++ < width) {
+					out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+				}
+			}
+			/* string output */
+			while ((*p != 0) && (!(flags & FLAGS_PRECISION) || precision--)) {
+				out(*(p++), buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+			}
+			/* post padding */
+			if (flags & FLAGS_LEFT) {
+				while (l++ < width) {
+					out(' ', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+				}
+			}
+			format++;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case 'p' : {
+			width = sizeof(void*) * 2U;
+			flags |= FLAGS_ZEROPAD | FLAGS_UPPERCASE;
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG)
+			if (sizeof(uintptr_t) == sizeof(long long)) {
+				idx = _ntoa_long_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (uintptr_t)va_arg(va, void*), false, 16U, precision, width, flags);
+			}
+			else {
+#endif
+				idx = _ntoa_long(out, buffer, idx, maxlen, (unsigned long)((uintptr_t)va_arg(va, void*)), false, 16U, precision, width, flags);
+#if defined(PRINTF_SUPPORT_LONG_LONG)
+			}
+#endif
+			format++;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case '%' :
+			out('%', buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+			format++;
+			break;
+
+		default :
+			out(*format, buffer, idx++, maxlen);
+			format++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* termination */
+	out((char)0, buffer, idx < maxlen ? idx : maxlen - 1U, maxlen);
+
+	/* return written chars without terminating \0 */
+	return (int)idx;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Custom vsnprintf function
+ *
+ * This function attempts to write to a buffer with a given size
+ * It is a wrapper around the a vsnprintf function
+ *
+ * @param buffer	buffer to write the output
+ * @param count		maximum number of characters to write
+ * @param format	format string
+ * @param va		variable argument list
+ *
+ * @return The number of characters written, or a negative value if an error occurs
+ */
+
+int my_vsnprintf(char* buffer, size_t count, const char* format, va_list va)
+{
+	return _vsnprintf(_out_buffer, buffer, count, format, va);
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/common/vsnprintf.h b/lib/common/vsnprintf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b04ab66f6073027359eb37053a0184a53e5b079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/vsnprintf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * @file   vsnprintf.h
+ * @author Dominik Loidolt (dominik.loidolt@univie.ac.at)
+ * @date   2024
+ *
+ * @copyright GPLv2
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * @brief Tiny vsnprintf implementation
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef VSNPRINTF_H
+#define VSNPRINTF_H
+
+int my_vsnprintf(char* buffer, size_t count, const char* format, va_list va);
+
+#endif /* VSNPRINTF_H */
diff --git a/lib/decompress/decmp.c b/lib/decompress/decmp.c
index 3c26fbd4ad400e7ebf4641edf3985e5eaa3979f3..e21235043179574e2846210806fee839ba7f486e 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/decmp.c
+++ b/lib/decompress/decmp.c
@@ -1990,8 +1990,9 @@ static int cmp_ent_read_header(struct cmp_entity *ent, struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 		return -1;
 
 	cfg->data_type = cmp_ent_get_data_type(ent);
-	if (cmp_data_type_is_invalid(cfg->data_type)) {
-		debug_print("Error: Compression data type not supported.");
+	/* the compression entity data type field only supports imagette or chunk data types */
+	if (cfg->data_type != DATA_TYPE_CHUNK && !rdcu_supported_data_type_is_used(cfg->data_type)) {
+		debug_print("Error: Compression entity data type not supported.");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/decompress/read_bitstream.h b/lib/decompress/read_bitstream.h
index c65090eac4074d12fcd087fa43d193c3c4ade4fa..f46804c1841315a5e7e912aea4da13fccbc84cf6 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/read_bitstream.h
+++ b/lib/decompress/read_bitstream.h
@@ -106,8 +106,15 @@ static const uint32_t BIT_MASK[] = {
 
 static __inline uint64_t bit_read_unaligned_64be(const void *ptr)
 {
+#ifdef __sparc__
+	uint64_t v;
+	memcpy(&v, ptr, sizeof(v));
+	return cpu_to_be64(v);
+
+#else
 	typedef __attribute__((aligned(1))) uint64_t unalign64;
 	return cpu_to_be64(*(const unalign64*)ptr);
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -184,7 +191,6 @@ static __inline size_t bit_init_decoder(struct bit_decoder *dec, const void *buf
  *
  * @returns extracted value
  */
-
 static __inline uint64_t bit_peek_bits(const struct bit_decoder *dec, unsigned int nb_bits)
 {
 	/* mask for the shift value register to prevent undefined behaviour */
diff --git a/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_ctrl.c b/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_ctrl.c
index 0c23b5bf7396386f886ff763ada7552f6b454bd7..c5d748e34ceefc27c7c0368df3299f45ec7fd5aa 100644
--- a/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_ctrl.c
+++ b/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_ctrl.c
@@ -1653,9 +1653,9 @@ int rdcu_write_sram_16(const uint16_t *buf, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
 	if (addr + size > RDCU_SRAM_START + RDCU_SRAM_SIZE)
 		return -1;
 
-#if !(__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
 	return rdcu_write_sram(buf, addr, size);
-#else
+#elif defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
 	{
 		uint32_t i;
 
@@ -1666,7 +1666,9 @@ int rdcu_write_sram_16(const uint16_t *buf, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
 		}
 	}
 	return (int)size; /* lol */
-#endif /* __BYTE_ORDER__ */
+#else
+#error "Unknown byte order!"
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -1699,9 +1701,9 @@ int rdcu_write_sram_32(const uint32_t *buf, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
 	if (addr + size > RDCU_SRAM_START + RDCU_SRAM_SIZE)
 		return -1;
 
-#if !(__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
 	return rdcu_write_sram(buf, addr, size);
-#else
+#elif defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
 	{
 		uint32_t i;
 
@@ -1712,7 +1714,9 @@ int rdcu_write_sram_32(const uint32_t *buf, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
 		}
 	}
 	return (int)size; /* lol */
-#endif /* __BYTE_ORDER__ */
+#else
+#error "Unknown byte order!"
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_rmap.c b/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_rmap.c
index 7a740e8c205585a62be58ed05bd0960e89e6b217..dc7c71a5dfd259ce0b43a9d03a79a1bf87bdab90 100644
--- a/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_rmap.c
+++ b/lib/rdcu_compress/rdcu_rmap.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int rdcu_process_rx(void)
 			uint8_t crc8;
 
 			/* convert endianness in-place if needed */
-#if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 			{
 				uint32_t i, tmp;
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int rdcu_process_rx(void)
 					memcpy(&rp->data[i], &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 				}
 			}
-#endif /* __BYTE_ORDER__ */
+#endif /* __LITTLE_ENDIAN */
 
 			crc8 = rmap_crc8(rp->data, rp->data_len);
 			if (crc8 != rp->data_crc) {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int rdcu_sync(int (*fn)(uint16_t trans_id, uint8_t *cmd),
 	}
 
 	/* convert endianness if needed */
-#if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	if (data_len) {
 		uint32_t i;
 		uint32_t *tmp_buf = alloca(data_len);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int rdcu_sync(int (*fn)(uint16_t trans_id, uint8_t *cmd),
 
 		addr = tmp_buf;
 	}
-#endif /* __BYTE_ORDER__ */
+#endif /* __LITTLE_ENDIAN */
 
 	n = rdcu_submit_tx(rmap_cmd, (uint32_t)n, addr, data_len);
 	free(rmap_cmd);
diff --git a/lib/rdcu_compress/rmap.h b/lib/rdcu_compress/rmap.h
index 3dde00952ef8241ea944406b67f622463d83b562..9c217804b37300e8fa9414af3b6368870436236a 100644
--- a/lib/rdcu_compress/rmap.h
+++ b/lib/rdcu_compress/rmap.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #include "../common/compiler.h"
+#include "../common/byteorder.h"
 
 /**
  * valid RMAP command codes, see Table 5-1 of ECSS‐E‐ST‐50‐52C
@@ -142,12 +143,12 @@
 
 __extension__
 struct rmap_instruction {
-#if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
 	uint8_t	reserved:1;
 	uint8_t	cmd_resp:1;
 	uint8_t cmd:4;
 	uint8_t	reply_addr_len:2;
-#elif (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+#elif defined (__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
 	uint8_t	reply_addr_len:2;
 	uint8_t cmd:4;
 	uint8_t	cmd_resp:1;
diff --git a/test/cmp_decmp/test_cmp_decmp.c b/test/cmp_decmp/test_cmp_decmp.c
index 1331f3de4fb4c775da781436081ffbffa51ca53c..d4959caafe5dfd124cbdc1eab17c3bd900a339db 100644
--- a/test/cmp_decmp/test_cmp_decmp.c
+++ b/test/cmp_decmp/test_cmp_decmp.c
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
  *
  * @brief random compression decompression tests
  * @details We generate random data and compress them with random parameters.
- *	After that we put the data in a compression entity. We decompress the
- *	compression entity and compare the decompressed data with the original
- *	data.
+ *	After that we  decompress the compression entity and compare the
+ *	decompressed data with the original data.
  */
 
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <unity.h>
 #include "../test_common/test_common.h"
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <decmp.h>
 #include <cmp_data_types.h>
 #include <leon_inttypes.h>
+#include <byteorder.h>
 
 #if defined __has_include
 #  if __has_include(<time.h>)
@@ -41,13 +42,11 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-#define IMAX_BITS(m) ((m)/((m)%255+1) / 255%255*8 + 7-86/((m)%255+12))
-#define RAND_MAX_WIDTH IMAX_BITS(RAND_MAX)
-
 #define ROUND_UP_TO_MULTIPLE_OF_4(x) (((x) + 3) & ~3)
 
+
 /**
- * @brief  Seeds the pseudo-random number generator used by rand()
+ * @brief  Seeds the pseudo-random number generator
  */
 
 void setUp(void)
@@ -55,28 +54,49 @@ void setUp(void)
 	uint64_t seed;
 	static int n;
 
-#if HAS_TIME_H
+#ifdef HAS_TIME_H
 	seed = (uint64_t)(time(NULL) ^ getpid()  ^ (intptr_t)&setUp);
 #else
 	seed = 1;
 #endif
 
 	if (!n) {
+		uint32_t high = seed >> 32;
+		uint32_t low = seed & 0xFFFFFFFF;
 		n = 1;
 		cmp_rand_seed(seed);
-		printf("seed: %"PRIu64"\n", seed);
+		printf("seed: 0x%08"PRIx32"%08"PRIx32"\n", high, low);
 	}
 }
 
 
-static size_t gen_ima_data(uint16_t *data, uint32_t samples,
-			   const struct cmp_max_used_bits *max_used_bits)
+static size_t gen_ima_data(uint16_t *data, enum cmp_data_type data_type,
+			   uint32_t samples, const struct cmp_max_used_bits *max_used_bits)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 
-	if (data)
+	if (data) {
+		uint32_t max_data_bits;
+
+		switch (data_type) {
+		case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE:
+		case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
+			max_data_bits = max_used_bits->nc_imagette;
+			break;
+		case DATA_TYPE_SAT_IMAGETTE:
+		case DATA_TYPE_SAT_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
+			max_data_bits = max_used_bits->saturated_imagette;
+			break;
+		case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE:
+		case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
+			max_data_bits = max_used_bits->fc_imagette;
+			break;
+		default:
+			TEST_FAIL();
+		}
 		for (i = 0; i < samples; i++)
-			data[i] = (uint16_t)cmp_rand_nbits(max_used_bits->nc_imagette);
+			data[i] = (uint16_t)cmp_rand_nbits(max_data_bits);
+	}
 	return sizeof(*data) * samples;
 }
 
@@ -365,86 +385,8 @@ static size_t gen_l_fx_efx_ncob_ecob_data(struct l_fx_efx_ncob_ecob *data, uint3
 }
 
 
-static uint8_t get_sst(enum cmp_data_type data_type)
-{
-	uint8_t sst = 0;
-
-	switch (data_type) {
-	case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE:
-	case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_IMAGETTE;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_SAT_IMAGETTE:
-	case DATA_TYPE_SAT_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_SAT_IMAGETTE;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_OFFSET:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_OFFSET;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_BACKGROUND:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_BACKGROUND;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_SMEARING:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_SMEARING;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_S_FX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_S_FX_EFX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_NCOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_S_FX_NCOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_L_FX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_L_FX_EFX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_NCOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_L_FX_NCOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_F_FX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_F_FX_EFX;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_NCOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_F_FX_NCOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB:
-		sst = SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_F_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE:
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
-		sst = SST_FCx_S_SCIENCE_IMAGETTE;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_OFFSET:
-		sst = SST_FCx_S_SCIENCE_OFFSET_VALUES;
-		break;
-	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND:
-		sst = SST_FCx_S_BACKGROUND_VALUES;
-		break;
-	default:
-	case DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
-		TEST_FAIL();
-		/* debug_print("Error: Unknown compression data type!\n"); */
-	};
-
-	return sst;
-}
-
-
-size_t generate_random_collection_hdr(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type data_type,
-				      uint32_t samples)
+uint32_t generate_random_collection_hdr(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type data_type,
+					uint32_t samples)
 {
 	static uint8_t sequence_num;
 	size_t data_size = size_of_a_sample(data_type)*samples;
@@ -452,11 +394,15 @@ size_t generate_random_collection_hdr(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_
 	TEST_ASSERT(data_size <= UINT16_MAX);
 
 	if (col) {
+#ifdef HAS_TIME_H
 		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_timestamp(col, cmp_ent_create_timestamp(NULL)));
+#else
+		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_timestamp(col, 0x150D15AB1ED));
+#endif
 		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_configuration_id(col, (uint16_t)cmp_rand32()));
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_pkt_type(col, COL_SCI_PKTS_TYPE));
-		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_subservice(col, get_sst(data_type)));
+		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_subservice(col, convert_cmp_data_type_to_subservice(data_type)));
 		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_ccd_id(col, (uint8_t)cmp_rand_between(0, 3)));
 		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_sequence_num(col, sequence_num++));
 
@@ -467,13 +413,17 @@ size_t generate_random_collection_hdr(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_
 
 
 /**
- * @brief generate random test data
+ * @brief generates a random collection (with header)
  *
- * @param samples	number of random test samples
- * @param data_type	compression data type of the test data
- * @param max_used_bits	pointer to a max_used_bits structure
+ * @param col		pointer to where the random collection will be stored;
+ *			if NULL, the function will only return the size of the
+ *			random collection
+ * @param data_type	specifies the compression data type of the test data
+ * @param samples	the number of random test data samples to generate
+ * @param max_used_bits	pointer to a structure that tracks the maximum number of
+ *			bits used
  *
- * @returns a pointer to the generated random test data
+ * @return the size of the generated random collection in bytes
  */
 
 size_t generate_random_collection(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type data_type,
@@ -485,22 +435,17 @@ size_t generate_random_collection(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type
 	if (col)
 		science_data = col->entry;
 
-	if (rdcu_supported_data_type_is_used(data_type)) {
-		/* for the rdcu the header counts as data */
-		size_t hdr_in_samples = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE/size_of_a_sample(data_type);
-		TEST_ASSERT(samples >= hdr_in_samples);
-		samples -= hdr_in_samples;
-	}
-
 	size = generate_random_collection_hdr(col, data_type, samples);
-	/* TDOO remove me */
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < size_of_a_sample(data_type)*samples; ++i) {
-		if (col){
-			col->entry[i] = i;
+#if 0
+	{	int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < size_of_a_sample(data_type)*samples; i++) {
+			if (col)
+				col->entry[i] = i;
 		}
+		return size+i;
 	}
-	return size+i;
+#endif
 
 	switch (data_type) {
 	case DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE:
@@ -509,7 +454,7 @@ size_t generate_random_collection(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type
 	case DATA_TYPE_SAT_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
 	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE:
 	case DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_IMAGETTE_ADAPTIVE:
-		size += gen_ima_data(science_data, samples, max_used_bits);
+		size += gen_ima_data(science_data, data_type, samples, max_used_bits);
 		break;
 	case DATA_TYPE_OFFSET:
 		size += gen_nc_offset_data(science_data, samples, max_used_bits);
@@ -566,6 +511,9 @@ size_t generate_random_collection(struct collection_hdr *col, enum cmp_data_type
 		TEST_FAIL();
 	}
 
+	if (col)
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT(size, cmp_col_get_size(col));
+
 	return size;
 }
 
@@ -575,11 +523,25 @@ struct chunk_def {
 };
 
 
-static size_t generate_random_chunk(void *chunk, struct chunk_def col_array[], size_t array_elements,
+/**
+ * @brief generates a random chunk of collections
+ *
+ * @param chunk		pointer to  where the random chunk will be stored; if
+ *			NULL, the function will only return the size of the
+ *			random chunk
+ * @param col_array	specifies which collections are contained in the chunk
+ * @param array_elements	number of elements in the col_array
+ * @param max_used_bits	pointer to a structure that tracks the maximum number of
+ *			bits used
+ *
+ * @return the size of the generated random chunk in bytes
+ */
+
+static uint32_t generate_random_chunk(void *chunk, struct chunk_def col_array[], size_t array_elements,
 				    const struct cmp_max_used_bits *max_used_bits)
 {
 	size_t i;
-	size_t chunk_size = 0;
+	uint32_t chunk_size = 0;
 	struct collection_hdr *col = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < array_elements; i++) {
@@ -599,7 +561,7 @@ static size_t generate_random_chunk(void *chunk, struct chunk_def col_array[], s
  * @param cfg	pointer to a compression configuration
  */
 
-void generate_random_cmp_par(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
+void generate_random_cmp_cfg(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 {
 	if (cmp_imagette_data_type_is_used(cfg->data_type)) {
 		cfg->cmp_par_imagette = cmp_rand_between(MIN_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
@@ -644,6 +606,56 @@ void generate_random_cmp_par(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief generate random chunk compression parameters
+ *
+ * @param par	pointer where to store the chunk compression
+ */
+
+void generate_random_cmp_par(struct cmp_par *par)
+{
+	if (par) {
+		par->cmp_mode = cmp_rand_between(0, MAX_RDCU_CMP_MODE);
+		par->model_value = cmp_rand_between(0, MAX_MODEL_VALUE);
+		par->lossy_par = cmp_rand_between(0, MAX_ICU_ROUND);
+
+		par->nc_imagette = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->s_exp_flags = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->s_fx = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->s_ncob = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->s_efx = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->s_ecob = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->l_exp_flags = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->l_fx = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->l_ncob = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->l_efx = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->l_ecob = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->l_fx_cob_variance = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->saturated_imagette = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->nc_offset_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->nc_offset_variance = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->nc_background_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->nc_background_variance = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->nc_background_outlier_pixels = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->smearing_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->smearing_variance_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->smearing_outlier_pixels = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+
+		par->fc_imagette = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->fc_offset_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->fc_offset_variance = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->fc_background_mean = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->fc_background_variance = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+		par->fc_background_outlier_pixels = cmp_rand_between(MIN_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR, MAX_NON_IMA_GOLOMB_PAR);
+	}
+}
+
+
 /**
  * @brief compress the given configuration and decompress it afterwards; finally
  *	compare the results
@@ -673,7 +685,7 @@ void compression_decompression(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 
 	/* create a compression entity */
 	cmp_data_size = cmp_cal_size_of_data(cfg->buffer_length, cfg->data_type);
-	cmp_data_size &= ~0x3U; /* the size of the compressed data should be a multiple of 4 */
+	/* cmp_data_size &= ~0x3U; /1* the size of the compressed data should be a multiple of 4 *1/ */
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_data_size);
 
 	cmp_ent_size = cmp_ent_create(NULL, cfg->data_type, cfg->cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, cmp_data_size);
@@ -682,12 +694,13 @@ void compression_decompression(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 	cmp_ent_size = cmp_ent_create(ent, cfg->data_type, cfg->cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, cmp_data_size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_UINT(0, cmp_ent_size);
 
-	/* we put the coompressed data direct into the compression entity */
+	/* we put the compressed data direct into the compression entity */
 	cfg->icu_output_buf = cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cfg->icu_output_buf);
 
 	/* now compress the data */
 	cmp_size_bits = icu_compress_data(cfg);
+
 	TEST_ASSERT(cmp_size_bits > 0);
 
 	/* put the compression parameters in the entity header */
@@ -741,26 +754,27 @@ void compression_decompression(struct cmp_cfg *cfg)
 }
 
 
-#define CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR 3 /* compression data buffer size / data to compress buffer size */
-
 /**
- * @brief random compression decompression test
- * @details We generate random data and compress them with random parameters.
- *	After that we put the data in a compression entity. We decompress the
- *	compression entity and compare the decompressed data with the original
- *	data.
+ * @brief random RDCU like compression decompression test
+ *
+ * We generate random imagette data and compress them with random parameters.
+ * After that we put the data in a compression entity. We decompress the
+ * compression entity and compare the decompressed data with the original data.
+ *
  * @test icu_compress_data
  * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
  */
 
-#define MB *(1U<<20)
-#define MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE 0x1000B
-void test_random_compression_decompression(void)
+void test_random_round_trip_like_rdcu_compression(void)
 {
 	enum cmp_data_type data_type;
 	enum cmp_mode cmp_mode;
 	struct cmp_cfg cfg;
 	uint32_t cmp_buffer_size;
+	enum {
+		MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE = 0x1000B,
+		CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR = 3 /* compression data buffer size / data to compress buffer size */
+	};
 	void *data_to_compress1 = malloc(MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
 	void *data_to_compress2 = malloc(MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
 	void *updated_model = calloc(1, MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
@@ -768,22 +782,19 @@ void test_random_compression_decompression(void)
 	for (data_type = 1; data_type <= DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND; data_type++) {
 		/* printf("%s\n", data_type2string(data_type)); */
 		/* generate random data*/
-		/* uint32_t samples = cmp_rand_between(1, 430179/CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR); */
 		size_t size;
 		uint32_t samples = cmp_rand_between(1, UINT16_MAX/size_of_a_sample(data_type));
 		uint32_t model_value = cmp_rand_between(0, MAX_MODEL_VALUE);
-		/* void *data_to_compress1 = generate_random_test_data(samples, data_type, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1); */
-		/* void *data_to_compress2 = generate_random_test_data(samples, data_type, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1); */
-		/* void *updated_model = calloc(1, cmp_cal_size_of_data(samples, data_type)); */
-		/* memset(updated_model, 0, MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE); */
 
-		size = generate_random_collection(NULL, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
+		if (!rdcu_supported_data_type_is_used(data_type))
+			continue;
+
+		size = gen_ima_data(NULL, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
 		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
-		size = generate_random_collection(data_to_compress1, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
+		size = gen_ima_data(data_to_compress1, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
 		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
-		size = generate_random_collection(data_to_compress2, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
+		size = gen_ima_data(data_to_compress2, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
 		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
-
 		/* for (cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_RAW; cmp_mode <= CMP_MODE_STUFF; cmp_mode++) { */
 		for (cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_RAW; cmp_mode <= CMP_MODE_DIFF_MULTI; cmp_mode++) {
 			/* printf("cmp_mode: %i\n", cmp_mode); */
@@ -791,14 +802,14 @@ void test_random_compression_decompression(void)
 						 CMP_LOSSLESS);
 			TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.data_type, DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 
-			generate_random_cmp_par(&cfg);
+			generate_random_cmp_cfg(&cfg);
 
 			if (!model_mode_is_used(cmp_mode))
 				cmp_buffer_size = cmp_cfg_icu_buffers(&cfg, data_to_compress1,
-					samples, NULL, NULL, NULL, samples*CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR);
+								      samples, NULL, NULL, NULL, samples*CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR);
 			else
 				cmp_buffer_size = cmp_cfg_icu_buffers(&cfg, data_to_compress2,
-					samples, data_to_compress1, updated_model, NULL, samples*CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR);
+								      samples, data_to_compress1, updated_model, NULL, samples*CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR);
 
 			TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT(cmp_buffer_size, cmp_cal_size_of_data(CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR*samples, data_type));
 
@@ -812,8 +823,11 @@ void test_random_compression_decompression(void)
 }
 
 
-#define N_SAMPLES 5
-void test_random_compression_decompression2(void)
+/**
+ * @test icu_compress_data
+ */
+
+void test_random_compression_decompress_rdcu_data(void)
 {
 	struct cmp_cfg cfg;
 	struct cmp_info info = {0};
@@ -821,7 +835,11 @@ void test_random_compression_decompression2(void)
 	int s, i, cmp_size_bits;
 	void *compressed_data;
 	uint16_t *decompressed_data;
+	enum {N_SAMPLES = 5};
 	uint16_t data[N_SAMPLES] = {0, UINT16_MAX, INT16_MAX, 42, 23};
+	enum {
+		CMP_BUFFER_FAKTOR = 2 /* compression data buffer size / data to compress buffer size */
+	};
 
 	cfg = cmp_cfg_icu_create(DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE, CMP_MODE_RAW, 8, CMP_LOSSLESS);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.data_type, DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
@@ -846,173 +864,217 @@ void test_random_compression_decompression2(void)
 	info.rdcu_cmp_adr_used = cfg.rdcu_buffer_adr;
 
 	s = decompress_rdcu_data(compressed_data, &info, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	TEST_ASSERT(s > 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(sizeof(data), s);
 	decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)s);
 	s = decompress_rdcu_data(compressed_data, &info, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
-	TEST_ASSERT(s > 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(sizeof(data), s);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < N_SAMPLES; i++)
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX16(data[i], decompressed_data[i]);
 
-
 	free(compressed_data);
 	free(decompressed_data);
 }
 
-#if 0
-int icu_compress_chunk(void *chunk, size_t chunk_size, void *model, void *dst,
-		       size_t dst_capacity);
-void no_test_chunk(void)
+
+static int32_t chunk_round_trip(void *data, uint32_t data_size,
+			       void *model, void *up_model,
+			       uint32_t *cmp_data, uint32_t cmp_data_capacity,
+			       struct cmp_par *cmp_par, int use_decmp_buf, int use_decmp_up_model)
 {
-	size_t s, i;
-	struct todo chunk_struct[3];
-	uint8_t *buf;
-	uint8_t *dst;
-
-	cmp_rand_seed(0);
-	chunk_struct[0].data_type = DATA_TYPE_F_FX;
-	chunk_struct[0].samples = 10;
-
-	chunk_struct[1].data_type = DATA_TYPE_S_FX;
-	chunk_struct[1].samples = 3;
-
-	chunk_struct[2].data_type = DATA_TYPE_SMEARING;
-	chunk_struct[2].samples = 4;
-
-	s = generate_random_chunk(NULL, chunk_struct, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_struct), &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	printf("s: %zu\n", s);
-
-	buf = malloc(s);
-	s = generate_random_chunk(buf, chunk_struct, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_struct), &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	printf("data to compress (s: %zu)\n", s);
-	for (i = 0; i < s; ++i) {
-		printf("%02X", buf[i]);
-		if ((i + 1) % 2 == 0)
-			printf("\n");
+	int32_t cmp_size;
+	void *model_cpy = NULL;
+
+	/* if in-place model update is used (up_model == model), the model
+	 * needed for decompression is destroyed; therefore we make a copy
+	 */
+	if (model) {
+		if (up_model == model) {
+			model_cpy = TEST_malloc(data_size);
+			memcpy(model_cpy, model, data_size);
+		} else {
+			model_cpy = model;
+		}
 	}
 
-	dst = malloc(s+1000);
-	s = icu_compress_chunk(buf, s, NULL, dst, s+1000);
-	printf("\n\ncompressed data (s: %zu)\n", s);
-	for (i = 0; i < s; ++i) {
-		printf("%02X", dst[i]);
-		if ((i + 1) % 2 == 0)
-			printf("\n");
-	}
+	cmp_size = compress_chunk(data, data_size, model, up_model,
+				  cmp_data, cmp_data_capacity, cmp_par);
+	TEST_ASSERT(cmp_size != CMP_ERROR_HIGH_VALUE);
 
-	free(dst);
-	free(buf);
-}
+#if 0
+	{ /* Compress a second time and check for determinism */
+		int32_t cSize2;
+		void *compressed2 = NULL;
+		void *up_model2 = NULL;
+
+		if (compressed)
+			compressed2 = FUZZ_malloc(compressedCapacity);
+
+		if (up_model)
+			up_model2 = FUZZ_malloc(srcSize);
+		cSize2 = compress_chunk((void *)src, srcSize, (void *)model, up_model2,
+					   compressed2, compressedCapacity, cmp_par);
+		FUZZ_ASSERT(cSize == cSize2);
+		FUZZ_ASSERT_MSG(!FUZZ_memcmp(compressed, compressed2, cSize), "Not deterministic!");
+		FUZZ_ASSERT_MSG(!FUZZ_memcmp(up_model, compressed2, cSize), "NO deterministic!");
+		free(compressed2);
+		free(up_model2);
+	}
 #endif
-#include <byteorder.h>
+	if (cmp_size >= 0 && cmp_data) {
+		void *decmp_data = NULL;
+		void *up_model_decmp = NULL;
+		int decmp_size;
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)cmp_data, model_cpy, NULL, NULL);
+		TEST_ASSERT(decmp_size >= 0);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL((uint32_t)decmp_size, data_size);
+
+		if (use_decmp_buf)
+			decmp_data = TEST_malloc(data_size);
+		if (use_decmp_up_model)
+			up_model_decmp = TEST_malloc(data_size);
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)cmp_data, model_cpy,
+						  up_model_decmp, decmp_data);
+		TEST_ASSERT(decmp_size >= 0);
+		TEST_ASSERT((uint32_t)decmp_size == data_size);
+
+		if (use_decmp_buf) {
+			TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(data, decmp_data, data_size);
+			TEST_ASSERT(!memcmp(data, decmp_data, data_size));
+
+			/*
+			 * the model is only updated when the decompressed_data
+			 * buffer is set
+			 */
+			if (up_model && up_model_decmp)
+				TEST_ASSERT(!memcmp(up_model, up_model_decmp, data_size));
+		}
 
-size_t set_cmp_size(uint8_t *p, uint16_t v)
-{
-	v -= COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
-	memset(p, v >> 8, 1);
-	memset(p+1, v & 0xFF, 1);
-	return sizeof(uint16_t);
-}
+		free(decmp_data);
+		free(up_model_decmp);
+	}
 
-uint16_t get_cmp_size(uint8_t *p)
-{
-	return ((uint16_t)p[0]<<8) + p[1];
+	if (up_model == model)
+		free(model_cpy);
+
+	return cmp_size;
 }
-#if 0
-remove this
-void no_test_new_format(void)
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief random compression decompression round trip test
+ *
+ * We generate random data and compress them with random parameters.
+ * We decompress the compression entity and compare the decompressed data with
+ * the original data.
+ *
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_random_collection_round_trip(void)
 {
-	uint32_t data_size = cmp_cal_size_of_data(3, DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB);
-	data_size += cmp_cal_size_of_data(2, DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB);
-	data_size += cmp_cal_size_of_data(5, DATA_TYPE_L_FX);
-	data_size += cmp_cal_size_of_data(2, DATA_TYPE_L_FX);
-	data_size += 3*sizeof(uint16_t);
-
-	uint32_t ent_size = cmp_ent_create(NULL, DATA_TYPE_L_FX, 1, data_size);
-	void *ent = calloc(1, ent_size);
-	ent_size = cmp_ent_create(ent, DATA_TYPE_L_FX, 1, data_size);
-
-	char *p = cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent);
-	p +=2;
-	uint16_t s = generate_random_collection(p, DATA_TYPE_L_FX, 2, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	p += set_cmp_size(p-2, s);
-	p += s;
-	s = generate_random_collection(p, DATA_TYPE_L_FX, 5, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	p += set_cmp_size(p-2, s);
-	p += s;
-	s = generate_random_collection(p, DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 2, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	p += set_cmp_size(p-2, s);
-	p += s;
-	s = generate_random_collection(p, DATA_TYPE_L_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 2, &MAX_USED_BITS_V1);
-	p+=s;
-
-	int num_of_coll =4;
-
-	uint8_t *d_p = cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent);
-	uint32_t sum =0;
-	s =0;
-	for (int c = 1; c <= num_of_coll ;  c++) {
-		uint16_t cmp_col_size;
-		if (c == num_of_coll)
-			cmp_col_size = cmp_ent_get_cmp_data_size(ent)- sum;
-		else{
-			cmp_col_size = get_cmp_size(&d_p[s]);
-			sum += cmp_col_size;
-			s+=2;
-		}
+	enum cmp_data_type data_type;
+	enum cmp_mode cmp_mode;
+	enum { MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE = UINT16_MAX};
+	uint32_t cmp_data_capacity = COMPRESS_CHUNK_BOUND(MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE, 1);
+#ifdef __sparc__
+	void *data          = (void *)0x63000000;
+	void *model         = (void *)0x64000000;
+	void *updated_model = (void *)0x65000000;
+	void *cmp_data      = (void *)0x66000000;
+#else /* assume PC */
+	void *data = malloc(CMP_ENTITY_MAX_ORIGINAL_SIZE);
+	void *model = malloc(MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
+	void *updated_model = calloc(1, MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
+	void *cmp_data = malloc(cmp_data_capacity);
+#endif
 
-		uint16_t col_size = cmp_col_get_data_length(&d_p[s]);
-		printf("cmp_col_sizel: %X col_size: %X\n", cmp_col_size, col_size);
-		for (int i = s-2; i < s+col_size +COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE; ++i) {
-			printf("%02X ",((uint8_t *)d_p)[i]);
-			if ((i + 1) % 2 == 0)
-				printf("\n");
+	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(data);
+	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(model);
+	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(updated_model);
+	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmp_data);
+
+	for (data_type = 1; data_type <= DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND; data_type++) {
+		/* printf("%s\n", data_type2string(data_type)); */
+		/* generate random data*/
+		size_t size;
+		uint32_t samples = cmp_rand_between(1, UINT16_MAX/size_of_a_sample(data_type));
+
+		size = generate_random_collection(NULL, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
+		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
+		size = generate_random_collection(data, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
+		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
+		size = generate_random_collection(model, data_type, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
+		TEST_ASSERT(size <= MAX_DATA_TO_COMPRESS_SIZE);
+
+		for (cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_RAW; cmp_mode <= CMP_MODE_DIFF_MULTI; cmp_mode++) {
+			struct cmp_par par;
+			int32_t cmp_size;
+
+			generate_random_cmp_par(&par);
+			par.cmp_mode = cmp_mode;
+			par.lossy_par = CMP_LOSSLESS;
+
+			cmp_size = chunk_round_trip(data, (uint32_t)size, model, updated_model,
+						   cmp_data, cmp_data_capacity,
+						   &par, 1, model_mode_is_used(par.cmp_mode));
+			/* No chunk is defined for fast cadence subservices */
+			if (data_type == DATA_TYPE_F_FX || data_type == DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX ||
+			    data_type == DATA_TYPE_F_FX_NCOB || data_type == DATA_TYPE_F_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB)
+				TEST_ASSERT(cmp_size == -1);
+			else
+				TEST_ASSERT(cmp_size > 0);
 		}
-		TEST_ASSERT(cmp_col_size == col_size);
-		s+=col_size+COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
 	}
-
-}
+#ifndef __sparc__
+	free(data);
+	free(model);
+	free(updated_model);
+	free(cmp_data);
 #endif
-#if 0
-/* #include "../../lib/common/byteorder.h" */
-void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_raw(void)
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_cmp_collection_raw(void)
 {
 	struct collection_hdr *col = NULL;
 	uint32_t samples = 2;
-	size_t col_size, dst_capacity = 0;
+	uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
 	struct s_fx *data;
 	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
-	int dst_capacity_used = 0;
 	struct cmp_par par = {0};
-	const size_t exp_col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+2*sizeof(struct s_fx);
-	const size_t exp_cmp_size_byte = exp_col_size;
+	const uint32_t col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+2*sizeof(struct s_fx);
+	const size_t exp_cmp_size_byte = GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE + col_size;
+	int cmp_size_byte;
 
 	par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_RAW;
 
-	col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-	col = malloc(col_size);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
-	col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-
+	col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
+	generate_random_collection_hdr(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples);
 	data = (struct s_fx *)col->entry;
 	data[0].exp_flags = 0;
 	data[0].fx = 0;
 	data[1].exp_flags = 0xF0;
 	data[1].fx = 0xABCDE0FF;
 
-
-	dst_capacity = (size_t)cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, dst_capacity);
+	cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
+	dst_capacity = (uint32_t)cmp_size_byte;
 	dst = malloc(dst_capacity);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
-	dst_capacity_used = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, dst_capacity_used);
+	cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
 
 	{
-		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
+		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst+GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE;
 		struct collection_hdr *raw_cmp_col = (struct collection_hdr *)p;
 		struct s_fx *raw_cmp_data = (void *)raw_cmp_col->entry;
 
@@ -1023,62 +1085,69 @@ void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_raw(void)
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(data[1].exp_flags, raw_cmp_data[1].exp_flags);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(data[1].fx, be32_to_cpu(raw_cmp_data[1].fx));
 	}
+	{ /* decompress the data */
+		int decmp_size;
+		uint8_t *decompressed_data;
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(col, decompressed_data, decmp_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
+	}
 
-	memset(dst, 0, dst_capacity);
-
+	/* error case: buffer for the compressed data is to small */
 	dst_capacity -= 1;
-	dst_capacity_used = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, dst_capacity_used);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par));
 
 	free(col);
 	free(dst);
 }
 
 
-void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_diff(void)
+/**
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_cmp_collection_diff(void)
 {
 	struct collection_hdr *col = NULL;
 	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
-	size_t dst_capacity = 0;
-	int dst_capacity_used = 33;
+	uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
 	struct cmp_par par = {0};
-	const uint16_t cmp_size_byte_exp= 2;
+	const uint16_t cmp_size_byte_exp = 2;
+	struct s_fx *data;
+	const uint32_t samples = 2;
+	const uint32_t col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+samples*sizeof(*data);
 
 
-	{ /* generate test data */
-		struct s_fx *data;
-		uint32_t samples = 2;
-		size_t col_size;
-		const size_t exp_col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+samples*sizeof(*data);
+	 /* generate test data */
+	col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
+	generate_random_collection_hdr(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples);
+	data = (struct s_fx *)col->entry;
+	data[0].exp_flags = 0;
+	data[0].fx = 0;
+	data[1].exp_flags = 1;
+	data[1].fx = 1;
 
-		col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-		col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
-		col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-
-		data = (struct s_fx *)col->entry;
-		data[0].exp_flags = 0;
-		data[0].fx = 0;
-		data[1].exp_flags = 1;
-		data[1].fx = 1;
-	}
 
 	{ /* compress data */
 		int cmp_size_byte;
-		const int exp_cmp_size_byte = dst_capacity_used + CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE
-			+ COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;;
+		const int exp_cmp_size_byte = NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE + CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE
+			+ COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;
 
 		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_DIFF_ZERO;
 		par.s_exp_flags = 1;
 		par.s_fx = 1;
 
-		cmp_size_byte = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
-		dst_capacity = (size_t)ROUND_UP_TO_MULTIPLE_OF_4(cmp_size_byte);
+		dst_capacity = (uint32_t)ROUND_UP_TO_MULTIPLE_OF_4(cmp_size_byte);
 		dst = malloc(dst_capacity); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
-		memset(dst, 0xFF, dst_capacity);
-		cmp_size_byte = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
 	}
 
@@ -1086,8 +1155,8 @@ void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_diff(void)
 		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
 		uint16_t cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(cmp_size_byte_exp);
 
-		TEST_ASSERT_EACH_EQUAL_HEX8(0xFF, p, dst_capacity_used);
-		p += dst_capacity_used;
+		/* TODO: check the entity header */
+		p += NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE;
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(&cmp_collection_size_exp, p, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE);
 		p += CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE;
@@ -1097,68 +1166,72 @@ void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_diff(void)
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(0xAE, *p++);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(0xE0, *p++);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(0x00, *p++);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(0x00, *p++);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(0x00, *p++);
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(dst_capacity, p - (uint8_t *)dst);
 	}
-
+	{ /* decompress the data */
+		int decmp_size;
+		uint8_t *decompressed_data;
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(col, decompressed_data, decmp_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
+	}
 
 	/* error cases dst buffer to small */
 	dst_capacity -= 1;
-	dst_capacity_used = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, dst_capacity_used);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par));
 
 	free(col);
 	free(dst);
 }
 
 
-void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_worst_case(void)
+/**
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_cmp_collection_worst_case(void)
 {
 	struct collection_hdr *col = NULL;
 	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
-	size_t dst_capacity = 0;
-	int dst_capacity_used = 4;
+	uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
 	struct cmp_par par = {0};
-	const uint16_t cmp_size_byte_exp= 2*sizeof(struct s_fx);
+	const uint16_t cmp_size_byte_exp = 2*sizeof(struct s_fx);
 	int cmp_size_byte;
+	struct s_fx *data;
+	uint32_t samples = 2;
+	const uint32_t col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+samples*sizeof(*data);
 
-	{ /* generate test data */
-		struct s_fx *data;
-		uint32_t samples = 2;
-		size_t col_size;
-		const size_t exp_col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE+samples*sizeof(*data);
+	/* generate test data */
+	col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
+	generate_random_collection_hdr(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples);
+	data = (struct s_fx *)col->entry;
+	data[0].exp_flags = 0x4;
+	data[0].fx = 0x0000000E;
+	data[1].exp_flags = 0x4;
+	data[1].fx = 0x00000016;
 
-		col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-		col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
-		col_size = generate_random_collection(col, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, samples, &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp_col_size, col_size);
-
-		data = (struct s_fx *)col->entry;
-		data[0].exp_flags = 0x4;
-		data[0].fx = 0x0000000E;
-		data[1].exp_flags = 0x4;
-		data[1].fx = 0x00000016;
-;
-	}
 
 	{ /* compress data */
-		const int exp_cmp_size_byte = dst_capacity_used + CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE
-			+ COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;;
+		const int exp_cmp_size_byte = NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE + CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE
+			+ COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;
 
 		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_DIFF_ZERO;
 		par.s_exp_flags = 1;
 		par.s_fx = 1;
 
-		cmp_size_byte = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
-		dst_capacity = 1000;
+		dst_capacity = (uint32_t)cmp_size_byte;
 		dst = malloc(dst_capacity); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
 		memset(dst, 0xFF, dst_capacity);
-		cmp_size_byte = cmp_collection(col, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par, dst_capacity_used);
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
 	}
 
@@ -1166,8 +1239,8 @@ void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_worst_case(void)
 		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
 		uint16_t cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(cmp_size_byte_exp);
 
-		TEST_ASSERT_EACH_EQUAL_HEX8(0xFF, p, dst_capacity_used);
-		p += dst_capacity_used;
+		/* TODO: check the entity header */
+		p += NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE;
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(&cmp_collection_size_exp, p, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE);
 		p += CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE;
@@ -1188,19 +1261,121 @@ void NOOO_test_cmp_collection_worst_case(void)
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(cmp_size_byte, p - (uint8_t *)dst);
 	}
+	{ /* decompress the data */
+		int decmp_size;
+		uint8_t *decompressed_data;
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(col, decompressed_data, decmp_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
+	}
+	free(dst);
+	free(col);
 }
-#endif
 
 
-void test_cmp_chunk_raw2(void)
+/**
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_cmp_collection_imagette_worst_case(void)
+{
+	struct collection_hdr *col = NULL;
+	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
+	struct cmp_par par = {0};
+	uint16_t const cmp_size_byte_exp = 10*sizeof(uint16_t);
+	int cmp_size_byte;
+	uint32_t const col_size = COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;
+
+	{ /* generate test data */
+		uint16_t *data;
+
+		col = malloc(col_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(col);
+		generate_random_collection_hdr(col, DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE, 10);
+
+		data = (void *)col->entry;
+		data[0] = 0x0102;
+		data[1] = 0x0304;
+		data[2] = 0x0506;
+		data[3] = 0x0708;
+		data[4] = 0x090A;
+		data[5] = 0x0B0C;
+		data[6] = 0x0D0E;
+		data[7] = 0x0F10;
+		data[8] = 0x1112;
+		data[9] = 0x1314;
+	}
+
+	{ /* compress data */
+		uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
+		const int exp_cmp_size_byte = NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE + CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE
+			+ COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + cmp_size_byte_exp;
+
+		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_DIFF_MULTI;
+		par.nc_imagette = 62;
+
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
+		dst_capacity = (uint32_t)cmp_size_byte;
+		dst = malloc(dst_capacity); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
+		memset(dst, 0xFF, dst_capacity);
+		cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(col, col_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(exp_cmp_size_byte, cmp_size_byte);
+	}
+
+	{ /* check the compressed data */
+		uint32_t i;
+		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
+		uint16_t cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(cmp_size_byte_exp);
+
+		/* TODO: check the entity header */
+		p += NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE;
+
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(&cmp_collection_size_exp, p, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE);
+		p += CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE;
+
+		TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(col, p, COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE) == 0);
+		p += COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
+
+		for (i = 1; i <= col_size-COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE; ++i)
+			TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8(i, *p++);
+
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(cmp_size_byte, p - (uint8_t *)dst);
+	}
+	{ /* decompress the data */
+		int decmp_size;
+		uint8_t *decompressed_data;
+
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
+		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((struct cmp_entity *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(col_size, decmp_size);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(col, decompressed_data, decmp_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @test compress_chunk
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_raw(void)
 {
 	struct cmp_par par = {0};
 	struct chunk_def chunk_def[2] = {{DATA_TYPE_S_FX, 2}, {DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 3}};
-	size_t chunk_size;
+	uint32_t chunk_size;
 	size_t chunk_size_exp = 2*sizeof(struct s_fx) + 3*sizeof(struct s_fx_efx_ncob_ecob) + 2*COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
 	void *chunk = NULL;
 	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
-	int dst_capacity = 0;
+	uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
 
 	/* generate test data */
 	chunk_size = generate_random_chunk(chunk, chunk_def, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_def), &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
@@ -1212,37 +1387,33 @@ void test_cmp_chunk_raw2(void)
 
 	/* "compress" data */
 	{
-		size_t cmp_size_byte_exp = GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE + chunk_size_exp;
+		size_t cmp_size_exp = GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE + chunk_size_exp;
+		int cmp_size;
 
 		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_RAW;
 
-		dst_capacity = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_size_byte_exp, dst_capacity);
-		dst = calloc(1, dst_capacity);
-		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
-		dst_capacity = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_size_byte_exp, dst_capacity);
+		cmp_size = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_size_exp, cmp_size);
+		dst_capacity = (uint32_t)cmp_size;
+		dst = malloc(dst_capacity); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
+		cmp_size = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_size_exp, dst_capacity);
 	}
 
 	/* check results */
 	{
 		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
-		/* uint16_t cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(2*sizeof(struct s_fx)); */
 		struct collection_hdr *col = (struct collection_hdr *)chunk;
 		struct s_fx *cmp_data_raw_1;
 		struct s_fx *data = (void *)col->entry;
 		int i;
 
-		/* TODO: Check header */
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(chunk_size, cmp_ent_get_original_size(dst));
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(chunk_size+GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE, cmp_ent_get_size(dst));
+		/* TODO: Check entity header */
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(chunk_size, cmp_ent_get_original_size((struct cmp_entity *)dst));
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(chunk_size+GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE, cmp_ent_get_size((struct cmp_entity *)dst));
 
 		p += GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE;
 
-
-		/* TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(p, &cmp_collection_size_exp, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE) == 0); */
-		/* p += CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE; */
-
 		TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(col, p, COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE) == 0);
 		p += COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
 
@@ -1254,10 +1425,6 @@ void test_cmp_chunk_raw2(void)
 		p += 2*sizeof(struct s_fx);
 
 		/* check 2nd collection */
-		/* cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(3*sizeof(struct s_fx_efx_ncob_ecob)); */
-		/* TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(p, &cmp_collection_size_exp, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE) == 0); */
-		/* p += CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE; */
-
 		col = (struct collection_hdr *) ((char *)col + cmp_col_get_size(col));
 		TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(col, p, COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE) == 0);
 		p += COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
@@ -1279,20 +1446,21 @@ void test_cmp_chunk_raw2(void)
 		void *decompressed_data = NULL;
 		int decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(chunk_size, decmp_size);
+
 		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(decompressed_data);
 		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk_size, decmp_size);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(chunk, decompressed_data, chunk_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
 	}
+	{ /* error case: buffer to small for compressed data */
+		int cmp_size;
 
-	/* error cases */
-	memset(dst, 0, dst_capacity);
-
-	/* buffer to small for compressed data */
-	dst_capacity -=1 ;
-	dst_capacity = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, dst_capacity);
+		dst_capacity -= 1;
+		cmp_size = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, cmp_size);
+	}
 
 	free(chunk);
 }
@@ -1301,23 +1469,32 @@ void test_cmp_chunk_raw2(void)
 void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_worst_case(void)
 {
 	struct chunk_def chunk_def[2] = {{DATA_TYPE_S_FX, 2}, {DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 3}};
-	uint32_t chunk_size;
 	enum {CHUNK_SIZE_EXP = 2*sizeof(struct s_fx) + 3*sizeof(struct s_fx_efx_ncob_ecob) + 2*COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE};
+	uint32_t chunk_size = CHUNK_SIZE_EXP;
 	void *chunk = NULL;
 	uint32_t dst[COMPRESS_CHUNK_BOUND(CHUNK_SIZE_EXP, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_def))/sizeof(uint32_t)];
 	int cmp_size_byte = 0;
 	struct cmp_par par = {0};
 
-	/* generate test data */
-	chunk_size = (uint32_t)generate_random_chunk(chunk, chunk_def, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_def), &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(CHUNK_SIZE_EXP, chunk_size);
-	chunk = calloc(1, chunk_size);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(chunk);
-	chunk_size = (uint32_t)generate_random_chunk(chunk, chunk_def, ARRAY_SIZE(chunk_def), &MAX_USED_BITS_SAFE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(CHUNK_SIZE_EXP, chunk_size);
+	{ /* generate test data */
+		uint16_t s;
+		uint8_t *p, i;
 
-	/* "compress" data */
-	{
+		chunk = malloc(chunk_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(chunk);
+		generate_random_collection_hdr(chunk, DATA_TYPE_S_FX, 2);
+		p = chunk;
+		p += COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
+		for (i = 0; i < cmp_col_get_data_length(chunk); i++)
+			*p++ = i;
+		generate_random_collection_hdr((struct collection_hdr *)p, DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 3);
+		s = cmp_col_get_data_length((struct collection_hdr *)p);
+		p += COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE;
+		for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
+			*p++ = i;
+	}
+
+
+	{ /* "compress" data */
 		size_t cmp_size_byte_exp = NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE + 2*CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE + CHUNK_SIZE_EXP;
 
 		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_DIFF_ZERO;
@@ -1333,8 +1510,7 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_worst_case(void)
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_size_byte_exp, cmp_size_byte);
 	}
 
-	/* check results */
-	{
+	{ /* check results */
 		uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)dst;
 		uint16_t cmp_collection_size_exp = cpu_to_be16(2*sizeof(struct s_fx));
 		struct collection_hdr *col = (struct collection_hdr *)chunk;
@@ -1342,7 +1518,7 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_worst_case(void)
 		struct s_fx *data = (void *)col->entry;
 		int i;
 
-		/* TODO: Check header */
+		/* TODO: Check entity header */
 		p += NON_IMAGETTE_HEADER_SIZE;
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(&cmp_collection_size_exp, p, CMP_COLLECTION_FILD_SIZE);
@@ -1383,18 +1559,17 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_worst_case(void)
 	{
 		void *decompressed_data = NULL;
 		int decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(chunk_size, decmp_size);
 		decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(decompressed_data);
 		decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)dst, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk_size, decmp_size);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(chunk, decompressed_data, chunk_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
 	}
 
-	/* error cases */
-	memset(dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
-
-	/* buffer to small for compressed data */
+	/* error case: buffer to small for compressed data */
 	cmp_size_byte = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, chunk_size, &par);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CMP_ERROR_SMALL_BUF, cmp_size_byte);
 
@@ -1405,13 +1580,11 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_chunk_worst_case(void)
 void test_cmp_decmp_diff(void)
 {
 	struct chunk_def chunk_def[2] = {{DATA_TYPE_S_FX, 2}, {DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB, 3}};
-	size_t chunk_size;
+	uint32_t chunk_size;
 	void *chunk = NULL;
 	uint32_t *dst = NULL;
-	int dst_capacity = 0;
 
-	/* generate test data */
-	{
+	{ /* generate test data */
 		struct s_fx *col_data1;
 		struct s_fx_efx_ncob_ecob *col_data2;
 		struct collection_hdr *col;
@@ -1456,10 +1629,10 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_diff(void)
 		col_data2[2].ecob_y = 2;
 	}
 
-
-	/* compress data */
-	{
+	{ /* compress data */
 		struct cmp_par par = {0};
+		uint32_t dst_capacity = 0;
+		int cmp_size;
 
 		par.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_DIFF_ZERO;
 		par.s_exp_flags = 1;
@@ -1469,13 +1642,13 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_diff(void)
 		par.s_ecob = 5;
 
 
-		dst_capacity = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
-		TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_INT(0, dst_capacity);
-		/* TODO: */ dst_capacity = ROUND_UP_TO_MULTIPLE_OF_4(dst_capacity);
+		cmp_size = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_INT(0, cmp_size);
+		dst_capacity = (uint32_t)ROUND_UP_TO_MULTIPLE_OF_4(cmp_size);
 		dst = malloc(dst_capacity);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(dst);
-		dst_capacity = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
-		TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_INT(0, dst_capacity);
+		cmp_size = compress_chunk(chunk, chunk_size, NULL, NULL, dst, dst_capacity, &par);
+		TEST_ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_INT(0, cmp_size);
 	}
 	{
 		void *decompressed_data = NULL;
@@ -1488,5 +1661,7 @@ void test_cmp_decmp_diff(void)
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk_size, decmp_size);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(chunk, decompressed_data, chunk_size);
+		free(decompressed_data);
 	}
+	free(dst);
 }
diff --git a/test/decmp/test_decmp.c b/test/decmp/test_decmp.c
index 8e9fb8720c4d666388e219fe08932d618951d5c2..a1627cb52a17b78e1917b468744c23dff2a55e66 100644
--- a/test/decmp/test_decmp.c
+++ b/test/decmp/test_decmp.c
@@ -24,12 +24,20 @@
 
 #include <compiler.h>
 #include <cmp_entity.h>
+#include <cmp_data_types.h>
 #include "../../lib/icu_compress/cmp_icu.c" /* .c file included to test static functions */
 #include "../../lib/decompress/decmp.c" /* .c file included to test static functions */
 
 #define MAX_VALID_CW_LEM 32
 
 
+/**
+ * @test bit_init_decoder
+ * @test bit_read_bits32
+ * @test bit_read_bits
+ * @test bit_refill
+ */
+
 void test_bitstream(void)
 {
 	uint8_t i, data[12];
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ void test_bitstream(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(32, dec.bits_consumed);
 	status = bit_refill(&dec);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(BIT_END_OF_BUFFER, status);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(32,dec.bits_consumed);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(32, dec.bits_consumed);
 	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(bit_end_of_stream(&dec));
 
 	read_bits = bit_read_bits32(&dec, 32);
@@ -95,8 +103,6 @@ void test_bitstream(void)
 	bit_read_bits(&dec, 57);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(BIT_OVERFLOW, status);
 
-
-
 	{
 		uint8_t k, j;
 		uint8_t buf[9];
@@ -197,8 +203,8 @@ void test_unary_decoder(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(32, leading_ones);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(BIT_OVERFLOW, bit_refill(&dec));
 
-	{
-		uint64_t value64 = ~0ULL;
+	{	uint64_t value64 = ~0ULL;
+
 		ret = bit_init_decoder(&dec, &value64, sizeof(value64));
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_size_t(sizeof(value64), ret);
 		leading_ones = unary_decoder(&dec, unused_1, unused_2);
@@ -790,8 +796,7 @@ void test_decode_multi(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, err);
 
 
-	/* 0xFA -> 16 = spill(8)+8 -> unencoded_len = 17 bits -> larger than
-	 * 16 bit max_used_bits*/
+	/* 0xFA -> 16 = spill(8)+8 -> unencoded_len = 17 bits -> larger than 16 bit max_used_bits */
 	cmp_data[0] = cpu_to_be32(0xFA000000);
 	cmp_data[1] = cpu_to_be32(0x00000000);
 	bit_init_decoder(&dec, cmp_data, sizeof(cmp_data));
@@ -888,6 +893,7 @@ void test_multi_refill_needed(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(CORRUPTION_DETECTED, err);
 }
 
+
 /**
  * @test re_map_to_pos
  */
@@ -920,6 +926,7 @@ void test_re_map_to_pos(void)
 
 	for (j = -16; j < 15; j++) {
 		uint32_t map_val =  map_to_pos((uint32_t)j, 16) & 0x3F;
+
 		result = re_map_to_pos(map_val);
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(j, result);
 	}
@@ -980,7 +987,8 @@ size_t icu_compress_data_entity(struct cmp_entity *ent, const struct cmp_cfg *cf
 		return 0;
 
 	/* XXX overwrite the size of the compression entity with the size of the actual
-	 * size of the compressed data; not all allocated memory is normally used */
+	 * size of the compressed data; not all allocated memory is normally used
+	 */
 	s = cmp_ent_create(ent, cfg->data_type, cfg->cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW,
 			   cmp_bit_to_byte((unsigned int)cmp_size_bits));
 
@@ -1065,8 +1073,7 @@ void test_decompress_imagette_model(void)
 
 	bit_init_decoder(&dec, cfg.icu_output_buf, cfg.buffer_length);
 
-	err = decompress_imagette(&cfg, &dec);
-	/* TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(15, stream_pos); */
+	err = decompress_imagette(&cfg, &dec, RDCU_DECOMPRESSION);
 	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(err);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(1, data[0]);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX(2, data[1]);
@@ -1082,189 +1089,6 @@ void test_decompress_imagette_model(void)
 }
 
 
-#define DATA_SAMPLES 5
-void test_cmp_decmp_s_fx_diff(void)
-{
-	size_t s;
-	int err, decmp_size;
-
-	struct cmp_entity *ent;
-	const uint32_t MAX_VALUE = ~(~0U << MAX_USED_BITS_V1.s_fx);
-	struct s_fx data_entry[DATA_SAMPLES];
-	uint8_t data_to_compress[COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(data_entry)];
-	struct s_fx *decompressed_data = NULL;
-	uint32_t compressed_data_len_samples = DATA_SAMPLES;
-	struct cmp_cfg cfg;
-
-	data_entry[0].exp_flags = 0;
-	data_entry[0].fx = 0;
-	data_entry[1].exp_flags = 1;
-	data_entry[1].fx = 23;
-	data_entry[2].exp_flags = 2;
-	data_entry[2].fx = 42;
-	data_entry[3].exp_flags = 3;
-	data_entry[3].fx = MAX_VALUE;
-	data_entry[4].exp_flags = 3;
-	data_entry[4].fx = MAX_VALUE>>1;
-
-	for (s = 0; s < COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE; s++)
-		data_to_compress[s] = (uint8_t)s;
-	memcpy(&data_to_compress[COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE], data_entry, sizeof(data_entry));
-
-	cfg = cmp_cfg_icu_create(DATA_TYPE_S_FX, CMP_MODE_DIFF_MULTI,
-				 CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_LOSSLESS);
-	TEST_ASSERT(cfg.data_type != DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
-
-	s = cmp_cfg_icu_buffers(&cfg, data_to_compress, DATA_SAMPLES, NULL, NULL,
-				NULL, compressed_data_len_samples);
-	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(s);
-
-	err = cmp_cfg_fx_cob(&cfg, 2, 6, 4, 14, CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_PAR_UNUSED,
-			     CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_PAR_UNUSED,
-			     CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_PAR_UNUSED, CMP_PAR_UNUSED);
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(err);
-
-	s = icu_compress_data_entity(NULL, &cfg);
-	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(s);
-	ent = malloc(s); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(ent);
-	s = icu_compress_data_entity(ent, &cfg);
-	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(s);
-
-	/* now decompress the data */
-	decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy(ent, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_cal_size_of_data(cfg.samples, cfg.data_type), decmp_size);
-	decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
-	decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy(ent, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_cal_size_of_data(cfg.samples, cfg.data_type), decmp_size);
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_HEX8_ARRAY(data_to_compress, decompressed_data, decmp_size);
-	/* TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(memcmp(data_to_compress, decompressed_data, (size_t)decmp_size)); */
-	/* for (i = 0; i < samples; ++i) { */
-	/* 	printf("%u == %u (round: %u)\n", data[i], decompressed_data[i], round); */
-	/* 	uint32_t mask = ~0U << round; */
-	/* 	if ((data[i]&mask) != (decompressed_data[i]&mask)) */
-	/* 		TEST_ASSERT(0); */
-	/* 	if (model_mode_is_used(cmp_mode)) */
-	/* 		if (up_model[i] != de_up_model[i]) */
-	/* 			TEST_ASSERT(0); */
-	/* } */
-	free(ent);
-	free(decompressed_data);
-}
-#undef DATA_SAMPLES
-
-
-void test_s_fx_diff(void)
-{
-	size_t i;
-	int s;
-	uint8_t cmp_entity[88] = {
-		0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x58, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x04, 0xEE, 0x21, 0xBD, 0xB0, 0x1C, 0x04, 0xEE, 0x21, 0xBD, 0xB0, 0x41, 0x00, 0x08, 0x02, 0x08, 0xD0, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00,
-		0x00, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-		0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0xAE, 0xDE, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x73, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xF8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-	};
-
-	uint8_t result_data[32] = {0};
-	struct collection_hdr *hdr = (struct collection_hdr *)result_data;
-	struct s_fx *data = (struct s_fx *)hdr->entry;
-	uint8_t *decompressed_data;
-
-	/* put some dummy data in the header*/
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*hdr); i++)
-		result_data[i] = (uint8_t)i;
-	data[0].exp_flags = 0;
-	data[0].fx = 0;
-	data[1].exp_flags = 1;
-	data[1].fx = 0xFFFFFF;
-	data[2].exp_flags = 3;
-	data[2].fx = 0x7FFFFF;
-	data[3].exp_flags = 0;
-	data[3].fx = 0;
-
-	s = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)cmp_entity, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(result_data), s);
-	decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)s);
-	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
-	s = decompress_cmp_entiy((void *)cmp_entity, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(result_data), s);
-	for (i = 0; i < (size_t)s; ++i) {
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(result_data[i], decompressed_data[i]);
-	}
-	free(decompressed_data);
-}
-
-
-void test_s_fx_model(void)
-{
-	size_t i;
-	int s;
-	uint8_t compressed_data_buf[92] = {
-		0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x04, 0xF0, 0xC2, 0xD3, 0x47, 0xE4, 0x04, 0xF0, 0xC2, 0xD3, 0x48, 0x16, 0x00, 0x08, 0x03, 0x08, 0xD0, 0x10, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00,
-		0x00, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-		0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x3B, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xEF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x5B, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xEF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x5D, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00,
-	};
-	struct cmp_entity *cmp_entity = (struct cmp_entity *)compressed_data_buf;
-
-	uint8_t model_buf[32];
-	uint8_t decompressed_data[32];
-	uint8_t up_model_buf[32];
-	uint8_t exp_data_buf[32] = {0}; /* expected uncompressed data */
-	uint8_t exp_up_model_buf[32] = {0};
-
-	struct collection_hdr *model_collection = (struct collection_hdr *)model_buf;
-	struct s_fx *model_data = (struct s_fx *)model_collection->entry;
-
-	struct collection_hdr *exp_data_collection;
-	struct s_fx *exp_data;
-	struct collection_hdr *exp_up_model_collection;
-	struct s_fx *exp_updated_model_data;
-
-	memset(model_collection, 0xFF, sizeof(*model_collection));
-	model_data[0].exp_flags = 0;
-	model_data[0].fx = 0;
-	model_data[1].exp_flags = 3;
-	model_data[1].fx = 0x7FFFFF;
-	model_data[2].exp_flags = 0;
-	model_data[2].fx = 0xFFFFFF;
-	model_data[3].exp_flags = 3;
-	model_data[3].fx = 0xFFFFFF;
-
-	exp_data_collection = (struct collection_hdr *)exp_data_buf;
-	exp_data = (struct s_fx *)exp_data_collection->entry;
-	/* put some dummy data in the header */
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*exp_data_collection); i++)
-		exp_data_buf[i] = (uint8_t)i;
-	exp_data[0].exp_flags = 0;
-	exp_data[0].fx = 0;
-	exp_data[1].exp_flags = 1;
-	exp_data[1].fx = 0xFFFFFF;
-	exp_data[2].exp_flags = 3;
-	exp_data[2].fx = 0x7FFFFF;
-	exp_data[3].exp_flags = 0;
-	exp_data[3].fx = 0;
-
-	exp_up_model_collection = (struct collection_hdr *)exp_up_model_buf;
-	exp_updated_model_data = (struct s_fx *)exp_up_model_collection->entry;
-	/* put some dummy data in the header*/
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*exp_up_model_collection); i++)
-		exp_up_model_buf[i] = (uint8_t)i;
-	exp_updated_model_data[0].exp_flags = 0;
-	exp_updated_model_data[0].fx = 0;
-	exp_updated_model_data[1].exp_flags = 2;
-	exp_updated_model_data[1].fx = 0xBFFFFF;
-	exp_updated_model_data[2].exp_flags = 1;
-	exp_updated_model_data[2].fx = 0xBFFFFF;
-	exp_updated_model_data[3].exp_flags = 1;
-	exp_updated_model_data[3].fx = 0x7FFFFF;
-
-	s = decompress_cmp_entiy(cmp_entity, model_buf, up_model_buf, decompressed_data);
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(exp_data_buf), s);
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(memcmp(exp_data_buf, decompressed_data, sizeof(exp_data_buf)));
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(memcmp(exp_up_model_buf, up_model_buf, sizeof(exp_up_model_buf)));
-}
-
-
 /**
  * @test cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars
  * @test cmp_ent_read_header
@@ -1421,130 +1245,6 @@ void test_cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(void)
 	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
 	memset(&cfg_read, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
 
-	/** flux cob data type test **/
-	/* create configuration */
-	cfg.data_type = DATA_TYPE_S_FX_EFX_NCOB_ECOB;
-	cfg.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_MODEL_ZERO;
-	cfg.model_value = 11;
-	cfg.round = 2;
-	cfg.samples = 9;
-	cfg.spill_exp_flags = 1;
-	cfg.spill_fx = 2;
-	cfg.spill_ncob = 3;
-	cfg.spill_efx = 4;
-	cfg.spill_ecob = 5;
-	cfg.spill_fx_cob_variance = 6;
-	cfg.cmp_par_exp_flags = 7;
-	cfg.cmp_par_fx = 8;
-	cfg.cmp_par_ncob = 9;
-	cfg.cmp_par_efx = 10;
-	cfg.cmp_par_ecob = 11;
-	cfg.cmp_par_fx_cob_variance = 12;
-	cfg.max_used_bits = cmp_max_used_bits_list_get(42);
-
-	/* create a compression entity */
-	size = cmp_ent_create(NULL, cfg.data_type, cfg.cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, 12);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(0, size);
-	ent = malloc(size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ent);
-	size = cmp_ent_create(ent, cfg.data_type, cfg.cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, 12);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(0, size);
-
-	error = cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(ent, &cfg, cmp_size_bits);
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(error);
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.data_type, cmp_ent_get_data_type(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_data_type_raw_bit(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(12, cmp_ent_get_cmp_data_size(ent));
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_cal_size_of_data(cfg.samples, cfg.data_type), cmp_ent_get_original_size(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_mode, cmp_ent_get_cmp_mode(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.model_value, cmp_ent_get_model_value(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(max_used_bits.version, cmp_ent_get_max_used_bits_version(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.round, cmp_ent_get_lossy_cmp_par(ent));
-
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_exp_flags, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill1(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_fx, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill2(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_ncob, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill3(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_efx, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill4(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_ecob, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill5(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_fx_cob_variance, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill6(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_exp_flags, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par1(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_fx, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par2(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_ncob, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par3(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_efx, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par4(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_ecob, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par5(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_fx_cob_variance, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par6(ent));
-
-	error = cmp_ent_read_header(ent, &cfg_read);
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(error);
-	cfg.icu_output_buf = cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent); /* quick fix that both cfg are equal */
-	cfg.buffer_length = 12; /* quick fix that both cfg are equal */
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MEMORY(&cfg, &cfg_read, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-
-	free(ent);
-	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-	memset(&cfg_read, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-
-	/** auxiliary data data_type test **/
-	/* create configuration */
-	cfg.data_type = DATA_TYPE_SMEARING;
-	cfg.cmp_mode = CMP_MODE_MODEL_ZERO;
-	cfg.model_value = 11;
-	cfg.round = 2;
-	cfg.samples = 9;
-	cfg.spill_smearing_mean = 1;
-	cfg.spill_smearing_variance = 2;
-	cfg.spill_smearing_pixels_error = 3;
-	cfg.cmp_par_smearing_mean = 7;
-	cfg.cmp_par_smearing_variance = 8;
-	cfg.cmp_par_smearing_pixels_error = 9;
-	cfg.max_used_bits = cmp_max_used_bits_list_get(42);
-
-	/* create a compression entity */
-	size = cmp_ent_create(NULL, cfg.data_type, cfg.cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, 12);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(0, size);
-	ent = malloc(size); TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ent);
-	size = cmp_ent_create(ent, cfg.data_type, cfg.cmp_mode == CMP_MODE_RAW, 12);
-	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL_INT(0, size);
-
-	error = cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(ent, &cfg, cmp_size_bits);
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(error);
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.data_type, cmp_ent_get_data_type(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_data_type_raw_bit(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(12, cmp_ent_get_cmp_data_size(ent));
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cmp_cal_size_of_data(cfg.samples, cfg.data_type), cmp_ent_get_original_size(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_mode, cmp_ent_get_cmp_mode(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.model_value, cmp_ent_get_model_value(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(max_used_bits.version, cmp_ent_get_max_used_bits_version(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.round, cmp_ent_get_lossy_cmp_par(ent));
-
-
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill1(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill2(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill3(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_smearing_mean, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill4(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_smearing_variance, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill5(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.spill_smearing_pixels_error, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_spill6(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par1(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par2(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par3(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_smearing_mean, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par4(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_smearing_variance, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par5(ent));
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(cfg.cmp_par_smearing_pixels_error, cmp_ent_get_non_ima_cmp_par6(ent));
-
-	error = cmp_ent_read_header(ent, &cfg_read);
-	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(error);
-	cfg.icu_output_buf = cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent); /* quick fix that both cfg are equal */
-	cfg.buffer_length = 12; /* quick fix that both cfg are equal */
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MEMORY(&cfg, &cfg_read, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-
-	free(ent);
-	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-	memset(&cfg_read, 0, sizeof(struct cmp_cfg));
-
 	/** Error Cases **/
 	/* create imagette raw mode configuration */
 	cfg.data_type = DATA_TYPE_IMAGETTE;
@@ -1796,8 +1496,8 @@ void test_cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(error);
 
 	/* test data type = DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND +1 */
-	cmp_ent_set_data_type(ent, DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND + 1, 0);
-	cfg.data_type = DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND + 1;
+	cmp_ent_set_data_type(ent, DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND + 10, 0);
+	cfg.data_type = DATA_TYPE_F_CAM_BACKGROUND + 10;
 	error = cmp_ent_write_cmp_pars(ent, &cfg, cmp_size_bits);
 	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(error);
 	free(ent);
@@ -2032,6 +1732,56 @@ void test_cmp_ent_read_header_error_cases(void)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * @test decompress_cmp_entiy
+ */
+
+void test_decompress_imagette_chunk_raw(void)
+{
+	int decmp_size;
+	size_t i;
+	uint16_t data[] = {0, 1, 2, 0x42, (uint16_t)INT16_MIN, INT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX};
+	uint8_t *decompressed_data;
+	struct cmp_entity *ent;
+	uint32_t ent_size;
+	uint32_t chunk_size = 2*(COLLECTION_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(data));
+	uint8_t *chunk = calloc(1, chunk_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(chunk);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		struct collection_hdr *col = (struct collection_hdr *)(chunk+chunk_size/2*i);
+
+		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_subservice(col, SST_NCxx_S_SCIENCE_IMAGETTE));
+		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_data_length(col, sizeof(data)));
+		TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_col_set_timestamp(col, 0x0102030400607));
+		memcpy(col->entry, data, sizeof(data));
+	}
+
+	ent_size = cmp_ent_create(NULL, DATA_TYPE_CHUNK, 1, chunk_size);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE+chunk_size, ent_size);
+	ent = malloc(ent_size); TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(ent);
+	ent_size = cmp_ent_create(ent, DATA_TYPE_CHUNK, 1, chunk_size);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(GENERIC_HEADER_SIZE+chunk_size, ent_size);
+	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cmp_ent_set_original_size(ent, chunk_size));
+	memcpy(cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent), chunk, chunk_size);
+	TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(cpu_to_be_chunk(cmp_ent_get_data_buf(ent), chunk_size));
+
+	decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy(ent, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk_size, decmp_size);
+	decompressed_data = malloc((size_t)decmp_size);
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(decompressed_data);
+	decmp_size = decompress_cmp_entiy(ent, NULL, NULL, decompressed_data);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk_size, decmp_size);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < chunk_size; ++i)
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(chunk[i], decompressed_data[i]);
+
+
+	free(chunk);
+	free(ent);
+	free(decompressed_data);
+}
+
+
 void test_decompression_error_cases(void)
 {
 	/* TODO: error cases model decompression without a model Buffer */
diff --git a/test/test_common/meson.build b/test/test_common/meson.build
index 56d233028906f36724e4d138c6ab98ceb218794a..082ac4c1c8a79e1e30ea3147bf445c513b569da7 100644
--- a/test/test_common/meson.build
+++ b/test/test_common/meson.build
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ pcb_dep = pcg_proj.get_variable('libpcg_basic_dep')
 test_common_lib = static_library(
    'test_common',
    'test_common.c',
-   dependencies: pcb_dep,
+   dependencies: [pcb_dep, unity_dep]
 )
diff --git a/test/test_common/test_common.c b/test/test_common/test_common.c
index 37644a7f07c820cad0552069460cf8b48e400b89..4f90832be876c6d41c2f386d9911ff5b4034f606 100644
--- a/test/test_common/test_common.c
+++ b/test/test_common/test_common.c
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-#include <assert.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "pcg_basic.h"
 
+#include <unity.h>
 
 void cmp_rand_seed(uint64_t seed)
 {
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ uint32_t cmp_rand32(void)
 
 uint32_t cmp_rand_between(uint32_t min, uint32_t max)
 {
-	assert(min < max);
+	TEST_ASSERT(min < max);
 
 	return min + pcg32_boundedrand(max-min+1);
 }
@@ -35,7 +39,26 @@ uint32_t cmp_rand_between(uint32_t min, uint32_t max)
 
 uint32_t cmp_rand_nbits(unsigned int nbits)
 {
-	assert(nbits > 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(nbits > 0);
 
 	return cmp_rand32() >> (32 - nbits);
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief allocates memory safely for tests
+ *
+ * @param size The size of memory to allocate.
+ *
+ * @returns a pointer to the allocated memory, or NULL if allocation fails
+ */
+
+void* TEST_malloc(size_t size)
+{
+    if (size > 0) {
+        void* const mem = malloc(size);
+        TEST_ASSERT(mem);
+        return mem;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/test/test_common/test_common.h b/test/test_common/test_common.h
index f0fd84aea743cf4d2f6b3239949977c61b472943..e27d68a860bd17083712c94e05d9476da3fd61bf 100644
--- a/test/test_common/test_common.h
+++ b/test/test_common/test_common.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define TEST_COMMON_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 
 void cmp_rand_seed(uint64_t seed);
 
@@ -11,4 +12,6 @@ uint32_t cmp_rand_between(uint32_t min, uint32_t max);
 
 uint32_t cmp_rand_nbits(unsigned int nbits);
 
+void* TEST_malloc(size_t size);
+
 #endif /* TEST_COMMON_H */