From 1da32db3d85d7c5833cb0603de8e6e1ffc9ee8b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Feuerhahn <stefan.feuerhahn@younicos.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:39:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] removed check if received bit string is smaller than max bit
 size because some devices send empty bit strings

---
 src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
index 9bafd5e..0bacbf4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ abstract public class BdaBitString extends BasicDataAttribute {
             throw new ServiceError(ServiceError.TYPE_CONFLICT, objectReference
                     + ": bit_string is bigger than type's size: " + data.getBitString().numBits + ">" + maxNumBits);
         }
-        if (data.getBitString().numBits < maxNumBits) {
-            throw new ServiceError(ServiceError.TYPE_CONFLICT, objectReference
-                    + ": bit_string is smaller than type's size: " + data.getBitString().numBits + "<" + maxNumBits);
-        }
         value = data.getBitString().value;
     }