remove invalid quality flag if short value is greater then 2^24

README.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The library is used as testing framework for test-automation.
 
 ### Operating systems
 
-* Debian/Ubuntu (x64): YES
+* Debian/Ubuntu (x64): YES >= 20.04
 * Raspbian (arm32v7): YES
 * Windows (x64): YES
 * Raspbian (aarch64): Not yet
@@ -113,36 +113,21 @@ The library is used as testing framework for test-automation.
 * python >= 3.6, < 3.11
 
 ## Installation
+Please adjust the version number to the latest version or use a specific version according to your needs.
 
-### Package distribution
-
-#### Install from pypi.org
+### Install from pypi.org
 ```bash
 python3 -m pip install c104~=1.16.0
 ```
 
-#### Add to requirements.txt
-```
-c104~=1.16.0
-```
-
-### Source distribution
-
-#### Install from source
-
+### Install from git
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev python3-pip
 python3 -m pip install c104@git+https://github.com/fraunhofer-fit-dien/iec104-python.git@v1.16.0
 ```
 
-#### Add to requirements.txt
-```
-c104 @ git+https://github.com/fraunhofer-fit-dien/iec104-python.git@v1.16.0
-```
-
 ## Wiki
 
-Read more about the **Classes** and their **Properties** in our [project Wiki](https://iec104-python.readthedocs.io/).
+Read more about the **Classes** and their **Properties** in our [project Wiki](https://iec104-python.readthedocs.io/python/index.html).
 
 ## Contribution
 

setup.py

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext: CMakeExtension) -> None:
 
 setup(
     name="c104",
-    version="1.16.0",
+    version="1.16.1",
     author="Martin Unkel, Fraunhofer FIT",
     author_email="martin.unkel@fit.fraunhofer.de",
     description="iec104-python",

src/object/DataPoint.cpp

@@ -300,13 +300,7 @@ void DataPoint::setValueEx(const double new_value, const Quality &new_quality,
     case M_ME_TF_1:
     case C_SE_NC_1:
     case C_SE_TC_1: {
-      if (new_value < -16777216. || new_value > 16777215.) {
-        // unexpected bad quality
-        std::cerr << "[c104.Point.setValueEx] Cannot set value of M_ME (short) "
-                     "to numbers other than [-2^24, ... , +2^24 - 1] at IOA "
-                  << std::to_string(informationObjectAddress) << std::endl;
-        quality.store(Quality::Invalid);
-      }
+      // no validation required
     } break;
     case M_IT_NA_1:
     case M_IT_TA_1: