diff --git a/core-buffer/include/EpicsFieldTypes.hpp b/core-buffer/include/EpicsFieldTypes.hpp
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+++ b/core-buffer/include/EpicsFieldTypes.hpp
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+#ifndef SF_DAQ_EPICS_FIELD_TYPES_HPP
+#define SF_DAQ_EPICS_FIELD_TYPES_HPP
+
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <complex>
+
+
+typedef enum {
+    DBF_STRING,
+    DBF_CHAR,
+    DBF_UCHAR,
+    DBF_SHORT,
+    DBF_USHORT,
+    DBF_LONG,
+    DBF_ULONG,
+    DBF_INT64,
+    DBF_UINT64,
+    DBF_FLOAT,
+    DBF_DOUBLE,
+    DBF_ENUM,
+    DBF_MENU,
+    DBF_DEVICE,
+    DBF_INLINK,
+    DBF_OUTLINK,
+    DBF_FWDLINK,
+    DBF_NOACCESS
+}dbfType;
+
+
+const std::unordered_map<std::type_index, int> dbfTypeMap = {
+    { typeid(void),     (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR      },
+    { typeid(char),     (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR      },
+    { typeid(int8_t),   (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR      },
+    { typeid(uint8_t),  (int)dbfType::DBF_UCHAR     },
+    { typeid(int16_t),  (int)dbfType::DBF_SHORT     },
+    { typeid(uint16_t), (int)dbfType::DBF_USHORT    },
+    { typeid(int32_t),  (int)dbfType::DBF_LONG      },
+    { typeid(uint32_t), (int)dbfType::DBF_ULONG     },
+    { typeid(int64_t),  (int)dbfType::DBF_INT64     },
+    { typeid(uint64_t), (int)dbfType::DBF_UINT64    },
+    { typeid(float),    (int)dbfType::DBF_FLOAT     },
+    { typeid(double),   (int)dbfType::DBF_DOUBLE    },
+};
+
+
+const std::unordered_map<int , size_t> dbfSize = {
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR,   sizeof(char) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR,   sizeof(char) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_CHAR,   sizeof(int8_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_UCHAR,  sizeof(uint8_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_SHORT,  sizeof(int16_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_USHORT, sizeof(uint16_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_LONG,   sizeof(int32_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_ULONG,  sizeof(uint32_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_INT64,  sizeof(int64_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_UINT64, sizeof(uint64_t) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_FLOAT,  sizeof(float) },
+    { (int)dbfType::DBF_DOUBLE, sizeof(double) },
+};
+
+#endif // SF_DAQ_EPICS_FIELD_TYPES_HPP