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Encode the data as either a hex or decimal character string, then parse it on the other end. That is a lot more effort than just sending std_msgs/int16, but seems necessary for multiple commands using the same string message type.

Maybe there is a better way to approach your design problem. Could you instead use multiple message types? Multiple topics?

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