Convert Byte to Short
using System; public class Utility { public static short bytesToShort(byte highByte, byte lowByte, bool swapBytes) { if (swapBytes) { return (short)((highByte & 0xff) + (lowByte & 0xff) << 8); } else { return (short)(((lowByte & 0xff) << 8) + (lowByte & 0xff)); } } }