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+73 enh_unify_data
+#################
+
+API Breaks
+----------
+- N/A
+
+Features
+--------
+- Standardize data handling to create and expect EpicsData instead of backend-specific data types.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- N/A
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+- Adjust Status, Severity enums to start at 0, matching EPICS
+
+Contributors
+------------
+- tangkong