Does the bs2 use BEDMAS in its math?

etc.

I am building this robot, sort of like a snake but different.

Anyway, i am using the Bs2 to send serial instructions to an SSC-32 servo controller by Lynxmotion, and i was wondering if BEDMAS applied to the stamp's math operations. I have a line of code like this:

serout 0, 6, [noparse][[/noparse]"#0 p", DEC e0 * 10, #1 p", DEC 300 - e1 * 10, #2 p", DEC e2 * 10, #3 p", DEC 300 - e3 * 10... etc.

the purpose of the code is to send out commands in the following format. # <servo number> p <pulse width of servo> etc. so i am sending out values for 10 different servos. the servos form sort of a chain, and they face opposite directions, so i am inverting the values of every other servo to remedy this. i also need to multiply all the values by 10. it should end up sending a value like this (x represents the value being fed in, y represents the value being sent out to the servo. (300 - x) * 10

so i was pretty much just wondering if BEDMAS applies to the stamp's math operations, and can i use brackets just like in algebra in the stamp?

Thanks

Post Edited (etc.) : 2/1/2009 1:57:12 AM GMT

Franklin

You should add a subject to your post. Use the pencil icon in the top of your original post to do that.

▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
- Stephen

etc.

thanks i just did. BTW, sorry for the poor explanation of my situation, everyone

Adrian Schneider

as far as i knwo, the stamp basic compiler evaluates algbraic expressions strictly from left to right -- thus no BEDMAS.
Yes, you can use brackets, you even have to sometimes.
regards
adrian

etc.

thanks

davejames

The "PBasic Operators" section in the programming manual describes the flow of math operations.

DJ