Math operations on 24 bits values
Hello,
AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
fractionary number.
So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
Thank You
Mohamed Refky
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AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
fractionary number.
So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
Thank You
Mohamed Refky
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>AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
>need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
>fractionary number.
>So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
>
>Thank You
>Mohamed Refky
Hi Mohamed,
Yes. :-)
The method will depend on whether you know the "fractionary number"
in advance at compile time, or if it will come from data collected at
run time.
There is some general information on double precision math at
http://www.emesys.com/BS2math6.htm
but please ask if you have a specific numerical example.
-- Tracy Allen
electronically monitored ecosystems
http://www.emesystems.com
your situation. Another possibility is to use a PAK-I or PAK-II math
coprocessor. These use 32-bit floating point numbers and have a facility for
loading/storing 24-bit integers (there is 24-bits of mantissa and 8 bits of
exponent). Read more at http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak1.htm
Regards,
Al Williams
AWC
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http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak6.htm
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> Hello,
> AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
> need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
> fractionary number.
> So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
>
> Thank You
> Mohamed Refky
>
>
>
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in advance.
>From: Tracy Allen <tracy@e...>
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>To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Math operations on 24 bits values
>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:26:46 -0800
>
> >Hello,
> >AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
> >need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
> >fractionary number.
> >So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
> >
> >Thank You
> >Mohamed Refky
>
>Hi Mohamed,
>
>Yes. :-)
>
>The method will depend on whether you know the "fractionary number"
>in advance at compile time, or if it will come from data collected at
>run time.
>
>There is some general information on double precision math at
> http://www.emesys.com/BS2math6.htm
>but please ask if you have a specific numerical example.
>
> -- Tracy Allen
> electronically monitored ecosystems
> http://www.emesystems.com
>
>
>
>
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>A typical calibration coefficient is 5877479 multiplied by 2.5 which
>I know in advance.How to perform multiplication?
>
>Thank You
>Mohamed Refky
>
>>From: Tracy Allen <tracy@e...>
>>Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>>To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Math operations on 24 bits values
>>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:26:46 -0800
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>AD7730 is 24/16 bits A/D contains 24 bits calibration registers and I may
>>>need to read back the calibration coefficient and multiply it by a
>>>fractionary number.
>>>So, can I perform math operations on 24 bits values with BS2?
>>>
>>>Thank You
>>>Mohamed Refky
>>
>>Hi Mohamed,
>>
>>Yes. :-)
>>
>>The method will depend on whether you know the "fractionary number"
>>in advance at compile time, or if it will come from data collected at
>>run time.
>>
>>There is some general information on double precision math at
>> http://www.emesys.com/BS2math6.htm
>>but please ask if you have a specific numerical example.
>>
>> -- Tracy Allen
>> electronically monitored ecosystems
>> http://www.emesystems.com
The multiplier 2.5 is particularly easy, because it is made up of
powers of two. A fast ad-hoc routine using shifts can do it:
x0 var word ' x1:x0 initial value
x1 var word
y0 var word ' y1:y0 result=2.5 * initial value
y1 var word
yf var word ' helper variable
' 5877479 example as 24 bit binary number is $59aee7 in HEX
' held in x1:x0 as x1=$59, x0=$aee7
' the result should be y1:y0=$e03541
x1=$59
x0=$aee7
yf=x0>>1 | x1.bit0 ' 32 bit shift 1 right to low word (low word of /2)
y1=(x1<<1 | x0.bit15) + (x1>>1) ' high word of result,
' first term is times 2
' second term is /2
y0 = x0<<1 + yf ' low word, times 2, plus the fractional part
y1 = y1 + (yo max yf - yf max 1) ' add possible carry to high word
debug ihex4 x1,hex4 x0," *2.5= ",ihex4 y1,hex4 y0,cr
end
The carry term in the above is calculated. [noparse][[/noparse]y1 = y1 + (yo max yf - yf
max 1)] is equivalent to:
if y0>=yf then nocarry
y1=y1+1 ' add carry
nocarry:
If the multiplier is something more complicated than 2., then a more
general approach will be called for. Let me know if you need that.
-- Tracy Allen
electronically monitored ecosystems
http://www.emesystems.com