Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit)

From	"Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit)
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Date	2012-03-27 11:28 +0100
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kishor wrote:

> Hi friends,
> I am working on stellaris LM3s6965 (cortex-m3) & Keil 4.20 for data
> acquisition. ADC
> is signed 24-bit.

Except when the numbers really do get to be too ridiculously large or wide 
ranging to handle doing the calculations by long fractions will tend to be 
faster for most instrumentation needs.

It is always best to look closely at the various ways you can implement your 
calculations. Gains are easy by fractions (width limited multiplies that 
discard the least significant bits). Calibration curves can often be done by 
Polynomial Approximations (see Hastings reference).

"Approximations for Digital Computers" by Cecil Hastings Jr., T. Hayward, 
James P. Wong Jr.	ISBN 0-691-07914-5

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Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) kishor <kiishor@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 02:22 -0700
  Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) "Boudewijn Dijkstra" <sp4mtr4p.boudewijn@indes.com> - 2012-03-26 12:08 +0200
  Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Arlet Ottens <usenet+5@c-scape.nl> - 2012-03-26 13:14 +0200
    Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-26 13:24 +0200
      Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) kishor <kiishor@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 05:24 -0700
        Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Fredrik Östman <Fredrik_Oestman@work.invalid> - 2012-03-26 12:38 +0000
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) kishor <kiishor@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 06:33 -0700
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Arlet Ottens <usenet+5@c-scape.nl> - 2012-03-26 15:49 +0200
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-26 15:45 +0200
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Fredrik Östman <Fredrik_Oestman@work.invalid> - 2012-03-26 14:34 +0000
        Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Arlet Ottens <usenet+5@c-scape.nl> - 2012-03-26 15:34 +0200
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-26 12:25 -0500
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Arlet Ottens <usenet+5@c-scape.nl> - 2012-03-26 20:19 +0200
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Rich Webb <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> - 2012-03-26 16:45 -0400
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-26 17:15 -0500
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Rich Webb <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> - 2012-03-26 19:09 -0400
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) kishor <kiishor@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 04:59 -0700
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-27 15:25 +0200
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2012-03-29 13:17 -0400
  Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-03-27 11:28 +0100
  Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 11:28 -0400
    Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) upsidedown@downunder.com - 2012-03-27 18:52 +0300
      Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David T. Ashley <dashley@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 13:02 -0400
        Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2012-03-27 13:56 -0500
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-27 14:17 -0500
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2012-03-27 15:35 -0500
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.please> - 2012-03-27 22:36 -0500
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-28 09:00 +0200
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) j.m.granville@gmail.com - 2012-03-30 04:08 -0700
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Mark Borgerson <mborgerson@comcast.net> - 2012-04-02 22:52 -0700
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2012-04-03 11:33 +0100
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Anders.Montonen@kapsi.spam.stop.fi.invalid - 2012-04-03 12:05 +0000
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2012-04-03 16:34 +0100
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2012-04-04 09:35 +0100
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-04-03 13:52 -0500
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Mark Borgerson <mborgerson@comcast.net> - 2012-04-04 16:50 -0700
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2012-04-05 11:48 +0100
        Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-28 09:17 +0200
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-28 12:20 -0500
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Andrew Reilly <areilly---@bigpond.net.au> - 2012-03-28 22:44 +0000
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-28 18:35 -0500
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-29 10:58 +0200
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Mark Borgerson <mborgerson@comcast.net> - 2012-03-29 07:56 -0700
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2012-03-29 16:52 -0500
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Mark Borgerson <mborgerson@comcast.net> - 2012-03-29 21:19 -0700
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.please> - 2012-03-30 00:42 -0500
              Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) upsidedown@downunder.com - 2012-03-29 07:19 +0300
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Andrew Reilly <areilly---@bigpond.net.au> - 2012-03-29 11:53 +0000
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2012-03-29 09:40 -0500
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) upsidedown@downunder.com - 2012-03-29 23:46 +0300
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2012-03-29 09:28 -0500
                Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-29 16:58 +0200
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-03-29 10:09 +0200
            Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) Clifford Heath <cjh@no.spam.please.net> - 2012-04-01 18:08 +1000
          Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) dp <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2012-03-28 02:38 -0700
      Re: Floating point vs fixed arithmetics (signed 64-bit) upsidedown@downunder.com - 2012-03-28 22:59 +0300

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