Component: Type Conversions (Storage)
| Author | Matrix TSL |
| Version | 1.0 (Release) |
| Category | Storage |
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Type Conversions component
Component to simplify the task of converting data into different bit type variables. Allows conversion between Bytes, Ints, Longs and Floats. Useful when you need to store Ints, Longs and Floats into Byte based memory. Uses a simple 32-bit C Union to overlay the following variable types into the same RAM space. Byte[4], Int[2], Long, Float Please note float conversion does not currently simulate.
Examples
The type conversion component is aimed at allowing for simple, relible and efficient ways of converting between 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit values.
The component consists of a single 32-bit block of memory that consists of the following data types which are all overlaid on each other.
4 x 8-bit Bytes
2 x 16-bit INTs
1 x 32-bit Long
1 x 32-bit Float
For communications systems you may need to send or receive data as bytes.
So to pack up a float into bytes you would load a floating point value and then collect the 4 bytes.
To repack the floating point value at the other end you would load the 4 bytes and then collect the floating point value.
Here is a simple project showing how to convert between bytes, ints, longs and floats.
Downloadable macro reference
SetInt
Sets a single 16-bit INT value.
Index is in little endian, 0 is the LSW and 1 is the MSW
Parameters
- BYTE Index
- Range: 0-1
- UINT Value
- Range: 0-65535
Return value
- This call does not return a value
SetLong
Sets a single 32-bit LONG value
Parameters
- ULONG Value
- Range: 0-4294967295
Return value
- This call does not return a value
GetFloat
Gets a single 32-bit FLOAT value
Parameters
- This macro has no parameters
Return value
GetLong
Gets a single 32-bit LONG value
Parameters
- This macro has no parameters
Return value
GetInt
Gets a single 16-bit INT value
Index is in little endian, 0 is the LSW and 1 is the MSW
Parameters
- BYTE Index
- Range: 0-1
Return value
SetByte
Sets a single 8-bit BYTE value
Index is in little endian, 0 is the LSB and 3 is the MSB
Parameters
- BYTE Index
- Range: 0-3
- BYTE Value
- Range: 0-255
Return value
- This call does not return a value
GetByte
Gets a single 8-bit BYTE value.
Index is in little endian, 0 is the LSB and 3 is the MSB
Parameters
- BYTE Index
- Range: 0-3
Return value
SetFloat
Sets a single 32-bit FLOAT value
Parameters
- FLOAT Value
- Range: 0-4294967295
Return value
- This call does not return a value
Simulation macro reference
This component does not contain any simulation macros
Property reference
This component does not contain any properties
