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Geps
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Convert Int8 To Short Array? |
 Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:35 am |
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Hi,
I have a function:
| Code: | void function_one(int8 Byte1, int8 Byte2, int8 Byte3, int8 Byte4){
//calculations on Bytes
//calculate Byte parity bits
}
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What's the cleanest way to access the individual bits of the bytes for my parity bit calculation?
Is it possible to swap between int8 and 8 element short array? Surely they're exactly the same in terms of memory allocation on the pic?
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Ttelmah
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
Posts: 19509
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:54 am |
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Yes.
This is what a union allows you to do.
So (for example):
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union {
int1 bits[8];
int8 whole;
} splitter;
void main(){
int8 ctr,nobits=0;
splitter.whole=0xAA;
for (ctr=0;ctr<8;ctr++) {
if (splitter.bits[ctr]) nobits++;
}
//Here 'nobits' has the number of bits that are non zero in the byte
while(1);
}
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However, caveat, it takes quite a bit of work to actually calculate a bit reference from the array index. It will be _quicker_ to simply declare a byte called 'mask', and do something like:
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void main(){
int8 ctr,mask=1,val;
val=0xAA;
for (ctr=0;ctr<8;ctr++) {
if (val & mask) nobits++;
val<=1;
}
while(1);
}
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Here each loop, only has to rotate the mask one bit, while in the original code, the compiler has to start with a mask, and rotate it 'ctr' bits each time...
YPYMATYC.
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Geps
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Posts: 129
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:19 am |
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Thanks Ttelmah,
I was having a think about it and came up with this way. Any feedback appreciated.
Reference a pointer to the byte
Recast the pointer to short type
Dereference and store the value as the byte's MSB
Increment pointer
Deference again for the MSB-1
Repeat all the way along the byte. |
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collink
Joined: 08 Jan 2010
Posts: 137
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:52 am |
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No, do it how Ttelmah showed you. I'm almost positive that the CCS compiles does NOT support bit level pointers. Even if it did it would be a nasty way to do it. The bit masking approach is clean and readable.
| Geps wrote: | Thanks Ttelmah,
I was having a think about it and came up with this way. Any feedback appreciated.
Reference a pointer to the byte
Recast the pointer to short type
Dereference and store the value as the byte's MSB
Increment pointer
Deference again for the MSB-1
Repeat all the way along the byte. |
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Ttelmah
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
Posts: 19509
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:30 am |
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Collink is right. Think about it for a moment, a 'pointer', is a memory address. How can you have such an address for a bit?....
Do a search for 'short' on the manual. Only about a dozen hits. About 3/4 the way down, this is explicitly stated.
You spoke about the 'cleanest' way. Even if possible, this would be 'filthy'.....
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