From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8c82f96c3f1dff70 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-13 17:52:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Andrew" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Working with Scaled Integers Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 20:59:22 -0400 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <3BC8D083.E6503BC3@pacbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14464 Date: 2001-10-13T20:59:22-04:00 List-Id: We are tied to using existing types because our package specs are generated by tools. -------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew "R. Tim Coslet" wrote in message news:3BC8D083.E6503BC3@pacbell.net... > Instead of "scaled integers" look at Ada's Fixed Point real types. > > For "BCD" types use Ada's Decimal types. > > Andrew wrote: > > > Developing/maintaining Ada code that processes 1553 bus data. I have a basic > > understanding of working with scaled integers. But I'd like to learn more. > > Specifically, working with semi-circles, how to specify data resolution > > (LSB), BCD etc. My understanding in this area is somewhat weak and I need > > to correct it. > > > > thanks; > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Andrew >