ADSP-BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference
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D NUMERIC FORMATS
Blackfin family processors support 8-, 16-, and 32-bit fixed-point data in
hardware. Special features in the computation units allow support of other
formats in software. This appendix describes various aspects of these data
formats. It also describes how to implement a block floating-point format
in software.
Unsigned or Signed: Two’s-Complement
Format
Unsigned integer numbers are positive, and no sign information is con-
tained in the bits. Therefore, the value of an unsigned integer is
interpreted in the usual binary sense. The least significant words of multi-
ple-precision numbers are treated as unsigned numbers.
Signed numbers supported by the Blackfin family are in two’s-comple-
ment format. Signed-magnitude, one’s-complement, BCD or excess-n
formats are not supported.
Integer or Fractional
The Blackfin family supports both fractional and integer data formats. In
an integer, the radix point is assumed to lie to the right of the LSB, so that
all magnitude bits have a weight of 1 or greater. This format is shown in
Figure D-1
. Note in two’s-complement format, the sign bit has a negative
weight.
Summary of Contents for ADSP-BF535 Blackfin
Page 80: ...Development Tools 1 26 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 312: ...Working With Memory 6 86 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 332: ...System Interfaces 7 20 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 360: ...Dynamic Power Management Controller 8 28 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 446: ...Beginning and Ending an SPI Transfer 10 40 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 522: ...Timing Examples 11 76 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 562: ...IrDA Support 12 40 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 608: ...PCI I O Issues 13 46 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 672: ...References 14 64 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 810: ...SDRAM Controller SDC 18 86 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 811: ...ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference 18 87 External Bus Interface Unit...
Page 812: ...SDRAM Controller SDC 18 88 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...
Page 860: ...DMA Bus Debug Registers 20 30 ADSP BF535 Blackfin Processor Hardware Reference...