Re: [avr-gcc-list] big .hex file - explanation please?

[E. Weddington]

Kelly McDonald wrote:

> Jeff & Eric,
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> having the listing there is defnintly a big help. I think that I've been
> working with scripting languages too long!
>
> Q: if you are working with 'big numbers' are there any tricks that you
> usally employ? I'm trying to generate an output code for a DDS and it
> requires 32bits for an arbitrary frequency. I may try playing with it
> and try to do away with the floats. (then again I've still got almost 6k
> left to play with)
>
>  
As with any engineering, it depends on what tradeoffs you're willing to 
live with. For anything with microcontrollers without hw floating point 
support, I try and stick with integer math as much as possible; it saves 
both time and space, but that's also relative too.

> Attached file sort of shows what I'm trying to do (sans lcd/uart stuff).
>
> TIA,
> Kelly
>  
Standard attachment error: missing?

Eric