[time-nuts] Can (will) a M12+T generate a negative sawtooth message ?
Tom Van Baak (lab)
tvb at leapsecond.com
Mon May 19 00:19:19 UTC 2014
-128 is 0x80
+127 is 0x7F
If in doubt, just look at the sawtooth correction messages coming out of your M12.
/tvb (i5s)
On May 18, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Chris,
>>
>> The manual clearly states -128 to +127. What's your problem with that?
>
> Yes it gives that range. It says the value is stored in 8 bits.
>
> But how is it stored? Certainly not as sign bit and 7 bit magnitude
> or you could not have -128. They don't say but options are either
> an assumed bias of -128 or twos complement. I bet it's an assumed
> bias.
>
>
> --
>
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California
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