A Fixed-Point Arithmetic Compiler.

Abstract

Mini computers used within real time digital systems require mathematical operations to be performed at maximum speed. The most efficient use of their fixed point arithmetic units is made while manipulating fixed point data. Software simulation of floating point mathematics is too slow and requires additional core. A fixed point arithmetic compiler is designed to allow the programmer to express fixed point mathematical processes in equation form. Only the description of the original equation arguments is required. All intermediate results of the equation realization are scaled by the compiler to avoid clipping and truncation errors. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA059041

Entities

People

  • Paul Craun Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Addressing
  • Algorithms
  • Arithmetic
  • Arithmetic Units
  • Buffers
  • Compilers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Language
  • Machine Languages
  • Object Code
  • Precision
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Truncation

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.