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14 years ago

ieee 754 format

sir i want to represnt 0.46 in ieee 754 format,after presenting if i multiply it with decimal like 3 can i get the desired right value in vhdl?i dont want to use fixed_pkg,it was too much combersome,...
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14 years ago

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The only way to do floating point is with alteras floating point IP blocks.

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You could also implement the IEEE-754 arithmetic yourself (which is a considerable amount of work) or obtain IEEE-754 IP from a third party vendor.