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14 years ago

Multiplication Rounding

Hey guys, I am multiplying two 32 bit numbers using LPM_MULT. Each number is in Q16.16 fixed point format. The product is a 64 bit Q32.32 number. I then shift the product to the ri...
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14 years ago

indeed, your value 0100 is not 4 in Q2.2 format but is 1.0 = 1 and is result of 3.5/4 or 56(111000)/2^4 depending on interpretation