SW006010 Microchip Technology, SW006010 Datasheet - Page 66

• Manufacturer Part Number: SW006010
• Description: MPLAB 17C SOFTWARE
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology

Specifications of SW006010

• Tool Function: Compiler
• Tool Type: Compiler
• Processor Series: PIC17C
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not applicable / Not applicable
• For Use With/related Products: MPLAB®
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

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FLOATING POINT
C17 C Compiler User’s Guide
The floating point representation used for the MPLAB C17 compiler is a variant of the
IEEE 754 standard, see 12.6 “Floating Point” for more information. The following table
compares the two.
TABLE 6-2:
Standard
IEEE754
C17
Exponent Byte
MPLAB C17 FLOATING POINT FORMAT VS IEEE 754
sxxx xxxx
xxxx xxxx
yxxx xxxx
sxxx xxxx
Byte 0
xxxx xxxx
xxxx xxxx
Byte 1
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xxxx xxxx
xxxx xxxx
Byte 2
xxxx xxxx
xxxx xxxx
Byte 3