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authorChristopher Peplin <chris.peplin@rhubarbtech.com>2014-01-02 17:56:20 -0500
committerChristopher Peplin <chris.peplin@rhubarbtech.com>2014-01-02 17:56:45 -0500
commit31caa9c77dbfc438a104fbcab6db5165528c0f89 (patch)
tree62f4d0741eb47dc09db717f6cc40432163cb5b7d /README.mkd
parent4af52c415f1668fbd168da74d0aca903c592463f (diff)
Clarify when you need to specify endianness.
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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ started, here are examples using the API:
## Bitfield Manipulation
+The bitfields are stored in `uint8_t[]`.
+
uint8_t data[4] = {0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0x78};
uint8_t result = get_byte(data, sizeof(data), 0);
// result = 0x12;
@@ -19,7 +21,13 @@ started, here are examples using the API:
// result[0] == 0x2
// result[1] == 0x34
-## 8 Byte Bitfield Decoding
+## 8 Byte Helpers
+
+If you are dealing with 8 byte CAN messages as `uint64_t`, there are some
+additional functions prefixed with `eightbyte_` that may be faster or more
+useful.
+
+### 8 Byte Decoding
uint64_t data = 0x8000000000000000;
uint64_t result = get_bit_field(data, 0, 1, false);
@@ -39,16 +47,14 @@ started, here are examples using the API:
result = eightbyte_get_nibble(data, 10, false);
//result = 0x4;
-## 8 Byte Bitfield Encoding
+### 8 Byte Encoding
uint64_t data = 0;
fail_unless(set_bit_field(&data, 1, 0, 1));
uint64_t result = get_bit_field(data, 0, 1, false);
ck_assert_int_eq(result, 0x1);
-TODO setting bit fields is just copying
-
-## CAN Signal Encoding
+### CAN Signal Encoding
The library supports encoding floating point CAN signals as well as booleans
into a uint64_t payload.
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ into a uint64_t payload.
payload = bitfield_encode_bool(true, 1, 3);
// payload == 0x1000000000000000
-## CAN Signal Decoding
+### CAN Signal Decoding
The library supports parsing floating point CAN signals as well as booleans.