Re: LZ: Re:Need algorithmic help!!!
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Marty Williams wrote:
>
> I need some help understanding part of the link protocol for the TI-85. Any
> help would be gratefully appreciated.
>
> I'll use the information in the Link-protocol Document as the reference for
> my question.
>
> I am trying to understand how a real number variable is packet ed into the
> message packet. In the doc the variable sent is Pi. As you look at the
> actual bytes being transmitted, you can see the numbers for Pi. These
> numbers are hex numbers and the check sum is calculated with the hex value.
> How does this 3.145926d, get converted to 31 41 59 26h. And then when you
> receive this, how is it converted back to a decimal value?
The format of the floating point numbers used on the ti85 includes the
digits
written in BCD, which is what you see as a hex number.
PI = 0000FC3141592659890000
MHA has released a document expaning the format of the .85N files, and
it
axplains this too.
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