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Word to Bits

Converts real numbers to vector of bits

Since R2023a

  • Word to Bits Block

Libraries:
HDL Coder / Logic and Bit Operations

Description

The Word to Bits block converts a real number of word length N to a vector of bits. The output of the block is a vector whose length you specify in the Maximum Word Length parameter.

The block treats the first element of the output vector as the least significant bit (LSB) and treats subsequent bits as the next significant bits in ascending order.

This figure shows the conversion of the unsigned integer 72 to its binary representation when you specify a maximum word length of 8. You can also convert a signed integer value to its corresponding binary vector.

Word to Bits Conversion

This figure shows the conversion of the non-integer value 5.5 to its binary representation. The output is a binary representation of the stored integer value of 5.5. To determine stored integer value of a fixed-point real number, use storedInteger function.

Convert Real Numbers to Bit Vector

Limitations

The block has these limitations:

  • Floating-point input is not supported.

  • Bus, vector, and matrix inputs are not supported.

  • Complex input is not supported.

Ports

Input

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Input signal, specified as a scalar. The word-length must be less than or equal to the Maximum Word Length parameter.

Example: 72

Example: 5.5

Data Types: int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | fixed point

Output

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Output signal, returned as a binary-valued scalar or vector. Set the length of this vector in the Maximum Word Length parameter. The block treats the first element of the output vector as the LSB and treats subsequent bits as the next significant bits in ascending order.

Data Types: ufix1

Parameters

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Maximum output word length, specified as an integer in the range [1, 128]. The parameter value must be greater than or equal to the input signal word-length.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: maxWordLength
Type: character vector
Value: Integer in the range [1, 128]
Default: '8'

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2023a

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