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SeeCwriter
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| Formatting in printf |
 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:32 pm |
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I'm using printf() to output some debug statements. But the float format does not seem to work correctly.
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float val = 100.974;
printf("%.2f\r\n", val);
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Printout = "100.00"
I even tried the 'g' format, but no change. |
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PCM programmer
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:05 pm |
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| What PIC and what compiler version ? Always post those. |
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SeeCwriter
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:30 pm |
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| Sorry. An 18F8722 with V5.042 PCWHD. |
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:39 pm |
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Try it with a minimum width. A lot of CCS versions do not like undefined widths.
So %3.2f which is the minimum that could hold the .xx part of the number. It'll expand as needed. |
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SeeCwriter
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:43 pm |
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| Didn't help. |
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PCM programmer
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:44 pm |
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| Quote: | | 18F8722 with V5.042 PCWHD. |
If I run a test program with that version in MPLAB simulator, I get
this output:
Test program:
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#include <18F8722.h>
#fuses INTRC_IO, NOWDT
#use delay(clock=4M)
#use rs232(baud=9600, UART1, ERRORS)
//==============================
void main()
{
float val = 100.974;
printf("%.2f\r\n", val);
while(TRUE);
} |
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SeeCwriter
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Posts: 159
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:53 pm |
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| That worked. |
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SeeCwriter
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Posts: 159
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:11 pm |
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But back to my program, even doing the following doesn't change the output.
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char str[8];
sprint( str, "%3.2f", val );
printf("My val: %s\r\n", str );
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Output = 100.00
I can break just before printf() and mouse over 'val' and it shows the correct value of 100.974. |
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PCM programmer
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:10 pm |
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I don't know anything about mousing over. I never do that.
If I run the test program below in MPLAB Simulator (MPLAB vs. 8.92),
I get the following output displayed in the Sim UART1 window:
Test program:
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#include <18F8722.h>
#fuses INTRC_IO, NOWDT
#use delay(clock=4M)
#use rs232(baud=9600, UART1, ERRORS)
//==============================
void main()
{
float val = 100.974;
char str[8];
sprintf( str, "%3.2f", val );
printf("My val: %s\r\n", str );
while(TRUE);
} |
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Ttelmah
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Posts: 19224
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:31 am |
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| I'd be suspicious of a simulator problem. Except for some very old V4 compilers which give problems without a field width, everything I've tried works OK.... |
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