# Print 16-bit Fixed Point Fraction # Theory Printing the fractional value of a 16-bit fixed point number in decimal is rather trivial. For example, the number `0.7106` in 16-bit fixed point is 0.71506 * 65536 = 46,569 = `$B5E9` * Q. How do we convert the number `$B5E9` back into `.7106` ? * Q. By _digit peeling._ Given a fractional number `N` represented as a 16-bit integer then the pseudo-code is: 1. Multiply N by 10 2. Print the Integer Part of `N` (a digit) 3. Set the Integer Part to zero 5. Have we printed the total number of decimal digits we want? If no then goto step 1 Example: ``` +-----------------------------+ | | 0.7106 * 65536 = $B5E9 | | | | v v '.' $B5E9 * $A = $7.1B1A $1B1A * $A = $1.0F04 $0F04 * $A = $0.9628 $9628 * $A = $5.DD90 $5DD9 * $A = $8.A7A0 ``` An optimization for `N*10` is that this is equivalent to: `N*8 + N*2` # Application ## Assembly (Source) See file [print_fract.s](print_fract.s) ## Binary (Executable) ``` CALL-151 0800:a2 b5 a0 e9 20 1a 08 a9 ae 20 ed fd a2 00 bd 76 0810:08 20 ed fd e8 e0 05 d0 f5 60 8e 71 08 8c 72 08 0820:20 6a 08 aa 20 60 08 20 54 08 20 60 08 20 60 08 0830:20 44 08 ad 70 08 09 b0 9d 76 08 20 6a 08 e8 e0 0840:05 d0 e1 60 18 a0 02 b9 70 08 79 73 08 99 70 08 0850:88 10 f4 60 a0 02 b9 70 08 99 73 08 88 10 f7 60 0860:0e 72 08 2e 71 08 2e 70 08 60 a9 00 8d 70 08 60 0870:00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 800G E000G ``` ## Output ``` .71058 ```