Motorola MVME167 Series Installation Manual page 125

Valid data types that can be used when modifying a floating point
data register or a floating point memory location:
Integer Data Types
12
1234
12345678
1_FF_7FFFFF
1_7FF_FFFFFFFFFFFFF
1_7FFF_FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
1111_2103_123456789ABCDEF01
-3.12345678901234501_E+123
When entering data in single, double, extended precision, or
packed decimal format, the following rules must be observed:
1. The sign field is the first field and is a binary field.
2. The exponent field is the second field and is a hexadecimal
field.
3. The mantissa field is the last field and is a hexadecimal field.
4. The sign field, the exponent field, and at least the first digit of
the mantissa field must be present (any unspecified digits in
the mantissa field are set to zero).
5. Each field must be separated from adjacent fields by an
underscore.
6. All the digit positions in the sign and exponent fields must be
present.
Byte
Word
Longword
Floating Point Data Types
Single Precision Real Format
Double Precision Real Format
Extended Precision Real Format
Packed Decimal Real Format
ScientiÞc Notation Format (decimal)
Floating Point Support
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