ptolemy.data.expr

Class FixPointFunctions

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.data.expr.FixPointFunctions

public class FixPointFunctions
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides static functions for operating on Fixpoint numbers in the Ptolemy II expression language. The added functionality is

• Create a FixPoint for a double value with a particular precision. The result is an instance of FixPoint. For example:

   fix(5.34, 10, 4)
   

  creates a fixed point number with a total of 10 bits, 4 of which are integer bits, representing the number 5.34.
• Create a FixPointMatrix with entries that consist of instances of FixPoint. Each entry in the fixed point matrix has the same precision. For example,

   fix([ -.040609, -.001628, .17853, .37665, .37665, .17853,
   -.001628, -.040609 ], 10, 2)
   

  creates a matrix where each entry has 10 bits, two of which are integer bits.
• Create a DoubleToken whose value is the quantized version of the given double value. The value is quantized by converting it into a fixed point value with a particular precision and then back again to a double value. For example,

   quantize(5.34, 10, 4)
   

  quantizes the number 5.34 to 10 bits of precision, 4 of which are integer bits.
• Create a matrix whose entries are the quantized version of the values of the given matrix. The values are quantized by converting them into a fixed point value with a particular precision and then back again into a double value. Each entry is quantized using the same precision. The result is an instance of DoubleMatrixToken. For example:

   quantize([ -.040609, -.001628, .17853, .37665, .37665, .17853,
   -.001628, -.040609 ], 10, 2)
   

  creates a new instance of DoubleMatrixToken containing the specified values with 10 bits of precision, two of which are integer bits.

In all cases, rounding is used when quantization errors occur, and saturation is used when overflow occurs.

Since:

Ptolemy II 0.4

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Bart Kienhuis, Contributor: Edward A. Lee

See Also:

PtParser, FixPoint, Quantizer

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (kienhuis)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow (kienhuis)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FixPoint	fix(double value, int numberOfBits, int integerBits) Create a FixPoint representing the specified double.
static FixPoint	fix(int value, int numberOfBits, int integerBits) Create a FixPoint representing the specified integer.
static double	quantize(double value, int numberOfBits, int integerBits) Create a double whose value is the quantized version of the given double value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

fix

public static FixPoint fix(int value,
                           int numberOfBits,
                           int integerBits)

Create a FixPoint representing the specified integer. For example,

      fix(5, 10, 4)
  

creates a fixed point representation of the integer 5 with 10 bits of precision, 4 of which are integer bits.

Parameters:

value - The value to represent.

numberOfBits - The total number of bits.

integerBits - The number of bits used for the integer part.

Returns:

A fixed point representation of the value.

fix

public static FixPoint fix(double value,
                           int numberOfBits,
                           int integerBits)

Create a FixPoint representing the specified double. For example,

      fix(5.34, 10, 4)
  

creates a fixed point representation of the numer 5.34 with 10 bits of precision, 4 of which are integer bits.

Parameters:

value - The value to represent.

numberOfBits - The total number of bits.

integerBits - The number of bits used for the integer part.

Returns:

A fixed point representation of the value.

quantize

public static double quantize(double value,
                              int numberOfBits,
                              int integerBits)

Create a double whose value is the quantized version of the given double value. The value is quantized by converting it into a fixed point value with a particular precision and then back again into a double value. For example,

     quantize(5.34, 10, 4)
  

yields a double representing 5.34 quantized to 10 bits of precision, of which 4 bits are used for the integer part and 6 bits are used for the fractional part.

Parameters:

value - The value to quantize.

numberOfBits - The total number of bits.

integerBits - The number of bits used for the integer part.

Returns:

a double with value that is quantized.