I am working in a Modbus project where I have to read modbus Holding and Input registers using ESP8266, I am using ModbusMaster232 library. I returns a response buffer array of uint16_t. I need to convert the uint16_t to double precision float. A quick test in ESP8266 shows double datatype in ESP8266 stores 8 bytes.Does anybody know how to convert four uint16_t to double in Arduino. If so please share your knowledge.
Here's a code fragment for converting a uint16_t. Expand this to work with your array of ints from the library. Remember that on Arduino, - Uno and Mega, at least - doubles are implemented as floats. You won't get the precision you might be expecting.
double xAsDouble; // ** only float precision despite 'double' declaration
uint16_t xAsInt;
xDouble = xInt; // the compiler knows how to make this conversion.
Update: After re-reading your question, I realize you're using an ESP8266. My comments about Uno's float precision may not apply.
Update 2: After some discussion, I've learned that the Modbus return is not 4 integers, but a double being passed as 4 words, which need to be reassembled to recreate the original double. The solution will depend on the order in which the words comprising the original double are sent.
Update 3: I suggested the OP try using this general scheme:
// A union lets you look at memory as either (in this case) 4 ints or 1 double
union {
uint16_t data_out[4];
double x;
} buffer;
// Assign the data from modbus using the 'int' way of viewing menmory.
// Note I might have the ordering wrong but this is the idea:
buffer.data_out[i] = data_in[i];
Then reading 'buffer.x' would get the 4 words of memory as a double.
... After trying both orderings, the OP reports he is obtaining the expected result,
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Thanks for reply @JRobert but I am using uint16_t array with 4 elements not a single uint16_t variable, I have to group this four 16 bit containers to a single 64 bit container representing IEEE754 float variable. Could you elaborate how the code would do that – Mr.B Apr 23 '20 at 12:29
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Do you understand how to use a
for()loop to execute one or more statements over the members (items) in an array? – JRobert Apr 23 '20 at 12:35 -
Do you mean
uint16_t data_in={2121,1233,3435,2433}; double data_out=0; for(int i=0; i<4;i++) { data_out = data_out | data_in[i]<<16; }– Mr.B Apr 23 '20 at 12:38 -
Yes - please see my edited comment above. You would do the same as in my example, but using [i] to address each of the ints and floats. – JRobert Apr 23 '20 at 12:39
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