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Re: printf problem
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Originally Posted by chakorules
Is float supported in this PIC?
No.
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Originally Posted by chakorules
Can I even do a calculation like this?
Yes.

The PIC18 does not contain a floating point unit or floating point instructions. All floating point math is handled in software and handled inline by the compiler. This is why all floating point math takes a long time, and is highly discouraged.

However, from looking at the documentation, it appears that floats are not supported by printf() and related functions. See section 4.7 in .\mcc18\doc\MPLAB-C18-Libraries.pdf for the formats supported.