Scaling
Fixed-point numbers can be encoded according to the scheme
real-world value=(slope×integer)+bias
where the slope can be expressed as
slope=slope adjustment factor×2fixed exponent
The integer is sometimes called the stored integer. This is the raw
binary number, in which the binary point assumed to be at the far right of the word. In
Fixed-Point Designer™ documentation, the negative of the fixed exponent is often referred to as the
fraction length.
The slope and bias together represent the scaling of the fixed-point number. In a number
with zero bias, only the slope affects the scaling. A fixed-point number that is only scaled
by binary point position is equivalent to a number in [Slope Bias] representation that has a
bias equal to zero and a slope adjustment factor equal to one. This is referred to as binary
point-only scaling or power-of-two scaling:
real-world value=2fixed exponent×integer
or
real-world value=2-fraction length×integer
Fixed-Point Designer software supports both binary point-only scaling and [Slope Bias]
scaling.
Note
For examples of binary point-only scaling, see the Fixed-Point Designer
Perform Binary-Point Scaling example.
For an example of how to compute slope and bias in MATLAB®, see Compute Slope and Bias