--- bdrmachine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can someone give me a C example of how to combine 2
> unsigned chars (msb
> and lsb) and store as a unsigned int (L)? It seams
> the technique I'm
> using is more involved then it should be. Would "L=
> msb<<8 + lsb;"
> work? I'm working on a program for a 8 bit
> microcontroller. Unsigned
> char's are 8 bits long and unsigned int's are 16
> bits.
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
If you tak msb which is 8 bits and shift it 8 bits,
you now have 8 zeros. In keeping with your logic, you
could do:
L = msb;
L = L << 8 + lsb;
Ray
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