iio_data_format Struct Reference

Contains the format of a data sample. More...

#include <iio.h>

Data Fields
unsigned int	length
	Total length of the sample, in bits.
unsigned int	bits
	Length of valuable data in the sample, in bits.
unsigned int	shift
	Right-shift to apply when converting sample.
bool	is_signed
	Contains True if the sample is signed.
bool	is_fully_defined
	Contains True if the sample is fully defined, sign extended, etc.
bool	is_be
	Contains True if the sample is in big-endian format.
bool	with_scale
	Contains True if the sample should be scaled when converted.
double	scale
	Contains the scale to apply if with_scale is set.
unsigned int	repeat
	Number of times length repeats (added in v0.8)

Detailed Description

Contains the format of a data sample.

The different fields inform about the correct way to convert one sample from its raw format (as read from / generated by the hardware) to its real-world value.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• iio.h