PIC 18F series performance

[JoKKeR]

Hi !

Can 8 bit PIC MCU handle a floating point calculations and how many floating point variables it can operate with ?

PIC need to do multiple floating point calculations (progressive) ...

So far ... im aiming at F18 series for a project, because of performance, but i know little about F10 and F12 series.

My plan is to drive a small 2x16 or 1x16 LCD, to have max 4 ADC-s, some digital IO pins and interrupt function. Probably 18 pin DIP package will do a job.


Thank you !

 

[blueroomelectronics]

The 18F1320 is a nice 18pin PIC.

 

[JoKKeR]

The 18F1320 is a nice 18pin PIC.

Sure it is . Can it handle multiple floating point calculations ?

 

[helios31]

Hewlett Packard used 4 bit processors on many calculators...

 

[zx_sa]

You can do floating point calculation on any processor - it's just software that does the calculation. The question is whether the software routines will be fast enough for your application.

You need to give much more information for someone to calculate if the PIC will be fast enough.

If you need to do any sort of real-time filtering of input signals, you should instead look at using a DSP-type processor. PIC does have a DSP range as well, but I've never really looked at them.

 

[JoKKeR]

I realize the fact that pic can do a floating point calculation, there are float.h library in c compiler, that makes it much more easier.

Since calculations need to be progressive and floating point ones, i thinking about usage of RAM, because this could be the problem.

 

[zx_sa]

What is your application? What is the mathematical function that you have to apply? How much data throughput (ie kilobytes of data per second)?

 

[JoKKeR]

Eeh ... Hard to answer this question.

The application is heat system regulator. It is devise which turns valve depending on sensor data. There is a small DC motor and a gear mechanism.

My task will be to redesign the system.
The old system worked on OP amps.

''I was told that calculations need to be floating point''. Because of 0 Progress and my little experience i may assume that i need to use algorithm ( calculations ) witch are progressive 3 maybe 4 steps. So i need to store more than 3 floating point variables.

So far as i know PIC MCU-s got 128 bit of RAM ... so i got no idea how much RAM will it it take to run application.

About mathematical functions ... i may assume, they are linear.

Sorry for poor explanation of a problem