Big-endian

Big-endian

An addressing protocol in which bytes are numbered from left to right within a word. More significant bytes in a word have lower numbered addresses. Endian ordering is specific to hardware and is determined at reset. See also little endian.

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Category: Digital Signal Processors (DSP)
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big-endian

Computer; Software; Unicode standard

A computer architecture that stores multiple-byte numerical values with the most significant byte (MSB) values first.

big-endian

Telecommunications; General telecom

A format for transmission or storage of binary data in which the most significant byte (bit) appears first.

big-endian

Automation; Industrial automation

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big-endian

Software; Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

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big-endian

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

An addressing protocol in which bytes are numbered from left to right within a word. More significant bytes in a word have lower numbered addresses. Endian ordering is specific to ...

big endian

Software; Globalization software service

A format for storage or transmission of binary data in which the most significant value is placed first. See also endian, little endian.

auto mode

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

A context-sensitive debugging mode that automatically switches between showing assembly language code in the DISASSEMBLY window and C code in the FILE window, depending on what ...

analog-to-digital (A/D) converter

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

A converter with internal sample-and hold circuitry used to translate an analog signal to a digital signal.

assembly mode

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

A debugging mode that shows assembly language code in the DISASSEMBLY window and does not show the FILE window, no matter what type of code is currently running.

absolute lister

Semiconductors; Digital Signal Processors (DSP)

A debugging tool that accepts linked files as input and creates .abs files as output. These .abs files can be assembled to produce a listing that shows the absolute addresses of ...