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Byte Reversal

Reverse order of bytes in input word

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  • Byte Reversal block

Libraries:
Embedded Coder / Embedded Targets / Host Communication

Description

The Byte Reversal block changes the order of the bytes in data that you input to the block. Use this block when a process communicates between target computers that use different endianness, such as between Intel® processors that are little endian and other processors that are big endian. Texas Instruments® processors are little-endian by default.

To exchange data between processors that have different endianness, place a Byte Reversal block just before the send block and immediately after the receive block.

This model shows byte reversal for three inputs. The input and output ports match for each path.

Ports

Input

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Data for which the block changes the byte ordering. The number of input ports used by the block depends on the value that you specify for the Number of inputs parameter.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated | bus

Output

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Data with modified byte ordering. The number of output ports used by the block depends on the value that you specify for the Number of inputs parameter. Each input port maps to the matching output port. Data received on input port 1 is sent through output port 1, and so on.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated | bus

Parameters

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Specify the number of block inputs. The block creates that number of input ports and output ports. Each input port maps to the matching output port. Data received on input Port_1 is sent through output Port_1, and so on.

Reversing the byte ordering does not change the data type. Input and output retain matching data types.

Version History

Introduced in R2011a

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