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Bit Shift

Logical or arithmetic shift of input signal

  • Bit Shift block

Libraries:
HDL Coder / Logic and Bit Operations

Description

The Bit Shift block performs a logical or arithmetic shift on the input signal.

This block is different from the Shift Arithmetic block in terms of simulation and HDL code generation behavior. The Bit Shift block can perform logical shifting of a signed number without having to perform a reinterpretcast operation. This block uses a MATLAB Function block based implementation and might be slower in operation.

The Shift Arithmetic block shifts the bits or binary point of the input number. This block has additional block options for HDL code generation in comparison to the Bit Shift block. When you want to perform a variable shift operation, use the Shift Arithmetic block instead of the Bit Shift block. If you have a signed number as input, the block performs a sign extension of the number. The Shift Arithmetic block requires using additional Data Type Conversion blocks that have the Stored Integer (SI) option selected.

Ports

Input

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Input signal on which the logical or arithmetic shift is performed.

  • Minimum bit width: 2

  • Maximum bit width: 128

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

Output

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Output signal that is logically or arithmetically shifted. The output signal has the same data type and bit width as the input signal.

  • Minimum bit width: 2

  • Maximum bit width: 128

Parameters

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Specifies the type and direction of shift.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: mode
Type: string scalar | character vector
Value: "Shift Left Logical" | "Shift Right Logical" | "Shift Right Arithmetic"
Default: 'Shift Left Logical'

Specifies the number of bits to be shifted. Specify a value greater than or equal to zero.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: N
Type: string scalar | character vector
Value: A value greater than or equal to zero
Default: '0'

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2014a