I have declared an array of bytes:
uint8_t memory[123];
which i have filled with:
memory[0]=0xFF;
memory[1]=0x00;
memory[2]=0xFF;
memory[3]=0x00;
memory[4]=0xFF;
And now i get requests from the user for specific bits. For example, i receive a request to send the bits in position 10:35, and i must return those bits combined in bytes. In that case i would need 4 bytes which contain.
response[0]=0b11000000;
responde[1]=0b00111111;
response[2]=0b11000000;
response[3]=0b00000011; //padded with zeros for excess bits
This will be used for Modbus which is a big-endian protocol. I have come up with the following code:
for(int j=findByteINIT;j<(findByteFINAL);j++){
aux[0]=(unsigned char) (memory[j]>>(startingbit-(8*findByteINIT)));
aux[1]=(unsigned char) (memory[j+1]<<(startingbit-(8*findByteINIT)));
response[h]=(unsigned char) (aux[0] | aux[1] );
h++;
aux[0]=0x00;//clean aux
aux[1]=0x00;
}
which does not work but should be close to the ideal solution. Any suggestions?