Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 May 2007 11:59:56 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/7] [RFC] Battery monitoring class |
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Hi!
> > I'll convert mXh to uXh a bit later, if there will no further objections > > against uXh. Also I'd like to hear if there any objections on > > mA/mV -> uA/uV conversion. I think we'd better keep all units at the > > same order/precision. > > Okay, would it make sense to use "long" instead of "int" after "milli" to > "micro" conversion? On 32 bit machines int gives +-2147483648 limit. So > 2147 volts/amperes/...
long == int on 32bit machines.
> Though 2147 amperes is unrealistic for batteries, but if used in > calculations it could be dangerous.
Let the one doing calculations handle that ;-). Pavel
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