How Many Bytes Does Float Occupy Inside PIC Microcontroller?

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Homework Statement

How many bytes does a variable of float data type occupy in the data memory of PIC microcontroller?

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

All I know, is that float data type has a size of 4 bytes, that's 32 bits. I'm not sure if it occupies the same size inside the data memory of the PIC.

 

[Mark44]

Homework Statement

How many bytes does a variable of float data type occupy in the data memory of PIC microcontroller?

Homework Equations

None

The Attempt at a Solution

All I know, is that float data type has a size of 4 bytes, that's 32 bits. I'm not sure if it occupies the same size inside the data memory of the PIC.

There are many different kinds of PIC controllers, ranging from 12-bit, 13-bit, 14-bit, 16-bit, up to 32-bit wide code memory.

I looked at this wikipedia article, and didn't see any mention of floating point op codes, so perhaps floating point operations are done in a kind of fixed-point technique.

I don't have any experience with PIC microcontrollers - most of my assembly experience has been with various Intel x86 chips and some with Motorola 68000 family.