Xgate and multiplication

[calou]

Hello,

Could the Xgate do long multiplication?

For example i have : int var, Long result

I want to do result=var*var

Is the xgate is able to do that because i saw that it could only do "basic operation".

If it could do it, is it faster to do this operation with xgate or hcs12 core?

Thank you

Regards

[Steve]

As Alban said the CPU is a better choice for multiplication (and division), however, the XGATE can do it using C libraries so it is an option when appropriate. AN3289 has a simple example in section 9 that shows the strengths of the two cores when some division is involved.

[Alban]

Hello Calou,

I strongly recommended to use the CPU12X core to do all multiplication and NOT the XGATE.

The XGATE is not an appropriate choice for long multiplication.

Cheers,

Alban.