That is a correct assessment.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Devin Kelly via USRP-users > <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I'm using rx_samples_to_file on a B205 mini to capture some data, when I set > Fs to 40e6 or 50e6 I noticed I get some overflows. I get fewer overflows > when I set my type to short (as opposed to float). > > Since the ADC on the B205 mini is 12 bits, a short is 16 bits and a float is > 32 bits I shouldn't be losing any dynamic range when I choose to store my > samples as shorts (compared to float). Is this correct? > > Are the float and double data types just offered for convenience? > > Thanks, > Devin > > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list > USRP-users@lists.ettus.com > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com _______________________________________________ USRP-users mailing list USRP-users@lists.ettus.com http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com