digital waveform data to number

[ds_1]

Hi All,

          I wish to convert a serial data bit stream from hardware ( digital waveform) into an array of numbers. The bit stream will be 8M bits that must be converted  200000 x 40bit words. Of this word 24 bits are extracted i.e. my data (and 16 bit for status bits etc...I don't particularly care about these at the moment.)

 So, is there a way of converting the waveform and extracting my 24bits to a U32  without having to convert to a boolean as boolean are pretty hefty on memory and I believe this will be an issue.

 I cannont take smaller than 8M acquistions as I need continous data.

Is there any easier way to convert from digital?

Thanks

[Robert.L]

Hi ds_1

Does this have to be done on the fly or can it be converted at a slower rate?

What platform are you programming this on?

How large is the application that this is sitting within?

[ds_1]

Hi Robert,

             The application itself may expand, it is more for Lab experiments so may never get built into an .exe as it may be in prolonged state of flux.

I guess this will have to be converted at a slower rate as 8M acquisition could occur in ~200mS, yet there will be further processing of the data so I would wish the overall time between acquistions to get too lengthy.

     I guess the main thing is if the data is presented as a digital bitstream is there a more efficient way to extract the data words as I require?

    Thanks,