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Old 22nd May 2015, 08:16
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"32bit signed value used as a counter running at 100Hz?"

I was wondering, why would you need to have a signed value if it is a simple counter...
Unsigned one would give twice the range of the signed one... 248*5 = more than a year.

"If you aircraft was powered for more than a year, don't forget to power cycle it..." kind of thing

The reaction to this non issue from outlets like CNN was just...
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