ASMA064S Floating point characteristic out of range

Explanation

A converted floating-point constant is too large or too small for the processor. The allowable range is approximately 5.4x10-79 to 7.2x1075..

System action

The constant assembles as zero.

Programmer response

Check the characteristic (exponent), exponent modifier, scale modifier, and mantissa (fraction) for validity. Remember that a floating-point constant is rounded, not truncated, after conversion.

Severity

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