Comment by imtringued

I hope nobody listens to lunatics like you. Fixed point sucks. Who on earth wants to analyze every single algorithm for its numerical stability? If you work with FPGAs, then converting a known to be working algorithm to fixed point is one of the most time consuming things you can do and it eats DSP slices like crazy. Every square or square root operation will cause a shiver to run down your spine because of the lack of dynamic range.

Edit:

For those who want more context:

https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/494103077/WPMC22_Ko...

Here is a big fat warning:

>There is one important downside though, which relates to the fact that designing fixed-point algorithms is a significantly more complicated task as compared to similar floating-point based algorithms. This fact essentially has two major consequences: >1) The designer must have an extended mathematical knowledge about the numerical characteristics of the algorithms, and >2) The development time is in some cases longer than for equivalent floating-point systems.