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+++ b/docs/source/arduino/constants.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Digital pins can be used either as **INPUT** or **OUTPUT**.
Changing a pin from INPUT TO OUTPUT with pinMode() drastically
changes the electrical behavior of the pin.
-
+.. _arduino-constants-input:
Pins Configured as Inputs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ circuit that they are sampling, say equivalent to a series resistor
of 100 Megohms in front of the pin. This makes them useful for
reading a sensor, but not powering an LED.
-
+.. _arduino-constants-output:
Pins Configured as Outputs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ of current provided by an Atmega pin is also not enough to power
most relays or motors, and some interface circuitry will be
required.
-.. _arduino-fpconstants:
+.. _arduino-constants-fp:
Floating-Point Constants
------------------------
@@ -141,28 +141,26 @@ Similar to integer constants, floating point constants are used to
make code more readable. Floating point constants are swapped at
compile time for the value to which the expression evaluates.
+.. TODO explain that floating point literals are doubles
+.. _arduino-constants-fp-f:
-Examples:
-
+.. TODO f modifiers
+Examples:
``n = .005;``
-
-
Floating point constants can also be expressed in a variety of
scientific notation. 'E' and 'e' are both accepted as valid
exponent indicators.
-
-
::
-
+
floating-point evaluates to: also evaluates to:
- constant
-
+ constant
+
10.0 10
2.34E5 2.34 * 10^5 234000
67e-12 67.0 * 10^-12 .000000000067
@@ -301,4 +299,4 @@ See also
- `unsigned long <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/UnsignedLong>`_
-.. include:: cc-attribution.txt \ No newline at end of file
+.. include:: cc-attribution.txt