}
// most significant on-bit - return highest location of on-bit
+// NOTE: return 0 when bit0 is on or all bits are off
uint8_t biton(uint8_t bits)
{
uint8_t n = 0;
if (bits >> 1) { bits >>= 1; n += 1;}
return n;
}
+
+uint8_t biton16(uint16_t bits)
+{
+ uint8_t n = 0;
+ if (bits >> 8) { bits >>= 8; n += 8;}
+ if (bits >> 4) { bits >>= 4; n += 4;}
+ if (bits >> 2) { bits >>= 2; n += 2;}
+ if (bits >> 1) { bits >>= 1; n += 1;}
+ return n;
+}