Transmit Float as Byte Stream Using Union

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

typedef union {
    float f;
    uint8_t bytes[4];
} FloatPacket;

int main() {
    float input;
    scanf("%f", &input);
    FloatPacket fp;
    // Fill union and print 4 bytes
    fp.f = input;
    printf("Byte 0: %u\nByte 1: %u\nByte 2: %u\nByte 3: %u",fp.bytes[0],fp.bytes[1],fp.bytes[2],fp.bytes[3]);
    return 0;
}

Solving Approach

1. Define a union that contains:
   • A float variable
   • A uint8_t[4] byte array
2. Read a float from input
3. Use the union to access and print the 4 individual bytes in order (LSB first)