Converting 4 raw bytes into 32-bit floating point

Question

I\'m trying to re-construct a 32-bit floating point value from an eeprom.

The 4 bytes in eeprom memory (0-4) are : B4 A2 91 4D

and the PC (VS Studio) recon

Answer 1

The safest way, and due to compiler optimization also as fast as any other, is to use memcpy:

uint32_t dword = 0x4D91A2B4;
float f;
memcpy(&f, &dw, 4);

Demo: http://ideone.com/riDfFw