OBJECTIVE:
- To practice converting data from decimal to binary and hexadecimal systems.
REFERENCE:
- Mazidi and Mckinlay" 8051 Microcontroller......," Chapter 0.
MATERIAL:
- Microsoft Windows Calculator
ACTIVITY 1
Perform the following conversions and verify your results using Windows Calculator. The calculator is in the Accessories folder of Windows. Select the scientific calculator.
a)
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Base-10
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Base-2
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Base-16
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63
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256
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10
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512
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255
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b)
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Base-2
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Base-16
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Base-10
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11010
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10000
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11110
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101010
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1111
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c)
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Base-16
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Base-2
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Base-10
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3BC
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10A
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20
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FFF
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FA
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BAD
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1. Give the highest single digit for each of the number systems: decimal, binary, and hex.
2. Which of the following cannot be a number in base-2? Give the reason.
(a) 11001 (b) 113 (c) 10001
3. What is the highest 8-bit number?
(a) In binary
(b) In hex
4. What is the highest 16-bit number?
(a) In binary:
(b) In hex
5. Convert binary 100000 to decimal and hex.
(a) Decimal
(b) Hex
6. Convert hex number BAAD to binary and decimal.
(a) Binary
(b) Decimal