For applications not requiring fast conversion,a single circuit that can performboth conversions proves adequate. Onesuch circuit (Figure 1 ) utilizes up/downcounters to obtain the desired results.

Here's a C/C++ program that converts decimal numbers ranging from 0 to 99,999 to binary and BCD formats. Using a simple algorithm in conjunction with pointer arithmetic and bitwise ...

Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series on decimal representations and decimal arithmetic in general, and on Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) in particular. In this first installment, ...