Decimal to BCD Converter
Decimal to BCD Converter is used to convert a Decimal number (Base-10) into Binary Coded Decimal format
All processing happens on the client-side, locally in your browser. No data is uploaded.
Paste Decimal numbers below (1 per line if multiple)
BCD numbers
History
- 2018-01-30Tool Launched
Background
Conversion from Decimal to BCD
A Decimal can be converted to BCD using these steps:-
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Convert each decimal digit into nibble
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Combine the nibbles into BCD
Example Decimal to BCD Conversion
Let's say your Decimal value is 911,
and you want to convert it to its bcd form.
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Step 1:
Convert decimal digits to nibble
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9becomes1001 -
1becomes0001 -
1becomes0001
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Step 2:
Combine the nibbles to get your BCD number:
100100010001
Decimal
Decimal is the numeric system most used by us humans. It consists of the Hindu-Arabic numerals, a set of 10 digits from 0 to 9.
Binary Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Decimal or BCD is a set of binary encodings for decimal numbers used in early digital computers. In BCD, a binary sequence is used to represent each digit of the source decimal number