Hex to BCD Converter

Conversion from Hex to BCD

A Hex can be converted to BCD in three steps:-

1. Convert the Hex number into Decimal
2. Convert each decimal digit into nibble
3. Combine the nibbles into Binary

Example Hex to BCD Conversion

Let's say your Hex value is 0x38f and you want to convert it to it's BCD form.

1. Step 1: Convert input to Decimal: 911
2. Step 2: Convert decimal digits to nibble
   • 9 becomes 1001
   • 1 becomes 0001
   • 1 becomes 0001
3. Step 3: Combine the nibbles into Binary to get your BCD number: 100100010001

Hex

Hexadecimal is the numeric system widely used by systems designers and computer programmers. It comprises of 16 symbols from 0 to 9 and A to F.

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