Post by thread:Binary-to-BCD Challenge

Ok... I feel foolish. The Binary-to-BCD code I posted works only on inputs from 0 to 999. Notwithstanding the accompanying documentation, it does NOT work on numbers between 1000 and 1285. It will still solve the problem for which it was written; the guy who originally asked for a binary-to-BCD converter needed a range of only [0-999]. Many thanks to David Tait, who not only discovered the [0-999] limit within a couple of hours of my posting the code, but graciously refrained from calling me an idiot even after I insisted that the code worked for numbers greater than 999. -Andy -- Andrew Warren - spam_OUTfastfwdTakeThisOuTix.netcom.com Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California

Ross Lyle (.....lyleKILLspam@spam@CAMADM.CAMOSUN.BC.CA) wrote: >I'm the one who posted the original BCD request. Andy, your code works great >and is much more compact than the code I ended up writing. Glad you like it... The routine in the Embedded Control Handbook uses the same algorithm; it also appears in an old General Instruments appnote for the original NMOS PIC, circa 1980. In both appnotes, though, the algorithm's coded significantly less-optimally. >Now whats this about an Embedded Controls conference? The Embedded Systems Conference is an annual affair put on by Embedded Systems Programming magazine. It runs from September 12th through the 14th at the San Jose Convention Center (in the heart of Silicon Valley, near San Francisco). The exhibits-only fee is $25; if you have $600 or so, you can attend three days' worth of classes, seminars, workshops, etc. To register, call 214 323-0575. -Andy -- Andrew Warren - fastfwdKILLspamix.netcom.com Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California