Binary-Coded Decimal. See DIP switch and dipswitch chart.
derekleffew Resident Curmudgeon Senior Team Premium Member Aug 9, 2011 #1 Binary-Coded Decimal. See DIP switch and dipswitch chart.
sk8rsdad Well-Known Member Fight Leukemia Aug 9, 2011 #2 I don't think it is accurate to equate BCD with DIP switch settings. A DIP switch uses a binary equivalent of a decimal number whereas BCD is a concatenation of 4-bit binary equivalients of each digit. By way of clarification: 83 (base 10) = 0101 0011 in binary (DIP switch setting) 83 (base 10) = 1000 0011 in BCD Last edited: Aug 9, 2011
I don't think it is accurate to equate BCD with DIP switch settings. A DIP switch uses a binary equivalent of a decimal number whereas BCD is a concatenation of 4-bit binary equivalients of each digit. By way of clarification: 83 (base 10) = 0101 0011 in binary (DIP switch setting) 83 (base 10) = 1000 0011 in BCD