10

Base Conversions and Arithmetic

The BASE menu ( zw) lets you change the number base used for entering numbers and other operations (including programming). Changing bases also converts the displayed number to the new base.

 

BASE Menu

 

 

Menu label

Description

 

 

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Decimal mode. No annunciator. Converts numbers to

 

base 10. Numbers have integer and fractional parts.

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Hexadecimal mode. HEX annunciator on. Converts

 

numbers to base 16; uses integers only. The top–row

 

keys become digits through .

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Octal mode. OCT annunciator on. Converts numbers

 

to base 8; uses integers only. The , , and

 

unshifted top–row keys are inactive.

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Binary mode. BIN annunciator on. Converts numbers

 

to base 2; uses integers only. Digit keys other than

 

and , and the unshifted top–row functions are

 

inactive. If a number is longer than 12 digits, then the

 

outer top–row keys ( <and 6are active for

 

viewing windows. (See "Windows for Long Binary

 

Numbers" later in this chapter.)

 

 

Examples: Converting the Base of a Number.

The following keystrokes do various base conversions. Convert 125.9910 to hexadecimal, octal, and binary numbers.

Keys: Display:Description:

125.99 z

Converts just the integer part (125)

 

Base Conversions and Arithmetic 10–1

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