DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : P.Swarupa
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : ECE
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Masabtank, Hyd.
Semester : III Semester
Subject : Digital Electronics
Subject Code : EC – 304
Topic : Basics of Digital Electronics
Duration : 50 Mts.
Sub-Topic : Number Systems (Hexadecimal System)
Teaching Aids : PPT Animations
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 Objectives

On completion of this period, you would be able to

• Know what is a Hexadecimal number.

• Convert a Hexadecimal to binary & vice-versa.

• Convert a decimal to hexadecimal & vice-versa.

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 Hexadecimal Numbers

• It is a weighted code.

• The base of Hexadecimal number system is 16.

• Hexadecimal number system has 16 digits.

• It uses 0 to 9 numbers and A to F alphabets.

• After reaching ‘9’ in hexadecimal system , we continue

counting as A,B,C,D,E & F.

• Used extensively in microprocessor systems.

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Hexadecimal to binary conversion
• To convert a hexadecimal number to a binary number,
convert each hexadecimal digit to its 4-bit equivalent
binary code.

• For example : 9AF . 3 Hexadecimal is Converted to

Binary as follows:

9 A F . 3

1001 1010 1111 . 0011

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Binary to Hexadecimal conversion
• A given binary number can be converted into hexadecimal
number by grouping the given binary number into 4- bits.

• For example the binary number is 1011001001.

• The grouping should be considered from LSB towards MSB

in 4bits.

10 1100 1001
By adding zero’s on left side
0010 1100 1001
2 C 9
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Decimal to Hexadecimal conversion
• To convert decimal number to hexadecimal number,
divide decimal number successively by 16.
• Write down the remainders after each division.
• The remainders in the reverse-order form the
hexadecimal number.
• Example : Convert decimal number 873 into hexadecimal

• Therefore, (873)10 = (369)16.

For Fractional part
• With decimal fractions, multiply by ‘16’, write the carry into
integer position.

• For example: Decimal number 0.5 is converted to

hexadecimal as follows:
0.5x16 = 8.0

8
Therefore, (0.5)10= (0.8)16

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Summary
We have discussed about

• Hexadecimal number system.

• Conversion of Hexadecimal to binary & vice-versa.

• Conversion of a Hexadecimal number to decimal

and vice-versa.

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Quiz

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1. Hexadecimal number system is used in

a) Microprocessor system

b) Watches

c) Calculators

d) All of the above

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2. The Hexadecimal number system is

c) A weighted code

b) An unweighted code

c) There is no positional value

d) It is weighted and unweighted

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Convert the following binary numbers to octal

and then to decimal:

a) 11011100.101010

b) 01010011.010101

c) 10110011

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Frequently Asked Questions (contd..)

2. Convert the following numbers from decimal

to Octal and then to binary:

a) 375

b) 249

c) 27.125
Frequently Asked Questions (contd..)

2. Convert decimal 65,535 to its hexadecimal and binary

equivalents.

4. Convert the binary numbers in problem 1 to

Hexadecimal.

7. Convert the decimal numbers in problem 2 to

Hexadecimal.

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