Binary Codes

Binary Codes
• Digital systems use signals that have two distinct values and
circuit elements that have two stable states.
• direct analogy among binary signals, binary circuit
elements, and binary digits
• A binary number of n digits,
• for example, represented by n binary circuit elements, each
having an output signal equivalent to 0 or 1.
• Digital systems represent and manipulate
– binary numbers
– any other discrete elements of information
• Any discrete element of information that is distinct among
a group of quantities can be represented with a binary code
(i.e., a pattern of 0’s and 1’s).
 Binary Codes (Cont..)
• An n‐bit binary code is a group of n bits that assumes up to 2n
distinct combinations of 1’s and 0’s, with each combination
representing one element of the set that is being coded.
• A set of four elements can be coded with two bits, with each
element assigned one of the following bit combinations: 00,
01, 10, 11.
• The bit combination of an n‐bit code is determined from the
count in binary from 0 to 2n - 1.
Binary codes for decimal digits
BCD(8421) ,Excess 3 code,84-2-1,2421
 Gray Code
• The output data of many physical systems are quantities that
are continuous.
• These data must be converted into digital form before they
are applied to a digital system.

continuous Analog Digital

information A/D Converter information

• Adv: one bit in the code group changes in going from one
number to the next
• Eg: 7 0111 70100
Binary code Gray code
81000 81100
Application Conversion

• Application of
Gray code: the
normal sequence
of binary
numbers
generated by the
hardware may
produce an error
or ambiguity
during the
transition from
one number to
the next
 ASCII Code
• Many applications of digital computers require the handling not only of
numbers, but also of other characters or symbols, such as the letters of
the alphabet.
• American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), which uses
seven bits to code 128 characters,
• ASCII is a seven‐bit code, but most computers manipulate an eight‐bit
quantity
• as a single unit called a byte. Therefore, ASCII characters most often are
stored one per byte
 Error‐Detecting Code
• To detect errors in data communication and processing, an
eighth bit is sometimes added to the ASCII character to
indicate its parity.
• A parity bit is an extra bit included with a message to make
the total number of 1’s either even or odd.
• Consider the following two characters and their even and odd
parity:
 References
• Digital Logic and Computer Design by Morris Mano