Introduction to How Numbering Systems Work When working with any PLC such as ControlLogix (or any digital computer), it’s important to understand how numbering systems work. The numbering system we are all used to is base-10 (Decimal). Mainly, that’s because we have 10 fingers. In the decimal numbering system, there Read More »
Converting a Kenbak-1 Switch Number to Binary In this section, we’ll be converting a Kenbak-1 Switch Number to Binary. This project is a good example of the Right Shift on the Kenbak-1. Basically, when the user presses a number, we’ll display the binary bit pattern for that switch number. Mr. Read More »
Introduction to the Binary Numbering System Simply put, the Binary Numbering System is a base 2 numbering system. The only numbers available for use to count in binary are 1, and 0. You can think of this in many ways: True/False, Yes/No, or High/Low. Computers work by Read More »
