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Lecture 1: Digital System and Binary Numbers

• Digital Systems
• Binary Numbers
• Number-base Conversions
• Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers
• Complements
• Signed Binary Numbers
• Binary Codes
• Binary Storage and Registers
• Binary Logic
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Digital Systems and Binary Numbers

• Digital age and information age
• Digital computers
➢ General purposes
➢ Many scientific, industrial and commercial applications
• Digital systems
➢ Telephone switching exchanges
➢ Digital camera
➢ Electronic calculators, PDA's
➢ Digital TV
• Discrete information-processing systems
➢ Manipulate discrete elements of information
➢ For example, {1, 2, 3, …} and {A, B, C, …}…

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Analog and Digital Signal

• Analog system
➢ The physical quantities or signals may vary continuously over a specified
range.
• Digital system
➢ The physical quantities or signals can assume only discrete values.
➢ Greater accuracy
X(t) X(t)

t t
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Binary Digital Signal

• An information variable represented by physical quantity.
• For digital systems, the variable takes on discrete values.
➢ Two level, or binary values are the most prevalent values.
• Binary values are represented abstractly by:
➢ Digits 0 and 1 V(t)
➢ Words (symbols) False (F) and True (T)
➢ Words (symbols) Low (L) and High (H)
Logic 1
➢ And words On and Off
• Binary values are represented by values undefine
or ranges of values of physical quantities.
Logic 0
t
Binary digital signal
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Decimal Number System

• Base (also called radix) = 10
➢ 10 digits { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }
• Digit Position 2 1 0 -1 -2

➢ Integer & fraction 5 1 2 7 4

• Digit Weight
Position
➢ Weight = (Base) 100 10 1 0.1 0.01
• Magnitude
➢ Sum of “Digit x Weight”
• Formal Notation 500 10 2 0.7 0.04
2 1 0 -1 -2
d2*B +d1*B +d0*B +d-1*B +d-2*B

(512.74)10
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Octal Number System

• Base = 8 64 8 1 1/8 1/64

➢ 8 digits { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 } 5 1 2 7 4
• Weights 2 1 0 -1 -2
Position
➢ Weight = (Base) 2 1 0 -1 -2
5 *8 +1 *8 +2 *8 +7 *8 +4 *8
• Magnitude
➢ Sum of “Digit x Weight”
=(330.9375)10
• Formal Notation (512.74)8

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Binary Number System

• Base = 2
➢ 2 digits { 0, 1 }, called binary digits or “bits”

• Weights 4 2 1 1/2 1/4

Position
➢ Weight = (Base) 1 0 1 0 1
• Magnitude 2 1 0 -1 -2
➢ Sum of “Bit x Weight” 2 1 0 -1 -2
1 *2 +0 *2 +1 *2 +0 *2 +1 *2
• Formal Notation
=(5.25)10
• Groups of bits 4 bits = Nibble
8 bits = Byte (101.01)2
1011

11000101
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Hexadecimal Number System

• Base = 16
➢ 16 digits { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F }
• Weights
Position 256 16 1 1/16 1/256
➢ Weight = (Base)
• Magnitude 1 E 5 7 A
➢ Sum of “Digit x Weight” 2 1 0 -1 -2
• Formal Notation 2 1 0
1 *16 +14 *16 +5 *16 +7 *16 +10 *16
-1 -2

=(485.4765625)10

(1E5.7A)16

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The Power of 2
n 2n n 2n
0 20=1 8 28=256
1 21=2 9 29=512
2 22=4 10 210=1024 Kilo

3 23=8 11 211=2048
4 24=16 12 212=4096
5 25=32 20 220=1M Mega

6 26=64 30 230=1G Giga

7 27=128 40 240=1T Tera

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Addition
• Decimal Addition

1 1 Carry
5 5
+ 5 5

1 1 0
= Ten ≥ Base
➔ Subtract a Base

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Binary Addition
• Column Addition

1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 1 = 61
+ 1 0 1 1 1 = 23

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 = 84

≥ (2)10

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Binary Subtraction
• Borrow a “Base” when needed

1 2 = (10)2
0 2 2 0 0 2
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 = 77
− 1 0 1 1 1 = 23

0 1 1 0 1 1 0 = 54

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Binary Multiplication
• Bit by bit
1 0 1 1 1
x 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 1

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0

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Number Base Conversions

Evaluate
Magnitude
Octal
(Base 8)

Evaluate
Magnitude
Decimal Binary
(Base 10) (Base 2)

Hexadecimal
(Base 16)
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Decimal (Integer) to Binary Conversion

• Divide the number by the ‘Base’ (=2)
• Take the remainder (either 0 or 1) as a coefficient
• Take the quotient and repeat the division

Example: (13)10
Quotient Remainder Coefficient
13/ 2 = 6 1 a0 = 1
6 /2= 3 0 a1 = 0
3 /2= 1 1 a2 = 1
1 /2= 0 1 a3 = 1
Answer: (13)10 = (a3 a2 a1 a0)2 = (1101)2

MSB LSB
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Decimal (Fraction) to Binary Conversion

• Multiply the number by the ‘Base’ (=2)
• Take the integer (either 0 or 1) as a coefficient
• Take the resultant fraction and repeat the multiplication

Example: (0.625)10
Integer Fraction Coefficient
0.625 * 2 = 1 . 25 a-1 = 1
0.25 * 2 = 0 . 5 a-2 = 0
0.5 *2= 1 . 0 a-3 = 1
Answer: (0.625)10 = (0.a-1 a-2 a-3)2 = (0.101)2

MSB LSB

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Decimal to Octal Conversion

Example: (175)10
Quotient Remainder Coefficient
175 / 8 = 21 7 a0 = 7
21 / 8 = 2 5 a1 = 5
2 /8= 0 2 a2 = 2
Answer: (175)10 = (a2 a1 a0)8 = (257)8

Example: (0.3125)10
Integer Fraction Coefficient
0.3125 * 8 = 2 . 5 a-1 = 2
0.5 *8= 4 . 0 a-2 = 4
Answer: (0.3125)10 = (0.a-1 a-2 a-3)8 = (0.24)8
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Binary − Octal Conversion Octal Binary

• 8 = 23 0 000
• Each group of 3 bits represents an octal digit 1 001

2 010
Assume Zeros
Example: 3 011

( 1 0 1 1 0 . 0 1 )2 4 100

5 101

6 110
( 2 6 . 2 )8 7 111

Works both ways (Binary to Octal & Octal to Binary)

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Binary − Hexadecimal Conversion Hex Binary

0 0000
• 16 = 24 1 0001
• Each group of 4 bits represents 2 0010
3 0011
a hexadecimal digit 4 0100
5 0101
Assume Zeros 6 0110
Example: 7 0111
8 1000
( 1 0 1 1 0 . 0 1 )2 9 1001
A 1010
B 1011
C 1100
D 1101
(1 6 . 4 )16 E 1110
F 1111

Works both ways (Binary to Hex & Hex to Binary)

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Octal − Hexadecimal Conversion

• Convert to Binary as an intermediate step
Example:
( 2 6 . 2 )8

Assume Zeros Assume Zeros

( 0 1 0 1 1 0 . 0 1 0 )2

(1 6 . 4 )16

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Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal

Decimal Binary Octal Hex
00 0000 00 0
01 0001 01 1
02 0010 02 2
03 0011 03 3
04 0100 04 4
05 0101 05 5
06 0110 06 6
07 0111 07 7
08 1000 10 8
09 1001 11 9
10 1010 12 A
11 1011 13 B
12 1100 14 C
13 1101 15 D
14 1110 16 E
15 1111 17 F
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Complements
• There are two types of complements for each base-r system: the radix complement
and diminished radix complement.
• Diminished Radix Complement - (r-1)’s Complement
➢ Given a number N in base r having n digits, the (r–1)’s complement of N is
defined as:
(rn –1) – N
• Example for 6-digit decimal numbers:
➢ 9’s complement is (rn – 1)–N = (106–1)–N = 999999–N
➢ 9’s complement of 546700 is 999999–546700 = 453299
• Example for 7-digit binary numbers:
➢ 1’s complement is (rn – 1) – N = (27–1)–N = 1111111–N
➢ 1’s complement of 1011000 is 1111111–1011000 = 0100111
• Observation:
➢ Subtraction from (rn – 1) will never require a borrow
➢ Diminished radix complement can be computed digit-by-digit
➢ For binary: 1 – 0 = 1 and 1 – 1 = 0
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Complements
• 1’s Complement (Diminished Radix Complement)
➢ All ‘0’s become ‘1’s
➢ All ‘1’s become ‘0’s

Example (10110000)2
 (01001111)2
If you add a number and its 1’s complement …

10110000
+ 01001111
11111111

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Complements
• Radix Complement
The r's complement of an n-digit number N in base r is defined as
rn – N for N ≠ 0 and as 0 for N = 0. Comparing with the (r − 1) 's
complement, we note that the r's complement is obtained by adding
1 to the (r − 1) 's complement, since rn – N = [(rn − 1) – N] + 1.

• Example: Base-10

The 10's complement of 012398 is 987602

The 10's complement of 246700 is 753300

• Example: Base-2

The 2's complement of 1101100 is 0010100

The 2's complement of 0110111 is 1001001
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Complements
• 2’s Complement (Radix Complement)
➢ Take 1’s complement then add 1
➢ Toggle all bits to the left of the first ‘1’ from the right

Example:
Number: 10110000 101 10000
1’s Comp.: 01001111
+ 1
01010000 01010000

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Complements
• Subtraction with Complements
➢ The subtraction of two n-digit unsigned numbers M – N in base r can be
done as follows:

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Complements
• Example 1.5
➢ Using 10's complement, subtract 72532 – 3250.

• Example 1.6
➢ Using 10's complement, subtract 3250 – 72532.

There is no end carry.

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Complements
• Example 1.7
➢ Given the two binary numbers X = 1010100 and Y = 1000011, perform
the subtraction (a) X – Y ; and (b) Y − X, by using 2's complement.

There is no end carry.

Therefore, the answer is
Y – X = − (2's complement
of 1101111) = − 0010001.

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Complements
• Subtraction of unsigned numbers can also be done by means of the (r − 1)'s
complement. Remember that the (r − 1) 's complement is one less then the
r's complement.
• Example 1.8
➢ Repeat Example 1.7, but this time using 1's complement.

There is no end carry,

Therefore, the answer is Y –
X = − (1's complement of
1101110) = − 0010001.
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Signed Binary Numbers

• To represent negative integers, we need a notation for negative
values.
• It is customary to represent the sign with a bit placed in the
leftmost position of the number since binary digits.
• The convention is to make the sign bit 0 for positive and 1 for
negative.
• Example:

• Table 1.3 lists all possible four-bit signed binary numbers in the
three representations.
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Signed Binary Numbers

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Signed Binary Numbers

• Arithmetic addition
➢ The addition of two numbers in the signed-magnitude system follows the rules of
ordinary arithmetic. If the signs are the same, we add the two magnitudes and
give the sum the common sign. If the signs are different, we subtract the smaller
magnitude from the larger and give the difference the sign if the larger magnitude.
➢ The addition of two signed binary numbers with negative numbers represented in
signed-2's-complement form is obtained from the addition of the two numbers,
including their sign bits.
➢ A carry out of the sign-bit position is discarded.

• Example:

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Signed Binary Numbers

• Arithmetic Subtraction
➢ In 2’s-complement form:
1. Take the 2’s complement of the subtrahend (including the sign bit)
and add it to the minuend (including sign bit).
2. A carry out of sign-bit position is discarded.

(  A) − ( + B) = (  A) + ( − B)
(  A) − ( − B) = (  A) + ( + B)
• Example:

(− 6) − (− 13) (11111010 − 11110011)

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Binary Codes
• BCD Code
➢ A number with k decimal digits will
require 4k bits in BCD.
➢ Decimal 396 is represented in BCD
with 12bits as 0011 1001 0110, with
each group of 4 bits representing one
decimal digit.
➢ A decimal number in BCD is the same
as its equivalent binary number only
when the number is between 0 and 9.
➢ The binary combinations 1010
through 1111 are not used and have
no meaning in BCD.

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Binary Codes
• Example:
➢ Consider decimal 185 and its corresponding value in BCD and binary:

• BCD addition

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Binary Codes
• Example:
➢ Consider the addition of 184 + 576 = 760 in BCD:

• Decimal Arithmetic: (+375) + (-240) = +135

Hint 6: using 10’s of BCD

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Binary Codes
• Other Decimal Codes

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Binary Codes
• Gray Code
➢ The advantage is that only bit in the code
group changes in going from one number
to the next.
» Error detection.
» Representation of analog data.
» Low power design.
000 001

010 011
100 101

110 111
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Binary Codes
• American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) Character Code

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Binary Codes
• ASCII Character Code

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ASCII Character Codes

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange (Refer to
Table 1.7)
• A popular code used to represent information sent as character-
based data.
• It uses 7-bits to represent:
➢ 94 Graphic printing characters.
➢ 34 Non-printing characters.
• Some non-printing characters are used for text format (e.g. BS =
Backspace, CR = carriage return).
• Other non-printing characters are used for record marking and
flow control (e.g. STX and ETX start and end text areas).

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ASCII Properties
• ASCII has some interesting properties:
➢ Digits 0 to 9 span Hexadecimal values 3016 to 3916
➢ Upper case A-Z span 4116 to 5A16
➢ Lower case a-z span 6116 to 7A16
» Lower to upper case translation (and vice versa) occurs by flipping bit 6.

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Binary Codes
• 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.
• Example:
➢ Consider the following two characters and their even and odd parity:

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Binary Codes
• Error-Detecting Code
➢ Redundancy (e.g. extra information), in the form of extra bits, can be
incorporated into binary code words to detect and correct errors.
➢ A simple form of redundancy is parity, an extra bit appended onto the
code word to make the number of 1’s odd or even. Parity can detect all
single-bit errors and some multiple-bit errors.
➢ A code word has even parity if the number of 1’s in the code word is even.
➢ A code word has odd parity if the number of 1’s in the code word is odd.
➢ Example:
Message A: 100010011 (even parity)
Message B: 10001001 0 (odd parity)

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Binary Storage and Registers

• Registers
➢ A binary cell is a device that possesses two stable states and is capable of storing
one of the two states.
➢ A register is a group of binary cells. A register with n cells can store any discrete
quantity of information that contains n bits.

n cells 2n possible states

• A binary cell
➢ Two stable state
➢ Store one bit of information
➢ Examples: flip-flop circuits, ferrite cores, capacitor
• A register
➢ A group of binary cells
➢ AX in x86 CPU
• Register Transfer
➢ A transfer of the information stored in one register to another.
➢ One of the major operations in digital system.
➢ An example in next slides.

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A Digital Computer Example

Memory

Control
CPU unit Datapath

Inputs: Keyboard, Outputs: CRT,

mouse, modem, LCD, modem,
Input/Output speakers
microphone
Synchronous or
Asynchronous?
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Transfer of information

Figure 1.1 Transfer of information among register 47

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Transfer of information
• The other major component of
a digital system
➢ Circuit elements to manipulate
individual bits of information
➢ Load-store machine
➢ LD R1;
➢ LD R2;
➢ ADD R3, R2, R1;
➢ SD R3;

Figure 1.2 Example of binary information processing

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Binary Logic
• Definition of Binary Logic
➢ Binary logic consists of binary variables and a set of logical operations.

➢ The variables are designated by letters of the alphabet, such as A, B, C, x, y, z, etc,

with each variable having two and only two distinct possible values: 1 and 0,
➢ Three basic logical operations: AND, OR, and NOT.

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Binary Logic
• Truth Tables, Boolean Expressions, and Logic Gates
AND OR NOT
x y z x y z x z
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 1

z=x•y=xy z=x+y z = x = x’

x x x
y z y z z
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Switching Circuits

AND OR

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Binary Logic
• Logic gates
➢ Example of binary signals

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Logic 1
2
Un-define
1
Logic 0
0

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Binary Logic
• Logic gates
➢ Graphic Symbols and Input-Output Signals for Logic gates:

Fig. 1.4 Symbols for digital logic circuits

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Fig. 1.5 Input-Output signals for gates
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Binary Logic
• Logic gates
➢ Graphic Symbols and Input-Output Signals for Logic gates:

Fig. 1.6 Gates with multiple inputs

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