Binary Math; Figure A-2 Bits And Bytes; Figure A-3 Binary To Decimal Conversion - Comtech EF Data Vipersat SLM-5650A User Manual

B i na r y Ma t h

Binary Math

Network devices communicate using BITS, where a bit is a single digit repre-
sented by a 1 or a 0, or by using BYTEs, where a byte is made up of eight bits in
any combination of 1's or 0's. A byte is also referred to as an octet.
An octet can be converted to or from binary using the technique shown in the
decimal conversion chart in Figure A-3. The conversion chart also shows the
decimal equivalent of the binary number.
Bits containing a 1 in Figure A-3 determine which decimal values should be
added. These decimal values, when added together, determine the decimal
equivalent for the binary number.
This is an example of changing a number expressed in binary (base 2) to its
decimal equivalent (base 10). The numeric value is the same, you have only
A-4
Figure A-2
128 64 32 16
1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1
128
32
4
1
_____
165
Figure A-3
Binary to Decimal Conversion
Bits and Bytes
8 4 2 1
1
0 1 0 1
0 0 1 0
1 1 1 1
V i p e r s a t S L M - 5 6 5 0 A U s e r G u i d e
= 165
= 194
= 255