[Assembly Help] Hex to BCD conversion

[proton]

So I have this Assembly project to do, and in it I have to convert a hexadecimal number to the BCD representation. And I honestly have no idea how to do it. So maybe if anyone could help me out and explain the algorithm I need to use, I can figure it out.

Thanks.

 

[Funky]

Change majors

 

[Oddity]

Change majors

 

[Toaster]

Change majors

 

[proton]

I know how to do it outside of Assembly but I don't know how to do it with all the register transfer bullshit and limitations of Assembly.

in case yall were wondering.

 

[Dman]

What assembly language you using is a good start? MIPS?

 

[Oddity]

ok here:

Spoiler

mov dword ptr [eax], 00000000

LMFAO OK GO

 

[cyclozine]

Change majors

 

[jotun]

mov ax, 0
mov bx, 0
int 16

gogogo

btw that assignment sounds like a pain in the ass, though not really difficult

write a C program that does it, then compile it and look at the assembly listing

 

[proton]

What assembly language you using is a good start? MIPS?

for a PIC processor. PIC16F84...we are doing like very introductory assembly, because we had some extra time in class and he wanted us to touch on it.

 

[Oddity]

mov ax, 0
mov bx, 0
int 16

gogogo

THAT'S GOOD BUT THIS IS QUICKER

mov ah, 0x4C
int 0x21

 

[jotun]

THAT'S GOOD BUT THIS IS QUICKER

mov ah, 0x4C
int 0x21

i dunno, i've never actually done x86 assembly. that was just something I remember someone saying ~5 years ago in high school

 

[proton]

mov ax, 0
mov bx, 0
int 16

gogogo

btw that assignment sounds like a pain in the ass, though not really difficult

write a C program that does it, then compile it and look at the assembly listing

it isn't hard, i have the rest of the project done already...and like i understand the concept here and everything, i just don't know like "shift left twice, then add 2, then shift left again, then blah blah blah" that bullshit, so i can put it into code. just need like the general idea to convert it and i can put it into code.

ps assembly is gay but i like it more than c++

 

[Durak]

hex to bcd is no different than hex to binary, or binary to bcd

i.e.

the first place is 16^0, second place is 16^1, third place is 16^2, just like in binary first place is 2^0, second is, 2^1, etc...

if you can't understand that then switch majors

 

[Fei]

it isn't hard, i have the rest of the project done already...and like i understand the concept here and everything, i just don't know like "shift left twice, then add 2, then shift left again, then blah blah blah" that bullshit, so i can put it into code. just need like the general idea to convert it and i can put it into code.

ps assembly is gay but i like it more than c++

Google is your friend:

http://www.engr.udayton.edu/faculty/jloomis/ece314/notes/devices/binary_to_BCD/bin_to_BCD.html

 

[proton]

hex to bcd is no different than hex to binary, or binary to bcd

i.e.

the first place is 16^0, second place is 16^1, third place is 16^2, just like in binary first place is 2^0, second is, 2^1, etc...

if you can't understand that then switch majors

read the thread you stupid fuck

Google is your friend:

http://www.engr.udayton.edu/faculty/jloomis/ece314/notes/devices/binary_to_BCD/bin_to_BCD.html

i found that site, it isn't helping me. you can't really check the 10s place or 100s place like that with this assembly, it doesn't have a way to do that.

 

[Fei]

read the thread you stupid fuck




i found that site, it isn't helping me. you can't really check the 10s place or 100s place like that with this assembly, it doesn't have a way to do that.

Use an AND with 0x00000F00 or whatever to isolate whatever field you want, shift it over and compare.

 

[Durak]

shh fei assembly is very limiting you can't do shit with it

 

[proton]

Use an AND with 0x00000F00 or whatever to isolate whatever field you want, shift it over and compare.

yeah i just got it. thanks.