Code Converters
• There are variety of binary codes used in
digital systems. Many Times it required to
convert one code to another. Some of these
codes are
– BCD (Binary Coded Decimal)
– Excess-3 Code
– Gray Code
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Binary to BCD Converter
Truth Table
K-Map Simplification
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Logic Diagram
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BCD to Binary Converter
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K-Map Simplification
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BCD-Excess 3 Converter
• Excess-3 code is a
modified form of a BCD
number.
• The Excess-3 code can
be derived from the
BCD code by adding 3
to each coded number.
• Eg: BCD number 0001
0010 is represented as Truth Table
0100 0101 in Excess-3
code
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K-Map Simplification Logic Diagram
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Excess 3 to BCD Converter
Truth Table
K-Map Simplification
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Logic Diagram
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Binary to Gray Code Converter
• In Gray Code only one
bit in the numerical
representation changes
between successive
numbers.
Truth Table
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Logic Diagram
K-Map Simplification
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Grey to Binary Code Converter
Truth Table Logic Diagram
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K-Map Simplification
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BCD to Grey Code Converter
Truth Table
K-Map Simplification
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