The BCD8421 code is so called because each of the four bits is given a 'weighting' according to its column value in the binary system. The least significant bit (lsb) has the weight or value 1, the next bit, going left, the value 2. ... 2410 in 8 bit binary would be 00011000 but in BCD8421 is 0010 0100.
Why BCD code is called 8421 code?
In other words, the BCD is a weighted code and the weights used in binary coded decimal code are 8, 4, 2, 1, commonly called the 8421 code as it forms the 4-bit binary representation of the relevant decimal digit.
What do you mean by 8421 code?
views 1,428,169 updated. 8421 code A weighted code in which each decimal digit 0 through 9 is represented by a four-bit codeword. The bit positions in each codeword are assigned weights, from left to right, of 8, 4, 2, and 1. See also binary-coded decimal, excess-3 code, biquinary code. A Dictionary of Computing.
