DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : P.Swarupa
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : ECE
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Masabtank, Hyd.
Semester : III Semester
Subject : Digital Electronics
Subject Code : EC – 304
Topic : Basics of Digital Electronics
Duration : 50 Mts.
Sub-Topic : Binary subtraction, Uses of codes
Teaching Aids : PPT Animations

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Objectives
On the completion of this period, you would be able

to
• Perform Subtraction of Binary numbers
using 2’s complement method.
• know Use of Codes

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Binary Subtraction

Case[1] Subtrahend is smaller than minuend.

• Find 2’s complement of subtrahend.

• Add this 2’s complement to the minuend,

• Neglect the carry

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Example : Subtract 0110 from 1101 by using
2’s complement method.
1 1 0 1 ………. Minuend
0 1 1 0 ……...Subtrahend
2’s complement of 0110 is 1001 + 1 = 1010
So
1101
1010
10111 neglect the carry

The difference is 0 1 1 1

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Case [ii] Subtrahend is larger than minuend

• Find 2’s complement of Subtrahend.

• Add the 2’s Complement to the minuend.

• The result is negative & in 2’s complement form. No carry

• To get the difference take the 2’s complement & put

minus sign.

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EXAMPLE

Subtract 1101 from 1000 using 2’s complement method.

Subtrahend = 1101
2’s complement = 0010 + 1= 0011
minuend = 1000
2’s complement of subtrahend = 0011
1011
No carry. Answer is 2’s complement of 1011
ie , 0100 + 1= 0101

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Use of digital codes

• All digital computers & systems are based on Binary

operation.

• Binary numbers are useful in analyzing or designing

digital circuits.

• A digital system requires less circuitry because it is

easier.

• To read and print out octal numbers.

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Use of digital codes (Contd)
•
Hexadecimal numbers are used extensively in
microprocessor work.

• Excess -3 code is used with BCD numbers.

• Excess-3 code simplifies BCD addition.

• BCD code is used in calculators which deal

directly with Decimal numbers.

• Gray code is used in encoders.

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Use of alphanumeric codes
• ASCII code is used by manufacturers to standardize Computer

Hardware.

• ASCII Code is used for sending digital data over telephone

lines.

• EBCDIC is the code of IBM.

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Quiz
1.What is the complement of 1001

a. 0110

b. 1000

c.1011

d. 1111

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2. The advantage of 2’s complement
subtraction is

a. Subtraction can be done using adder circuit

b. Increases Arithmetic hardware

c. Decreases Arithmetic software

d. Addition made simple

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Frequently asked Questions
1. Use the 2’s complement method to perform the following

Subtractions

a. 1111 – 1011

b. 110011 – 100101

c. 100101 -110011

d. 1011 -1111

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Frequently asked Questions(contd..)

2. Use the 2’s complement method to perform

subtraction of the following Decimal numbers

f. 54 – 65

b. 68 -32

j. 43 – 68

d. 65 – 54

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 Frequently asked Questions(contd..)

3. what are the uses of Digital codes?

4. what are the uses of alphanumeric codes?

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