DELD Assignment-3

Name-Prathamesh Mukesh Deotare

Roll no.-20121028
Sub-DELD
Computer Engineering 2nd Year
Title : - Realization of BCD Adder using 4-bit Binary Adder (IC 7483).
Objective:-To construct of BCD Adder using 4-bit Binary Adder circuit
and verify its working
Hardware & software requirements:
Digital Trainer Kit, IC 7483, Patch Cord, + 5V , Power Supply
Decimal Adder
Decimal Adder – The digital systems handles the decimal number in the form of binary
coded decimal numbers (BCD). A BCD adder is a circuit that adds two BCD digits and
produces a sum digit also in BCD. BCD numbers use 10 digits, 0 to 9 which are
represented in the binary form 0 0 0 0 to 1 0 0 1, i.e. each BCD digit is represented as a
4-bit binary number. When we write BCD number say 526, it can be represented as

Here, we should note that BCD cannot be greater than 9.

The addition of two BCD numbers can be best understood by considering the three cases
that occur when two BCD digits are added.
 Sum Equals 9 or less with carry 0
Let us consider additions of 3 and 6
in BCD.
The addition is carried out as in
normal binary addition and the sum
is 1 0 0 1,
which is BCD code for 9.
Sum greater than 9 with carry 0
The sum 1 1 1 0 is an invalid BCD number. This has occurred
because the sum of the
two digits exceeds 9. Whenever this occurs the sum has to be
corrected by the addition
of six (0110) in the invalid BCD number, as shown below
After addition of 6 carry is produced into the second decimal
position. Sum equals 9 or
less with carry 1
Block Diagram of BCD Adder
BCD Adder
BCD stand for binary coded decimal. Suppose, we have two 4-bit numbers A
and B. The value of A and B can varies from 0(0000 in binary) to 9(1001 in
binary) because we are considering decimal numbers.
The output will varies from 0 to 18, if we are not considering the carry from
the previous sum. But if we are considering the carry, then the maximum
value of output will be 19
(i.e. 9+9+1 = 19).
When we are simply adding A and B, then we get the binary sum. Here, to
get the output in BCD form, we will use BCD Adder.
Conclusion – We have studied BCD Adder using 4-bit Binary Adder (IC 7483)
1. What is BCD adder circuit?
>BCD adder refers to a 4-bit binary adder that can add two 4-bit words of BCD format. The output of the addition is a
BCD-format 4-bit output word, which defines the decimal sum of the addend and augend and a carry that is created in
case this sum exceeds a decimal value of 9.
2. What is BCD subtractor?
>A subtractor circuit is required to perform a subtraction operation on two decimal numbers. BCD subtraction is slightly
different from BCD addition. Performing subtraction operation by taking the 9’s or 10’s complement of the subtrahend
and adding it to the minuend is economical.

3. What is difference between binary and BCD?

>In a Binary Code.. we convert the whole Decimal number into its binary form.
In BCD, each of the digit of the decimal number is represented by its binary form in 4 bits

4. What are binary adders?

>Binary Adders are arithmetic circuits in the form of half-adders and full-addersb used to add. together two binary
digits. Another common and very useful combinational logic circuit which can be constructed using just a few basic
logic gates allowing it to add together two or more binary numbers is the Binary Adder.

5. What is BCD used for?

>BCD was commonly used for displaying alpha-numeric in the past but in modern-day BCD is still used with real-time
clocks or RTC chips to keep track of wall-clock time and it’s becoming more common for embedded microprocessors to
include an RTC.