'{$STAMP BS2}
'{$PBASIC 2.5}
' 2006 mlab.uiah.fi/paja
' Understanding bits

'A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. 
'FOR example, the number 10010111 is 8 bits long.
'It is a basic unit of information storage and communication in digital.

' ---[ I/O Definitions ]---

' ---[ Variables ]---------
bBinary	VAR	BYTE
wBinary	VAR	WORD
' multiple value
cMulti		CON	100
' ---[ Initialization ]----
DEBUG CLS, "start", CR
' ---[ Main Code ]---------
xMain:
	DEBUG "Decimal: ", DEC 4, " = Binary: ", BIN 4, CR, CR
	'Understanding BIN and BIN(n)
 	bBinary = %00001111
	DEBUG "Difference btw BIN and BIN8", CR
	DEBUG BIN bBinary, CR
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary, CR, CR

	DEBUG "Accessing a specific bit in a variable", CR
	bBinary = %0001001		'BIT8 -> BIT0
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary, CR
	DEBUG "BIT1: ", BIN bBinary.BIT0, CR
	DEBUG "BIT8: ", BIN bBinary.BIT7, CR
	bBinary.BIT3 = 0
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary, CR, CR

	'Bit shift (Shift left)
 	bBinary = %11110111
	DEBUG "Shift left", CR
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary, CR
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary << 1, CR, CR          ' Shift value left idx places 

	'Bit shift (Shift right)
 	bBinary = %11110111
	DEBUG "Shift right", CR
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary, CR
	DEBUG BIN8 bBinary >> 1, CR, CR          ' Shift value left idx places 

	'Application of the bit shift
	DEBUG "Shifting right by a bit means dividing with 2", CR
	bBinary = 20
	DEBUG DEC bBinary, " -> "
	bBinary = bBinary >> 1
	DEBUG DEC bBinary, CR, CR

	'Application of the bit shift 2
	DEBUG "Last bit affects the positiveness or negativeness of a quantity", CR
	DEBUG "BIN: ", BIN16 %1000000000000001, TAB, "SDEC: ", SDEC %1000000000000001, CR
	DEBUG "BIN: ", BIN16 %0000000000000001, TAB, "SDEC: ", SDEC %0000000000000001, CR, CR

	'Reverse
	DEBUG "Inverse", CR
	DEBUG BIN4 %1011, " -> ", BIN4 ~%1011, CR
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