Linux provides commands for converting numbers from one base to another. Learn how to uses these commands and how to make the process easier with scripts and aliases.

Next, select the Bin (Binary) radio button. This will convert the digit from Decimal to Binary. For example, I opted to convert 2015 into Binary, and the converted digit came to 11111011111.

Warnings Excel will only produce binary numbers with up to 10 bits. This means that it can only convert decimal numbers greater than -513 and less than 512.

Conversion of binary to decimal numbers is often needed in firmware. And it’s done easily enough if multiplication and division by ten are acceptable.