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Read a specific bit of a number with Arduino
Each number has a specific binary representation. For example, 8 can be represented as 0b1000, 15 can be represented as 0b1111, and so on. If you wish to read a specific bit of a number, Arduino has an inbuilt method for it.
Syntax
bitRead(x, index)
where, x is the number whose bits you are reading, index is the bit to read. 0 corresponds to least significant (right-most) bit, and so on.
This function returns either 0 or 1 depending on the value of that bit in that number.
Example
The following example will illustrate the use of this function −
void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: Serial.begin(9600); Serial.println(); int x = 8; Serial.println(bitRead(x,0)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,1)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,2)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,3)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,4)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,5)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,6)); Serial.println(bitRead(x,7)); } void loop() { // put your main code here, to run repeatedly: }
Output
The Serial Monitor output is shown below −
As you can see, only the bit in position 3 is 1, while all others are 0, which corresponds to the binary representation of 8: 0b00001000
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