Oh, right. I'm an idiot who forgot about the fixed point divide.
And yes, at some point you are going to need to do a divide by constant 10. It's unavoidable if you want a base 10 display. The option of using BCD to do calculations just lets you do that divide upfront, rather than at the end.
And yes, at some point you are going to need to do a divide by constant 10. It's unavoidable if you want a base 10 display. The option of using BCD to do calculations just lets you do that divide upfront, rather than at the end.