Base Conversion
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the base conversion processor converts a number from one numeral system to another why use base conversion use this processor when a device or system reports values in a numeral system your downstream systems don't expect, for example converting a raw hexadecimal register value to decimal before it reaches a dashboard how it works the processor supports the following conversions decimal > binary decimal > hexadecimal decimal > octadecimal binary > decimal octadecimal > decimal hexadecimal > decimal for example, converting the decimal value 12 to hexadecimal returns c , and converting it to binary returns 1100 when converting from binary, octadecimal, or hexadecimal to decimal, the input must be a string, and that string must be in a field named value parameters parameter details conversion the type of conversion to perform decimal > binary decimal > hexadecimal decimal > octadecimal binary > decimal octadecimal > decimal hexadecimal > decimal pass through value determines whether the processor's output is the converted value or the original unchanged input value related topics use the base conversion function docid\ svkendlygddpdzkb19ggl