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06/29/05 22:06
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#96250 - So not ASCII, then!
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Ivan Azuara said:
Yes, because 8 bits for the temperature and 1 bit for the sign, i request the temperature 8 bit twise the first request is for the temperature and with the second one i get 1 bite of the sign - or + .

That makes sense; so what did you mean when you said:
Ivan Azuara said:
i'm using ... the DS1620 temperature sensor, and i get the information of the sensor in a ascii character

It is not an ASCII character!
It is an 8-bit numeric value (plus sign).

Again, I think you are confused about the meaning of ASCII - so please take a look at this:
http://www.8052.com/forum/read.phtml?id=94478

List of 14 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
ASCII TO DECIMAL            01/01/70 00:00      
   re: ascii to decimal            01/01/70 00:00      
   DS1620 - ASCII???            01/01/70 00:00      
      9 bits            01/01/70 00:00      
         So not ASCII, then!            01/01/70 00:00      
   The Othe way around            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not ASCII            01/01/70 00:00      
         Still Confused            01/01/70 00:00      
            i whant to do this            01/01/70 00:00      
               Re-read Neil's post!            01/01/70 00:00      
               It was discused al least..... a lot but:            01/01/70 00:00      
                  You only forgot ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  For Ivan            01/01/70 00:00      
   resource            01/01/70 00:00      

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