HEX2BIN function

The HEX2BIN function is one of the engineering functions. It is used to convert a hexadecimal number to a binary number.

Syntax

HEX2BIN(number, [places])

The HEX2BIN function has the following arguments:

Argument	Description
number	A hexadecimal number entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.
places	The number of digits to display. If omitted, the function will use the minimum number.

Notes

If the argument is not recognised as a hexadecimal number, or contains more than 10 characters, or the resulting binary number requires more digits than you specified, or the specified places number is less than or equal to 0, the function will return the #NUM! error.

How to apply the HEX2BIN function.

Examples

The figure below displays the result returned by the HEX2BIN function.