Hi,

a quick and dirty method:

subtract 100's from input until less, and count.
Then
subtract 10's from input until less, and count.
Then
take the result.

Such way, for a byte variable the worst case is 1+9 cycles.

Regards,
Imre


On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Edson Brusque wrote:

> Hello PICsters!
>
>     I'm needing a fast routine to break-down a byte to three digits:
>
>         before:
>         input = 137;
>
>         after:
>         output2 = 7;
>         output1 = 3;
>         output0 = 1;
>
>     It doesn't have to be small, but it have to be FAST.
>
>     I'm thinking about doing it with a BIG lookup-table. Anyone have a
> better idea? Maybe a hybrid routine (table+calculations).
>
>     Best regards and thanks for all your help,
>
>     Brusque
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