*DECK NS$CHD
FUNC NS$CHD(NPUWORD) C(10); # CONVERT NPU WORD TO DISPLAY CODED HEX    #
  
# TITLE NS$CHD - CONVERT NPU WORD TO DISPLAY CODED HEX.                #
  
      BEGIN    # NS$CHD # 
# 
**    NS$CHD - CONVERT NPU WORD TO DISPLAY CODED HEX. 
* 
*     J.C. LEE    1981
* 
*     THIS IS A UTILITY FUNCTION SUBPROGRAM.
*     ITS FUNCTION IS TO CONVERT NPU WORD TO DISPLAY CODED HEX. 
* 
*     FUNC NS$CHD(NPUWORD)
* 
*     ENTRY:  
*       NPUWORD = 16-BIT NPU WORD.
* 
*     EXIT: 
*       NONE. 
* 
*     METHOD: 
*       USE HEX DISPLAY CODE TABLE TO CONVERT NPU WORD TO 
*       DISPLAY CODED HEX.
* 
# 
  
      ITEM NPUWORD    U;     # 16-BIT NPU WORD                         #
  
      ITEM HDISCTAB   C(16) = "0123456789ABCDEF"; # HEX DISPLAY CONVERT#
      ITEM HEXCHAR    U;     # HEX CHARACTER                           #
      ITEM HEXDISPLAY C(4);  # 4 DISPLAY-CODED HEXADECIMALS            #
      ITEM I          I;     # LOOP VARIABLE                           #
  
CONTROL EJECT;
  
      FOR I = 0 STEP 1 UNTIL 3
      DO                     # CONVERT NPU WORD TO 4 DISPLAY-CODED HEX #
        BEGIN 
        HEXCHAR = B<44+I*4,4>NPUWORD; 
        C<I,1>HEXDISPLAY = C<HEXCHAR,1>HDISCTAB;
        END 
  
      NS$CHD = HEXDISPLAY;   # RETURN DISPLAY-CODED HEX                #
  
      RETURN; 
      END   # NS$CHD #
      TERM