# \#binary-parsing

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## [Coverting word to bit status](https://forums.losant.com/t/coverting-word-to-bit-status/1231)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_Andersson](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lars_Andersson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/coverting-word-to-bit-status/1231 "2019-04-10T15:04:53Z")

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What do you suggest I use in a workflow too convert a word to bit values? For example 8 would be 0000 1000, and 12 would be 0000 1100, and so on? Each bit would mean different alarms going on /off. This is a common wa…