---
alias: user-guide-bin-converter-index
tags:
- mapping
description: "This documentation explains a Bin Converter for Substrate Maps, handling various bin code conversions"
---

# Bin Converter

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A **Bin Converter** represents a set of bin code conversions to be applied for a [Substrate Map](../substrate-map/index.md).

The **Bin Converter** type can be used for Colors only or for Colors and Values. This entity provides you with another perspective of the **Substrate Map** that is read and represented on screen. For example, the position of chips and which of those are good or not.

The Bin Type of bin codes for this **Bin Converter** are as defined in the E142 standard:

* Ascii
* Decimal
* Hexadecimal
* Integer2

!!! info
    A bin conversion is an object that represents a single bin conversion of a **Bin Converter**.

The following is an example of a **Bin Converter** applied to a **Substrate Map**.

**Substrate Map**:

![Screenshot showing a binary conversion process for a substrate with an AES key.](images/substrate_no_bin.png)

**Substrate Map** with **Bin Converter**:

![Screenshot showing an AES encryption key labeled 'SLES aES ' 1' displayed on a screen.](images/substrate_with_bin.png)

These are the **Bin Conversions** that were used for this example:

![Screenshot showing a bin converter interface with conversion options.](images/conversions.png)

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph TD
    Main[Bin Converter] -.- A1[Substrate Map]
    A1 --- L1[Substrate Map Substrate Alias]
    A1 --- L2[Substrate Map Substrate]
    N1[Substrate Map Content - Raw XML] --> A1
    Main -.- ST1[Resource Substrate Map Bin Converter]
    A1 -.- ST1
    
classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2 mermaid_entitylinked
class ST1 mermaid_context
class N1 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/bin-converter"
click A1 "../../business-data/substrate-map"
```

## Sequence of Steps

The necessary step for correctly creating and using a **Bin Converter** is:

1. Create a **Bin Converter**.

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