32768 2 to the 15 16384 2 to the 14 8192 2 to the 13 4096 2 to the 12 2048 2 to the 11 1024 2 to the 10 512 2 to the 9 256 2 to the 8 128 2 to the 7 64 2 to the 6 32 2 to the 5 16 2 to the 4 8 2 to the 3 4 2 to the 2 2 2 to the 1 1 2 to the 0 ----- 65535 = range of 16 bit values + 32767 0 - 32767