transmitter:
    # Transmitter code
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, enter_char
    syscall

    # Read a character from the user
    li $v0, 12
    syscall
    move $t3, $v0  # Store the input character in $t3

    # Display ASCII code in hex and decimal
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, ascii_code_msg
    syscall
    li $v0, 34  # Print hexadecimal integer
    move $a0, $t3
    syscall
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, ascii_dec_msg
    syscall
    li $v0, 1   # Print integer
    move $a0, $t3
    syscall

    # Convert the character to 8-bit binary with parity bit
    li $t4, 0       # Initialize counter for setting bits
    li $t5, 8       # Number of data bits (ASCII uses 8 bits)
    li $t6, 0       # Initialize parity bit to 0

    convert_loop:
    srl $t7, $t7, 1 # Shift right to get the next bit
    andi $t8, $t3, 1 # Extract the LSB of the input character
    xor $t6, $t6, $t8 # Update parity bit
    sll $t6, $t6, 1 # Shift left to make room for the next bit
    bnez $t7, calculate_parity_transmitter # Repeat until all bits are processed

    # Add the parity bit to the binary representation
    or $t6, $t6, $t7

    # Display binary equivalent with parity bit
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, binary_output
    syscall

    # Print the binary representation
    li $t4, 9 # Number of bits including parity bit
    print_binary_transmit:
        srl $t4, $t4, 1 # Shift right to get the next bit
        andi $t7, $t6, 1 # Extract the LSB of the binary representation
        li $v0, 1
        move $a0, $t7
        syscall
        sll $t6, $t6, 1 # Shift left to get the next bit
        bnez $t4, print_binary_transmit # Repeat until all bits are printed

    # Display parity bit
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, calculate_parity
    syscall

    # Print the parity result
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, parity_result
    syscall

    # Display parity bit result
    li $v0, 1
    move $a0, $t7
    syscall

    # Display encapsulated message
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, encapsulated_msg
    syscall

    # Print encapsulated message
    li $t4, 9 # Number of bits including parity bit
    print_encapsulated_msg:
        srl $t4, $t4, 1 # Shift right to get the next bit
        andi $t7, $t6, 1 # Extract the LSB of the binary representation
        li $v0, 1
        move $a0, $t7
        syscall
        srl $t6, $t6, 1 # Shift right to get the next bit
        bnez $t4, print_encapsulated_msg # Repeat until all bits are printed

# Display sending message
    li $v0, 4
    la $a0, send_msg
    syscall

    j main  # Return to the main menu