A microcomputer component for is being designed to send an error signal if the magnitude of the electric potential in a circuit drops to less than 50% of its normal operating measure of 8 Volts. But, since the system runs on direct current, the voltage can be positive or negative. Thus the component has to be programmed to check the truth of the following statement, where P is the electric potential, in Volts, detected in the current. And v is a number chosen by the system designer.