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03/10/06 22:08
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#111938 - seed
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Erik Malund said:
Yes, I know you can seed it, but how do you make identical units running identical code seed differently?

Well, you have to be inventive.
Are they completely identical? If there is anything like individual address or serial number, that's the seed. Nonvolatile memories (e.g. EEPROM) give much more options, of course. Any other input from outer word (a thermistor on ADC or so) makes miracles, but don't rely on it alone as a physical true random generator, unless you know exactly what you do. Sometimes it is recommended to use the LSB of an ADC for RNG but that might be disastrously wrong.

But in RNG/pRNG, ANYTHING may go wrong. There is no miraculous algorithm or randomness source; even the best one can be spoiled if incorrectly used.

But, I already repeat myself.

Jan Waclawek



List of 48 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
LFSR The unknown            01/01/70 00:00      
   As in a Random number generator?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Fine Tune            01/01/70 00:00      
         Did you Google?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes I did Google            01/01/70 00:00      
               OK            01/01/70 00:00      
               The structure of an lfsr            01/01/70 00:00      
   Random numbers            01/01/70 00:00      
   Look on Keil            01/01/70 00:00      
   LFSR testbench            01/01/70 00:00      
      trouble with LFSR's            01/01/70 00:00      
         randomness            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not Random            01/01/70 00:00      
            not pseudorandom            01/01/70 00:00      
   LFSRs            01/01/70 00:00      
   Flowchart            01/01/70 00:00      
      flowchart of implementing a pRNG???            01/01/70 00:00      
         the whole issue            01/01/70 00:00      
            what is a good pRNG            01/01/70 00:00      
               a fun story about pseudorandom            01/01/70 00:00      
                  seed            01/01/70 00:00      
                     you are forghiven, it's bedtime in slova            01/01/70 00:00      
                        you are right, time to go sleep            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Code change            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Read the App Note            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Been Done            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I don't understand            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Do it....            01/01/70 00:00      
                        It's there for you to use!            01/01/70 00:00      
               the best pseudo random number generator            01/01/70 00:00      
                  pseudo?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     well..            01/01/70 00:00      
   Pattern Generator            01/01/70 00:00      
      as has been said many times            01/01/70 00:00      
      Posting Code - Make it 3            01/01/70 00:00      
      homework            01/01/70 00:00      
         NOOB            01/01/70 00:00      
            thanks Andy...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Quite so            01/01/70 00:00      
                  "hosed"            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Gone tits up, or gone Pete Tong            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not my Homework            01/01/70 00:00      
            whoever said that the ability to write e            01/01/70 00:00      
            No problemo            01/01/70 00:00      
            What does "working" mean?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Fibonacci/Galios Generator            01/01/70 00:00      
         Thank you            01/01/70 00:00      
   the hunt for pseudo not being pseudo            01/01/70 00:00      

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