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04/09/11 06:47
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#181790 - Truly Random Number Generator
Here's an interesting idea on how to get a truly random seed for your pseudo-random number generator (PRNG):

http://www.eetimes.com/electroni...-and-FPGAs

(it is applicable to microcontrollers - not just ASICs and FPGAs)

Also mentioned in this thread on the Keil forum: http://www.keil.com/forum/18681/

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TopicAuthorDate
Truly Random Number Generator            01/01/70 00:00      
   Latency Time Problem            01/01/70 00:00      
   this is bad            01/01/70 00:00      
      Don't think 1:1 mapping            01/01/70 00:00      
         understanding            01/01/70 00:00      
            Doesn't matter            01/01/70 00:00      
   Yeah, yeah!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Way more than 3            01/01/70 00:00      
      baloney            01/01/70 00:00      
         So easy to make assumptions and crash and burn            01/01/70 00:00      
      Missing the point!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Its just soooo wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
      Randomness - NOT            01/01/70 00:00      
         The key point is            01/01/70 00:00      
            Johnson noise versus zener noise...            01/01/70 00:00      

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