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04/19/03 05:26
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#43743 - RE: Random Number ( in software)
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Hi Daniel,

When I need a random number I read the value out of one of my free-running timers. If you're out of timers, try an AT89C52 which has three and is pin compatible.

I wouldn't trust a ram location to be random on powerup. And if you're programming with a compiler--its startup code quite often initializes ram.

Dennis



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