> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sid Weaver [SMTP:NEWZED@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 4:24 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: Random sequence
>=20
> In a message dated 08/12/2002 11:19:23 Eastern Daylight Time,=20
> ilinux@DKGOMEZ.COM writes:
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>=20
> >  Is there a way to a random sequence from either external input, or =
from
> > the programming itself.  I=B9m doing led dies, and the method used =
just
> > flashes through the sequence, until the user stops pushing the =
button.
> I=B9d
> > rather just have them push it once, no long period to hold, to =
start
> > sequence, and then have it use a random source to determine the =
number
> > instead.
> >=20
> > Dave  Gomez
> >=20
>=20
> Hello, Dave
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> Just write
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> start
> random x
> do your flashing thing
> goto start
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> if you make x a byte you get random numbers from1 to 1024.
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> Sid
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Well, I don't know what HLL you are using, or how you manage to fit =
1024 in
a single byte :0)=20

Truly random numbers are not easy to generate, and the topic has been
discussed countless times on the list.  If you want some numbers that =
simply
appear to be random, you can quite easily make a pseudo-random number
generator in a PIC.  Take a look at
http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/rand8bit.htm for some =
examples.

Regards

Mike

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