Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > Thanks, I must have missed your post. I'll have a hunt through the > archives in a bit. Look for this subject line: [PIC] Hamming ECC again... In C, this time > You are correct of course, a Hamming distance of 2d+1 is required where d > is the number of correctable bits. I hope I'm correct in saying that an > (8,4) code can detect up to 3 bit errors though? Some -- perhaps most -- but not all. -- Dave Tweed -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist