Sorry but which LFSR? The simple LFSR in the PIClist archive does not seem to do this. LFSR: RLF RANDOM,W RLF RANDOM,W BTFSC RANDOM,4 XORLW 1 BTFSC RANDOM,5 XORLW 1 BTFSC RANDOM,3 XORLW 1 MOVWF RANDOM RETLW 0 Regards, Xiaofan -----Original Message----- From: Wouter van Ooijen [mailto:wouter@voti.nl] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:57 PM To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.' Subject: RE: [PIC] Simple pseudo random code generation > Are there any simple code to generate arbitrary pseudo > random number (<=8-bit)? The common LFSR pseudo-random generators in fact generate one bit per step. Just take the number of bits you need. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist