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Random Numbers

Topic last updated 13 Jul 2011, by Igor Skochinsky. 1 reply
Martin Smith
13 Jul 2011

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for some advice on generating random numbers. In the past I have used the srand() method and seeded it with the PC's time. But without going to the trouble of setting up and using the RTC on the mbed how else could I generate a random number?

Thanks

Igor Skochinsky
13 Jul 2011

Remco made an RNG using ADC:

http://mbed.org/users/Remco/notebook/secure-hardware-random-number-using-the-mbed/