Hi All,

I have read most of the forum posts regarding Random Number generation but can't find one that answers my particular question.
I understand the random number sequence will be highly repeatable and predictable if using the same seed but what is the likelihood of the same random number being generated on two or more stand alone PIC's?
For example, four PIC12F508's all running the same code and all turn on at the same time - would the outcome of a "RANDOM MyNumber" command likely to be the same for all four PIC's?

A bit of background - I need to build an array of 32 pairs of LED's and set each pair to toggle at a different frequency. Each pair of LED's will be driven by its own PIC. I was hoping to be able to introduce a degree of randomness to the whole scheme rather than having to program each PIC differently to achieve an overall variation in flash rates between individual pairs.

Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Barry
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