Generating True Random with BS2

IceFirePro

Hi everyone,

I am just starting off with my new BS2 and I have this question:

As I see, the RANDOM command in PB 2.5 is not real; it results in a particular number based on the seed, and if the seed is the same, the "random" number is the same. Pretty frustrating, isn't it?

Question: How to generate a true random number without user input? Is there a way to access Windows clock and go from there as a seed, or the system timer? Or use the photo-resistor, another sensor?

Thanks in advance!

Franklin

Somebody said...
or the system timer? Or use the photo-resistor, another sensor?

That would be the best of the ways you mentioned.

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- Stephen

IceFirePro

Thanks! But how do i access the PC's system timer thru BS2?

Spiral_72

In BASIC it's:

A = TIMER

That gives you a floating point number of two?? decimal precision..... You'll need to make that an integer to directly send it across the serial port.


A = INT(TIMER)
OPEN ...... COM1, baud, blah, blah, and send "A"

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"puff"...... Smile, there went another one.