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> From: John Samperi
> 
> >I was looking at a case where the two devices are identical (same software,
> >etc.) and share the data bus and reset signal - i.e.: they both have the same
> >historic view of the world so would thus generate identical values unless you
> >can use something like clock speed differences, etc. which we have discussed.
> 
> But of course no 2 devices on an RS485 networks are exactly the same :-)
> each one has an UNIQUE ADDRESS and mixed with a free running timer
> could generate random numbers which are different.

Good point ...

Cheers,

Chuck Hackett
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